The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for William Akehurst, farm labourer, son of Abraham Akehurst, gardener and Sarah Akehurst [Sevenoaks]
Generation No. 1
  1. William Akehurst, farm labourer was the son of Abraham Akehurst, gardener and Sarah Akehurst [Sevenoaks]. He was born 1817 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 6th Apr 1817 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Harriet Avis on 12th Apr 1845 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1824 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 29th Aug 1824 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iMary who was born 1846 at Withyham, Sussex
3 iiJohn who was born 1848 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiiMartha who was born 1849 at Withyham, Sussex
4 ivMartha who was born 6th Apr 1852 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 8th Jun 1856 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
5 vHenry who was born 3rd Jul 1853 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 8th Jun 1856 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  viThomas who was born 1854 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 19th Jun 1854 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  viiWilliam who was born 1859 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 4th Jan 1859 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Mary Farmer [Brown] [Akehurst] was the daughter of William Akehurst, farm labourer and Harriet Akehurst [Avis]. She was born 1846 at Withyham, Sussex
  She married (1) Amos Brown on 18th Oct 1865 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1841 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died Apr to June 1880, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1880 Q2 Vol 2b Page 82, Aged 39 years. They had the following children:
  iMary Ann who was born 1869 at Hartfield, Sussex
  iiN/K who was born 1870 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  iiiWilliam who was born 1874 at Hartfield, Sussex
  ivWalter who was born 1879 at Hartfield, Sussex
  She married (2) Thomas James Farmer, timber sawyer and labourer on 6th Feb 1883 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1839 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 26th Jun 1842 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHarriet who was born 1884 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiMatilda who was born 1888 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  3. John Akhurst, railway labourer was the son of William Akehurst, farm labourer and Harriet Akehurst [Avis]. He was born 1848 at Withyham, Sussex
  He married Jane Waghorn on 24th Oct 1874 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1847. They had the following children:
  iEllen Elizabeth who was born 3rd Oct 1875 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 3rd Oct 1875 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
  4. Martha Weeding [Akehurst] was the daughter of William Akehurst, farm labourer and Harriet Akehurst [Avis]. She was born 6th Apr 1852 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 8th Jun 1856 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  She married Thomas Weeding on 17th Feb 1873 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born c May 1852 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 9th May 1852 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1874 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiAnnie who was born 1875 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiiEmily who was born 1880 at Withyham, Sussex
  ivNellie who was born Nov 1880 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  5. Henry Akehurst, shoemaker was the son of William Akehurst, farm labourer and Harriet Akehurst [Avis]. He was born 3rd Jul 1853 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 8th Jun 1856 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Susannah Duplock on 8th Aug 1875 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1851; christened 29th Jun 1851 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHenry who was born 1878 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiWilliam Henry who was born 1880 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiAnna who was born Nov 1880 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivErnest who was born 1883 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 8th Apr 1883 Crowborough Chapel [a.k.a. All Saints Church], Crowborough, Sussex
  vAlbert who was born 1883 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 8th Apr 1883 Crowborough Chapel [a.k.a. All Saints Church], Crowborough, Sussex
   

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