The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Sarah Ashdown [Boorman] was the daughter of James Boorman and Mary Boorman [Sharp]. She was born 1767 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 31^st May 1767 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex, daughter of James Boorman and Mary Boorman
	She married James Ashdown, labourer on 14^th Feb 1787 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex. He was born 1765 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 30^th Jun 1765 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
2	i	Harriott who was born Sep 1787 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 18^th Sep 1787 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; died Jan 1830 Frant, Sussex, aged 42 years; buried 28^th Jan 1830 Frant, Sussex
	ii	Mary who was born 1794 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 7^th Apr 1794 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
	iii	Elizabeth who was born 1796 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 22^nd Feb 1796 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
	iv	John who was born 2^nd Jan 1798 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 11^th Feb 1798 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
	v	William who was born 4^th Apr 1799 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 26^th May 1799 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex

Generation No. 2
	2. Harriott Ashby [Ashdown] was the daughter of James Ashdown, labourer and Sarah Ashdown [Boorman]. She was born Sep 1787 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 18^th Sep 1787 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; died Jan 1830 at Frant, Sussex, aged 42 years; buried 28^th Jan 1830 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
	She married Samuel Ashby on 14^th Jul 1806 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1774 at Frant, Sussex; christened 19^th Jun 1774 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Richard Asby and Sarah Asby. They had the following children:
3	i	James who was born 1808 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 14^th Feb 1808 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Samuel Ashby and Harriet Ashby
	ii	Frances who was born 1809 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 26^th Dec 1809 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Samuel Ashby and Harriet Ashby; died Apr 1810 Frant, Sussex, aged 5 months; buried 22^nd Apr 1810 Frant, Sussex

Generation No. 3
	3. James Ashby, baker was the son of Samuel Ashby and Harriott Ashby [Ashdown]. He was born 1808 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 14^th Feb 1808 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Samuel Ashby and Harriet Ashby
	He married Eliza Avis on 5^th Nov 1834 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. She was born 1812 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
4	i	James who was born 22^nd Feb 1835 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 10^th Mar 1835 Lady Huntingdons Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, son of James Ashby and Eliza Ashby, ceremony performed by John Finley
5	ii	Henry who was born 1837 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	iii	Ann who was born 1840 at Kent
6	iv	William who was born 1844 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	v	Susan who was born 1847 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Generation No. 4
	4. James Ashby, grocer was the son of James Ashby, baker and Eliza Ashby [Avis]. He was born 22^nd Feb 1835 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 10^th Mar 1835 at Lady Huntingdons Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, son of James Ashby and Eliza Ashby, ceremony performed by John Finley
	He married Esther Powell on July to Sep 1855, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1855 Q3 Vol 2a Page 609. She was born 1833 at Frant, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Esther Ruth who was born 1857 at Battersea, London
	ii	Priscilla who was born 1860 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	iii	George who was born 1862 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	iv	James who was born 1863 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	v	Alice Elizabeth who was born 1865 at Bidborough, Kent; christened 24^th Sep 1865 St. Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Kent
	vi	Frederick who was born 1868 at Bidborough, Kent
	vii	John William who was born 1871 at Bidborough, Kent

	5. Henry Ashby, railway signalman was the son of James Ashby, baker and Eliza Ashby [Avis]. He was born 1837 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	He married Phoebe Carr on 25^th Dec 1862 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. She was born 1841 at Frant, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Harry who was born 1868 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	ii	James E who was born 1872 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	iii	Alfred who was born 1880 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent

	6. William Ashby, painter was the son of James Ashby, baker and Eliza Ashby [Avis]. He was born 1844 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	He married Elizabeth Taylor on Apr to June 1872, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1872 Q2 Vol 2a Page 833. She was born 1847 at Pembury, Kent; christened 30^th May 1847 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent, daughter of Thomas Taylor and Jane Taylor. They had the following children:
	i	Florence who was born 1873 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	ii	Edith who was born 1875 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	iii	Edwin J. who was born 1877 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	iv	Gertrude A. who was born 1878 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent