The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Mary Potter [Martin], daughter of Thomas Martin, grocer master and Jane Martin [Waters]
Generation No. 1
  1. Mary Potter [Martin] was the daughter of Thomas Martin, grocer master and Jane Martin [Waters]. She was born 1803 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1803 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex, parents Thomas & Jane Martin
  She married Henry Potter, relieving officer on 19th Apr 1825 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, witnesses Stephen & Keturah Martin, Ann & Thomas Waters & Sarah & Thomas Potter. He was born 1801 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 22nd Nov 1801 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iSarah Jane who was born c Jul 1825 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 6th Sep 1825 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
2 iiAnn who was born 1826 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 14th Dec 1826 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; buried 15th Jan 1871 Wartling, Sussex, aged 44 years
  iiiCatherine who was born 1827 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 28th Dec 1827 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; buried 5th Dec 1828 Warbleton, Sussex, aged 1 year
3 ivFrederick John who was born 1833 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 26th Nov 1833 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Ann Beney [Potter] was the daughter of Henry Potter, relieving officer and Mary Potter [Martin]. She was born 1826 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 14th Dec 1826 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; buried 15th Jan 1871 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex, aged 44 years
  She married Herbert Beeny, miller & grocer on 31st Dec 1851 at St. Mary's Church, Eastbourne, Sussex, witnesses Henry & Sarah Jane Potter. He was born 21st Aug 1830 at Windmill Hill, Wartling, Sussex; christened 23rd Jul 1837 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex; died 17th Jun 1897 at Windmill Hill, Wartling, Sussex, aged 66 years. They had the following children:
4 iFrederick Herbert who was born 1852 at Gardner Street, Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 19th Dec 1852 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
  iiEdward Henry who was born 15th Feb 1855 at Sutton, Surrey; christened 20th May 1855 St Nicholas Church, Sutton, Surrey; buried 6th Apr 1874 Wartling, Sussex, aged 19 years
5 iiiFrancis William who was born 1857 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 1st Mar 1857 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
6 ivArthur John who was born 1858 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 9th Jan 1859 St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex
7 vMary Hannah who was born 1860 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 7th Oct 1860 St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex
8 viClara Ann who was born 1863 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1863 St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex
  viiCharles Bertram Martin who was born 1869 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 3rd Oct 1869 St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex; buried 2nd Jan 1870 Wartling, Sussex
9 viiiRobert Lemmon who was born 1870 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 2nd Jan 1871 St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex
   
  3. Frederick John Potter, station master was the son of Henry Potter, relieving officer and Mary Potter [Martin]. He was born 1833 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 26th Nov 1833 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
  He married Amelia Ann Beney on 21st Jun 1859 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex, witnesses Edward & Ann Sarah Beeny. She was born 28th May 1837 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 23rd Jul 1837 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Frederick Herbert Beney was the son of Herbert Beeny, miller & grocer and Ann Beney [Potter]. He was born 1852 at Gardner Street, Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 19th Dec 1852 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
  He married Angelina Wilcox on 21st Oct 1875 at St Peter's Church, Mile End, Tower Hamlets, London, witnesses John Kenward & Hannah Innskip. She was born 9th Sep 1847 at St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands; christened 22nd Sep 1847 at St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, parents James & Angelina Wilcox
   
  5. Francis William Beney, draper & tailor was the son of Herbert Beeny, miller & grocer and Ann Beney [Potter]. He was born 1857 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 1st Mar 1857 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
  He married Ann Merricks on 21st Apr 1881 at St. James & St. Mark, Ewhurst, Sussex, witnesses John HIlder & Elizabeth Merricks. She was born 31st Jan 1857 at Bodiam, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1858 at St. Giles Church, Bodiam, Sussex, parents George & Elizabeth Merricks
   
  6. Arthur John Beney, corn & coal merchant was the son of Herbert Beeny, miller & grocer and Ann Beney [Potter]. He was born 1858 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 9th Jan 1859 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex
  He married Hannah Chandler on 8th Nov 1882 at St Peter's Church, Preston, Sussex, witnesses Frederick H Beney & Edith Chandler. She was born July to Sep 1855 at Ashburnham, Sussex, registered at Battle District, Sussex, ref: 1855 Q3 Vol 2B Page 40
   
  7. Mary Hannah Beeney was the daughter of Herbert Beeny, miller & grocer and Ann Beney [Potter]. She was born 1860 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 7th Oct 1860 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex
  She married Samuel Drury on 8th Apr 1890 at St. Mary's Church, Eastbourne, Sussex, witnesses Edwin East & Sarah Isabella Godden. He was born 1856 at Redbourn, Hertfordshire
   
  8. Clara Ann Anscombe [Beney] was the daughter of Herbert Beeny, miller & grocer and Ann Beney [Potter]. She was born 1863 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1863 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex
  She married Rubens Thomas Anscombe on 4th Nov 1896 at St Wilfred's Church, Haywards Heath, Sussex, witnesses Frederick Herbert Beeny & Arthur Easten. He was born 1848 at Cuckfield, Sussex; christened 24th Dec 1848 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex, parents Joseph & Elizabeth Anscombe
   
  9. Robert Lemmon Beeny was the son of Herbert Beeny, miller & grocer and Ann Beney [Potter]. He was born 1870 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 2nd Jan 1871 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex
  He married Florence Caroline Marshall on 13th Nov 1899 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex, witnesses Frederick James & Annie Marshall & Caroline Wild. She was born 10th Dec 1872 at Newbridge House, Hailsham, Sussex; christened 16th Feb 1873 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
   

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