The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Rebecca Simmonds [Pyke]
Generation No. 1
  1. Rebecca Simmonds [Pyke] She was born c 1705
  She married Edward (Edmund) Simmonds on 6th Apr 1729 at East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex. He was born c 1705. They had the following children:
  iJoseph who was born 1730 at Alfriston, Sussex; christened 18th Jan 1730 Alfriston, Sussex
  iiMary who was born 1731 at Alfriston, Sussex; christened 4th Jun 1731 Alfriston, Sussex
  iiiRebecca who was born 1732 at Alfriston, Sussex; christened 23rd Jul 1732 Alfriston, Sussex
2 ivJames who was born 1734 at Alfriston, Sussex; christened 11th Jul 1734 Alfriston, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. James Simmonds was the son of Edward (Edmund) Simmonds and Rebecca Simmonds [Pyke]. He was born 1734 at Alfriston, Sussex; christened 11th Jul 1734 at Alfriston, Sussex
  He married (1) Ann on c 1765. She was born c 1745. They had the following children:
  iSusanah who was born 1770 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1770 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex
3 iiLucy who was born 1772 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1772 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex
  iiiJoseph who was born 1774 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1774 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex
  ivMartha who was born 1776 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 3rd Nov 1776 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex
  vN/K who was born 1778 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 5th Jul 1778 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex
  He married (2) Sybil Gravett on 3rd Jan 1785 at All Saints Church, Laughton, Sussex. She was born c 1745. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1786 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 26th Dec 1786 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  3. Lucy Balcomb [Symmonds] was the daughter of James Simmonds and Ann Simmonds. She was born 1772 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1772 at East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex
  She married Thomas Baucombe on 26th Aug 1794 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. He was born 1742 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 13th Feb 1742 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died 1804. They had the following children:
4 iThomas who was born 1796 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 10th Jan 1796 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  iiMartha who was born 1807 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 12th Apr 1807 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  4. Thomas Baucombe was the son of Thomas Baucombe and Lucy Balcomb [Symmonds]. He was born 1796 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 10th Jan 1796 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Jane Wood on 1816 at Buxted, Sussex. She was born 1799 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jun 1799 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJane who was born 1816 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiWinifred who was born 1818 at Withyham, Sussex
5 iiiIsabella who was born 1820 at Withyham, Sussex
6 ivBarbara Ellen who was born 1823 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 2nd Mar 1823 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  vHorace Nicholas James William who was born 1824 at Withyham, Sussex
7 viLavinia who was born 1827 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 4th Feb 1827 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died Apr to June 1859, Ref: East Grinstead Vol: 2b, Page: 71
8 viiThomas Norris who was born 1831 at Withyham, Sussex
9 viiiElizabeth Mary who was born 1834 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 4th May 1834 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died Dec 1863 Edenbridge, Kent; buried 30th Dec 1863 Edenbridge, Kent
  ixArabella who was born 1837 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 26th Feb 1837 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  xBenjamin Alfred who was born 1839 at Withyham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 5
  5. Isabella Ashdown [Balcomb] was the daughter of Thomas Baucombe and Jane Balcomb [Wood]. She was born 1820 at Withyham, Sussex
  She married George Ashdown, blacksmith on c 1845. He was born 1818 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 28th Feb 1819 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
10 iSophia who was born 1848 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiEmily who was born 1850 at Withyham, Sussex
11 iiiJabez who was born 1852 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  6. Barbara Ellen Brooker [Balcomb] was the daughter of Thomas Baucombe and Jane Balcomb [Wood]. She was born 1823 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 2nd Mar 1823 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iHenry E. who was born 1855 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  She married Henry Brooker, charcoal burner on 2nd Jun 1860 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex. He was born 1816 at Worth, Sussex. They had the following children:
12 iHorace Norrice Benjamin who was born 12th Mar 1862 at Ashurstwood, Forest Row, Sussex; christened 27th Apr 1862 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex, recorded [incorrectly] as John, son of Henry (labourer) & Barbara Ellen Brooker
   
  7. Lavinia Groombridge [Balcomb] was the daughter of Thomas Baucombe and Jane Balcomb [Wood]. She was born 1827 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 4th Feb 1827 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died Apr to June 1859, Ref: East Grinstead Vol: 2b, Page: 71
  She married (1) unknown father on 1845. They had the following children:
13 iJane who was born 1845 at Withyham, Sussex
  She married (2) Stephen Groombridge, farm labourer on Oct to Dec 1855, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1855 Q4 Vol: 2b, Page: 209. He was born 1830 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 21st Mar 1830 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlbert James who was born Oct to Dec 1857 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1857 Q4 Vol: 2a, Page 386; christened 18th Oct 1863 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiLucy who was born Jan to Mar 1859, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1859 Q1 Vol: 2b, Page 117; died Apr to June 1859
   
  8. Thomas Norris Balcomb was the son of Thomas Baucombe and Jane Balcomb [Wood]. He was born 1831 at Withyham, Sussex
  He married Jane Peckham on 1860. She was born 1835 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 21st Jun 1835 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, daughter of Harriet Peckham (spinster). They had the following children:
  iErnest E. who was born 1870 at Hever, Kent
   
  9. Elizabeth Mary Ellis [Wickenden] [Balcomb] was the daughter of Thomas Baucombe and Jane Balcomb [Wood]. She was born 1834 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 4th May 1834 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died Dec 1863 at Edenbridge, Kent; buried 30th Dec 1863 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent
  She married (1) William Wickenden on 10th Mar 1854 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1836 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 13th Mar 1836 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent; died July to Sep 1858, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1858 Q3 Vol 2a Page 249. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1856 at Edenbridge, Kent
14 iiBenjamin who was born 1858 at Edenbridge, Kent
  She married (2) Edward Ellis on 18th May 1861 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent. He was born 1824 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 8th Aug 1824 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Thomas Ellis (farmer) and Sarah Ellis; died 14th Apr 1910 at Guildford Work House, Guildford, Surrey, buried by friends
   
