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Descendant's report for John Harmer, farm bailiff, son of John Harmer, farm labourer and Ann Harmer [Piper]
Generation No. 1
  1. John Harmer, farm bailiff was the son of John Harmer, farm labourer and Ann Harmer [Piper]. He was born 1797 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 14th May 1797 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
  He married Martha Russell on 8th Apr 1817 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex. She was born 1798 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex; christened 25th Nov 1798 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iMary who was born c Jun 1817 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 22nd Jun 1817 The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
  iiMartha who was born 1819 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 30th May 1819 The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
  iiiElizabeth who was born 1821 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 11th Nov 1821 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
3 ivJohn who was born 1824 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 14th Mar 1824 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  vMatilda who was born 1826 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 4th Jun 1826 The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
4 viGeorge who was born 1829 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 26th Apr 1829 The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
5 viiThomas who was born 1831 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1832 The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
  viiiHannah who was born 1835 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 19th Apr 1835 The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
  ixEliza who was born 1836 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 31st Jul 1836 The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
  xHarriet who was born 1838 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 2nd Sep 1838 The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
  xiSusan who was born 1842 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 16th Jan 1842 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
6 xiiJames who was born 1844 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 14th Apr 1844 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Mary Coppard [Harmer] was the daughter of John Harmer, farm bailiff and Martha Harmer [Russell]. She was born c Jun 1817 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 22nd Jun 1817 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
  She married Richard Coppard, patten maker on 2nd Dec 1845 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. He was born 1822 at Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born 1847 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiSusan who was born 1849 at Burwash, Sussex
   
  3. John Harmer, farm labourer was the son of John Harmer, farm bailiff and Martha Harmer [Russell]. He was born 1824 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 14th Mar 1824 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married (1) Frances Elizabeth Wickham on 14th Mar 1847 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. She was born 1825 at Burwash, Sussex; died July to Sep 1854, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1854 Q3 Vol 2b Page 39. They had the following children:
  iEliza who was born c Jun 1847 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 13th Jun 1847 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiJohn who was born 1849 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 4th Mar 1849 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiiHarriet who was born 1851 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 1st Jun 1851 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  ivHannah who was born 1853 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 17th Nov 1853 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married (2) Charlotte Collins Price on 18th Jan 1857 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. She was born 1841 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1841 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iThomas who was born 1858 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 5th Dec 1858 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiGeorge who was born 1860 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 7th Oct 1860 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiiCharlotte who was born 1868 at Tonbridge, Kent
  ivEdward who was born 1869 at Tonbridge, Kent
  vJohn who was born 1879 at Tonbridge, Kent
  viHenry who was born Apr 1880 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  4. George Harmer, farm labourer was the son of John Harmer, farm bailiff and Martha Harmer [Russell]. He was born 1829 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 26th Apr 1829 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
  He married Eliza Harriett Swain on July to Sep 1860, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1860 Q3 Vol 2a Page 629. She was born 1836 at Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iMatilda who was born 1861 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiAlbert who was born 1863 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  5. Thomas Harmer, farm labourer was the son of John Harmer, farm bailiff and Martha Harmer [Russell]. He was born 1831 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1832 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
  He married Sarah Manwaring on 19th Oct 1853 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. She was born 1830 at Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iSarah who was born 1855 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 12th Mar 1855 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
7 iiMary Manwaring who was born 1858 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 7th Feb 1858 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiiJane Manwaring who was born 1861 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1861 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  ivAnna Manwaring who was born 1865 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1865 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
  6. James Harmer, gamekeeper was the son of John Harmer, farm bailiff and Martha Harmer [Russell]. He was born 1844 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 14th Apr 1844 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married (1) Jane Bridgeland on 4th Apr 1866, registered at Battle District, Sussex, ref: 1866 Q2 Vol 2b Page 71. She was born 1846 at Catsfield, Sussex; died May 1878 at Catsfield, Sussex, aged 32 years; buried 19th May 1878 at Catsfield.Church, Catsfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1867 at Catsfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1867 Catsfield.Church, Catsfield, Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 1869 at Catsfield, Sussex; christened 6th Nov 1869 Catsfield.Church, Catsfield, Sussex
  He married (2) Mary Ann Middleditch on Jan to Mar 1880, registered at Battle District, Sussex, ref: 1880 Q1 Vol 2b Page 61. She was born 1839 at Hastings, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 1881 at Catsfield, Sussex; christened 1st May 1881 Catsfield.Church, Catsfield, Sussex
  iiHarry who was born 1883 at Catsfield, Sussex; christened 13th May 1883 Catsfield.Church, Catsfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  7. Mary Manwaring Harmer was the daughter of Thomas Harmer, farm labourer and Sarah Harmer [Manwaring]. She was born 1858 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 7th Feb 1858 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iJane Manwaring who was born Mar 1880 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 2nd May 1880 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   

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