The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Sarah Rice [Symmonds]
Generation No. 1
  1. Sarah Rice [Symmonds] She was born 18th Apr 1680 at Ardingly, Sussex
  She married George Rice on 15th Nov 1716 at St. Mary's Church, Slaugham, Sussex. He was born 1694 at Worth, Sussex; died 1725 at Crawley, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iGeorge who was born 16th Apr 1720 at Worth, Sussex; died 20th Sep 1793 Worth, Sussex; buried 26th Sep 1793 Worth, Sussex
  iiJohn who was born 1723 at Worth, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. George Rice was the son of George Rice and Sarah Rice [Symmonds]. He was born 16th Apr 1720 at Worth, Sussex; died 20th Sep 1793 at Worth, Sussex; buried 26th Sep 1793 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
  He married Rebecca Jupp on 17th Jun 1743 at Kingston-by-the-Sea, Sussex. She was born c 1720; died Apr 1799 at Worth, Sussex; buried 14th Apr 1799 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iSarah who was born 1745 at Worth, Sussex; died 1827 Worth, Sussex
3 iiGeorge who was born 1747 at Worth, Sussex; died 26th Feb 1826 Balcombe, Sussex
  iiiJohn who was born 1748 at Worth, Sussex; died 1750 Worth, Sussex, infant son of George and Rebecca; buried 10th Jun 1750 Worth, Sussex
  ivMary who was born 1751 at Worth, Sussex; died 1839 Worth, Sussex
  vJames who was born 1760 at Worth, Sussex; died 1765 Worth, Sussex, infant; buried 3rd Aug 1765 Worth, Sussex
  viJohn who was born 1765 at Worth, Sussex; died 1766 Worth, Sussex, infant; buried 22nd Sep 1766 Worth, Sussex
  viiThomas who was born 1769 at Worth, Sussex; died 1770 Worth, Sussex, infant; buried 5th Aug 1770 Worth, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  3. George Rice was the son of George Rice and Rebecca Rice [Jupp]. He was born 1747 at Worth, Sussex; died 26th Feb 1826 at Balcombe, Sussex
  iGeorge who was born 8th Jan 1775; died 1852 Shipley, Sussex
  He married Mary Harman on 9th Jan 1777 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex. She was born 20th Jul 1755 at East Grinstead, Sussex; died 7th Feb 1835 at Balcombe, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 31st Aug 1777 at Balcombe, Sussex; died 1857
  iiWilliam who was born 26th Dec 1778 at Balcombe, Sussex; died 1829 Balcombe, Sussex
4 iiiJohn who was born 13th Aug 1780 at Balcombe, Sussex; died 28th Aug 1863 Balcombe, Sussex
  ivAnn who was born 7th Jul 1782 at Balcombe, Sussex
  vRebecca who was born 27th Jun 1784 at Balcombe, Sussex; died 1841 Leigh, Kent
  viElizabeth who was born 9th Apr 1786 at Balcombe, Sussex; died 1860
  viiMark who was born 27th Jul 1787 at Balcombe, Sussex; died 1863
  viiiMatthew who was born 27th Jul 1787 at Balcombe, Sussex; died 1790
  ixLuke who was born 25th Apr 1790 at Balcombe, Sussex; died 13th Jul 1790 Balcombe, Sussex
  xSarah who was born 3rd Jul 1791 at Balcombe, Sussex; died 1871
  xiThomas who was born 10th Feb 1793 at Balcombe, Sussex; died 1869 Horsham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  4. John Rice, labourer was the son of George Rice and Mary Rice [Harman]. He was born 13th Aug 1780 at Balcombe, Sussex; died 28th Aug 1863 at Balcombe, Sussex
  He married Mary Simmons on 12th Sep 1806 at Ifield, Sussex. She was born 1785 at Ifield, Sussex; died 13th Feb 1864 at Crawley, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iSarah who was born 1807 at Balcombe, Sussex; died 1891 Horsham, Sussex
5 iiGeorge who was born 11th Oct 1807 at Balcombe, Sussex; died 1879
  iiiJohn who was born May 1809 at Balcombe, Sussex
6 ivMatthew who was born 4th Jul 1811 at Balcombe, Sussex; died 1876
  vRebecca who was born Jun 1813 at Worth, Sussex
  viThomas who was born 1815 at Worth, Sussex; christened 30th Jul 1815 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, son of John Rice (labourer) and Mary Rice
  viiJames who was born 1818 at Worth, Sussex; christened 1st Feb 1818 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, son of John Rice (labourer) and Mary Rice; died 1851
7 viiiStephen who was born Jan 1820 at Worth, Sussex; christened 30th Jan 1820 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, son of John Rice (labourer) and Mary Rice; died 9th Feb 1882 Crawley, Sussex
  ixMary who was born Feb 1822 at Worth, Sussex; christened 3rd Mar 1822 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, daughter of John Rice (labourer) and Mary Rice; died Jan 1891 Brighton, Sussex
  xRichard who was born Dec 1824 at Worth, Sussex; christened 2nd Jan 1825 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, son of John Rice (labourer) and Mary Rice; died 1900
   
