The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Mary Blackman [Spice], daughter of Caleb Spice and Ann Spice [Giles]
Generation No. 1
  1. Mary Blackman [Spice] was the daughter of Caleb Spice and Ann Spice [Giles]. She was born 1775 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 10th Jan 1775 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of Caleb & Anne Spice
  She married Edward Blackman on 29th Oct 1796 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, witnesses Mary Wenba & Duke Brook. He was born 1775 at Newenden, Kent; christened 5th Mar 1775 at St Peter's Church, Newenden, Kent. They had the following children:
2 iEdward who was born 1798 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 11th Feb 1798 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
3 iiSarah who was born 1808 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 23rd Oct 1808 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Edward Blackman, farm labourer was the son of Edward Blackman and Mary Blackman [Spice]. He was born 1798 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 11th Feb 1798 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Maria Parker on 2nd Nov 1823 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, witnesses John & Mary Alcorn. She was born 1797 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 14th Jan 1798 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, parents Thomas & Mary Parker. They had the following children:
4 iGeorge who was born 15th Sep 1827 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 21st Oct 1827 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
5 iiCharity who was born 4th Jan 1833 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 10th Feb 1833 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiHorace who was born 19th Mar 1836 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 21st Mar 1836 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; buried 11th Nov 1887 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 52 years
  ivThomas who was born 9th Oct 1838 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 10th Oct 1838 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; buried 7th Feb 1851 Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 12 years
6 vWilliam who was born 16th Aug 1841 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 17th Aug 1841 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  3. Sarah Packham [Blackman] was the daughter of Edward Blackman and Mary Blackman [Spice]. She was born 1808 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 23rd Oct 1808 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married Alfred Packham, carrier on 5th Oct 1828 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1808 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 31st Aug 1808 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEleanor who was born 1829 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 18th Jan 1829 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Packham (labourer) and Sarah Packham
  iiEliza who was born 1830 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 9th May 1830 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Packham (labourer) and Sarah Packham
  iiiAlfred who was born 1833 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 17th Feb 1833 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Packham (labourer) and Sarah Packham
7 ivOwen who was born 1835 at Stonehouse, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th Mar 1835 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Packham (labourer) and Sarah Packham
  vFrederick who was born 1838 at Cold Harbour, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 9th Dec 1838 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Packham (farmer) and Sarah Packham
  viSarah who was born 1840 at Cold Harbour, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 19th Jul 1840 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Packham (farmer) and Sarah Packham
   
Generation No. 3
  4. George Blackman, farm labourer was the son of Edward Blackman, farm labourer and Maria Blackman [Parker]. He was born 15th Sep 1827 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 21st Oct 1827 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  iEmma who was born 1848 at Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Sophia Martin on 21st Oct 1849 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, witnesses John & Barbara Weston. She was born 1828 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Nov 1828 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Martin (labourer) & Mary Martin. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1850 at Wadhurst, Sussex
8 iiLydia who was born 1859 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiFlora Ellen who was born 1868 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  5. Charity Manktelow [Blackman] was the daughter of Edward Blackman, farm labourer and Maria Blackman [Parker]. She was born 4th Jan 1833 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 10th Feb 1833 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married William Manktelow, farm labourer on 3rd Dec 1853 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q4 Vol 2b Page 161, witnesses John & Ann Manktelow. He was born 1831 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 6th Mar 1831 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of John Manktelow (labourer) and Henny Manktelow; died Jan 1887 at Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 55 years; buried 29th Jan 1887 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
9 iHarriet who was born 1855 at Wadhurst, Sussex
10 iiLeonard who was born 1856 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 9th Mar 1856 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of William Manktelow (labourer) and Charity Manktelow; died Dec 1899 Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 43 years; buried 15th Dec 1899 Wadhurst, Sussex
11 iiiEmily who was born 1858 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 16th Jun 1861 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of William Manktelow (labourer) and Charity Manktelow
  ivHorace who was born 1861 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 16th Jun 1861 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of William Manktelow (labourer) and Charity Manktelow
  vAlfred who was born 1862 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 18th May 1862 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of William Manktelow (labourer) and Charity Manktelow
  viWilliam Henry who was born 1863 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 21st Jun 1863 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of William Manktelow (labourer) and Charity Manktelow
  viiLeah who was born 1864 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viiiMary Ann who was born 1867 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1868 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of William Manktelow (labourer) and Charity Manktelow
  ixAlice who was born 1868 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1868 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of William Manktelow (labourer) and Charity Manktelow
  xGeorge who was born 1870 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 27th Feb 1870 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of William Manktelow (labourer) and Charity Manktelow; died Mar 1882 Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 12 years; buried 13th Mar 1882 Wadhurst, Sussex
  xiJohn who was born 1872 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 29th Dec 1872 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of William Manktelow (labourer) and Charity Manktelow
  xiiJames who was born 1874 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1882 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of William Manktelow (labourer) and Charity Manktelow
  xiiiThomas who was born 1875 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1882 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of William Manktelow (labourer) and Charity Manktelow
   
