| Generation No. 1 | |||
| 1. John Friend, broom maker He was born 1791 at Horsted Keynes, Sussex; christened 1st May 1791 at St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex; died Feb 1872 at Chelwood Common, Fletching, Sussex; buried 22nd Feb 1872 at All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex, age 81 years | |||
| He married Mary Ann Skinner on 16th Jul 1815 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. She was born 1799 at Carshalton, Surrey; christened 24th Nov 1799 at All Saints' Church, Carshalton, Surrey; died May 1868 at Chelwood Common, Fletching, Sussex; buried 30th May 1868 at All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex, age 67 years. They had the following children: | |||
| 2 | i | James who was born 7th Apr 1816 at Chelwood Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 20th Apr 1817 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | |
| 3 | ii | Emily who was born 1819 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 8th Aug 1819 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | |
| iii | John who was born 1830 at Fletching, Sussex | ||
| iv | George who was born 1833 at Fletching, Sussex | ||
| v | Thomas who was born 1835 at Fletching, Sussex | ||
| vi | Catherine who was born 1838 at Fletching, Sussex | ||
| vii | Henry who was born 1840 at Fletching, Sussex | ||
| Generation No. 2 | |||
| 2. James Friend, farm labourer was the son of John Friend, broom maker and Mary Ann Friend [Skinner]. He was born 7th Apr 1816 at Chelwood Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 20th Apr 1817 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | |||
| He married Lucy Taylor on 7th Aug 1841 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. She was born 1817 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 26th Apr 1817 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, parents William & Lucy Taylor. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Jane who was born 1842 at Fletching, Sussex | ||
| 4 | ii | William who was born 1849 at Fletching, Sussex | |
| 3. Emily Field [Friend] was the daughter of John Friend, broom maker and Mary Ann Friend [Skinner]. She was born 1819 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 8th Aug 1819 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | |||
| She married James Field, railway labourer on 8th Apr 1843 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1818 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 19th Apr 1818 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Sarah who was born 1846 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| ii | Naomi who was born 1847 at Ticehurst, Sussex | ||
| iii | Elizabeth who was born 1849 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| iv | Thomas William who was born Jun 1850 at Ticehurst, Sussex | ||
| Generation No. 3 | |||
| 4. William Friend was the son of James Friend, farm labourer and Lucy Friend [Taylor]. He was born 1849 at Fletching, Sussex | |||
| i | William J. who was born 1869 at Fletching, Sussex | ||
| He married Amelia on c 1869. She was born 1843 at Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | John George who was born 1873 at Lindfield, Sussex | ||
| ii | Ada Lucy who was born 1875 at Sussex | ||
| iii | David H. who was born 1877 at Withyham, Sussex | ||
| iv | Thomas who was born 1880 at Withyham, Sussex | ||
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