The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Henry Gurr
Generation No. 1
  1. Henry Gurr He was born c 1765
  He married Philadelphia Falconer on 25th Dec 1787 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. She was born 1767; buried 1st Jan 1807 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died Dec 1807 at Fletching, Sussex, aged 41 years. They had the following children:
2 iWilliam who was born 1788 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 30th Mar 1788 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died Apr to June 1872 Uckfield, Sussex, aged 88 years
  iiHenry who was born 1790 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1790 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  iiiElizabeth who was born 1791 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 26th Jun 1791 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  ivAnn who was born 1793 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 3rd Nov 1793 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  vPhiladelphia who was born 1796 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 10th Apr 1796 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  viJoseph who was born 1800 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 16th Feb 1800 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  viiMary Godfrey who was born 1801 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 16th Aug 1801 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
3 viiiThomas who was born 1804 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 17th Jun 1804 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. William Gurr was the son of Henry Gurr and Philadelphia Gurr [Falconer]. He was born 1788 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 30th Mar 1788 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died Apr to June 1872 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1872 Q2 Vol 2b Page 63, aged 88 years
  He married Fanny Bennett on 18th Apr 1809 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. She was born 1789 at Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
4 iLouisa who was born Nov 1809 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1809 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex; died 4th Jul 1888
  iiAnn who was born 1812 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 1st Mar 1812 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  iiiHarriett who was born 1814 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jul 1814 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  ivWilliam who was born 1816 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 29th Dec 1816 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  vHenry who was born 1819 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1819 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
5 viCaesar who was born 1821 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 19th Aug 1821 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
6 viiJane who was born 1823 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 28th Dec 1823 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
7 viiiElizabeth who was born 1827 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 18th Mar 1827 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  ixJesse who was born 1830 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 28th Feb 1830 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  xSelina who was born 1833 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Jun 1833 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
   
  3. Thomas Gurr was the son of Henry Gurr and Philadelphia Gurr [Falconer]. He was born 1804 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 17th Jun 1804 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Colvin on 30th Jan 1848 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. She was born 1818 at Horsted Keynes, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHenry who was born 1850 at Horsted Keynes, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Louisa Wood [Packham] [Stevenson] [Gurr] was the daughter of William Gurr and Fanny Gurr [Bennett]. She was born Nov 1809 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1809 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex; died 4th Jul 1888
  She married (1) Robert Stevenson, labourer on 22nd Sep 1827 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. He was born c 1810; died Apr to June 1850, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1850 Q2 Vol 7 Page 384. They had the following children:
  iWalter who was born 1828 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 20th Jan 1828 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Robert Stevenson (labourer) & Louisa Stevenson
  iiHenry who was born 1829 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Oct 1829 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Robert Stevenson (labourer) & Louisa Stevenson; died Jul 1838 Maresfield, Sussex, aged 8 years; buried 15th Jul 1838 Maresfield, Sussex
  iiiRobert who was born 1832 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Jan 1832 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Robert Stevenson (labourer) & Louisa Stevenson
  ivJosiah who was born 1834 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 4th May 1834 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Robert Stevenson (labourer) & Louisa Stevenson
  vJane who was born 1836 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 14th Aug 1836 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of Robert Stevenson (labourer) & Louisa Stevenson
  viEllen who was born 1839 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 21st Jul 1839 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of Robert Stevenson (labourer) & Louisa Stevenson
  viiWilliam who was born 1841 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 5th Sep 1841 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Robert Stevenson (labourer) & Louisa Stevenson
  viiiHarriet who was born 1846 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 16th Aug 1846 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of Robert Stevenson (labourer) & Louisa Stevenson
  She married (2) William Peckham, labourer on Apr to June 1852, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1852 Q2 Vol 2b Page 143. He was born 1811 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 22nd Sep 1811 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, son of Thomas Peckham and Elizabeth Peckham; died Jan to Mar 1873, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1873 Q1 Vol 2b Page 76, aged 61 years. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born Oct 1852 at Nutley, Sussex; christened 10th Oct 1852 Ma.StJsCh, Nutley, Sussex, son of William Packham (labourer) and Louisa Packham
  She married (3) James Wood, farmer on Oct to Dec 1875, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1875 Q4 Vol 2b Page 483. He was born 1819 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 21st Feb 1819 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of James Wood (farmer) & Lucy Wood; died Jan to Mar 1887, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1887 Q1
   
