The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Robert Ashurst
Generation No. 1
  1. Robert Ashurst He was born c 1753; died 1831 at West Street, Brighton, Sussex, aged 78 years; buried 2nd Feb 1831 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex
  He married (1) Ann on c 1800. She was born c 1764; died 1815 at Ship Street, Brighton, Sussex, aged 51 years; buried 23rd Nov 1815 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iRichard James who was born 1801
2 iiRobert Lewis who was born 1803 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 3rd Oct 1803 St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex; died 1839 Brighton, Sussex
3 iiiJohn Swinton who was born 1805 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1805 St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex
  He married (2) Helen Murphy on 18th Aug 1817 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Robert Lewis Ashurst, schoolmaster was the son of Robert Ashurst and Ann Ashurst. He was born 1803 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 3rd Oct 1803 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex; died 1839 at Brighton, Sussex
  He married Rebecca Barber on 27th Nov 1828 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex. She was born 25th Nov 1805 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 9th Feb 1806 at Chapel, Countess of Dissentarian Brightonants, Brighton, Sussex, daughter of Thomas & Mary Barber, ceremony performed by George White; died 1886 at Brighton, Sussex, aged 75 years. They had the following children:
  iRobert who was born 1832 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 8th Feb 1832 St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1851, aged 19 years; buried 3rd Jan 1852 Brighton, Sussex
  iiRebecca who was born 1834 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 27th Jun 1834 St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex
4 iiiThomas who was born 1837 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 18th Jun 1837 St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex; died July to Sep 1870, aged 34 years
   
  3. John Swinton Ashurst, clerk in lawyer's office was the son of Robert Ashurst and Ann Ashurst. He was born 1805 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1805 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex
  iLewis who was born 1827 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 14th Nov 1827 St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex
  He married Frances Simpson on 28th Jan 1827 at Preston, Sussex. She was born 1808 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 19th Oct 1808 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJohn Swinton who was born 1829 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 16th Sep 1829 St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex
  iiRobert William who was born 1831 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 23rd Sep 1831 St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex
  iiiFanny who was born 1833 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 27th Mar 1833 St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Thomas Ashurst, undertaker was the son of Robert Lewis Ashurst, schoolmaster and Rebecca Shaw [Ashurst] [Barber]. He was born 1837 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 18th Jun 1837 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex; died July to Sep 1870, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1870 Q3 Vol 2b Page 70, aged 34 years
  He married Sarah Annie Funnell on Oct to Dec 1859, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1859 Q4 Vol 2b Page 304. She was born 1839 at Brighton, Sussex, daughter of Sarah Ann; died Oct to Dec 1862, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1862 Q4 Vol 2b Page 120. They had the following children:
  iHarry Thomas who was born July to Sep 1860, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1860 Q3 Vol 2b Page 213; died Oct to Dec 1869, aged 9 years
  iiAnnie Rebecca who was born Jan to Mar 1862, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1862 Q1 Vol 2b page 190
   

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