The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for John Akehurst, farm labourer, son of William Akehurst and Susanna Akehurst [Martin]
Generation No. 1
  1. John Akehurst, farm labourer was the son of William Akehurst and Susanna Akehurst [Martin]. He was born 1804 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 19th Aug 1804 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  He married Mary Ann Fox on 30th Jul 1832 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1806 at Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of John and Ann Fox. They had the following children:
2 iGeorge who was born c Dec 1832 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 16th Dec 1832 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiAlbert who was born 1834 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Sep 1834 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiDavid Amos who was born 1835 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Sep 1835 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
3 ivMark who was born 1838 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 15th Jul 1838 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  vJesse who was born Feb 1841 at Sussex
4 viAmos who was born 1842 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiAnnesley who was born 1847 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 2nd May 1847 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
5 viiiMary who was born 10th May 1850 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jul 1850 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died Dec 1896 Waldron, Sussex; buried 21st Dec 1896 Waldron, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. George Akehurst, carman was the son of John Akehurst, farm labourer and Mary Ann Akehurst [Fox]. He was born c Dec 1832 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 16th Dec 1832 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Adorah on c 1862. She was born 1840 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAnn D. who was born 1863 at Woolwich, Kent
  iiEllen who was born 1865 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 30th Jul 1865 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  iiiAlbert who was born 1867 at Plumstead, London
  ivKate who was born 1868 at Plumstead, London
  vCharles who was born 1870 at Plumstead, London
   
  3. Mark Akehurst, farmer was the son of John Akehurst, farm labourer and Mary Ann Akehurst [Fox]. He was born 1838 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 15th Jul 1838 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Mary Ann Adams on 8th Nov 1862 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. She was born 1842 at Robertsbridge, Sussex; christened 6th Feb 1842 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlfred who was born 1863 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 20th Jul 1863 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiRhoda who was born 1863 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 20th Jul 1863 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
6 iiiMary Ann who was born 1864 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11th Dec 1864 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivAmos who was born 1866 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1866 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  vEllen who was born 19th Apr 1867 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Mar 1869 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viMark who was born 1869 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Mar 1869 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
7 viiAlice who was born 1871 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 28th May 1871 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
8 viiiKate who was born 1877 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 21st Oct 1877 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  ixAda who was born 1880 at Waldron, Sussex, twin; christened 14th Mar 1880 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  xAlbert who was born 1880 at Waldron, Sussex, twin; christened 14th Mar 1880 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  xiWilliam Frank who was born 1881 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 4th Dec 1881 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  xiiRose Emily who was born 1886 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 14th Mar 1886 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
   
  4. Amos Akehurst, farmer was the son of John Akehurst, farm labourer and Mary Ann Akehurst [Fox]. He was born 1842 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Ellen Barton on 10th Jul 1869 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1845 at Salehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1870 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1870 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  iiAnnie Ellen who was born 1872 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 10th Nov 1872 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
   
  5. Mary Bishop [Akehurst] was the daughter of John Akehurst, farm labourer and Mary Ann Akehurst [Fox]. She was born 10th May 1850 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jul 1850 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died Dec 1896 at Waldron, Sussex; buried 21st Dec 1896 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  She married Owen Bishop, carrier on 26th Feb 1870 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1848 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Sep 1848 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died May 1925 at Waldron, Sussex; buried 20th May 1925 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born 1871 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiMary who was born 1872 at Waldron, Sussex
  iiiOwen who was born 1877 at Waldron, Sussex
  ivRosetta who was born May 1880 at Waldron, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  6. Mary Ann Hook was the daughter of Mark Akehurst, farmer and Mary Ann Akehurst [Adams]. She was born 1864 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11th Dec 1864 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married James Hook, farm labourer on Apr to June 1895, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1895 Q2 Vol 2b Page 245. He was born 1859 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 27th Mar 1859 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of Thomas (labourer) & Elizabeth Hook. They had the following children:
  iMinnie who was born 1896 at Cross in Hand, Waldron, Sussex; christened 29th Mar 1896 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of James (labourer) & Mary Anne Hook
  iiRuth who was born 1896 at Double Gate, Waldron, Sussex; christened 13th Nov 1896 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of James (labourer) & Mary Ann Hook
   
