The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Martha Burgess [Good]
Generation No. 1
  1. Martha Burgess [Good] She was born 27th Apr 1836 at Horsmonden, Kent; christened 29th May 1836 at St. Margaret's Church, Horsmonden, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1918 at Maidstone, Kent, registered at Maidstone District, Kent, ref: 1918 Q1 Vol 2A Page 1228
  She married William Burgess, farm labourer on 30th Oct 1853 at St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent. He was born 1832 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 15th Jul 1832 at St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent; died Dec 1887 at Cranbrook, Kent; buried 23rd Dec 1887 at St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent. They had the following children:
2 iMatilda who was born 1854 at Goudhurst, Kent; christened 26th Mar 1854 St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent
3 iiEmily who was born 1855 at Goudhurst, Kent; christened 13th Jan 1856 St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent
  iiiGeorge King who was born 29th Oct 1857 at Goudhurst, Kent; christened 23rd May 1858 St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent
4 ivEdmund who was born 30th Sep 1859 at Goudhurst, Kent; christened 13th Nov 1859 St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent
  vWilliam who was born 4th Aug 1862 at Buckhurst, Goudhurst, Kent; christened 28th Sep 1862 St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent
5 viEsther who was born 1865 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 26th Mar 1865 St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent
  viiAlfred who was born 1867 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 24th Feb 1867 St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent
  viiiHannah who was born 1869 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 29th Aug 1869 St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent
6 ixJames who was born 1871 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 3rd Dec 1871 St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent
  xFrank who was born 1873 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 2nd Nov 1873 St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent
  xiHenry Job who was born 1875 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 31st Oct 1875 St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent; died 13th Apr 1876 Cranbrook, Kent
  xiiMartha Jane who was born 1877 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 14th Apr 1877 St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent
7 xiiiEmma who was born 21st Oct 1878 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 29th Dec 1878 St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent
8 xivFanny who was born 1880 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 27th Jun 1880 St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Matilda Croft [Burgess] was the daughter of William Burgess, farm labourer and Martha Burgess [Good]. She was born 1854 at Goudhurst, Kent; christened 26th Mar 1854 at St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent
  She married Benjamin Croft on 18th Nov 1876 at St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent. He was born 1853 at Benenden, Kent; christened 13th Nov 1853 at St. George's Church, Benenden, Kent. They had the following children:
  iEmily who was born 1879 at Cranbrook, Kent
  iiElizabeth who was born Sep 1880 at Cranbrook, Kent
   
  3. Emily Maybourne [Burgess] was the daughter of William Burgess, farm labourer and Martha Burgess [Good]. She was born 1855 at Goudhurst, Kent; christened 13th Jan 1856 at St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent
  She married Henry William Maybourne on 15th Apr 1883 at St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent. He was born Jan to Mar 1861 at Tenterden, Kent, registered at Tenterden District, Kent, ref: 1861 Q1 Vol 2A Page 526
   
  4. Edmund Burgess, farm labourer was the son of William Burgess, farm labourer and Martha Burgess [Good]. He was born 30th Sep 1859 at Goudhurst, Kent; christened 13th Nov 1859 at St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent
  He married Fanny Jane Martin on 8th Nov 1879 at St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent. She was born 1860 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 18th May 1860 at St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent. They had the following children:
  iAlice M. who was born 1880 at Cranbrook, Kent
  iiFrederick C. who was born Dec 1880 at Cranbrook, Kent
   
  5. Esther Crouch [Burgess] was the daughter of William Burgess, farm labourer and Martha Burgess [Good]. She was born 1865 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 26th Mar 1865 at St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent
  She married William James Crouch on 8th May 1888 at St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent. He was born 1863 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 27th Dec 1863 at St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent
   
  6. James Burgess was the son of William Burgess, farm labourer and Martha Burgess [Good]. He was born 1871 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 3rd Dec 1871 at St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent
  He married Kate Williams on 15th Feb 1891 at St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent. She was born 1867 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 24th Nov 1867 at St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent
   
  7. Emma Mercer [Burgess] was the daughter of William Burgess, farm labourer and Martha Burgess [Good]. She was born 21st Oct 1878 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 29th Dec 1878 at St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent
  She married George Elijah Mercer on 20th Feb 1897 at Maidstone, Kent. He was born 31st Jan 1876; died Oct to Dec 1959 at Maidstone, Kent, registered at Maidstone District, Kent, ref: 1959 Q4 Vol 5B Page 610. They had the following children:
  iAda who was born 30th Apr 1897 at Yalding, Kent
  iiHerbert William who was born 24th Feb 1899 at Yalding, Kent
  iiiBertha Emma who was born 8th Oct 1903 at Yalding, Kent
  ivLeonard George who was born 5th Nov 1906 at Yalding, Kent
   
  8. Fanny King [Burgess] was the daughter of William Burgess, farm labourer and Martha Burgess [Good]. She was born 1880 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 27th Jun 1880 at St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent
  She married Frank King on 12th Jul 1906 at St. Peter and St Paul, Yalding, Kent. He was born 1877 at Yalding, Kent
   

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