The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Thomas Muddle, son of Thomas Muddle and Mary Muddle [Dodswell]
Generation No. 1
  1. Thomas Muddle was the son of Thomas Muddle and Mary Muddle [Dodswell]. He was born 1707 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Sep 1707 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died 1785 at Rotherfield, Sussex; buried 16th Feb 1785 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
2 iMary who was born 1770 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 25th Jul 1770 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; buried 25th Jan 1821 Rotherfield, Sussex, w John, aged 50 years
  He married Elizabeth Fry on 12th Feb 1770 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born c 1730. They had the following children:
3 iThomas who was born 1772 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 27th Apr 1772 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Mary Diggins [Muddle] was the daughter of Thomas Muddle and Elizabeth Muddle [Fry]. She was born 1770 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 25th Jul 1770 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; buried 25th Jan 1821 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, w John, aged 50 years
  She married (1) unknown father on 1793. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 1793 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 28th Jul 1793 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; buried 18th Apr 1818 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 24 years
  She married (2) John Diggins on 20th Jan 1795 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, by licence. He was born c 1770 at ??. They had the following children:
4 iJohn who was born 22nd Jun 1798 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 19th May 1822 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
5 iiWilliam who was born 6th Mar 1804 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 19th May 1822 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
6 iiiSophia who was born 21st Sep 1806 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 19th May 1822 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivEsther who was born 4th Nov 1813 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 19th May 1822 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
7 vMary Ann who was born 9th Apr 1822 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 19th May 1822 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  3. Thomas Muddle was the son of Thomas Muddle and Elizabeth Muddle [Fry]. He was born 1772 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 27th Apr 1772 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Lydia on c 1795. She was born c 1775. They had the following children:
  iThomas who was born 1797 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8th Jan 1797 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiElizabeth who was born 9th Aug 1798 at Lewes, Sussex; christened 23rd Oct 1798 St. Thomas à Becket at Cliffe, Lewes, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. John Diggins, farm labourer was the son of John Diggins and Mary Diggins [Muddle]. He was born 22nd Jun 1798 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 19th May 1822 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Mary Dallaway on 1st Nov 1819 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1801 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 27th Dec 1801 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, mother Elizabeth Dallaway, base born. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1820 to 1825 at Sussex
  iiMary Ann who was born 1822 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 19th May 1822 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiEsther who was born 1822 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 19th May 1822 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivSophia who was born 1822 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 19th May 1822 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  vWilliam who was born 1831 at Sussex
  viThomas who was born 1833 at Sussex
  viiCharity who was born 1835 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Apr 1835 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiiCarey who was born 1837 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 18th Jul 1837 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ixElizabeth who was born 1840 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jan 1840 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  5. William Diggins, labourer was the son of John Diggins and Mary Diggins [Muddle]. He was born 6th Mar 1804 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 19th May 1822 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Harriett Paige on 29th Apr 1830 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1813 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 25th Jun 1831 at Town Row, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 31st Jul 1831 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
8 iiLouisa who was born 1833 at Frant, Sussex; christened 12th May 1833 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
9 iiiEliza who was born 1843 at Frant, Sussex; christened 28th May 1843 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
   
  6. Sophia Bryant [Diggins] was the daughter of John Diggins and Mary Diggins [Muddle]. She was born 21st Sep 1806 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 19th May 1822 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married George Bryant on 1st May 1830 at St Andrew's Church, Hove, Sussex, witnesses Elizabeth St?? & Stephen Lyons. He was born 1803 at Ringmer, Sussex; christened 27th Mar 1803 at St. Mary the Virgin, Ringmer, Sussex, parents Henry & Lucy Bryant
   
  7. Mary Ann Waghorn [Diggins] was the daughter of John Diggins and Mary Diggins [Muddle]. She was born 9th Apr 1822 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 19th May 1822 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iCharles who was born 1844 at Frant, Sussex
  She married George Waghorn on 10th Nov 1845 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, witnesses John Diggins & Henry Dibley. He was born 1821 at Pembury, Kent. They had the following children:
  iMary J. who was born 1846 at Frant, Sussex
  iiHeber J. who was born 1848 at Frant, Sussex
  iiiEllen who was born Oct 1850 at Frant, Sussex
  ivKate who was born 1854 at Frant, Sussex
  vWalter W. who was born 1856 at Frant, Sussex
  viMargaret C. who was born 1857 at Frant, Sussex
  viiAgnes C. who was born 1860 at Frant, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  8. Louisa Cork [Diggins] was the daughter of William Diggins, labourer and Harriett Diggins [Paige]. She was born 1833 at Frant, Sussex; christened 12th May 1833 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  She married Mark William Jesse Corke on 6th Apr 1861 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, witnesses William taylor & William Best. He was born 10th Jun 1840 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Aug 1840 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1878 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1878 Q4 Vol 2A Page 365, aged 39 years
   
  9. Eliza Best [Diggins] was the daughter of William Diggins, labourer and Harriett Diggins [Paige]. She was born 1843 at Frant, Sussex; christened 28th May 1843 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  She married William Best, gardener and groom on 6th Apr 1861 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, witnesses William Taylor & Mark Cork (brother-in-law). He was born 1838 at Upper Edward Street, Brighton, Sussex; christened 23rd Sep 1838 at PSx.Church, Brighton, Sussex, parents Henry & Amelia Best. They had the following children:
  iCaroline who was born 1871 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 1874 at Speldhurst, Kent
  iiiEmily who was born 1878 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivSarah who was born 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   

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