The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Sarah Weston [Smith]
Generation No. 1
  1. Sarah Weston [Smith] She was born c 1735
  She married Edward Weston on 1758 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. He was born 1737 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 13th Apr 1737 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth who was born 1759 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 27th May 1759 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  iiJemima who was born 1760 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 19th May 1760 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  iiiHannah who was born 1761 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 3rd May 1761 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  ivPhyllida who was born 1762 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 6th Jun 1762 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  vMartha who was born 1763 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 24th Jul 1763 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  viAmelia who was born 1764 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 30th Sep 1764 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
2 viiSarah who was born 1766 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1766 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; buried 30th Mar 1820 Fletching, Sussex, age 54 years
  viiiElizabeth who was born 1768 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 10th Jun 1768 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
3 ixHenry who was born 1774 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 13th Mar 1774 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Sarah Stevenson [Weston] was the daughter of Edward Weston and Sarah Weston [Smith]. She was born 1766 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1766 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; buried 30th Mar 1820 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, age 54 years
  She married Thomas Stevenson on 26th Jun 1792 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. He was born 1758 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Oct 1758 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; buried 20th Apr 1803 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, age 45 years. They had the following children:
4 iGeorge who was born 1793 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 20th Jan 1793 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
5 iiJemima who was born 1794 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 27th Apr 1794 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
6 iiiMary Ann who was born 1795 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 27th Dec 1795 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
   
  3. Henry Weston, carpenter was the son of Edward Weston and Sarah Weston [Smith]. He was born 1774 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 13th Mar 1774 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  He married (1) Mary Page on 9th Mar 1795 at St. Thomas à Becket at Cliffe, Lewes, Sussex. She was born c 1775. They had the following children:
7 iEdward who was born 1797 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 26th Sep 1799 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  iiGeorge who was born 1799 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 26th Sep 1799 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
8 iiiMarianne who was born 1801 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 25th Oct 1801 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  ivAnn who was born 1804 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 19th Feb 1804 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
9 vLouisa who was born 1806 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 31st Aug 1806 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  viCelinda who was born 1810 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 30th Oct 1810 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  He married (2) Deborah Nichols on 20th Dec 1827 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. She was born c 1790. They had the following children:
  iSarah who was born 1828 at Maresfield, Sussex
  iiDeborah who was born 1830 at Maresfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. George Stevenson, school master was the son of Thomas Stevenson and Sarah Stevenson [Weston]. He was born 1793 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 20th Jan 1793 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  He married Martha on c 1815. She was born 1795 at Newick, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iThomas who was born 12th Aug 1816 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 8th Sep 1816 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  iiMartha who was born 22nd Jul 1818 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 16th Aug 1818 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  iiiGeorge who was born 1820 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 22nd Mar 1820 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  ivJohn who was born 1823 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 21st Sep 1823 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  vSarah who was born 1826 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 5th Mar 1826 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  viHenry who was born 1827 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 10th Jun 1827 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
10 viiElizabeth who was born 1829 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1829 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died 19th Dec 1897 NSW, Australia; buried 20th Dec 1897 NSW, Australia
  viiiMary Ann who was born 1833 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 17th Mar 1833 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  ixHannah who was born 1835 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 5th Apr 1835 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
   
  5. Jemima Fleet [Stevenson] was the daughter of Thomas Stevenson and Sarah Stevenson [Weston]. She was born 1794 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 27th Apr 1794 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
11 iRobert who was born 1816 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1816 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
  She married Benjamin Fleet, master blacksmith on 14th Feb 1816 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. He was born 1791 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 25th Nov 1791 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJemima who was born 1822 at Fletching, Sussex
  iiAnn who was born 1824 at Sussex
  iiiFrances who was born 1826 at Sussex
  ivThomas who was born 1830 at Fletching, Sussex
  vJane who was born 1832 at Fletching, Sussex
  viChristy who was born 1835 at Fletching, Sussex
12 viiGeorge who was born 1837 at Fletching, Sussex
  viiiJohn who was born 1840 at Fletching, Sussex
   
