The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Ann Hobbs [Richardson] [Cox], daughter of George Cox and Hannah Dann [Cox] [Underhill]
Generation No. 1
  1. Ann Hobbs [Richardson] [Cox] was the daughter of George Cox and Hannah Dann [Cox] [Underhill]. She was born 1825 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12th Jun 1825 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1898, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1898 Q1 Vol 2a Page 568, aged 72 years
  She married (1) James Richardson, bricklayer on 7th Oct 1843 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1823 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 11th May 1823 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of George Richardson (bricklayer) and Elizabeth Richardson; died Jan to Mar 1858, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1858 Q1 Vol 2b Page 65. They had the following children:
2 iRuth who was born Dec 1843 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Dec 1843 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of James Richardson and Ann Richardson; died Apr to June 1924, aged 80 years
3 iiGeorge who was born 1846 at Mayfield, Sussex
4 iiiElizabeth who was born 1847 at Mayfield, Sussex
  ivWilliam who was born 1849 at Mayfield, Sussex
  vMathew who was born 1851 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viMary who was born 1854 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viiHarry who was born 1857 at Mayfield, Sussex
5 viiiCharles Reuben who was born 1860 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Dec 1860 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married (2) Reuben Charles Hobbs, farm labourer on 25th Aug 1860 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1833 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jan 1833 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died July to Sep 1912, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1912 Q3 Vol 2a Page 776, aged 75 years. They had the following children:
6 iAlfred who was born 1862 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th May 1862 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
7 iiJames who was born 1864 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Feb 1864 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
8 iiiFrederick who was born 1865 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1865 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
9 ivFanny who was born 1867 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1867 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  vKatie who was born 1872 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 8th Jun 1872 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Sep 1872 Mayfield, Sussex; buried 20th Sep 1872 Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Ruth Pettitt [Richardson] was the daughter of James Richardson, bricklayer and Ann Hobbs [Richardson] [Cox]. She was born Dec 1843 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Dec 1843 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of James Richardson and Ann Richardson; died Apr to June 1924, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1924 Q2 Vol 2b Page 155, aged 80 years
  She married Robert Pettit on 12th Nov 1865 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born Jan to Mar 1842 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1842 Q1 Vol 7 Page 495; christened 5th Jun 1842 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Pettitt (labourer) and Martha Pettitt; died Apr to June 1903, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1903 Q2 Vol 2b Page 70, aged 62 years. They had the following children:
  iFrederick who was born 1866 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1866 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Robert Pettitt (labourer) and Ruth Pettitt
10 iiGeorge Thomas who was born 1868 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1868 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Robert Pettit (labourer) and Ruth Pettit
  iiiEmily who was born 1869 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1869 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Robert Pettit (labourer) and Ruth Pettit
  ivCaroline who was born 1871 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Dec 1871 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Robert Pettitt (labourer) and Ruth Pettitt
  vHarry who was born 1874 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viMinnie who was born 1878 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viiJames Reuben who was born 1880 at Mayfield, Sussex
11 viiiAnnie who was born 21st Jun 1882 at Mayfield, Sussex
  ixKate who was born 1885 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  3. George Richardson was the son of James Richardson, bricklayer and Ann Hobbs [Richardson] [Cox]. He was born 1846 at Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Grace Richardson on c 1870. She was born 20th Jan 1851 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jan 1858 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  4. Elizabeth Baldwin [Richardson] was the daughter of James Richardson, bricklayer and Ann Hobbs [Richardson] [Cox]. She was born 1847 at Mayfield, Sussex
  She married James Baldwin on 10th Sep 1865 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 21st Sep 1844 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 19th Oct 1844 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEsther who was born 1866 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1866 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiFanny who was born 9th Oct 1867 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1869 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiKate who was born 1869 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1869 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ivJames who was born 1871 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Aug 1871 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  vCharles Alfred who was born 1882 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th May 1882 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  5. Charles Reuben Hobbs, stockman was the son of Reuben Charles Hobbs, farm labourer and Ann Hobbs [Richardson] [Cox]. He was born 1860 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Dec 1860 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Clara Haselden on 30th Sep 1884 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. She was born 13th Apr 1860 at Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iFanny Harriett who was born 1885 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 21st Jun 1885 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  iiFlorence Mary Ann who was born 1887 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 4th Apr 1887 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiAnnie Beatrice who was born 1889 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 26th May 1889 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  ivJames Thomas who was born 1891 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 18th Nov 1891 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  vKate who was born c 1896 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  6. Alfred Hobbs, timber hewer was the son of Reuben Charles Hobbs, farm labourer and Ann Hobbs [Richardson] [Cox]. He was born 1862 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th May 1862 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Frances Goldsmith on 2nd Aug 1884 at St. Stephen's Church, Tonbridge, Kent. She was born c 1867 at Aylesford, Kent. They had the following children:
  iKate Rose who was born 1885 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 15th Nov 1885 St. Stephen's Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  iiThomas Alfred who was born 1888 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 4th Apr 1888 St. Stephen's Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiHenry John who was born 1894 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 18th Feb 1894 St. Stephen's Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  ivLily who was born 1896 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 19th Jul 1896 St. Stephen's Church, Tonbridge, Kent
   
