The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Elizabeth Balcomb [Muddle]
Generation No. 1
  1. Elizabeth Balcomb [Muddle] She was born 1763 at Framfield; christened 14th Aug 1763 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex
  She married David Balcomb on 26th May 1787 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1762 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 19th Sep 1762 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, parents Thomas & Elizabeth Balcomb. They had the following children:
2 iElizabeth who was born 1789 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th May 1789 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of David Balcombe and Elizabeth Balcombs; died Dec 1856 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 68 years; buried 24th Dec 1856 Mayfield, Sussex
3 iiDavid who was born 1791 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 31st Jul 1791 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Elizabeth Richardson [Balcombe] was the daughter of David Balcomb and Elizabeth Balcomb [Muddle]. She was born 1789 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th May 1789 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of David Balcombe and Elizabeth Balcombs; died Dec 1856 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 68 years; buried 24th Dec 1856 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married George Richardson, bricklayer on 13th Sep 1807 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1785; died Jan 1839 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 53 years; buried 25th Jan 1839 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1808 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 10th Jan 1808 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of George Richardson and Elizabeth Richardson
  iiDavid who was born 1809 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 27th May 1810 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, aged 9 mnths, son of George Richardson and Elizabeth Richardson
  iiiEdmund who was born 1812 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 19th Jan 1812 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of George Richardson and Elizabeth Richardson
4 ivMatthew who was born 1814 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Jan 1814 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of George Richardson and Elizabeth Richardson
5 vElizabeth who was born 1816 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 17th Mar 1816 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of George Richardson (bricklayer) and Elizabeth Richardson
  viRheuben who was born 1818 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Aug 1818 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of George Richardson (bricklayer) and Elizabeth Richardson
  viiRobert who was born 1821 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Apr 1821 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of George Richardson (bricklayer) and Elizabeth Richardson
6 viiiJames who was born 1823 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 11th May 1823 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of George Richardson (bricklayer) and Elizabeth Richardson; died Jan to Mar 1858
7 ixRaymond who was born 1826 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 20th Aug 1826 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of George Richardson (bricklayer) and Elizabeth Richardson
  xMark who was born 1831 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 20th Mar 1831 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of George Richardson (bricklayer) and Elizabeth Richardson; died May 1831 Mayfield, Sussex, 3 months; buried 22nd May 1831 Mayfield, Sussex
   
  3. David Balcomb, farm labourer was the son of David Balcomb and Elizabeth Balcomb [Muddle]. He was born 1791 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 31st Jul 1791 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Harriot Midmer on 10th Jul 1836 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. She was born 1807 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 31st Mar 1807 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
8 iGeorge who was born 1837 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 19th Mar 1837 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
9 iiEster who was born 1839 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiDavid who was born 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex
  ivMartin who was born 1844 at Uckfield, Sussex
  vPeter who was born 1847 at Heathfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Matthew Richardson was the son of George Richardson, bricklayer and Elizabeth Richardson [Balcombe]. He was born 1814 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Jan 1814 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of George Richardson and Elizabeth Richardson
  He married Jane Cox on 11th Oct 1835 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1815 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Oct 1815 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iSarah who was born 1836 at Mayfield, Sussex
10 iiElizabeth who was born 1838 at Mayfield, Sussex; died Feb 1862 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 23 years; buried 7th Feb 1862 Mayfield, Sussex
11 iiiJane who was born Sep 1840 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 27th Dec 1840 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 23rd Jan 1920 Mayfield, Sussex; buried 27th Jan 1920 Mayfield, Sussex
  ivAnn who was born 1843 at Mayfield, Sussex
  vHarriet who was born 1845 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viFanny who was born 1847 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viiEliza who was born 1849 at Mayfield, Sussex
12 viiiGeorge Thomas who was born 1855 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Mar 1855 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ixFrank who was born 1861 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Jun 1861 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  5. Elizabeth Duly [Richardson] was the daughter of George Richardson, bricklayer and Elizabeth Richardson [Balcombe]. She was born 1816 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 17th Mar 1816 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of George Richardson (bricklayer) and Elizabeth Richardson
13 iDaniel Derley who was born 1835 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Dec 1835 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Elizabeth Richardson (spinster)
  She married Daniel Duly, farmer on Oct to Dec 1844, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1844 Q4 Vol 7 Page 797. He was born 1815 at Wartling, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1846 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiElizabeth who was born 1847 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiFanny who was born 1849 at Mayfield, Sussex
  ivCharles who was born 1850 at Mayfield, Sussex
  vDavid who was born 1853 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viDorothy who was born 1856 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viiJacob who was born 1859 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  6. James Richardson, bricklayer was the son of George Richardson, bricklayer and Elizabeth Richardson [Balcombe]. 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
  He married Ann Cox on 7th Oct 1843 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. 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. They had the following children:
14 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
15 iiGeorge who was born 1846 at Mayfield, Sussex
16 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
   
  7. Raymond Richardson was the son of George Richardson, bricklayer and Elizabeth Richardson [Balcombe]. He was born 1826 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 20th Aug 1826 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of George Richardson (bricklayer) and Elizabeth Richardson
  He married Mary A. on c 1859. She was born 1839 at Gloucestershire. They had the following children:
  iEsther F. who was born 1876 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  8. George Balcomb was the son of David Balcomb, farm labourer and Harriot Balcomb [Midmer]. He was born 1837 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 19th Mar 1837 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Maria Cornwell on 14th Jun 1857 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. She was born 1841 at Miss Cottages, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 17th Jan 1841 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  9. Ester Turner [Balcomb] was the daughter of David Balcomb, farm labourer and Harriot Balcomb [Midmer]. She was born 1839 at Mayfield, Sussex
  She married James Turner, labourer on 26th Jul 1858 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1829 at Holton, Hampshire. They had the following children:
  iAnnie Maria who was born 1860 at Whitstable, Kent
   
Generation No. 4
  10. Elizabeth Miles [Richardson] was the daughter of Matthew Richardson and Jane Richardson [Cox]. She was born 1838 at Mayfield, Sussex; died Feb 1862 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 23 years; buried 7th Feb 1862 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Henry Miles, dissenting minister and master cordwainer on 13th Apr 1859 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1835 at Marlborough Head, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 3rd May 1835 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Richard Miles (labourer) and Ann Miles
   
  11. Jane Weeks [Richardson] was the daughter of Matthew Richardson and Jane Richardson [Cox]. She was born Sep 1840 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 27th Dec 1840 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 23rd Jan 1920 at Back Lane [a.k.a. South Street], Mayfield, Sussex; buried 27th Jan 1920 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
17 iGeorge Trayton Miles who was born 1865 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jun 1865 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiThomas Matthew who was born 1867 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1867 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; buried 29th Apr 1895 Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Henry Weekes on 23rd Apr 1870 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1846 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Feb 1846 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 29th Oct 1926 at Fletching Street, Mayfield, Sussex; buried 1st Nov 1926 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iReuben who was born 1871 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Dec 1871 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiHarry who was born 1873 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jun 1873 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiElizza who was born 1875 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jun 1875 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ivJane who was born 1877 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Sep 1877 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  vFanny who was born 1879 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jun 1879 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viHarriet Kate who was born 1882 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Jul 1882 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  12. George Thomas Richardson was the son of Matthew Richardson and Jane Richardson [Cox]. He was born 1855 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Mar 1855 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Lucy Briggs on 20th Dec 1879 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1853 at Ringmer, Sussex; christened 3rd Apr 1853 at St. Mary the Virgin, Ringmer, Sussex, parents Charles & Lucy Briggs. They had the following children:
  iMatthew T who was born 1881 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiCharles R who was born 1887 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiHarriet E who was born 1889 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  13. Daniel Derley Duly [Richardson] was the son of unknown father and Elizabeth Duly [Richardson]. He was born 1835 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Dec 1835 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Elizabeth Richardson (spinster)
  He married Elizabeth Cornwall on 27th Sep 1867 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 10th Jan 1843 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iArchibald who was born 1868 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Oct 1868 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiElizabeth Ada who was born 1870 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Jun 1870 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiSpencer Frank who was born 1871 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Sep 1871 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ivDaniel who was born 1875 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1875 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  vLilian Fanny who was born 1876 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Sep 1876 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viFlora Mabel who was born 1879 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Oct 1879 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viiAlberta who was born 1881 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Oct 1881 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viiiHarold who was born 1883 at Mayfield, Sussex
  ixFrederic D who was born 1885 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  14. 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
18 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
19 viiiAnnie who was born 21st Jun 1882 at Mayfield, Sussex
  ixKate who was born 1885 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  15. George Richardson was the son of James Richardson, bricklayer and Ann Hobbs [Richardson] [Cox]. He was born 1846 at Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Grace on c 1870. She was born 1852 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  16. 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
   
Generation No. 5
  17. George Trayton Miles Richardson was the son of unknown father and Jane Weeks [Richardson]. He was born 1865 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jun 1865 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Eleanor Doggett on 13th Apr 1889 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1863 at Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. They had the following children:
  iHarry who was born 1890 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  18. 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
   
  19. 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:
20 iLeslie Robert who was born after 30th Nov 1909 at Mayfield, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1998
21 iiReginald Albert who was born 13th Apr 1911 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 6
  20. 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
   
  21. 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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