The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Mary Eldridge [Grantham]
Generation No. 1
  1. Mary Eldridge [Grantham] She was born 8th May 1723; christened 8th May 1723; died 2nd Nov 1791 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; buried 2nd Nov 1791 at St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  She married William Eldridge on 2nd Jun 1746 at St. James & St. Mark, Ewhurst, Sussex. He was born c Oct 1721 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 2nd Nov 1721 at St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex; died 1792; buried 11th Aug 1792 at St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born 1747 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 24th May 1747 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex; died 1800
  iiMary who was born 1748/49 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 20th Mar 1749 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex; died May 1751 Sedlescombe, Sussex; buried 19th May 1751 Sedlescombe, Sussex
  iiiElizabeth Stemp who was born 1750/51 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 10th Feb 1750/51 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex; died Mar 1756 Sedlescombe, Sussex; buried 25th Mar 1756 Sedlescombe, Sussex
  ivMary who was born 1753 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 8th Apr 1753 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  vFrances who was born 1759 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 18th Nov 1759 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex; died Aug 1760 Sedlescombe, Sussex, infant; buried 10th Aug 1760 Sedlescombe, Sussex
  viSarah who was born 1761 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 2nd Aug 1761 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex; died Apr 1762 Sedlescombe, Sussex, infant; buried 1st Apr 1762 Sedlescombe, Sussex
2 viiWilliam who was born 1764 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 13th Jan 1765 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex; died Apr 1842 Sedlescombe, Sussex, aged 79 years; buried 2nd Apr 1842 Sedlescombe, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. William Eldridge was the son of William Eldridge and Mary Eldridge [Grantham]. He was born 1764 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 13th Jan 1765 at St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex; died Apr 1842 at Sedlescombe, Sussex, aged 79 years; buried 2nd Apr 1842 at St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  He married Ann Morris on 11th Jan 1788 at St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex. She was born c 1765. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1789 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 24th Apr 1789 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex; died 7th May 1789
  iiAnn who was born 1790 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 23rd Aug 1790 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  iiiElizabeth who was born 1791 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 11th Dec 1791 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex; died 4th Dec 1792
3 ivJohn who was born May 1793 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 10th May 1793 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  vFrances who was born 1794 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 12th Dec 1794 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
4 viWilliam who was born 1804 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 30th Nov 1804 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  viiCharlotte who was born 1806 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 2nd May 1806 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  viiiTilden who was born 1807 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 31st Oct 1807 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
5 ixJoseph who was born 1809 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 26th Jun 1809 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
6 xAaron who was born 1810 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 20th Aug 1810 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  xiHarriet who was born 1812 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 3rd Feb 1812 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  3. John Eldridge, carpenter was the son of William Eldridge and Ann Eldridge [Morris]. He was born May 1793 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 10th May 1793 at St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  He married (1) Hannah Catt on 1st Jun 1812 at All Saints Church, Hastings, Sussex. She was born 1790 at Westfield, Sussex; christened 16th May 1790 at Westfield.Church, Westfield, Sussex; died Mar 1819 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; buried 7th Mar 1819 at St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlice who was born 1813 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 29th Jan 1813 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
7 iiJames who was born 1814 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 28th Jun 1814 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  iiiHarriet who was born 1816 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 14th Jan 1816 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex; died 31st May 1884 Richmond, London
  ivAnn who was born 1818 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 16th Jan 1818 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  vHannah who was born 1819 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 7th Mar 1819 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  He married (2) Philadelphia Goodsell on 6th Apr 1820 at St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex. She was born c 1800. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1821 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 26th Aug 1821 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  iiFrances who was born 1823 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 28th Dec 1823 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
   
  4. William Eldridge, innkeeper, carpenter and labourer was the son of William Eldridge and Ann Eldridge [Morris]. He was born 1804 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 30th Nov 1804 at St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Cruttenden on 20th Dec 1829 at Lewisham, London. She was born 1809 at Sussex. They had the following children:
  iSamuel who was born 1830 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 8th Aug 1830 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 1832 at Sussex
  iiiThomas who was born 1834 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 27th Apr 1834 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  ivCharles who was born 1836 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 29th May 1836 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  vAlfred who was born 1838 at Whatlington, Sussex; christened 7th Mar 1838 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  viJohn who was born 1839 at Whatlington, Sussex; christened 12th May 1839 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  viiElizabeth Ann who was born 1841 at Whatlington, Sussex; christened 9th Apr 1841 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  viiiCharlotte who was born 1843 at Whatlington, Sussex
  ixEdward who was born 1845 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 27th Apr 1845 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  xAlbert who was born 1848 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 24th Dec 1848 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
   
