The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Benjamin Budgen, son of Benjamin Budgen and Ann Budgen [Snell]
Generation No. 1
  1. Benjamin Budgen was the son of Benjamin Budgen and Ann Budgen [Snell]. He was born 1769 at West Hoathly, Sussex; christened 16th Jul 1769 at St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex, son of Benjamin Budgen and Ann Budgen
  He married Elizabeth Bournes on 14th Apr 1801 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, witnesses: Elizabeth Streatfield, Robert Lucas and James Jenner. She was born 1774 at Maresfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iCharlotte who was born Jun 1801 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 7th Jun 1801 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, daughter of Benjamin Budgen and Elizabeth Budgen
3 iiSusanna who was born 1803 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 13th Nov 1803 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, daughter of Benjamin Budgen and Elizabeth Budgen
4 iiiBenjamin who was born 1806 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 27th Apr 1806 St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent, son of Benjamin Budgen and Elizabeth Budgen; died 4th Sep 1883 Ontario, Canada, aged 77 years and 5 months; cause of death: dropsy
  ivThomas who was born 1809 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 18th Jun 1809 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, son of Benjamin Budgen and Elizabeth Budgen
  vBetty who was born 1812 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 11th Oct 1812 St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent, daughter of Benjamin Budgen and Elizabeth Budgen
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Charlotte Allen [Budgen] was the daughter of Benjamin Budgen and Elizabeth Budgen [Bournes]. She was born Jun 1801 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 7th Jun 1801 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, daughter of Benjamin Budgen and Elizabeth Budgen
  She married John Allen on 6th Nov 1821 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. He was born 1792 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 20th Jan 1793 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, parents Jon & Sarah Allen. They had the following children:
5 iCharlotte who was born 1822 at Palmers Farm, Penshurst, Kent; christened 28th Apr 1822 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  iiJohn who was born 1825 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 6th Mar 1825 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  iiiRichard who was born 1828 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 11th May 1828 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
   
  3. Susanna Farmer [Budgen] was the daughter of Benjamin Budgen and Elizabeth Budgen [Bournes]. She was born 1803 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 13th Nov 1803 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, daughter of Benjamin Budgen and Elizabeth Budgen
  She married William Farmer, farm labourer on 6th Nov 1820 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1799 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 3rd Jun 1799 at St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iHarriet who was born 24th Apr 1821 at Ashurst, Kent
  iiMary who was born 6th Apr 1823 at Ashurst, Kent
6 iiiWilliam who was born 26th Jun 1825 at Ashurst, Kent
7 ivJames who was born 1827 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 14th Oct 1827 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  vPhilip who was born 1829 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 26th Jan 1830 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  viJohn who was born 1834 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1834 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
8 viiGeorge who was born 1835 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 9th Mar 1837 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  viiiBenjamin who was born 8th Feb 1840 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 5th Apr 1840 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  ixSusanna who was born 1843 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 7th Jan 1843 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
9 xElizabeth who was born 1845 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 4th May 1845 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  xiRobert who was born 1849 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 27th May 1849 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
  4. Benjamin Budgen was the son of Benjamin Budgen and Elizabeth Budgen [Bournes]. He was born 1806 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 27th Apr 1806 at St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent, son of Benjamin Budgen and Elizabeth Budgen; died 4th Sep 1883 at The Township of Guelph, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, aged 77 years and 5 months; cause of death: dropsy
  He married Lydia Hills on 27th Jul 1827 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1806 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 23rd Mar 1806 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, daughter of Robert Hills and Phoebe Hills. They had the following children:
  iAnne who was born 1828 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 2nd Aug 1828 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiElizabeth who was born 1831 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 1st May 1831 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiiBenjamin who was born 1833 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 17th Nov 1833 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
10 ivMary Anne who was born 1835 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1835 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  vJohn who was born 11th Jul 1838 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 12th Aug 1838 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  viCharlotte who was born 31st Dec 1839 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 9th Feb 1840 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
11 viiWilliam who was born 1842 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 10th May 1842 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  5. Charlotte Hardwick [Allen] was the daughter of John Allen and Charlotte Allen [Budgen]. She was born 1822 at Palmers Farm, Penshurst, Kent; christened 28th Apr 1822 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  She married Frederick Hardwick, innkeeper on 6th Oct 1844 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. He was born 1822 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 11th Apr 1822 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
12 iCharlotte Bickley who was born 1848 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 10th Dec 1848 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
13 iiFrederick William who was born 1855 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 4th Mar 1855 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
   
