The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for James Cole, farm labourer
Generation No. 1
  1. James Cole, farm labourer He was born 1789 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Sarah Turk on 4th Jun 1816 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1794 at Rotherfield, Sussex, Listed in the will of Martha Turk (nee Bridger). They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1st Aug 1816 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 15th Aug 1816 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiSarah Ann who was born 1820 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Feb 1820 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiElizabeth who was born 4th Feb 1822 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th May 1825 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
2 ivMary Ann who was born 1825 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th May 1825 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
3 vRuth who was born 1828 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Mar 1828 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viJames who was born 1830 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 18th Apr 1830 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viiCharles who was born 1834 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Mar 1834 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viiiCaroline who was born 1837 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Jul 1837 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ixGeorge who was born 1839 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 28th Jul 1839 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Mary Ann Dadswell [Cole] was the daughter of James Cole, farm labourer and Sarah Cole [Turk]. She was born 1825 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th May 1825 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Alfred Dadswell, farm labourer on 21st Jul 1844 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 15th Dec 1823 at No-Mans Hole, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 20th Mar 1842 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of James Dadswell (labourer) and Charlotte Dadswell. They had the following children:
4 iJames who was born 1845 at Greenings Farm, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1845 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Dadswell (labourer) and Mary Ann Dadswell
5 iiElizabeth Jane who was born 1857 at Guestling, Sussex; christened 9th Aug 1857 St. Laurence, Guestling, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Dadswell (labourer) and Mary Dadswell
6 iiiAlfred who was born 1860 at Guestling, Sussex; christened 17th Jun 1860 St. Laurence, Guestling, Sussex, son of Alfred Dadswell (labourer) and Mary Dadswell
   
  3. Ruth Richardson [Cole] was the daughter of James Cole, farm labourer and Sarah Cole [Turk]. She was born 1828 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Mar 1828 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Henry Richardson, master bricklayer and farm labourer on 7th Dec 1846 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1821 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iLucy who was born 1848 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Aug 1848 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry Richardson (labourer) and Ruth Richardson
  iiGeorge who was born 1849 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Nov 1849 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Henry Richardson and Ruth Richardson
  iiiHarry who was born 1852 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Sep 1852 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Henry Richardson (labourer) and Ruth Richardson
  ivJane who was born 1855 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jan 1855 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry Richardson (labourer) and Ruth Richardson
  vHarriett who was born 1856 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Nov 1856 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry Richardson (labourer) and Ruth Richardson
  viSarah Ann who was born 1858 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Aug 1858 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry Richardson (labourer) and Ruth Richardson
7 viiEllen who was born 1860 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1860 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry Richardson (labourer) and Ruth Richardson; died Oct to Dec 1941
  viiiCharles who was born 1862 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1862 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Henry Richardson (labourer) and Ruth Richardson
  ixFrank who was born 1866 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Apr 1866 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Henry Richardson (bricklayer) and Ruth Richardson
  xWalter who was born 1867 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th May 1867 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Henry Richardson (labourer) and Ruth Richardson
   
Generation No. 3
  4. James Dadswell, labourer was the son of Alfred Dadswell, farm labourer and Mary Ann Dadswell [Cole]. He was born 1845 at Greenings Farm, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1845 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Dadswell (labourer) and Mary Ann Dadswell
  He married Harriett Coleman on 2nd Aug 1868 at St. Laurence, Guestling, Sussex. She was born 1843 at Ore, Sussex; christened 1st Oct 1843 at St. Helen's Church, Ore, Sussex, daughter of Jesse Coleman (gardener) and Mary Coleman. They had the following children:
  iCharles who was born 1869 at Guestling, Sussex; christened 7th Feb 1869 St. Laurence, Guestling, Sussex, son of James Dadswell (labourer) and Harriet Dadswell
  iiJames A. who was born 1871 at Guestling, Sussex
  iiiGeorge William who was born 1872 at Guestling, Sussex
  ivAlbert Edward who was born 1877 at Guestling, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1877 St. Laurence, Guestling, Sussex, son of James Dadswell (labourer) and Harriet Dadswell
  vFrederick Arthur who was born 1879 at Guestling, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1879 St. Laurence, Guestling, Sussex, son of James Dadswell (labourer) and Harriet Dadswell
   
  5. Elizabeth Jane Bassett [Dadswell] was the daughter of Alfred Dadswell, farm labourer and Mary Ann Dadswell [Cole]. She was born 1857 at Guestling, Sussex; christened 9th Aug 1857 at St. Laurence, Guestling, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Dadswell (labourer) and Mary Dadswell
  She married Charles Bassett, wheelwright on July to Sep 1883, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1883 Q3 Vol 2b Page 209. He was born 1856 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jan 1856 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of John Bassett (labourer) and Jane Bassett. They had the following children:
  iCharles Edward who was born 18th Jun 1884 at Boarshead, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Aug 1884 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Charles Bassett (wheelwright) and Elizabeth Bassett
  iiThomas Alfred who was born 22nd Mar 1886 at Ore, Sussex; christened 15th Aug 1886 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Charles Bassett (farmer) and Elizabeth Jane Bassett
  iiiJohn who was born 22nd Nov 1890 at Town Row, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 5th Jun 1892 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Charles Bassett (wheelwright) and Elizabeth Jane Bassett
  ivCicely Hannah who was born 17th Nov 1893 at Rock Robin Hill, Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 11th Feb 1894 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Charles Bassett (wheelwright) and Elizabeth Jane Bassett
   
  6. Alfred Dadswell, farm labourer was the son of Alfred Dadswell, farm labourer and Mary Ann Dadswell [Cole]. He was born 1860 at Guestling, Sussex; christened 17th Jun 1860 at St. Laurence, Guestling, Sussex, son of Alfred Dadswell (labourer) and Mary Dadswell
  He married Harriet Ann Olliver on July to Sep 1901, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1901 Q3 Vol 2b Page 441. She was born 1867 at Brighton, Sussex
   
  7. Ellen Cornford [Richardson] was the daughter of Henry Richardson, master bricklayer and farm labourer and Ruth Richardson [Cole]. She was born 1860 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1860 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry Richardson (labourer) and Ruth Richardson; died Oct to Dec 1941, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1941 Q4 Vol 2b Page 297
  She married William Thomas on Oct to Dec 1890, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1890 Q4 Vol 2b Page 249. He was born 1855 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 5th May 1855 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of Henry Tommas (labourer) and Hannah Tommas; died Dec 1927 at Mayfield, Sussex; buried 16th Dec 1927 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHannah who was born 7th Nov 1891
  iiNaomi who was born 17th Jun 1898
  iiiMary who was born Apr to June 1899
   

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