The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Obed Holmwood, son of William Holmwood and Philadelphia Holmwood [Gates]
Generation No. 1
  1. Obed Holmwood was the son of William Holmwood and Philadelphia Holmwood [Gates]. He was born 1805 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 19th May 1805 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Keziah Field on 7th Jan 1827 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent. She was born 29th Sep 1805 at Reams Farm, Hildenborough, Kent. They had the following children:
2 iEliza who was born c Nov 1827 at East Peckham, Kent; christened 23rd Dec 1827 St. Michael's Church, East Peckham, Kent
3 iiWilliam who was born 1829 at East Peckham, Kent; christened 10th May 1829 St. Michael's Church, East Peckham, Kent
  iiiJohn who was born 1830 at East Peckham, Kent; christened 31st Oct 1830 St. Michael's Church, East Peckham, Kent
4 ivThomas who was born 1832 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 26th Feb 1832 St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent; died July to Sep 1884 Camberwell, London
5 vGeorge who was born 1843 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 23rd Apr 1843 St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Eliza Warnett [Rabbitt] [Holmwood] was the daughter of Obed Holmwood and Keziah Holmwood [Field]. She was born c Nov 1827 at East Peckham, Kent; christened 23rd Dec 1827 at St. Michael's Church, East Peckham, Kent
  She married (1) George Rabbitt on 31st Oct 1846 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent. He was born 1823 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 27th Apr 1823 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent; died 21st Apr 1869 at Hadlow, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1869 Q2 Vol 2A Page 307. They had the following children:
  iHenry who was born 1848 at Hadlow, Kent
  iiGeorge who was born 1858 at Hadlow, Kent
  iiiJohn who was born 1861 at Hadlow, Kent
  ivJesse who was born 1865 at Hadlow, Kent
  vJane who was born 1867 at Hadlow, Kent
  She married (2) Stephen Warnett, agricultural labourer on 22nd Nov 1879 at Christ Church, Lansdown Road, Tonbridge, Kent. He was born 1826 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 5th Feb 1826 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
   
  3. William Holmwood was the son of Obed Holmwood and Keziah Holmwood [Field]. He was born 1829 at East Peckham, Kent; christened 10th May 1829 at St. Michael's Church, East Peckham, Kent
  He married Sarah Pucknell on 10th Aug 1850 at St. Johns Parish Church, Hildenborough, Kent. She was born 1831 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 9th Jan 1831 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iSarah who was born Jan 1851 at Opposite Cage Farm, Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1851 Q1 Vol 5 Page 591; buried 17th Jan 1852 Tonbridge, Kent, age 12 months
  iiJohn who was born Oct to Dec 1853 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1853 Q4 Vol 2A Page 356; christened 7th Mar 1854 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiFrederick who was born 1856 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 24th Feb 1856 St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
  ivThomas who was born 1858 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 28th Nov 1858 St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
   
  4. Thomas Homewood was the son of Obed Holmwood and Keziah Holmwood [Field]. He was born 1832 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 26th Feb 1832 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent; died July to Sep 1884 at Camberwell, London, registered at Camberwell District, London, ref: 1884 Q3 Vol 1D Page 561
  He married Johanna Hanley on 27th Oct 1855 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. She was born 1839 at Castletown, Co Cork, Ireland
   
  5. George Homewood, farm labourer was the son of Obed Holmwood and Keziah Holmwood [Field]. He was born 1843 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 23rd Apr 1843 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
  He married (1) Sarah Barton on 23rd Nov 1867 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent. She was born 1848 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 31st Mar 1848 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent, daughter of William Barton (labourer) and Harriet Barton; died July to Sep 1875 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1875 Q3 Vol 2A Page 323
  He married (2) Emma May on Jan to Mar 1881 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1881 Q1 Vol 2A Page 758. She was born 1836 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 10th Apr 1836 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent, daughter of William Barton and Harriet Barton
   

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