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Frank Harman of Cottage Hill was born on 6th July 1851. He was a son of John Harman and Rhoda Martin. He was a well to-do master mason and builder who was very well known in the Rotherfield district. Amongst his projects were Rotherfield school, the brickyard chimneys at Jarvis Brook and on one occasion he did some interior stonework at Wadhurst Hall. At that time he lived at Cottage Hill. He married Doris Moon, the daughter of John Moon (deceased), on 4th April 1872 in the parish church St. Denys at Rotherfield around 1892.
Their first born child was Owen Thomas born 2nd February 1872. Rhoda Eliza was the eldest daughter born on 1st July 1875 at Town Row. Rotherfield. Doris who was baptized on 9th December 1877 at St. Denys was buried at Rotherfield just six months old. Annie was born at Town Row on the 26th March 1881. Walter, the next child, was born at Packhams Hill on 31st August 1883. Herbert was born at Town Row, Rotherfield on 12th October 1885. Frederick Edwin, the next son was born at Packhams Hill on 12th November 1887. Luther was the next child to be born and that was on 24th March 1890. Frank Herbert born on 11th January 1880. James Sydney was the youngest son and was born on 3rd December 1892. Elsie was born on 22nd December 1895 at Packhams Hill. They had ten children.
Frank Harman and Doris suffered a tragedy of having three daughters suffering from tuberculosis and being nursed at home. Firstly Doris suffered death by tuberculosis. She died at the young age 0f 18 years of age and was buried at Rotherfield on 21st March 1896. Annie who was born at Town Row died at the age at 18 years of tuberculosis and was buried at Rotherfield on 30th March 1899. Rhoda Eliza died at the young age of 24 years, unmarried, of tuberculosis and was buried at Rotherfield on 6th April 1900. Thus in the space of four years, Frank and Doris saw three of their daughters die of the same disease.
Frank and Doris ran a public house at Belle Mead, a large house at Packhams Hill in Rotherfield. The venture wasn't very successful and he lost his money.
Frank was buried on 2nd February 1925 at Rotherfield age 75.
Doris died two years after on the 24th Augusy 1927 at Rotherfield age 75.
Joseph Moone yeoman | m: 7th Oct 1634 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | Margaret Marchant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: c 1615 d: Mar 1661 Mayfield, Sussex bur: 3rd Mar 1661 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | b: c 1615 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John | Margaret | William | Joseph | Elizabeth | Susan | John | Mary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1635 Frant, Sussex ch: 20th Mar 1635 St. Alban's Church | b: 1638 Frant, Sussex ch: 24th Mar 1838 St. Alban's Church | b: 1644 Frant, Sussex ch: 21st Apr 1644 St. Alban's Church | b: 1645 Frant, Sussex ch: 31st May 1645 St. Alban's Church | b: 1648 Frant, Sussex ch: 9th Apr 1648 St. Alban's Church | b: 1651 Frant, Sussex ch: 19th May 1651 St. Alban's Church | b: 1653 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 25th Nov 1653 St. Dunstan Church d: Jun 1668 Mayfield, Sussex bur: 13th Jun 1668 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | b: 1658/59 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 8th Jan 1658/59 St. Dunstan Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joseph Moon | m: 9th Feb 1674/75 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | Jane Turner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1645 Frant, Sussex ch: 31st May 1645 St. Alban's Church | b: c 1650 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joseph | John | Jane | Robert | Samuell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1678 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 23rd Jan 1678 St. Dunstan Church | b: 1681 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 8th Oct 1681 St. Dunstan Church | b: 1683 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 9th Sep 1683 St. Denys Church | b: 1695/96 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 18th Mar 1695/96 St. Dunstan Church | b: 1699 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 23rd Jun 1699 St. Dunstan Church d: Mar 1700 Mayfield, Sussex bur: 5th Mar 1700 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Moon | m: c 1705 | Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1681 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 8th Oct 1681 St. Dunstan Church | b: c 1685 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John | William | Elizabeth | Thomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1709 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 3rd Oct 1709 St. Dunstan Church | b: 1711 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 14th Oct 1711 St. Dunstan Church | b: 1714 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 8th Jul 1714 St. Dunstan Church | b: 1721 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 2nd Apr 1721 St. Dunstan Church d: Aug 1793 Mayfield, Sussex bur: 20th Aug 1793 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Moon | m: 26th Mar 1744 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | Martha Bexhill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1721 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 2nd Apr 1721 St. Dunstan Church d: Aug 1793 Mayfield, Sussex bur: 20th Aug 1793 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | b: c 1720 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas | Samuell | John | Elizabeth | Martha | Frances | Philadelphia | Jane | b: 1745 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 24th May 1745 St. Dunstan Church | b: 1748/49 Mayfield, Sussex ch: After 19th Mar 1749 St. Dunstan Church d: Dec 1798 Mayfield, Sussex bur: 7th Dec 1798 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | b: 1751 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 3rd Jul 1751 St. Dunstan Church | b: 1754 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 29th Jan 1754 St. Dunstan Church | b: 1757 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 13th May 1757 St. Dunstan Church | b: 1759 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 8th Nov 1759 St. Dunstan Church | b: 1764 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 21st Apr 1764 St. Dunstan Church | b: 1767 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 6th Feb 1767 St. Dunstan Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 29th Jan 1746/47 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 4th Feb 1746/47 St. Dunstan Church d: Aug 1793 Mayfield, Sussex bur: 8th Aug 1793 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samuell Moone | m: 2nd Oct 1788 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | Elizabeth Emery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1748/49 Mayfield, Sussex ch: After 19th Mar 1749 St. Dunstan Church d: Dec 1798 Mayfield, Sussex bur: 7th Dec 1798 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | b: 1765 d: Sep 1819 Mayfield, Sussex bur: 16th Sep 1819 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samuel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1790 Buxted, Sussex ch: 8th Aug 1790 St. Margaret's Church d: Feb 1852 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 20th Feb 1852 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samuel Moon labourer | m: 14th Mar 1813 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | Elizabeth Roberts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1790 Buxted, Sussex ch: 8th Aug 1790 St. Margaret's Church d: Feb 1852 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 20th Feb 1852 