The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Francis Russell, farmer
Generation No. 1
  1. Francis Russell, farmer He was born 1770 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 18th Nov 1779 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, parents William & Sarah Russell
  He married (1) Sarah French on 28th May 1800 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. She was born c 1780 at ??; died 9th Jun 1841 at Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iFrancis who was born c Sep 1800 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex; christened 12th Oct 1800 399175
  iiJohn who was born 1802 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 27th Mar 1802 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, private; buried 31st Mar 1802 Burwash, Sussex
3 iiiFrances who was born 1847 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1847 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married (2) Caroline Duplock on 30th Nov 1850 at Rottingdean, Sussex, witnesses Edmund Bowles & Hannah Hobden. She was born 2nd May 1822 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 25th Mar 1842 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 26th Dec 1887 at Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born Mar 1851 at Burwash, Sussex
4 iiCaroline who was born July to Sep 1853 at Burwash, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q3 Vol 2B Page 66
  iiiThomas who was born after 4th quarter 1855 at Burwash, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1855 Q4 Vol 2B Page 59
5 ivStephen who was born 2nd Dec 1857 at Burwash, Sussex
6 vSally who was born 17th Sep 1860 at Burwash, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Francis Russell, miller was the son of Francis Russell, farmer and Sarah Russell [French]. He was born c Sep 1800 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex; christened 12th Oct 1800 at 399175
  He married Frances Wood on 24th Mar 1827 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex. She was born 1807 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 6th Jun 1807 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, parents John & Hannah Wood. They had the following children:
  iFrances who was born 1828 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiDavid who was born 1830 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiiFrancis who was born 1832 at Burwash, Sussex
  ivMary who was born 1838 at Burwash, Sussex
  vCharlotte who was born 1842 at Burwash, Sussex
  viEllen who was born 1845 at Burwash, Sussex
  viiDaniel who was born 1847 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 23rd May 1847 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
  3. Frances Dray [Russell] was the daughter of Francis Russell, farmer and Caroline Russell [Duplock]. She was born 1847 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1847 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  She married Thomas Dray, farmer on 7th Jun 1870 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, witnesses John Trill & Carrie Russell. He was born 18th Nov 1836 at Dallington, Sussex; christened 14th Feb 1837 at Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Sandhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iCourtney T. who was born 1872 at Burgess Hill, Sussex
  iiClement Russell who was born 1874 at Ashington, Sussex
  iiiAlice Frances who was born 1876 at Ashington, Sussex
   
  4. Caroline Rogers [Russell] was the daughter of Francis Russell, farmer and Caroline Russell [Duplock]. She was born July to Sep 1853 at Burwash, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q3 Vol 2B Page 66
  She married Henry William Rogers, farmer on 1st Nov 1882 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, witnesses ?? & Sally Russell. He was born 1858 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 24th Oct 1858 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents Henry & Roase Rogers. They had the following children:
  iHarry Francis who was born Apr to June 1885 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1885 Q2 Vol 2B Page 124
  iiArchibald William who was born July to Sep 1886 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1886 Q3 Vol 2B Page 121
   
  5. Stephen Russell, joiner was the son of Francis Russell, farmer and Caroline Russell [Duplock]. He was born 2nd Dec 1857 at Burwash, Sussex
  He married Emily Eleanor Cox on 6th Feb 1884 at All Souls Church, Eastbourne, Sussex, witnesses Edward Herbert Cripps & Emma Taylor. She was born 1858 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 14th Mar 1858 at Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEthel Mary who was born 16th May 1884 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent
  iiEdith May who was born 24th May 1888 at Sevenoaks, Kent
  iiiErnest Arthur who was born 2nd May 1889 at Sevenoaks, Kent
   
  6. Sally Carey [Russell] was the daughter of Francis Russell, farmer and Caroline Russell [Duplock]. She was born 17th Sep 1860 at Burwash, Sussex
  She married Lawrence Russell Carey on 16th Sep 1890 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, witnesses William Russell & Mary Naomi Austin. He was born 5th Jun 1862 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
  iMarjorie Joyce Helena who was born 25th Jul 1898 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   

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