The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Robert Dann, labourer He was born c 1780
	He married Mary Akhurst on 25^th Oct 1801 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. She was born c 1780. They had the following children:
	i	Mary Ann who was born 1803 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 22^nd May 1803 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Robert & Mary Dann
2	ii	Reuben who was born 1805 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 1^st Dec 1805 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Robert & Mary Dan
3	iii	Robert who was born 1807 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 3^rd May 1807 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Robert & Mary Dan
	iv	James who was born 1811 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 21^st Apr 1811 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Robert & Mary Dan
	v	Harriet who was born 1814 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 1^st Apr 1814 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Robert (labourer) & Mary Dan
	vi	Stephen who was born 1817 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 27^th Apr 1817 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Robert (labourer) & Mary Dan
4	vii	George who was born 1819 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 12^th Dec 1819 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Robert (labourer) & Mary Dan; died July to Sep 1889

Generation No. 2
	2. Reuben Dan, fundholder and mace bearer was the son of Robert Dann, labourer and Mary Dann [Akhurst]. He was born 1805 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 1^st Dec 1805 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Robert & Mary Dan
	He married Mary Hannah Stevenson on Apr to June 1850, registered at Stepney District, London, ref: 1850 Q2 Vol 2 Page 567. She was born 1822 at Boston, Lincolnshire. They had the following children:
5	i	Walter James who was born 1856 at Sevenoaks, Kent

	3. Robert Dan, farm labourer was the son of Robert Dann, labourer and Mary Dann [Akhurst]. He was born 1807 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 3^rd May 1807 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Robert & Mary Dan
	i	George who was born 1830 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 22^nd Aug 1830 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Robert (labourer) & Sarah Dann
	He married Sarah Harmer on 22^nd May 1830 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. She was born 1809 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 28^th May 1809 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex. They had the following children:
6	i	Mary Anne who was born 1832 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 13^th May 1832 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Robert (labourer) & Sarah Dann
7	ii	Ellen who was born 1834 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19^th Jan 1834 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Robert (labourer) & Sarah Dann
8	iii	Harriet who was born 1835 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 1^st Nov 1835 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Robert (labourer) & Sarah Dann
9	iv	Eliza who was born 1837 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 16^th Apr 1837 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Robert (labourer) & Sarah Dann; buried 30^th Mar 1864 Wadhurst, Sussex
10	v	Sarah who was born 1840 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 14^th Jun 1840 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Robert (labourer) & Sarah Dann
11	vi	Elizabeth Jane who was born 1842 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 20^th Oct 1842 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Robert (labourer) & Sarah Dann
12	vii	Ann who was born 1846 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 6^th Jan 1846 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Robert (labourer) & Sarah Dann; buried 27^th Sep 1888 Mayfield, Sussex
	viii	Robert who was born 1848 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 23^rd Apr 1848 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Robert (labourer) & Sarah Dann
	ix	Walter Henry who was born 1851 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 16^th May 1851 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Robert (labourer) & Sarah Dann

	4. George Dann, farm labourer was the son of Robert Dann, labourer and Mary Dann [Akhurst]. He was born 1819 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 12^th Dec 1819 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Robert (labourer) & Mary Dan; died July to Sep 1889, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1889 Q3 Vol 2b Page 56
	He married Mary Lavender on July to Sep 1841, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1841 Q3 Vol 7 Page 413. She was born c Apr 1818 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 19^th Apr 1818 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, daughter of John Lavender (labourer) & Mary Lavender; died Jan to Mar 1886, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1886 Q1 Vol 2b Page 75, aged 68 years. They had the following children:
	i	Mary Ann who was born 1843 at Heathfield, Sussex
13	ii	Lowis who was born 1845 at Heathfield, Sussex; died Apr 1873 Heathfield, Sussex, aged 28 years; buried 17^th Apr 1873 Heathfield, Sussex
	iii	Harriett who was born 1847 at Hellingly, Sussex
	iv	Robert who was born 1850 at Hellingly, Sussex
14	v	Jane who was born 1853 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 23^rd Oct 1853 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
	vi	George who was born 1856 at Hellingly, Sussex
	vii	Elizabeth who was born 1858 at Hellingly, Sussex
	viii	Albert who was born 1860 at Hellingly, Sussex
	ix	Arthur H. who was born 1865 at Hellingly, Sussex