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1791 Warbleton, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frederick | Eliza | Elizabeth | Philadelphia | George | Frances | Sarah | Alfred | b: 1813 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 3rd Oct 1813 St. Dunstan Church | b: 1816 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 8th Sep 1816 St. Dunstan Church d: Oct 1818 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 21st Oct 1818 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 15th Dec 1819 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 12th Mar 1820 St. Dunstan Church | b: 17th Oct 1821 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 25th Nov 1821 St. Dunstan Church | b: 18th Sep 1823 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 20th Oct 1823 St. Denys Church d: Jan 1887 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 22nd Jan 1887 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 10th Jan 1826 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 26th Feb 1826 St. Denys Church | b: 23rd Mar 1828 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 27th Apr 1828 St. Denys Church | b: 17th Jul 1830 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 8th Aug 1830 St. Denys Church d: Jun 1862 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 7th Jun 1862 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Roberts | Charles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1815 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 21st May 1815 St. Dunstan Church d: Sep 1857 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 9th Sep 1857 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 25th Feb 1818 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 7th Mar 1819 St. Dunstan Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Roberts Moon | m: 16th Apr 1836 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | Eliza Mitchell | 1st marriage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1815 Mayfield, Sussex ch: 21st May 1815 St. Dunstan Church d: Sep 1857 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 9th Sep 1857 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 13th Aug 1819 Heathfield, Sussex ch: 20th Sep 1819 Heathfield Chapel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harriett | Naomi | Jemima | Sarah | Doris | Edwin | Thomas Richard | Lois | b: 1836 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 4th Sep 1836 St. Denys Church d: Sep 1848 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 6th Sep 1848 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 7th Jan 1841 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 6th Jun 1847 St. Denys Church d: Aug 1854 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 20th Aug 1854 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 23rd Feb 1845 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 6th Apr 1845 St. Denys Church | b: 6th Aug 1849 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 2nd Sep 1849 St. Denys Church | b: 3rd Jan 1851 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 6th Apr 1851 St. Denys Church d: 24th Aug 1927 Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1854 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 7th May 1854 St. Denys Church d: Apr 1861 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 12th Apr 1861 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1857 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 12th Apr 1857 St. Denys Church d: Apr 1861 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 18th Apr 1861 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: Jan 1861 Rotherfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annesley | James John | Eliza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 8th Dec 1838 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 27th Jan 1839 St. Denys Church d: Mar 1858 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 4th Mar 1858 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 11th Oct 1842 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 6th Jun 1847 St. Denys Church | b: 11th Nov 1846 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 6th Dec 1846 St. Denys Church d: 1917 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 2nd Jan 1917 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frank Harman beerhouse keeper | m: 4th Apr 1872 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | Doris Moon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 11th May 1851 Village, Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 6th Jul 1851 St. Denys Church d: 2nd Feb 1926 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: After 2nd Feb 1926 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 3rd Jan 1851 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 6th Apr 1851 St. Denys Church d: 24th Aug 1927 Rotherfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owen Thomas | Rhoda Eliza | Frank Herbert | Walter (Bob) | Frederick Edwin | Luther | James Sydney | Elsie | b: 2nd Jul 1872 Cottage Hill, Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 8th Sep 1872 St. Denys Church d: 9th Feb 1942 1, Ferndale Cottages, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1st Jul 1875 Town Row, Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 8th Aug 1875 St. Denys Church d: 6th Apr 1900 Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1880 Packhams Hill, Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 11th Jan 1880 St. Denys Church d: Apr 1880 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 11th Apr 1880 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 31st Aug 1883 Packhams Hill, Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 11th Nov 1883 St. Denys Church d: 1942 Shernfold Meadow Cottage, Frant, Sussex | b: 12th Nov 1887 Packhams Hill, Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 12th Feb 1888 St. Denys Church d: 1938 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 1938 Cr.CrowCy, Crowborough, Sussex | b: 24th Mar 1890 Town Row, Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 11th May 1890 St. Denys Church d: 24th May 1935 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 28th May 1935 Cr.CrowCy, Crowborough, Sussex | b: 3rd Dec 1892 Packhams Hill, Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 12th Feb 1893 St. Denys Church d: 19th Apr 1979 6 The Ridge, Groombridge, Kent and Sussex | b: 22nd Dec 1895 Packhams Hill, Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 4th Apr 1896 St. Denys Church d: 27th May 1941 Corner Cottage, Rotherfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maria | Doris | Annie | Herbert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 14th Jun 1874 Cottage Hill, Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 3rd Jul 1874 St. Denys Church d: Jul 1874 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 9th Jul 1874 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 29th Oct 1877 Town Row, Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 9th Dec 1877 St. Denys Church d: Mar 1896 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 21st Mar 1896 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 26th Mar 1881 Town Row, Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 8th May 1881 St. Denys Church d: Mar 1899 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 30th Mar 1899 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 13th Oct 1885 Town Row, Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 13th Dec 1885 St. Denys Church d: 1920 Rotherfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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