  5. Caesar Gurr, farm labourer was the son of William Gurr and Fanny Gurr [Bennett]. He was born 1821 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 19th Aug 1821 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Stevenson on July to Sep 1847, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1847 Q3 Vol 7 Page 687. She was born 1824 at Maresfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHenry who was born 1850 at Maresfield, Sussex
  iiCeaser who was born 1867 at Hartfield, Sussex
  iiiAlbert who was born 1869 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 30th May 1869 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
   
  6. Jane Ridley [Gurr] was the daughter of William Gurr and Fanny Gurr [Bennett]. She was born 1823 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 28th Dec 1823 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
8 iTimothy John who was born 5th Dec 1842 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 8th Jan 1842 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
9 iiCharles who was born 1845 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 19th Jun 1845 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
10 iiiSilvanus who was born 1849 at Maresfield, Sussex
  ivJane who was born 1859 at Fletching, Sussex
  vAlice who was born 1864 at Fletching, Sussex
11 viHarry who was born 1869 at Fletching, Sussex
   
  7. Elizabeth Weeding [Gurr] was the daughter of William Gurr and Fanny Gurr [Bennett]. She was born 1827 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 18th Mar 1827 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  She married John Weeding on July to Sep 1850, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1850 Q3 Vol 7 Page 719. He was born 1819 at Maresfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born Dec 1850 at Maresfield, Sussex
  iiMary who was born 1853 at Maresfield, Sussex
  iiiLucy who was born 1855 at Maresfield, Sussex
12 ivGeorge who was born 1857 at Maresfield, Sussex
  vCaroline who was born 1860 at Maresfield, Sussex
  viElizabeth who was born 1863 at Maresfield, Sussex
  viiEllen who was born 1866 at Maresfield, Sussex
  viiiWilliam who was born 1868 at Maresfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  8. Timothy John Gurr, farmer and mason was the son of John Ridley and Jane Ridley [Gurr]. He was born 5th Dec 1842 at Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Martha Chatfield on 1st Apr 1865 at All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1865 Q2 Vol 2b Page 143. She was born 14th Jan 1843 at Pepper Alley, Fletching, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1843 Q1. They had the following children:
13 iFanny who was born 9th Apr 1865 at Chelwood Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 21st May 1865 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex, daughter of Timothy John Gurr (labourer) and Martha Gurr
14 iiWalter who was born 17th Feb 1867 at Chelwood Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 21st Apr 1867 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex, son of Timothy John Gurr (labourer) and Martha Gurr
  iiiJohn who was born 1869 at Chelwood Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 6th Jun 1869 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex, son of Timothy John Gurr (labourer) and Martha Gurr
  ivCharles who was born 1871 at Chelwood Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 18th Jun 1871 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex, son of Timothy John Gurr (labourer) and Martha Gurr
  vMary Liza who was born 1873 at Chelwood Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 31st Aug 1873 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex, son of John Gurr (labourer) and Martha Gurr
15 viJane who was born 1875 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  viiMargaret who was born 1877 at Birch Grove, East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 19th Aug 1877 Ma.StJsCh, Nutley, Sussex, daughter of John Gurr (bricklayer) and Martha Gurr
16 viiiFrederick who was born 17th May 1879 at Birch Grove, East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1879 Ma.StJsCh, Nutley, Sussex, son of John Gurr (bricklayer) and Martha Gurr
  ixSilvanus Ridley who was born 17th Nov 1881 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1882 Ma.StJsCh, Nutley, Sussex, son of John Gurr (bricklayer) and Martha Gurr
17 xGeorge who was born 18th Aug 1883 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 7th Oct 1883 Ma.StJsCh, Nutley, Sussex, son of John Gurr (bricklayer) and Martha Gurr
   
