The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. James Bridger, farmer He was born c 1770; died c 1848
	i	George who was born 1791 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 3^rd Apr 1791 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
	He married Elisabeth Russell on 19^th Jan 1791 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. She was born c 1770. They had the following children:
	i	Mary who was born 1793 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 11^th Feb 1793 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
	ii	Jane who was born 1795 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 9^th Mar 1795 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
	iii	Lucy who was born 1798 at Sussex
2	iv	James who was born 1800 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 19^th Oct 1800 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
	v	Elizabeth who was born 1803 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 1^st May 1803 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
	vi	Anne who was born 1806 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 27^th Jul 1806 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
3	vii	Benjamin who was born Oct 1811 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 15^th Dec 1811 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex

Generation No. 2
	2. James Bridger was the son of James Bridger, farmer and Elisabeth Bridger [Russell]. He was born 1800 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 19^th Oct 1800 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
	He married (1) Mary Bailey on 16^th Sep 1823 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. She was born c 1805. They had the following children:
	i	Abigail who was born 1824 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 23^rd May 1824 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
	He married (2) Mary Langridge on 31^st Dec 1827 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. She was born c 1805

	3. Benjamin Bridger, farm labourer was the son of James Bridger, farmer and Elisabeth Bridger [Russell]. He was born Oct 1811 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 15^th Dec 1811 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
	He married (1) Ann Heaver on 13^th Nov 1833 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. She was born c 1810
	He married (2) Hannah Matilda Tester on 22^nd Aug 1839 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. She was born 1811 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 7^th Apr 1811 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex, daughter of George Tester and Jane Tester. They had the following children:
	i	George who was born 1840 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 12^th Jan 1840 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
4	ii	Hannah who was born 1844 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 24^th Nov 1844 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
	iii	Ann who was born 1844 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 24^th Nov 1844 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
	iv	Elizabeth who was born 1849 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 7^th Sep 1851 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
5	v	Lucy who was born 1851 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 7^th Sep 1851 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
6	vi	Benjamin who was born 1856 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 2^nd Mar 1856 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex

Generation No. 3
	4. Hannah Holmes [Bridger] was the daughter of Benjamin Bridger, farm labourer and Hannah Matilda Bridger [Tester]. She was born 1844 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 24^th Nov 1844 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
	She married William Holmes on 8^th Dec 1866 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. He was born c 1840

	5. Lucy Bridger was the daughter of Benjamin Bridger, farm labourer and Hannah Matilda Bridger [Tester]. She was born 1851 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 7^th Sep 1851 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
	i	Ellen Ann who was born 1871 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 31^st Dec 1871 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex

	6. Benjamin Bridger was the son of Benjamin Bridger, farm labourer and Hannah Matilda Bridger [Tester]. He was born 1856 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 2^nd Mar 1856 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
	He married Lydia on c 1885. She was born c 1865. They had the following children:
	i	George who was born 1886 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 10^th Oct 1886 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex