The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Caroline Groombridge [Piper]
Generation No. 1
  1. Caroline Groombridge [Piper] She was born 1859 at Maidstone, Kent, daughter of James Piper
  She married Thomas Groombridge, farm labourer on 2nd Sep 1878 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1878 Q3 Vol 2a Page 923. He was born Apr to June 1855 at Hawkhurst, Kent, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1855 Q2 Vol 2a Page 440. They had the following children:
  iJoseph who was born 1879 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Apr 1879 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
2 iiSophia who was born Sep 1880 at Mayfield, Sussex; died 1957
  iiiEliza Mary who was born 7th Jan 1883 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 15th May 1883 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivFlorence Ethel who was born 29th Apr 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8th Jun 1884 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  vWilliam Thomas who was born 1888 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jul 1888 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viAlice Caroline who was born July to Sep 1898, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1898 Q3 Vol 2b Page 113
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Sophia Hughes [Groombridge] was the daughter of Thomas Groombridge, farm labourer and Caroline Groombridge [Piper]. She was born Sep 1880 at Mayfield, Sussex; died 1957
  She married Edward James Hughes on 2nd Aug 1911 at St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent. He was born 1876 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 1923. They had the following children:
  iAlice Eva who was born 1912 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiKathleen Jenny who was born 1913 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
3 iiiDoris Florence who was born 12th Sep 1914 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 1980
  ivEdward Thomas who was born 1916 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 1944
  vReginald Jack who was born 1919 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 1943
   
Generation No. 3
  3. Doris Florence Russell [Hughes] was the daughter of Edward James Hughes and Sophia Hughes [Groombridge]. She was born 12th Sep 1914 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 1980
  She married Edwin Russell on 8th Jun 1935 at Southborough, Kent. He was born 2nd Apr 1910 at Groombridge, Kent and Sussex; died 1984 at Nice, France
   

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