The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for William Grigsbey, farmer's waggoner
Generation No. 1
  1. William Grigsbey, farmer's waggoner He was born 1801 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  He married Hannah on c 1825. She was born 1800 at Speldhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
2 iJames who was born 1827 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 8th Jul 1827 St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  iiHannah who was born 1830 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 24th Jan 1830 St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
3 iiiSarah who was born 1831 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 31st Jul 1831 St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  ivCaroline who was born 1833 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 14th Dec 1833 St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  vHenry who was born 1834 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1834 St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  viFrances who was born 1838 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 4th Mar 1838 St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  viiMary Ann who was born 1841 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 21st Feb 1841 St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex, daughter of William Greagsbey & Hannah Greagsbey
   
Generation No. 2
  2. James Greagsbey, farm labourer was the son of William Grigsbey, farmer's waggoner and Hannah Grigsbey. He was born 1827 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 8th Jul 1827 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  iMary Ann who was born 1851 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  He married Harriett on c 1854. She was born 1834 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHarriett who was born 1865 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
   
  3. Sarah Richardson [Waghorn] [Greagsbey] was the daughter of William Grigsbey, farmer's waggoner and Hannah Grigsbey. She was born 1831 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 31st Jul 1831 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  She married (1) George Waghorn on 11th Nov 1849 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex. He was born 18th Sep 1822 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 2nd Nov 1822 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, George Waghorn, son of John Waghorn, farmer, and Anne Waghorn; died 1852 at Brenchley, Kent, aged 31 years; buried 27th Dec 1852 at All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent
  She married (2) Amos Richardson, farm labourer on 11th Sep 1853 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. He was born 23rd Dec 1830 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
4 iEmily Charlotte who was born 1856 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 7th Dec 1856 St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  iiHarry who was born 1864 at Horsmonden, Kent
  iiiGeorge T. who was born 1870 at Horsmonden, Kent
  ivCharity who was born 1872 at Horsmonden, Kent
  vMercy H. who was born 1875 at Horsmonden, Kent
  viElizabeth who was born 1877 at Horsmonden, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Emily Charlotte Bailey [Richardson] was the daughter of Amos Richardson, farm labourer and Sarah Richardson [Waghorn] [Greagsbey]. She was born 1856 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 7th Dec 1856 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  iWalter E. who was born 1877 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  She married Walter Bailey, farm labourer on c 1877. He was born 1849 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 5th Aug 1849 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex. They had the following children:
5 iJames Henry who was born 1878 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 21st Jul 1878 St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1915
   
Generation No. 4
  5. James Henry Bailey was the son of Walter Bailey, farm labourer and Emily Charlotte Bailey [Richardson]. He was born 1878 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 21st Jul 1878 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1915, registered at Battle District, Sussex, ref: 1915 Q1 Vol 2b Page 121
  He married Eleanor Rosa Fisher on Jan to Mar 1907, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1907 Q1 Vol 2b Page 161. She was born 16th Jun 1878 at Norfolk; christened 2nd Jul 1878 at Kings Lynn, Norfolk; died 1946 at Hastings, Sussex
   

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