The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Joseph Piper, son of John Piper and Elizabeth Piper [Matthews]
Generation No. 1
  1. Joseph Piper was the son of John Piper and Elizabeth Piper [Matthews]. He was born 1754 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 8th Aug 1754 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Sarah Buss on 27th Oct 1780 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born c 1760. They had the following children:
2 iJoseph who was born 1781 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Mar 1781 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiSarah who was born 1783 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 18th May 1783 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
3 iiiSamuel who was born 1786 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jun 1786 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Jun 1855 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 70 years; buried 4th Jun 1855 Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Joseph Piper, wheelwright was the son of Joseph Piper and Sarah Piper [Buss]. He was born 1781 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Mar 1781 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Lucy Barton on 24th Apr 1807 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1780 at Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iSarah who was born 1813 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Jan 1813 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiCaroline who was born 1815 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1818 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, aged 2 years
4 iiiHezekiah Joseph (Issachar) who was born 1817 at Mayfield, Sussex; died Jul 1896 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 69 years; buried 2nd Jul 1896 Mayfield, Sussex
  ivCharlotte who was born 1818 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1818 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
5 vAlfred who was born 1820 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Apr 1820 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viCharles Frederick who was born 1825 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 17th Jul 1825 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  3. Samuel Piper, farm labourer was the son of Joseph Piper and Sarah Piper [Buss]. He was born 1786 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jun 1786 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Jun 1855 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 70 years; buried 4th Jun 1855 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iEliza Piper who was born 1805 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 31st Mar 1805 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Philadelphia Weston
  iiWilliam who was born 1807 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 9th Aug 1807 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Philadelphia Weston; died May 1808 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 10 months; buried 13th May 1808 Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiLouisa who was born 1809 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12th Mar 1809 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
6 ivSamuel who was born 24th Jul 1810 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Nov 1834 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
7 vElizabeth who was born 20th Mar 1812 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Nov 1834 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Jan 1887 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 74 years; buried 17th Jan 1887 Mayfield, Sussex
  viAnn who was born 13th Sep 1817 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Nov 1834 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viiGeorge who was born 27th Mar 1820 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Nov 1834 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
8 viiiHarriet who was born 29th Aug 1822 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Nov 1834 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Dec 1896 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 74 years; buried 22nd Dec 1896 Mayfield, Sussex
  ixWilliam who was born 29th Mar 1828 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Nov 1834 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Hezekiah Joseph (Issachar) Piper, wheelwright was the son of Joseph Piper, wheelwright and Lucy Piper [Barton]. He was born 1817 at Mayfield, Sussex; died Jul 1896 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 69 years; buried 2nd Jul 1896 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Eastwood on 6th Aug 1838 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. She was born 1816 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Mar 1816 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iCharlotte who was born c Nov 1838 at Sussex; christened 23rd Dec 1838 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiSarah Ann who was born 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26th Dec 1841 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiElizabeth who was born 1843 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 31st Dec 1843 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ivMary Ann who was born 1846 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Mar 1846 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  vCharles Walter who was born 1848 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jun 1848 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
9 viEdgar who was born 1850 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th May 1850 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
10 viiFrederick who was born 1852 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jul 1852 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viiiLaura Lettie who was born 1855 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Apr 1855 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ixLucy Hannah who was born 1857 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1857 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  xAlice who was born 1860 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Dec 1860 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  5. Alfred Piper, ball maker was the son of Joseph Piper, wheelwright and Lucy Piper [Barton]. He was born 1820 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Apr 1820 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married (1) Martha Russell on Jan to Mar 1846, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1846 Q1 Vol 5 Page 557. She was born 1820 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEliza who was born 1848 at Tonbridge, Kent
  He married (2) Sarah Kinsey on Jan to Mar 1860, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1860 Q1 Vol 2a Page 481. She was born 1822 at Derbyshire
   
  6. Samuel Piper, farm labourer was the son of Samuel Piper, farm labourer and Philadelphia Piper [Weston]. He was born 24th Jul 1810 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Nov 1834 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Ann Daniel on 5th Nov 1834 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1812 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
11 iAnn who was born before 30th Nov 1834 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Nov 1834 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiJacob who was born 1836 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 21st Feb 1836 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
12 iiiBarbara who was born 1837 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1837 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
13 ivEden who was born 1839 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 8th Sep 1839 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
14 vHarriot who was born 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 17th Oct 1841 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
15 viPhiladelphia who was born 1843 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Dec 1843 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
   
  7. Elizabeth Haffenden [Piper] was the daughter of Samuel Piper, farm labourer and Philadelphia Piper [Weston]. She was born 20th Mar 1812 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Nov 1834 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Jan 1887 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 74 years; buried 17th Jan 1887 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married James Haffenden on 25th Feb 1832 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1809 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 16th Jul 1809 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
16 iHester who was born 1836 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Aug 1836 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Dec 1916 Offham, Kent; buried 21st Dec 1916 Offham, Kent
  iiGeorge who was born 1840 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 20th Dec 1840 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
17 iiiRuth who was born 1843 at Miss Cottages, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 10th Dec 1843 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 8th Jan 1920 Mayfield, Sussex
  ivElizabeth who was born 1847 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jan 1847 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  vPhiladelphia who was born 1849 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Dec 1849 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viAnn who was born 1854 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1854 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  8. Harriet Dann [Piper] was the daughter of Samuel Piper, farm labourer and Philadelphia Piper [Weston]. She was born 29th Aug 1822 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Nov 1834 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Dec 1896 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 74 years; buried 22nd Dec 1896 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married (1) David Dann, farm labourer on 1841. He was born 1821 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; died Aug 1879 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, aged 59 years; buried 23rd Aug 1879 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMercy who was born 18th Nov 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Dec 1852 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of David (labourer) & Harriet Dan
  She married (2) David Dann, farm labourer on 27th Feb 1847 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1847 Q1 Vol 7 Page 605. He was born 1821 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; died Aug 1879 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, aged 59 years; buried 23rd Aug 1879 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iSarah who was born 13th Nov 1847 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Dec 1852 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of David (labourer) & Harriet Dan
  iiJane who was born 1850 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1850 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of David (labourer) & Harriet Dann
  iiiRuth who was born 1852 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Dec 1852 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of David (labourer) & Harriet Dan
  ivDavid who was born 1st Jul 1854 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1857 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of David (labourer) & Harriet Dan
  vEliza who was born 1857 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1857 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of David (labourer) & Harriet Dann
   
Generation No. 4
  9. Edgar Piper, coach builder was the son of Hezekiah Joseph (Issachar) Piper, wheelwright and Elizabeth Piper [Eastwood]. He was born 1850 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th May 1850 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Frances Elizabeth Bull on Apr to June 1875, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1875 Q2 Vol 2a Page 846. She was born 1848 at Speldhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iEdith E.M. who was born 1877 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiFrederick W. who was born 1879 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiiHerbert E. who was born 1880 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
  10. Frederick Piper, gardener was the son of Hezekiah Joseph (Issachar) Piper, wheelwright and Elizabeth Piper [Eastwood]. He was born 1852 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jul 1852 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Mary Ann Young on July to Sep 1875, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1875 Q3 Vol 2a Page 893. She was born 1851 at Speldhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iMary Ann who was born 1879 at Speldhurst, Kent
  iiArthur who was born 1880 at Speldhurst, Kent
  iiiEdith who was born 1884 at Speldhurst, Kent
  ivHenry who was born 1887 at Speldhurst, Kent
   
  11. Ann Wickens [Piper] was the daughter of Samuel Piper, farm labourer and Ann Piper [Daniel]. She was born before 30th Nov 1834 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Nov 1834 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married David Wickens, farm labourer on July to Sep 1857, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1857 Q3 Vol 2b Page 141. He was born 1835 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 27th Dec 1835 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Stephen Wickens (schoolmaster) and Mary Wickens. They had the following children:
  iAnne who was born 1858 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 28th Mar 1858 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of … Wickens (labourer) and Anne Wickens
18 iiAlfred Tamner who was born 1861 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiHarry who was born 1864 at The Rough, Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1864 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of David Wickens (labourer) and Anne Wickens
  ivEdwin who was born 1867 at The Rough, Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 23rd Jun 1867 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of David Wickens (labourer) and Anne Wickens
  vWilliam who was born 1869 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 5th Sep 1869 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of David Wickens (labourer) and Anne Wickens
19 viGeorge who was born 1872 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 28th Apr 1872 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of David Wickens (labourer) and Anne Wickens
  viiEdgar Ernest who was born 1875 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened after 30th May 1875 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of David Wickens (labourer) and Ann Wickens
   
  12. Barbara Thompson [Piper] was the daughter of Samuel Piper, farm labourer and Ann Piper [Daniel]. She was born 1837 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1837 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  She married Ephraim Thomson on 21st Oct 1856 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. He was born 4th Aug 1835 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Jul 1837 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  13. Eden Piper was the daughter of Samuel Piper, farm labourer and Ann Piper [Daniel]. She was born 1839 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 8th Sep 1839 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  iEmily Hudson who was born 1861 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 17th Nov 1861 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
   
  14. Harriot Cottington [Piper] was the daughter of Samuel Piper, farm labourer and Ann Piper [Daniel]. She was born 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 17th Oct 1841 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  iFanny who was born 1860 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 9th Dec 1860 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  She married Samuel Cottington on 11th Apr 1864 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. He was born 1834 at Framfield, Sussex
   
  15. Philadelphia Moon [Piper] was the daughter of Samuel Piper, farm labourer and Ann Piper [Daniel]. She was born 1843 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Dec 1843 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  iAlfred Samuel who was born 1863 at Wilderness Cottage, Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 27th Dec 1863 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of John Alfred Moon (labourer) and Philadelphia Moon
  She married Alfred John Moon on 14th Feb 1863 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. He was born 1843 at Waldron, Sussex
   
  16. Hester Turk [Haffenden] was the daughter of James Haffenden and Elizabeth Haffenden [Piper]. She was born 1836 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Aug 1836 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Dec 1916 at Fairview, Offham, Kent; buried 21st Dec 1916 at St. Michael's Church, Offham, Kent
  She married Thomas Turk on Oct to Dec 1870, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1870 Q4 Vol 2a Page 809. He was born 1837 at Tubwell, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Dec 1837 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of John (labourer) and Phoebe Turk; died 13th Sep 1917 at Fairview, Offham, Kent; buried 19th Sep 1917 at St. Michael's Church, Offham, Kent. They had the following children:
  iDora Ruth who was born 2nd Dec 1871 at Village, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Jun 1872 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas (labourer) and Esther Turk
  iiAmy Elizabeth who was born 22nd Apr 1873 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 1st Sep 1878 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas (labourer) and Esther Turk
  iiiEbenezer Thomas who was born 1878 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 1st Sep 1878 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas (labourer) and Esther Turk
   
  17. Ruth Dann [Haffenden] was the daughter of James Haffenden and Elizabeth Haffenden [Piper]. She was born 1843 at Miss Cottages, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 10th Dec 1843 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 8th Jan 1920 at No 1, Mist Cottages, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married William Dann, farm labourer on Apr to June 1873 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1873 Q2 Vol 2b Page 213. He was born 1848 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1848 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, baseborn son of Hannah (servant) Dan
   
Generation No. 5
  18. Alfred Tamner Wickens, farm labourer was the son of David Wickens, farm labourer and Ann Wickens [Piper]. He was born 1861 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Harriet Ann Crouch on Oct to Dec 1888, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1888 Q4 Vol 2a Page 1107. She was born 1859 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 19th Feb 1924 at Frankham, Mark Cross, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: March 1924 Vol 2b Page 194, aged 65 years. They had the following children:
  iBeatrice M. who was born 1890 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  19. George Wickens, gardener was the son of David Wickens, farm labourer and Ann Wickens [Piper]. He was born 1872 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 28th Apr 1872 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of David Wickens (labourer) and Anne Wickens
  He married Elizabeth Smithson on Oct to Dec 1897, registered at Lincoln District, Lincolnshire, ref: 1897 Q4 Vol 7a Page 1043. She was born 1868 at Bardney, Lincolnshire. They had the following children:
  iGeorge Sidney who was born 1899 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 15th Jan 1899 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of George Wickens (farmer) and Elizabeth Wickens
  iiGladys May who was born 1900 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 12th Aug 1900 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of George Wickens (farmer) and Elizabeth Wickens
   

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