The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for David Avis, carpenter, son of William Avis and Mary Avis [Quinall]
Generation No. 1
  1. David Avis, carpenter was the son of William Avis and Mary Avis [Quinall]. He was born 1789 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1789 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Annesley Turner on 16th Sep 1811 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1791 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 26th Dec 1791 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, daughter of William Turner and Elizabeth Turner. They had the following children:
2 iMary who was born 1816 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 12th May 1816 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
3 iiGeorge who was born 1817 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 13th Jul 1817 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiiHarriet who was born 1819 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 6th Jan 1819 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
4 ivElizabeth who was born 1820 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 9th Jul 1820 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
5 vLouisa who was born 1822 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 17th Nov 1822 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
6 viHarriet who was born 1824 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 29th Aug 1824 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  viiEliza who was born 1826 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1826 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
7 viiiFrances who was born 1830 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 20th Jun 1830 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  ixMary who was born 1832 at Sussex
8 xThomas who was born 1834 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 21st Sep 1834 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Mary Akehurst [Avis] was the daughter of David Avis, carpenter and Annesley Avis [Turner]. She was born 1816 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 12th May 1816 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  She married Joseph Akehurst, farm labourer on 31st May 1834 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1808 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 11th Dec 1808 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1842 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 27th Mar 1842 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
9 iiHenry who was born 1845 at Withyham, Sussex
10 iiiSusannah who was born 1848 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  3. George Avis, carpenter was the son of David Avis, carpenter and Annesley Avis [Turner]. He was born 1817 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 13th Jul 1817 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Maria Hall on 11th May 1839 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 11th May 1821 at Dennegate, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8th Jun 1821 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of James Hall (farmer) & Sarah Hall. They had the following children:
  iMaria who was born 14th Jun 1840 at Frant, Sussex; christened 2nd Aug 1840 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
11 iiGeorge who was born 1843 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiiAnn who was born 1846 at Withyham, Sussex
  ivThomas who was born 1849 at Withyham, Sussex
  vSarah who was born 1850 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  4. Elizabeth Martin [Avis] was the daughter of David Avis, carpenter and Annesley Avis [Turner]. She was born 1820 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 9th Jul 1820 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  She married John Martin on 17th Sep 1842 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1821
   
  5. Louisa Walter [Avis] was the daughter of David Avis, carpenter and Annesley Avis [Turner]. She was born 1822 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 17th Nov 1822 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  She married James Walter on 2nd Aug 1845 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1811 at Speldhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
12 iElizabeth who was born 1847 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 31st Jan 1847 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
13 iiAlice who was born 1848 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1848 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
14 iiiLouisa who was born 1850 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 27th Oct 1850 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
15 ivDavid who was born 1856 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 13th Jan 1856 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  vJames who was born 1863 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 15th Nov 1863 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  viAnnesley who was born 1863 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 15th Nov 1863 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
  6. Harriet Akehurst [Avis] was the daughter of David Avis, carpenter and Annesley Avis [Turner]. She was born 1824 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 29th Aug 1824 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  She married William Akehurst, farm labourer on 12th Apr 1845 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1817 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 6th Apr 1817 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
16 iMary who was born 1846 at Withyham, Sussex
17 iiJohn who was born 1848 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiiMartha who was born 1849 at Withyham, Sussex
18 ivMartha who was born 6th Apr 1852 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 8th Jun 1856 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
19 vHenry who was born 3rd Jul 1853 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 8th Jun 1856 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  viThomas who was born 1854 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 19th Jun 1854 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  viiWilliam who was born 1859 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 4th Jan 1859 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
  7. Frances Heath [Avis] was the daughter of David Avis, carpenter and Annesley Avis [Turner]. She was born 1830 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 20th Jun 1830 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  She married James Heath on 16th Oct 1861 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 7th May 1820 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 27th Dec 1823 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAnna who was born 1870 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  8. Thomas Avis, carpenter was the son of David Avis, carpenter and Annesley Avis [Turner]. He was born 1834 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 21st Sep 1834 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married (1) Maria Luxford on 3rd Dec 1854 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1833
  He married (2) Ann Fermer on July to Sep 1856, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1856 Q3 Vol 2a Page 631. She was born 1838 at Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
20 iElizabeth Ellen who was born 1857 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 5th Jul 1857 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiWilliam Henry who was born 1861 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 15th Jan 1861 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiiAlfred Thomas who was born 1862 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 4th May 1862 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  9. Henry Akhurst, carpenter was the son of Joseph Akehurst, farm labourer and Mary Akehurst [Avis]. He was born 1845 at Withyham, Sussex
  He married Eliza on c 1866. She was born 1845 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
21 iWilliam Henry who was born 1869 at Wadhurst, Sussex
22 iiJames who was born 1875 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  10. Susannah Hall [Akehurst] was the daughter of Joseph Akehurst, farm labourer and Mary Akehurst [Avis]. She was born 1848 at Withyham, Sussex
  She married William Hall, garden labourer on 25th Jul 1866 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1845 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 2nd Nov 1845 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, son of Abraham Hall (farmer) & Ann Hall. They had the following children:
  iAlfred who was born Apr to June 1867 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1867 Q2 Vol 2b Page 123
23 iiArthur John who was born Apr to June 1869 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1869 Q2 Vol 2b Page 121
24 iiiGeorge Henry who was born Jan to Mar 1871 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1871 Q1 Vol 2b Page 129
  ivAlice who was born Apr to June 1872 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1872 Q2 Vol 2b Page 119
  vErnest who was born July to Sep 1879 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q3 Vol 2b Page 136
  viMary who was born Nov 1880 at Withyham, Sussex
  viiEllen who was born July to Sep 1882 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1882 Q3 Vol 2b Page 125; christened 22nd Jan 1888 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex, aged 5 years, daughter of William Hall (labourer) & Susannah Hall
  viiiJulia who was born Oct to Dec 1883 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1883 Q4 Vol 2b Page 127
  ixEmily who was born Jan to Mar 1885 at Sewage Farm Cottages, Eridge Green, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1885 Q1 Vol 2b Page 127; christened 29th Mar 1885 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex, daughter of William Hall (labourer) & Susannah Hall
  xFrances Edith who was born 1886 at Sewage Farm Cottages, Eridge Green, Sussex; christened 7th May 1886 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex, twin, daughter of William Hall (labourer) & Susannah Hall
  xiFrancis who was born 1886 at Sewage Farm Cottages, Eridge Green, Sussex; christened 7th May 1886 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex, twin, son of William Hall (labourer) & Susannah Hall
  xiiEdward Amos who was born 26th Jun 1888 at Sewage Farm Cottages, Eridge Green, Sussex; christened 26th Aug 1888 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex, son of William Hall (labourer) & Susanna Hall
  xiiiAmy Elizabeth who was born Apr to June 1890 at Sewage Farm Cottages, Eridge Green, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1890 Q2 Vol 2b Page 111; christened 27th Apr 1890 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex, daughter of William Hall (labourer) & Susanna Hall
   
  11. George Avis, labourer was the son of George Avis, carpenter and Maria Avis [Hall]. He was born 1843 at Withyham, Sussex
  He married Mary J. on c 1863. She was born 1843 at Cranbourne, Dorset. They had the following children:
  iClara E. who was born 1875 at Speldhurst, Kent
  iiAnnie M. who was born 1879 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
  12. Elizabeth Blatcher [Walter] was the daughter of James Walter and Louisa Walter [Avis]. She was born 1847 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 31st Jan 1847 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  She married Charles Blatcher on 16th Oct 1865 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1838
   
  13. Alice Botting [Walter] was the daughter of James Walter and Louisa Walter [Avis]. She was born 1848 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1848 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  She married George Botting, farm labourer on 14th Nov 1868 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1843 at Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEllen who was born 1870 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiAda who was born 1872 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiiCaroline who was born 1874 at Withyham, Sussex
  ivEliza who was born 1877 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  14. Louisa Butler [Walter] was the daughter of James Walter and Louisa Walter [Avis]. She was born 1850 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 27th Oct 1850 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  She married James Butler, farm labourer on 18th Nov 1871 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1847 at Benenden, Kent. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 1873 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiHarriet who was born 1875 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiiCaroline who was born 1877 at Withyham, Sussex
  ivDavid who was born 1879 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  15. David Walter was the son of James Walter and Louisa Walter [Avis]. He was born 1856 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 13th Jan 1856 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Mary Ann Breden on 22nd Oct 1883 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. She was born 1861 at Newbridge, Hartfield, Sussex; christened 28th Jul 1861 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, mother Jane Walter illegitimate
   
