The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Sheikh Ben Saleh Sassoon He was born 1750 at Baghdad, Iraq, son of Saleb Sassoon; died 1830 at Bushire, Iran
	He married Amam Gabbay on c 1785. She was born 1746, daughter of Abraham Gabbay; died 1821. They had the following children:
	i	Benjamin Yamen who was born 1785 to 1790 at Baghdad, Iraq
	ii	Joseph who was born 1785 to 1790 at Baghdad, Iraq
	iii	Reuben who was born 1791 at Baghdad, Iraq; died 1802
2	iv	David who was born Oct 1792 at Baghdad, Iraq; died 7^th Nov 1864 India
	v	Simon who was born 1795 at Baghdad, Iraq

Generation No. 2
	2. David Sassoon was the son of Sheikh Ben Saleh Sassoon and Amam Sassoon [Gabbay]. He was born Oct 1792 at Baghdad, Iraq; died 7^th Nov 1864 at Pune, Maharashtra, India
	He married (1) Hannah Joseph on 1808. She was born 1792 at Baghdad, Iraq, daughter of Abdullah Joseph; died 1825 at Baghdad, Iraq. They had the following children:
	i	Sir Albert Abdullah David who was born 25^th Jul 1818 at Baghdad, Iraq; died 24^th Oct 1896 Brighton, Sussex, Effects: £385,249 12s 3d
	ii	Elias David who was born 27^th Mar 1820 at Baghdad, Iraq; died 22^nd Mar 1880 Ceylon, Personal estate of £970 in England
	iii	Amam who was born 1823 at Baghdad, Iraq; died 1885 India
	He married (2) Fahra (Flora) Hayim on 1828. She was born 1814 at Baghdad, Iraq, daughter of Freddy Faraj Hayim and Rifka Elkebir-Gabbay; died 1886 at Calcutta, India. They had the following children:
3	i	Sassoon David who was born 1832 at Bombay, Matraharash, India; died 23^rd Jun 1867 London, Effect under £120,000
	ii	David Reuben who was born 1835 at Bombay, Matraharash, India; died 7^th Mar 1905 Sussex, Effects: £92,037 17s 6d
	iii	Arthur Abraham David who was born 1840 at Bombay, Matraharash, India; died 13^th Mar 1912 Bedfordshire, aged 72 years; Effects £376,863 16s 5d
	iv	Solomon David who was born 1841 at Bombay, Matraharash, India; died 1894
	v	Aaron David who was born 1841 at Bombay, Matraharash, India; died 5^th May 1907 Hove, Sussex, Effects: £88,361 9s
	vi	Kate who was born 1844 at Bombay, Matraharash, India; died 1917 Steyning, Sussex, aged 73 years
	vii	Rebecca who was born 1847 at Bombay, Matraharash, India; died 1918
	viii	Simha who was born 1850 at Bombay, Matraharash, India; died 1857
	ix	Frederick David who was born 1853 at Bombay, Matraharash, India; died 14^th May 1917 London, Effects: £696,400 10s 4d
	x	Mozelle who was born 1855 at Bombay, Matraharash, India; died 26^th May 1952 Hove, Sussex

Generation No. 3
	3. Sassoon David Sassoon was the son of David Sassoon and Fahra (Flora) Sassoon [Hayim]. He was born 1832 at Bombay, Matraharash, India; died 23^rd Jun 1867 at Langham Hotel, Portland Place, London, Effect under £120,000
	He married Fahra (Flora) Reuben on 1850 at Bombay, Matraharash, India. She was born 1836; died 7^th Mar 1919 at 37 Adelaide Crescent, Brighton, Sussex, Effects: £8,068 17s 11d. They had the following children:
	i	Captain Joseph who was born 1856 at Bombay, Matraharash, India; died 2^nd Jan 1918 London, Effects: £43,477 10s
4	ii	Alfred Ezra who was born July to Sep 1861 at London, registered at St. Pancras District, London, ref: 1861 Q3 Vol 1b Page 24; died 18^th Apr 1895 Eastbourne, Sussex, Effects: £ 5,410 1s 1d
	iii	Frederick Meyer who was born 15^th Jul 1862 at London, registered at St. Pancras District, London, ref: 1862 Q3 Vol 1b Page 14; died 3^rd Oct 1889 Surrey, Personal estate: £52,162 15s 3d
5	iv	Rachel who was born 1864; christened 3^rd Aug 1887 Holy Trinity, Upper Chelsea, Kensington, London, adult christening

Generation No. 4
	4. Alfred Ezra Sassoon, financier and sculptor was the son of Sassoon David Sassoon and Fahra (Flora) Sassoon [Reuben]. He was born July to Sep 1861 at London, registered at St. Pancras District, London, ref: 1861 Q3 Vol 1b Page 24; died 18^th Apr 1895 at Grand Parade, Eastbourne, Sussex, Effects: £ 5,410 1s 1d
	He married Theresa Georgina Thornycroft on Jan 1884 at London. She was born 1853 at St. Pancras, London, daughter of Thomas Thornycroft and Mary Francis; died 1947 at Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
	i	Michael Thornycroft who was born 14^th Oct 1884 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1884 Q4 Vol 2a Page 699; died Dec 1969 Tonbridge, Kent, aged 85 years
6	ii	Siegfried Loraine who was born 8^th Sep 1886 at Weirleigh, Matfield, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1886 Q4 Vol 2a Page 675; died 1^st Sep 1967 Wiltshire, aged 80 years; buried after 1^st Sep 1967 Somerset
	iii	2nd Lieut. Hamo Watts who was born Oct to Dec 1887 at Weirleigh, Matfield, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1887 Q4 Vol 2a Page 701; died 1^st Nov 1915 Turkey, died on board the hospital ship S.S. Kildonan Castle from wounds received in action; Effects: £18,904 9s 11d

	5. Rachel Beer [Sassoon] was the daughter of Sassoon David Sassoon and Fahra (Flora) Sassoon [Reuben]. She was born 1864; christened 3^rd Aug 1887 at Holy Trinity, Upper Chelsea, Kensington, London, adult christening
	She married Frderick Arthur Beer on 4^th Aug 1887 at Holy Trinity, Upper Chelsea, Kensington, London. He was born 1858, son of Julius Paul Beer

Generation No. 5
	6. Siegfried Loraine Sassoon, C.B.E., M.C., Poet and Novelist was the son of Alfred Ezra Sassoon, financier and sculptor and Theresa Georgina Sassoon [Thornycroft]. He was born 8^th Sep 1886 at Weirleigh, Matfield, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1886 Q4 Vol 2a Page 675; died 1^st Sep 1967 at Heytesbury, Wiltshire, aged 80 years; buried after 1^st Sep 1967 at St Andrew's churchyard, Mells, Somerset
	He married Hester Gatty on Dec 1933 at Christchurch, Hampshire. She was born Apr to June 1906, registered at Kensington District, London, ref: 1906 Q2 Vol 1a Page 157; died 1973. They had the following children:
	i	George Thornycroft who was born 30^th Oct 1936 at London; died 8^th Mar 2006