The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Ann Ashdown [Geer] She was born 1771 at Waldron, Sussex, daughter of Richard and Mary Gear; christened 21^st Feb 1771 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex; died Jan 1806 at Waldron, Sussex, aged 34 years, wife of David of Mayfield; buried 12^th Jan 1806 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
	She married David Ashdown on 22^nd Dec 1794 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. He was born 1764 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12^th Nov 1764 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Jul 1841 at Hadlow Down, Sussex, aged 78 years; buried 4^th Jul 1841 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. They had the following children:
2	i	William who was born 1795 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 27^th Dec 1795 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
3	ii	Thomas who was born 1797 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 31^st Jan 1797 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
	iii	Ally who was born 1799 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 22^nd Sep 1799 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
	iv	Tryphena who was born 1801 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 18^th Jan 1801 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex; died Nov 1826 Laughton, Sussex, aged 25 years; buried 2^nd Nov 1826 Waldron, Sussex
	v	Frances who was born 1803 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 10^th Jul 1803 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
4	vi	James who was born 1806 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 12^th Jan 1806 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex

Generation No. 2
	2. William Ashdown, farm labourer was the son of David Ashdown and Ann Ashdown [Geer]. He was born 1795 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 27^th Dec 1795 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
	He married Harriett on c 1816. She was born 1796 at Laughton, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Ruth who was born 1825 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 8^th Feb 1846 All Saints Church, Laughton, Sussex, aged 21 years
5	ii	James who was born 1827 at Framfield, Sussex
	iii	Mercy who was born 1829 at Framfield, Sussex
	iv	Eli who was born 1832 at Mayfield, Sussex
6	v	Joseph who was born 1834 at Waldron, Sussex

	3. Thomas Ashdown, farm labourer was the son of David Ashdown and Ann Ashdown [Geer]. He was born 1797 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 31^st Jan 1797 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
	He married Mary on c 1820. She was born 1793 at Laughton, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Hannah who was born c 1820 at Sussex
	ii	Sarah Ann who was born 29^th Jul 1824 at The Waste Cottage, Buxted, Sussex; christened 23^rd Jul 1837 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
7	iii	Thomas who was born 1827 at Buxted, Sussex; died Mar 1916 Waldron, Sussex; buried 25^th Mar 1916 Waldron, Sussex
8	iv	Samuel who was born 1829 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 21^st Apr 1844 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
	v	Caroline who was born 1832 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 21^st Apr 1844 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex

	4. James Ashdown was the son of David Ashdown and Ann Ashdown [Geer]. He was born 1806 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 12^th Jan 1806 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
	He married Ellis on c 1820. She was born c 1800. They had the following children:
9	i	Naomi who was born 27^th Feb 1825 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 23^rd Jul 1837 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex

Generation No. 3
	5. James Ashdown, master bricklayer was the son of William Ashdown, farm labourer and Harriett Ashdown. He was born 1827 at Framfield, Sussex
	He married (1) Hannah Freeland on Apr to June 1857, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1857 Q2 Vol 2b Page 166. She was born 1835 at Brightling, Sussex; died Apr to June 1864, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1864 Q2 Vol 2b Page 66. They had the following children:
	i	Harriet who was born 1858 at Waldron, Sussex
10	ii	Jabez who was born 1860 at Waldron, Sussex
	He married (2) Sarah Austin on 21^st Dec 1867 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. She was born 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30^th Jan 1842 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	William who was born 1869 at Mayfield, Sussex
11	ii	Eunice who was born 1870 at Mayfield, Sussex
	iii	Henry who was born 1872 at Mayfield, Sussex
	iv	Ebenezar who was born 1874 at Mayfield, Sussex
	v	James who was born 1879 at Mayfield, Sussex

	6. Joseph Ashdown, farm labourer was the son of William Ashdown, farm labourer and Harriett Ashdown. He was born 1834 at Waldron, Sussex
	He married Charlotte Daniels on 20^th Nov 1857 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. She was born 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
12	i	John who was born 1860 at Waldron, Sussex
	ii	Eli who was born 1862 at Waldron, Sussex
	iii	Mercy who was born 1865 at Waldron, Sussex
	iv	Ruth who was born 1867 at Waldron, Sussex
	v	Benjamin who was born 1878 at Waldron, Sussex

	7. Thomas Ashdown, carpenter was the son of Thomas Ashdown, farm labourer and Mary Ashdown. He was born 1827 at Buxted, Sussex; died Mar 1916 at Waldron, Sussex; buried 25^th Mar 1916 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
	He married Elizabeth Parker on 23^rd Apr 1859 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. She was born 1840 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 16^th Aug 1840 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died Feb 1918 at Waldron, Sussex; buried 12^th Feb 1918 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Caroline who was born 1861 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 24^th Nov 1861 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
	ii	Thomas who was born 1864 at Mayfield, Sussex
	iii	Lois who was born 1865 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 1^st Nov 1865 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
	iv	Agnes who was born 1868 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 29^th Nov 1868 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
13	v	Henry Parker who was born 1871 at Mayfield, Sussex
	vi	Ada who was born 1872 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 24^th Nov 1872 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
	vii	Harriett who was born 1875 at Framfield, Sussex
	viii	Joseph who was born Jun 1880 at Waldron, Sussex
	ix	Sidney Laurence who was born 1883 at Waldron, Sussex

	8. Samuel Ashdown was the son of Thomas Ashdown, farm labourer and Mary Ashdown. He was born 1829 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 21^st Apr 1844 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
	i	Mary who was born 1852 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 19^th Sep 1852 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
	He married Alise Winter on 20^th May 1852 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. She was born c 1832. They had the following children:
	i	Sally who was born 1854 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 2^nd Jul 1854 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex

	9. Naomi Ashdown was the daughter of James Ashdown and Ellis Ashdown. She was born 27^th Feb 1825 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 23^rd Jul 1837 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
	i	Miriam Elizabeth who was born 17^th Feb 1847 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4^th Oct 1857 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex

Generation No. 4
	10. Jabez Ashdown, miller was the son of James Ashdown, master bricklayer and Hannah Ashdown [Freeland]. He was born 1860 at Waldron, Sussex
	He married Lois Hemsley on 8^th Oct 1881 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. She was born July to Sep 1860 at Buxted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1860 Q3 Vol 2b Page 102; christened 23^rd Sep 1860 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	John who was born 1884 at Waldron, Sussex
	ii	Jabez who was born 1890 at Waldron, Sussex

	11. Eunice Pettitt [Ashdown] was the daughter of James Ashdown, master bricklayer and Sarah Ashdown [Austin]. She was born 1870 at Mayfield, Sussex
	She married George Pettit on 24^th Jun 1897 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. He was born 1871 at Heathfield, Sussex

	12. John Ashdown, farm labourer was the son of Joseph Ashdown, farm labourer and Charlotte Ashdown [Daniels]. He was born 1860 at Waldron, Sussex
	He married Louisa Bassett on Oct to Dec 1880, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1880 Q4 Vol 2b Page 245. She was born 27^th Sep 1857 at Reynolds, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8^th Nov 1857 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of William Basset (labourer) and Louise Basset

	13. Henry Parker Ashdown was the son of Thomas Ashdown, carpenter and Elizabeth Ashdown [Parker]. He was born 1871 at Mayfield, Sussex
	He married Lucy Hobbs on 28^th Oct 1897 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. She was born 1873 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 16^th Feb 1873 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex