The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Frances Akehurst [Smith]
Generation No. 1
  1. Frances Akehurst [Smith] She was born 1793 at Chiddingly, Sussex
  She married Shem Akehurst, farm labourer on 16th Oct 1816 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex. He was born 1785 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 7th Aug 1785 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died Apr 1859 at Hellingly, Sussex, aged 74 years; buried 27th Apr 1859 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJane who was born c Nov 1816 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 17th Nov 1816 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  iiShem who was born 1818 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 5th Jul 1818 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died Jun 1836 Hellingly, Sussex, aged 18 years; buried 8th Jun 1836 Hellingly, Sussex
2 iiiGeorge who was born 1820 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 3rd Dec 1820 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  ivSarah who was born 1822 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 16th Aug 1822 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  vHenry who was born 1825 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1826 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died Dec 1829 Hellingly, Sussex, aged 4 years; buried 26th Dec 1829 Hellingly, Sussex
3 viThomas who was born 1829 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 22nd Nov 1829 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
4 viiCharlotte who was born 1832 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 27th May 1832 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  viiiCaroline who was born 1834 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 22nd Jun 1834 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. George Akehurst, farm labourer was the son of Shem Akehurst, farm labourer and Frances Akehurst [Smith]. He was born 1820 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 3rd Dec 1820 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  He married Ann Fowler on Jan to Mar 1843, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1843 Q1 Vol 7 Page 371. She was born 1814 at Pevensey, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFrances who was born c May 1843 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 13th May 1843 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  iiShem who was born 1845 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1845 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  iiiThomas who was born 1848 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 20th Feb 1848 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
5 ivHenry who was born 1851 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 11th May 1851 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  vWilliam who was born 1854 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 8th Jan 1854 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  viAlbert Edward who was born 1863 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 12th Jul 1863 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
   
  3. Thomas Akehurst, farm labourer was the son of Shem Akehurst, farm labourer and Frances Akehurst [Smith]. He was born 1829 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 22nd Nov 1829 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  He married Sarah Ann Walters on July to Sep 1851, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1851 Q3 Vol 7 Page 575. She was born 1827 at Westham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iCaroline who was born c Nov 1851 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 9th Nov 1851 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  iiJane who was born 1853 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 29th May 1853 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  iiiKeturah who was born 1855 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 18th Mar 1855 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  ivStephen who was born 1857 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 2nd Aug 1857 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  vWilliam who was born 1859 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1859 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  viHenry who was born 1861 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 18th Aug 1861 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  viiAnnie Louisa who was born 1867 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 21st Jul 1867 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  viiiRosetta who was born 1870 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 17th Jul 1870 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
   
  4. Charlotte Jenner [Akehurst] was the daughter of Shem Akehurst, farm labourer and Frances Akehurst [Smith]. She was born 1832 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 27th May 1832 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  She married Stephen Jenner, farm labourer on 28th Apr 1857 at Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1857 Q2 Vol 2b Page 91. He was born 1830 at Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 5th Sep 1830 at Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex, son of Richard Jenner (labourer) & Sophia Jenner. They had the following children:
  iLois Ellen who was born 1858 at Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 2nd May 1858 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex, daughter of Stephen Jenner (labourer) & Charlotte Jenner
  iiCaroline who was born 1862 at Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 16th Nov 1862 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex, daughter of Stephen Jenner (labourer) & Charlotte Jenner
  iiiElizabeth who was born 1865 at Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 12th Mar 1865 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex, daughter of Stephen Jenner (labourer) & Charlotte Jenner
  ivDorcas who was born 1868 at Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 3rd May 1868 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex, daughter of Stephen Jenner (labourer) & Charlotte Jenner
  vErnest Freeman who was born 1871 at Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 8th Oct 1871 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex, son of Stephen Jenner (labourer) & Charlotte Jenner
   
Generation No. 3
  5. Henry Akehurst, carman was the son of George Akehurst, farm labourer and Ann Akehurst [Fowler]. He was born 1851 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 11th May 1851 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  He married Caroline Avery on 22nd May 1874 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1851 at Brede, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFrederick Henry who was born 1875 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 13th Jun 1875 St. Mark's Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died Jul 1875 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 2 months; buried 2nd Jul 1875 Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiKatharine Annie who was born 2nd Jun 1877 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 19th Jul 1877 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiLily Blanche who was born 6th Feb 1880 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1880 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   

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