  6. William Farmer, farm labourer was the son of William Farmer, farm labourer and Susanna Farmer [Budgen]. He was born 26th Jun 1825 at Ashurst, Kent
  He married Caroline Shearbourne on 1st Dec 1844 at St. George-the-Martyr, Southwark, London. She was born 1822 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 14th Apr 1822 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1845 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 10th Aug 1845 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
14 iiPhilip who was born 1847 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 2nd May 1847 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiiLuke who was born 1850 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 3rd Nov 1850 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  ivWalter who was born 1852 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 7th Mar 1852 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
15 vHenry Reuben who was born 1857 at Blackham, Sussex; christened 1st Mar 1857 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  viAlfred who was born 1859 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1859 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
  7. James Farmer, farm labourer was the son of William Farmer, farm labourer and Susanna Farmer [Budgen]. He was born 1827 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 14th Oct 1827 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Margaret Weller on 7th Dec 1851 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1851 Q4 Vol 7 Page 852. She was born 1826 at Maresfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1853 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 21st Feb 1853 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiMary who was born 1854 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 3rd Apr 1854 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
  8. George Farmer, farm labourer was the son of William Farmer, farm labourer and Susanna Farmer [Budgen]. He was born 1835 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 9th Mar 1837 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Emma on c 1859. She was born 1839 at Edenbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1868 at Penshurst, Kent
  iiThomas who was born 1871 at Penshurst, Kent
  iiiArthur who was born 1873 at Penshurst, Kent
  ivFlorence who was born 1876 at Penshurst, Kent
  vHarry who was born 1878 at Penshurst, Kent
   
  9. Elizabeth Goldsmith [Farmer] was the daughter of William Farmer, farm labourer and Susanna Farmer [Budgen]. She was born 1845 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 4th May 1845 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  She married Michael Gouldsmith, coachman on 7th May 1868 at St. Mark's Church, Regent's Park, Camden Town, London, registered at Pancras District, London, ref: 1868 Q2 Vol 1b Page 70. He was born 1842 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 6th Feb 1842 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. They had the following children:
  iFrederick William George who was born 1869 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 10th Oct 1869 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
  10. Mary Anne Budgen was the daughter of Benjamin Budgen and Lydia Budgen [Hills]. She was born 1835 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1835 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iEmily who was born 1852 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 22nd Aug 1852 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
  11. William Budgen, farmer was the son of Benjamin Budgen and Lydia Budgen [Hills]. He was born 1842 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 10th May 1842 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Ann Elisa Cull on 19th Mar 1869 at Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. She was born 1843, daughter of Harry & Rhoda Cull. They had the following children:
  iBenjamin Harvey who was born 29th Mar 1875 at Wellington, Ontario, Canada
  iiAmy Lydia who was born 29th Jun 1878 at Wellington, Ontario, Canada
   
Generation No. 4
  12. Charlotte Bickley Dier [Hardwick] was the daughter of Frederick Hardwick, innkeeper and Charlotte Hardwick [Allen]. She was born 1848 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 10th Dec 1848 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  She married William Dyer on 11th Oct 1868 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. He was born 1843 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 29th Jan 1843 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
  13. Frederick William Hardwick, master grocer was the son of Frederick Hardwick, innkeeper and Charlotte Hardwick [Allen]. He was born 1855 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 4th Mar 1855 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  He married Kate Baines on 23rd Jan 1878 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. She was born 7th Nov 1851 at Newdigate, Surrey; christened 14th Mar 1852 at St Peter's Church , Newdigate, Surrey. They had the following children:
  iFrederick Thomas who was born 1879 at Penshurst, Kent
  iiCharlotte J. B. who was born 1883 at Penshurst, Kent
  iiiGeorge who was born 1886 at Penshurst, Kent
  ivKate who was born 1889 at Penshurst, Kent
  vHarry B. who was born 1893 at Penshurst, Kent
   
  14. Philip Farmer, gardener was the son of William Farmer, farm labourer and Caroline Farmer [Shearbourne]. He was born 1847 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 2nd May 1847 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iWilliam who was born 1874 at Frant, Sussex
  iiAnne who was born 1876 at Frant, Sussex
   
  15. Henry Reuben Farmer, coachman was the son of William Farmer, farm labourer and Caroline Farmer [Shearbourne]. He was born 1857 at Blackham, Sussex; christened 1st Mar 1857 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Katherine on c 1878. She was born 1858 at Bristol, Gloucester
   

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