The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Mary Ashdown [Blackford]
Generation No. 1
  1. Mary Ashdown [Blackford] She was born 1829 at Goudhurst, Kent
  She married William Ashdown, farm labourer on Apr to June 1847, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1847 Q2 Vol 5 Page 601. He was born 28th May 1824 at Horsmonden, Kent; christened 4th Jul 1824 at St. Margaret's Church, Horsmonden, Kent. They had the following children:
  iThomas who was born 1849 at Horsmonden, Kent
  iiAbraham who was born 1851 at Horsmonden, Kent
  iiiMercy who was born 1852 at Horsmonden, Kent
  ivHannah who was born 1854 at Horsmonden, Kent
2 vWilliam who was born 1856 at Horsmonden, Kent
  viAlfred who was born 1860 at Horsmonden, Kent
  viiFrancis who was born 1862 at Horsmonden, Kent
3 viiiJesse who was born 1865 at Horsmonden, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. William Ashdown, farm labourer was the son of William Ashdown, farm labourer and Mary Ashdown [Blackford]. He was born 1856 at Horsmonden, Kent
  iAnnie S. who was born 1875 at Horsmonden, Kent
  He married Charity Ann Baitup on 3rd Jul 1875 at St. Margaret's Church, Horsmonden, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1875 Q3 Vol 2a Page 843. She was born 1858 at Brenchley, Kent. They had the following children:
4 iWilliam who was born 1877 at Horsmonden, Kent
  iiJesse who was born 1880 at Horsmonden, Kent
  iiiMercy who was born 1882 at Horsmonden, Kent
  ivAlfred who was born 1884 at Horsmonden, Kent
  vFanny M. who was born 1890 at Brenchley, Kent
  viFred who was born 1892 at Brenchley, Kent
  viiEmily who was born 1895 at Brenchley, Kent
   
  3. Jesse Ashdown, blacksmith was the son of William Ashdown, farm labourer and Mary Ashdown [Blackford]. He was born 1865 at Horsmonden, Kent
  He married Harriet Ellen Williams on July to Sep 1890, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1890 Q3 Vol 2a Page 1255. She was born 1865 at Goudhurst, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  4. William Ashdown was the son of William Ashdown, farm labourer and Charity Ann Ashdown [Baitup]. He was born 1877 at Horsmonden, Kent
  He married Rosa Ruffle on c 1915. She was born 1883 at Pembury, Kent, daughter of James and Emily Ruffle. They had the following children:
5 iEdith Helena who was born 13th Apr 1917 at Marden, Kent; died 1970
   
Generation No. 4
  5. Edith Helena Spicer [Ashdown] was the daughter of William Ashdown and Rosa Ashdown [Ruffle]. She was born 13th Apr 1917 at Marden, Kent; died 1970
  She married James Festubert Spicer on c 1945. He was born 12th Jun 1918 at Staplehurst, Kent; died 1989 at Marden, Kent. They had the following children:
6 iBrian Anthony who was born 1946 at Pembury, Kent
   
Generation No. 5
  6. Brian Anthony Spicer was the son of James Festubert Spicer and Edith Helena Spicer [Ashdown]. He was born 1946 at Pembury, Kent
  He married Jennifer Melanie Austin on c 1975. She was born 18th Apr 1949. They had the following children:
  iJames Austin who was born 2nd Apr 1977 at Bishop's Stortford
  iiMelanie Jane who was born 21st Apr 1980 at Bishop's Stortford
   

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