Generation No. 3
	5. Walter James Dann, gardener was the son of Reuben Dan, fundholder and mace bearer and Mary Hannah Dann [Stevenson]. He was born 1856 at Sevenoaks, Kent
	He married Lydia Jane Canfield on Apr to June 1879, registered at West Derby District, Lancashire, ref: 1879 Q2 Vol 8b Page 675. She was born 1857 at Sundridge, Kent

	6. Mary Anne Isted [Dann] was the daughter of Robert Dan, farm labourer and Sarah Dann [Harmer]. She was born 1832 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 13^th May 1832 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Robert (labourer) & Sarah Dann
	She married Jesse Isted on 30^th Jul 1853 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. He was born 1831

	7. Ellen Braban [Dann] was the daughter of Robert Dan, farm labourer and Sarah Dann [Harmer]. She was born 1834 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19^th Jan 1834 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Robert (labourer) & Sarah Dann
	She married John Braban on 19^th May 1853 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. He was born 1830

	8. Harriet Blackford [Dann] was the daughter of Robert Dan, farm labourer and Sarah Dann [Harmer]. She was born 1835 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 1^st Nov 1835 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Robert (labourer) & Sarah Dann
	She married William Blackford on 2^nd Nov 1856 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. He was born 1834 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 12^th Oct 1834 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	George who was born 1859 at Burwash, Sussex
15	ii	William who was born 1862 at Burwash, Sussex
	iii	Henry who was born 1870 at Burwash, Sussex
	iv	David who was born 1874 at Burwash, Sussex

	9. Eliza Avis [Dann] was the daughter of Robert Dan, farm labourer and Sarah Dann [Harmer]. She was born 1837 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 16^th Apr 1837 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Robert (labourer) & Sarah Dann; buried 30^th Mar 1864 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
	She married George Avis, stone mason on c 1855. He was born 25^th Mar 1824 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 18^th Apr 1824 at St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent; buried 25^th Sep 1881 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
16	i	Charlotte who was born 1857 at Frant, Sussex; christened 25^th Oct 1857 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of George (stone sawyer) & Eliza Avis
	ii	William Henry who was born 1859 at Frant, Sussex; christened 27^th Nov 1859 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of George (sawyer) & Eliza Avis; buried 23^rd Aug 1860 Wadhurst, Sussex
17	iii	Robert James who was born 1861 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 18^th Aug 1861 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of George (mason) & Eliza Avis

	10. Sarah Jenner [Dann] was the daughter of Robert Dan, farm labourer and Sarah Dann [Harmer]. She was born 1840 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 14^th Jun 1840 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Robert (labourer) & Sarah Dann
	She married Amos Jenner Akehurst, farm labourer, beerhouse keeper and farmer on Apr to June 1864, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1864 Q2 Vol 2b Page 130. He was born 7^th Oct 1810 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 25^th Nov 1810 at Burwash Independent Chapel, Burwash, Sussex, son of Edward Ackhurst and Elizabeth Ackhurst. They had the following children:
	i	Thomas Edward who was born 1865 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 5^th Mar 1865 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Amos Jenner (carrier) & Sarah Jenner

	11. Elizabeth Jane Rayward [Dann] was the daughter of Robert Dan, farm labourer and Sarah Dann [Harmer]. She was born 1842 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 20^th Oct 1842 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Robert (labourer) & Sarah Dann
	She married James Clement Rayward on 16^th Feb 1867 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. He was born 1843

