The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Emily (Amelia) Wheatley [Briggs], daughter of Benjamin Briggs and Ann Briggs [Newnum]
Generation No. 1
  1. Emily (Amelia) Wheatley [Briggs] was the daughter of Benjamin Briggs and Ann Briggs [Newnum]. She was born 1808 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Nov 1808 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1884
  She married (1) unknown father on 1831. They had the following children:
  iEmily Thomas who was born 1831 at Sussex
  She married (2) Edmund Wheatley, farm labourer on 16th May 1835 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. He was born 1812 at Buxted, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1888, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1888 Q1. They had the following children:
2 iWilliam who was born 1836 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jul 1836 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Edmund Wheatley (labourer) & Amelia Wheatley; died Oct to Dec 1898
3 iiJames who was born 1838 at Maresfield, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1875
4 iiiMartha Amelia who was born Jan to Mar 1841 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 9th May 1841 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of Edmund Wheatley (labourer) & Amelia Wheatley; died Jan to Mar 1916
5 ivAnn Ruth who was born July to Sep 1843 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jan 1844 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, daughter of Edmund Wheatley (labourer) & Amelia Wheatley; died July to Sep 1908
  vDavid who was born July to Sep 1846 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Aug 1846 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, son of Edmund Wheatley (labourer) & Amelia Wheatley; died Jan to Mar 1866
6 viRichard who was born Apr to June 1849 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 29th Jul 1849 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, son of Edmund Wheatley (labourer) & Amelia Wheatley; died Apr to June 1909
   
Generation No. 2
  2. William Wheatley, railway plate-layer was the son of Edmund Wheatley, farm labourer and Emily (Amelia) Wheatley [Briggs]. He was born 1836 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jul 1836 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Edmund Wheatley (labourer) & Amelia Wheatley; died Oct to Dec 1898, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1898 Q4
  He married (1) Charlotte Chatfield on Oct to Dec 1860, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1860 Q4. She was born c Mar 1831 at Maresfield, Sussex; died Apr to June 1866, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1866 Q2. They had the following children:
  iJeanette who was born July to Sep 1862 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 27th Jul 1862 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of William Wheatley (labourer) & Charlotte Wheatley; died Apr to June 1893
7 iiEllen who was born July to Sep 1864 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 11th Sep 1864 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of William Wheatley (labourer) & Charlotte Wheatley
  He married (2) Isabella Pottle on Oct to Dec 1870, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1870 Q4. She was born 1837 at Hammersmith, Middlesex; died Oct to Dec 1885, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1885 Q4. They had the following children:
  iGrace Amelia who was born Oct to Dec 1871 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 15th Oct 1875 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, aged 3 years, daughter of William Wheatley (labourer) & Isabella Wheatley; died Jan to Mar 1953
  iiDaisy Mercy who was born July to Sep 1873 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 15th Oct 1875 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, aged 2 years, daughter of William Wheatley (labourer) & Isabella Wheatley
  iiiJames Jabez who was born July to Sep 1875 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 15th Oct 1875 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, aged 6 months, son of William Wheatley (labourer) & Isabella Wheatley
   
  3. James Wheatley, labourer was the son of Edmund Wheatley, farm labourer and Emily (Amelia) Wheatley [Briggs]. He was born 1838 at Maresfield, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1875, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1875 Q4
  He married Frances Hedges [Muddle] [Wheatley] [Elphick] on Apr to June 1867, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1867 Q2. She was born 1846 at Isfield, Sussex; died July to Sep 1903, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1903 Q3. They had the following children:
8 iAnn who was born Oct to Dec 1867 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Jan 1868 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, daughter of James Wheatley (labourer) & Frances Wheatley; died July to Sep 1951
  iiLouisa who was born Apr to June 1869 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 18th Jul 1869 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, daughter of James Wheatley (labourer) & Frances Wheatley
9 iiiFanny who was born July to Sep 1871 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 17th Sep 1871 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, daughter of James Wheatley (labourer) & Frances Wheatley; died Apr to June 1958
  ivJane who was born Oct to Dec 1873 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1873 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, daughter of James Wheatley (gardener); died Jan to Mar 1876
   
  4. Martha Amelia Woodman [Wheatley] was the daughter of Edmund Wheatley, farm labourer and Emily (Amelia) Wheatley [Briggs]. She was born Jan to Mar 1841 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 9th May 1841 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of Edmund Wheatley (labourer) & Amelia Wheatley; died Jan to Mar 1916, registered at Kensington District, London, ref: 1916 Q1
  She married John Woodman, stonemason on 21st Apr 1872 at St Mark, Notting Hill, London, registered at Kensington District, London, ref: 1872 Q2. He was born Jan to Mar 1838 at Keevil, Wiltshire; died 6th Feb 1897
   
  5. Ann Ruth Horscraft [Wheatley] was the daughter of Edmund Wheatley, farm labourer and Emily (Amelia) Wheatley [Briggs]. She was born July to Sep 1843 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jan 1844 at Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, daughter of Edmund Wheatley (labourer) & Amelia Wheatley; died July to Sep 1908, registered at Eastbourne District, Sussex, ref: 1908 Q3
  She married Aaron Horscraft, railway labourer on 24th Dec 1864 at St. John-the-Baptist, Southover, Lewes, Sussex. He was born 1843 at Maresfield, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1920. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born 1874 at Lewes, Sussex
  iiMartha who was born 1875 at Lewes, Sussex
  iiiDavid who was born 1876 at Lewes, Sussex
  ivAron who was born 1877 at Uckfield, Sussex
  vRuth who was born 1879 at Uckfield, Sussex
  viEsther who was born Feb 1881 at Uckfield, Sussex
   
