The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Hester Dale [Knight]
Generation No. 1
  1. Hester Dale [Knight] She was born 1822 at Wrotham, Kent
  She married Sidney Dale, farm labourer on 9th Apr 1845 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. He was born 1811 at Cowden, Kent; christened 31st Mar 1811 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born 1847 at Hartfield, Sussex
  iiMary who was born 1849 at Hartfield, Sussex
2 iiiWilliam Knight who was born 1853 at Hartfield, Sussex
3 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. 2
  2. 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
4 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
   
  3. 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
5 iiLeonard H who was born 1888 at Cowden, Kent
  iiiFredrick R who was born 1891 at Cowden, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  4. 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:
6 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
   
  5. 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. 4
  6. 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
7 iiDorothy Rose who was born 11th Sep 1942 at Warlingham, Surrey
8 iiiFrederick Thomas who was born 25th Aug 1944 at Chelsham, Warlingham, Surrey; died 4th Nov 2004 Redhill, Surrey
   
Generation No. 5
  7. 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:
9 iMark who was born 6th Nov 1969 at Bromley, Kent
10 iiPaul who was born 10th Jun 1973 at Dulwich, London
   
  8. 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. 6
  9. 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
   
  10. 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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