The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for John Swift, son of Samuel Swift and Mary Swift [Noakes]
Generation No. 1
  1. John Swift was the son of Samuel Swift and Mary Swift [Noakes]. He was born 1783 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 16th Oct 1783 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Philadelphia Roberts on 13th Aug 1804 at St. Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Kent, witnesses Samuel & Mary Swift. She was born 1785 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 24th Jul 1785 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents Samuel & Mary Roberts. They had the following children:
2 iJohn who was born c Oct 1804 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 18th Nov 1804 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
3 iiMary who was born 1809 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 14th May 1809 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
4 iiiAnne who was born 1811 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 29th Dec 1811 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
5 ivAlfred who was born 1813 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 22nd Aug 1813 St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  vSamuel (George) who was born 1817 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 24th Jun 1817 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  viHenry who was born 1819 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 21st Oct 1819 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
6 viiPhiladelphia who was born 1821 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1821 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  viiiElizabeth who was born 1826 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 10th Nov 1826 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  ixSarah who was born 1830 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. John Swift was the son of John Swift and Philadelphia Swift [Roberts]. He was born c Oct 1804 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 18th Nov 1804 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Philadelphia Powell on 20th Nov 1832 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. She was born 1813 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
7 iWilliam who was born 1833 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiSarah A. who was born 1835 at Wadhurst, Sussex
8 iiiHerbert H. who was born 1839 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivEleanor J. who was born 1841 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  vGeorge who was born 1844 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  3. Mary Tolhurst [Swift] was the daughter of John Swift and Philadelphia Swift [Roberts]. She was born 1809 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 14th May 1809 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married Virgil Tolhurst on 24th May 1831 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex. He was born 1809 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 12th Nov 1809 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex, parents John & HannahTolhurst. They had the following children:
  iVirgil who was born 1832 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  iiGeorge who was born 1834 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  iiiThomas who was born 1838 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  ivEsther who was born 1840 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  vFrances who was born 1843 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  viCharity who was born 1847 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  viiSarah who was born Apr 1850 at Ticehurst, Sussex
   
  4. Anne Weeks [Swift] was the daughter of John Swift and Philadelphia Swift [Roberts]. She was born 1811 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 29th Dec 1811 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married Joseph Weeks on 16th Dec 1831 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1805 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 6th Jun 1805 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents William & Hannah Weeks. They had the following children:
9 iMary Ann who was born 21st Sep 1836 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 20th Nov 1836 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiSarah who was born 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiCharity who was born 1843 at Mayfield, Sussex
  ivEllen who was born 1845 at Mayfield, Sussex
  vFrederick who was born 1848 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  5. Alfred Swift was the son of John Swift and Philadelphia Swift [Roberts]. He was born 1813 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 22nd Aug 1813 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  He married Charity Clarke on 6th Aug 1835 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, witnesses John & Philadelphia Swift. She was born 1815 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 11th Jun 1815 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFrederick William who was born 1838 at Frant, Sussex
  iiAlfred Edward who was born 1840 at Frant, Sussex
  iiiEllen Maria who was born 1842 at Frant, Sussex
  ivEmma who was born 1844 at Frant, Sussex
   
  6. Philadelphia Weston [Swift] was the daughter of John Swift and Philadelphia Swift [Roberts]. She was born 1821 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1821 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married Charles Weston, grocer and postmaster on 28th Nov 1848 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. He was born 1826 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEmmeline who was born 1857 at Wadhurst, Sussex
10 iiJulia who was born 1858 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiPhiladelphia who was born 1860 at Wadhurst, Sussex
11 ivCharles Swift who was born 1861 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  vHorace who was born 1864 at Wadhurst, Sussex
12 viJohn who was born 11th Jan 1866 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1875 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  7. William Swift was the son of John Swift and Philadelphia Swift [Powell]. He was born 1833 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Louisa Tompsett on 19th May 1858 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, witnesses Charles Thompset & Sarah Ann Swift. She was born 1836 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEmily who was born 1865 at Sedlescombe, Sussex
  iiKate who was born 1867 at Hartfield, Sussex
  iiiWilliam who was born 1871 at Hartfield, Sussex
   
  8. Herbert H. Swift was the son of John Swift and Philadelphia Swift [Powell]. He was born 1839 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth on c 1860. She was born 1839 at Hythe, Kent
   
  9. Mary Ann Watts [Weeks] was the daughter of Joseph Weeks and Anne Weeks [Swift]. She was born 21st Sep 1836 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 20th Nov 1836 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married William Watts on 31st May 1858 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. He was born 5th Dec 1832 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 2nd Feb 1834 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEdwin who was born 1862 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiFred who was born 1866 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiKate who was born 1870 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivArthur who was born 1872 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  vFlora E. who was born 1877 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viMaurace who was born Jul 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  10. Julia Mackellow [Weston] was the daughter of Charles Weston, grocer and postmaster and Philadelphia Weston [Swift]. She was born 1858 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married Thomas Mackellow, carpenter on 6th Jan 1885 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. He was born 24th Jan 1850 at Sweet Hawes, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1850 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of John Mankellow (stonemason) and Deliah Mankellow. They had the following children:
  iMahalath who was born 1886 at Steel Cross, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1886 Crowborough Chapel [a.k.a. All Saints Church], Crowborough, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Mackellow (carpenter) and Julia Mackellow
  iiElla Julia who was born 1889 at Steel Cross, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 21st Jul 1889 Crowborough Chapel [a.k.a. All Saints Church], Crowborough, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Mackellow (carpenter) and Julia Mackellow
   
  11. Charles Swift Weston, fly proprietor was the son of Charles Weston, grocer and postmaster and Philadelphia Weston [Swift]. He was born 1861 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Ellen Mackellow on Jan to Mar 1883, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1883 Q1 Vol 2b Page 161. She was born 1861 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Apr 1861 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of John Mankelow (bricklayer) and Deli Mankelow. They had the following children:
  iCharles S who was born 1884 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  iiEdith F who was born 1886 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiGertrude E who was born 1888 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivAmy who was born 1890 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  vErnest who was born 1891 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  12. John Weston, farm labourer was the son of Charles Weston, grocer and postmaster and Philadelphia Weston [Swift]. He was born 11th Jan 1866 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1875 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Frances Mary Mankellow on c 1885. She was born 1863 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Apr 1863 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of John Mankellow (bricklayer) and Dilly Mankellow. They had the following children:
  iHenry John who was born 1893 at Crowborough, Sussex
  iiEthel who was born 1896 at Crowborough, Sussex
  iiiHorace who was born 1899 at Crowborough, Sussex
  ivRose who was born 1903 at Crowborough, Sussex
  vPhiledelphia who was born 1906 at Crowborough, Sussex
   

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