  6. William Blackman was the son of Edward Blackman, farm labourer and Maria Blackman [Parker]. He was born 16th Aug 1841 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 17th Aug 1841 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Hannah Eastwood on 21st Jun 1863 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, witnesses Thomas Allen & Fanny Clark. She was born 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Jan 1842 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born 1864 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiWilliam Thomas who was born 1875 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiGeorge who was born 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  7. Owen Packham, gardener was the son of Alfred Packham, carrier and Sarah Packham [Blackman]. He was born 1835 at Stonehouse, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th Mar 1835 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Packham (labourer) and Sarah Packham
  He married Ann Tindall on Apr to June 1862, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1862 Q2 Vol 2a Page 633. She was born 1841 at Hollington, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1863 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiRose who was born 1872 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiiArthur who was born 1874 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  ivAlice who was born 1877 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  vGrace who was born 1879 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  viLilian who was born Feb 1881 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
Generation No. 4
  8. Lydia Hartfield [Blackman] was the daughter of George Blackman, farm labourer and Sophia Blackman [Martin]. She was born 1859 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married John Hartfield, farm bailiff on c 1878. He was born July to Sep 1853 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q3 Vol 2b Page 82; christened 6th Nov 1853 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Dec 1894 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 41 years; buried 20th Dec 1894 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iRuth who was born Nov 1880 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiSarah who was born 1882 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiBoaz who was born 1883 at Mayfield, Sussex
  ivAmos who was born 1884 at Mayfield, Sussex
  vJacob who was born 1886 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viMercy who was born 1888 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viiElizabeth who was born 1890 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viiiLydia who was born 1894
   
  9. Harriet Streeter [Manktelow] was the daughter of William Manktelow, farm labourer and Charity Manktelow [Blackman]. She was born 1855 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married William T. Streeter, milk man on July to Sep 1873, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1873 Q3 Vol 2b Page 149. He was born 1844 at Isfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHarriet Sophia who was born Oct to Dec 1873 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1873 Q4 Vol 2b Page 95; christened 4th Jan 1874 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of William Streeter, labourer, & Harriett Streeter
  iiAdelaide Maud who was born Apr to June 1878 at Marden, Kent, registered at Maidstone District, Kent, ref: 1878 Q2 Vol 2a Page 642
  iiiJohn Frederick who was born July to Sep 1880 at Frant, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1880 Q3 Vol 2b Page 126
  ivMary Ann who was born 1883 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1883 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of William Streeter, labourer, & Harriett Streeter
  vAdeline Maria who was born 1885 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 5th Apr 1885 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of William Streeter, labourer, & Harriett Streeter
  viRose who was born 1885 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 5th Apr 1885 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of William Streeter, labourer, & Harriett Streeter
  viiGeorge who was born 1890 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 27th Apr 1890 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of William Streeter, labourer, & Harriett Streeter
   
  10. Leonard Manktelow, farm labourer was the son of William Manktelow, farm labourer and Charity Manktelow [Blackman]. He was born 1856 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 9th Mar 1856 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of William Manktelow (labourer) and Charity Manktelow; died Dec 1899 at Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 43 years; buried 15th Dec 1899 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Esther on c 1882. She was born 1860 at Etchingham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iLeonard William who was born 1885 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 29th Mar 1885 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Leonard Manktelow (labourer) and Esther Manktelow
  iiBernard Frank who was born 1887 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 27th Apr 1890 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Leonard Manktelow (labourer) and Esther Manktelow
  iiiAlbert James who was born 1890 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 27th Apr 1890 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Leonard Manktelow (labourer) and Esther Manktelow
  ivAnnie Sophia who was born 1892 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 26th Jun 1892 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Leonard Manktelow (labourer) and Esther Manktelow
   
  11. Emily Manktelow [Manktelow] was the daughter of William Manktelow, farm labourer and Charity Manktelow [Blackman]. She was born 1858 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 16th Jun 1861 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of William Manktelow (labourer) and Charity Manktelow
  She married John William Manktelow-alias-Hubble, farm waggoner on Apr to June 1881, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1881 Q2 Vol 2a Page 985. He was born 1857 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1857 Q1 Vol 2b Page 82; christened 9th Aug 1857 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Jesse Manktelow and Frances Manktelow. They had the following children:
  iJane Elizabeth who was born 1882 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 11th Jun 1882 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of John Manktelow (labourer) and Emily Manktelow
  iiFrank William who was born 1886 at Wadhurst, Sussex; died Jul 1893 Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 8 years; buried 21st Jul 1893 Wadhurst, Sussex
   

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