The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Mary Geer She was born c 1780
	She married John Geer, carpenter on c 1795. He was born 1775 at Sussex; died 1849, aged 74 years; buried 9^th Oct 1849 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Thomas who was born 12^th Nov 1797 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 24^th Dec 1797 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
	ii	Fanny who was born 26^th Mar 1800 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 4^th May 1800 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
	iii	Mary who was born 24^th Oct 1801 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 29^th Nov 1801 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
	iv	Ruth who was born 28^th Jan 1803 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 27^th Mar 1803 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
	v	John who was born 8^th Aug 1804 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 16^th Sep 1804 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
2	vi	Richard who was born 11^th Feb 1808 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 1^st May 1808 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex

Generation No. 2
	2. Richard Geer was the son of John Geer, carpenter and Mary Geer. He was born 11^th Feb 1808 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 1^st May 1808 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
	He married Margaret Walter on 8^th Jun 1827 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. She was born 1807 at Warbleton, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Thomas who was born c Oct 1827 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 14^th Oct 1827 Heathfield, Sussex
	ii	John who was born 24^th May 1829 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 28^th Jun 1829 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, ceremony performed by Rev. John Press
3	iii	Mary Ann who was born 14^th Nov 1831 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 18^th Dec 1831 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, ceremony performed by Rev. John Press; died Sep 1878 Waldron, Sussex, aged 46 years; buried 15^th Sep 1878 Waldron, Sussex
	iv	Richard who was born 12^th Nov 1833 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 15^th Dec 1833 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, ceremony performed by Rev. John Press
	v	Charles who was born 9^th Dec 1835 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 17^th Jan 1836 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, ceremony performed by Rev. John Press
	vi	Ruth who was born 1838 at Waldron, Sussex
	vii	Joseph who was born 1840 at Waldron, Sussex
	viii	Diones who was born 1843 at Waldron, Sussex
4	ix	Jesse who was born 1845 at Waldron, Sussex
	x	Fanny who was born 1849 at Waldron, Sussex

Generation No. 3
	3. Mary Ann Hollands [Geer] was the daughter of Richard Geer and Margaret Geer [Walter]. She was born 14^th Nov 1831 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 18^th Dec 1831 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, ceremony performed by Rev. John Press; died Sep 1878 at Waldron, Sussex, aged 46 years; buried 15^th Sep 1878 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
	She married John Hollands, carpenter on 26^th Dec 1851 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. He was born 1822 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 17^th Apr 1822 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died 6^th Jan 1900 at Sharps Corner, Waldron, Sussex. They had the following children:
5	i	Dorcas who was born 1854 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 27^th Aug 1854 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of John Hollands (labourer) & Mary Anne Hollands; died 9^th Nov 1953 Victoria, Australia
	ii	Benjamin who was born 1856 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 28^th Dec 1856 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of John Hollands (labourer) & Mary Anne Hollands; died Jan 1859 Waldron, Sussex, aged years; buried 19^th Jan 1859 Waldron, Sussex
6	iii	Charles who was born 1860 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 13^th Jan 1861 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of John Hollands (labourer) & Mary Anne Hollands
7	iv	Eliza Ann who was born 1862 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 24^th Aug 1862 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of John Hollands (labourer) & Mary Anne Hollands; died 1938 Victoria, Australia
8	v	Emily Ruth who was born 17^th Jun 1864 at Waldron, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1864 Q3 Vol 2b Page 101; christened 14^th Aug 1864 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of John Hollands (labourer) & Mary Anne Hollands; died 30^th May 1957 Victoria, Australia
9	vi	John who was born 5^th Sep 1866 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 16^th Dec 1866 St. Bartholomew's Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of John Hollands (labourer) & Mary Ann Hollands; died 13^th May 1929 Waldron, Sussex; buried 3^rd Jun 1929 Waldron, Sussex
10	vii	Ernest Albert who was born 1869 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 2^nd Apr 1879 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of John Hollands (labourer) & Mary Ann Hollands
11	viii	Fanny who was born 1872 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 2^nd Apr 1879 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of John Hollands (labourer) & Mary Ann Hollands
	ix	Margaret Letty who was born 1875 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 2^nd Apr 1879 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of John Hollands (labourer) & Mary Ann Hollands
12	x	Edwin Joseph who was born 1875 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 2^nd Apr 1879 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of John Hollands (labourer) & Mary Ann Hollands

	4. Jesse Geer was the son of Richard Geer and Margaret Geer [Walter]. He was born 1845 at Waldron, Sussex
	He married Ann on c 1865. She was born 1844 at Wrotham, Kent. They had the following children:
	i	Louisa who was born 1871 at Withyham, Sussex
	ii	Alice who was born 1872 at Withyham, Sussex
	iii	Mary Ellen who was born 1874 at Withyham, Sussex
	iv	James W. who was born 1876 at Withyham, Sussex
	v	Richard J. who was born 1878 at Withyham, Sussex
	vi	Frank who was born 1880 at Withyham, Sussex

