The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Mary Gurr [Nash]
Generation No. 1
  1. Mary Gurr [Nash] She was born 1795 at Headley, Hampshire
  She married George Gurr on 8th May 1821 at Headley, Hampshire. He was born 1801 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 13th Jul 1801 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex; died 1st Feb 1865 at Brighton, Sussex, aged 67 years; cause of death: Febris Certified; buried 7th Feb 1865 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1823 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 20th Apr 1823 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
  iiReuben who was born 1826 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 26th Nov 1826 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex; died July to Sep 1843
  iiiJonathan who was born 1827 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 12th Apr 1829 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
2 ivBenjamin who was born 1829 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 12th Apr 1829 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
3 vGeorge who was born 1830 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 17th Oct 1830 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
4 viJames who was born 1833 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 29th Sep 1833 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
5 viiEmily who was born 1835 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1835 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
6 viiiFredrick who was born 1837 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 21st Feb 1837 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
7 ixCharles who was born 1839 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1839 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
8 xEliza who was born 1841 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1843 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Benjamin Gurr, waggoner was the son of George Gurr and Mary Gurr [Nash]. He was born 1829 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 12th Apr 1829 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
  He married Lucy on c 1860. She was born 1840 at Barcombe, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iLouisa A. who was born 1862 at Chatham, Kent
  iiWilliam H. who was born 1864 at Shoreham, Sussex
   
  3. George Gurr, farm labourer was the son of George Gurr and Mary Gurr [Nash]. He was born 1830 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 17th Oct 1830 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Dawes on Oct to Dec 1850, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1850 Q4 Vol 7 Page 843. She was born 1829 at East Peckham, Kent. They had the following children:
  iCatherine who was born 1851 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 10th Aug 1851 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
  iiSarah Anne who was born 1853 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 8th May 1853 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
9 iiiWilliam who was born 27th Jun 1855 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 5th Aug 1855 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
  ivGeorge who was born 1863 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 29th Nov 1863 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
  vElizabeth Emily who was born 1867 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 19th May 1867 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
  viHarry who was born 6th Dec 1870 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 26th Feb 1871 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
   
  4. James Gurr was the son of George Gurr and Mary Gurr [Nash]. He was born 1833 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 29th Sep 1833 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
  He married Harriett Bransden on Apr to June 1866, registered at Eastbourne District, Sussex, ref: 1866 Q2 Vol 2b Page 103. She was born 1823 at Plumpton, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1876 at Brighton, Sussex
   
  5. Emily Winter [Alcorn] [Gurr] was the daughter of George Gurr and Mary Gurr [Nash]. She was born 1835 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1835 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
  She married (1) John Alcorn, carter on 25th Dec 1854 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. He was born 1831 at Brighton, Sussex; died July to Sep 1875, registered at Malling District, Kent, ref: 1875 Q3. They had the following children:
  iHenry who was born July to Sep 1855 at Newick, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1855 Q3 Vol 2b Page 123; christened 16th Sep 1855 St. Mary's Church, Newick, Sussex; died Jun 1870 Uckfield, Sussex, aged 14 years; buried 24th Jun 1870 Uckfield, Sussex
  iiElizabeth Ann who was born July to Sep 1857 at Newick, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1857 Q3 Vol 2b Page 140; christened 29th Jul 1857 St. Mary's Church, Newick, Sussex; died Apr 1873 Uckfield, Sussex, aged 15 years; buried 22nd Apr 1873 Uckfield, Sussex
  iiiJohn who was born Jan to Mar 1859 at Fletching, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1859 Q1 Vol 2b Page 111; christened 29th Jan 1859 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  ivEliza who was born Apr to June 1860 at Fletching, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1860 Q2 Vol 2b Page 95; christened 11th Nov 1860 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex
10 vGeorge who was born 1862 at Lewes, Sussex
11 viCharles Alfred who was born Jan to Mar 1865 at Ridgewood, Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1865 Q1 Vol 2b Page 102; christened 21st Mar 1865 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex; died 1942
  viiWilliam who was born Apr to June 1867 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1867 Q2 Vol 2b Page 113; christened 5th Apr 1868 St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex
  viiiThomas who was born July to Sep 1869 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1869 Q3 Vol 2b Page 107; christened 8th Aug 1869 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex
  ixMercy who was born 1871 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 13th Sep 1871 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex; died Sep 1871 Uckfield, Sussex, aged 4 months; buried 24th Sep 1871 Uckfield, Sussex
  She married (2) Benjamin Winter on July to Sep 1875, registered at Malling District, Kent, ref: 1875 Q3 Vol 2a Page 786. He was born 1832 at East Farleigh, Kent
   
  6. Fredrick Gurr was the son of George Gurr and Mary Gurr [Nash]. He was born 1837 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 21st Feb 1837 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
  He married (1) Kitty Burtenshaw on Jan to Mar 1857, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1857 Q1 Vol 2b Page 161. She was born 1839 at Chailey, Sussex; died 1871 to 1880. They had the following children:
12 iWilliam who was born 11th Jan 1858 at Herrings Cottages, Twineham, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex
  iiMary Ann who was born 1860 at Newick, Sussex
13 iiiFrederick who was born 29th Jul 1861 at Chailey, Sussex; died 17th Jun 1939 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  ivFanny who was born 1864 at Mayfield, Sussex
  vCharles who was born 1867 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Nov 1867 St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex
  He married (2) Ellen Eliza Leonard on Jan to Mar 1881, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1881 Q1 Vol 2a Page 693. She was born 1859 at Penshurst, Kent
   
  7. Charles Gurr was the son of George Gurr and Mary Gurr [Nash]. He was born 1839 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1839 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
  He married Catherine Levy on July to Sep 1875, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1875 Q3 Vol 2b Page 333. She was born 1846 at London. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth who was born 1877 at Brighton, Sussex
  iiJane E. who was born 1877 at Brighton, Sussex
  iiiEliza who was born 1881 at Lewes, Sussex
  ivAnna who was born 1887 at Kent
  vCharles who was born 1887 at Kent
  viEllen who was born 1890 at Brighton, Sussex
   
  8. Eliza Hickman [Gurr] was the daughter of George Gurr and Mary Gurr [Nash]. She was born 1841 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1843 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
  She married George Hickman on 15th May 1859 at Barcombe, Sussex. He was born 1837
   
Generation No. 3
  9. William Gurr was the son of George Gurr, farm labourer and Elizabeth Gurr [Dawes]. He was born 27th Jun 1855 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 5th Aug 1855 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
  He married Matilda Hilder on Oct to Dec 1877, registered at Malling District, Kent, ref: 1877 Q4 Vol 2a Page 867. She was born 1843 at Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iBasil who was born 1878 at Borough Green, Kent
  iiWilliam Alfred who was born 1882 at Borough Green, Kent
   
  10. George Allcorn, farm labourer was the son of John Alcorn, carter and Emily Winter [Alcorn] [Gurr]. He was born 1862 at Lewes, Sussex
  He married Sarah Harriett Barton on Oct to Dec 1883, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1883 Q4 Vol 2a Page 1039. She was born 1862 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Aug 1862 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of George Barton (sawyer) and Elizabeth Barton. They had the following children:
  iFlora who was born 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiEliza who was born 1888 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiGeorge who was born 1890 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivJack who was born 1896 at Jarvis Brook, Sussex
  vSarah who was born 1897 at Jarvis Brook, Sussex
  viEthel who was born 1899 at Jarvis Brook, Sussex
   
  11. Charles Alfred Allcorn was the son of John Alcorn, carter and Emily Winter [Alcorn] [Gurr]. He was born Jan to Mar 1865 at Ridgewood, Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1865 Q1 Vol 2b Page 102; christened 21st Mar 1865 at Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex; died 1942
  He married Harriett Bowles on 1890 at St Georges, Hanover Square, London. She was born c 1865
   
  12. William Gurr was the son of Fredrick Gurr and Kitty Gurr [Burtenshaw]. He was born 11th Jan 1858 at Herrings Cottages, Twineham, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex
  He married Rose Ann Martin on July to Sep 1876, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1876 Q3 Vol 2a Page 837. She was born 1854 at Aylesford, Kent. They had the following children:
  iGeorge W. who was born 1879 at Brighton, Sussex
  iiAlice C. who was born 1880 at Penshurst, Kent
  iiiFrederick G. who was born 1882 at Penshurst, Kent
  ivHorace K. who was born 1883 at West Malling, Kent
  vLilly A. who was born 1885 at West Malling, Kent
  viJohn W. who was born 1886 at West Malling, Kent
  viiCatherine who was born 1888 at West Malling, Kent
  viiiWilliam who was born 1890 at Tonbridge, Kent
  ixRose Ethel who was born 1892 at Tonbridge, Kent
  xDavid E. who was born 1895 at Tonbridge, Kent
  xiHerbert S. who was born 1899 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  13. Frederick Gurr was the son of Fredrick Gurr and Kitty Gurr [Burtenshaw]. He was born 29th Jul 1861 at Chailey, Sussex; died 17th Jun 1939 at 12 St James Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  He married Sarah Matilda (Sally) Ellis on 25th Dec 1880 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent, witness: Edwin Coulstock; officiated by Rev. H.M. Lee (Rector). She was born 1857 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 29th Mar 1857 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex; died 7th Nov 1928 at 90 Erskine Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
14 iFlorence Katherine who was born Apr to June 1882 at Penshurst, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1882 Q2 Vol 2a Page 632
15 iiAnnie Caroline who was born July to Sep 1885 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1885 Q3 Vol 2b Page 113, twin
16 iiiRobert Edwin who was born July to Sep 1885 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1885 Q3 Vol 2b Page 113, twin
17 ivClara Gertrude who was born 10th May 1889 at Silver Street, Hildenborough, Kent; died 29th Dec 1963 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, cause of deathL autipulmonary oedema and myocardial degeneration
   
Generation No. 4
  14. Florence Katherine Taylor [Gurr] was the daughter of Frederick Gurr and Sarah Matilda (Sally) Gurr [Ellis]. She was born Apr to June 1882 at Penshurst, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1882 Q2 Vol 2a Page 632
  She married Robert George Taylor on July to Sep 1901, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1901 Q3 Vol 2a Page 1576. He was born c 1880
   
  15. Annie Caroline Tester was the daughter of Frederick Gurr and Sarah Matilda (Sally) Gurr [Ellis]. She was born July to Sep 1885 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1885 Q3 Vol 2b Page 113, twin
  She married John Tester on July to Sep 1906, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1906 Q3 Vol 2a Page 1715. He was born c 1885. They had the following children:
  iSydney Percival who was born 26th Apr 1908; died Apr 1984 Gillingham, Kent
   
  16. Robert Edwin Gurr was the son of Frederick Gurr and Sarah Matilda (Sally) Gurr [Ellis]. He was born July to Sep 1885 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1885 Q3 Vol 2b Page 113, twin
  He married (1) Alice Hall on July to Sep 1907, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1907 Q3 Vol 2a Page 1769. She was born c 1885
  He married (2) Mabel on c 1920. She was born c 1885
   
  17. Clara Gertrude Powell [Gurr] was the daughter of Frederick Gurr and Sarah Matilda (Sally) Gurr [Ellis]. She was born 10th May 1889 at Silver Street, Hildenborough, Kent; died 29th Dec 1963 at 20 Dorking Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, cause of deathL autipulmonary oedema and myocardial degeneration
  She married Frederick Harry Powell on 8th Jul 1911 at St. Barnabas, Quarry Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He was born 30th Oct 1887 at Petersfield, Hampshire. They had the following children:
18 iVera Alice May who was born 26th Dec 1912
  iiKathleen Ellen who was born 1st Apr 1914
19 iiiWilliam Henry who was born 22nd Aug 1915; died 4th Sep 1998 Benenden, Kent
  ivIrene Myrtle who was born 24th Mar 1921
  vDerek who was born c 1925
   
Generation No. 5
  18. Vera Alice May Walker [Powell] was the daughter of Frederick Harry Powell and Clara Gertrude Powell [Gurr]. She was born 26th Dec 1912
  She married Harry Walker on c 1935. He was born c 1910
   
  19. William Henry Powell was the son of Frederick Harry Powell and Clara Gertrude Powell [Gurr]. He was born 22nd Aug 1915; died 4th Sep 1998 at Benenden Hospital, Benenden, Kent
  He married Jessamine Primrose Weeks on 19th Jun 1937 at Tonbridge, Kent. She was born 10th Dec 1913 at Tonbridge, Kent; died 22nd Aug 2000 at Hawkhurst Cottage Hospital, Hawkhurst, Kent
   

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