The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Sarah Akehurst [French] She was born c 1775
	She married Thomas Akehurst on 6^th Oct 1799 at Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex. He was born 1775 at Hellingly, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Mary who was born 1802 at Laughton, Sussex
	ii	Caroline who was born 1810 at Laughton, Sussex; died 14^th Apr 1811 Laughton, Sussex
2	iii	John who was born 1812 at Laughton, Sussex

Generation No. 2
	2. John Akehurst, labourer was the son of Thomas Akehurst and Sarah Akehurst [French]. He was born 1812 at Laughton, Sussex
	He married Mary Ann Gammon on 27^th Oct 1839 at St. John's Church, Capel, Surrey. She was born 1817 at Bexhill, Sussex, daughter of William Gammon. They had the following children:
3	i	Stephen who was born 1840 at Laughton, Sussex; christened 13^th Sep 1840 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex
4	ii	Mary who was born 1842 at Laughton, Sussex; christened 6^th Mar 1842 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex; died 28^th Dec 1906 East Hoathly, Sussex, aged 64 years
	iii	Harriett who was born 1844 at Laughton, Sussex; christened 26^th May 1844 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex
5	iv	Fanny who was born 1845 at Laughton, Sussex; christened 11^th Jun 1849 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex
	v	John who was born 1846 at Laughton, Sussex; christened 2^nd Aug 1846 All Saints Church, Laughton, Sussex, son of John Akehurst (labourer) and Ann Akehurst
	vi	Owen who was born 1849 at Laughton, Sussex; christened 11^th Jun 1849 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex
6	vii	Jane who was born 28^th Jul 1850 at Laughton, Sussex; christened 27^th Oct 1850 All Saints Church, Laughton, Sussex, daughter of John Akehurst (labourer) and Mary Ann Akehurst

Generation No. 3
	3. Stephen Akehurst, farm labourer was the son of John Akehurst, labourer and Mary Ann Akehurst [Gammon]. He was born 1840 at Laughton, Sussex; christened 13^th Sep 1840 at Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex
	He married Mary Hall on Apr to June 1869, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1869 Q2 Vol 2b Page 123. She was born 1839 at Laughton, Sussex. They had the following children:
7	i	Thomas who was born 1870 at Laughton, Sussex; christened 2^nd Jan 1870 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex
	ii	Harriett who was born 1872 at Laughton, Sussex; christened 3^rd Nov 1872 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex
	iii	Alfred who was born 1875 at Laughton, Sussex; christened 26^th Dec 1875 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex

	4. Mary Hall [Akehurst] was the daughter of John Akehurst, labourer and Mary Ann Akehurst [Gammon]. She was born 1842 at Laughton, Sussex; christened 6^th Mar 1842 at Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex; died 28^th Dec 1906 at East Hoathly, Sussex, aged 64 years
	She married James Hall, builder on 21^st Nov 1864 at East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex. He was born 1846 at Laughton, Sussex; died 26^th Jun 1917 at 21 Bakewell Road, Eastbourne, Sussex, aged 71 years; buried after 26^th Jun 1917 at East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Frederick who was born 2^nd Dec 1864 at East Hoathly, Sussex; died 14^th Dec 1864 East Hoathly, Sussex, aged 15 days
8	ii	Arthur who was born 1865 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 10^th Dec 1865 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, son of James Hall (bricklayer) and Mary Hall; died May 1928 East Hoathly, Sussex, aged 82 years
	iii	Mary Jane who was born 1868 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 2^nd Feb 1868 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, daughter of James Hall (bricklayer) and Mary Hall
9	iv	Albert Edward who was born 1870 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 14^th Aug 1870 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, son of James Hall (bricklayer) and Mary Hall
	v	Annie Elizabeth who was born 1872 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 6^th Oct 1872 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, daughter of James Hall (bricklayer) and Mary Hall
10	vi	Edith Lillian who was born 11^th Aug 1878 at East Hoathly, Sussex
11	vii	James Sydney who was born before 15^th Jan 1882 at East Hoathly, Sussex; died Dec 1948 East Hoathly, Sussex, aged 66 years
	viii	Elijah who was born 19^th Nov 1883 at East Hoathly, Sussex

	5. Fanny Akehurst was the daughter of John Akehurst, labourer and Mary Ann Akehurst [Gammon]. She was born 1845 at Laughton, Sussex; christened 11^th Jun 1849 at Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex
	i	Olive Ellen who was born 1873 at Laughton, Sussex; christened 30^th Nov 1873 All Saints Church, Laughton, Sussex

