The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for James Avis, farm labourer, son of James Avis, farm labourer and Elizabeth Avies [Fitness]
Generation No. 1
  1. James Avis, farm labourer was the son of James Avis, farm labourer and Elizabeth Avies [Fitness]. He was born 1810 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 11th Mar 1810 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  iEliza who was born 1833 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 26th May 1833 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  He married Martha Allen on 14th Apr 1833 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. She was born 1815 at Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMaryanne who was born 1835 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 26th Apr 1835 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  iiFrances who was born 1837 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1837 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  iiiSarah Jane who was born 1839 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 8th Sep 1839 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
2 ivHarriet who was born 1841 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 10th Oct 1841 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
3 vLucy who was born 1844 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 14th Jul 1844 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
4 viWilliam who was born 1846 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 8th Nov 1846 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died 18th Oct 1927 Fletching, Sussex; buried after 18th Oct 1927 Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 511
5 viiElizabeth who was born 1850 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 9th Feb 1851 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
6 viiiThomas who was born 1855 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 4th Nov 1855 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Harriet Farmer [Avis] was the daughter of James Avis, farm labourer and Martha Avis [Allen]. She was born 1841 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 10th Oct 1841 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  She married John Farmer, farm labourer on 4th Oct 1862 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. He was born 1834 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 22nd Jun 1834 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJohn James who was born 1869 at Fletching, Sussex
  iiMary Ann who was born 1871 at Fletching, Sussex
  iiiLucy who was born 1873 at Lindfield, Sussex
  ivJames who was born 1874 at Lindfield, Sussex
  vMather Ann who was born 1878 at Fletching, Sussex
   
  3. Lucy Welfare [Avis] was the daughter of James Avis, farm labourer and Martha Avis [Allen]. She was born 1844 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 14th Jul 1844 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  She married Robert Welfare on 15th Feb 1873 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. He was born 1850 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 11th Aug 1850 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
   
  4. William Avis, farm labourer was the son of James Avis, farm labourer and Martha Avis [Allen]. He was born 1846 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 8th Nov 1846 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died 18th Oct 1927 at Fletching, Sussex; buried after 18th Oct 1927 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 511
  He married Sarah Ann Fox on 6th Dec 1873 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. She was born 1853 at Maresfield, Sussex; died 27th May 1909 at Fletching, Sussex; buried after 27th May 1909 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 511. They had the following children:
7 iWilliam who was born 15th Mar 1874 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 3rd May 1874 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died 7th Dec 1944 Fletching, Sussex; buried after 7th Dec 1944 Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 512
  iiAnnie Martha who was born 1880 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 1st Feb 1880 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
   
  5. Elizabeth Baker [Avis] was the daughter of James Avis, farm labourer and Martha Avis [Allen]. She was born 1850 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 9th Feb 1851 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  She married Alfred Baker, farm labourer on 3rd Jan 1870 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex. He was born 1848 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 30th Apr 1848 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
8 iFanny Kate who was born c Nov 1870 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 4th Dec 1870 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  iiThomas James who was born 1872 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1872 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  iiiGeorge Alfred who was born 1875 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 29th Aug 1875 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex
  ivMartha Annie who was born 1877 at Horsted Keynes, Sussex; christened 30th Dec 1877 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex
  vLaura Minnie who was born 1883 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1883 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  viAgnes Sarah who was born 1885 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 3rd May 1885 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  viiFrederick Lewis who was born 1887 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 16th Nov 1887 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  viiiAmy who was born 1890 at Fletching, Sussex
   
  6. Thomas Avis, farm labourer was the son of James Avis, farm labourer and Martha Avis [Allen]. He was born 1855 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 4th Nov 1855 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  He married Mary Ann Eliza Gillott on 13th Oct 1877 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. She was born 1858 at Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iThomas Charles who was born 1878 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 4th Aug 1878 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  iiJames who was born Aug 1880 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 5th Dec 1880 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  7. William Avis was the son of William Avis, farm labourer and Sarah Ann Avis [Fox]. He was born 15th Mar 1874 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 3rd May 1874 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died 7th Dec 1944 at Fletching, Sussex; buried after 7th Dec 1944 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 512
  He married Clara Esther on c 1900. She was born 29th Jan 1877; died 12th Jan 1965 at Fletching, Sussex; buried after 12th Jan 1965 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 512
   
  8. Fanny Kate Smith [Baker] was the daughter of Alfred Baker, farm labourer and Elizabeth Baker [Avis]. She was born c Nov 1870 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 4th Dec 1870 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  She married Alfred Smith on Jan to Mar 1891 at Registry Office, Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1891 Q1 Vol 2b Page 199, witnesses: Robert Welfare and Louisa Smith. He was born Oct to Dec 1867 at Horsted Keynes, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1867 Q4 Vol 2b Page 106. They had the following children:
  iGeorge Alfred who was born Apr to June 1891 at Fletching, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1891 Q2 Vol 2b Page 130
  iiFrederick who was born Apr to June 1893 at Chailey, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1893 Q2 Vol 2b Pag1 141
  iiiWinifred who was born Apr to June 1894 at Lindfield, Sussex, registered at Cuckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1894 Q2 Vol 2b Page 163
  ivWilliam Ernest who was born July to Sep 1896 at Lindfield, Sussex, registered at Cuckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1896 Q3 Vol 2b Page 149
  vAnnie Elizabeth I. who was born Oct to Dec 1898 at Lindfield, Sussex, registered at Cuckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1898 Q4 Vol 2b Page 146
9 viThomas Clifford who was born Jan to Mar 1901 at Ardingly, Sussex, registered at Cuckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1901 Q1 Vol 2b Page 148; died 19th Dec 1968; buried 24th Dec 1968 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, cremated and ashes buried thereafter; record numer 12127
   
Generation No. 4
  9. Thomas Clifford Smith was the son of Alfred Smith and Fanny Kate Smith [Baker]. He was born Jan to Mar 1901 at Ardingly, Sussex, registered at Cuckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1901 Q1 Vol 2b Page 148; died 19th Dec 1968 at Purley; buried 24th Dec 1968 at Kent & Sussex crematorium, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, cremated and ashes buried thereafter; record numer 12127
  He married Annie Gertrude Urith Heaseman on Apr to June 1921, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1921 Q2 Vol 2b Page 231. She was born 1888 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died Nov 1944 at Kent & Sussex Hospital, St Johns, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; buried 17th Nov 1944 at Tunbridge Wells Cemetery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, internment reference: 26992. They had the following children:
  iHarold Clifford James who was born Oct 1921 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   

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