  6. Mary Ann Hemsley [Stevenson] was the daughter of Thomas Stevenson and Sarah Stevenson [Weston]. She was born 1795 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 27th Dec 1795 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  She married George Hemsley on 15th Oct 1821 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex. He was born 1795 to 1800 at Sussex. They had the following children:
13 iCharles who was born 1823 at Isfield, Sussex
14 iiGeorge who was born 1825 at Isfield, Sussex
  iiiSarah Ann who was born 1826 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 16th Jul 1826 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
15 ivJohn who was born 1829 at Wadhurst, Sussex
16 vWilliam who was born 1831 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viMary A. who was born 1833 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viiAbraham who was born 1836 at Wadhurst, Sussex
17 viiiThomas who was born 1837 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ixElizabeth who was born 1841 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  7. Edward Weston, carpenter was the son of Henry Weston, carpenter and Mary Weston [Page]. He was born 1797 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 26th Sep 1799 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  He married Phoebe Botting on 24th Feb 1822 at South Malling, Sussex. She was born c 1800. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1823 at Sussex
  iiMary Ann who was born 1824 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 22nd Aug 1824 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
18 iiiPhoebe who was born 1826 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 24th Dec 1826 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  ivEdward who was born 1829 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 28th Jun 1829 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  vJemima who was born 1832 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 5th Jan 1832 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
   
  8. Marianne Weston was the daughter of Henry Weston, carpenter and Mary Weston [Page]. She was born 1801 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 25th Oct 1801 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  iHarriet Elizabeth who was born 1822 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 28th Apr 1822 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Mary Anne Weston (spinster); died Sep 1823 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 17 months; buried 14th Sep 1823 Mayfield, Sussex
   
  9. Louisa Weston was the daughter of Henry Weston, carpenter and Mary Weston [Page]. She was born 1806 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 31st Aug 1806 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  iMary Ann Harriet who was born 1831 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 20th Feb 1831 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Louisa Weston (spinster); died Jul 1833 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 2 years 6 months; buried 7th Jul 1833 Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  10. Elizabeth Taylor [Stevenson] was the daughter of George Stevenson, school master and Martha Stevenson. She was born 1829 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1829 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died 19th Dec 1897 at Sydney, NSW, Australia; buried 20th Dec 1897 at Castle Hill, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  She married Robert Taylor on 29th Jul 1833 at All Saints, Lewes, Sussex. He was born 1834 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 18th Jun 1834 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iRaynor Elizabeth who was born 1856 at Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia; died 1937
19 iiRobert who was born 30th Jan 1858 at Dowling St., Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia; died 1928 NSW, Australia
  iiiGeorge who was born 1860 at In Glebe, NSW, Australia; died 1864 NSW, Australia
20 ivFrances Jane who was born 1862 at Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia; died 1927
21 vArthur Henry who was born 1864 at NSW, Australia; died 1944 NSW, Australia
  viFrederick William who was born 1865 at Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia; died c 1942
  viiMary J. who was born 1867 at Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia; died 1868 NSW, Australia
  viiiStephen J. who was born 1869 at Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia; died 1953 NSW, Australia
  ixCharles James who was born 1871 at Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia; died 1942
   
  11. Robert Fleet, shoeing smith was the son of Benjamin Fleet, master blacksmith and Jemima Fleet [Stevenson]. He was born 1816 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1816 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
  He married Anne Mary Best on 17th Nov 1839 at St Michael's Church, South Malling, Sussex. She was born 1819 at Piddinghoe, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHarriett who was born 1842 at Fletching, Sussex
  iiAnne who was born 1843 at Fletching, Sussex
  iiiRobert who was born 1847 at Fletching, Sussex
  ivAlbert who was born 1857 at Maresfield, Sussex
   
  12. George Fleet was the son of Benjamin Fleet, master blacksmith and Jemima Fleet [Stevenson]. He was born 1837 at Fletching, Sussex
  He married Ellen Hemsley on 14th Jul 1875 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. She was born 1843 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 11th Jun 1843 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1877 at Fletching, Sussex
  iiFanny who was born May 1880 at Fletching, Sussex
   
  13. Charles Hemsley, blacksmith was the son of George Hemsley and Mary Ann Hemsley [Stevenson]. He was born 1823 at Isfield, Sussex
  He married (1) Mary Pierson on Jan to Mar 1845, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1845 Q1 Vol 7 Page 599. She was born 1826 at Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1847 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiMary Ann who was born 1849 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiJohn who was born 1854 at Wadhurst, Sussex
22 ivHenry who was born 1857 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  vAnn who was born 1860 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married (2) Sarah Ann Fullman on Oct to Dec 1874, registered at North Aylesford District, Kent, ref: 1874 Q4 Vol 2a Page 664. She was born 1823 at Rochester, Kent
   
