The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for John Oxley, blacksmith, son of Richard Oxley and Mary Oxley [Brackpoole] [Taylor]
Generation No. 1
  1. John Oxley, blacksmith was the son of Richard Oxley and Mary Oxley [Brackpoole] [Taylor]. He was born 1789 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 27th Jun 1789 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Philadelphia Akehurst on 5th Jun 1814 at All Saints, Lewes, Sussex. She was born 1790 at Herstmonceux, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iCharlotte who was born c Nov 1814 at Falmer, Sussex; christened 11th Dec 1814 St Lawrence's Church, Falmer, Sussex
3 iiRichard who was born 1816 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1816 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, recorded as John; died 27th Oct 1892 Bodle Street Green, Sussex, probate to Jane Oxley widow, Richard Oxley draper & grocer and Tom Jenner farmer
4 iiiJohn who was born 1817 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1817 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
5 ivMary who was born 1819 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 14th Mar 1819 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
6 vPhiladelphia who was born 1821 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 11th Feb 1821 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
7 viLouisa who was born 1823 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 23rd Mar 1823 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
8 viiCaroline who was born 1825 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 22nd May 1825 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
9 viiiLucy who was born 1826 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 31st Dec 1826 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
10 ixElizabeth who was born 1828 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 9th Nov 1828 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
11 xWilliam who was born 1830 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 30th Jun 1830 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Charlotte Barnes [Oxley] was the daughter of John Oxley, blacksmith and Philadelphia Oxley [Akehurst]. She was born c Nov 1814 at Falmer, Sussex; christened 11th Dec 1814 at St Lawrence's Church, Falmer, Sussex
  She married William Barnes, farm labourer on 14th Apr 1833 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex, witnesses Edgar & Hannah Beney. He was born 1802 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 18th Jul 1802 at St. Giles Church, Dallington, Sussex, parents John & Mary Barns. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1839 at Wartling, Sussex
  iiElizabeth C. who was born 1843 at Wartling, Sussex
  iiiHenry who was born 1845 at Wartling, Sussex
  ivWilliam who was born 1847 at Wartling, Sussex
  vHarriett who was born 1849 at Wartling, Sussex
  viMary Ann who was born Jan 1851 at Wartling, Sussex
   
  3. Richard Oxley, innkeeper was the son of John Oxley, blacksmith and Philadelphia Oxley [Akehurst]. He was born 1816 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1816 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, recorded as John; died 27th Oct 1892 at Mount Pleasant, Bodle Street Green, Sussex, probate to Jane Oxley widow, Richard Oxley draper & grocer and Tom Jenner farmer
  He married (1) Caroline Cornford on 25th May 1840 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, witnesses Samuel Cornford & Francis Pilbeam. She was born 27th Oct 1819 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 5th Dec 1819 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, parents Samuel & Ann Cornford [Easton]; buried 13th Aug 1846 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, aged 26 years. They had the following children:
12 iJane who was born 1843 at Battle, Sussex; christened 24th Sep 1843 St. Mary, Battle, Sussex
  He married (2) Jane Chrismas on 4th Jul 1857 at St Mary's Church, Portsea, Hampshire, witnesses Mary & William Hopkins. She was born 1827 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1827 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex. They had the following children:
13 iCaroline Ellen who was born 1858 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 31st Jan 1858 St John [a.k.a. Bodlestreet Chapel of Ease], Bodle Street Green, Sussex
  iiRichard who was born 1859 at Warbleton, Sussex
  iiiGeorge who was born 1864 at Warbleton, Sussex
  ivCharlotte Ann who was born 1864 at Warbleton, Sussex
   
