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Descendant's report for James Brook, husbandman
Generation No. 1
  1. James Brook, husbandman He was born c 1780
  He married Mary Robins on 22nd May 1804 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex. She was born c 1780. They had the following children:
2 iJane who was born 1805 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 31st Mar 1805 St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex
3 iiLydia who was born 1808 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 13th Mar 1808 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
  iiiAnn who was born 1810 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 28th Oct 1810 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
  ivElizabeth who was born 1813 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 3rd Jan 1813 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
4 vEdward who was born 1815 at Parkside, Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 30th Jul 1815 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
5 viMaria who was born 1817 at Parkside, Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 27th Jul 1817 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
  viiJames who was born 1819 at Parkside, Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 2nd Aug 1819 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
6 viiiWilliam who was born 1820 at Park Gate, Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 6th Oct 1820 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
7 ixJohn who was born 1824 at Park Gate, Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 13th Jun 1824 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Jane Delves [Brook] was the daughter of James Brook, husbandman and Mary Brook [Robins]. She was born 1805 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 31st Mar 1805 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex
  She married John Delves on 12th Oct 1826 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex. He was born 1799 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 17th Nov 1799 at Herstmonceux, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iLydia Maria who was born 1827 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 10th Jun 1827 Herstmonceux, Sussex
8 iiJames Thomas who was born 1829 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 11th Oct 1829 Herstmonceux, Sussex
  iiiHannah who was born 1832 at Waldron, Sussex
  ivMary who was born 1836 at Waldron, Sussex
  vCordelia who was born 1840 at Waldron, Sussex
  viJane who was born 1844 at Waldron, Sussex
  viiMartha who was born 1847 at Waldron, Sussex
   
  3. Lydia Carey [Brook] was the daughter of James Brook, husbandman and Mary Brook [Robins]. She was born 1808 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 13th Mar 1808 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
  She married William Carey, bricklayer on 17th Jan 1828 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex. He was born 24th Apr 1808 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 28th May 1808 at St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Hailsham, Sussex
   
  4. Edward Brook, farm labourer was the son of James Brook, husbandman and Mary Brook [Robins]. He was born 1815 at Parkside, Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 30th Jul 1815 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
  He married Susannah Catt on Apr to June 1854, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1854 Q2 Vol 2b Page 95. She was born 1836 at Warbleton, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iOwen who was born 1855 at Wartling, Sussex
9 iiEdward who was born 1857 at Wartling, Sussex
  iiiJames William who was born 1864 at Wartling, Sussex
  ivLydia who was born 1867 at Wartling, Sussex
   
  5. Maria Cornford [Brook] was the daughter of James Brook, husbandman and Mary Brook [Robins]. She was born 1817 at Parkside, Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 27th Jul 1817 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
  She married (1) unknown father on 1838. They had the following children:
10 iAnn Elizabeth who was born 1838 at Wartling Hill, Wartling, Sussex; christened 22nd Apr 1838 St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex
  She married (2) James Cornford on 4th Feb 1845 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex. He was born 27th Jul 1823 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
   
  6. William Brook, farm labourer was the son of James Brook, husbandman and Mary Brook [Robins]. He was born 1820 at Park Gate, Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 6th Oct 1820 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
  He married Harriett Cornford on 7th Jun 1845 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex, witnesses John Balcombe & Sophia Collins. She was born 1821 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 30th Dec 1821 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1846 at Wartling, Sussex
  iiGeorge who was born 1848 at Wartling, Sussex
  iiiMary Ann who was born May 1850 at Wartling, Sussex
   
  7. John Brook, farm labourer was the son of James Brook, husbandman and Mary Brook [Robins]. He was born 1824 at Park Gate, Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 13th Jun 1824 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
  He married Mary Eleanor Luck on Apr to June 1849, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1849 Q2 Vol 7 Page 531. She was born 1832 at Wartling, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam Henry who was born 1862 at Wartling, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  8. James Thomas Delves, farm labourer was the son of John Delves and Jane Delves [Brook]. He was born 1829 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 11th Oct 1829 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
  He married Harriett Deacon on 6th Nov 1852 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. She was born c 1830
   
  9. Edward Brook, cowman was the son of Edward Brook, farm labourer and Susannah Brook [Catt]. He was born 1857 at Wartling, Sussex
  He married Harriett Hope on Oct to Dec 1875, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1875 Q4 Vol 2b Page 187. She was born 1853 at Herstmonceux, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEdward George who was born 1876 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
  iiChristopher James who was born 1877 at Wartling, Sussex
  iiiHarriett S. who was born 1879 at Wartling, Sussex
  ivIsabelle Ann who was born Oct 1880 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
  vThomas Henry who was born 1884 at Wartling, Sussex
  viEliza Agnes who was born 1885 at Wartling, Sussex
  viiOwen who was born 1886 at Wartling, Sussex
  viiiFrank William who was born 1890 at Wartling, Sussex
   
  10. Ann Elizabeth Martin [Brook] was the daughter of unknown father and Maria Cornford [Brook]. She was born 1838 at Wartling Hill, Wartling, Sussex; christened 22nd Apr 1838 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex
  She married Richard Martin on 8th Nov 1857 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex, witnesses George Brook & Elizabeth Wood. He was born 1835 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
   

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