The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Thomas Dale
Generation No. 1
  1. Thomas Dale He was born 1771 at Henfield, Sussex; christened 28th Jul 1771 at Henfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Dale and Lucy Dale; died Feb 1853 at Sevenoaks Union; buried 4th Feb 1853 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  He married Mary Burfoot on 14th Nov 1797 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. She was born c Dec 1775 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 3rd Jan 1776 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died 1841 at Cowden, Kent; buried 1st Aug 1841 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. They had the following children:
2 iThomas who was born 1798 at Cowden, Kent; christened 23rd Sep 1798 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  iiElizabeth who was born 1801 at Cowden, Kent; christened 25th Jan 1801 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  iiiWilliam who was born 1803 at Cowden, Kent; christened 30th Oct 1803 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  ivFanny who was born 1806 at Cowden, Kent; christened 16th Feb 1806 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  vMary who was born 1809 at Cowden, Kent; christened 29th Jan 1809 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
3 viSidney who was born 1811 at Cowden, Kent; christened 31st Mar 1811 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  viiMira who was born 1813 at Cowden, Kent; christened 26th Dec 1813 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  viiiStephen who was born 1816 at Cowden, Kent; christened 23rd Jun 1816 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Thomas Dale, gardener was the son of Thomas Dale and Mary Dale [Burfoot]. He was born 1798 at Cowden, Kent; christened 23rd Sep 1798 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  He married Elizabeth Burfoot on 9th May 1827 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. She was born c Dec 1809 at Cowden, Kent; christened 28th Jan 1810 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born c Oct 1827 at Cowden, Kent; christened 21st Oct 1827 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
   
  3. Sidney Dale, farm labourer was the son of Thomas Dale and Mary Dale [Burfoot]. He was born 1811 at Cowden, Kent; christened 31st Mar 1811 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  He married (1) Maryanne Cottenham on 28th Oct 1841 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. She was born 1823 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 31st Aug 1823 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, daughter of Henry (labourer) & Maryanne Cottenden; died Nov 1842 at Cowden, Kent; buried 4th Nov 1842 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  He married (2) Hester Knight on 9th Apr 1845 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. She was born 1822 at Wrotham, Kent. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born 1847 at Hartfield, Sussex
  iiMary who was born 1849 at Hartfield, Sussex
4 iiiWilliam Knight who was born 1853 at Hartfield, Sussex
5 ivHenry who was born 1856 at Hartfield, Sussex
  vEllen who was born 1859 at Hartfield, Sussex
  viCharlotte who was born 1860 at Hartfield, Sussex
  viiRosa who was born 1866 at Hartfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. William Knight Dale was the son of Sidney Dale, farm labourer and Hester Dale [Knight]. He was born 1853 at Hartfield, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth J. Post on c 1875. She was born 1858 at Ashurstwood, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iThomas F. who was born 1877 at Ashurstwood, Sussex
6 iiMabel who was born 1877 at Ashurstwood, Sussex; died 1953 Warlingham, Surrey
  iiiEarnest A. who was born 1882 at Dormansland, Surrey
  ivEthel who was born 1885 at Dormansland, Surrey
  vEdith M. who was born 1891 at Warlingham, Surrey
   
  5. Henry Dale was the son of Sidney Dale, farm labourer and Hester Dale [Knight]. He was born 1856 at Hartfield, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Jane Sheppard on Jan to Mar 1883, registered at Amesbury District, Wiltshire, ref: 1883 Q1 Vol 5a Page 241. She was born 1859 at ….Lian, Wiltshire. They had the following children:
  iSidney J who was born 1887 at Cowden, Kent
7 iiLeonard H who was born 1888 at Cowden, Kent
  iiiFredrick R who was born 1891 at Cowden, Kent
   
Generation No. 4
  6. Mabel Gatland [Dale] was the daughter of William Knight Dale and Elizabeth J. Dale [Post]. She was born 1877 at Ashurstwood, Sussex; died 1953 at Warlingham, Surrey
  iElsie C. who was born 1896 at Warlingham, Surrey
  She married Frederick Gatland on c 1900. He was born 1875 at Chelsham, Surrey; died 1910. They had the following children:
8 iMabel Louise who was born 17th Jun 1903 at Warlingham, Surrey; died 3rd Jul 1985 Warlingham, Surrey
  iiFrederick Charles who was born 1905 at Warlingham, Surrey; died 1992 Shropshire
  iiiFrancis William who was born 1907 at Warlingham, Surrey; died 1990 Cowden, Kent
  ivDorothy May who was born 13th Apr 1909 at Warlingham, Surrey; died 18th Jun 2002
  vNorah Annie who was born 4th Jun 1910 at Warlingham, Surrey; died 26th Jan 1998
   
  7. Leonard H Dale was the son of Henry Dale and Elizabeth Jane Dale [Sheppard]. He was born 1888 at Cowden, Kent
  He married Annie Akehurst on July to Sep 1926, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1926 Q3 Vol 2a Page 1891. She was born 1896 at Cowden, Kent
   
Generation No. 5
  8. Mabel Louise Marsh was the daughter of Frederick Gatland and Mabel Gatland [Dale]. She was born 17th Jun 1903 at Warlingham, Surrey; died 3rd Jul 1985 at Warlingham, Surrey
  She married Tom Marsh on 4th Jun 1938. He was born 11th Jan 1891 at Battle, Sussex; died 25th May 1965 at Warlingham, Surrey. They had the following children:
  iNancy Elizabeth who was born 21st Apr 1940 at Chelsham, Warlingham, Surrey
9 iiDorothy Rose who was born 11th Sep 1942 at Warlingham, Surrey
10 iiiFrederick Thomas who was born 25th Aug 1944 at Chelsham, Warlingham, Surrey; died 4th Nov 2004 Redhill, Surrey
   
Generation No. 6
  9. Dorothy Rose Witherspoon [Marsh] was the daughter of Tom Marsh and Mabel Louise Marsh. She was born 11th Sep 1942 at Warlingham, Surrey
  She married David Witherspoon on 1966. He was born 1936 at Bromley, Kent. They had the following children:
11 iMark who was born 6th Nov 1969 at Bromley, Kent
12 iiPaul who was born 10th Jun 1973 at Dulwich, London
   
  10. Frederick Thomas Marsh was the son of Tom Marsh and Mabel Louise Marsh. He was born 25th Aug 1944 at Chelsham, Warlingham, Surrey; died 4th Nov 2004 at Redhill, Surrey
  He married Julie Barber on c 1965. She was born 1947 at Warlingham, Surrey. They had the following children:
  iSimon who was born 5th Feb 1970 at Redhill, Surrey
  iiSusie who was born 25th Aug 1972 at Surrey
   
Generation No. 7
  11. Mark Witherspoon was the son of David Witherspoon and Dorothy Rose Witherspoon [Marsh]. He was born 6th Nov 1969 at Bromley, Kent
  He married Elizabeth Jane Newman on 4th May 2006. She was born 1971 at Godalming, Surrey
   
  12. Paul Witherspoon was the son of David Witherspoon and Dorothy Rose Witherspoon [Marsh]. He was born 10th Jun 1973 at Dulwich, London
  He married Ines Mercedes Sedo on 22nd May 2004. She was born 12th Apr 1973 at Orpington, Kent
   

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