  9. Charles Ridley, farm labourer was the son of John Ridley and Jane Ridley [Gurr]. He was born 1845 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 19th Jun 1845 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  iEmily who was born 1867 at Fletching, Sussex
  iiHenry who was born 1869 at West Hoathly, Sussex; christened 14th Nov 1869 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex
  He married Eliza on c 1871. She was born 1851 at Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1872 at West Hoathly, Sussex
  iiAlfred who was born 1873; christened 26th Jan 1873 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex
  iiiThomas who was born 1874 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1874 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex
  ivMary who was born 1877 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  vRichard who was born 25th Oct 1879 at East Grinstead, Sussex; died 27th Jun 1958
  viEllen who was born 1882 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 19th Mar 1882 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  viiHester who was born 1888 at Worth, Sussex
   
  10. Silvanus Ridley was the son of John Ridley and Jane Ridley [Gurr]. He was born 1849 at Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Mary A. on c 1875. She was born 1851 at Fletching, Sussex
   
  11. Harry Ridley, farmer was the son of John Ridley and Jane Ridley [Gurr]. He was born 1869 at Fletching, Sussex
  He married Kate on c 1885. She was born 1869 at Maresfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJane who was born 1889 at Fletching, Sussex
  iiAlice who was born 1890 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 31st Aug 1890 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex
  iiiJack who was born 1891 at Danehill, Sussex; christened 29th Nov 1891 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex
   
  12. George Weeding was the son of John Weeding and Elizabeth Weeding [Gurr]. He was born 1857 at Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Sarah Ann Langridge on 2nd Jul 1881 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. She was born 1856 at Kent. They had the following children:
  iHenry Thomas who was born 1882 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 25th Jun 1882 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
18 iiGeorge who was born 1885 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 12th Apr 1885 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex; died 3rd May 1917 France, Killed in action: Trooper 2nd Coy. Household Cavalry. Memorial at Roeux, France
  iiiFlorence who was born 1887 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 16th Oct 1887 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  ivLizzie who was born 1890 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 4th Feb 1890 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  vJohn who was born 1897 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1897 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 5
  13. Fanny Woodrow [Gurr] was the daughter of Timothy John Gurr, farmer and mason and Martha Gurr [Chatfield]. She was born 9th Apr 1865 at Chelwood Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 21st May 1865 at All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex, daughter of Timothy John Gurr (labourer) and Martha Gurr
  She married Arthur Frederick Woodrow, general labourer. He was born 1862 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 24th Aug 1862 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlexander Stewart who was born 1888 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 16th Jun 1891 St Patrick, Hove, Sussex, son of Arthur Frederick Woodrow (journeyman butcher) and Fanny Woodrow
  iiMinnie Theodora who was born 1891 at 1 Lansdowne Mews, Hove, Sussex; christened 16th Jun 1891 St Patrick, Hove, Sussex, daughter of Arthur Frederick Woodrow (journeyman butcher) and Fanny Woodrow
  iiiEric A. who was born 1893 at Hove, Sussex
  ivMay E. who was born 1895 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  vMarion E. who was born 1897 at Lingfield, Surrey
  viReginald who was born 1901 at Lingfield, Surrey
  viiSilvanua who was born 1904 at Lingfield, Surrey
  viiiRobert K. who was born 1906 at Lingfield, Surrey
   
  14. Walter Gurr, bricklayer was the son of Timothy John Gurr, farmer and mason and Martha Gurr [Chatfield]. He was born 17th Feb 1867 at Chelwood Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 21st Apr 1867 at All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex, son of Timothy John Gurr (labourer) and Martha Gurr
  He married Elizabeth Ann Luxford on July to Sep 1889, registered at Cuckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1889 Q3 Vol 2b Page 244. She was born 1867 at West Hoathly, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWalter C who was born 1890 at East Grinstead, Sussex
   