	12. Ann Avis [Dann] was the daughter of Robert Dan, farm labourer and Sarah Dann [Harmer]. She was born 1846 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 6^th Jan 1846 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Robert (labourer) & Sarah Dann; buried 27^th Sep 1888 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	i	George who was born Apr to June 1865 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1865 Q2 Vol 2B Page 95
18	ii	John who was born 1867 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3^rd Mar 1867 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Ann Dann
	iii	Thomas Walter Avis who was born 8^th May 1868 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2^nd Jul 1871 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Ann Dann
	iv	Alfred Henry Avis who was born 1870 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7^th May 1871 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Ann Dann
19	v	Alice Eliza who was born 1871 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7^th May 1871 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Ann Dann
	She married (1) George Avis, stone mason on 30^th Jul 1871 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 25^th Mar 1824 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 18^th Apr 1824 at St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent; buried 25^th Sep 1881 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
20	i	James Albert who was born 18^th Sep 1873 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2^nd Nov 1873 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of George (labourer) & Ann Avis; died Jan to Mar 1964 Tonbridge, Kent
21	ii	Elizabeth Ellen who was born 1876 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3^rd Sep 1876 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of George (stone mason) & Ann Avis; died July to Sep 1911 Bromley, Kent
22	iii	Rose Amelia who was born 13^th Sep 1878 at Mayfield, Sussex, 1939 register year of 1876 assumed incorrect; christened 3^rd Nov 1878 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of George (labourer) & Ann Avis; died Oct to Dec 1965 Surrey
23	iv	William Peter who was born 31^st Jan 1881 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24^th Aug 1888 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 30^th Mar 1963 Southwick, Sussex
	She married (2) Samuel Isted, farm labourer on Jan to Mar 1884 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1884 Q1 Vol 2B Page 189. He was born 1848 at Chailey, Sussex; christened 12^th Nov 1848 at St. Peter's Church, Chailey, Sussex, parents Samuel & Sarah. They had the following children:
24	i	Robert Samuel who was born 23^rd Apr 1884 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24^th Aug 1888 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1967 Tonbridge, Kent

	13. Lowis Haffenden [Dann] was the daughter of George Dann, farm labourer and Mary Dann [Lavender]. She was born 1845 at Heathfield, Sussex; died Apr 1873 at Heathfield, Sussex, aged 28 years; buried 17^th Apr 1873 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	She married Robert Haffenden, shepherd on Oct to Dec 1863, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1863 Q4 Vol 2b Page 140. He was born 1844 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 18^th Apr 1844 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Daniel Dann who was born 1864 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 10^th Jul 1864 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
	ii	Edith Harriett who was born 1864 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 4^th Dec 1864 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
	iii	Robert Henry who was born 1866 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 18^th Mar 1866 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
	iv	Mark who was born 1873 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 4^th May 1873 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex

	14. Jane French [Dann] was the daughter of George Dann, farm labourer and Mary Dann [Lavender]. She was born 1853 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 23^rd Oct 1853 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
	She married Harry French, stockman on 4^th Dec 1875 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, witnesses John Pilbeam & Harriett Dann. He was born c May 1854 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 25^th Jun 1854 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex. They had the following children:
25	i	William Henry who was born 21^st Apr 1876 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex; christened 3^rd Jun 1877 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex

Generation No. 4
	15. William Blackford was the son of William Blackford and Harriet Blackford [Dann]. He was born 1862 at Burwash, Sussex
	He married Flora on c 1883. She was born 1865 at Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	George who was born 1887 at Burwash, Sussex
	ii	Albert who was born 1890 at Burwash, Sussex

	16. Charlotte Avis was the daughter of George Avis, stone mason and Eliza Avis [Dann]. She was born 1857 at Frant, Sussex; christened 25^th Oct 1857 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of George (stone sawyer) & Eliza Avis
	She married Thomas Thompson on 22^nd Apr 1880 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1851

	17. Robert James Avis was the son of George Avis, stone mason and Eliza Avis [Dann]. He was born 1861 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 18^th Aug 1861 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of George (mason) & Eliza Avis
	He married Harriett Russell on Apr to June 1885 at Eastbourne, Sussex, registered at Eastbourne District, Sussex, ref: 1885 Q2 Vol 2B Page 125. She was born 1864 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 14^th Feb 1864 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex

	18. John Avis, hoop maker & binder was the son of unknown father and Ann Avis [Dann]. He was born 1867 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3^rd Mar 1867 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Ann Dann
	He married Emily Dugdale on Oct to Dec 1890 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1890 Q4 Vol 2B Page 234. She was born 1864 at Shoreditch, London

	19. Alice Eliza Pettitt [Avis] was the daughter of unknown father and Ann Avis [Dann]. She was born 1871 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7^th May 1871 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Ann Dann
	She married George Thomas Pettitt on Oct to Dec 1892 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1892 Q4 Vol 2B Page 274. He was born 1868 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7^th Jun 1868 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Robert Pettit (labourer) and Ruth Pettit

