The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Obed Farmer, farm labourer, son of Henry Farmer and Sarah Farmer [Hickmore]
Generation No. 1
  1. Obed Farmer, farm labourer was the son of Henry Farmer and Sarah Farmer [Hickmore]. He was born 1797 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11th Jun 1797 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Maria Michelle on 12th Oct 1822 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1796 at Crowborough, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iObed who was born 1823 at Rotherfield, Sussex
2 iiUriah who was born 9th Jan 1824 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 18th Apr 1824 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiThomas who was born 1827 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1827 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
3 ivHenrietta Louisa who was born 15th Aug 1829 at Hurtis Hill, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 21st Feb 1830 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
4 vMaria Frances who was born 1833 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 6th Oct 1833 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viEsther who was born 1834 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 16th Nov 1834 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
5 viiHarriet who was born 24th Sep 1841 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Jan 1842 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Uriah Fermor, farmer was the son of Obed Farmer, farm labourer and Maria Fermor [Michelle]. He was born 9th Jan 1824 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 18th Apr 1824 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Marchant on 7th Nov 1852 at Newhaven, Sussex. She was born 16th Nov 1829 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 24th Jan 1830 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of John Marchant (labourer) and Annesley Marchant. They had the following children:
  iPhoebe who was born 1853 at Crowborough Cross, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 2nd Jan 1853 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
6 iiAlfred who was born 1854 at Crowborough Cross, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 3rd Dec 1854 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
7 iiiElizabeth who was born 1857 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th May 1857 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
8 ivObed who was born 1859 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 11th Dec 1859 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
9 vArthur who was born 1862 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 26th Oct 1862 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  viThomas who was born 8th Mar 1864 at Withyham, Sussex
  viiEliza who was born 1866 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 17th Jun 1866 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  viiiHarry who was born 1868 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 3rd Mar 1868 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  ixFrederick who was born 1870 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 31st Jul 1870 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  xMargaret who was born 1872 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 3rd Nov 1872 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  xiAnnie who was born 1875 at Withyham, Sussex
  xiiMaria who was born 1879 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  3. Henrietta Louisa Fermor [Fermor] was the daughter of Obed Farmer, farm labourer and Maria Fermor [Michelle]. She was born 15th Aug 1829 at Hurtis Hill, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 21st Feb 1830 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married Israel Fermor, farm labourer on 14th Jun 1848 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 27th Mar 1826 at Slaugham Gill, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 23rd Apr 1826 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge Obed who was born 21st Apr 1849 at Crowborough Cross, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1849 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiFanny Doris who was born 2nd Nov 1850 at Crowborough Cross, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 5th Jan 1851 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiJoseph Albert who was born 1852 at Crowborough Cross, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jul 1852 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivWilliam Israel who was born 1854 at Crowborough Cross, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 2nd Apr 1854 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  vHarriet Maria who was born 1856 at Crowborough Cross, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 6th Apr 1856 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viLucy who was born 1859 at Slaugham Gill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 4th May 1859 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiMary who was born 1861 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Jan 1861 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiiErnest Elias Mitchell who was born 1865 at Eridge Green, Sussex; christened 30th Jul 1865 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex
  ixHorace James who was born 1866 at Eridge Green, Sussex; christened 1866 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex
  xEster who was born 1868 at Eridge Green, Sussex; christened 22nd May 1868 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex
   
  4. Maria Frances Helmsley [Fermor] was the daughter of Obed Farmer, farm labourer and Maria Fermor [Michelle]. She was born 1833 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 6th Oct 1833 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married Jesse Hemsley, farm labourer on 23rd Jul 1854 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1833 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
10 iAmos who was born Aug 1854 at Rotherfield, Sussex
11 iiAlbert who was born 1855 at Frant, Sussex; christened 4th Dec 1855 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
12 iiiSarah who was born 1857 at Eridge Green, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1857 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex
  ivHorace who was born 1860 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8th Jun 1860 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
13 vHerbert who was born 1863 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th May 1863 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
14 viJesse who was born 1865 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Nov 1865 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiMercy who was born 1869 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 13th Feb 1876 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiiFrances Maria who was born 1872 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 13th Feb 1876 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  5. Harriet Fermor was the daughter of Obed Farmer, farm labourer and Maria Fermor [Michelle]. She was born 24th Sep 1841 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Jan 1842 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
15 iGeorge Ernest who was born 1867 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 14th Jul 1867 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  6. Alfred Fermor, seedsman and coal merchant was the son of Uriah Fermor, farmer and Elizabeth Fermor [Marchant]. He was born 1854 at Crowborough Cross, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 3rd Dec 1854 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Ann on c 1873. She was born 1852 at Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAnne who was born 1888 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiAlfred who was born 1891 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  7. Elizabeth Dean [Fermor] was the daughter of Uriah Fermor, farmer and Elizabeth Fermor [Marchant]. She was born 1857 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th May 1857 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married Albert Clarke Dean on 17th Dec 1885 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1864
   
  8. Obed Fermor was the son of Uriah Fermor, farmer and Elizabeth Fermor [Marchant]. He was born 1859 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 11th Dec 1859 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Lizzie Choules on 9th Oct 1886 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1861
   
