The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Charity Akehurst [Evenden] [Cornford] [Cornwell], daughter of Robert Cornwall and Mary Cornwall [Wimble]
Generation No. 1
  1. Charity Akehurst [Evenden] [Cornford] [Cornwell] was the daughter of Robert Cornwall and Mary Cornwall [Wimble]. She was born 1780 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 26th Apr 1780 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; buried 11th Jul 1852 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
2 iMartha who was born 1798 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 13th May 1798 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, mother Charity Cornwall, illegitimate
  She married (1) Thomas Cornford on 15th Apr 1800 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, Thomas of Ashburnham, widower, witnesses Josiah Pearce & James Haffenden. He was born 1761 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 1st Mar 1761 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, parents John & Mary Cornford; buried 11th Apr 1812 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iCharity who was born 1801 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 19th Apr 1801 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; buried 12th May 1820 Warbleton, Sussex, aged 19 years
  iiMary who was born 1803 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 17th Apr 1803 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
3 iiiThomas who was born 1805 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 28th Apr 1805 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, parents Thomas & Charity Cornford
  She married (2) Richard Evenden on 18th May 1812 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, witnesses Theophilus Goble & Sara Cran. He was born 1753; buried 27th Apr 1824 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, aged 71 years
  She married (3) Stephen Akehurst, farm labourer on 7th Dec 1827 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex. He was born 1777 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 11th Sep 1777 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; buried 8th Oct 1852 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Martha Evenden [Cornwall] was the daughter of unknown father and Charity Akehurst [Evenden] [Cornford] [Cornwell]. She was born 1798 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 13th May 1798 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, mother Charity Cornwall, illegitimate
  She married William Evenden, lathe minder on 15th May 1815 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex. He was born 1792 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 27th Dec 1792 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, parents Richard & Susannah Evenden. They had the following children:
4 iCaroline who was born 1826 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 27th Oct 1826 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, parents William & Martha Sinden
   
  3. Thomas Cornford was the son of Thomas Cornford and Charity Akehurst [Evenden] [Cornford] [Cornwell]. He was born 1805 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 28th Apr 1805 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, parents Thomas & Charity Cornford
  iCharles who was born 1827 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 16th Sep 1827 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Wood on 28th Apr 1827 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, witnesses Arthur Russell & Sarah Pettitt. She was born 20th Apr 1808 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 23rd May 1808 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex; buried 10th Jun 1845 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex, aged 36 years. They had the following children:
5 iCaleb Samuel who was born 1829 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 15th Nov 1829 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Caroline Sinden [Evenden] was the daughter of William Evenden, lathe minder and Martha Evenden [Cornwall]. She was born 1826 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 27th Oct 1826 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, parents William & Martha Sinden
  iEllen who was born 1846 at Hellingly, Sussex
  iiHenry who was born 1848 at Warbleton, Sussex
  She married Thomas Sinden, farm labourer on 29th Jan 1848 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, witnesses David WIlmshurst & Emily Evenden. He was born 1823 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 16th Nov 1823 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, parents Henry & Mary Ann Sinden. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth who was born 1850 at Waldron, Sussex
6 iiThomas who was born 1852 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 5th Dec 1852 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
   
  5. Caleb Samuel Cornford, farm labourer was the son of Thomas Cornford and Elizabeth Wratten [Cornford] [Wood]. He was born 1829 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 15th Nov 1829 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; emigrated 1853 to Vistoria, Australia
  He married Mary Shoebridge on 17th Nov 1848 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex, witnesses George Colbran & Mary Ann Saunders. She was born 1830 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; emigrated 1853 to Victoria, Australia. They had the following children:
  iEllen who was born 1849 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  6. Thomas Sinden, farm labourer was the son of Thomas Sinden, farm labourer and Caroline Sinden [Evenden]. He was born 1852 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 5th Dec 1852 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
  He married Ruth Catt on 7th Dec 1870 at St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex, witnesses Henry Cornford & Elizabeth Sinden. She was born Oct to Dec 1851 at Warbleton, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1851 Q4 Vol 7 Page 427. They had the following children:
  iIsaac H. who was born 1873 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
7 iiNaomi who was born 1st May 1875 at Dallington, Sussex; christened 17th Oct 1875 St. Giles Church, Dallington, Sussex
  iiiEliza who was born 1878 at Battle, Sussex
  ivEster who was born 1880 at Battle, Sussex
   
Generation No. 5
  7. Naomi Goldsmith [Sinden] was the daughter of Thomas Sinden, farm labourer and Ruth Sinden [Catt]. She was born 1st May 1875 at Dallington, Sussex; christened 17th Oct 1875 at St. Giles Church, Dallington, Sussex
  She married Charles William Dodson Goldsmith on 27th Oct 1894 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, witnesses John Thomas Goldsmith & Rachel Gurr. He was born 4th Dec 1868 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 24th Jan 1869 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
   

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