The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for William Skinner
Generation No. 1
  1. William Skinner He was born 1689 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 20th Mar 1689 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, parents John & Rachel Skinner; buried 5th Jun 1762 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent
  He married Mary Clarke on 9th Jun 1709 at St. Mary's Church, East Farleigh, Kent, both of Tewdley. She was born c 1690 at ??; buried 3rd May 1776 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent, widow. They had the following children:
2 iMary who was born 1710 at Tudeley-cum-Capel, Kent; christened 10th Jan 1710 All Saints Church, Tudeley-cum-Capel, Kent
3 iiElizabeth who was born 1712 at Brenchley, Kent; christened 6th Jan 1713 All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent
4 iiiSarah who was born 1716 at Brenchley, Kent; christened 21st Oct 1716 All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent
5 ivAnn who was born 1719 at Brenchley, Kent; christened 17th Jan 1719/20 All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent
  vWilliam who was born 1729 at Brenchley, Kent; christened 23rd Nov 1729 All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent; buried 29th Aug 1734 Brenchley, Kent, son of William Skinner
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Mary Fry [Skinner] was the daughter of William Skinner and Mary Skinner [Clarke]. She was born 1710 at Tudeley-cum-Capel, Kent; christened 10th Jan 1710 at All Saints Church, Tudeley-cum-Capel, Kent
  iWilliam who was born 1738/39 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 16th Mar 1738/39 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  She married William Fry on 4th Apr 1738 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. He was born 26th Jan 1705/6 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 7th Feb 1705/6 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, parents William & Mary Frey
   
  3. Elizabeth Jeffery [Skinner] was the daughter of William Skinner and Mary Skinner [Clarke]. She was born 1712 at Brenchley, Kent; christened 6th Jan 1713 at All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent
  iWilliam who was born 1748/49 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 27th Feb 1748/49 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; buried 17th Jun 1808 Tonbridge, Kent, aged 60 years
  She married John Jeffery on 31st May 1748 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent. He was born c 1710 at ??. They had the following children:
6 iJohn Skinner who was born 1750 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 9th Sep 1750 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiEdward who was born 1753 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 1st Jun 1753 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; buried 17th Feb 1802 Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex, bachelor, aged 49 years
  iiiThomas who was born 1755 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 14th Dec 1755 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 27th Aug 1789 Speldhurst, Kent, aged 34 years; buried 3rd Sep 1789 Speldhurst, Kent
  ivMary who was born 1758 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 26th Nov 1758 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; buried 10th Mar 1786 Pembury, Kent, daughter of John Jeffery
   
  4. Sarah Hartridge [Skinner] was the daughter of William Skinner and Mary Skinner [Clarke]. She was born 1716 at Brenchley, Kent; christened 21st Oct 1716 at All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent
  She married William Hartridge on 16th Dec 1744 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent. He was born 1721 at Pembury, Kent; christened 22nd Jun 1721 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent, parents Francis & Sarah Hartridge. They had the following children:
7 iSarah who was born 1746 at Pembury, Kent; christened 14th Sep 1746 St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent
  iiWilliam who was born 1749 at Pembury, Kent; christened 10th Sep 1749 St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent; buried 25th Oct 1749 Pembury, Kent
8 iiiMary who was born 1751 at Pembury, Kent; christened 30th Jun 1751 St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent
9 ivJames Skinner who was born 1754 at Pembury, Kent; christened 18th Aug 1754 St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent; buried 17th Mar 1826 Pembury, Kent, aged 71 years
  vAnne who was born 1757 at Pembury, Kent; christened 15th May 1757 St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent; buried 22nd Oct 1819 Pembury, Kent
   
  5. Ann Mercer [Skinner] was the daughter of William Skinner and Mary Skinner [Clarke]. She was born 1719 at Brenchley, Kent; christened 17th Jan 1719/20 at All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent
  She married Jacob Mercer on 16th Jul 1740 at All Saints Church, Tudeley-cum-Capel, Kent. He was born 1720 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 19th May 1720 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
10 iRobert who was born 1742 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 20th Jan 1742 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  iiMary who was born 1745 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 5th Jul 1745 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; buried 5th Aug 1747 Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiMary who was born 1748 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 24th Jun 1748 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  ivJacob who was born 1751 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 28th Jul 1751 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  vAnn who was born 1754 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 8th May 1754 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  viHannah who was born 1760 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 30th Jan 1760 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  viiSusan who was born 1763 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 4th Mar 1763 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  6. John Skinner Jeffery was the son of John Jeffery and Elizabeth Jeffery [Skinner]. He was born 1750 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 9th Sep 1750 at King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  He married Ann Armitage on 22nd Oct 1794 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. She was born c 1770. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth who was born 1795 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 30th Oct 1795 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
11 iiJohn Skinner who was born 15th Aug 1799 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 27th Oct 1799 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; buried 26th Oct 1864 Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex, aged 68 years
   
  7. Sarah Hubble [Hartridge] was the daughter of William Hartridge and Sarah Hartridge [Skinner]. She was born 1746 at Pembury, Kent; christened 14th Sep 1746 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent
  She married Robert Hubble on 14th Aug 1778 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent. He was born c 1745 at ??
   
  8. Mary Taylor [Hartridge] was the daughter of William Hartridge and Sarah Hartridge [Skinner]. She was born 1751 at Pembury, Kent; christened 30th Jun 1751 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent
  She married Daniel Taylor on 12th Nov 1781 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent. He was born c 1760. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born 1783 at Pembury, Kent; christened 22nd Nov 1783 St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent, daughter of Daniel Taylor and Mary Taylor
  iiSophia who was born 1786 at Pembury, Kent; christened 27th Oct 1786 St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent, daughter of Daniel Taylor and Mary Taylor
  iiiSarah who was born 1788 at Pembury, Kent; christened 1st Dec 1788 St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent, daughter of Daniel Taylor and Mary Taylor
  ivDaniel who was born 1791 at Pembury, Kent; christened 18th Aug 1791 St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent, son of Daniel Taylor and Mary Taylor
  vMary who was born 1794 at Pembury, Kent; christened 4th Apr 1794 St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent, daughter of Daniel Taylor and Mary Taylor
   
  9. James Skinner Hartridge was the son of William Hartridge and Sarah Hartridge [Skinner]. He was born 1754 at Pembury, Kent; christened 18th Aug 1754 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent; buried 17th Mar 1826 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent, aged 71 years
  He married Elizabeth Larkin on 17th Nov 1778 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent. She was born 1753 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 21st Jun 1753 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent, parents John & Mary Larkin. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth who was born 1779 at Pembury, Kent; christened 24th Oct 1779 St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent
12 iiWilliam who was born 1781 at Pembury, Kent; christened 27th May 1781 St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent
   
  10. Robert Mercer was the son of Jacob Mercer and Ann Mercer [Skinner]. He was born 1742 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 20th Jan 1742 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  He married Susan Wright on 20th Nov 1768 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. She was born c 1745. They had the following children:
13 iRobert who was born 1773 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 3rd Jan 1773 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  iiJames who was born 1775 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 12th Feb 1775 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiFanny who was born 1777 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 31st Dec 1777 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  ivGeorge who was born 1780 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 29th Mar 1780 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
   
Generation No. 4
  11. John Skinner Jeffery was the son of John Skinner Jeffery and Ann Jeffery [Armitage]. He was born 15th Aug 1799 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 27th Oct 1799 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; buried 26th Oct 1864 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex, aged 68 years
14 iWilliam who was born 1829 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 11th Oct 1829 All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent
  He married Mary Russell on 12th Sep 1829 at St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Hailsham, Sussex, by licence, John of Lamberhurst, witnesses Thomas Russell & Hetty Banks. She was born 7th Dec 1808 at Ninfield, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1809 at St. Mary's Church, Ninfield, Sussex, parents Thomas & Elizabeth Russell; buried 7th Jan 1844 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex, aged 36 years. They had the following children:
15 iHenry who was born 1831 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 9th Oct 1831 St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  iiJohn Skinner who was born 1834 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1834 St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  iiiJane who was born 1838 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 27th May 1838 St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; buried 15th Nov 1849 Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex, aged 11 years
  ivMartha who was born 1841 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 28th Nov 1841 St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; buried 14th Mar 1859 Brenchley, Kent, aged 17 years
   
