The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Thomas Marchant, miller's journeyman, son of John Marchant and Jane Marchant [Taylor]
Generation No. 1
  1. Thomas Marchant, miller's journeyman was the son of John Marchant and Jane Marchant [Taylor]. He was born 1794 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Aug 1794 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of John Merchant and Jane Merchant; died 8th Jul 1868 at Rudgate Mill, Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 74 years; buried 12th Jul 1868 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Mary Kempe on 9th Apr 1819 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. She was born 1797 at Ticehurst, Sussex; died Feb 1841 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 45 years wife of Thomas; buried 7th Feb 1841 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iLouisa who was born 14th Oct 1821 at Town Row, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1821 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Marchant (labourer) and Mary Marchant
3 iiTamar who was born 19th Dec 1823 at Boarshead Street, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Oct 1824 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Marchant (labourer) and Mary Marchant; died 1893 Crowborough, Sussex
  iiiThomas who was born 8th May 1826 at Boarshead, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Jul 1826 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Marchant and (labourer) and Mary Marchant; died Jan 1827 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 8 months, son of Thomas and Mary; buried 15th Jan 1827 Rotherfield, Sussex
4 ivEllen who was born 2nd Mar 1828 at Boarshead, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jun 1828 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Merchant (labourer) and Mary Merchant
  vCharles who was born 1st Sep 1830 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 17th Oct 1830 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Marchant and (labourer) and Mary Marchant
  viSampson Asa who was born 11th Jan 1834 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 29th Oct 1837 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Marchant and (labourer) and Mary Marchant
  viiAzel who was born 11th Jan 1837 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 29th Oct 1837 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Marchant and (labourer) and Mary Marchant; died Jan 1841 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 4 years, son of Thomas and Mary; buried 24th Jan 1841 Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Louisa Mitchel [Marchant] was the daughter of Thomas Marchant, miller's journeyman and Mary Marchant [Kempe]. She was born 14th Oct 1821 at Town Row, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1821 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Marchant (labourer) and Mary Marchant
  She married Joseph Mitchel, farm labourer on 14th Jan 1840 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1817 at Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJemima who was born 1841 at Buckinghamshire
  iiJoseph who was born 1843 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiThomas who was born 1845 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivBenjamin who was born 1847 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  vGeorge who was born 1850 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  3. Tamar Neve [Stevenson] [Marchant] was the daughter of Thomas Marchant, miller's journeyman and Mary Marchant [Kempe]. She was born 19th Dec 1823 at Boarshead Street, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Oct 1824 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Marchant (labourer) and Mary Marchant; died 1893 at Crowborough, Sussex
5 iAmos who was born 25th Oct 1843 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Dec 1843 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, natrural son of Tamar Marchant
  She married (1) John Stevenson on 10th Dec 1843 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 6th Jan 1822 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 17th Mar 1822 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; buried 23rd Mar 1847 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died Apr 1847 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 24 years
  She married (2) Thomas Neves, farm labourer on 10th Sep 1848 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1828 at Withyham, Sussex; died 1898 at Crowborough, Sussex. They had the following children:
6 iThomas William who was born 1849 at Withyham, Sussex
7 iiHenery who was born 1852 at Rotherfield, Sussex
8 iiiDavid who was born 1853 at Rotherfield, Sussex
9 ivGeorge who was born 4th Nov 1855 at Crowborough, Sussex; died 14th Dec 1904 Etchingham, Sussex
10 vAlfred E. who was born 1865 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  4. Ellen Killick [Smith] [Marchant] was the daughter of Thomas Marchant, miller's journeyman and Mary Marchant [Kempe]. She was born 2nd Mar 1828 at Boarshead, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jun 1828 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Merchant (labourer) and Mary Merchant
  iWilliam who was born 1846 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married (1) Thomas Smith on 6th May 1846 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born c 1825. They had the following children:
  iThomas who was born 1849 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married (2) Richard Killick, sawyer on 17th Jan 1852 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1825 at Slaugham Gill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 26th Aug 1832 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 7 years, son of Richard Killick (labourer) and Mary Killick; died 7th Dec 1895 at Station Road, Groombridge, Kent and Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1895 Q4 Vol 2b Page 81, aged 70 years. They had the following children:
  iPhoebe who was born 1853 at Steel Cross, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Jan 1853 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Richard Killick (labourer) and Eleanor Killick
11 iiRichard who was born 1857 at Boarshead, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1857 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Richard Killick (sawyer) and Ellen Killick
  iiiEllen who was born 1860 at Boarshead, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Sep 1860 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Richard Killick (sawyer) and Ellen Killick
  ivAnn who was born 1864 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Feb 1864 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Richard Killick (sawyer) and Ellen Killick
12 vGeorge who was born 16th Oct 1867 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 8th Dec 1867 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Richard Killick (sawyer) and Ellen Killick
   