  4. John Oxley, blacksmith was the son of John Oxley, blacksmith and Philadelphia Oxley [Akehurst]. He was born 1817 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1817 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
  iJohn Oxley who was born July to Sep 1841 at Bodle Street, Herstmonceux, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1841 Q3 Vol 7 Page 304; christened 5th Jun 1842 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex; buried 30th Mar 1845 Warbleton, Sussex, aged 3 years
  He married (1) Elizabeth Alcorn on 19th Apr 1842 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, witnesses George Pilbeam & Philadelphia Oxley. She was born 16th Mar 1819 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1819 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex; buried 10th Jul 1854 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, aged 35 years
  He married (2) Mary Adams on 14th Apr 1857 at St John [a.k.a. Bodlestreet Chapel of Ease], Bodle Street Green, Sussex, witnesses Samuel Taylor & Lucy Oxley. She was born 1818 at Catsfield, Sussex; christened 20th Dec 1818 at Catsfield.Church, parents John & Elizabeth Adams. They had the following children:
14 iMary Jane who was born 1858 at Bodle Street Green, Sussex; christened 8th Aug 1858 St John [a.k.a. Bodlestreet Chapel of Ease], Bodle Street Green, Sussex
   
  5. Mary Hopkins [Oxley] was the daughter of John Oxley, blacksmith and Philadelphia Oxley [Akehurst]. She was born 1819 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 14th Mar 1819 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
  She married William Hopkins on 21st Mar 1841 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex, witnesses Richard & Caroline Oxley. He was born 1818 at East Preston, Sussex; christened 15th Mar 1818 at St Mary's Church, East Preston, Sussex, parents Thomas & Hannah Hopkins
   
  6. Philadelphia Archer [Oxley] was the daughter of John Oxley, blacksmith and Philadelphia Oxley [Akehurst]. She was born 1821 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 11th Feb 1821 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
  She married Alfred Henry Archer on 25th Dec 1845 at St. Mary, Battle, Sussex, witnesses John & Elizabeth Oxley. He was born 1823 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1823 at St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex
   
  7. Louisa Deadman [Oxley] was the daughter of John Oxley, blacksmith and Philadelphia Oxley [Akehurst]. She was born 1823 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 23rd Mar 1823 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
  She married William Deadman, farm labourer on 11th Dec 1841 at Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex, witnesses Henry & Eliza Deadman. He was born 1815 at Chiddingly, Sussex; died 10th Jun 1881 at Chiddingly, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1843 at Laughton, Sussex
  iiHarriott who was born 1846 at Chiddingly, Sussex
  iiiPhiladelpha who was born 1848 at Chiddingly, Sussex
  ivHenry who was born 1850 at Chiddingly, Sussex
  vJohn who was born 1853 at Chiddingly, Sussex
  viGeorge who was born 1861 at Chiddingly, Sussex
  viiAlfred who was born 1864 at Chiddingly, Sussex
   
  8. Caroline Goldsmith [Oxley] was the daughter of John Oxley, blacksmith and Philadelphia Oxley [Akehurst]. She was born 1825 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 22nd May 1825 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
  She married George Goldsmith, wheelwright on 5th Aug 1848 at St. Thomas-à-Becket Church, Brightling, Sussex, witnesses Thomas B? & Elizabeth Oxley. He was born 1825 at Northiam, Sussex; christened 17th Apr 1825 at St. Mary's Church, Northiam, Sussex, parents Elias & Ann Goldsmithh
   
  9. Lucy Taylor [Oxley] was the daughter of John Oxley, blacksmith and Philadelphia Oxley [Akehurst]. She was born 1826 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 31st Dec 1826 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
  She married Samuel Taylor, thatcher on 13th Jul 1857 at St. Peter's Church, Ashburnham, Sussex, witnesses John & Mary Oxley. He was born 1829 at Dallington, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1829 at St. Giles Church, Dallington, Sussex, parents Samuel & Sarah Taylor. They had the following children:
  iHarriet who was born 1858 at Ashburnham, Sussex; christened 11th Jul 1858 St. Peter's Church, Ashburnham, Sussex; died 12th Oct 1924 St. Leonards On Sea, Sussex, to William Taylor tailor, David Taylor gardener & Thomas Taylor farm labourer
   
  10. Elizabeth Bourner [Oxley] was the daughter of John Oxley, blacksmith and Philadelphia Oxley [Akehurst]. She was born 1828 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 9th Nov 1828 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
  She married Edmund Bourner, miller and farmer on 3rd Nov 1849 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, witnesses Thomas Bourner & Elizabeth Oxley. He was born 1824 at Crowhurst, Sussex; christened 29th Feb 1824 at St. George's Church, Crowhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iCharlotte Ann who was born May 1850 at Bodle Street Green, Sussex; christened 30th Jun 1850 St. Peter's Church, Ashburnham, Sussex
15 iiEllen Elizabeth who was born 1852 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 13th Jun 1852 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
   
