The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. William Ashdown, farmer was the son of John Ashdown, yeoman and Elizabeth Ashdown [Denman]. He was born 1763 at Hever, Kent; christened 28^th Nov 1763 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Nov 1845 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1845 Q4 Vol 5 Page 282, aged 77[?] years, of Four Elms; buried 9^th Nov 1845 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	He married Ann Simmons on 21^st Aug 1784 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent, witness: George Serles. She was born 1767 at Limpsfield, Surrey; died Apr 1851, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1851 Q2 Vol 5 Page 313, aged 84 years; buried 20^th Apr 1851 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent. They had the following children:
2	i	William who was born Oct 1784 at Hever, Kent; christened 24^th Oct 1784 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Jan 1823 Bromley, Kent, aged 57 years; buried 5^th Jan 1823 Bromley, Kent
3	ii	Elizabeth who was born 1786 at Hever, Kent; christened 11^th Dec 1786 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	iii	John who was born 1789 at Hever, Kent; christened 12^th Apr 1789 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Nov 1789 Hever, Kent; buried 16^th Nov 1789 Hever, Kent
	iv	Ann who was born 1791 at Hever, Kent; christened 4^th Sep 1791 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	v	Jane who was born 1795 at Hever, Kent; christened 14^th Apr 1795 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Mar 1808 Hever, Kent, aged 12 years; buried 6^th Mar 1808 Hever, Kent
	vi	Amelia who was born 1797 at Hever, Kent; christened 20^th Aug 1797 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	vii	Sarah who was born 1801 at Hever, Kent; christened 15^th Feb 1801 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	viii	Diana who was born 1802 at Hever, Kent; christened 15^th Oct 1802 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	ix	Sophia who was born 1804 at Hever, Kent; christened 10^th Oct 1804 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	x	Ann who was born 1805 at Hever, Kent; christened 26^th Oct 1805 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	xi	John who was born 2^nd Dec 1809 at Hever, Kent; christened 27^th Dec 1809 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Feb 1810 Hever, Kent, aged 11 weeks; buried 26^th Feb 1810 Hever, Kent
	xii	Richard who was born 1811 at Hever, Kent; christened 6^th May 1811 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent

Generation No. 2
	2. William Ashdown, farmer was the son of William Ashdown, farmer and Ann Ashdown [Simmons]. He was born Oct 1784 at Hever, Kent; christened 24^th Oct 1784 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Jan 1823 at Bromley, Kent, aged 57 years; buried 5^th Jan 1823 at St. Peter & St. Paul, Bromley, Kent
	He married Sarah Parker on 16^th Nov 1807 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent, witnesses: Ann Ashdown and William Chapman. She was born c 1790. They had the following children:
4	i	William who was born 9^th Dec 1810 at Bromley, Kent; died 1875 Bromley, Kent
	ii	Sarah who was born 28^th Nov 1812 at Bromley, Kent
	iii	Hannah who was born 13^th Mar 1814 at Bromley, Kent; died 25^th Nov 1819 Bromley, Kent, aged 5 years; buried 28^th Nov 1819 Bromley, Kent
	iv	Ann who was born 17^th Jun 1816 at Bromley, Kent
	v	John who was born 24^th Jan 1819 at Bromley, Kent
	vi	Caroline who was born 9^th Sep 1821 at Bromley, Kent
	vii	James who was born 17^th Aug 1823 at Bromley, Kent
	viii	George Henry who was born 13^th Aug 1826 at Bromley, Kent

	3. Elizabeth Ashdown was the daughter of William Ashdown, farmer and Ann Ashdown [Simmons]. She was born 1786 at Hever, Kent; christened 11^th Dec 1786 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	i	William who was born 1804 at Hever, Kent, baseborn; christened 26^th Aug 1804 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent

Generation No. 3
	4. William Ashdown was the son of William Ashdown, farmer and Sarah Ashdown [Parker]. He was born 9^th Dec 1810 at Bromley, Kent; died 1875 at Bromley, Kent
	He married Elizabeth Brooker on 3^rd Jun 1832 at St. Georges, Beckenham, Kent. They had the following children:
5	i	George who was born 16^th Dec 1832 at Bromley, Kent
	ii	Emily Jane who was born 8^th Feb 1835 at Bromley, Kent; died 14^th Aug 1914 New Zealand
	iii	William who was born 18^th Feb 1838 at Dartford, Kent
	iv	Alice who was born 21^st Mar 1841 at Dartford, Kent
	v	Susan who was born 21^st Mar 1841 at Dartford, Kent
	vi	John who was born 26^th Oct 1847 at Stratford, Essex

Generation No. 4
	5. George Ashdown was the son of William Ashdown and Elizabeth Ashdown [Brooker]. He was born 16^th Dec 1832 at Bromley, Kent
	He married Hannah Bones on 1^st May 1859 at Trinity Church, Newington, Surrey. She was born 1837, daughter of Williams Bones. They had the following children:
	i	Elizabeth who was born 1861
	ii	Emma who was born 1863
	iii	Harry who was born 1865
6	iv	Charles who was born 1^st Jun 1867 at 45 West Street, Neckinger, London; died 19^th Jan 1928 Rotherhithe, Kent
	v	Maria who was born 1870
	vi	George who was born 1874
	vii	William who was born 1876
	viii	Caroline who was born 1879

Generation No. 5
	6. Charles Ashdown was the son of George Ashdown and Hannah Ashdown [Bones]. He was born 1^st Jun 1867 at 45 West Street, Neckinger, London; died 19^th Jan 1928 at 48a Lower Road, Rotherhithe, Kent
	i	Charles
	ii	William
	iii	Florence May
	iv	Grace
	He married Mary Slater on 15^th Dec 1895 at St.Mary Magdalene, Bermondsey, London. She was born 27^th Sep 1868 at 25 Cornwall Street, St George in the East, London, daughter of William Slater and Elizabeth Coleman; died 13^th Sep 1921 at 48a Lower Road, Rotherhithe, Kent. They had the following children:
7	i	Leonard George who was born 19^th Jan 1914 at Bermondsey, London

Generation No. 6
	7. Leonard George Ashdown was the son of Charles Ashdown and Mary Ashdown [Slater]. He was born 19^th Jan 1914 at Bermondsey, London
	He married Mary Teresa Welch on 18^th Mar 1939 at Church of the most Holy Trinity. She was born 20^th Oct 1915 at Bermondsey, London, daughter of Albert Walter Welch and Jenny Lilian Hook; died 7^th Nov 1983 at Guys Hospital, London. They had the following children:
	i	Leonard William who was born 28^th Apr 1941 at Worthing, Sussex
	ii	Susan May who was born 2^nd Sep 1946