Generation No. 4
	5. Dorcas Wren [Hollands] was the daughter of John Hollands, carpenter and Mary Ann Hollands [Geer]. She was born 1854 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 27^th Aug 1854 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of John Hollands (labourer) & Mary Anne Hollands; emigrated Jan 1914 to Australia, On board S.S. Omrah, departing England Dec 1913; died 9^th Nov 1953 at Merbein South, Victoria, Australia
	She married Thomas Wren on 17^th Oct 1885 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1885 Q4 Vol 2b Page 229. He was born Jan to Mar 1857 at Pounsley Lane, Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1857 Q1 Vol 2b Page 105; christened 5^th Jul 1857 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of Stephen Wren, carter, and Dinah Wren; emigrated Jan 1914 to Australia, On board S.S. Omrah, departing England Dec 1913; died 1930 at Merbein South, Victoria, Australia. They had the following children:
13	i	Thomas Frank who was born July to Sep 1886, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1886 Q3 Vol 2b Page 106a; died 1965
14	ii	Elsie May who was born 1894; died c 1953

	6. Charles Hollands was the son of John Hollands, carpenter and Mary Ann Hollands [Geer]. He was born 1860 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 13^th Jan 1861 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of John Hollands (labourer) & Mary Anne Hollands
	He married Lucy Siggs on July to Sep 1880, registered at Eastbourne District, Sussex, ref: 1880 Q3 Vol 2b Page 108. She was born 1852 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 18^th Jul 1852 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Ruth Fanny who was born 1888
	ii	Emily Rose who was born 1889

	7. Eliza Ann Mitting [Hollands] was the daughter of John Hollands, carpenter and Mary Ann Hollands [Geer]. She was born 1862 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 24^th Aug 1862 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of John Hollands (labourer) & Mary Anne Hollands; died 1938 at Victoria, Australia
	She married Walter Oxley Mitting on 1886. He was born 19^th Dec 1860 at Worthing, Sussex; christened 7^th Feb 1864 at Wartling, Sussex; died 1957 at Victoria, Australia. They had the following children:
	i	Mary Lydia Ruth who was born c 1887
	ii	Cecil Charles Ernest who was born 1889; died 1973

	8. Emily Ruth White [Hollands] was the daughter of John Hollands, carpenter and Mary Ann Hollands [Geer]. She was born 17^th Jun 1864 at Waldron, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1864 Q3 Vol 2b Page 101; christened 14^th Aug 1864 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of John Hollands (labourer) & Mary Anne Hollands; emigrated Dec 1913 to Australia, on board S.S. Omrah; died 30^th May 1957 at Victoria, Australia
	She married William White on 11^th Jan 1890 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. He was born Jan to Mar 1863 at East Hoathly, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1863 Q1 Vol 2b Page 97; emigrated Dec 1913 to Australia, on board S.S. Omrah; died 1941. They had the following children:
15	i	Maggie Frances who was born 15^th Jul 1891 at East Hoathly, Sussex; died 23^rd Oct 1974 Victoria, Australia; buried after 23^rd Oct 1974 Victoria, Australia
16	ii	Jannette May who was born 1894 at East Hoathly, Sussex; died 10^th Oct 1967 Victoria, Australia
17	iii	Gertrude Ruth who was born 1897 at East Hoathly, Sussex; died 8^th Dec 1975 Victoria, Australia

	9. John Hollands was the son of John Hollands, carpenter and Mary Ann Hollands [Geer]. He was born 5^th Sep 1866 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 16^th Dec 1866 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of John Hollands (labourer) & Mary Ann Hollands; died 13^th May 1929 at Huggetts, Horsham Road, Waldron, Sussex; buried 3^rd Jun 1929 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
	He married Charlotte Mahalath Hazelden on 1897. She was born 12^th Jun 1870 at Speldhurst, Kent; died 5^th Mar 1953 at Hailsham, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Margaret Helen who was born 1898 at Heathfield, Sussex; died 1956 Eastbourne, Sussex
	ii	Doris Kathleen May who was born 1900 at Waldron, Sussex; died 1980 Eastbourne, Sussex
	iii	Denis John who was born 25^th May 1904 at Uckfield, Sussex; died Dec 1992 Eastbourne, Sussex
	iv	May Charlotte who was born 1910 at Uckfield, Sussex; died 1976 Eastbourne, Sussex

	10. Ernest Albert Hollands was the son of John Hollands, carpenter and Mary Ann Hollands [Geer]. He was born 1869 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 2^nd Apr 1879 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of John Hollands (labourer) & Mary Ann Hollands
	He married France Henrietta Blackman on 1893 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She was born July to Sep 1871, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1871 Q3 Vol 2b Page 531. They had the following children:
	i	Ella Florence who was born 1893 at Tonbridge, Kent
	ii	Emily Frances who was born 1894 at Tonbridge, Kent
	iii	Violet Ruth who was born 1896 at Tonbridge, Kent
	iv	Margaret Daisy who was born 1898 at Tonbridge, Kent
	v	Ellen Caroline who was born 1900 at Tonbridge, Kent; died 1977