  11. William Oxley, blacksmith was the son of John Oxley, blacksmith and Philadelphia Oxley [Akehurst]. He was born 1830 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 30th Jun 1830 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
  He married Harriet Waite on 26th Aug 1855 at Ss Peter & Paul Church, Peasmarsh, Sussex, witnesses R Wait & Adelaide Edwards. She was born 1832 at Peasmarsh, Sussex; christened 17th Apr 1832 at Ss Peter & Paul Church, Peasmarsh, Sussex, parents Thomas & Rebecca Wait
   
Generation No. 3
  12. Jane Chrismas [Oxley] was the daughter of Richard Oxley, innkeeper and Caroline Oxley [Cornford]. She was born 1843 at Battle, Sussex; christened 24th Sep 1843 at St. Mary, Battle, Sussex
  She married George Chrismas on 4th Jun 1866 at St Luke's Church, Portsea, Hampshire, witnesses William & Mary Hopkins. He was born 1841 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 31st Oct 1841 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex
   
  13. Caroline Ellen Jenner [Oxley] was the daughter of Richard Oxley, innkeeper and Jane Oxley [Chrismas]. She was born 1858 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 31st Jan 1858 at St John [a.k.a. Bodlestreet Chapel of Ease], Bodle Street Green, Sussex
  She married Tom Jenner on Oct to Dec 1887 at Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1887 Q4 Vol 2B Page 491. He was born July to Sep 1841 at Framfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1841 Q3 Vol 7 Page 425. They had the following children:
16 iFrank who was born 1889 at Bodle Street Green, Sussex; christened 4th Aug 1889 St John [a.k.a. Bodlestreet Chapel of Ease], Bodle Street Green, Sussex
   
  14. Mary Jane Polsue [Oxley] was the daughter of John Oxley, blacksmith and Mary Oxley [Adams]. She was born 1858 at Bodle Street Green, Sussex; christened 8th Aug 1858 at St John [a.k.a. Bodlestreet Chapel of Ease], Bodle Street Green, Sussex
  She married John Robert Polsue on 8th Oct 1879 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex, witnesses Agnes & Henry Gearing. He was born 1855 at St Blazey, Cornwall; christened 16th Dec 1855 at St Blazey, Cornwall, parents John & Mary Ann Polsue. They had the following children:
  iWinifred M. who was born 1880 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
   
  15. Ellen Elizabeth Hutchinson [Collins] [Bourner] was the daughter of Edmund Bourner, miller and farmer and Elizabeth Bourner [Oxley]. She was born 1852 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 13th Jun 1852 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
  She married (1) George Herbert Collins on 14th Jan 1871 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex, witnesses Perceval Collins & Elizabeth Atwood. He was born 25th Sep 1849 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 21st Aug 1853 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1874 at Hailsham, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1874 Q1 Vol 2B Page 54, aged 24 years. They had the following children:
  iGeorge Edward who was born 1872 at Warbleton, Sussex
  She married (2) Stephen Hutchinson on 23rd Mar 1878 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex, witnesses Percival & Emily Collins & ??. He was born 1852 at Hailsham Union Workhouse, Hellingly, Sussex; christened 31st Dec 1852 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  16. Frank Jenner was the son of Tom Jenner and Caroline Ellen Jenner [Oxley]. He was born 1889 at Bodle Street Green, Sussex; christened 4th Aug 1889 at St John [a.k.a. Bodlestreet Chapel of Ease], Bodle Street Green, Sussex
  He married Ida Naomi Ruth Austen on 4th Mar 1922 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Lingfield, Surrey, witnesses Edgar & Lilian Elizabeth Austen & William Oxley. She was born Oct to Dec 1893 at Horsham, Sussex, registered at Horsham District, Sussex, ref: 1893 Q4 Vol 2B Page 307, parnets Edgar & Naomi Austen
   

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