  14. George Hemsley, blacksmith was the son of George Hemsley and Mary Ann Hemsley [Stevenson]. He was born 1825 at Isfield, Sussex
  He married Philadelphia Barber on c 1845. She was born 1824 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
23 iJohn who was born 1849 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiHarriett who was born Jan 1851 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  15. John Hemsley, blacksmith was the son of George Hemsley and Mary Ann Hemsley [Stevenson]. He was born 1829 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Ruth Harriott on Oct to Dec 1854, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1854 Q4 Vol 2b Page 137. She was born 1832 at East Dean, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iLouisa who was born 1857 at Wadhurst, Sussex
24 iiGeorge who was born 1861 at Hartfield, Sussex
  iiiJohn Joseph who was born 1863 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 5th Aug 1863 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  ivJane who was born 1864 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 6th Nov 1864 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  vJames Albert who was born 1868 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 1st Mar 1868 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  viAlice who was born 1878 at Hartfield, Sussex
   
  16. William Hemsley, blacksmith was the son of George Hemsley and Mary Ann Hemsley [Stevenson]. He was born 1831 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Frances on c 1853. She was born 1833 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1856 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiLeah who was born 1859 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiGeorge H. who was born 1873 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivLouisa who was born 1875 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  vAlbert who was born 1876 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viArthur who was born 1877 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viiFrederick who was born 1878 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  17. Thomas Hemsley, blacksmith was the son of George Hemsley and Mary Ann Hemsley [Stevenson]. He was born 1837 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Jane Elizabeth Brown on Oct to Dec 1856, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1856 Q4 Vol 2b Page 143. She was born 1831 at Brixton, Surrey. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1857 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiLaura who was born 1860 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiiThomas who was born 1862 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  ivWalter who was born 1864 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  vAlbert who was born 1866 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  viJane who was born 1867 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  viiMinnie who was born 1867 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  viiiLilly who was born 1870 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  ixFrank who was born 1874 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
  18. Phoebe Hobden [Weston] was the daughter of Edward Weston, carpenter and Phoebe Weston [Botting]. She was born 1826 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 24th Dec 1826 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  She married Thomas Hobden, master wheelwright on July to Sep 1851, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1851 Q3 Vol 7 Page 721. He was born 1825 at Maresfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary Ann who was born 1855 at Maresfield, Sussex
  iiJemima J. who was born 1857 at Maresfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 5
  19. Robert Taylor was the son of Robert Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor [Stevenson]. He was born 30th Jan 1858 at Dowling St., Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia; died 1928 at NSW, Australia
  He married Challis Amelia Brindley on 1884 at Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia. She was born 14th Feb 1860; died 3rd Apr 1937 at Chatswood
   
  20. Frances Jane Brindley [Taylor] was the daughter of Robert Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor [Stevenson]. She was born 1862 at Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia; died 1927 at Neutral Bay
  She married Thomas Brindley on 10th Dec 1889 at St Stephens CoE, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia. He was born 1855 at NSW, Australia; died 2nd Dec 1939 at Chatswood, NSW, Australia
   
  21. Arthur Henry Taylor was the son of Robert Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor [Stevenson]. He was born 1864 at NSW, Australia; died 1944 at Chatswood, NSW, Australia
  He married Isabel Edith Bristow on 1887 at Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia. She was born 1860 at Braidwood, NSW, Australia; died 1935 at Chatswood, NSW, Australia
   
  22. Henry Hemsley, gardener was the son of Charles Hemsley, blacksmith and Mary Hemsley [Pierson]. He was born 1857 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Martha Mary Ann on c 1878. She was born 1858 at Middlesex. They had the following children:
  iHenry who was born 1879 at Northamptonshire; christened 7th Aug 1881 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiEdward who was born 1881 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 7th Aug 1881 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  23. John Hemsley, innkeeper was the son of George Hemsley, blacksmith and Philadelphia Hemsley [Barber]. He was born 1849 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Frances Collins on Jan to Mar 1869, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1869 Q1 Vol 2b Page 123. She was born 1851 at Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iCharles who was born 1871 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiThomas who was born 1876 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiJane who was born 1879 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivRose who was born Aug 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  24. George Hemsley, blacksmith was the son of John Hemsley, blacksmith and Ruth Hemsley [Harriott]. He was born 1861 at Hartfield, Sussex
  He married Clara Leonard on Apr to June 1883, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1883 Q2 Vol 2a Page 899. She was born 1855 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Dec 1855 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHelena who was born 1885 at Hartfield, Sussex
  iiLilian who was born 1888 at Hartfield, Sussex
   

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