The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for William Miles, labourer, son of Richard Miles, carpenter and Jane Miles [Hounstead]
Generation No. 1
  1. William Miles, labourer was the son of Richard Miles, carpenter and Jane Miles [Hounstead]. He was born 1835 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 24th Aug 1835 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, son of Richard Miles (carpenter) and Jane Miles; died 7th Jul 1911 at Hartfield, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1911 Q3 Vol 2B Page 166, Cause of death: Malignant disease of mesentary (carcinoma), exhaustion, cardiac failure; buried 11th Jul 1911 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, Grave No: H103
  He married Ann Heasman on 11th Dec 1858 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1858 Q4 Vol 2b Page 206. She was born 1838 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 29th Apr 1838 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex; died 23rd May 1918 at Hartfield, Sussex, Cause of death: Senile decay; buried 28th May 1918 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, Grave No: H103. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born c 20th Dec 1858 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 26th Dec 1858 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of William Miles (labourer) and Ann Miles; died Dec 1859 Hartfield, Sussex, aged 1 year; buried 7th Dec 1859 Hartfield, Sussex
  iiAlice who was born 1860 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 30th Sep 1860 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of William Miles (labourer) and Anne Miles
  iiiMarianne who was born 1862 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 25th May 1862 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of William Miles (labourer) and Anne Miles
2 ivWilliam who was born 1864 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 26th Jun 1864 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, son of William Miles (labourer) and Anne Miles
3 vThomas James who was born 19th May 1866 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 29th Jul 1866 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, son of William Miles (labourer) and Anne Miles; died 20th Feb 1913 Isle of Wight; buried after 20th Feb 1913 Isle of Wight, Grave No: 617
  viRose who was born 1868 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 25th Oct 1868 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of William Miles (labourer) and Ann Miles; died Oct 1871 Hartfield, Sussex, aged 3 years; buried 7th Oct 1871 Hartfield, Sussex
  viiHenry who was born 1871 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 26th Feb 1871 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, son of William Miles (labourer) and Anne Miles
4 viiiJane who was born 1873 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Feb 1873 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of William Miles (labourer) and Anne Miles
  ixEliza Anne who was born 1875 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 7th Feb 1875 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of William Miles (labourer) and Anne Miles
  xEdward who was born 1877 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 28th Oct 1877 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, son of William Miles (labourer) and Anne Miles
  xiLaura who was born 1881 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 27th Nov 1881 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of William Miles (labourer) and Anne Miles
   
Generation No. 2
  2. William Miles, farm labourer was the son of William Miles, labourer and Ann Miles [Heasman]. He was born 1864 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 26th Jun 1864 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, son of William Miles (labourer) and Anne Miles
  He married Amelia Lavinea Pankhurst on 26th Apr 1890 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. She was born 1872 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 26th May 1872 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iNellie who was born 1891 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Aug 1891 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of William Miles (labourer) and Amelia Lavinea Miles
  iiAnnie who was born 1892 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 30th Oct 1892 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of William Miles (labourer) and Amelia Lavinea Miles
  iiiWilliam who was born 1894 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Jul 1894 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, son of William Miles (labourer) and Amelia Lavinea Miles
  ivDoris who was born 1895 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 6th Oct 1895 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of William Miles (labourer) and Amelia Lavinea Miles
5 vChristopher Vernon who was born 25th Nov 1896 at Chuck Hatch, Hartfield, Sussex; christened 20th Dec 1896 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, son of William Miles (labourer) and Amelia Lavinea Miles; died 22nd May 1980 Western Australia
  viAmelia Lavinia who was born 1898 at Chuck Hatch, Hartfield, Sussex; christened 21st Aug 1898 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of William Miles (labourer) and Amelia Lavinia Miles
  viiCubitt Verne who was born 1900 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 11th Mar 1900 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, son of William Miles (labourer) and Amelia Lavinia Miles
   
  3. Thomas James Miles was the son of William Miles, labourer and Ann Miles [Heasman]. He was born 19th May 1866 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 29th Jul 1866 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, son of William Miles (labourer) and Anne Miles; died 20th Feb 1913 at East Cowes, Isle of Wight; buried after 20th Feb 1913 at East Cowes Cemetary, Isle of Wight, Grave No: 617
  He married (1) Alice Oliver on 23rd Jul 1892 at Lambeth, London. She was born 31st Dec 1867 at Codford, Wiltshire; died 29th Jun 1906 at Newport, Isle of Wight. They had the following children:
6 iWilfred John Edgar who was born 17th May 1895 at Lambeth, London; died 21st Jul 1959 Perth, Western Australia; buried after 21st Jul 1959 Perth, Western Australia
  He married (2) Ethel Theresa Warder on 29th Aug 1908 at St Marys, West Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was born 12th Mar 1883 at Yarmouth, Hampshire
   
  4. Jane Pilbin [Miles] was the daughter of William Miles, labourer and Ann Miles [Heasman]. She was born 1873 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Feb 1873 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of William Miles (labourer) and Anne Miles
  She married William Pilbeam on 27th Jun 1891 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. He was born Jan to Mar 1866 at Hartfield, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1866 Q1 Vol 2b Page 124; christened 11th Mar 1866 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  5. Christopher Vernon Miles was the son of William Miles, farm labourer and Amelia Lavinea Miles [Pankhurst]. He was born 25th Nov 1896 at Chuck Hatch, Hartfield, Sussex; christened 20th Dec 1896 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, son of William Miles (labourer) and Amelia Lavinea Miles; died 22nd May 1980 at Bunbury, Western Australia
  He married (1) Elsie Maud Whitbread on 21st Jan 1922, registered at Lambeth District, London, ref: 1922 Q1 Vol 1d Page 421. She was born Oct to Dec 1898 at Whitechapel, London, registered at Whitechapel District, London, ref: 1898 Q4 Vol 1c Page319. They had the following children:
  iIris who was born 17th Oct 1922
  iiChristopher Henry Vernon who was born 11th Oct 1924
  He married (2) Georgina Ellen Bertha Rolfe on 6th Sep 1961 at Perth, Western Australia. She was born c 1910
   
  6. Wilfred John Edgar Miles was the son of Thomas James Miles and Alice Miles [Oliver]. He was born 17th May 1895 at Lambeth, London; emigrated 18th Nov 1913, Arrived in Freemantle, Australia form Liverpool, England on the "Zealandic".; died 21st Jul 1959 at Perth, Western Australia; buried after 21st Jul 1959 at Karakatta Cemetary, Perth, Western Australia
  He married Daphne Irene Victoria Pettit on 22nd Oct 1921 at St Marks Church, West Guildford, Perth, Western Australia. She was born 26th Jan 1903 at Guildford, Perth, Western Australia; died 24th Sep 1997 at Undercliffe Nursing Home, Greenmount, Perth, Western Australia; buried after 24th Sep 1997 at Karakatta Cemetary, Perth, Western Australia. They had the following children:
  iJoyce Veronica who was born 26th Feb 1923 at Perth, Western Australia
  iiAllan John Edgar who was born 16th Jul 1924 at Melbourne, Australia; died 12th Oct 2001 Perth, Western Australia
  iiiColin Roy who was born 3rd Jan 1926 at Perth, Western Australia; died 6th Apr 1994 Perth, Western Australia
  ivGloria Elizabeth who was born 31st Mar 1928 at Victoria Park, Australia
  vRonald David who was born 17th Oct 1930 at Perth, Western Australia; died 2nd Jun 1991 Perth, Western Australia; buried after 2nd Jun 1991 Perth, Western Australia
  viValma Dorothy who was born 25th Feb 1933; died 2nd Dec 1953 Perth, Western Australia
  viiMalcolm Brian who was born 2nd Nov 1941 at Perth, Western Australia
  viiiGlenis Irene who was born 26th Oct 1943 at Perth, Western Australia; died 7th May 1989 Perth, Western Australia
   

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