  7. Alice Jarvis [Akehurst] was the daughter of Mark Akehurst, farmer and Mary Ann Akehurst [Adams]. She was born 1871 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 28th May 1871 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  She married Frederick Mortimer Jarvis, carpenter on Apr to June 1898, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1898 Q2 Vol 2b Page 287. He was born 1850 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 21st Apr 1850 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of John Jarvis (carpenter) & Frances Jarvis; died Jun 1924 at Waldron, Sussex; buried 10th Jun 1924 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFrederick Mortimer Carey who was born 1899 at Cross in Hand, Waldron, Sussex; christened 2nd Jul 1899 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of Frederick Mortimer Jarvis (carpenter) & Alice Jarvis
   
  8. Kate Harman [Akehurst] was the daughter of Mark Akehurst, farmer and Mary Ann Akehurst [Adams]. She was born 1877 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 21st Oct 1877 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  She married Alfred James Harman on 3rd Aug 1898 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Waldron, Sussex. He was born 17th Apr 1873 at Cottage Hill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8th Jun 1873 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of John (builder) & Rhoda Harman; died 4th Dec 1957 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
9 iCyril James who was born 3rd Jun 1899 at Cottage Hill, Rotherfield, Sussex; died 1951 Rotherfield, Sussex
10 iiAlbert William who was born 22nd Feb 1909 at Jarvis Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex; died 7th Sep 1949 Victoria, Australia; buried 8th Sep 1949 Victoria, Australia
   
Generation No. 4
  9. Cyril James Harman was the son of Alfred James Harman and Kate Harman [Akehurst]. He was born 3rd Jun 1899 at Cottage Hill, Rotherfield, Sussex; died 1951 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Annie Elizabeth Gander on 7th Jun 1924 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1903 at Crowborough, Sussex. They had the following children:
11 iKathleen Joan who was born 1925
  iiClifford Albert who was born 1926
12 iiiVictor Arthur who was born 28th Apr 1931
13 ivMargaret R. who was born 1932
14 vRonald Edward who was born 1933
  viIvan Alfred who was born 1947
  viiEdwin Albert who was born 1950
15 viiiSheila Brenda who was born 1951
   
  10. Albert William Harman was the son of Alfred James Harman and Kate Harman [Akehurst]. He was born 22nd Feb 1909 at Jarvis Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex; emigrated 19th Nov 1927 to Australia, departed London, aged 18, on board SS Mamilius arriving Sydney 28th September 1928; died 7th Sep 1949 at Wangaratta Base Hospital, Victoria, Australia; buried 8th Sep 1949 at Yarrawonga Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
  He married Sheila Margaret Maher on 11th Dec 1937 at Sacred Heart Church, Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia. She was born 7th Mar 1916 at Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia; died 11th Jun 2001 at Bethlehem Hospital, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia; cremated 15th Jun 2001 at Springvale Crematorium, Victoria, Australia; buried 24th Mar 2002 at Yarrawonga Cemetery, Victoria, Australia, with Albert William Harman. They had the following children:
16 iWilliam James who was born 11th Jun 1940 at Coburg, Victoria, Victoria, Australia; christened Jul 1940 Our Ladys, East Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
17 iiAlan Robert who was born 4th Mar 1944 at Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia; christened after 4th Mar 1944 Sacred Heart Church, Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia
18 iiiJune Maree who was born 19th Feb 1947 at Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia; christened after 19th Feb 1947 Sacred Heart Church, Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia
   
Generation No. 5
  11. Kathleen Joan Edwards [Harman] was the daughter of Cyril James Harman and Annie Elizabeth Harman [Gander]. She was born 1925
  She married Clement T. Edwards on 1945. He was born 1925
   
  12. Victor Arthur Harman was the son of Cyril James Harman and Annie Elizabeth Harman [Gander]. He was born 28th Apr 1931
  He married Irene May Diment on 13th Mar 1960 at St. Mary's Church, Portsea, Portsmouth. She was born 12th Oct 1939; christened 28th Jan 1940. They had the following children:
19 iPeter Cyril who was born 28th Aug 1962; christened 12th Sep 1962 St. Mary the Virgin, Gosport, Hampshire
  iiTimothy James who was born 29th Dec 1963; christened 19th Apr 1964 Christ Church, Gosport, Hampshire
   
