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Descendant's report for Samuel Heasman, farm labourer, son of James Heasman and Elizabeth Heasman [Turk]
Generation No. 1
  1. Samuel Heasman, farm labourer was the son of James Heasman and Elizabeth Heasman [Turk]. He was born 1799 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 9th Jun 1799 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  He married Sarah Shoebridge on 2nd Oct 1824 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex. She was born 1806 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 20th Apr 1806 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of Jesse Shoebridge & Cary Shoebridge. They had the following children:
2 iHarriett who was born 1825 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Oct 1825 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
3 iiPhiladelphia who was born 1829 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 29th Mar 1829 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
4 iiiJane who was born 1831 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 30th Oct 1831 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  ivJesse who was born 1834 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Jun 1834 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  vMary Ann who was born 1836 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 25th Sep 1836 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
5 viThomas who was born 1839 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 24th Mar 1839 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
6 viiAnn who was born 1842 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 9th Jan 1842 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  viiiHannah who was born 1845 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 16th Jan 1848 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  ixEmily who was born 1848 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 16th Jan 1848 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Harriett Friend [Heasman] was the daughter of Samuel Heasman, farm labourer and Sarah Hesman [Shoebridge]. She was born 1825 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Oct 1825 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  She married George Friend, farm labourer on 7th Nov 1847 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1822. They had the following children:
  iEmily who was born 1849 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiThomas who was born 1851 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  3. Philadelphia Neve [Groombridge] [Heasman] was the daughter of Samuel Heasman, farm labourer and Sarah Hesman [Shoebridge]. She was born 1829 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 29th Mar 1829 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  She married (1) Thomas Groombridge on 26th Apr 1851 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1826 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 5th Mar 1826 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFanny who was born 1856 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 28th Dec 1856 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
7 iiJames who was born 1859 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1860 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiiGeorge Samuel who was born 1862 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 16th Mar 1862 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  ivBetsy who was born 1864 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 15th May 1864 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  vJesse who was born 1871 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 28th May 1871 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  She married (2) William Neve, farm labourer on 18th Jan 1873 at St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1833 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  4. Jane Heasman [Heasman] was the daughter of Samuel Heasman, farm labourer and Sarah Hesman [Shoebridge]. She was born 1831 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 30th Oct 1831 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  She married Michael Heasman, farm labourer on 6th Apr 1854 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1854 Q2 Vol 2b Page 156. He was born 1827 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 29th Aug 1827 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFanny who was born 1856 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 22nd Jun 1856 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiSarah A. who was born 1860 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiiSamuel who was born 1862 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 23rd Nov 1862 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  ivAlice who was born 1865 at Withyham, Sussex
  vEmily who was born 1867 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 11th Aug 1867 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  viAgnes who was born 1871 at Penshurst, Kent
   
  5. Thomas Heasman, railway platelayer was the son of Samuel Heasman, farm labourer and Sarah Hesman [Shoebridge]. He was born 1839 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 24th Mar 1839 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  He married Emma Stubbs on Oct to Dec 1865, registered at Alresford District, Hampshire, ref: 1865 Q4 Vol 2c Page 311. She was born 1843 at Ropley, Hampshire. They had the following children:
  iFrank who was born 1868 at New Alresford, Hampshire
  iiFrederick who was born 1870 at New Alresford, Hampshire
   
  6. Ann Payne [Harman] [Heasman] was the daughter of Samuel Heasman, farm labourer and Sarah Hesman [Shoebridge]. She was born 1842 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 9th Jan 1842 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  She married (1) Edward Harman, labourer on Apr to June 1861, registered at Reigate District, Surrey, ref: 1861Q2 Vol 2a Page 199. He was born 1841 at East Grinstead, Sussex; died Mar 1865 at East Grinstead, Sussex, aged 27 years; buried 20th Mar 1865 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEdward George who was born 1865 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 30th Apr 1865 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex, son of Edward (labourer, deceased) & Ann Harman
  She married (2) Richard Payne, stockman on Oct to Dec 1867, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1867 Q4 Vol 2b Page 229. He was born 1844 at East Grinstead, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1868 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1868 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex, son of Richard Payne (labourer) and Ann Payne
8 iiRichard who was born 1870 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 30th Jan 1870 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex, son of Richard Payne (labourer) and Ann Payne
  iiiRosina who was born 1872 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  ivHannah who was born 1874 at Shovelstrode Cottage, East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 26th Apr 1874 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex, daughter of Richard Payne (cowman) and Ann Payne; died Feb 1875 East Grinstead, Sussex, aged 11 months; buried 4th Feb 1875 East Grinstead, Sussex
  vWilliam T. who was born 1876 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  viEdith Mary who was born 1879 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  viiFlorence who was born 1881 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  viiiCharles who was born 1884 at East Grinstead, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  7. James Groombridge was the son of Thomas Groombridge and Philadelphia Neve [Groombridge] [Heasman]. He was born 1859 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1860 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Harriet on c 1878. She was born 1862 at Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1880 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiAlice who was born 1889 at Hartfield, Sussex
   
  8. Richard Payne, stockman was the son of Richard Payne, stockman and Ann Payne [Harman] [Heasman]. He was born 1870 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 30th Jan 1870 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex, son of Richard Payne (labourer) and Ann Payne
  He married Mary Jane Goddard on Oct to Dec 1890, registered at Cuckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1890 Q4 Vol 2b Page 294. She was born 1873 at Cuckfield, Sussex
   

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