  15. Jane Sadgrove [Gurr] was the daughter of Timothy John Gurr, farmer and mason and Martha Gurr [Chatfield]. She was born 1875 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  She married Charles Henry Sadgrove on c 1895. He was born c 1875. They had the following children:
  iCharles who was born 24th Feb 1897 at Roseberry Terrace, Sandown, Isle of Wight
   
  16. Frederick Gurr was the son of Timothy John Gurr, farmer and mason and Martha Gurr [Chatfield]. He was born 17th May 1879 at Birch Grove, East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1879 at Ma.StJsCh, Nutley, Sussex, son of John Gurr (bricklayer) and Martha Gurr
  He married Catherine Tilden on 24th Dec 1899 at The Register Office, Croydon, Surrey. She was born 11th Dec 1875 at South Hatton, Durham, registered at Easington District, Durham, ref: 1875 Q4. They had the following children:
19 iJohn who was born 10th Jun 1906 at East Tottenham, Middlesex
   
  17. George Gurr was the son of Timothy John Gurr, farmer and mason and Martha Gurr [Chatfield]. He was born 18th Aug 1883 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 7th Oct 1883 at Ma.StJsCh, Nutley, Sussex, son of John Gurr (bricklayer) and Martha Gurr
  He married Elizabeth Harriet on 18th Dec 1906 at St John the Baptist, Croydon, Surrey. She was born 15th Jul 1885 at Badger's Hole, Shirley, Croydon, Surrey, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1885 Q2. They had the following children:
20 iIvy Kathleen who was born 2nd Feb 1910 at Brook Street, Cuckfield, Sussex
   
  18. George Weeding was the son of George Weeding and Sarah Ann Weeding [Langridge]. He was born 1885 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 12th Apr 1885 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex; died 3rd May 1917 at France, Killed in action: Trooper 2nd Coy. Household Cavalry. Memorial at Roeux, France
  He married (1) Margaret Morphew on 1906. She was born Jan to Mar 1886 at Maresfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1886 Q1 Vol 2b Page 156; died 1907
  He married (2) Alice Wheatley on 12th Dec 1912 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. She was born 1888 at Lowlands Farm, Hartfield, Sussex; christened 17th Feb 1889 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Wheatley (farmer) & Ellen Eliza Wheatley. They had the following children:
  iGeoffrey Joseph who was born 27th Aug 1913 at Culvers Cottage, Hartfield, Sussex; christened 28th Sep 1913 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  iiPeter George who was born 26th Jul 1914 at Culvers Cottage, Hartfield, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1914 Privately, Hartfield, Sussex; died before 29th Jul 1914 Hartfield, Sussex; buried 29th Jul 1914 Hartfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 6
  19. John Gurr was the son of Frederick Gurr and Catherine Gurr [Tilden]. He was born 10th Jun 1906 at East Tottenham, Middlesex
  He married Ivy Kathleen Gurr on 20th Dec 1933 at The Register Office, Cuckfield, Sussex. She was born 2nd Feb 1910 at Brook Street, Cuckfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
21 iDouglas John who was born 21st Jul 1942 at Cuckfield Hospital, Cuckfield, Sussex
   
  20. Ivy Kathleen Gurr [Gurr] was the daughter of George Gurr and Elizabeth Harriet Hards. She was born 2nd Feb 1910 at Brook Street, Cuckfield, Sussex
  She married John Gurr on 20th Dec 1933 at The Register Office, Cuckfield, Sussex. He was born 10th Jun 1906 at East Tottenham, Middlesex. They had the following children:
21 iDouglas John who was born 21st Jul 1942 at Cuckfield Hospital, Cuckfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 7
  21. Douglas John Gurr was the son of John Gurr and Ivy Kathleen Gurr [Gurr]. He was born 21st Jul 1942 at Cuckfield Hospital, Cuckfield, Sussex
  He married Merle Joan Woodcraft on 9th Jun 1962 at The Register Office, Middlesex. She was born 1945 at Langley, Buckinghamshire. They had the following children:
  iRicky Stewart who was born 11th Dec 1970 at St Peters Hospital, Chertsey, Surrey
   

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