The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Eleanor Waters [Gunner]
Generation No. 1
  1. Eleanor Waters [Gunner]
  She married John Waters on 15th May 1770 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. He was born 1739 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Dec 1739 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, parents Thomas & Anne Waters. They had the following children:
  iBenjamin who was born 1771 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 5th Apr 1771 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex; buried 22nd Sep 1851 Waldron, Sussex, aged 80 years
2 iiJenny who was born 1772 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 10th Jan 1773 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
3 iiiJohn who was born 1775 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 5th May 1775 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  ivThomas who was born 1778 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 9th Aug 1778 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex; buried 7th Apr 1779 Waldron, Sussex
4 vSarah who was born 1780 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 2nd Jul 1780 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Jenny Camfield [Waters] was the daughter of John Waters and Eleanor Waters [Gunner]. She was born 1772 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 10th Jan 1773 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  She married John Camfield, farmer on 23rd Jul 1794 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, witnesses James Camfield & Thomas James. He was born 1771 at Waldron, Sussex. They had the following children:
5 iJohn who was born 1798 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Sep 1798 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  3. John Waters was the son of John Waters and Eleanor Waters [Gunner]. He was born 1775 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 5th May 1775 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  He married Nanny Goldsmith on 16th Feb 1799 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. She was born 1772 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 31st Jul 1772 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. They had the following children:
6 iAnn who was born 19th Jul 1801 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 23rd Sep 1827 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, w William Russell
7 iiJohn who was born 7th Jan 1804 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 23rd Sep 1827 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
8 iiiBenjamin Henry who was born 20th Oct 1808 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 9th Sep 1827 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
9 ivMary who was born 11th Jun 1811 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 9th Sep 1827 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  vElizabeth who was born 1814 at Sussex
  viStephen Gunner who was born 3rd Nov 1816 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 23rd Sep 1827 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex; died 28th Nov 1872 Mayfield, Sussex, probate to John Waters of Waldron, farmer, brother
  viiStephen who was born 1817 at Sussex
   
  4. Sarah Harmer [Waters] was the daughter of John Waters and Eleanor Waters [Gunner]. She was born 1780 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 2nd Jul 1780 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  She married Thomas Harmer on 23rd Dec 1801 at St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex, by licence. He was born 1781 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 4th Nov 1781 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iThomas who was born 1807 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 8th Mar 1807 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  5. John Camfield, grocer and carrier was the son of John Camfield, farmer and Jenny Camfield [Waters]. He was born 1798 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Sep 1798 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Rogers on 30th May 1830 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, witnesses Henry Camfield & John Wood. She was born 1803 at Sleaford, Lincolnshire. They had the following children:
  iMary Ann who was born 1832 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 7th Oct 1832 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 1836 at Middlesex
  iiiMary Ann who was born 1840 at Middlesex
  ivJohn who was born 1842 at Middlesex
  vStephen who was born 1844 at Isfield, Sussex
   
  6. Ann Russell [Waters] was the daughter of John Waters and Nanny Waters [Goldsmith]. She was born 19th Jul 1801 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 23rd Sep 1827 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, w William Russell
  She married William Russell, farmer on 21st Feb 1827 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. He was born 1802 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 12th May 1802 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, parenst John & Elizabeth Russell. They had the following children:
  iMartha who was born 1832 at Hellingly, Sussex
  iiJohn who was born 1835 at Hellingly, Sussex
  iiiGeorge who was born 1840 at Hellingly, Sussex
  ivSarah A. who was born 1843 at Hellingly, Sussex
   
  7. John Waters was the son of John Waters and Nanny Waters [Goldsmith]. He was born 7th Jan 1804 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 23rd Sep 1827 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  He married Harriot on c 1828. She was born 1808 at Chiddingly, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born 1837 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiCaroline who was born 1840 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiLois who was born 1843 at Waldron, Sussex
10 ivRhoda who was born 1846 at Waldron, Sussex
   
  8. Benjamin Henry Waters was the son of John Waters and Nanny Waters [Goldsmith]. He was born 20th Oct 1808 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 9th Sep 1827 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Haffenden on 29th Jun 1834 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. She was born 29th Mar 1813 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 8th May 1813 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, ceremony performed by Rev. John Press. They had the following children:
  iJoel who was born 1835 at Waldron, Sussex
11 iiOwen who was born 1838 at Waldron, Sussex
  iiiElizabeth who was born 1841 at Waldron, Sussex
  ivDorcas who was born 1845 at Waldron, Sussex
12 vJohn who was born 1848 at Waldron, Sussex
  viEllen who was born 1850 at Waldron, Sussex
   
  9. Mary Townshend [Waters] was the daughter of John Waters and Nanny Waters [Goldsmith]. She was born 11th Jun 1811 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 9th Sep 1827 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  She married Francis Townshend on 7th May 1833 at St. Nicholas Church, Brightling, Sussex. He was born 18th Sep 1807 at Lewes, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1807 at St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex, parents Samuel & Susannah Townsend. They had the following children:
13 iMary Ann who was born July to Sep 1848 at Lewes, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1848 Q3 Vol 7 Page 417
   
Generation No. 4
  10. Rhoda Smith [Waters] was the daughter of John Waters and Harriot Waters. She was born 1846 at Waldron, Sussex
  She married Trayton Smith, coal dealer on c 1870. He was born 1847 at Waldron, Sussex
   
  11. Owen Waters was the son of Benjamin Henry Waters and Elizabeth Waters [Haffenden]. He was born 1838 at Waldron, Sussex
  He married Martha Blackford on c 1870. She was born 1848 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1873 at Waldron, Sussex
14 iiMatilda Jane who was born 1875 at Waldron, Sussex
  iiiFred who was born 1876 at Waldron, Sussex
  ivEmily who was born 1877 at Waldron, Sussex
  vEdna who was born 1878 at Waldron, Sussex
  viHarry who was born 1880 at Waldron, Sussex
   
  12. John Waters was the son of Benjamin Henry Waters and Elizabeth Waters [Haffenden]. He was born 1848 at Waldron, Sussex
  He married Sarah Avery on 27th Oct 1875 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1846 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Apr 1846 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1879 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiLouise who was born Aug 1880 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  13. Mary Ann Waters [Townshend] was the daughter of Francis Townshend and Mary Townshend [Waters]. She was born July to Sep 1848 at Lewes, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1848 Q3 Vol 7 Page 417
  She married Alfred Waters, grocer on 15th May 1876 at St George's Church, Bloomsbury, London, witnesses Benjamin ??, Jane Townshend & Dorcas Waters. He was born Jan to Mar 1855 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1855 Q1 Vol 2B Page 95
   
Generation No. 5
  14. Matilda Jane Turner [Waters] was the daughter of Owen Waters and Martha Waters [Blackford]. She was born 1875 at Waldron, Sussex
  She married Fredrick James Turner, woodman and farm labourer on Jan to Mar 1897, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1897 Q1 Vol 2b Page 179. He was born 1870 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 30th Oct 1870 at St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEdith who was born 1900 at Crowborough, Sussex
  iiMary who was born 1901 at Crowborough, Sussex
  iiiRosey who was born 1903 at Crowborough, Sussex
  ivDaisy who was born 1904 at Crowborough, Sussex
  vThomas who was born 1906 at Crowborough, Sussex
  viWilliam who was born 1907 at Crowborough, Sussex
  viiPercy who was born 1911 at Crowborough, Sussex
   

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