Thirty miles south of London and half way to the South coast of England lies an area of outstanding natural beauty combined with a fascinating history called the Weald. This was, to the Saxons of 900AD, part of Andredesweald (the forest of Andred the Roman fort at Pevensey), that stretched from the marshes of Kent to the New Forest in Hampshire - 120 miles long and 30 miles wide. The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex encompasses the Lancaster Great Park formed in 1372 and renamed as the Ashdown Forest in 1672.
This site catalogues the people, places, maps, drawings, engravings, books, writings and numerous lists and directories that are over 70 years old into an integrated database of information about one of the most attractive parts of England - The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex. In addition, the site and its many contributors have derived extensive familial relationships and pedigrees which can be of great use for genealogical study and research. Where appropriate, the viewer should verify the information presented by consulting the original sources that are noted at every point on this site.
The navigation bar at the top of this page (and every page on this site) give access to all of this information. Records can also be searched for from this page or from the dedicated search page.
Latest additions to the web site:
Barrow family records by Geoff Barrow
Cogger family records by Steve Cogger
Woodhams, Cornford and Manser family records by Jeff Woodhams
Children family records by Don Lloyd and Kathryn Smith
Rice family records by Stephen Rice
Pratt family records
Cogger family records
Hendley/Henly family records
Children family records
The surname also includes alternative spelling and the count is the number of people
Adams - 1530
Akehurst - 1114
Alcorn & Alchorne - 1425
Allan - 860
Arnold - 588
Ashby - 2214
Ashdown - 1143
Atheral - 181
Attree - 117
Austin - 2158
Averey - 453
Avis - 895
Bailey - 814
Baker - 4379
Baldwin - 1058
Barber - 398
Barfoot & Burfoot - 440
Barham - 435
Barnes - 485
Barrow - 688
Barton - 1465
Bassett - 863
Bedwell - 136
Beeching - 181
Bellingham - 839
Berry - 380
Berwick - 253
Best - 436
Bish & Bysshe - 488
Bishop - 716
Boarer & Bowrah - 607
Bones - 704
Boorman - 524
Bourner & Bourn - 436
Bowles - 266
Box - 399
Bridgeland - 403
Bridger - 891
Bristow - 268
Bromley - 318
Brook & Brooks - 1073
Brooker - 2423
Brooman - 283
Brown - 2598
Bryant - 376
Budgen - 1096
Burges - 1474
Burr - 334
Callow - 276
Cambridge & Combridge - 223
Card - 1564
Catt - 921
Cheasman & Cheesemer - 457
Chesson - 106
Chewtor & Chuter - 270
Children - 169
Chillman - 105
Clapson - 483
Clout - 306
Cogger - 268
Cole - 1303
Coleman - 738
Cork - 1101
Cornwell - 745
Couchman - 531
Coulstock - 207
Cox - 655
Crittall - 306
Crouch - 506
Croucher - 101
Crowhurst - 894
Curd - 505
Dadswell - 1186
Dann - 1011
Daw - 581
Delves - 549
Denman - 230
Devall, Divall & Duvall - 1018
Dibley - 190
Diplock & Duplock - 851
Doust - 192
Dumsday & Doomsday - 65
Eade - 424
Eagle - 124
Eastwood - 583
Edwards - 1872
Eldridge - 1030
Ellis - 1539
Everest - 1222
Fairway - 63
Farmer & Fermor - 1411
Farrant - 394
Fenner - 744
Fever - 144
Field & Field-Buss - 1232
Forward - 326
Fowle - 226
Fowler - 207
Frost - 550
Fry - 1628
Funnel - 1146
Gabriel - 174
Gallard - 124
Gilbert - 840
Godley - 413
Golden & Golding - 324
Goldsmith - 1469
Gorham - 113
Gravat - 105
Gray & Grey - 245
Groombridge - 1061
Grove & Groves - 569
Grover - 378
Gurr - 547
Guy - 563
Haffenden - 659
Hailer & Haylor - 356
Haiselden, Hasleden & Hazledon - 706
Hall - 1801
Hallet - 277
Harden & Harding - 669
Hardwick - 77
Harman - 1370
Harmer - 1429
Hartfield - 502
Hawkins & Hoggins - 484
Heasman - 1728
Heath - 709
Heathfield - 261
Hebden & Hobden - 640
Helmesley - 736
Hendley & Henley - 288
Hider & Hyder - 692
Hilder - 306
Hill - 1355
Histed - 305
Hoadley - 864
Hoath - 645
Hobbs - 1078
Hollamby - 865
Holland - 846
Holmewood - 1302
Hook - 823
Hooker - 461
Hudson & Hutson - 611
Humphrey & Umphrey - 1589
Izzard - 608
Jarratt - 643
Jarvis - 847
Jeffrey - 2243
Jenner - 3460
Jenner-Akehurst - 54
Kidd - 212
Kidder - 231
Killick - 1105
Langridge - 2370
Latter - 1118
Lavender - 535
Le May - 140
Leaves - 343
Leonard & Lennard - 266
Letchford & Lutchford - 101
Leveson & Leveson-Gower - 95
Luck - 1137
Lulham - 210
Mackellow, Mancktelow, Mantelow & McKellow - 996
Mancer - 572
Mann - 165
Marchant - 1322
Markwick - 654
Marten & Martin - 3680
Mascall - 297
Meopham - 1245
Mercer - 1356
Michelborne - 100
Miles, Mills, Millis, Myles & Mighells - 2255
Molineux - 114
Moon - 1777
Morphew - 271
Morris - 891
Muddle - 546
Napp & Knapp - 166
Nash - 319
Neville - 260
Newington - 423
Noakes - 815
Novis & Novice - 526
Obbard - 122
Packham & Peckham - 1709
Page, Page Mitchell & Paige - 2160
Paine & Payne - 1785
Pariss & Parrish - 797
Parker - 1483
Patenden - 604
Peacock - 311
Pearless - 501
Penfold & Pennifold - 621
Pett - 137
Piddlesden - 238
Pilbeam - 855
Piper - 2272
Plain - 70
Pocknell & Pucknell - 298
Pollington - 314
Pratt - 546
Price - 476
Puxty - 335
Quickenden & Quittenden - 298
Ralf, Realf, Relph & Rolfe - 2418
Ranger - 225
Rebbeck - 72
Ridley - 390
Rivers - 141
Rogers & Rodger - 1359
Rummens & Rumings - 345
Sackville & Sackville-West - 213
Sales - 986
Sandal - 161
Sands - 858
Saunder - 1431
Sawyer - 617
Sellens - 223
Shaw - 376
Shelley - 142
Sherley, Shirley & Shurley - 96
Shoebridge - 590
Spence & Spencer - 328
Spice - 354
Spittal - 193
Stapley - 1090
Stephens & Stevens - 1867
Stephenson & Stevenson - 846
Streater - 797
Streatfeild, Streatfield & Stratfield - 846
Tanner - 233
Tasker - 327
Taylor - 3447
Tester - 1795
Tribe - 58
Turk - 512
Turner - 3166
Twiner - 123
Underwood - 197
Verall - 429
Vidler & Vitler - 542
Vigor - 223
Vinall - 409
Vine & Vyne - 401
Waite - 177
Walfare - 454
Wallis - 1026
Walter - 1227
Watson - 707
Weeks & Weakes - 715
Weeding & Weeden - 151
Weller - 1790
Wenham & Whenham - 374
Weston - 1825
Whapham - 69
Wheatley - 1149
Wickenden - 1339
Wickens - 1919
Wicker - 257
Wickerson - 50
Wigmore - 57
Wilmshurst - 672
Woodham - 980
Wren - 607
Submissions by contributors, records from the 1841 through 1911 census
and Parish records from 1550 for the selected surnames listed above have been cross referred to establish their genealogical pedigrees.
These are being continually enhanced and expanded as new information and research becomes available.
The records of a further 7,500 surnames are also made available for reference purposes.
To quote Richard Jefferies from his essay on Buckhurst Park -
"This wild tract of Ashdown Forest bears much resemblance to Exmoor; you may walk, or you may ride, for hours and meet no one; and if black game were to start up it would not surprise you in the least. There seems room enough to chase the red stag from Buckhurst Park with horn and hound till, mayhap, he ended in the sea at Pevensey. Buckhurst Park is the centre of this immense manor. ........... Here and there a house stands, as it seems, alone in the world on the Forest ridge, thousands of acres of heather around, the deep weald underneath - as at Duddleswell, a look-out, as it were, over the earth. Forest Row, where they say the courtiers had their booths in ancient hunting days; Forest-Fold, Boar's-head Street, Greenwood Gate - all have a forest sound; and what prettier name could there be than Sweet-Haws? Greybirchet Wood, again; Mossbarn, Highbroom, and so on. OutÂlying woods in every direction are fragments of the forest, you cannot get away from it; and look over whatever gate you will, there is always a view. ........ Clouds drift over; it is a wonderful observatory for cloud studies; they seem so close, the light is so strong, and there is nothing to check the sight as far as its powers will reach. Clouds come up no wider than a pasture-field, but in length stretching out to the very horizon, dividing the blue sky into two halves; but then every day has its different clouds - the fleets of heaven that are always sailing on and know no haven"
This site is dedicated to presenting the records of the Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex that are more than 70 years old and in the public domain. It was launched in May 2003 and is continually being updated with more information about the Weald as it becomes available from transcriptions of Census data, Parish records, Pictures, Photographs, Maps, Books and many other documents.
Thanks also to over four hundred and seventy people who have kindly contributed much additional information to the site.
Such contributions are welcome from all by E-mail Visitor number since 30th May 2003: 2342382
The Weald is at Database version 13.3 which has ongoing updates to the 392,678 people; 9,000 places; 613 maps; 3,308 pictures, engravings and photographs; and 247 books loaded in the previous version