The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Lydia Collings [Hadler]
Generation No. 1
  1. Lydia Collings [Hadler] She was born 1770 to 1775 at Sussex
  She married Neri Collings, farm labourer on 3rd Apr 1796 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. He was born 1774 at Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iNeri who was born 1797 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 28th Mar 1797 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex; buried 17th Apr 1879 Hove, Sussex, aged 79 years
3 iiHarriet who was born 1799 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1799 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex; died 12th Apr 1909 Burwash, Sussex
4 iiiHenry who was born 1802 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 22nd Feb 1802 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
5 ivSamuel who was born 1803 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 11th May 1803 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  vCaroline who was born 1805 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 16th Apr 1805 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex; buried 12th Aug 1805 Burwash, Sussex
6 viStephen who was born 4th May 1807 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1807 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
7 viiWilliam who was born 4th Jul 1809 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 13th Aug 1809 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
8 viiiJohn who was born 3rd Apr 1812 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 31st May 1812 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
9 ixElizabeth who was born 1818 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19th Apr 1818 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Neri Collings was the son of Neri Collings, farm labourer and Lydia Collings [Hadler]. He was born 1797 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 28th Mar 1797 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex; buried 17th Apr 1879 at St Andrew's Church, Hove, Sussex, aged 79 years
  He married Phoebe Oram on 19th Sep 1824 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex. She was born 1800 at ??, aged 57 year on her burial record in 1857; buried 20th Dec 1857 at St Andrew's Church, Hove, Sussex, aged 57 years
   
  3. Harriet Spears [Collins] was the daughter of Neri Collings, farm labourer and Lydia Collings [Hadler]. She was born 1799 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1799 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex; died 12th Apr 1909 at Burwash, Sussex
  She married Harry Spears, master cordwainer on 20th Jul 1847 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. He was born 1821 at Warehorne, Kent; christened 15th Nov 1821 at St Matthew's Church, Warehorne, Kent, parents Robert & Martha Spears; died 17th May 1887 at Burwash, Sussex
   
  4. Henry Collings was the son of Neri Collings, farm labourer and Lydia Collings [Hadler]. He was born 1802 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 22nd Feb 1802 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Sarah Balcomb on 14th Apr 1851 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. She was born 1793 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 15th Sep 1793 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, mather Jane Balcomb base born
   
  5. Samuel Collins was the son of Neri Collings, farm labourer and Lydia Collings [Hadler]. He was born 1803 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 11th May 1803 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Eden Eastwood on 13th Oct 1827 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1807 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th Mar 1807 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, parents John & Hannah Eatswood. They had the following children:
  iHarriet who was born 1829 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 17th May 1829 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiGeorge who was born 1832 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 4th Mar 1832 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiiWilliam who was born 1834 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 9th Mar 1834 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  ivFrances Elizabeth who was born 1836 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 30th Oct 1836 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
  6. Stephen Collins, farmer was the son of Neri Collings, farm labourer and Lydia Collings [Hadler]. He was born 4th May 1807 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1807 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Mary Smith on 11th Jan 1840 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. She was born 1806 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26th Oct 1806 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, parents Thomas & Sarah Smith. They had the following children:
  iStephen who was born 1841 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiHarriot who was born 1844 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiiMary who was born 1847 at Burwash, Sussex
   
  7. William Collings, farm labourer was the son of Neri Collings, farm labourer and Lydia Collings [Hadler]. He was born 4th Jul 1809 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 13th Aug 1809 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Celia Langridge on 27th Dec 1833 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. She was born 1816 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 28th Jan 1816 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of John Langridge (labourer) & Ruth Langridge. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 1835 at Sussex
  iiJohn who was born 1836 at Sussex
  iiiHenry who was born 1838 at Sussex
  ivEliza who was born 1839 at Sussex
  vHarriot who was born Dec 1840 at Sussex
   
  8. John Collings was the son of Neri Collings, farm labourer and Lydia Collings [Hadler]. He was born 3rd Apr 1812 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 31st May 1812 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Frances Head on 25th Apr 1850 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. She was born 1826 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 26th Feb 1826 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of Henry Head (labourer) and Frances Head. They had the following children:
  iFrances who was born Jan 1851 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 16th Feb 1851 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiJohn who was born 1857 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 1st Mar 1857 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
  9. Elizabeth Blackford [Collins] was the daughter of Neri Collings, farm labourer and Lydia Collings [Hadler]. She was born 1818 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19th Apr 1818 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  She married Thomas Blackford on 7th Nov 1837 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 29th Jul 1810 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1816 at Burwash Independent Chapel, Burwash, Sussex, Ceremony performed by John Green
previously also baptised on 14th October 1810 by Jacob Mortell. They had the following children:
10 iHarriet who was born 1839 at Burwash, Sussex
11 iiNeri who was born 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiEliza who was born 1846 at Mayfield, Sussex
  ivHorris who was born 1850 at Buxted, Sussex
  vSamuel who was born 1856 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 13th Apr 1856 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  10. Harriet Vinall [Blackford] was the daughter of Thomas Blackford and Elizabeth Blackford [Collins]. She was born 1839 at Burwash, Sussex
  She married Edward Vinall, farm labourer on Oct to Dec 1861, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1861 Q4 Vol 2b page 155. He was born 1835 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 31st May 1840 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, aged 5 years, son of Martin Vinall (shopkeeper) and Charity Vinall. They had the following children:
  iEdward who was born before 11th Sep 1862 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 13th Sep 1868 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Edward Vinall (labourer) and Harriett Vinall
  iiWilliam who was born 23rd Oct 1865 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 13th Sep 1868 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Edward Vinall (labourer) and Harriett Vinall
  iiiDavid who was born 24th Jun 1868 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 13th Sep 1868 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Edward Vinall (labourer) and Harriett Vinall
  ivHarry who was born 1876 at Buxted, Sussex
   
  11. Neri Blackford was the son of Thomas Blackford and Elizabeth Blackford [Collins]. He was born 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Ann Mackellow on 2nd Sep 1868 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1833 at Jarvis Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Jul 1833 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Jeremiah Mankellow (farmer) and Mary Anne Mankellow
   

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