  7. James Hobbs, timber hewer was the son of Reuben Charles Hobbs, farm labourer and Ann Hobbs [Richardson] [Cox]. He was born 1864 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Feb 1864 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Louisa Godsmark on c 1885 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. She was born c 1862 at Newhaven, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEdith Rose who was born 1887 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 17th Jul 1887 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  iiJames who was born 1889 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 19th May 1889 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiWilliam Charles who was born 1891 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 16th Aug 1891 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  ivAnnie who was born 1893 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 16th Jul 1893 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  vNellie who was born 1896 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 19th Jul 1896 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  viElizabeth Maud who was born July to Sep 1898 at Tonbridge, Kent
  viiHenry Granville who was born Apr to June 1900 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  8. Frederick Hobbs was the son of Reuben Charles Hobbs, farm labourer and Ann Hobbs [Richardson] [Cox]. He was born 1865 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1865 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Margaret on c 1885. She was born c 1867 at Brighton, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth who was born c 1888 at Brighton, Sussex
   
  9. Fanny Sewell [Hobbs] was the daughter of Reuben Charles Hobbs, farm labourer and Ann Hobbs [Richardson] [Cox]. She was born 1867 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1867 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married William Sewell on Oct to Dec 1886 at Tonbridge, Kent. He was born c 1865
   
Generation No. 3
  10. George Thomas Pettitt was the son of Robert Pettit and Ruth Pettitt [Richardson]. He was born 1868 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1868 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Robert Pettit (labourer) and Ruth Pettit
  He married Alice Eliza Avis on Oct to Dec 1892 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1892 Q4 Vol 2B Page 274. She was born 1871 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th May 1871 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Ann Dann
   
  11. Annie Manser [Pettitt] was the daughter of Robert Pettit and Ruth Pettitt [Richardson]. She was born 21st Jun 1882 at Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Thomas Albert Manser on 29th Aug 1908 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 8th Jul 1881 at Walworth, London. They had the following children:
12 iLeslie Robert who was born after 30th Nov 1909 at Mayfield, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1998
13 iiReginald Albert who was born 13th Apr 1911 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  12. Leslie Robert Manser was the son of Thomas Albert Manser and Annie Manser [Pettitt]. He was born after 30th Nov 1909 at Mayfield, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1998, registered at Reading District, Berkshire, ref: 1998 Q4 Vol 3201A Page A2B
  He married Rhoda Ethel Beckley on 31st Aug 1935 at Benson, Oxfordshire. She was born 26th Dec 1909 at Benson, Oxfordshire; died Nov 1995, registered at Wantage District, Oxfordshire, ref: 1995 Nov, aged 85 years
   
  13. Reginald Albert Manser was the son of Thomas Albert Manser and Annie Manser [Pettitt]. He was born 13th Apr 1911 at Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Doreen May Loom on July to Sep 1948, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1948 Q3 Vol 5h Page 975. She was born 31st Oct 1920
   

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