The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. James Baker, farm labourer He was born 1801 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 23^rd May 1807 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex, parents Michael & Sarah Baker
2	i	Maria who was born 1823 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 19^th Oct 1823 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
	He married Maria Wenham on 16^th Jun 1823 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex, witnesses Stephen Baker & Harriet Wenham. She was born 1805 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 16^th Nov 1805 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex, parents Richard and Uriah (in fact her name was Maria). They had the following children:
3	i	James who was born 1825 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 19^th Jun 1825 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
4	ii	Caroline who was born 1830 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 21^st Mar 1830 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex, parents James & Maria Baker
5	iii	Emily who was born 1835 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 21^st Jun 1835 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
	iv	Stephen who was born 1837 at Hellingly, Sussex
	v	Mary who was born 1839 at Hellingly, Sussex

Generation No. 2
	2. Maria Bennett [Baker] was the daughter of James Baker, farm labourer and Maria Baker [Wenham]. She was born 1823 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 19^th Oct 1823 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
	She married James Bennett, farm labourer on c 1844. He was born 1819 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 4^th Jun 1819 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex, parents William & Philadelphia Bennett. They had the following children:
	i	Benjamin I. who was born 1865 at Hellingly, Sussex

	3. James Baker, farmer was the son of James Baker, farm labourer and Maria Baker [Wenham]. He was born 1825 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 19^th Jun 1825 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
	He married Harriet Lavender on 24^th Jan 1846 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, witnesses James Ashdown & Elizabeth Harmer Mepham. She was born 1828 at Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	William who was born 1854 at Heathfield, Sussex
6	ii	Harriet who was born Jan to Mar 1859 at Heathfield, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1859 Q1 Vol 2B Page 71; buried 4^th Jun 1885 Hellingly, Sussex, aged 26 years
	iii	Sarah Ann who was born 1863 at Heathfield, Sussex
	iv	Ellen who was born 1868 at Heathfield, Sussex
	v	Reuben G. who was born 1869 at Heathfield, Sussex

	4. Caroline Rumary [Baker] was the daughter of James Baker, farm labourer and Maria Baker [Wenham]. She was born 1830 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 21^st Mar 1830 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex, parents James & Maria Baker
	i	George who was born 1846 at Heathfield, Sussex
	She married William Rumary, farm labourer on 19^th Apr 1846 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, witnesses James & Harriet Baker. He was born 1821 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 26^th Aug 1821 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Miram who was born 1864 at Heathfield, Sussex

	5. Emily Knight [Baker] was the daughter of James Baker, farm labourer and Maria Baker [Wenham]. She was born 1835 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 21^st Jun 1835 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
	She married George Knight, farm labourer on 12^th Dec 1852 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex, witnesses Trayton Jenner & George Simmons. He was born 8^th Feb 1830 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 26^th Feb 1830 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
7	i	Laura who was born 1855 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 28^th Oct 1855 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, mother's name recorded as Caroline
	ii	Ellen who was born 1869 at Hellingly, Sussex
	iii	Amos who was born 1872 at Hellingly, Sussex
	iv	Fanny who was born 1875 at Hellingly, Sussex

Generation No. 3
	6. Harriet Goldsmith [Baker] was the daughter of James Baker, farmer and Harriet Baker [Lavender]. She was born Jan to Mar 1859 at Heathfield, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1859 Q1 Vol 2B Page 71; buried 4^th Jun 1885 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex, aged 26 years
	She married Sydney Herbert Goldsmith on 9^th May 1881 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, witnesses Sarah Ann & William Baker. He was born July to Sep 1860 at Hailsham, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1860 Q3 Vol 2B Page 62; died 16^th Mar 1943 at 5 Aberdeen Road, Lewes Road, Brighton, Sussex, probate to John Russell Trevor Kelly motor salesman and Thomas Stamley Younghusband solicitors managing clerk

	7. Laura Honisett [Knight] was the daughter of George Knight, farm labourer and Emily Knight [Baker]. She was born 1855 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 28^th Oct 1855 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, mother's name recorded as Caroline
	She married George Honisett, farm labourer on 26^th Dec 1874 at Herstmonceux Independent Chapel, Herstmonceux, Sussex. He was born 1853 at Warbleton, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	George who was born 1875 at Hellingly, Sussex
	ii	Mercy who was born 1876 at Wartling, Sussex
	iii	Daniel who was born 1878 at Wartling, Sussex
	iv	Henry who was born Sep 1880 at Wartling, Sussex