The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Rebecca Blackford [Woodsell]
Generation No. 1
  1. Rebecca Blackford [Woodsell] She was born 1786 at Burwash, Sussex
  She married Thomas Blackford, farmer on 12th Aug 1804 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. He was born 1784 at Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iRobert who was born 9th Aug 1805 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 27th Oct 1805 Burwash Independent Chapel, Burwash, Sussex, Ceremony performed by Richard Leggett
  iiRebekah who was born 28th Feb 1808 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 20th Mar 1808 Burwash Independent Chapel, Burwash, Sussex, Ceremony performed by Thomas Bulman Browne
3 iiiThomas who was born 29th Jul 1810 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1816 Burwash Independent Chapel, Burwash, Sussex, Ceremony performed by John Green
previously also baptised on 14th October 1810 by Jacob Mortell
4 ivGeorge who was born 20th Feb 1813 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1816 Burwash Independent Chapel, Burwash, Sussex, Ceremony performed by John Green
previously also baptised on 28th March 1813 by Jacob Mortell
  vJonathan who was born 15th Nov 1815 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1816 Burwash Independent Chapel, Burwash, Sussex, Ceremony performed by John Green
5 viMary Ann who was born 31st Aug 1818 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 17th Nov 1818 Burwash Independent Chapel, Burwash, Sussex, Ceremony performed by John Press
  viiStephen who was born 1820 at Burwash, Sussex
6 viiiIsaac who was born 1823 at Burwash, Sussex
7 ixJames who was born 1828 at Burwash, Sussex
8 xRueben who was born 1830 at Buxted, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Robert Blackford was the son of Thomas Blackford, farmer and Rebecca Blackford [Woodsell]. He was born 9th Aug 1805 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 27th Oct 1805 at Burwash Independent Chapel, Burwash, Sussex, Ceremony performed by Richard Leggett
  He married Ann Hicks on 23rd Oct 1832 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. She was born 29th Sep 1808 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 4th Dec 1808 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
9 iWilliam who was born 1833 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 5th May 1833 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiRobert who was born 1834 at Stockland Farm, Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 12th Oct 1834 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiGeorge who was born 1836 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 8th Jan 1837 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
10 ivThomas who was born 1838 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 4th Mar 1838 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  vRebecca who was born 1840 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 29th Mar 1840 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  viEliza Mary who was born 1843 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 4th Jun 1843 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex; buried 26th Dec 1848 Burwash, Sussex, Elizabeth Blackford, aged 5 years
11 viiDavid who was born Apr to June 1846 at Burwash, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1846 Q2 Vol 7 Page 514
  viiiJob who was born Oct to Dec 1848 at Burwash, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1848 Q4 Vol 7 Page 49; buried 27th May 1851 Burwash, Sussex, aged 3 years
   
  3. Thomas Blackford was the son of Thomas Blackford, farmer and Rebecca Blackford [Woodsell]. He was born 29th Jul 1810 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1816 at Burwash Independent Chapel, Burwash, Sussex, Ceremony performed by John Green
previously also baptised on 14th October 1810 by Jacob Mortell
  He married Elizabeth Collins on 7th Nov 1837 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1818 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19th Apr 1818 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
12 iHarriet who was born 1839 at Burwash, Sussex
13 iiNeri who was born 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiEliza who was born 1846 at Mayfield, Sussex
  ivHorris who was born 1850 at Buxted, Sussex
  vSamuel who was born 1856 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 13th Apr 1856 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
   
  4. George Blackford was the son of Thomas Blackford, farmer and Rebecca Blackford [Woodsell]. He was born 20th Feb 1813 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1816 at Burwash Independent Chapel, Burwash, Sussex, Ceremony performed by John Green
previously also baptised on 28th March 1813 by Jacob Mortell
  He married Elizabeth on c 1835. She was born 1815 at Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1837 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 8th Jan 1837 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  iiJames who was born 1838 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 9th Dec 1838 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  iiiOwen who was born 1841 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 21st Mar 1841 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  ivRosina who was born 1843 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 29th Jan 1843 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  vRosina who was born 1845 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 2nd Feb 1845 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  viIsaac who was born 1847 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 3rd Mar 1847 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
   
  5. Mary Ann Daniel [Blackford] was the daughter of Thomas Blackford, farmer and Rebecca Blackford [Woodsell]. She was born 31st Aug 1818 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 17th Nov 1818 at Burwash Independent Chapel, Burwash, Sussex, Ceremony performed by John Press
  She married John Daniel, farmer on 7th Nov 1836 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1815 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th May 1815 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
14 iMary Ann who was born 1837 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 8th Jan 1837 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1911
  iiCharlotte who was born 1840 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Sep 1840 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  iiiLouisa who was born 1842 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 18th Dec 1842 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
15 ivJulia who was born 1850 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 3rd Jul 1853 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
   
