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Descendant's report for William Adams
Generation No. 1
  1. William Adams He was born c 1770
  He married Elizabeth Crouch on 5th Sep 1790 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex. She was born c 1770. They had the following children:
  iUnknown who was born 1792 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 30th May 1792 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
2 iiWilliam who was born 1794 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 14th Feb 1796 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex, aged 2 years
3 iiiJames who was born 1796 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 14th Feb 1796 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
  ivSarah who was born 1796 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 14th Feb 1796 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. William Adams was the son of William Adams and Elizabeth Adams [Crouch]. He was born 1794 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 14th Feb 1796 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex, aged 2 years
  He married Anne Edmunds on 1st Nov 1815 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex. She was born 1795 at Sandhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1816 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 28th Apr 1816 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 4th Jan 1818 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 1st Feb 1818 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
  iiiHenry who was born 22nd Oct 1819 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 21st Nov 1819 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
4 ivThomas who was born 3rd Jan 1822 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 3rd Feb 1822 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
  vHarriet who was born 12th Apr 1823 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 18th May 1823 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
5 viStephen who was born 1826 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 14th May 1826 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
6 viiJames who was born 1829 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 31st May 1829 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
  viiiEliza who was born 1833 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 13th Aug 1833 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
  ixGeorge who was born 1834 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 7th Dec 1834 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
   
  3. James Adams, labourer was the son of William Adams and Elizabeth Adams [Crouch]. He was born 1796 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 14th Feb 1796 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
  He married Sealsey (Celia) Mepham on 12th Oct 1821 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. She was born 1798 at Mountfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
7 iChristiana who was born 26th Aug 1824 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 28th Dec 1824 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
8 iiTilden who was born 1828 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1828 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex; died Sep 1857 Salehurst, Sussex, aged 29 years; buried 2nd Sep 1857 Salehurst, Sussex
  iiiSarah who was born 1832 at Brightling, Sussex; christened 10th Jun 1832 St. Thomas-à-Becket Church, Brightling, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Thomas Adams, farm labourer was the son of William Adams and Anne Adams [Edmunds]. He was born 3rd Jan 1822 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 3rd Feb 1822 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
  He married Harriett Baker on Oct to Dec 1844, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1844 Q4 Vol 7 Page 777. She was born 1824 at Salehurst, Sussex
   
  5. Stephen Adams was the son of William Adams and Anne Adams [Edmunds]. He was born 1826 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 14th May 1826 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
  He married Sarah Anne Kemp on Jan to Mar 1845, registered at Battle District, Sussex, ref: 1845 Q1 Vol 7 Page 325. She was born 1814 at Etchingham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iSamuel who was born 1846 at Battle, Sussex
  iiEliza who was born 1848 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 12th Mar 1848 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
  iiiAnnie who was born 1850 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 20th Jan 1850 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
   
  6. James Adams, bricklayer was the son of William Adams and Anne Adams [Edmunds]. He was born 1829 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 31st May 1829 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
  He married Esther Jempson on Apr to June 1855, registered at Battle District, Sussex, ref: 1855 Q2 Vol 2b Page 55. She was born 1827 at Mountfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iSarah Jane who was born c Dec 1855 at Mountfield, Sussex; christened 16th Dec 1855 All Saints Church, Mountfield, Sussex
  iiEmily who was born 1857 at Whatlington, Sussex; christened 23rd Aug 1857 St. Mary Magdalene, Whatlington, Sussex
  iiiMary Ann who was born 1859 at Mountfield, Sussex; christened 21st Oct 1859 All Saints Church, Mountfield, Sussex
9 ivAllen James who was born 1862 at Mountfield, Sussex; christened 9th Nov 1862 All Saints Church, Mountfield, Sussex
  vHannah who was born 1865 at Mountfield, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1865 All Saints Church, Mountfield, Sussex
   
  7. Christiana Adams was the daughter of James Adams, labourer and Sealsey (Celia) Adams [Mepham]. She was born 26th Aug 1824 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 28th Dec 1824 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
  iJames who was born 1846 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 21st Sep 1846 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
   
  8. Tilden Adams was the daughter of James Adams, labourer and Sealsey (Celia) Adams [Mepham]. She was born 1828 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1828 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex; died Sep 1857 at Salehurst, Sussex, aged 29 years; buried 2nd Sep 1857 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
  She married Harriet Harvey on Apr to June 1849. He was born 1828 at Ewhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth who was born c Jul 1849 at Mountfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jul 1849 All Saints Church, Mountfield, Sussex
  iiJames who was born 1851 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 27th Jul 1851 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
  iiiSarah Ann who was born 1852 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 1st Aug 1852 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
  ivStephen who was born 1855 at Peasmarsh, Sussex
10 vHarriot who was born 1856 at Peasmarsh, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  9. Allen James Adams was the son of James Adams, bricklayer and Esther Adams [Jempson]. He was born 1862 at Mountfield, Sussex; christened 9th Nov 1862 at All Saints Church, Mountfield, Sussex
  He married Emma Louisa Rumsey on Oct to Dec 1896, registered at Loddon District, Norfolk, ref: 1896 Q4 Vol 4b Page 565. She was born 1867 at Broome, Norfolk. They had the following children:
  iEmily Louise who was born 1898 at Mountfield, Sussex; christened 27th Nov 1898 All Saints Church, Mountfield, Sussex
  iiFrancis James who was born 1901 at Mountfield, Sussex; christened 20th Oct 1901 All Saints Church, Mountfield, Sussex
   
  10. Harriot Adams was the daughter of Tilden Adams and Harriet Adams [Harvey]. She was born 1856 at Peasmarsh, Sussex
  iThomas Tilden who was born 1875 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened after 30th May 1875 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
   

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