The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Ann Guest [Waghorn] [Ford]
Generation No. 1
  1. Ann Guest [Waghorn] [Ford] She was born 1768 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 31st Jan 1768 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, parents John & Ann Ford
  She married (1) George Waghorn on 7th Nov 1790 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. He was born 1766 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 20th Jul 1766 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, parents Daniel & Elizabeth Waghorn; buried 2nd Sep 1797 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 31 years. They had the following children:
2 iElizabeth who was born 1791 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 30th Sep 1791 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died 23rd Mar 1863 Ticehurst, Sussex
  iiGeorge who was born 1794 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 27th Jul 1794 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; buried 3rd May 1821 Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 25 years
  iiiWilliam who was born 1796 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 24th Jul 1796 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  She married (2) Joseph Guest on 11th Nov 1800 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. He was born 1776 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 26th Jan 1777 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, parents Joseph & Mary Guest. They had the following children:
3 iJames who was born 1801 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 8th Nov 1801 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
4 iiCaroline (Katherine) who was born 1808 at Ticehurst, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Elizabeth Burgess [Waghorn] was the daughter of George Waghorn and Ann Guest [Waghorn] [Ford]. She was born 1791 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 30th Sep 1791 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died 23rd Mar 1863 at Ticehurst, Sussex
5 iMary who was born 1813 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1814 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  She married Samuell Burgess, farmer on 18th Apr 1813 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Tidebrook, Sussex. He was born 1793 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 19th Apr 1793 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, parents Samuel & Ann Burgess; died 21st Nov 1876 at Ticehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iSamuel who was born 1815 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 4th Jun 1815 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; buried 7th Nov 1822 Heathfield, Sussex, son of Samuel & Elizabeth, died of smallpox
6 iiGeorge who was born 1816 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 10th Nov 1816 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; died 25th Aug 1882 Auckland, New Zealand
7 iiiWilliam who was born 1819 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1819 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
8 ivThomas who was born 1820 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 26th Nov 1820 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
9 vJames Henry who was born 1824 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 15th Feb 1824 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  viElizabeth Ann who was born 1825 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 27th Nov 1825 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died July to Sep 1872 Ticehurst, Sussex
10 viiAlfred who was born 1827 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 27th Jan 1828 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
   
  3. James Guest, farmer was the son of Joseph Guest and Ann Guest [Waghorn] [Ford]. He was born 1801 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 8th Nov 1801 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  He married (1) Harriet Dray on 20th Sep 1825 at St. Giles Church, Dallington, Sussex, with consent of Mary Dray, witnesses William & Sarah Waghorn. She was born 1805 at ??; buried 17th Jan 1848 at St. Giles Church, Dallington, Sussex, aged 42 years. They had the following children:
11 iMary Harriet who was born 20th Feb 1826 at Dallington, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1826 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex; died 25th May 1903 Burwash, Sussex, aged 77 years
12 iiHarriet Elizabeth who was born 5th Apr 1828 at Dallington, Sussex; christened 11th Aug 1828 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
  iiiElizabeth Ann who was born 12th Jun 1830 at Dallington, Sussex; christened 16th Aug 1830 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex; buried 1st Apr 1854 Dallington, Sussex, aged 23 years
  ivThomas Joseph who was born 10th Mar 1833 at Dallington, Sussex; christened 20th May 1833 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex; buried 7th Jan 1850 Dallington, Sussex, aged 16 years
13 vAnn Adelaide who was born 6th Jun 1836 at Dallington, Sussex; christened 17th Oct 1836 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
14 viAdelaide Jane who was born Apr to June 1839 at Dallington, Sussex, registered at Battle District, Sussex, ref: 1839 Q2 Vol 7 Page 222
15 viiJoseph James who was born 1842 at Dallington, Sussex, registered at Battle District, Sussex, ref: 1842 q3 Vol 7 Page 227
  viiiGodfrey James who was born Apr to June 1845 at Dallington, Sussex, registered at Battle District, Sussex, ref: 1845 Q2 Vol 7 Page 246
  He married (2) Eliza Simmons on 29th May 1853 at St. George's Church, Benenden, Kent, witnesses George thompson & Sarah Ann Farley. She was born 1810 at Seal, Kent; christened 12th Feb 1810 at St. Peter's Church, Seal, Kent, parents John & Mary Simmons
   
  4. Caroline (Katherine) Weeks [Baldock] [Guest] was the daughter of Joseph Guest and Ann Guest [Waghorn] [Ford]. She was born 1808 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  She married (1) William Baldock, farm labourer on 10th Oct 1829 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, witnesses: Joseph Guest and Thomas Judge. He was born c Nov 1808 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 27th Nov 1808 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; buried 30th Dec 1841 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 32 years. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1830 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 25th Apr 1830 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  iiRhoda who was born 1833 at Sussex
  iiiRuth who was born 1835 at Sussex
  ivSarah who was born 1837 at Sussex
  vJoseph who was born Apr to June 1838 at Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1838 Q2 Vol 7 Page 440
  viJohn who was born Jan to Mar 1842, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1842 Q1 Vol 7 Page 472
  She married (2) William Weeks on 13th Nov 1845 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1805 at Wadhurst, Sussex; died Apr to June 1879, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q2 Vol 2b Page 69. They had the following children:
16 iReuben who was born July to Sep 1847 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1847 Q3 Vol 7 Page 455
  iiPhiladelphia who was born Jan to Mar 1850 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1850 Q1 Vol 7 Page 555
  iiiAlbert Walter who was born Jan to Mar 1854, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1854 Q1 Vol 2b Page 72
   
Generation No. 3
  5. Mary Blaber [Burgess] was the daughter of Samuell Burgess, farmer and Elizabeth Burgess [Waghorn]. She was born 1813 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1814 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  She married James Blaber on 19th Jul 1840 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex. He was born 1822 at Albourne, Sussex; christened 8th Dec 1822 at St Bartholomew's Church, Albourne, Sussex, parents John & Sarah Blaber
   
  6. George Burgess, carpenter was the son of Samuell Burgess, farmer and Elizabeth Burgess [Waghorn]. He was born 1816 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 10th Nov 1816 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; emigrated 1857 to Wellington, New Zealand, arrived on the India Queen on 1st February 1857; died 25th Aug 1882 at Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
  He married Mary Jane Fitness on Apr to June 1845 at Ticehurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1845 Q2 Vol 7 Page 665. She was born 15th Jan 1822 at Wadhurst, Sussex; emigrated 1857 to Wellington, New Zealand, arrived on the India Queen on 1st February 1857; died 21st Oct 1887 at Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand. They had the following children:
  iEbenezer who was born 22nd Oct 1845 at Frant, Sussex; christened 7th Dec 1845 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died 1st Jun 1927 New Zealand
  iiSamuel Gaius who was born 1st Jan 1847 at Frant, Sussex; christened 28th Feb 1847 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died 10th Nov 1924 New Zealand
  iiiAmos who was born 1849 at Frant, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1849 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died 22nd Jun 1926 Auckland, New Zealand
   
  7. William Burgess, master tailor was the son of Samuell Burgess, farmer and Elizabeth Burgess [Waghorn]. He was born 1819 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1819 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Catherine Paige on 13th Aug 1846 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. She was born 1825 at Frant, Sussex; christened 6th Feb 1825 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Paige (postman) and Margaret Paige. They had the following children:
  iWilliam Alfred who was born 1852 at Frant, Sussex
17 iiClarissa Elizabeth who was born 1855 at Frant, Sussex
  iiiWalter T. who was born 1858 at Frant, Sussex
   
  8. Thomas Burgess was the son of Samuell Burgess, farmer and Elizabeth Burgess [Waghorn]. He was born 1820 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 26th Nov 1820 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Jeffery on 23rd Jul 1849 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex, witnesses, Mr Troner & Mary Blaber (sister). She was born c 1825 at ??
   
  9. James Henry Burgess, farm labourer was the son of Samuell Burgess, farmer and Elizabeth Burgess [Waghorn]. He was born 1824 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 15th Feb 1824 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Sylvia Catherine Brown on 26th Jul 1846 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. She was born 1827 at Frant, Sussex; christened 16th Dec 1827 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEllen who was born 1858 at Frant, Sussex
  iiAlbert who was born 1860 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiCharlotte who was born 1862 at Tonbridge, Kent
  ivSylvia C. who was born 1864 at Tonbridge, Kent
  vGeorgina who was born 1866 at Tonbridge, Kent
  viEmmie who was born 1870 at Speldhurst, Kent
   
  10. Alfred Burgess, cordwainer was the son of Samuell Burgess, farmer and Elizabeth Burgess [Waghorn]. He was born 1827 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 27th Jan 1828 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Hannah Waghorn on 1857 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. She was born 1840 at Bush Houses, Frant, Sussex; christened 13th Dec 1840 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlbert H. who was born 1859 at Frant, Sussex
  iiElizabeth who was born 1862 at Frant, Sussex
  iiiAlfred who was born 1868 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivAda who was born 1878 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
  11. Mary Harriet Relf [Guest] was the daughter of James Guest, farmer and Harriet Guest [Dray]. She was born 20th Feb 1826 at Dallington, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1826 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex; died 25th May 1903 at Forge Farm, Burwash, Sussex, aged 77 years
  She married James Relf, gamekeeper on 29th Oct 1844 at St. Thomas-à-Becket Church, Brightling, Sussex, registered at Battle District, Sussex, ref: 1844 Q4 Vol 7 Page 439, witnesses Harriet Elizabeth Guest & John Grant. He was born 1824 at Brightling, Sussex; christened 14th Nov 1824 at St. Thomas-à-Becket Church, Brightling, Sussex, son of Thomas Relf (labourer) and Winnifred Relf. They had the following children:
  iHarriet who was born 1845 at Dallington, Sussex; christened 27th Apr 1845 St. Thomas-à-Becket Church, Brightling, Sussex, daughter of James Relf (labourer) and Mary Relf
  iiJames who was born 1849 at Dallington, Sussex
  iiiMary who was born Sep 1850 at Dallington, Sussex
18 ivJoseph Thomas who was born Jan to Mar 1853 at Burwash, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q1 Vol 2b Page 73
  vElizabeth who was born 1855 at Burwash, Sussex
  viSophia who was born 1858 at Burwash, Sussex
  viiAdelaide J. who was born 1870 at Brightling, Sussex
  viiiAlma May who was born 1872 at Burwash, Sussex
   
  12. Harriet Elizabeth Guest was the daughter of James Guest, farmer and Harriet Guest [Dray]. She was born 5th Apr 1828 at Dallington, Sussex; christened 11th Aug 1828 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
  She married John Durey Shoobridge on 9th Oct 1851 at St. George's Church, Benenden, Kent, witnesses James Guest & Selina Shoobridge. He was born 23rd Jan 1821 at Benenden, Kent, parents John & Jane Shoobridge. They had the following children:
19 iMelina Elizabeth who was born Apr to June 1854 at Benenden, Kent, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1854 Q2 Vol 2A Page 451; died Oct to Dec 1890 Bodiam, Sussex, aged 36 years
   
  13. Ann Adelaide Padgham [Guest] was the daughter of James Guest, farmer and Harriet Guest [Dray]. She was born 6th Jun 1836 at Dallington, Sussex; christened 17th Oct 1836 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
  She married Alfred William Padgham on 10th Jun 1873 at All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent, witnesses James & Sarah Guest. He was born 27th Apr 1828 at Sandhurst, Kent, parents William & Elizabeth Padgham
   
  14. Adelaide Jane Padgham [Guest] was the daughter of James Guest, farmer and Harriet Guest [Dray]. She was born Apr to June 1839 at Dallington, Sussex, registered at Battle District, Sussex, ref: 1839 Q2 Vol 7 Page 222
  She married James George Padgham on 3rd May 1866 at All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent, witnesses James & Ann Adelaide Guest. He was born Jan to Mar 1842 at Sandhurst, Kent, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1942 Q1 Vol 5 Page 87
   
  15. Joseph James Guest was the son of James Guest, farmer and Harriet Guest [Dray]. He was born 1842 at Dallington, Sussex, registered at Battle District, Sussex, ref: 1842 q3 Vol 7 Page 227
  He married Sarah Collins on Jan to Mar 1888 at Hastings, Sussex, registered at Hastings District, Sussex, ref: 1888 Q1 Vol 2B Page 68. She was born 1858 at Brenchley, Kent; christened 3rd Oct 1858 at All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent, parents Jonathan & Elizabeth Collins
   
  16. Reuben Weeks was the son of William Weeks and Caroline (Katherine) Weeks [Baldock] [Guest]. He was born July to Sep 1847 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1847 Q3 Vol 7 Page 455
  He married Ruth Mabb on c 1869. She was born 1849 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAda who was born 1870 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiArthur who was born 1872 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiReuben who was born 1874 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivAlbert who was born 1877 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  vErnest who was born 1879 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viFrank who was born Jan 1881 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  17. Clarissa Elizabeth Peckham [Burgess] was the daughter of William Burgess, master tailor and Catherine Burgess [Paige]. She was born 1855 at Frant, Sussex
  iCharley who was born 1878 at Frant, Sussex
  She married Henry Peckham, baker journeyman on Oct to Dec 1879, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1879 Q4 Vol 2a Page 1015. He was born 1855 at London. They had the following children:
  iRose Annie who was born 1880 at Frant, Sussex; christened 25th Jan 1880 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of Henry Peckham (baker) and Clarissa Eliza Peckham
   
  18. Joseph Thomas Relf, farm labourer was the son of James Relf, gamekeeper and Mary Harriet Relf [Guest]. He was born Jan to Mar 1853 at Burwash, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q1 Vol 2b Page 73
  He married Anne Dann on Jan to Mar 1886, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1886 Q1 Vol 2b Page 135. She was born 1857 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1857 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Henry (gatekeeper) & Anne Dann. They had the following children:
  iLloyd who was born 1887 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiGodfrey Gordon who was born 3rd May 1889 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 31st Jan 1897 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Joseph Thomas Relf (labourer) and Ann Relf
  iiiLilian Mary who was born 13th Jul 1895 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 31st Jan 1897 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Thomas Relf (labourer) and Ann Relf
   
  19. Melina Elizabeth Munn [Shoebridge] was the daughter of John Durey Shoobridge and Harriet Elizabeth Guest. She was born Apr to June 1854 at Benenden, Kent, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1854 Q2 Vol 2A Page 451; died Oct to Dec 1890 at Bodiam, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1890 Q4 Vol 2B Page 65, aged 36 years
  She married Thomas George Munn on Oct to Dec 1884 at Cranbrook, Kent. He was born Jan to Mar 1857 at Sandhurst, Kent, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1857 Q1 Vol 2A Page 478
   

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