  5. Joseph Eldridge, carpenter was the son of William Eldridge and Ann Eldridge [Morris]. He was born 1809 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 26th Jun 1809 at St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  He married Harriet Hyland on 9th Apr 1833 at St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex. She was born 1805 to 1810 at Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJoseph who was born 1835 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened Feb 1835 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  iiJoseph who was born 1836 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 17th Apr 1836 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  iiiSophia who was born 1838 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 30th Apr 1838 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  ivWilliam who was born 1840 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 26th Apr 1840 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  vEdwin who was born 1842 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 6th Feb 1842 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  viFanny who was born 1843 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 21st May 1843 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  viiAlice who was born 1845 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 7th Mar 1845 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  viiiAnne who was born 1846 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 27th Sep 1846 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  ixCatherine who was born 1848 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 23rd Jul 1848 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  xMary Anne who was born 1850 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 23rd Jun 1850 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  xiJohn who was born 1852 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 8th Feb 1852 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  xiiMartha who was born 1853 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 12th Jun 1853 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
   
  6. Aaron Eldridge, carpenter was the son of William Eldridge and Ann Eldridge [Morris]. He was born 1810 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 20th Aug 1810 at St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  He married Anne Maria Hyland on 30th Apr 1832 at St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex. She was born 1804 at Benenden, Kent. They had the following children:
  iWilliam Henry who was born c Dec 1832 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1832 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  iiEmily Anne who was born 1835 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 8th Feb 1835 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  iiiAaron who was born 1837 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 26th Sep 1837 St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  7. James Eldridge was the son of John Eldridge, carpenter and Hannah Eldridge [Catt]. He was born 1814 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 28th Jun 1814 at St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
  He married Charlotte Smith on 1836. She was born 17th Apr 1814 at Ore, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFrances who was born 1836
  iiHarriet who was born 1838
  iiiLouisa who was born 1841
8 ivJames who was born 1843
  vEmma who was born 1845
9 viHenry Oswald who was born 1848
  viiEdwin Morris who was born 1850
  viiiAlice who was born 1853
  ixCharlotte who was born 1855
10 xFrederick Ashdown who was born 1856; died 1913
   
Generation No. 5
  8. James Eldridge was the son of James Eldridge and Charlotte Eldridge [Smith]. He was born 1843
  He married Elizabeth Mathews on Oct to Dec 1870, registered at Tenterden District, Kent, ref: 1870 Q4 Vol 2a Page 1001. She was born 1843. They had the following children:
  iGrace who was born 1872
  iiCharlotte who was born 1876
  iiiJames Mathew who was born 1880
   
  9. Henry Oswald Eldridge was the son of James Eldridge and Charlotte Eldridge [Smith]. He was born 1848
  He married Janie Phillips on Oct to Dec 1874, registered at Truro District, Cornwall, ref: 1874 Q4 Vol 5c Page 251. She was born c 1850. They had the following children:
  iCharlotte who was born 1876
  iiAlice M. who was born 1878
  iiiSarah who was born 1880
   
  10. Frederick Ashdown Eldridge was the son of James Eldridge and Charlotte Eldridge [Smith]. He was born 1856; died 1913
  He married Rose Martin on Oct to Dec 1883, registered at Brentford District, Middlesex, ref: 1883 Q4 Vol 3a Page 153. She was born 1863; died 1945. They had the following children:
  iFrederick Ashdown who was born 1885
  iiHarold Albert who was born 1888
  iiiWallace who was born 1889
  ivEric who was born 1891
  vBalfour who was born 1893
  viSwithin who was born 1895
11 viiViolet Rose who was born 1897; died 1964
  viiiDulcie who was born 1899
  ixRuby who was born Apr to June 1902, registered at Romford District, Essex, ref: 1902 Q2 Vol 4a Page 619
  xMureen who was born Oct to Dec 1906, registered at Romford District, Essex, ref: 1906 Q4 Vol 4a Page 611
   
Generation No. 6
  11. Violet Rose Warnock [Eldridge] was the daughter of Frederick Ashdown Eldridge and Rose Eldridge [Martin]. She was born 1897; died 1964
  She married Robert George Warnock on c 1925. He was born 1886; died 1966. They had the following children:
  iCatherine Dulie Rose who was born 1926 at Canada
  iiPatricia Eva who was born 1927 at Canada; died 1989 Canada
  iiiRobert Ashdown who was born 1934 at Canada; died 1968 Canada
   

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