	11. Fanny Fuller [Hollands] was the daughter of John Hollands, carpenter and Mary Ann Hollands [Geer]. She was born 1872 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 2^nd Apr 1879 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of John Hollands (labourer) & Mary Ann Hollands
	i	Ethel who was born 1896
	She married Alfred Fuller on Apr 1897 at Uckfield, Sussex. He was born 1871 at Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	William who was born 1898
	ii	Dorothy who was born 1900
	iii	Kathleen who was born 1903; died 1997

	12. Edwin Joseph Hollands, police constable was the son of John Hollands, carpenter and Mary Ann Hollands [Geer]. He was born 1875 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 2^nd Apr 1879 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of John Hollands (labourer) & Mary Ann Hollands
	He married Emma Mitchell on 1899 at West Ham, Essex. She was born 1872 at Forest Row, Sussex

Generation No. 5
	13. Thomas Frank Wren was the son of Thomas Wren and Dorcas Wren [Hollands]. He was born July to Sep 1886, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1886 Q3 Vol 2b Page 106a; emigrated Jan 1914 to Australia, On board S.S. Omrah, departing England Dec 1913; died 1965
	He married Elizabeth Filewood on Apr to June 1921, registered at Godstone District, Surrey, ref: 1921 Q2 Vol 2a Page 512. She was born Jan to Mar 1896, registered at Godstone District, Surrey, ref: 1896 Q1 Vol 2a Page 197; died 3^rd Aug 1976 at Merbein, Victoria, Australia. They had the following children:
	i	Raymond Stanley who was born c 1922
	ii	Elizabeth May who was born c 1924
	iii	Graeme who was born c 1928

	14. Elsie May Jacobs [Wren] was the daughter of Thomas Wren and Dorcas Wren [Hollands]. She was born 1894; emigrated Jan 1914 to Australia, On board S.S. Omrah, departing England Dec 1913; died c 1953
	She married Samuel Jacobs on c 1920. He was born c 1894; died 1954

	15. Maggie Frances Gibson [Christian] [White] was the daughter of William White and Emily Ruth White [Hollands]. She was born 15^th Jul 1891 at East Hoathly, Sussex; emigrated Dec 1913 to Australia, on board S.S. Omrah; died 23^rd Oct 1974 at Geelong, Victoria, Australia; buried after 23^rd Oct 1974 at Leopold Cemetery, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
	She married (1) William Dennis Christian on 3^rd Jul 1915 at Mildura, Victoria, Australia. He was born 21^st Jul 1894 at Eastbourne, Sussex; died 23^rd Jun 1942 at Victoria, Australia. They had the following children:
	i	Leonard William who was born 1916 at Victoria, Australia; died 1983
	ii	Felicity Clara Ruth who was born 22^nd Jul 1919 at Victoria, Australia; died 10^th May 2008 Victoria, Australia
	iii	Naida Amaryllis Henryetta who was born 25^th Jul 1921 at Victoria, Australia; died 2^nd Mar 1991
	iv	Rodney Henry Gillam who was born 5^th May 1926 at Victoria, Australia
	She married (2) John Sydney Gibson on c 1943 at Broken Hill, NSW, Australia. He was born 12^th Jul 1910 at Broken Hill, NSW, Australia; died 1976 at Victoria, Australia

	16. Jannette May Litchfield [White] was the daughter of William White and Emily Ruth White [Hollands]. She was born 1894 at East Hoathly, Sussex; emigrated Dec 1913 to Australia, on board S.S. Omrah; died 10^th Oct 1967 at Victoria, Australia
	She married Charles Henry Litchfield on 7^th Jun 1916 at Victoria, Australia. He was born 21^st Aug 1895; died 2^nd Mar 1991. They had the following children:
	i	Richard William who was born 20^th Jan 1917 at Australia; died 23^rd Aug 1944, killed in action in WWII - rear gunner - plane shot down
	ii	Irene Ruth who was born 22^nd Mar 1918 at Australia; died 13^th Mar 1999 Australia
	iii	Rupert Charles who was born 1919 at Australia
	iv	Lawrence who was born 1922 at Australia

	17. Gertrude Ruth Lyell [White] was the daughter of William White and Emily Ruth White [Hollands]. She was born 1897 at East Hoathly, Sussex; emigrated Dec 1913 to Australia, on board S.S. Omrah; died 8^th Dec 1975 at Victoria, Australia
	She married James Eccles Lyell on 27^th Apr 1927 at St. John, Church of England, Merbein, Victoria, Australia. He was born 5^th Dec 1892 at The Haugh, Mauchline, Scotland. They had the following children:
	i	Ian William who was born 22^nd Mar 1929 at Merbein, Victoria, Australia; died 10^th Nov 2009
	ii	James Eccles who was born 5^th Dec 1930 at Merbein, Victoria, Australia; died 11^th Jul 1976
	iii	George David who was born 10^th Jul 1936
	iv	Ruth Janet who was born 7^th Jul 1943