The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for William Smeed
Generation No. 1
  1. William Smeed He was born 1791 at Otford, Kent
  He married Caroline Turner on 2nd Nov 1814 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born c Dec 1796 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 9th Dec 1796 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Turner and Sarah Turner. They had the following children:
  iElisabeth who was born 1817 at Cowden, Kent; christened 12th Jan 1817 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  iiThomas who was born 1819 at Cowden, Kent; christened 9th May 1819 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died 2nd Feb 1905
2 iiiGeorge who was born 1821 at Cowden, Kent; christened 10th Jun 1821 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
3 ivSarah who was born 1823 at Cowden, Kent; christened 21st Sep 1823 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  vJames who was born 1825 at Cowden, Kent; christened 12th Jun 1825 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  viRobert who was born 1827 at Cowden, Kent; christened 19th Aug 1827 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  viiAnn who was born 1829 at Cowden, Kent; christened 7th Jun 1829 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  viiiJohn who was born 1831 at Cowden, Kent; christened 5th Jun 1831 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
4 ixCharles who was born 1833 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 26th May 1833 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
5 xEdward who was born 1835 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 22nd Mar 1835 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. George Smeed was the son of William Smeed and Caroline Smeed [Turner]. He was born 1821 at Cowden, Kent; christened 10th Jun 1821 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  He married Mary on c 1842. She was born 1811 at East Grinstead, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlice who was born 1866 at East Grinstead, Sussex
   
  3. Sarah Fry [Smeed] was the daughter of William Smeed and Caroline Smeed [Turner]. She was born 1823 at Cowden, Kent; christened 21st Sep 1823 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  She married Samuel Fry, farm labourer on 23rd Feb 1842 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1842 Q1 Vol 7 Page 399. He was born 1821 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 29th Jul 1821 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEmma who was born c Oct 1842 at Cowden, Kent; christened 23rd Oct 1842 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
6 iiPhoebe who was born 1844 at Cowden, Kent; christened 7th Jul 1844 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  iiiCaroline who was born 1846 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 19th Apr 1846 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex
  ivArther John who was born 1848 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 28th May 1848 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex
  vLouisa who was born 1854 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 30th Jul 1854 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex
  viAnne who was born 1854 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 30th Jul 1854 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex
7 viiAlbert Edward who was born 1857 at Lindfield, Sussex
  viiiAlice S. who was born 1860 at Lindfield, Sussex
  ixEmily Georgiana who was born 1862 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 26th Oct 1862 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
  4. Charles Smeed was the son of William Smeed and Caroline Smeed [Turner]. He was born 1833 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 26th May 1833 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  He married Ellen on c 1862. She was born 1842 at East Grinstead, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iCharles who was born 1866 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  iiAlbert who was born 1869 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  iiiEmma who was born 1871 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  ivJohn who was born 1873 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  vEvelyn who was born 1877 at East Grinstead, Sussex
   
  5. Edward Smeed was the son of William Smeed and Caroline Smeed [Turner]. He was born 1835 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 22nd Mar 1835 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  He married Sarah Ann on c 1857. She was born 1837 at East Grinstead, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEdward who was born 1861 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  iiWilliam James who was born 1862 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  iiiMary who was born 1867 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  ivCaroline Ann who was born 1869 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  vElizabeth who was born 1871 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  viEdith Sarah who was born 1872 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  viiEmily Ethel who was born 1873 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  viiiGeorge Fred who was born 1875 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  ixThomas Harry who was born 1876 at East Grinstead, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  6. Phoebe Heasman [Fry] was the daughter of Samuel Fry, farm labourer and Sarah Fry [Smeed]. She was born 1844 at Cowden, Kent; christened 7th Jul 1844 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  She married William Heasman, miller and farmer on 7th Jun 1865 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1865 Q2 Vol 2b Page 190. He was born 1838 at Ardingly, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEmily who was born 1866 at West Hoathly, Sussex
  iiNancy who was born 1868 at Oxted, Surrey
8 iiiWilliam S. who was born 1869 at Oxted, Surrey
  ivHarriot who was born 1870 at Oxted, Surrey
   
  7. Albert Edward Fry, farm labourer was the son of Samuel Fry, farm labourer and Sarah Fry [Smeed]. He was born 1857 at Lindfield, Sussex
  He married Harriett Annie Grove on 24th Apr 1878 at Christ Church, Croydon, Surrey, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1878 Q2 Vol 2a Page 329. She was born 1856 at Croydon, Surrey. They had the following children:
  iFlorence L. who was born 1879 at Croydon, Surrey
  iiFrederick S. who was born Sep 1880 at Hartfield, Sussex
  iiiMary M who was born 1883 at Hartfield, Sussex
  ivAlbert E who was born 1885 at Hartfield, Sussex
  vEdith S who was born 1887 at Hartfield, Sussex
  viArthur W who was born 1889 at Hartfield, Sussex
  viiPercy Grove who was born 1890 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 19th Oct 1890 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  8. William S. Heasman, farmer was the son of William Heasman, miller and farmer and Phoebe Heasman [Fry]. He was born 1869 at Oxted, Surrey
  He married Grace Fitt on Oct to Dec 1897, registered at Edmonton District, Middlesex, ref: 1897 Q4 Vol 3a Page 487. She was born 1871 at Petersfield, Hampshire. They had the following children:
  iHylton W. who was born 1899 at Westerham, Kent
  iiCecil who was born 1900 at Westerham, Kent
   

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