  9. Arthur Fermor, oster was the son of Uriah Fermor, farmer and Elizabeth Fermor [Marchant]. He was born 1862 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 26th Oct 1862 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Charlotte Elizabeth Pilbeam on 25th Apr 1885 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1864. They had the following children:
  iFrederick who was born 1886 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 14th Feb 1886 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiThomas who was born 1887 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 3rd Apr 1887 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiiCharles who was born 1889 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 6th Oct 1889 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
  10. Amos Hemsley was the son of Jesse Hemsley, farm labourer and Maria Frances Helmsley [Fermor]. He was born Aug 1854 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Mary Phillips on Apr to June 1875, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1875 Q2 Vol 2b Page 180. She was born 1852 at Goudhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iAlbert who was born 1876 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiGeorge who was born 1878 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 27th Jan 1878 St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex
  iiiMark who was born Jul 1880 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivHorace who was born 1883 at Crowborough, Sussex
  vAmos who was born 1890 at Crowborough, Sussex
   
  11. Albert Hemsley, labourer was the son of Jesse Hemsley, farm labourer and Maria Frances Helmsley [Fermor]. He was born 1855 at Frant, Sussex; christened 4th Dec 1855 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  He married Mary Jane Stevens on 14th Dec 1877 at St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1855 at Yeovil, Somerset. They had the following children:
  iHenrietta L who was born 1879 at Crowborough, Sussex
16 iiAlice who was born 1880 at Crowborough, Sussex
17 iiiRose who was born 1883 at Crowborough, Sussex
  ivAlbert who was born 1884 at Crowborough, Sussex
  vHarriet who was born 1886 at Crowborough, Sussex
18 viMary Jane who was born 1888 at Crowborough, Sussex
  viiAnne who was born 1890 at Crowborough, Sussex
   
  12. Sarah Warnett [Hemsley] was the daughter of Jesse Hemsley, farm labourer and Maria Frances Helmsley [Fermor]. She was born 1857 at Eridge Green, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1857 at Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex
19 iKate Phoebe who was born 1880 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married Peter Warnett on July to Sep 1882, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1882 Q3 Vol 2b Page 211. He was born 1849 at Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHerbert G who was born 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiErnest Tom who was born 1886 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiCharlotte who was born 1887 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivFrances May who was born 1889 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  13. Herbert Hemsley, labourer was the son of Jesse Hemsley, farm labourer and Maria Frances Helmsley [Fermor]. He was born 1863 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th May 1863 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Annie Smith on Oct to Dec 1888, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1888 Q4 Vol 2b Page 256. She was born 1870 at Ticehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAnnie who was born 1890 at Buxted, Sussex
   
  14. Jesse Hemsley, stockman was the son of Jesse Hemsley, farm labourer and Maria Frances Helmsley [Fermor]. He was born 1865 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Nov 1865 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Mary Ann Taylor on Oct to Dec 1887, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1887 Q4 Vol 2b Page 215. She was born 1864 at Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iLuther who was born 1889 at Buxted, Sussex
  iiFlora who was born 1890 at Buxted, Sussex
   
  15. George Ernest Fermor, bricklayer's labourer was the son of unknown father and Harriet Fermor. He was born 1867 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 14th Jul 1867 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Sarah on c 1887. She was born 1869 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
  iErnest who was born 1890 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  16. Alice Turner [Hemsley] was the daughter of Albert Hemsley, labourer and Mary Jane Hemsley [Stevens]. She was born 1880 at Crowborough, Sussex
  She married Thomas Turner, plasterer on July to Sep 1901, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1901 Q3 Vol 2b Page 281. He was born 1874 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iThomas who was born 1902 at Crowborough, Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 1904 at Crowborough, Sussex
  iiiArthur who was born 1906 at Crowborough, Sussex
  ivMark who was born 1908 at Crowborough, Sussex
   
  17. Rose Turner [Hemsley] was the daughter of Albert Hemsley, labourer and Mary Jane Hemsley [Stevens]. She was born 1883 at Crowborough, Sussex
  She married Peter Turner, bricklayer on July to Sep 1905, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1905 Q3 Vol 2b Page 238. He was born 1879 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iOlive who was born 1909 at Crowborough, Sussex
   
  18. Mary Jane Tester [Hemsley] was the daughter of Albert Hemsley, labourer and Mary Jane Hemsley [Stevens]. She was born 1888 at Crowborough, Sussex
  She married Gilbert Tester, general labourer on Jan to Mar 1907, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1907 Q1 Vol 2b Page 202. He was born 1886 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 18th Apr 1886 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Matthew Tester (labourer) and Sarah Tester. They had the following children:
  iWilliam Gilbert who was born 1908
  iiJames Frank who was born 1910
  iiiJack who was born 1911
   
  19. Kate Phoebe Bedwell [Hemsley] was the daughter of unknown father and Sarah Warnett [Hemsley]. She was born 1880 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married Percy Bedwell, gardener on Oct to Dec 1904, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1904 Q4 Vol 2b Page 261. He was born 1882 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 1st Oct 1882 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iIvy who was born 1906 at Crowborough, Sussex
  iiViolet who was born 1908 at Crowborough, Sussex
  iiiJames who was born 1910 at Crowborough, Sussex
   

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