  12. William Hartridge was the son of James Skinner Hartridge and Elizabeth Hartridge [Larkin]. He was born 1781 at Pembury, Kent; christened 27th May 1781 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent
  He married Elizabeth Boorman on 12th May 1806 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent. She was born 1783 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 27th Nov 1783 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Matthew Boorman (farmer) and Hannah Boorman
   
  13. Robert Mercer, innkeeper was the son of Robert Mercer and Susan Mercer [Wright]. He was born 1773 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 3rd Jan 1773 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  He married Ann Luck on 11th Apr 1798 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. She was born c 1775. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1799 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 23rd Apr 1799 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
16 iiRobert who was born 1801 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 28th Jan 1801 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiGeorge who was born 1802 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 26th Oct 1802 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  ivAnn who was born 1802 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 26th Oct 1802 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  vHarriet who was born 1808 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 3rd Feb 1808 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  viFrances who was born 31st Dec 1809 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 28th Mar 1813 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, age at christening: 3 years
  viiThomas who was born 9th Oct 1812 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 28th Mar 1813 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  viiiHenry who was born 23rd Oct 1813 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 11th Mar 1814 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  ixSusannah who was born 1816 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 18th Feb 1816 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  xEdward who was born 1819 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 10th Nov 1819 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  xiCharles who was born 5th Jan 1823 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 19th Feb 1823 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
   
Generation No. 5
  14. William Jeffery was the son of John Skinner Jeffery and Mary Jeffery [Russell]. He was born 1829 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 11th Oct 1829 at All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent
  He married Agnes Chittenden Davis on 5th Jul 1863 at St. Thomas a Beckets Church, Capel, Kent, witnesses Martyn & Sarah Ashton. She was born 1836 at East Peckham, Kent; christened 7th Aug 1836 at St. Michael's Church, East Peckham, Kent, parents Robert & Ann Davis
   
  15. Henry Jeffery was the son of John Skinner Jeffery and Mary Jeffery [Russell]. He was born 1831 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 9th Oct 1831 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  He married Clara Middleditch on Jan to Mar 1865 at Lewisham, London, registered at Lewisham District, London, ref: 1865 Q` Vol 1D Page 885. She was born 1843 at Saxmundham, Suffolk; christened 13th Aug 1843 at Saxmundham, Suffolk, parents William & Emily Middleditch. They had the following children:
  iClara Ada who was born July to Sep 1870 at Isle of Dogs, Middlesex, registered at Poplar District, London, ref: 1870 Q3 Vol 1C Page 675
   
  16. Robert Mercer was the son of Robert Mercer, innkeeper and Ann Mercer [Luck]. He was born 1801 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 28th Jan 1801 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  He married Jane Adams on 6th Jul 1831 at St. John the Baptist, Wateringbury, Kent. She was born 1813 at Pembury, Kent. They had the following children:
  iEdgar who was born 1833 at Westerham, Kent
  iiRobert who was born 1839 at Westerham, Kent
  iiiAlfred who was born 1841 at Westerham, Kent
  ivAnne who was born 1845 at Westerham, Kent
  vJane who was born 1847 at Westerham, Kent
  viEliza who was born 1849 at Westerham, Kent; christened 30th Sep 1849 St. Mary's Church, Westerham, Kent
  viiArthur who was born 1853 at Westerham, Kent; christened 13th Feb 1853 St. Mary's Church, Westerham, Kent
  viiiHenry who was born 1855 at Westerham, Kent; christened 24th Jun 1855 St. Mary's Church, Westerham, Kent
   

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