The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Mary Bannister [Picknell]
Generation No. 1
  1. Mary Bannister [Picknell] She was born 13th Jun 1805 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1805 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex, parents Thomas & Ann Picknall
  She married John Bannister, farmer on 23rd Nov 1825 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex. He was born 1797 at Balcombe, Sussex; christened 31st Oct 1797 at St. Mary's Church, Balcombe, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iJohn who was born 1826 at Specks Farm, Cuckfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Oct 1826 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex
  iiWilliam Picknell who was born 1828 at Cuckfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Mar 1828 Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, Sussex, son of John (farmer) & Mary Bannister
  iiiMary who was born 1829 at Cuckfield, Sussex; christened 5th Jul 1829 Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, Sussex, daughter of John (farmer) & Mary Bannister
  ivKatherine who was born 1830 at Cuckfield, Sussex; christened 19th Sep 1830 Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, Sussex, daughter of John (farmer) & Mary Bannister
  vElizabeth who was born 1831 at Cuckfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1832 Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, Sussex, daughter of John (farmer) & Mary Bannister
  viThomas who was born 1833 at Cuckfield, Sussex; christened 16th Jun 1833 Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, Sussex, son of John (farmer) & Mary Bannister
3 viiTrayton who was born 1834 at Cuckfield, Sussex; christened 6th Nov 1834 Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, Sussex, son of John (farmer) & Mary Bannister
  viiiAnn who was born 1837 at Cuckfield, Sussex; christened 12th Mar 1837 Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, Sussex, daughter of John (farmer) & Mary Bannister
  ixChristiana who was born 1840 at Cuckfield, Sussex; christened 15th Mar 1840 Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, Sussex, daughter of John (farmer) & Mary Bannister
  xJames who was born 1842 at Cuckfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Apr 1842 Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, Sussex, son of John (farmer) & Mary Bannister
  xiThomas who was born 1842 at Cuckfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Apr 1842 Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, Sussex, son of John (farmer) & Mary Bannister
  xiiJulia who was born 1844 at Cuckfield, Sussex; christened 13th Mar 1844 Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, Sussex, daughter of John (farmer) & Mary Bannister
  xiiiRobert who was born 1846 at Cuckfield, Sussex
  xivFrederick who was born 1850 at Cuckfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. John Bannister was the son of John Bannister, farmer and Mary Bannister [Picknell]. He was born 1826 at Specks Farm, Cuckfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Oct 1826 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex
  He married Jane Hemsley on 7th Jun 1853 at Holy Trinity Church, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex. She was born 1831 at Shortbridge House, Fletching, Sussex; christened 7th Feb 1831 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
4 iJohn George who was born 1854 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 8th Oct 1854 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex
  iiFrederick who was born 1856 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 1st May 1856 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex; died Apr to June 1924 Uckfield, Sussex
  iiiJames who was born Oct to Dec 1857 at Framfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1857 Q4 Vol 2B Page 85; christened 1st Nov 1857 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex; buried 20th Apr 1859 Framfield, Sussex
  ivAda who was born 1859 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Jun 1859 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex; buried 4th Nov 1870 Framfield, Sussex
  vHerbert who was born 1862 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1863 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex; buried 9th Nov 1889 Piddinghoe, Sussex
5 viIda who was born 24th Dec 1869 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Feb 1870 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex; died 29th Feb 1968 East Grinstead, Sussex
6 viiHarry who was born 30th May 1871 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 21st Jul 1871 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex; died 16th May 1969 Uckfield, Sussex
   
  3. Trayton Bannister, steam threshing machinist was the son of John Bannister, farmer and Mary Bannister [Picknell]. He was born 1834 at Cuckfield, Sussex; christened 6th Nov 1834 at Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, Sussex, son of John (farmer) & Mary Bannister
  He married Jane Eliza Best on Oct to Dec 1868, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1868 Q4 Vol 2b Page 223. She was born 1852 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jan 1852 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, daughter of George (brickmaker) & Eliza Best
   
Generation No. 3
  4. John George Bannister was the son of John Bannister and Jane Bannister [Hemsley]. He was born 1854 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 8th Oct 1854 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex
  He married Eliza Holmes on Oct to Dec 1879 at Lewes, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q4 Vol 2B Page 344. She was born 1855 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 28th Mar 1855 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Bright (farmer) & Harriet Holmes
   
  5. Ida Agate [Bannister] was the daughter of John Bannister and Jane Bannister [Hemsley]. She was born 24th Dec 1869 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Feb 1870 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex; died 29th Feb 1968 at Sunny Ridge, Felcourt, East Grinstead, Sussex
  She married Frank James Agate, general ironmonger on 10th Feb 1891 at St Wilfred's Church, Haywards Heath, Sussex. He was born 1865 at Cuckfield, Sussex; christened 31st Jan 1865 at Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, Sussex, parents Robert Jonathan & ELizabeth Agate; died 11th Dec 1924 at Netherne Mental Hospital, Coulsdon, Surrey; buried 15th Dec 1924 at St Mary's Church, Reigate, Surrey
   
  6. Harry Bannister, butcher was the son of John Bannister and Jane Bannister [Hemsley]. He was born 30th May 1871 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 21st Jul 1871 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex; died 16th May 1969 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1945 Q2 Vol 5H Page 1377
  He married Louisa King on 18th Mar 1895 at St. Stephen's Church, Tonbridge, Kent. She was born 2nd Dec 1868 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1868 Q4 Vol 2A Page 576; christened 10th Jan 1869 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died Apr to June 1945 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1945 Q2 Vol 2B Page 133
   

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