	6. Jane Hall [Akehurst] was the daughter of John Akehurst, labourer and Mary Ann Akehurst [Gammon]. She was born 28^th Jul 1850 at Laughton, Sussex; christened 27^th Oct 1850 at All Saints Church, Laughton, Sussex, daughter of John Akehurst (labourer) and Mary Ann Akehurst
	She married William Hall, potter and farmer on 27^th Jul 1868 at All Saints Church, Laughton, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1868 Q3 Vol 2b Page 121. He was born 1851 at Laughton, Sussex; died 1931 at Eastbourne, Sussex, aged 79 years. They had the following children:
12	i	William who was born 1869 at Laughton, Sussex; christened 2^nd May 1869 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex, son of William Hall (potter) & Jane Hall
13	ii	Emily who was born 1871 at Laughton, Sussex; christened 22^nd May 1870 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex, daughter of William Hall (potter) & Jane Hall; died Oct to Dec 1945 Eastbourne, Sussex, aged 82 years
	iii	Mary who was born 1872 at Laughton, Sussex; christened 5^th May 1872 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex, daughter of William Hall (potter) & Jane Hall
	iv	Agnes who was born 1873 at Laughton, Sussex; christened 23^rd Nov 1873 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex, daughter of William Hall (potter) & Jane Hall
14	v	John Walter who was born 27^th Jan 1875 at Hill Cottage, Laughton, Sussex; died 24^th Mar 1959 Eastbourne, Sussex
	vi	Rhoda who was born 1877 at Whitesmith, Laughton, Sussex
	vii	Elizabeth who was born 1879 at Laughton, Sussex
	viii	Arthur who was born 1881 at Laughton, Sussex
	ix	Samuel who was born 1883 at Laughton, Sussex
	x	Lillian who was born 1886 at Eastbourne, Sussex
	xi	Ebenezer who was born 1889 at Eastbourne, Sussex
	xii	Mildred who was born 1891 at Eastbourne, Sussex

Generation No. 4
	7. Thomas Akehurst, labourer was the son of Stephen Akehurst, farm labourer and Mary Akehurst [Hall]. He was born 1870 at Laughton, Sussex; christened 2^nd Jan 1870 at Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex
	He married Rose Funnell on Oct to Dec 1897, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1897 Q4 Vol 2b Page 432. She was born 1876 at Chiddingly, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Thomas John who was born 1899 at Whitesmith, Laughton, Sussex; christened 26^th Mar 1899 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex

	8. Arthur Hall, bricklayer was the son of James Hall, builder and Mary Hall [Akehurst]. He was born 1865 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 10^th Dec 1865 at East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, son of James Hall (bricklayer) and Mary Hall; died May 1928 at The Poplars, East Hoathly, Sussex, aged 82 years
15	i	Florence Mary who was born 1889 at Whitesmith, Laughton, Sussex; christened 25^th Aug 1889 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex, daughter of Arthur Hall (bricklayer) & Sarah Hall
	He married Sarah Hobden on 26^th Jan 1889 at Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex, witnesses: James & Annie Hall. She was born 1871 at Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 9^th Apr 1871 at Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex. They had the following children:
16	i	Edith Hessie who was born 1891 at Laughton, Sussex
	ii	Male child who was born 15^th Feb 1893 at Whitesmith, Laughton, Sussex; died 15^th Feb 1893 Laughton, Sussex, aged 2 hours
	iii	Dora Elizabeth who was born 1894 at Whitesmith, Laughton, Sussex; died 24^th Nov 1894 Laughton, Sussex, aged 5 months 9 days
	iv	Arthur who was born 1899 at Whitesmith, Laughton, Sussex; christened 2^nd May 1899 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex, son of Arthur Hall (bricklayer) & Sarah Hall; died 15^th Oct 1905 Laughton, Sussex, aged 5 years
	v	Hubert who was born 1900 at Whitesmith, Laughton, Sussex; christened 7^th Oct 1900 All Saints Church, Laughton, Sussex, son of Arthur Hall (bricklayer) & Sarah Hall

	9. Albert Edward Hall was the son of James Hall, builder and Mary Hall [Akehurst]. He was born 1870 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 14^th Aug 1870 at East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, son of James Hall (bricklayer) and Mary Hall
	He married Flora Hilton on July to Sep 1896, registered at Lambeth District, London, ref: 1896 Q3 Vol 1d Page 682. She was born 1869 at Kensington, London. They had the following children:
	i	Albert E. who was born 1898 at Kensington, London
	ii	Ernest who was born 1899 at Kensington, London
	iii	Hilda M. who was born 1901 at Kensington, London

	10. Edith Lillian Rainbird [Hall] was the daughter of James Hall, builder and Mary Hall [Akehurst]. She was born 11^th Aug 1878 at East Hoathly, Sussex
	She married George Henry Rainbird on 10^th May 1903 at East Hoathly, Sussex

	11. James Sydney Hall was the son of James Hall, builder and Mary Hall [Akehurst]. He was born before 15^th Jan 1882 at East Hoathly, Sussex; died Dec 1948 at The Old Post Office, East Hoathly, Sussex, aged 66 years
	He married Laura Rachel Bridger on 22^nd May 1921 at East Hoathly, Sussex. She was born 1882; died 10^th May 1970 at Hookstead, Crowborough, Sussex, aged 88 years

	12. William Hall, cab proprietor was the son of William Hall, potter and farmer and Jane Hall [Akehurst]. He was born 1869 at Laughton, Sussex; christened 2^nd May 1869 at Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex, son of William Hall (potter) & Jane Hall
	He married Clara Read on Oct to Dec 1893, registered at Eastbourne District, Sussex, ref: 1893 Q4 Vol 2b Page 169. She was born 1870 at Brighton, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Minnie G. who was born 1896 at Eastbourne, Sussex
	ii	Elenor W. who was born 1898 at Eastbourne, Sussex

	13. Emily Christie [Hall] was the daughter of William Hall, potter and farmer and Jane Hall [Akehurst]. She was born 1871 at Laughton, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1945 at Eastbourne, Sussex, aged 82 years
	She married John McNeil Christie on Apr to June 1894, registered at Eastbourne District, Sussex, ref: 1894 Q4 Vol 2b Page 122. He was born 1865 at Fouls Weston, Perthshire, Scotland; died Jan to Mar 1940, registered at Eastbourne District, Sussex, ref: 1940 Q1. They had the following children:
	i	James who was born 1895 at Eastbourne, Sussex
	ii	Dora Janet who was born 1896 at Eastbourne, Sussex
	iii	John McNiel (Jack) who was born 1^st May 1897 at Eastbourne, Sussex; died 13^th Dec 1981 Eastbourne, Sussex
	iv	Doris Mary who was born 1901 at Eastbourne, Sussex
	v	Donald William who was born 1904 at Eastbourne, Sussex
	vi	Kathleen who was born 1909 at Eastbourne, Sussex

	14. John Walter Hall, bricklayer's labourer was the son of William Hall, potter and farmer and Jane Hall [Akehurst]. He was born 27^th Jan 1875 at Hill Cottage, Laughton, Sussex; died 24^th Mar 1959 at 13 Command Road, Eastbourne, Sussex
	He married Catherine Eliza Davis on Sep 1895 at Parish Church of All Souls, Eastbourne, Sussex. She was born 6^th May 1872 at Eastbourne, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Reginald John who was born 1896 at Ocklynge, Eastbourne, Sussex
	ii	Ivy Gwendoline who was born 1897 at Ocklynge, Eastbourne, Sussex
17	iii	Walter Sydney who was born 1901 at Eastbourne, Sussex
	iv	Arthur Maurice who was born 1903 at Eastbourne, Sussex
	v	Olive Phyllis who was born 1907 at Eastbourne, Sussex

Generation No. 5
	15. Florence Mary Elliott [Hall] was the daughter of Arthur Hall, bricklayer and Sarah Hall [Hobden]. She was born 1889 at Whitesmith, Laughton, Sussex; christened 25^th Aug 1889 at Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex, daughter of Arthur Hall (bricklayer) & Sarah Hall
	She married Edward John Elliott on 23^rd Nov 1909 at Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex, witnesses: Arthur Hall and George Burgess. He was born 1885

	16. Edith Hessie Talbot [Hall] was the daughter of Arthur Hall, bricklayer and Sarah Hall [Hobden]. She was born 1891 at Laughton, Sussex
	She married Arthur Henry Talbot on 9^th Aug 1914 at Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex, witnesses: Arthur Hall and Mary Ann Hall. He was born 1887

	17. Walter Sydney Hall was the son of John Walter Hall, bricklayer's labourer and Catherine Eliza Hall [Davis]. He was born 1901 at Eastbourne, Sussex
	He married Nellie Taylor on July to Sep 1921, registered at Lichfield District, Staffordshire, ref: 1921 Q3 Vol 6b Page 1113. She was born 2^nd May 1902, registered at Lichfield District, Staffordshire, ref: 1902 Q2 Vol 6b Page 120, daughter of Henry Taylor and Ellen Jane Scatterwood; died 16^th Jun 1978 at 29 Little Thorpe, Basildon. They had the following children:
	i	Walter John who was born 3^rd Mar 1922 at Uckfield, Sussex; died 1^st Oct 1842
	ii	Dorothy May who was born 21^st Aug 1923 at Military Family Hospital, Plymouth, Devon
	iii	Olive who was born 18^th Dec 1931
	iv	Patricia who was born 1^st May 1934