The Weald - People history and genealogy

Date	Type	Information	Source

25^th Jul 1816	Born	In the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex	Rotherfield Parish Registers

25^th Aug 1816	Christened	At St. Denys Church in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex	Rotherfield Parish Registers

6^th Jun 1841	Census	At Forest Farm, Village in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; William Leonard, M, [Son], age 23, born Sussex	1841 Census Rotherfield, Sussex

13^th Oct 1842	Married	Jane Crittall at St. Denys Church in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex	IGI - Family Search Batch M14835-3

1843	Birth of a son	Herbert in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex	Rotherfield Parish Registers

20^th Feb 1844	Birth of a daughter	Winifred Elizabeth in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex	Rotherfield Parish Registers

16^th Sep 1845	Birth of a daughter	Helen Jane in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex	Rotherfield Parish Registers

27^th Mar 1848	Birth of a daughter	Emily Maria in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex	Rotherfield Parish Registers

19^th Nov 1850	Birth of a son	William Earwicker in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex	Rotherfield Parish Registers

30^th Mar 1851	Census enumerator		1851 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
	From Henry Pains to Maynards Gate then by the stream to Johnsons Bridge, from thence taking the road to the gate at the bottom of Hornhurst Wood about 8 roods above Cowford Bridge, leaving out the house on the road called Turks, then along the road through the Village of Rotherfield to Gravel Hill taking all on the West of the main road, then by Walter's Brick Kiln to Water Hill and Henry Pains. Enumerator - William Leonard

30^th Mar 1851	Census	At Village [Forest Farm] in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; Son	1851 Census Rotherfield, Sussex

1853	Birth of a daughter	Ann in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex	Rotherfield Parish Registers

1855	Birth of a daughter	Philadelphia in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex	Rotherfield Parish Registers

1859	Birth of a daughter	Jerusha Augusta in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex	Rotherfield Parish Registers

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	At Cemetery Road in the Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex; William Leonard, M, Head, married, age 64, born Rotherfield; occupation Gardener	1881 Census East Grinstead, Sussex

Date

Type

Information

Source

25^th Jul 1816

Born

In the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

Rotherfield Parish Registers

25^th Aug 1816

Christened

At St. Denys Church in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

Rotherfield Parish Registers

6^th Jun 1841

Census

At Forest Farm, Village in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; William Leonard, M, [Son], age 23, born Sussex

1841 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex

13^th Oct 1842

Married

Jane Crittall at St. Denys Church in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

IGI - Family Search
Batch M14835-3

1843

Birth of a son

Herbert in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

Rotherfield Parish Registers

20^th Feb 1844

Birth of a daughter

Winifred Elizabeth in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

Rotherfield Parish Registers

16^th Sep 1845

Birth of a daughter

Helen Jane in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

Rotherfield Parish Registers

27^th Mar 1848

Birth of a daughter

Emily Maria in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

Rotherfield Parish Registers

19^th Nov 1850

Birth of a son

William Earwicker in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

Rotherfield Parish Registers

30^th Mar 1851

Census enumerator

1851 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex

From Henry Pains to Maynards Gate then by the stream to Johnsons Bridge, from thence taking the road to the gate at the bottom of Hornhurst Wood about 8 roods above Cowford Bridge, leaving out the house on the road called Turks, then along the road through the Village of Rotherfield to Gravel Hill taking all on the West of the main road, then by Walter's Brick Kiln to Water Hill and Henry Pains.
Enumerator - William Leonard

30^th Mar 1851

Census

At Village [Forest Farm] in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; Son

1851 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex

1853

Birth of a daughter

Ann in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

Rotherfield Parish Registers

1855

Birth of a daughter

Philadelphia in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

Rotherfield Parish Registers

1859

Birth of a daughter

Jerusha Augusta in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

Rotherfield Parish Registers

3^rd Apr 1881

Census

At Cemetery Road in the Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex; William Leonard, M, Head, married, age 64, born Rotherfield; occupation Gardener

1881 Census
East Grinstead, Sussex

The ancestral pedigree of William Leonard, gardener

William Leonard

m: 10^th Oct 1760 St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent

b: c 1740

b: 1762 Hadlow, Kent
ch: 4^th Apr 1762 St. Mary's Church

b: 1764 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 22^nd Jul 1764 St. Denys Church

b: 1766 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 5^th Oct 1766 St. Denys Church

b: 1768 Hadlow, Kent
ch: September 1768 St. Mary's Church

b: 1770 Hadlow, Kent
ch: 16^th Dec 1770 St. Mary's Church

b: 1773 Hadlow, Kent
ch: 13^th Jun 1773 St. Mary's Church

b: 1775 Hadlow, Kent
ch: 26^th Nov 1775 St. Mary's Church
d: March 1867 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 92 years
bur: 15^th Mar 1867 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

Grandfather record

2nd marriage

Thomas Leonard
farmer

m: 29^th Mar 1814 St. Anne, Lewes, Sussex

Elizabeth Moon

b: 1775 Hadlow, Kent
ch: 26^th Nov 1775 St. Mary's Church
d: March 1867 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 92 years
bur: 15^th Mar 1867 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

b: 1779

Sarah

William

b: 31^st Oct 1814 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 27^th Nov 1814 St. Denys Church

b: 25^th Jul 1816 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 25^th Aug 1816 St. Denys Church

Parental record