Generation No. 3
  5. Amos Stevenson [Marchant], bricklayer was the son of unknown father and Tamar Neve [Stevenson] [Marchant]. He was born 25th Oct 1843 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Dec 1843 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, natrural son of Tamar Marchant
  He married Sarah Rye on 5th May 1877 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1858 at Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlbert William John who was born 1878 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 11th Aug 1878 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiAlfred George who was born 1883 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 27th May 1883 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
  6. Thomas William Neve, labourer was the son of Thomas Neves, farm labourer and Tamar Neve [Stevenson] [Marchant]. He was born 1849 at Withyham, Sussex
  He married Ellen on c 1874. She was born 1854 at Tudeley-cum-Capel, Kent. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1876 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiAlfred who was born 1877 at Sevenoaks, Kent
  iiiEllen who was born 1879 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  ivHenry who was born 1880 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  vThomas who was born 1883 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  viElizabeth who was born 1885 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiAlbert who was born 1887 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiiFrederick who was born 1888 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  ixCharles who was born 1890 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  7. Henery Neve, farm labourer was the son of Thomas Neves, farm labourer and Tamar Neve [Stevenson] [Marchant]. He was born 1852 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Mary Ann on c 1875. She was born 1858 at Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFanny who was born 1877 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiHenery J. who was born 1878 at Rotherfield, Sussex
13 iiiLouisa Kate who was born 1881 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivAlice E who was born 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  vRose E who was born 1886 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viNellie S who was born 1888 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiLizzie T who was born 1890 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  8. David Neve, labourer was the son of Thomas Neves, farm labourer and Tamar Neve [Stevenson] [Marchant]. He was born 1853 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Harriet Brown on 11th Jul 1874 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1857 at Runhall, Norfolk. They had the following children:
  iAlice A. who was born 1875 at Crowborough, Sussex
  iiThomas W.J. who was born 1878 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiiFrederick G. who was born Aug 1880 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
  9. George Neve was the son of Thomas Neves, farm labourer and Tamar Neve [Stevenson] [Marchant]. He was born 4th Nov 1855 at Crowborough, Sussex; died 14th Dec 1904 at Etchingham, Sussex
  He married (1) Emily Midmore on 7th Jul 1877 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1854 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married (2) Caroline Ann Davis on 2nd Apr 1888 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She was born 10th Sep 1848 at Salehurst, Sussex; died 29th Jul 1922 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
14 iEdith Annie who was born 22nd Sep 1889 at London; died 28th Oct 1975 Ontario, Canada
  iiAlbert Edward who was born Jun 1891 at London; died Jun 1892 London
   
  10. Alfred E. Neve was the son of Thomas Neves, farm labourer and Tamar Neve [Stevenson] [Marchant]. He was born 1865 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Caroline Mary Davis on Apr to June 1888, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1888 Q2 Vol 2b Page 196. She was born 1869 at Salehurst, Sussex
   
  11. Richard Killick, gardener was the son of Richard Killick, sawyer and Ellen Killick [Smith] [Marchant]. He was born 1857 at Boarshead, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1857 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Richard Killick (sawyer) and Ellen Killick
  He married Mary Smith on Apr to June 1876, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1876 Q2 Vol 2b Page 221. She was born 1858 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHarriet Ellen who was born 21st Jan 1877 at Poundfield, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11th Mar 1877 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Richard Killick (gardener) and Mary Killick
  iiRichard William who was born 1879 at Steel Cross, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 26th Jan 1879 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Richard Killick (gardener) and Mary Killick; died May 1879 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 5 months; buried 25th May 1879 Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiAnnie L. who was born Aug 1880 at Barcombe, Sussex
  ivGeorge Alfred who was born 1882 at Steel Cross, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 26th Apr 1882 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Richard Killick (gardener) and Mary Killick; died before 30th Apr 1882 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 29 days; buried 30th Apr 1882 Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  12. George Killick was the son of Richard Killick, sawyer and Ellen Killick [Smith] [Marchant]. He was born 16th Oct 1867 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 8th Dec 1867 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Richard Killick (sawyer) and Ellen Killick
  He married Ena Mary Raggett on Apr to June 1889, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1889 Q2 Vol 2b Page 269. She was born 1868 at Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMay who was born 1891 at Worth, Sussex
  iiDaisy who was born 1892 at Worth, Sussex
  iiiIvy who was born 1893 at Worth, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  13. Louisa Kate Tester [Neve] was the daughter of Henery Neve, farm labourer and Mary Ann Neve. She was born 1881 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married Owen Tester, general labourer on July to Sep 1902, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1902 Q3 Vol 2b Page 271. He was born Apr 1880 at Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iCharles Spencer who was born 1910 at Crowborough, Sussex
   
  14. Edith Annie Taylor [Neve] was the daughter of George Neve and Caroline Ann Neve [Davis] [Hilder]. She was born 22nd Sep 1889 at London; died 28th Oct 1975 at Brantford, Ontario, Canada
  She married Walter Taylor on 3rd Jun 1916 at St. James' Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He was born 11th Mar 1889 at Tonbridge, Kent; died 5th Apr 1976 at Brantford, Ontario, Canada. They had the following children:
15 iJoan Edith who was born 31st Oct 1917 at Folkestone, Kent; died 3rd May 2006 Ontario, Canada
16 iiDorine Edna who was born 27th Sep 1919 at Brantford, Ontario, Canada
17 iiiMarjorie Hilda who was born 18th Mar 1921 at Brantford, Ontario, Canada
   
Generation No. 5
  15. Joan Edith Dowden [Taylor] was the daughter of Walter Taylor and Edith Annie Taylor [Neve]. She was born 31st Oct 1917 at Folkestone, Kent; died 3rd May 2006 at Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
  She married Fernley W. Dowden on 13th Jul 1940 at Brantford, Ontario, Canada. He was born 4th Feb 1914 at Cornwall; died 16th Jan 1996 at Brantford, Ontario, Canada
   
  16. Dorine Edna Davidson [Taylor] was the daughter of Walter Taylor and Edith Annie Taylor [Neve]. She was born 27th Sep 1919 at Brantford, Ontario, Canada
  She married Donald Davidson on 1942 at Brantford, Ontario, Canada. He was born c 1915
   
  17. Marjorie Hilda Hayton [Ramsay] [Taylor] was the daughter of Walter Taylor and Edith Annie Taylor [Neve]. She was born 18th Mar 1921 at Brantford, Ontario, Canada
  She married (1) Alexander Ramsay on 1942 at Brantford, Ontario, Canada. He was born c 1920
  She married (2) Bud Hayton on c 1950. He was born c 1920
   

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