  6. Isaac Blackford was the son of Thomas Blackford, farmer and Rebecca Blackford [Woodsell]. He was born 1823 at Burwash, Sussex
  He married Martha Brooker on 24th Dec 1847 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1825 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 20th Mar 1825 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMartha who was born 1848 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiGeorge who was born 1849 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiAmos who was born 1865 at Mayfield, Sussex
  ivMercy who was born 1868 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  7. James Blackford was the son of Thomas Blackford, farmer and Rebecca Blackford [Woodsell]. He was born 1828 at Burwash, Sussex
  He married Ellen Brooker on 13th Aug 1853 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1832 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Dec 1832 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iDaniel who was born 1864 at Waldron, Sussex
  iiStephen who was born 1866 at Waldron, Sussex
  iiiHannah who was born 1868 at Waldron, Sussex
  ivLuke who was born 1870 at Mayfield, Sussex
  vMary who was born 1872 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viPheobe who was born 1874 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viiPeter who was born 1877 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viiiBenjamin who was born 1879 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  8. Rueben Blackford was the son of Thomas Blackford, farmer and Rebecca Blackford [Woodsell]. He was born 1830 at Buxted, Sussex
  He married Mercy on c 1860. She was born 1837 at Brightling, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAnna who was born 1871 at Dallington, Sussex
  iiMary who was born 1872 at Dallington, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  9. William Blackford was the son of Robert Blackford and Ann Blackford [Hicks]. He was born 1833 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 5th May 1833 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Harriet Dann on 2nd Nov 1856 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. She was born 1835 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1835 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Robert (labourer) & Sarah Dann. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1859 at Burwash, Sussex
16 iiWilliam who was born 1862 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiiHenry who was born 1870 at Burwash, Sussex
  ivDavid who was born 1874 at Burwash, Sussex
   
  10. Thomas Blackford was the son of Robert Blackford and Ann Blackford [Hicks]. He was born 1838 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 4th Mar 1838 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  He married (1) Harriet Ann Snashall on 3rd Oct 1863 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, witnesses George & Elizabeth jane Blackford. She was born 1845 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 27th Jul 1845 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHarriet Ann who was born 1864 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 7th Aug 1864 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiRobert who was born 17th Nov 1865 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 7th Jan 1866 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex; died 31st May 1875
  iiiThomas William who was born 10th Dec 1874 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1875 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married (2) Mary Ann Mercer on July to Sep 1880, registered at Maidstone District, Kent, ref: 1880 Q3 Vol 2a Page 1030. She was born 1856 at Marden, Kent. They had the following children:
  iEllen Eliya who was born 26th Jan 1880 at Marden, Kent; died 31st Jan 1953
  iiHerbert who was born 1883 at Warbleton, Sussex
  iiiCharles who was born 1888 at Warbleton, Sussex
  ivGeorge who was born 1894 at Burwash, Sussex
  vHenry who was born 1896 at Burwash, Sussex
   
  11. David Blackford was the son of Robert Blackford and Ann Blackford [Hicks]. He was born Apr to June 1846 at Burwash, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1846 Q2 Vol 7 Page 514
  He married Sarah Ann Price on 23rd May 1868 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, witnesses Thomas Price & Ann Hewish. She was born 1849 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 8th Apr 1849 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEliza J. who was born 1869 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiRobert who was born 1871 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiiSally who was born 1873 at Burwash, Sussex
  ivWilliam who was born 1875 at Burwash, Sussex
  vHarriet who was born 1877 at Burwash, Sussex
  viAnn who was born 1879 at Burwash, Sussex
  viiLouisa who was born Jan 1881 at Burwash, Sussex
  viiiAlice who was born 1884 at Burwash, Sussex
  ixDavid who was born 1887 at Burwash, Sussex
  xKate who was born 1890 at Burwash, Sussex
   
  12. Harriet Vinall [Blackford] was the daughter of Thomas Blackford and Elizabeth Blackford [Collins]. She was born 1839 at Burwash, Sussex
  She married Edward Vinall, farm labourer on Oct to Dec 1861, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1861 Q4 Vol 2b page 155. He was born 1835 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 31st May 1840 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, aged 5 years, son of Martin Vinall (shopkeeper) and Charity Vinall. They had the following children:
  iEdward who was born before 11th Sep 1862 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 13th Sep 1868 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Edward Vinall (labourer) and Harriett Vinall
  iiWilliam who was born 23rd Oct 1865 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 13th Sep 1868 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Edward Vinall (labourer) and Harriett Vinall
  iiiDavid who was born 24th Jun 1868 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 13th Sep 1868 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Edward Vinall (labourer) and Harriett Vinall
  ivHarry who was born 1876 at Buxted, Sussex
   