  13. Margaret R. Turner [Harman] was the daughter of Cyril James Harman and Annie Elizabeth Harman [Gander]. She was born 1932
  She married David J. Turner on 1958. He was born 1931
   
  14. Ronald Edward Harman was the son of Cyril James Harman and Annie Elizabeth Harman [Gander]. He was born 1933
  He married Winnifred M. Clarke on 1955. She was born 1933. They had the following children:
20 iSimon P. who was born 1958
21 iiRoderick who was born 1959
22 iiiJane M. who was born 1962
  ivDavid who was born 1965
   
  15. Sheila Brenda Allsop [Harman] was the daughter of Cyril James Harman and Annie Elizabeth Harman [Gander]. She was born 1951
  She married Graham Ralph Allsop on 10th Dec 1967. He was born 1945 at 15, Aldervale, Crowborough, Sussex
   
  16. William James Harman was the son of Albert William Harman and Sheila Margaret Harman [Maher]. He was born 11th Jun 1940 at Coburg, Victoria, Victoria, Australia; christened Jul 1940 at Our Ladys, East Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
  He married Rhonda Clark on 5th Sep 1964 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Williamstown, Australia. She was born 18th Jun 1943. They had the following children:
23 iPaul who was born 25th Sep 1969 at St. George's, Kew, Melbourne, Australia
  iiLeanne who was born 4th Mar 1974 at Royal Womans Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
   
  17. Alan Robert Harman was the son of Albert William Harman and Sheila Margaret Harman [Maher]. He was born 4th Mar 1944 at Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia; christened after 4th Mar 1944 at Sacred Heart Church, Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia
  He married Kathleen Anne Humphris on 26th Aug 1967 at St. Mary's, Castlemaine, Australia. She was born 15th Dec 1945 at Maryborough, Victoria, Australia; christened 20th Jan 1946 at St. Augustine's, Maryborough, Victoria, Australia; died 10th Nov 2013 at Warrnambool Base Hospital, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia; cremated 13th Nov 2013 at Ballarat Crematorium, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, funeral held 13th November 2013 at Our Lady Help of Christians, Warrnambool East; buried 25th Mar 2014 at Birdsong Walk Ballarat new cemetery, Victoria, Australia, section 7, no. 8. They had the following children:
24 iAnthony James who was born 24th Sep 1968 at Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Victoria, Australia; christened 13th Oct 1968 Our Lady Of Good Council, Deepdene, Victoria, Australia
25 iiGregory Alan who was born 19th Apr 1970 at St. John of God Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia; christened 24th May 1970 St. Patrick's Cathedral, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
26 iiiPeter Domonic who was born 26th Mar 1976 at St. John of God Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia; christened 2nd May 1976 St. Aloysius Redan, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
27 ivRachael Kathleen who was born 10th Sep 1982 at St. John of God Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia; christened 12th Oct 1982 St. Aloysius Redan, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
   
  18. June Maree Varey [Harman] was the daughter of Albert William Harman and Sheila Margaret Harman [Maher]. She was born 19th Feb 1947 at Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia; christened after 19th Feb 1947 at Sacred Heart Church, Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia
  She married Ian Varey on 14th Sep 1974 at St. Thomas Catholic Church, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia. He was born 15th Nov 1944 at Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire. They had the following children:
  iRobert who was born 4th Feb 1982 at Box Hill Hospital, Australia
  iiJessica who was born 31st Jan 1984 at Box Hill Hospital, Australia
  iiiSimon who was born 8th Mar 1986 at Box Hill Hospital, Australia
   
Generation No. 6
  19. Peter Cyril Harman was the son of Victor Arthur Harman and Irene May Harman [Diment]. He was born 28th Aug 1962; christened 12th Sep 1962 at St. Mary the Virgin, Gosport, Hampshire
  He married Catherine McRobbie on 22nd Jul 1985 at St. Mary the Virgin, Gosport, Hampshire. She was born 1962
   
  20. Simon P. Harman was the son of Ronald Edward Harman and Winnifred M. Harman [Clarke]. He was born 1958
  He married Teresa P. Hall on 1983. She was born c 1960
   
  21. Roderick Harman was the son of Ronald Edward Harman and Winnifred M. Harman [Clarke]. He was born 1959
  He married Karen G. Churcher on 1983. She was born 1959. They had the following children:
  iRyan Edward Turner who was born 1985
   
  22. Jane M. Aitkins [Harman] was the daughter of Ronald Edward Harman and Winnifred M. Harman [Clarke]. She was born 1962
  She married Timothy J. Aitkins on 1981. He was born c 1960
   
  23. Paul Harman was the son of William James Harman and Rhonda Harman [Clark]. He was born 25th Sep 1969 at St. George's, Kew, Melbourne, Australia
  iJessica who was born 9th May 1992 at Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Australia
  iiAaron who was born 22nd Aug 1995 at Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Australia
  iiiMatthew who was born 22nd Aug 1995 at Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Australia
   
  24. Anthony James Harman was the son of Alan Robert Harman and Kathleen Anne Harman [Humphris]. He was born 24th Sep 1968 at Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Victoria, Australia; christened 13th Oct 1968 at Our Lady Of Good Council, Deepdene, Victoria, Australia
  He married Leesa Margaret Bloomfield on 27th Apr 2013 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Macquarrie Street, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. She was born 7th Nov 1977. They had the following children:
  iJacob Liam who was born 13th Oct 2014 at Calvary John James Hospital, Canberra, ACT, Australia; christened 22nd Mar 2015 Holy Trinity Catholic, Curtin, ACT, Australia
  iiSophia Jade who was born 21st Jul 2016 at Calvary John James Hospital, Canberra, ACT, Australia; christened 9th Oct 2016 Holy Trinity Catholic, Curtin, ACT, Australia
  iiiClara Ariane who was born 31st Jul 2018 at Calvary John James Hospital, Canberra, ACT, Australia; christened 22nd Sep 2018 Holy Trinity Catholic, Curtin, ACT, Australia
   
  25. Gregory Alan Harman was the son of Alan Robert Harman and Kathleen Anne Harman [Humphris]. He was born 19th Apr 1970 at St. John of God Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia; christened 24th May 1970 at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
  He married Sonya Maree Morrissey on 19th Nov 1994 at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo, Australia. She was born 6th Dec 1968 at Mt. Alvernia Hospital, Bendigo, Australia. They had the following children:
  iMatthew Alan who was born 2nd Jun 1998 at Mercy Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; christened 26th Aug 1998 St. Anthonys, Fairfield, Australia
  iiEmily Maree who was born 24th Nov 1999 at Mercy Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; christened 26th Dec 1999 St. Anthonys, Fairfield, Australia
   
  26. Peter Domonic Harman was the son of Alan Robert Harman and Kathleen Anne Harman [Humphris]. He was born 26th Mar 1976 at St. John of God Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia; christened 2nd May 1976 at St. Aloysius Redan, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
  He married Rebecca Jane Anselmi on 8th Sep 2001 at St. Mary's R.C. Church, Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia. She was born 9th Sep 1977 at Shepparton, Victoria, Australia. They had the following children:
  iAnnabelle Grace who was born 3rd Dec 2011 at Francis Perry House, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; christened 8th Apr 2012 St. Joseph's Catholic Church, West Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
  iiCharlotte Rose who was born 3rd Dec 2011 at Francis Perry House, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; christened 8th Apr 2012 St. Joseph's Catholic Church, West Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
   
  27. Rachael Kathleen Millard [Harman] was the daughter of Alan Robert Harman and Kathleen Anne Harman [Humphris]. She was born 10th Sep 1982 at St. John of God Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia; christened 12th Oct 1982 at St. Aloysius Redan, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
  She married Christopher Luke Millard on 4th Apr 2009 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia. He was born 15th Apr 1981 at Mercy Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. They had the following children:
  iEsther Kathleen who was born 1st Aug 2014 at Cabrini Hospital, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; christened 4th Jan 2015 Our Lady Help of Christians, Warrnambool East, Victoria, Australia
  iiFelix Albert who was born 1st Oct 2016 at Cabrini Hospital, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; christened 16th Apr 2016 Our Lady Help of Christians, Warrnambool East, Victoria, Australia
   

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