  16. Mary Farmer [Brown] [Akehurst] was the daughter of William Akehurst, farm labourer and Harriet Akehurst [Avis]. She was born 1846 at Withyham, Sussex
  She married (1) Amos Brown on 18th Oct 1865 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1841 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died Apr to June 1880, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1880 Q2 Vol 2b Page 82, Aged 39 years. They had the following children:
  iMary Ann who was born 1869 at Hartfield, Sussex
  iiN/K who was born 1870 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  iiiWilliam who was born 1874 at Hartfield, Sussex
  ivWalter who was born 1879 at Hartfield, Sussex
  She married (2) Thomas James Farmer, timber sawyer and labourer on 6th Feb 1883 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1839 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 26th Jun 1842 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHarriet who was born 1884 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiMatilda who was born 1888 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  17. John Akhurst, railway labourer was the son of William Akehurst, farm labourer and Harriet Akehurst [Avis]. He was born 1848 at Withyham, Sussex
  He married Jane Waghorn on 24th Oct 1874 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1847. They had the following children:
  iEllen Elizabeth who was born 3rd Oct 1875 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 3rd Oct 1875 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
  18. Martha Weeding [Akehurst] was the daughter of William Akehurst, farm labourer and Harriet Akehurst [Avis]. She was born 6th Apr 1852 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 8th Jun 1856 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  She married Thomas Weeding on 17th Feb 1873 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born c May 1852 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 9th May 1852 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1874 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiAnnie who was born 1875 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiiEmily who was born 1880 at Withyham, Sussex
  ivNellie who was born Nov 1880 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  19. Henry Akehurst, shoemaker was the son of William Akehurst, farm labourer and Harriet Akehurst [Avis]. He was born 3rd Jul 1853 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 8th Jun 1856 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Susannah Duplock on 8th Aug 1875 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1851; christened 29th Jun 1851 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHenry who was born 1878 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiWilliam Henry who was born 1880 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiAnna who was born Nov 1880 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivErnest who was born 1883 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 8th Apr 1883 Crowborough Chapel [a.k.a. All Saints Church], Crowborough, Sussex
  vAlbert who was born 1883 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 8th Apr 1883 Crowborough Chapel [a.k.a. All Saints Church], Crowborough, Sussex
   
  20. Elizabeth Ellen Taylor [Avis] was the daughter of Thomas Avis, carpenter and Ann Avis [Fermer]. She was born 1857 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 5th Jul 1857 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  She married Mark William Taylor, farmer on Apr to June 1881, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1881 Q2 Vol 2b Page 255. He was born 1856 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Mar 1856 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Mark Taylor (labourer) and Mary Ann Taylor; died 2nd Apr 1902 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 46 years; buried after 2nd Apr 1902 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iPercy who was born 1883 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died 8th Mar 1903 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 20 years; buried after 8th Mar 1903 Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  21. William Henry Akehurst, labourer was the son of Henry Akhurst, carpenter and Eliza Akehurst. He was born 1869 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Flora on c 1890. She was born 1871 at Deltring, Kent. They had the following children:
  iMillie Amelia who was born 1893 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 24th Jan 1893 St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex
  iiAlbert Victor who was born 1895 at Hole Farm, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 9th Jan 1895 St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex
  iiiCecil who was born 1896 at Langton Green, Kent
  ivSidney who was born 1897 at Langton Green, Kent
  vBeatrice who was born 1900 at Southborough, Kent
   
  22. James Akehurst, carpenter was the son of Henry Akhurst, carpenter and Eliza Akehurst. He was born 1875 at Withyham, Sussex
  He married Kate Brown on July to Sep 1895, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1895 Q3 Vol 2b Page 277. She was born 1871 at East Grinstead, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMabel Lillian who was born 1897 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiFrederick Henry who was born 1901 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiiAlbert Edward who was born 1903 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  23. Arthur John Hall, labourer was the son of William Hall, garden labourer and Susannah Hall [Akehurst]. He was born Apr to June 1869 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1869 Q2 Vol 2b Page 121
  He married Alice Naomi Rumens on Jan to Mar 1899, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1899 Q1 Vol 2b Page 139. She was born 1877 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iDorothy Edith who was born 1900 at Sewage Farm, Langton, Eridge Green, Sussex; christened 14th Jan 1900 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex, daughter of Arthur John Hall (labourer) & Alice Naomi Hall
   
  24. George Henry Hall, labourer was the son of William Hall, garden labourer and Susannah Hall [Akehurst]. He was born Jan to Mar 1871 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1871 Q1 Vol 2b Page 129
  He married Fanny Doris Mankellow on Oct to Dec 1894, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1894 Q4 Vol 2b Page 287. She was born 27th Jul 1869 at Town Row, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Aug 1870 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Ebenezer Mankellow (labourer) and Jemima Mankellow. They had the following children:
  iGeorge William who was born 10th Oct 1897 at Cottage Hill, Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1897 Q4 Vol 2b Page 118; christened 12th Nov 1897 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of George Hall (labourer) & Annie Dora Hall
  iiAlbert Henry who was born Jan to Mar 1901 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1901 Q1 Vol 2b Page 120
   

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