The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Walter Bean, farmer, son of William Bean, farmer and Mary Bean [Ranger]
Generation No. 1
  1. Walter Bean, farmer was the son of William Bean, farmer and Mary Bean [Ranger]. He was born 1813 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Jan 1814 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of William Bean (farmer) and Mary Bean
  He married Eliza Fenner on 26th Oct 1843 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. She was born 11th Jun 1819 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 25th Jul 1819 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of George Fenner (blacksmith) & Maria Fenner; died Jun 1903 at Southborough, Kent; buried 6th Jun 1903 at St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent. They had the following children:
2 iMaria who was born 1845 at Late Brookers Farm, Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 23rd Mar 1845 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Jul 1925 Ditchling, Sussex; buried 10th Jul 1925 Ditchling, Sussex
3 iiGeorge who was born 1847 at Late Brookers Farm, Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1847 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died 21st Dec 1915 Withyham, Sussex
4 iiiMary who was born 1849 at Late Brookers Farm, Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 4th Mar 1849 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1916 Tonbridge, Kent
  ivOwen who was born July to Sep 1850 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1850 Q3 Vol 7 Page 551; christened 5th Jun 1853 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died Dec 1871 Mayfield, Sussex
  vFanny who was born Jan to Mar 1853 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q1 Vol 2B Page 96; christened 5th Jun 1853 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  viAnna who was born Dec 1855 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st May 1856 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died Mar 1871 Mayfield, Sussex; buried 20th Mar 1871 Mayfield, Sussex
5 viiWalter who was born 1859 at Treblers Farm, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Aug 1859 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
6 viiiAlice who was born 15th Aug 1861 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 6th Oct 1861 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1947 Northamptonshire
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Maria Turner [Bean] was the daughter of Walter Bean, farmer and Eliza Bean [Fenner]. She was born 1845 at Late Brookers Farm, Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 23rd Mar 1845 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Jul 1925 at The Boweries, North Street, Ditchling, Sussex; buried 10th Jul 1925 at St Margaret's Church, Ditchling, Sussex
  She married John Turner, farm bailif on 22nd May 1869 at St Margaret's Church, Ditchling, Sussex. He was born 1848 at Standean, Ditchling, Sussex, parents George Turner and Mary Turner [Brooker]; christened 16th Apr 1848 at St Margaret's Church, Ditchling, Sussex; buried after 19th Dec 1919 at St Margaret's Church, Ditchling, Sussex; died 29th Dec 1919 at The Boweries, North Street, Ditchling, Sussex
   
  3. George Bean, miller was the son of Walter Bean, farmer and Eliza Bean [Fenner]. He was born 1847 at Late Brookers Farm, Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1847 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died 21st Dec 1915 at Blackham [a.k.a. Atherfolds] Mill, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Sarah Harman on 18th Oct 1873 at St Bartholomew's Church, Burstow, Surrey. She was born 1847 at Burstow, Surrey; christened 2nd May 1847 at St Bartholomew's Church, Burstow, Surrey, parents Thomas and Susan Harman; died 22nd Sep 1915 at Blackham [a.k.a. Atherfolds] Mill, Withyham, Sussex; buried after 22nd Sep 1915 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
7 iWalter who was born Oct 1874 at Burstow, Surrey; christened 18th Mar 1877 Methodistt Chapel, Bletchingly, Surrey
   
  4. Mary Moldon [Bean] was the daughter of Walter Bean, farmer and Eliza Bean [Fenner]. She was born 1849 at Late Brookers Farm, Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 4th Mar 1849 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1916 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1916 Q4 Vol 2A Page 1114
  She married Jonathan Moldon, carpenter on Jan to Mar 1883 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1883 Q1 Vol 2A Page 777. He was born July to Sep 1852 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1852 Q3 Vol 2b Page 80; christened 26th Sep 1852 at St. Margaret's Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; died Nov 1912 at 43 Bedford Road, Southborough, Kent; buried 16th Nov 1912 at St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent. They had the following children:
  iMary Lilian who was born 1884 at Southborough, Kent; christened 30th Mar 1884 St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent
  iiCharles Jonathan who was born 1885 at Meadow Road, Southborough, Kent; christened 30th Aug 1885 St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent
  iiiAlice Rosa who was born 1887 at Southborough, Kent; christened 24th Apr 1887 St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent
   
  5. Walter Bean was the son of Walter Bean, farmer and Eliza Bean [Fenner]. He was born 1859 at Treblers Farm, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Aug 1859 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Sarah Cottingham on Jan to Mar 1887 at Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1887 Q1 Vol 2B Page 270. She was born 1859 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  6. Alice Dowdy [Bean] was the daughter of Walter Bean, farmer and Eliza Bean [Fenner]. She was born 15th Aug 1861 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 6th Oct 1861 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1947 at Northampton, Northamptonshire, registered at Northampton District, Northamptonshire, ref: 1947 Q1 Vol 3B Page 718
  She married William Thomas Woodwell Dowdy, grocer's assistant & potted meat maker on 10th Nov 1884 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. He was born July to Sep 1857 at Stoke Goldington, Buckinghamshire, registered at Newport Pagnell District, Buckinghamshire, ref: 1857 Q3 Vol 3A Page 425; christened 1st Nov 1857 at St Peter's Church, Stoke Goldington, Buckinghamshire, parents Thomas & Mary Ann Dowdy; died Apr to June 1923 at Northampton, Northamptonshire, registered at Northampton District, Northamptonshire, ref: 1923 Q2 Vol 3B Page 39
   
Generation No. 3
  7. Walter Bean was the son of George Bean, miller and Sarah Bean [Harman]. He was born Oct 1874 at Burstow, Surrey; christened 18th Mar 1877 at Methodistt Chapel, Bletchingly, Surrey
  He married Emily Frances. King on 19th Jul 1899 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. She was born 1873 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 25th May 1873 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
   

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