The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for James Eldridge, shoemaker
Generation No. 1
  1. James Eldridge, shoemaker He was born 1801 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married (1) Dinah Dann on 6th Jul 1823 at St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex. She was born 1796 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 16th Oct 1796 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas & Jane Dann; died 1832 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 35 years; buried 7th Jan 1832 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iHannah who was born 1824 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1824 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiCaroline who was born 1826 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Sep 1826 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
3 iiiLucy who was born 1828 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1828 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 4th May 1906, aged 77 years
  ivGeorge who was born 1830 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Aug 1830 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married (2) Frances Goldsmith on 25th Dec 1832 at St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex. She was born 1798 at Waldron, Sussex. They had the following children:
4 iJohn who was born 3rd Jan 1834 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 21st Aug 1836 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
5 iiFrederick who was born 1837 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Oct 1837 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Hannah Piper [Eldridge] was the daughter of James Eldridge, shoemaker and Dinah Eldridge [Dann]. She was born 1824 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1824 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married George Piper, painter and plumber on 20th Sep 1849 at St. Anne, Lewes, Sussex. He was born 17th Apr 1814 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1814 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iBucer who was born 1850 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiErskine who was born 1853 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiDinah Grace who was born 1858 at Mayfield, Sussex
  ivAlfred who was born Jul 1860 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  3. Lucy Manser [Bonds] [Eldridge] was the daughter of James Eldridge, shoemaker and Dinah Eldridge [Dann]. She was born 1828 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1828 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 4th May 1906, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1906 Q2 Vol 2b Page 72, aged 77 years
  She married (1) Jesse Bonds [Bones], blacksmith on 18th Dec 1849 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, witnesses: Iden Bonds and Eden Penticost. He was born 16th May 1824 at Catts, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Aug 1824 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of James Bones (labourer) and Mary Bones; died Apr to June 1863, registered at Poplar District, London, ref: 1863 Q2 Vol 1c Page 472. They had the following children:
6 iBlanche Ellen who was born 1850 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married (2) Daniel Mancer, farmer and bricklayer on 13th Feb 1867 at Registry Office, Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1867 Q1 Vol 2b Page 145. He was born 13th Sep 1826 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 12th Nov 1826 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Manser (mason) and Ann Manser; died 9th Sep 1906 at High Street, Mayfield, Sussex, aged 80 years; buried 13th Sep 1906 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  4. John Eldridge, farmer was the son of James Eldridge, shoemaker and Frances Eldridge [Goldsmith]. He was born 3rd Jan 1834 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 21st Aug 1836 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Phillis Bennett on Oct to Dec 1859, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1859 Q4 Vol 2b Page 194. She was born 1837 at Herstmonceux, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iCatherine who was born 1862 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiLydia who was born 1866 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiPriscilla who was born 1869 at Mayfield, Sussex
  ivCaroline who was born 1871 at Mayfield, Sussex
  vDavid who was born 1875 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viCaleb who was born 1878 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viiJonathan who was born Jul 1880 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  5. Frederick Eldridge, painter and glazier was the son of James Eldridge, shoemaker and Frances Eldridge [Goldsmith]. He was born 1837 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Oct 1837 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Fanny Hobbs on 25th Dec 1858 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1840 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Feb 1840 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 1859 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Nov 1859 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiAnnie who was born 1861 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Nov 1861 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiThomas who was born 1864 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jan 1864 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ivAlbert who was born 1866 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jan 1866 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  6. Blanche Ellen Barham [Bonds] was the daughter of Jesse Bonds [Bones], blacksmith and Lucy Manser [Bonds] [Eldridge]. She was born 1850 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married James Barham, horticulturst on Oct to Dec 1869, registered at Marylebone District, London, ref: 1869 Q4 Vol 1a Page 996. He was born 1848 at Suffolk
   

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