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Ancestry report for Martha Cornford [Baker], daughter of John Baker, farm labourer and Martha Baker [Austen]
Generation No. 1
1. Martha Cornford [Baker] was the daughter of (2) John Baker, farm labourer and (3) Martha Baker [Austen]. She was born 1816 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 8th Sep 1816 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
She married Timothy Cornford, farm labourer on 6th Dec 1833 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex. He was born 1813 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 12th Dec 1813 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex. They had the following children:
iHenry who was born 1835 Herstmonceux, Sussex
iiBarbary who was born 1838 Herstmonceux, Sussex
iiiSarah who was born 1840 Herstmonceux, Sussex
ivJane who was born 1844 Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 28th Jul 1844 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
vAnn who was born 1846 Herstmonceux, Sussex
viJohn who was born 1849 Herstmonceux, Sussex
viiMartha who was born Nov 1850 Herstmonceux, Sussex
 
Generation No. 2
2. John Baker, farm labourer He was born 1789 at Benenden, Kent; christened 20th Dec 1789 at St. George's Church, Benenden, Kent, parents John & Sall Baker
He married Martha Austen on 22nd Nov 1815 at St. George's Church, Benenden, Kent, witnesses Robert Cornwell & Jarvis Mann. She was born 1794 at Benenden, Kent; christened 22nd Jun 1794 at St. George's Church, Benenden, Kent, parents William & Mary Aisten. They had the following children:
iMartha who was born 1816 Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 8th Sep 1816 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
iiMary who was born 1818 Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 21st Jun 1818 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex; buried 27th Mar 1864 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, aged 46 years
iiiJohn who was born 1820 Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 27th Aug 1820 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
ivJames who was born 1823 Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 30th Mar 1823 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
vHenry who was born 1825 Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 15th May 1825 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex; buried 28th Mar 1892 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, aged 67 years
viDavid who was born 1829 Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1829 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex; died July to Sep 1894, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1894 Q3 Vol 2b Page 51; buried 16th Aug 1894 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex, aged 65 years
viiWilliam who was born 1832 Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 13th May 1832 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
viiiCaroline who was born 1834 Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 17th Aug 1834 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
ixReuben who was born n/k Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 13th Sep 1840 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex; buried 16th Jan 1870 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex, aged 29 years
 
3. Martha Baker [Austen] She was born 1794 at Benenden, Kent; christened 22nd Jun 1794 at St. George's Church, Benenden, Kent, parents William & Mary Aisten
She married John Baker, farm labourer on 22nd Nov 1815 at St. George's Church, Benenden, Kent, witnesses Robert Cornwell & Jarvis Mann. He was born 1789 at Benenden, Kent; christened 20th Dec 1789 at St. George's Church, Benenden, Kent, parents John & Sall Baker. They had the following children:
iMartha who was born 1816 Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 8th Sep 1816 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
iiMary who was born 1818 Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 21st Jun 1818 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex; buried 27th Mar 1864 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, aged 46 years
iiiJohn who was born 1820 Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 27th Aug 1820 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
ivJames who was born 1823 Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 30th Mar 1823 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
vHenry who was born 1825 Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 15th May 1825 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex; buried 28th Mar 1892 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, aged 67 years
viDavid who was born 1829 Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1829 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex; died July to Sep 1894, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1894 Q3 Vol 2b Page 51; buried 16th Aug 1894 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex, aged 65 years
viiWilliam who was born 1832 Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 13th May 1832 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
viiiCaroline who was born 1834 Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 17th Aug 1834 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
ixReuben who was born n/k Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 13th Sep 1840 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex; buried 16th Jan 1870 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex, aged 29 years
 

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