The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Elizabeth Edwards [Young] She was born c 1770
	She married William Edwards, carpenter on 2^nd Nov 1796 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. He was born 1769 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 22^nd Mar 1769 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, son of William Edwards and Ann Edwards. They had the following children:
	i	Sophia who was born 1800 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 2^nd Feb 1800 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, daughter of William Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards
	ii	Mary who was born 1802 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 2^nd May 1802 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, daughter of William Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards
	iii	William who was born 1804 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 4^th May 1804 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, son of William Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards; died Oct 1804 Withyham, Sussex; buried 19^th Oct 1804 Withyham, Sussex
2	iv	William who was born 1805 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 11^th Aug 1805 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, son of William Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards
3	v	John who was born 1808 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 13^th Mar 1808 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died Apr to June 1858
4	vi	Eliza who was born 1811 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 21^st Apr 1811 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
5	vii	Anne who was born 1814 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 13^th Feb 1814 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died 1891 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	viii	Harriet who was born 1816 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 10^th Mar 1816 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	ix	George who was born 1819 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 14^th Feb 1819 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex

Generation No. 2
	2. William Edwards, master smith was the son of William Edwards, carpenter and Elizabeth Edwards [Young]. He was born 1805 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 11^th Aug 1805 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, son of William Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards
	He married Martha Blackman on 26^th Aug 1838 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. She was born 1817 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	William who was born 1839 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 1^st Sep 1839 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
	ii	Alfred who was born 1841 at Speldhurst, Kent
	iii	Baden who was born 1843 at Kent
	iv	Clara who was born 1846 at Speldhurst, Kent
	v	Charles who was born 1849 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 26^th Aug 1849 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex

	3. John Edwards, carpenter was the son of William Edwards, carpenter and Elizabeth Edwards [Young]. He was born 1808 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 13^th Mar 1808 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died Apr to June 1858, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1858 Q2 Vol 2b
	He married Maria E. Box on 2^nd Jul 1834 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1812 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 12^th May 1812 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1903, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1903 Q4 Vol 2b Page 85, aged 91 years. They had the following children:
	i	Henry who was born 1836 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 25^th Apr 1836 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died c 1837, 1838 census records two deceased children
	ii	Alfred who was born 26^th Dec 1837 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 4^th Jan 1838 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died July to Sep 1838, 1838 census records two deceased children
	iii	Jane Anne who was born 12^th Dec 1839 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 12^th Jan 1840 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	iv	Harriett Eliza who was born 1842 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 4^th Dec 1842 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	v	Mary Frances who was born 1846 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 1^st Feb 1846 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	vi	Alice Elizabeth who was born 1849 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 1^st Apr 1849 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	vii	John Francis who was born 1852 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 1^st Feb 1852 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died 20^th Sep 1940 NSW, Australia, aged 89 years; Death Cert Registration Number: 1940/016981
6	viii	George Edwin who was born 21^st Jul 1854 at Summersales, Withyham, Sussex; christened 6^th Aug 1854 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died 27^th Dec 1940 NSW, Australia

	4. Eliza Bassett [Edwards] was the daughter of William Edwards, carpenter and Elizabeth Edwards [Young]. She was born 1811 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 21^st Apr 1811 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	She married James Bassett, farm labourer on 5^th Aug 1839 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1819 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
7	i	James who was born 1841 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 30^th Jan 1842 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	ii	Job who was born 1844 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 21^st May 1854 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
8	iii	William who was born 1848 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 21^st May 1854 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
9	iv	Martha who was born 1850 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 21^st May 1854 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex

	5. Anne Avis [Edwards] was the daughter of William Edwards, carpenter and Elizabeth Edwards [Young]. She was born 1814 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 13^th Feb 1814 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died 1891 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	She married Henry Avis, farmer on 6^th Jul 1831 at Speldhurst, Kent. He was born 1812 at Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
10	i	Mary who was born 1832 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 7^th Oct 1832 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	ii	Caroline who was born 1834 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 13^th May 1835 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	iii	Amos who was born 1837 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 16^th Apr 1837 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	iv	Alfred who was born 30^th Jul 1839 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 1^st Sep 1839 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	v	George who was born 1841 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 30^th Jan 1842 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	vi	John who was born 1842 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 31^st Mar 1844 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
11	vii	Ruth who was born 23^rd Jul 1846 at Withyham, Sussex; died 15^th Apr 1909 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	viii	Nahomi who was born 1849 at Withyham, Sussex
	ix	Martha who was born 1851 at Withyham, Sussex
	x	Hannah who was born 1854 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Generation No. 3
	6. George Edwin Edwards was the son of John Edwards, carpenter and Maria E. Hobbs [Edwards] [Box]. He was born 21^st Jul 1854 at Summersales, Withyham, Sussex; christened 6^th Aug 1854 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died 27^th Dec 1940 at Brighton', Brighton Avenue, Toronto, District of Teralba, Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia
	He married Virginia Dugdale on 24^th Nov 1880 at St. David's Church, Surrey Hills, Sydney, NSW, Australia. She was born 1861; died 1942. They had the following children:
	i	Albert George who was born 1881; died 1855
	ii	Frederick William who was born 1883; died 1965
	iii	Charles Edward who was born 1884; died 1968
	iv	Arthur Leslie who was born 1886; died 1943
	v	William Dugdale who was born 1887; died 1916
	vi	Frank Leslie who was born 1891; died 1966

	7. James Bassett was the son of James Bassett, farm labourer and Eliza Bassett [Edwards]. He was born 1841 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 30^th Jan 1842 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	He married Emma Fermor on 31^st Jan 1870 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1846. They had the following children:
	i	George William who was born 1871 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 26^th Feb 1871 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	ii	Ernest James who was born 1873 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 6^th Apr 1873 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex

	8. William Bassett, farm labourer was the son of James Bassett, farm labourer and Eliza Bassett [Edwards]. He was born 1848 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 21^st May 1854 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	He married Harriet Baldwin on 26^th Aug 1872 at St. Mary's Church, Barcombe, Sussex. She was born 1848 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 17^th Sep 1848 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
12	i	William who was born 1873 at Barcombe, Sussex
	ii	Emma who was born 1875 at Hamsey, Sussex
	iii	James who was born 1878 at Hartfield, Sussex
	iv	Albert who was born 1880 at Hartfield, Sussex
	v	Alfred who was born 1883 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 25^th Feb 1883 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, son of William Bassett (labourer) and Harriet Bassett
	vi	Ada who was born 1885 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 28^th Jun 1885 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of William Bassett (labourer) and Margaret[sic ?] Bassett
	vii	Lily who was born 1887 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 27^th Nov 1887 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of William Bassett (labourer) and Harriet Bassett

	9. Martha Balcombe [Bassett] was the daughter of James Bassett, farm labourer and Eliza Bassett [Edwards]. She was born 1850 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 21^st May 1854 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	She married Peter Balcombe on 6^th Apr 1874 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1847

	10. Mary Turner [Avis] was the daughter of Henry Avis, farmer and Anne Avis [Edwards]. She was born 1832 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 7^th Oct 1832 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	She married Thomas Turner, farm labourer on 22^nd Oct 1850 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1829 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 18^th Jan 1829 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	John who was born 1853 at Withyham, Sussex
	ii	Amos who was born 1855 at Withyham, Sussex
	iii	Esther (Hester) who was born 1863 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	iv	Elizabeth (Bessie) who was born 1864 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	v	Henry who was born 1865 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	vi	Harriet who was born 1871 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent

	11. Ruth Turner [Avis] was the daughter of Henry Avis, farmer and Anne Avis [Edwards]. She was born 23^rd Jul 1846 at Withyham, Sussex; died 15^th Apr 1909 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	She married Obadiah Turner, sawyer on 8^th Feb 1866 at Hanover Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He was born 27^th Feb 1840 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 5^th Feb 1843 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, aged 3 years, son of Nathaniel Turner (labourer) and Sophia Turner; died 14^th Nov 1919 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
13	i	Edward who was born 1867 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 17^th Feb 1941 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
14	ii	John who was born 1868 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	iii	Frederick who was born 1875 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	iv	Alfred who was born 1878 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	v	Henry who was born 1880 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	vi	Annie who was born 1882 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	vii	Sarah who was born 1886 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Generation No. 4
	12. William Bassett, coachman was the son of William Bassett, farm labourer and Harriet Bassett [Baldwin]. He was born 1873 at Barcombe, Sussex
	He married Ellen Shoebridge on Oct to Dec 1897, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1897 Q4 Vol 2b Page 333. She was born 1876 at Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Edith Laura who was born 1898 at Southwick, Sussex

	13. Edward Turner, carpenter was the son of Obadiah Turner, sawyer and Ruth Turner [Avis]. He was born 1867 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 17^th Feb 1941 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	He married Alice Catt on 1889 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She was born 18^th Feb 1870 at Holden Corner, Southborough, Kent; died 4^th Jan 1936 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
	i	Albert Edward who was born 25^th Jul 1890 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 7^th Jan 1978 Brighton, Sussex
	ii	Arthur who was born 1895 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	iii	Ellen Alice P. who was born 1899 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	iv	Winifred Dorothy who was born 1901 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	v	Ivy Lillian who was born 1904 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent

	14. John Turner, sawyer and carpenter was the son of Obadiah Turner, sawyer and Ruth Turner [Avis]. He was born 1868 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	He married Alice Hills on 1892 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She was born 1870 at Sevenoaks, Kent. They had the following children:
	i	Earnest Edmund who was born 1893 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	ii	Elsie who was born 1895 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	iii	William Sydney who was born 1899 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	iv	Alfred Lewis who was born 1908 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent