The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Richard Avis, gamekeeper, son of Thomas Avis and Ann Avis [Bedwell]
Generation No. 1
  1. Richard Avis, gamekeeper was the son of Thomas Avis and Ann Avis [Bedwell]. He was born 1776 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1776 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  He married Philadelphia Burgess on 18th Apr 1800 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. She was born 1785 at Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iSarah who was born 1801 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 29th Mar 1801 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
2 iiFanny who was born 1803 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 6th Mar 1803 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
3 iiiJane who was born 1807 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 4th Oct 1807 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
4 ivAdam who was born 1820 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 19th Mar 1820 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
5 vEliza who was born 11th Jun 1821 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 17th Jan 1841 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  viUnnamed daughter who was born 1821 to 1828
  viiEleanor who was born 20th Aug 1828 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1841 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Fanny Gasson [Avis] was the daughter of Richard Avis, gamekeeper and Philadelphia Avis [Burgess]. She was born 1803 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 6th Mar 1803 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  She married Charles Gasson, farm labourer on 29th Feb 1824 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, witnesses Humphrey Gasson & John Dann. He was born 1795 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 5th Jul 1795 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, parents John & Catherine Gasson. They had the following children:
  iCharles who was born 1825 at Hartfield, Sussex
6 iiSarah who was born 1829 at Hartfield, Sussex
  iiiWilliam who was born 1846 at West Hoathly, Sussex
   
  3. Jane Allen [Avis] was the daughter of Richard Avis, gamekeeper and Philadelphia Avis [Burgess]. She was born 1807 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 4th Oct 1807 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  She married John Allen on 12th Mar 1832 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1805 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 27th Jan 1805 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. They had the following children:
7 iAbraham who was born c Jun 1832 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 20th Jun 1832 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiEllenor who was born 1834 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1834 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiiAbel who was born 1836 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 14th Aug 1836 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  ivHannah who was born 10th Dec 1838 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 13th Jan 1839 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  vAnn who was born 16th Mar 1841 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1841 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
8 viEmily who was born 1844 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 3rd Mar 1844 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  viiPhiladelphia who was born 1847 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 6th Jun 1847 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  viiiAdam David who was born 1851 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 21st Dec 1851 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
  4. Adam Avis, farm labourer was the son of Richard Avis, gamekeeper and Philadelphia Avis [Burgess]. He was born 1820 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 19th Mar 1820 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Jane Tester on 21st Mar 1842 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex, witnesses Benjamin & Hannah Matilda Bridger. She was born 1823 at Hindleaf Warren, East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 13th Jul 1823 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex, daughter of George Tester (labourer) and Jane Tester. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth who was born 1843 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  iiMary Jane who was born 1844 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  iiiGeorge Adam who was born 1847 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  ivCharles who was born 1851 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 12th Oct 1851 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex; buried 30th Oct 1853 Forest Row, Sussex, aged 2 years
   
  5. Eliza Dalton [Avis] was the daughter of Richard Avis, gamekeeper and Philadelphia Avis [Burgess]. She was born 11th Jun 1821 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 17th Jan 1841 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iLydia who was born 1846 at Withyham, Sussex
  She married William Dalton, farm labourer on 15th Sep 1846 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1823 at Speldhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
9 iDavid who was born 1851 at Withyham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  6. Sarah Baxter [Budgen] [Gasson] was the daughter of Charles Gasson, farm labourer and Fanny Gasson [Avis]. She was born 1829 at Hartfield, Sussex
  She married (1) Benjamin Budgen, labourer on 24th Apr 1852 at St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex. He was born 1817 at West Hoathly, Sussex; christened 20th Jul 1817 at St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex, son of Benjamin Budgen (labourer) and Sarah Budgen; buried 20th Mar 1859 at St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex, aged 43 years. They had the following children:
10 iEliza who was born 1853 at West Hoathly, Sussex; christened 30th Jan 1853 St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex, daughter of Benjamin Budgen (labourer) and Sarah Budgen; died Aug 1881, aged 28 years
  iiSarah who was born 1855 at West Hoathly, Sussex; christened 25th Mar 1855 St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex, daughter of Benjamin Budgen (labourer) and Sarah Budgen
  iiiBenjamin who was born 1857 at West Hoathly, Sussex; christened 27th Sep 1857 St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex, son of Benjamin Budgen (labourer) and Sarah Budgen
11 ivAmbrose William who was born 1861 at West Hoathly, Sussex; christened 28th Jul 1861 St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex
  She married (2) William Ambrose Baxter, cordwainer on 1st Jan 1861 at St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex, witnesses William Day & Philadelphia Wickens. He was born 1828 at Peckham, Surrey
   
  7. Abraham Allen, farm labourer was the son of John Allen and Jane Allen [Avis]. He was born c Jun 1832 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 20th Jun 1832 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Sarah Jane Reed on 6th Dec 1859 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. She was born 1841. They had the following children:
  iAlfred who was born 1862 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 8th Jun 1862 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
12 iiWilliam John who was born 1864 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 6th Mar 1864 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  iiiEmily Jane who was born 1866 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 18th Feb 1866 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  ivFrederick who was born 1867 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 3rd Nov 1867 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
   
  8. Emily Shorter [Allen] was the daughter of John Allen and Jane Allen [Avis]. She was born 1844 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 3rd Mar 1844 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  She married James Shorter, plasterer on 26th Dec 1866 at St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent, bride's name is Ellen in register. He was born 1845 at Speldhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iWilliam J. who was born 1878 at Southborough, Kent
  iiJulia who was born 1879 at Southborough, Kent
  iiiMinie who was born 1880 at Southborough, Kent
   
  9. David Dalton was the son of William Dalton, farm labourer and Eliza Dalton [Avis]. He was born 1851 at Withyham, Sussex
  iEmily who was born 1871 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  He married Eliza Weller on 5th Apr 1873 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1849 at East Grinstead, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlfred who was born 1874 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiLydia who was born 1875 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiiJames who was born 1878 at Withyham, Sussex
  ivHerbert who was born 1880 at Withyham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  10. Eliza Turner [Budgen] was the daughter of Benjamin Budgen, labourer and Sarah Baxter [Budgen] [Gasson]. She was born 1853 at West Hoathly, Sussex; christened 30th Jan 1853 at St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex, daughter of Benjamin Budgen (labourer) and Sarah Budgen; died Aug 1881, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1881 Q3 Vol 2b Page 68, aged 28 years
  She married Frank William John Turner, seed and corn merchant and baker on Oct to Dec 1875, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1875 Q4 Vol 2b Page 232. He was born 1850 at Lindfield, Sussex; christened 1st May 1850 at Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, Sussex, son of William Turner (farmer) and Sarah Turner
   
  11. Ambrose William Baxter was the son of William Ambrose Baxter, cordwainer and Sarah Baxter [Budgen] [Gasson]. He was born 1861 at West Hoathly, Sussex; christened 28th Jul 1861 at St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Steibler on 22nd Oct 1881 at All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex, witnesses Alfred & Agnes Stiebler. She was born 20th Jan 1864 at Lindfield, Sussex
   
  12. William John Allen was the son of Abraham Allen, farm labourer and Sarah Jane Allen [Reed]. He was born 1864 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 6th Mar 1864 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Anne on c 1890. She was born 1862 at Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam Charles Alfred who was born 1891 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 23rd Aug 1891 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
   

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