Generation No. 5
  5. George Rice was the son of John Rice, labourer and Mary Rice [Simmons]. He was born 11th Oct 1807 at Balcombe, Sussex; died 1879
  He married Amey Lock on 2nd Mar 1835 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex. She was born 1816 at Worth, Sussex; died 1895 at Three Bridges, Worth, Sussex, aged 77 years; buried 15th Mar 1895 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born 1838 at Worth, Sussex
  iiElizabeth who was born 1840 at Worth, Sussex
  iiiThomas who was born 1842 at Worth, Sussex
  ivGeorge who was born 1845 at Worth, Sussex
   
  6. Matthew Rice, farm labourer was the son of John Rice, labourer and Mary Rice [Simmons]. He was born 4th Jul 1811 at Balcombe, Sussex; died 1876
  He married Sarah Blaker on 21st Nov 1835 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex. She was born 1817 at Worth, Sussex; died 1906. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth who was born 1838 at Worth, Sussex
  iiMary Ann who was born 1840 at Worth, Sussex
  iiiMartha who was born 1842 at Worth, Sussex
  ivMildred who was born 1844 at Worth, Sussex
  vRobert who was born 1847 at Worth, Sussex
  viAmos who was born 1848 at Worth, Sussex
  viiHarry who was born Jun 1850 at Worth, Sussex
   
  7. Stephen Rice was the son of John Rice, labourer and Mary Rice [Simmons]. He was born Jan 1820 at Worth, Sussex; christened 30th Jan 1820 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, son of John Rice (labourer) and Mary Rice; died 9th Feb 1882 at Crawley, Sussex
  He married Mary Charman on 1st Nov 1841 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex. She was born 1st Nov 1823 at Ifield, Sussex; died 29th Mar 1903 at Horsham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1843 at Crawley, Sussex; died 1910 Horsham, Sussex
  iiJohn who was born 1846 at Colegate, Sussex; died 1934
  iiiJames who was born 1849 at Crawley, Sussex; died 1928
  ivEmily who was born 1851 at Crawley, Sussex; died 1902
8 vStephen who was born 1854 at Crawley, Sussex; died 1924 Slaugham, Sussex
  viRichard who was born 1857 at Crawley, Sussex; died 1938 Slaugham, Sussex
  viiThomas who was born 1860 at Tilgate, Worth, Sussex; christened 5th Aug 1860 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, son of Stephen Rice (labourer) and Mary Rice; died 1928 Slaugham, Sussex
  viiiWilliam who was born 1864 at Cinder Bank, Worth, Sussex; christened 3rd Jan 1864 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, son of Stephen Rice (labourer) and Mary Rice
   
Generation No. 6
  8. Stephen Rice was the son of Stephen Rice and Mary Rice [Charman]. He was born 1854 at Crawley, Sussex; died 1924 at Slaugham, Sussex
  He married Mary Jane Fuller on 29th Mar 1879 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex. She was born 1857 at Cuckfield, Sussex; died 1936 at Slaugham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary Elizabeth who was born 1880 at Worth, Sussex; died 30th Aug 1957
  iiEdith Annie who was born Dec 1881 at Worth, Sussex; died 1970 Uckfield, Sussex
  iiiAlbert Charles who was born 1st Jun 1884 at Worth, Sussex; died 1914 France
  ivRose Alice who was born 1885 at Cuckfield, Sussex
  vFrederick William who was born 1890 at Cuckfield, Sussex; died 12th May 1918 France
9 viHenry Thomas who was born 8th May 1893 at Cuckfield, Sussex; died 4th Jul 1974 Mayfield, Sussex
  viiEdmund George who was born 1896 at Cuckfield, Sussex; died 14th Jan 1965 Ealing, London
  viiiIsabella Daisy who was born 1898 at Cuckfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 7
  9. Henry Thomas Rice was the son of Stephen Rice and Mary Jane Rice [Fuller]. He was born 8th May 1893 at Cuckfield, Sussex; died 4th Jul 1974 at Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Phyllis Jones on 4th Dec 1920 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 7th Dec 1889 at Mayfield, Sussex; died 9th Jun 1975 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHerbert Henry who was born 1922 at Vicarage Lodge, Mayfield, Sussex; died 18th Oct 1936 Chailey, Sussex
10 iiJohn Stephen who was born 18th Oct 1925 at Vicarage Lodge, Mayfield, Sussex; died 13th Oct 2003 Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 8
  10. John Stephen Rice was the son of Henry Thomas Rice and Phyllis Rice [Jones]. He was born 18th Oct 1925 at Vicarage Lodge, Mayfield, Sussex; died 13th Oct 2003 at Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Eileen Cook on 15th Dec 1949 at All Saints Church, Hastings, Sussex. She was born 11th Feb 1925 at Hastings, Sussex; died Dec 1973 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iStephen Richard who was born 25th Feb 1952 at Mayfield, Sussex
   

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