  6. Richard Wheatley, lath render was the son of Edmund Wheatley, farm labourer and Emily (Amelia) Wheatley [Briggs]. He was born Apr to June 1849 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 29th Jul 1849 at Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, son of Edmund Wheatley (labourer) & Amelia Wheatley; died Apr to June 1909, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1909 Q2
10 iWilliam Richard who was born Oct to Dec 1869 at Maresfield, Sussex, birth registered as William Richard W. Langley; died Jan to Mar 1945
  iiMary Jane who was born July to Sep 1870 at Framfield, Sussex
11 iiiAnnie who was born July to Sep 1872 at Uckfield, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1935
  ivAda who was born Jan to Mar 1874 at Uckfield, Sussex; died July to Sep 1950
12 vEmily Charlotte who was born Jan to Mar 1876 at Uckfield, Sussex
13 viAlice Amelia who was born Oct to Dec 1877 at Uckfield, Sussex
  viiEdith Margaret who was born Apr to June 1881 at Lewes, Sussex
14 viiiBeatrice Esther who was born Apr to June 1889 at Lewes, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  7. Ellen Burley [Wheatley] was the daughter of William Wheatley, railway plate-layer and Charlotte Wheatley [Chatfield]. She was born July to Sep 1864 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 11th Sep 1864 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of William Wheatley (labourer) & Charlotte Wheatley
15 iIsabella Hope who was born Apr to June 1882, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1882 Q2; christened 27th Nov 1885 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, daughter of Isabella Wheatley
  She married Owen Burley, agricultural labourer on Oct to Dec 1888. He was born 1867 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 15th Sep 1867 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
   
  8. Ann Pankhurst [Wheatley] was the daughter of James Wheatley, labourer and Frances Hedges [Muddle] [Wheatley] [Elphick]. She was born Oct to Dec 1867 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Jan 1868 at Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, daughter of James Wheatley (labourer) & Frances Wheatley; died July to Sep 1951, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1951 Q3
  She married George Pankhurst on Apr to June 1896. He was born 1868 at Framfield, Sussex
   
  9. Fanny Lower [Wheatley] was the daughter of James Wheatley, labourer and Frances Hedges [Muddle] [Wheatley] [Elphick]. She was born July to Sep 1871 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 17th Sep 1871 at Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, daughter of James Wheatley (labourer) & Frances Wheatley; died Apr to June 1958, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1958 Q2
  She married Albert Lower on July to Sep 1903, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1903 Q3. He was born Oct to Dec 1875 at Newhaven, Sussex
   
  10. William Richard Wheatley, lath render was the son of Richard Wheatley, lath render and Mary Jane Wheatley [Langley]. He was born Oct to Dec 1869 at Maresfield, Sussex, birth registered as William Richard W. Langley; died Jan to Mar 1945, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1945 Q1
  He married Esther Louisa Short on July to Sep 1891, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1891 Q3. She was born July to Sep 1870, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1870 Q3; died Oct to Dec 1948, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1948 Q4. They had the following children:
  iBertha Annie L. who was born 4th Feb 1893, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1893 Q1
  iiWilliam Reginald R. who was born July to Sep 1895, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1895 Q3
  iiiLouis Harold who was born July to Sep 1896, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1896 Q3
  ivDoris who was born July to Sep 1901, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1901 Q3
  vWilliam who was born Oct to Dec 1904, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1904 Q4
  viBernard who was born 28th Aug 1907, registered at Newhaven District, Sussex, ref: 1907 Q3; died Apr to June 1986
  viiRonald who was born 11th Jul 1911, registered at Newhaven District, Sussex, ref: 1911 Q3; died Apr to June 1970
   
  11. Annie Percy [Wheatley] was the daughter of Richard Wheatley, lath render and Mary Jane Wheatley [Langley]. She was born July to Sep 1872 at Uckfield, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1935, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1935 Q1
  She married William Edward Percy, lath render and motor-chassis fitter on Jan to Mar 1898, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1898 Q1. He was born Jan to Mar 1878 at Lewes, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1962, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1962 Q1
   
  12. Emily Charlotte Cosham [Wheatley] was the daughter of Richard Wheatley, lath render and Mary Jane Wheatley [Langley]. She was born Jan to Mar 1876 at Uckfield, Sussex
  She married George Cosham, blacksmith on Apr to June 1900, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1900 Q2. He was born 1877
   
  13. Alice Amelia Moore [Wheatley] was the daughter of Richard Wheatley, lath render and Mary Jane Wheatley [Langley]. She was born Oct to Dec 1877 at Uckfield, Sussex
  She married Orriss Trayton Moore, dairyman on Apr to June 1899, registered at Eastbourne District, Sussex, ref: 1899 Q2. He was born Oct to Dec 1871 at Billingshurst, Sussex
   
  14. Beatrice Esther Moreton [Wheatley] was the daughter of Richard Wheatley, lath render and Mary Jane Wheatley [Langley]. She was born Apr to June 1889 at Lewes, Sussex
  She married George Moreton on July to Sep 1912, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1912 Q3. He was born c 1885
   
Generation No. 4
  15. Isabella Hope Driver [Wheatley] was the daughter of unknown father and Ellen Burley [Wheatley]. She was born Apr to June 1882, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1882 Q2; christened 27th Nov 1885 at Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, daughter of Isabella Wheatley
  She married George Driver on Oct to Dec 1899. He was born 1876 at Framfield, Sussex
   

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