The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Thomas Balcomb was the son of Thomas Balcomb and Mary Balcomb [Monk]. He was born 1716 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 15^th Apr 1716 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
2	i	Thomas who was born 1742 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 13^th Feb 1742 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died 1804
	He married Ann Barton on 30^th Apr 1742 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. She was born 2^nd Feb 1704 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 2^nd Feb 1714/15 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Richard Barton and Margaret Barton; died Nov 1799 at Heathfield, Sussex; buried 4^th Nov 1799 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Ann who was born 1744 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 2^nd Dec 1744 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died 1750
3	ii	John who was born 1745 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7^th Sep 1745 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died Feb 1788 Heathfield, Sussex; buried 17^th Feb 1788 Heathfield, Sussex
	iii	Elizabeth who was born 1751 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 14^th Apr 1751 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	iv	Mary who was born 1753 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 24^th Jun 1753 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	v	Sarah who was born 1755 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 4^th May 1755 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex

Generation No. 2
	2. Thomas Baucombe was the son of Thomas Balcomb and Ann Balcomb [Barton]. He was born 1742 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 13^th Feb 1742 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died 1804
	He married (1) Elizabeth on c 1760. She was born c 1745; died Mar 1794 at Heathfield, Sussex; buried 13^th Mar 1794 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Thomas who was born 1762 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 24^th Jan 1762 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	ii	Joseph who was born 1765 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 2^nd Jun 1765 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	iii	Elizabeth who was born 1767 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 5^th Feb 1767 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	iv	Sarah who was born 1772 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 15^th Nov 1772 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	v	John who was born 1772 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 15^th Nov 1772 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	vi	William who was born 1775 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 1775 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	He married (2) Lucy Symmonds on 26^th Aug 1794 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. She was born 1772 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 14^th Jun 1772 at East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex. They had the following children:
4	i	Thomas who was born 1796 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 10^th Jan 1796 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex

	3. John Baucombe was the son of Thomas Balcomb and Ann Balcomb [Barton]. He was born 1745 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7^th Sep 1745 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died Feb 1788 at Heathfield, Sussex; buried 17^th Feb 1788 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	He married Ann Akehurston on 11^th Sep 1782 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. She was born c 1750. They had the following children:
	i	John who was born 1783 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 5^th Oct 1783 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	ii	Thomas who was born 1785 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 10^th Aug 1785 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	iii	Ann who was born 1788 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 19^th Jul 1788 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex

Generation No. 3
	4. Thomas Baucombe was the son of Thomas Baucombe and Lucy Balcomb [Symmonds]. He was born 1796 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 10^th 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 30^th Jun 1799 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Jane who was born 1816 at Withyham, Sussex
	ii	Winifred who was born 1818 at Withyham, Sussex
5	iii	Isabella who was born 1820 at Withyham, Sussex
6	iv	Barbara Ellen who was born 1823 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 2^nd Mar 1823 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	v	Horace Nicholas James William who was born 1824 at Withyham, Sussex
7	vi	Lavinia who was born 1827 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 4^th Feb 1827 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died Apr to June 1859, Ref: East Grinstead Vol: 2b, Page: 71
8	vii	Thomas Norris who was born 1831 at Withyham, Sussex
9	viii	Elizabeth Mary who was born 1834 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 4^th May 1834 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died Dec 1863 Edenbridge, Kent; buried 30^th Dec 1863 Edenbridge, Kent
	ix	Arabella who was born 1837 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 26^th Feb 1837 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	x	Benjamin Alfred who was born 1839 at Withyham, Sussex

Generation No. 4
	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 28^th Feb 1819 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
10	i	Sophia who was born 1848 at Withyham, Sussex
	ii	Emily who was born 1850 at Withyham, Sussex
11	iii	Jabez 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 2^nd Mar 1823 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	i	Henry E. who was born 1855 at East Grinstead, Sussex
	She married Henry Brooker, charcoal burner on 2^nd Jun 1860 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex. He was born 1816 at Worth, Sussex. They had the following children:
12	i	Horace Norrice Benjamin who was born 12^th Mar 1862 at Ashurstwood, Forest Row, Sussex; christened 27^th 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 4^th 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	i	Jane 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 21^st Mar 1830 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Albert James who was born Oct to Dec 1857 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1857 Q4 Vol: 2a, Page 386; christened 18^th Oct 1863 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	ii	Lucy 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 21^st Jun 1835 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, daughter of Harriet Peckham (spinster). They had the following children:
	i	Ernest 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 4^th May 1834 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died Dec 1863 at Edenbridge, Kent; buried 30^th Dec 1863 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent
	She married (1) William Wickenden on 10^th Mar 1854 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1836 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 13^th 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:
	i	William who was born 1856 at Edenbridge, Kent
14	ii	Benjamin who was born 1858 at Edenbridge, Kent
	She married (2) Edward Ellis on 18^th May 1861 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent. He was born 1824 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 8^th Aug 1824 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Thomas Ellis (farmer) and Sarah Ellis; died 14^th Apr 1910 at Guildford Work House, Guildford, Surrey, buried by friends

Generation No. 5
	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 23^rd 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 6^th Jun 1878 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1858 at Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Thomas J. W. who was born 1880 at Withyham, Sussex
15	ii	George Henry who was born 1883 at Withyham, Sussex
16	iii	Arthur Jabez who was born 1885 at Withyham, Sussex
	iv	Frederick who was born 1888 at Withyham, Sussex
	v	Theodore C. who was born 1894 at Withyham, Sussex
	vi	Frank 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 12^th Mar 1862 at Ashurstwood, Forest Row, Sussex; christened 27^th 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:
	i	Benjamin R who was born 1888 at London
	ii	Henry who was born 1889 at Chelsea, London
	iii	Horace George who was born 1890 at Fulham, London; christened 29^th Jun 1890 St Andrew, West Kensington, Fulham, London, son of Horace (cab proprietor) & Emily Brooker
	iv	Ellen Sophia who was born 1891 at Fulham, London; christened 22^nd 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:
	i	Alfred James who was born 1866 at Edenbridge, Kent
17	ii	Lavinia 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
	iii	Kate who was born 1869 at Edenbridge, Kent
	iv	Rose who was born 1871 at Edenbridge, Kent
	v	Ruth E. who was born 1873 at Edenbridge, Kent
	vi	George A. who was born 1874 at Edenbridge, Kent
	vii	William E. who was born 1876 at Edenbridge, Kent
	viii	Thomas Edward who was born 1877 at Edenbridge, Kent
	ix	Isabella Mary who was born 1878 at Edenbridge, Kent
	x	Walter E. who was born 1880 at Edenbridge, Kent
	xi	Jessie 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:
	i	George who was born 1883 at Edenbridge, Kent
	ii	Edith who was born 1886 at Edenbridge, Kent
	iii	John who was born 1889 at Edenbridge, Kent

Generation No. 6
	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:
	i	George 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:
	i	Mabel 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 15^th Jan 1865 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died Sep 1931 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 66 years. They had the following children:
	i	Muriel who was born 1896; died 1904 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 8 years
	ii	Richard Henry who was born 1898; died 1927 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 29 years
18	iii	John William who was born 1900
	iv	Hubert James who was born 1902; died 1988 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 86 years

Generation No. 7
	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