	20. James Albert Avis, gardener was the son of George Avis, stone mason and Ann Avis [Dann]. He was born 18^th Sep 1873 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2^nd Nov 1873 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of George (labourer) & Ann Avis; died Jan to Mar 1964 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1964 Q1 Vol 5B Page 1180
	He married (1) Rosie May Watson on Apr to June 1921 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1921 Q2 Vol 2A Page 1833. She was born 1874 at Ockham Farm, Salehurst, Sussex; christened 28^th Jun 1874 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex; died Apr to June 1923 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1923 Q2 Vol 2A Page 826
	He married (2) Florence Martha Roberts on Apr to June 1935 at Bristol, Gloucester, registered at Bristol District, Gloucestershire, ref: 1935 Q2 Vol 6A Page 493. She was born 14^th Oct 1891 at Bristol, Gloucester

	21. Elizabeth Ellen Guilder [Avis] was the daughter of George Avis, stone mason and Ann Avis [Dann]. She was born 1876 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3^rd Sep 1876 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of George (stone mason) & Ann Avis; died July to Sep 1911 at 64 Albert Road, Bromley, Kent, registered at Bromley District, Kent, ref: 1911 Q2 Vol 2B Page 652
	She married Charles Guilder, bricklayers labourer on Apr to June 1900 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1900 Q2 Vol 2B Page 261. He was born 1877 at Greenwich, Kent, parents Robert Guilder & Emma Guilder [Masey]; died July to Sep 1902 at Bromley, Kent, registered at Bromley District, Kent, ref: 1902 Q3 Vol 2B Page 253

	22. Rose Amelia Jordan [Avis] was the daughter of George Avis, stone mason and Ann Avis [Dann]. She was born 13^th Sep 1878 at Mayfield, Sussex, 1939 register year of 1876 assumed incorrect; christened 3^rd Nov 1878 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of George (labourer) & Ann Avis; died Oct to Dec 1965 at Surrey, registered at Surrey South East District, ref: 1965 Q4 Vol 5G Page 404
	She married Frederick Newton Jordan, gardener on 29^th Sep 1900 at St Nicholas' Church, Charlwood, Surrey. He was born 30^th Jun 1874 at Charlwood, Surrey, registered at Reigate District, Surrey, ref: 1874 Q3 Vol 2A page 166; christened 6^th Dec 1874 at St Michael's Church, Lowfield Heath, Surrey, parents Hugh Jordan & Sarah Jordan [Killick}; died July to Sep 1955 at Surrey, registered at Surrey South East District, ref: 1955 Q3 Vol 5G Page 607

	23. William Peter Avis, aka Peter Joseph was the son of George Avis, stone mason and Ann Avis [Dann]. He was born 31^st Jan 1881 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24^th Aug 1888 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 30^th Mar 1963 at 127 Old Shoreham Road, Southwick, Sussex
	He married Hetty Street on Apr to June 1907 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1907 Q2 Vol 2B Page 261. She was born 3^rd Nov 1880 at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, registered at Chipping Norton District, Oxfordshire, ref: 1880 Q4 Vol 3A Page 759; died Jan to Mar 1976 at Worthing, Sussex, registered at Worthing District, Sussex, ref: 1976 Q1 Vol 18 Page 3189

	24. Robert Samuel Isted was the son of Samuel Isted, farm labourer and Ann Avis [Dann]. He was born 23^rd Apr 1884 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24^th Aug 1888 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1967 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1967 Q4 Vol 5F Page 816
	He married Alice Mary Foreman on 4^th Sep 1913 at St. John's Church, Groombridge, Kent and Sussex. She was born 25^th Mar 1883 at Staplehurst, Kent; christened 4^th Jun 1883 at All Saints Church, Staplehurst, Kent, parents William & Ellen Foreman; died Apr to June 1974 at Maidstone, Kent, registered at Maidstone District, Kent, ref: 1974 Q2 Vol 16 Page 1157

	25. William Henry French was the son of Harry French, stockman and Jane French [Dann]. He was born 21^st Apr 1876 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex; christened 3^rd Jun 1877 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
	He married Sally Jane Bennett on 26^th Dec 1900 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex, witnesses George Bennett & Elizbaeth Harriet Barden. She was born 18^th Oct 1876 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7^th Jan 1877 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex