The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Eliza Harding [Jones]
Generation No. 1
  1. Eliza Harding [Jones] She was born 1820 at Chichester, Sussex
  She married Timothy Harden, farm labourer on 24th Dec 1838 at St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex. He was born 1815 at Horsted Keynes, Sussex; christened 9th Apr 1815 at St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iJesse who was born 1840 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 22nd Mar 1840 St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex
  iiHarriott who was born 1843 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 29th Jan 1843 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
3 iiiEdwin who was born 1845 at West Hoathly, Sussex; christened 13th Apr 1845 St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex
4 ivHenry who was born 1848 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 5th Mar 1848 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex
  vWalter who was born Jan 1851 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 16th Feb 1851 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
5 viGeorge Henry who was born 1854 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 14th May 1854 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  viiAlfred who was born 1857 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 16th Aug 1857 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Jesse Harding, farm labourer was the son of Timothy Harden, farm labourer and Eliza Harding [Jones]. He was born 1840 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 22nd Mar 1840 at St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex
  He married Mary Ann Austen on Jan to Mar 1863, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1863 Q1 Vol 2a Page 505. She was born 1845 at Edenbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
6 iEliza Ann who was born 1864 at East Grinstead, Sussex
7 iiJesse Walter who was born 1866 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 30th Sep 1866 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex; died 7th Dec 1952, aged 86 years; effects £2500
  iiiAlbert who was born 1868 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 29th Nov 1868 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  ivMildred who was born 1870 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 31st Jul 1870 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  vHarriett E who was born 1872 at Cowden, Kent
  viWilliam who was born 1875 at Cowden, Kent
  viiKate who was born 1880 at Cowden, Kent
  viiiMargaret who was born Dec 1880 at Cowden, Kent
  ixAlfred who was born 1885 at Cowden, Kent
  xAlbert A who was born 1888 at Cowden, Kent
   
  3. Edwin Harden was the son of Timothy Harden, farm labourer and Eliza Harding [Jones]. He was born 1845 at West Hoathly, Sussex; christened 13th Apr 1845 at St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex
  He married (1) Tirzah Tester on 6th Jan 1868 at Mitcham, Surrey. She was born 1848 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 5th Jul 1865 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex, aged 17 years on 25.2.65, daughter of William Tester (labourer) and Rhoda Tester; died 3rd Jan 1875, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1875 Q1 Vol 2b Page 91, aged 26 years. They had the following children:
8 iMargaret who was born 25th Jun 1868 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1868 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  iiMinnie Adelaide who was born 1869 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 28th Nov 1869 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  iiiFlorence who was born 1871 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 26th Feb 1871 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  ivHarriett who was born 1872 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 29th Sep 1872 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  vBernard Charles who was born 1874 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 29th Mar 1874 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  He married (2) Sarah Ann Moules on Jan to Mar 1879, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1879 Q1 Vol 2a Page 236. She was born 1856 at Herefordshire. They had the following children:
  iAlfred who was born 1880 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 30th May 1880 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  iiElizabeth who was born 1882 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 2nd Jul 1882 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  iiiAmy who was born 1884 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 29th Jun 1884 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
   
  4. Henry Harden, sawyer was the son of Timothy Harden, farm labourer and Eliza Harding [Jones]. He was born 1848 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 5th Mar 1848 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex
  He married Ann Izzard on Oct to Dec 1868, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1868 Q4 Vol 2a Page 875. She was born 1846 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlbert who was born 1870 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 27th Feb 1870 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  iiZebulon who was born 1872 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 28th Jan 1872 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  iiiEmily who was born 1877 at London
  ivBernard who was born 1878 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 11th Aug 1878 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  vWalter who was born 1880 at Maresfield, Sussex
  viLaura Tamar who was born 1882 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1882 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  viiErnest who was born 1885 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 13th Sep 1885 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  viiiDorothy who was born 1891 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 27th Sep 1891 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  ixAmos who was born 1894 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 21st Jan 1894 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
   
  5. George Henry Harden, master hoop maker was the son of Timothy Harden, farm labourer and Eliza Harding [Jones]. He was born 1854 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 14th May 1854 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  He married Angelina Maria Prince on 23rd Dec 1877 at St. Luke's Church, Norwood, Lambeth, London. She was born 1853 at Downe, Kent, daughter of George John Prince; christened 7th Aug 1853 at Downe, Kent. They had the following children:
  iTabitha M A who was born 1879 at Hartfield, Sussex
  iiTimothy who was born 1880 at New Lodge Cottage, Hartfield, Sussex; christened 6th Feb 1880 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  iiiSamson Allen who was born 1881 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 24th Jul 1881 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivAngelina who was born 1883 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  vDennis who was born 1890 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viInfant who was born 1891 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  6. Eliza Ann Humphrey [Harding] was the daughter of Jesse Harding, farm labourer and Mary Ann Harding [Austen]. She was born 1864 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  She married Walter Humphrey, farm labourer on July to Sep 1884, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1884 Q3 Vol 2a Page 915. He was born 1859 at Chelsea, London. They had the following children:
  iCharlotte who was born 1886 at Cowden, Kent
  iiEdith who was born 1887 at Cowden, Kent
  iiiMinnie who was born 1888 at Cowden, Kent
  ivEthel who was born 1890 at Cowden, Kent
   
  7. Jesse Walter Harding was the son of Jesse Harding, farm labourer and Mary Ann Harding [Austen]. He was born 1866 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 30th Sep 1866 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex; died 7th Dec 1952, registered at Surrey North District, ref: 1952 Dec Vol 5g Page 490, aged 86 years; effects £2500
  He married Harriet Chilman on Apr to June 1883, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1883 Q2 Vol 2a Page 821. She was born July to Sep 1858 at Brasted, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1858 Q3 Vol 2a Page 343; christened 31st Oct 1858 at St. Martin's Church, Brasted, Kent, daughter of George Chilman (labourer) & Eliza Chilman
   
  8. Margaret Divall [Harding] was the daughter of Edwin Harden and Tirzah Harding [Tester]. She was born 25th Jun 1868 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1868 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  She married Jesse Divall on 1893 at St. Saviour, Southwark, London. He was born 1865 at Mitcham, Surrey. They had the following children:
  iAmy who was born 1894 at Southwark, London
  iiDorothy who was born 1900 at Lambeth, London
  iiiElla who was born c 1902
   

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