Generation No. 6
  10. Sophia Ashby [Ashdown] was the daughter of George Ashdown, blacksmith and Isabella Ashdown [Balcomb]. She was born 1848 at Withyham, Sussex
  She married John William Ashby on 23rd Jul 1870 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1848
   
  11. Jabez Ashdown, smith was the son of George Ashdown, blacksmith and Isabella Ashdown [Balcomb]. He was born 1852 at Withyham, Sussex
  He married Mary Twiner on 6th Jun 1878 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1858 at Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iThomas J. W. who was born 1880 at Withyham, Sussex
15 iiGeorge Henry who was born 1883 at Withyham, Sussex
16 iiiArthur Jabez who was born 1885 at Withyham, Sussex
  ivFrederick who was born 1888 at Withyham, Sussex
  vTheodore C. who was born 1894 at Withyham, Sussex
  viFrank S. who was born 1896 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  12. Horace Norrice Benjamin Brooker, cab proprietor was the son of Henry Brooker, charcoal burner and Barbara Ellen Brooker [Balcomb]. He was born 12th Mar 1862 at Ashurstwood, Forest Row, Sussex; christened 27th Apr 1862 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex, recorded [incorrectly] as John, son of Henry (labourer) & Barbara Ellen Brooker
  He married Emily Ann Stannett on July to Sep 1886, registered at Eton District, Buckinghamshire, ref: 1886 Q3 Vol 3a Page 787. She was born 1855 at Chippenham, Berkshire. They had the following children:
  iBenjamin R who was born 1888 at London
  iiHenry who was born 1889 at Chelsea, London
  iiiHorace George who was born 1890 at Fulham, London; christened 29th Jun 1890 St Andrew, West Kensington, Fulham, London, son of Horace (cab proprietor) & Emily Brooker
  ivEllen Sophia who was born 1891 at Fulham, London; christened 22nd Nov 1891 St Andrew, West Kensington, Fulham, London, son of Horace (cab proprietor) & Emily Brooker
   
  13. Jane Eade [Balcomb] was the daughter of unknown father and Lavinia Groombridge [Balcomb]. She was born 1845 at Withyham, Sussex
  She married Amos Eade, blacksmith on Oct to Dec 1863, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1863 Q4 Vol 2a Page 721. He was born 1843 at Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlfred James who was born 1866 at Edenbridge, Kent
17 iiLavinia Jane who was born Apr to June 1867 at Edenbridge, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1867 Q2 Vol 2a page 495; died 1923 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 56 years
  iiiKate who was born 1869 at Edenbridge, Kent
  ivRose who was born 1871 at Edenbridge, Kent
  vRuth E. who was born 1873 at Edenbridge, Kent
  viGeorge A. who was born 1874 at Edenbridge, Kent
  viiWilliam E. who was born 1876 at Edenbridge, Kent
  viiiThomas Edward who was born 1877 at Edenbridge, Kent
  ixIsabella Mary who was born 1878 at Edenbridge, Kent
  xWalter E. who was born 1880 at Edenbridge, Kent
  xiJessie E. who was born Feb 1881 at Edenbridge, Kent
   
  14. Benjamin Wickenden was the son of William Wickenden and Elizabeth Mary Ellis [Wickenden] [Balcomb]. He was born 1858 at Edenbridge, Kent
  He married Eliza Dapson on Jan to Mar 1882, registered at Maidstone District, Kent, ref: 1882 Q1 Vol 2a Page 799. She was born 1860 at Staplehurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1883 at Edenbridge, Kent
  iiEdith who was born 1886 at Edenbridge, Kent
  iiiJohn who was born 1889 at Edenbridge, Kent
   
Generation No. 7
  15. George Henry Ashdown, cowman was the son of Jabez Ashdown, smith and Mary Ashdown [Twiner]. He was born 1883 at Withyham, Sussex
  He married Eliza Weekes on July to Sep 1907, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1907 Q3 Vol 2b Page 336. She was born 1878 at Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge David who was born 1910 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  16. Arthur Jabez Ashdown, butcher was the son of Jabez Ashdown, smith and Mary Ashdown [Twiner]. He was born 1885 at Withyham, Sussex
  He married Mabel A. Sargent on Jan to Mar 1906, registered at Battle District, Sussex, ref: 1906 Q1 Vol 2b Page 83. She was born 1884 at Catsfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMabel who was born 1910 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  17. Lavinia Jane Wilmshurst [Eade] was the daughter of Amos Eade, blacksmith and Jane Eade [Balcomb]. She was born Apr to June 1867 at Edenbridge, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1867 Q2 Vol 2a page 495; died 1923 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 56 years
  She married Richard Henry Wilmshurst on Sep 1891. He was born 1865 at Stone Mill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 15th Jan 1865 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died Sep 1931 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 66 years. They had the following children:
  iMuriel who was born 1896; died 1904 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 8 years
  iiRichard Henry who was born 1898; died 1927 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 29 years
18 iiiJohn William who was born 1900
  ivHubert James who was born 1902; died 1988 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 86 years
   
Generation No. 8
  18. John William Wilmshurst was the son of Richard Henry Wilmshurst and Lavinia Jane Wilmshurst [Eade]. He was born 1900
  He married Lois Field Buss on Apr to June 1926, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1926 Q2 Vol 2b Page 317. She was born Jan to Mar 1900 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1900 Q1 Vol 2b page 117; died 1971, aged 73 years
   

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