The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for John Holmwood Wilmshurst, farm labourer, son of unknown father and Mary Holmwood [Wilmshurst]
Generation No. 1
  1. John Holmwood Wilmshurst, farm labourer was the son of unknown father and Mary Holmwood [Wilmshurst]. He was born 1814 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 9th Jan 1814 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  He married Martha Smith on 23rd Aug 1836 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, witnesses: James Stephens and Mary Brown. She was born 1818 at Kent. They had the following children:
  iFrances who was born 1837 at Stone Cross, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1837 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiEllen who was born 13th Feb 1839 at Stone Cross, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th May 1839 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiAmy who was born 1st May 1841 at Jarvis Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Aug 1841 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
2 ivStephen who was born 10th Feb 1843 at Mottings Hill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1844 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
3 vEly Gaius who was born 12th Feb 1846 at Mottings Hill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 5th Apr 1846 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viHarriet Elizabeth who was born 15th Feb 1849 at Village, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Apr 1849 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiJulia who was born 1852 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiiMary Ann who was born 1854 at Drapers, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Apr 1854 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ixAlbert who was born 1856 at Drapers, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 17th Mar 1856 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  xEdwin who was born 1856 at Drapers, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 17th Mar 1856 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  xiRosina who was born 1858 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11th Jul 1858 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  xiiCharles John who was born 1862 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 13th Apr 1862 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Stephen Wilmshurst, farm labourer was the son of John Holmwood Wilmshurst, farm labourer and Martha Wilmshurst [Smith]. He was born 10th Feb 1843 at Mottings Hill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1844 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Mary A. on c 1864. She was born 1844 at Brasted, Kent. They had the following children:
  iWilliam John who was born 1869 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiEllen who was born 1870 at Sundridge, Kent
  iiiHarry who was born 11th Oct 1872 at Drapers, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Nov 1872 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivJesse who was born 5th Feb 1875 at Peeps, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1875 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  vStephen who was born 26th Apr 1877 at Gravel Hill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Jun 1877 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viWentworth who was born 28th Dec 1878 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Feb 1879 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiAnnie Agnes who was born 21st Aug 1880 at Castle Hill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Oct 1880 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiiRose who was born 1885 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  3. Ely Gaius Wilmshurst was the son of John Holmwood Wilmshurst, farm labourer and Martha Wilmshurst [Smith]. He was born 12th Feb 1846 at Mottings Hill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 5th Apr 1846 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Fanny Oliver on Oct to Dec 1870, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1870 Q4 Vol 2b Page 218. She was born 1852 at Ticehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 16th Sep 1871 at Maynards Gate, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Nov 1871 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiFrederick who was born 20th Jan 1873 at Maynards Gate, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 13th Apr 1873 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiAnnie Ruth who was born 29th Nov 1874 at Maynards Gate, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Jan 1875 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivFanny who was born 21st Sep 1876 at Turks, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Nov 1876 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  vSamuel who was born 1879 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viEli who was born Sep 1880 at Benenden, Kent; christened 28th Nov 1880 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiErnest who was born 1883 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiiRose who was born 11th Jul 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 17th Oct 1884 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ixFrank who was born 12th Jan 1886 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1886 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   

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