The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for John Longley, son of William Longley and Sarah Longley [Stanford]
Generation No. 1
  1. John Longley was the son of William Longley and Sarah Longley [Stanford]. He was born 1st Jan 1789 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 1st Feb 1789 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent, previously privately baptised on 10th January 1789; died May 1861 at Chiddingstone, Kent; buried 5th May 1861 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Sophia Horsey on 23rd Dec 1820 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. She was born 24th Jul 1799 at Penshurst, Kent; died Jun 1866 at Chiddingstone, Kent; buried 7th Jun 1866 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. They had the following children:
2 iHarriett who was born 17th Jan 1821 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 4th Mar 1821 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 10th Nov 1889 Ashurstwood, Sussex
  iiSarah who was born 1823 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 2nd Mar 1823 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  iiiThomas who was born 1828 at Kent
  ivWilliam who was born 1830 at Kent
  vFanny who was born 1833 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 17th Feb 1833 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  viGeorge who was born 1835 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  viiSophia who was born 1837 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 2nd Apr 1837 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  viiiHenry who was born 1840 at Chiddingstone, Kent
3 ixJames who was born 24th Mar 1842 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 1st May 1842 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Harriett Stratton [Longley] was the daughter of John Longley and Sophia Longley [Horsey]. She was born 17th Jan 1821 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 4th Mar 1821 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 10th Nov 1889 at Ashurstwood, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1889 Q4 Vol 2b Page 90
  She married Thomas Stratton on 19th Jun 1843 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex. He was born 1818 at Burnham, Buckinghamshire. They had the following children:
4 iThomas who was born Jul 1850 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 4th Aug 1850 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
5 iiEdward Samuel who was born 28th Dec 1852 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 23rd Jan 1853 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  iiiGeorge who was born 1855 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 14th Oct 1855 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex; died Apr 1856 Forest Row, Sussex; buried 27th Apr 1856 Forest Row, Sussex
6 ivMary Ann who was born 1857 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1857 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  vCharles William who was born 1864 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 24th Apr 1864 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex; died Apr to June 1902
   
  3. James Longley was the son of John Longley and Sophia Longley [Horsey]. He was born 24th Mar 1842 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 1st May 1842 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  iArthur who was born 1862 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Sarah Marchant on 27th Dec 1862 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. She was born 1842 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 6th Feb 1842 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent, daughter of Joseph Marchant and Harriet Marchant. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1866 at Hever, Kent; christened 7th Jan 1866 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  iiCharles who was born 1867 at Hever, Kent; christened 2nd Jun 1867 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  iiiJames who was born 1869 at Hever, Kent; christened 16th May 1869 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  ivHenry who was born 1871 at Hever, Kent; christened 25th Jun 1871 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  vWilliam who was born 1873 at Hever, Kent; christened 31st Aug 1873 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  viHarriett who was born 1876 at Hever, Kent; christened 9th Apr 1876 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  viiFanny who was born 1878 at Hever, Kent; christened 8th Dec 1878 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
7 viiiMary Ann who was born 1883 at Hever, Kent; christened 25th Jan 1883 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died 1967
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Thomas Stratton was the son of Thomas Stratton and Harriett Stratton [Longley]. He was born Jul 1850 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 4th Aug 1850 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  He married Fanny Longhurst on 25th Dec 1874 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex. She was born 1853; died Oct to Dec 1875, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1875 Q4 Vol 2a Page 351. They had the following children:
  iFanny who was born 1875 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 2nd Jan 1876 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
   
  5. Edward Samuel Stratton was the son of Thomas Stratton and Harriett Stratton [Longley]. He was born 28th Dec 1852 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 23rd Jan 1853 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  He married Agnes Grace Baker on 10th Aug 1880 at Dunedin, New Zealand. She was born 1856 at Clerkenwell, London
   
  6. Mary Ann Keiffer [Stratton] was the daughter of Thomas Stratton and Harriett Stratton [Longley]. She was born 1857 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1857 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  She married Johann Keiffer on 18th Dec 1878 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex. He was born c 1854 at Berne, Switzerland
   
  7. Mary Ann Staplehurst [Longley] was the daughter of James Longley and Sarah Longley [Marchant]. She was born 1883 at Hever, Kent; christened 25th Jan 1883 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died 1967
  She married Horace James Staplehurst on 25th Dec 1902 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent. He was born 1873 at Cowden, Kent. They had the following children:
  iHorace James who was born 7th May 1903 at Hever, Kent; died 1968
8 iiEllen Mary who was born 22nd Nov 1904 at Hever, Kent; christened 11th Dec 1904 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died 28th Jul 1963 Edenbridge, Kent; buried 31st Jul 1963 Cowden, Kent
  iiiWilliam George (aka Tim) who was born 18th Jun 1907 at Hever, Kent; died 31st Dec 1977
  ivMabel Florence who was born 1909 at Hever, Kent; died 1909
  vEdith Annie who was born 5th Dec 1910 at Hever, Kent; died 10th Apr 1994
  viDora Mary who was born 13th Jul 1912 at Hever, Kent; died 1987
  viiFlorence Edith Marian who was born 21st Mar 1925 at Hever, Kent; died 1990
   
Generation No. 4
  8. Ellen Mary Turk [Staplehurst] was the daughter of Horace James Staplehurst and Mary Ann Staplehurst [Longley]. She was born 22nd Nov 1904 at Hever, Kent; christened 11th Dec 1904 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died 28th Jul 1963 at Edenbridge War Memorial Hospital, Edenbridge, Kent; buried 31st Jul 1963 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  She married Herbert Charles Turk on Oct to Dec 1927 at Registry Office, East Grinstead, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1927 Q4 Vol 2B Page 372. He was born 4th Dec 1906 at Cowden, Kent; christened 6th Jan 1907 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died May 1976 at Edenbridge War Memorial Hospital, Edenbridge, Kent; cremated 1st Jun 1976 at Crematorium, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   

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