The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Mary Ann Pilbeam [Miles], daughter of Richard Miles, carpenter and Jane Miles [Hounstead]
Generation No. 1
  1. Mary Ann Pilbeam [Miles] was the daughter of Richard Miles, carpenter and Jane Miles [Hounstead]. She was born 1852 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 10th Oct 1852 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of Richard Miles (carpenter) and Jane Miles; died 26th Apr 1926 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  She married Henry Pilbeam, farm labourer on 1st Jul 1871 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1850 at St. John's, Withyham, Sussex; christened 27th Oct 1850 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died 31st Mar 1923 at Crowborough, Sussex, aged 72 years. They had the following children:
  iMary Ann who was born c Nov 1871 at Hartfield, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1871 Q4 Vol 2b Page 124; christened 31st Dec 1871 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex; died Feb 1872 Hartfield, Sussex, aged 4+ months; buried 20th Feb 1872 Hartfield, Sussex
2 iiJames who was born Apr to June 1873 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1873 Q2 Vol 2b Page 114; christened 1st Jun 1873 St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex
3 iiiRobert Edwin who was born Oct to Dec 1875 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1875 Q4 Vol 2b Page 119; christened 25th Dec 1875 St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1950 Bearsted, Kent
  ivHenry who was born 5th Jun 1878 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1878 Q3 Vol 2b Page 141; christened 28th Jul 1878 St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex
  vEllen who was born July to Sep 1880 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1880 Q3 Vol 2b Page 148
  viEsther Jane who was born July to Sep 1884 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1884 Q3 Vol 2b Page 131; christened 3rd Aug 1884 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died 2nd May 1903 USA
  viiAlice who was born 17th Aug 1886 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1886 Q3 Vol 2b Page 145; christened 29th Aug 1886 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died 27th Mar 1956 Ontario, Canada
  viiiMiram who was born July to Sep 1889 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1889 Q3 Vol 2b Page 133; died 27th Jan 1898 East Grinstead, Sussex, aged 8 years
  ixThomas Edward who was born 14th Feb 1892 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1891 Q4 Vol 2b Page 130; died Jan to Mar 1966, aged 74 years
   
Generation No. 2
  2. James Pilbeam, conductor was the son of Henry Pilbeam, farm labourer and Mary Ann Pilbeam [Miles]. He was born Apr to June 1873 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1873 Q2 Vol 2b Page 114; christened 1st Jun 1873 at St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex
  iDoris who was born 1900 at Clapham, London
  He married Rose Alice Cornish on Jan to Mar 1900, registered at Wandsworth District, London, ref: 1900 Q1 Vol 1d Page 681. She was born 1870 at Drayton, Berkshire. They had the following children:
  iDaisy Alice who was born 1904 at Balham, London
   
  3. Robert Edwin Pilbeam, farm labourer was the son of Henry Pilbeam, farm labourer and Mary Ann Pilbeam [Miles]. He was born Oct to Dec 1875 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1875 Q4 Vol 2b Page 119; christened 25th Dec 1875 at St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1950 at Bearsted, Kent
  He married Phylis Elizabeth Watson on Oct to Dec 1900, registered at Maidstone District, Kent, ref: 1900 Q4 Vol 2a Page 1544. She was born 1880 at Yalding, Kent; died 1960 at Maidstone, Kent. They had the following children:
  iMartin Edward who was born 2nd Feb 1901 at Yalding, Kent, registered at Maidstone District, Kent, ref: 1901 Q1 Vol 2a Page 796; died Jun 1987 Maidstone, Kent
  iiHarold Cecil who was born 1903 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1903 Q2 Vol 2b Page 112; died Dec 1962 Maidstone, Kent
  iiiReginald Obadiah who was born 28th Jul 1905 at Staplehurst, Kent, registered at Maidstone District, Kent, ref: 1905 Q3 Vol 2a page 888; died Jun 1974 Hastings, Sussex
4 ivPhyllis Mary who was born 3rd Jan 1908 at Ewhurst, Sussex, registered at Battle District, Sussex, ref: 1908 Q1 Vol 2b Page 50; died Nov 1984 Maidstone, Kent
  vViolet Alexandria who was born 20th May 1912 at Yalding, Kent, registered at Hollingbourne District, Kent, ref: 1912 Q2 Vol 2a Page 1733
  viAlice Florence who was born Oct to Dec 1915 at Yalding, Kent, registered at Hollingbourne District, Kent, ref: 1915 Q4 Vol 2a Page 1569
  viiFrederick Thomas who was born Oct to Dec 1915 at Yalding, Kent, registered at Hollingbourne District, Kent, ref: 1915 Q4 Vol 2a Page 1569; died 1949 Middlesex
  viiiNorman Edwin who was born 28th Aug 1921 at Maidstone, Kent, registered at Maidstone District, Kent, ref: 1921 Q3 Vol 2a Page 1743; died 1992 Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Phyllis Mary Harding [Pilbeam] was the daughter of Robert Edwin Pilbeam, farm labourer and Phylis Elizabeth Pilbeam [Watson]. She was born 3rd Jan 1908 at Ewhurst, Sussex, registered at Battle District, Sussex, ref: 1908 Q1 Vol 2b Page 50; died Nov 1984 at Maidstone, Kent
  She married Gerald Charles Harding on July to Sep 1946, registered at Maidstone District, Kent, ref: 1946 Q3 Vol 5b Page 1747. He was born 18th Jun 1906 at Kent; died 1974 at London, aged 68 years
   

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