  13. Neri Blackford was the son of Thomas Blackford and Elizabeth Blackford [Collins]. He was born 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Ann Mackellow on 2nd Sep 1868 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1833 at Jarvis Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Jul 1833 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Jeremiah Mankellow (farmer) and Mary Anne Mankellow
   
  14. Mary Ann Hemsley [Daniels] was the daughter of John Daniel, farmer and Mary Ann Daniel [Blackford]. She was born 1837 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 8th Jan 1837 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1911, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1911 Q1 Vol 2b Page 93
  She married Obed Hemsley, farmer on 20th Nov 1857, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1857 Q4 Vol 2b Page 147. He was born 1832 at Framfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
17 iWilliam who was born Oct to Dec 1858 at Buxted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1858 Q4 Vol 2b Page 91
18 iiLois who was born July to Sep 1860 at Buxted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1860 Q3 Vol 2b Page 102; christened 23rd Sep 1860 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  iiiAnn who was born Oct to Dec 1862 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 19th Oct 1862 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  ivLuther who was born Apr to June 1864 at Buxted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1864 Q2 Vol 2b Page 107
  vFrank who was born Jan to Mar 1866 at Buxted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1866 Q1 Vol 2b Page 119
  viAlbert who was born July to Sep 1867 at Buxted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1867 Q3 Vol 2b Page 118
  viiMary who was born 1871 at Buxted, Sussex
  viiiObed who was born July to Sep 1872 at Buxted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1872 Q3 Vol 2b Page 117
  ixJohn Daniel who was born Apr to June 1878 at Buxted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1878 Q2 Vol 2b Page 130
   
  15. Julia Hemsley [Daniel] was the daughter of John Daniel, farmer and Mary Ann Daniel [Blackford]. She was born 1850 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 3rd Jul 1853 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  She married John Jeal Hemsley, farmer on Oct to Dec 1867, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1867 Q4 Vol 2b Page 199. He was born 1848 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 10th Apr 1853 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex. They had the following children:
19 iHenry who was born 1871 at East Hoathly, Sussex
20 iiErnest who was born 1872 at Framfield, Sussex
  iiiGeorge who was born 1873 at Framfield, Sussex
  ivCaleb who was born 1875 at Framfield, Sussex
  vHugh who was born 1877 at Framfield, Sussex
  viFrank who was born 1879 at Framfield, Sussex
  viiEdward who was born 1880 at Framfield, Sussex
  viiiNelson who was born 1883 at Waldron, Sussex
  ixAlice May who was born 1885 at Waldron, Sussex
  xMabel Jane who was born 1889 at Waldron, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  16. William Blackford was the son of William Blackford and Harriet Blackford [Dann]. He was born 1862 at Burwash, Sussex
  He married Flora on c 1883. She was born 1865 at Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1887 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiAlbert who was born 1890 at Burwash, Sussex
   
  17. William Hemsley, grinder was the son of Obed Hemsley, farmer and Mary Ann Hemsley [Daniels]. He was born Oct to Dec 1858 at Buxted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1858 Q4 Vol 2b Page 91
  He married Rosanna Kenward on Jan to Mar 1878, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1878 Q1 Vol 2b Page 239. She was born 1858 at Waldron, Sussex
   
  18. Lois Ashdown [Hemsley] was the daughter of Obed Hemsley, farmer and Mary Ann Hemsley [Daniels]. She was born July to Sep 1860 at Buxted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1860 Q3 Vol 2b Page 102; christened 23rd Sep 1860 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  She married Jabez Ashdown, miller on 8th Oct 1881 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. He was born 1860 at Waldron, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1884 at Waldron, Sussex
  iiJabez who was born 1890 at Waldron, Sussex
   
  19. Henry Hemsley was the son of John Jeal Hemsley, farmer and Julia Hemsley [Daniel]. He was born 1871 at East Hoathly, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Emma Martin on Oct to Dec 1894, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1894 Q4 Vol 2b Page 294. She was born 1874 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 21st Sep 1874 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEthel May who was born 1895 at Heathfield, Sussex
  iiMaud Elizabeth who was born 1897 at Welsh Bicknor, Herefordshire
  iiiMartin Henry who was born 1899 at Welsh Bicknor, Herefordshire
   
  20. Ernest Hemsley was the son of John Jeal Hemsley, farmer and Julia Hemsley [Daniel]. He was born 1872 at Framfield, Sussex
  He married Ellen Payne on c 1895. She was born 1876 at Waldron, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iErnest who was born 1899 at Heathfield, Sussex
  iiEdith who was born 1900 at Heathfield, Sussex
   

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