The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Richard Cornwall, farmer, son of William Cornwall, farm labourer and Elizabeth Cornwall [Burt]
Generation No. 1
  1. Richard Cornwall, farmer was the son of William Cornwall, farm labourer and Elizabeth Cornwall [Burt]. He was born 1800 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 9th Mar 1800 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Philadelphia Baldock on 30th May 1821 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1796 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1822 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Feb 1823 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
2 iiGeorge who was born 1823 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Dec 1823 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiJohn who was born 1825 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 27th Mar 1825 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
3 ivHarriett who was born 1827 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1827 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 29th Aug 1893, aged 66 years
  vEliza who was born 1829 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 18th Jan 1829 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viEleanor who was born 1830 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 28th Nov 1830 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viiMartha Clara who was born 26th Mar 1833 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1860 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  viiiJames who was born 1834 at Stockyard, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 28th Dec 1834 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ixHannah who was born 1838 at Mayfield, Sussex
  xSamuel who was born 1839 at Mayfield, Sussex
  xiRichard who was born 1842 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. George Cornwell, master bootmaker was the son of Richard Cornwall, farmer and Philadelphia Cornwell [Baldock]. He was born 1823 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Dec 1823 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Emma Page on 26th Mar 1846 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. She was born 1823 at Hastings, Sussex, daughter of Benjamin Page. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1847 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiGeorge who was born 1848 at Hastings, Sussex
  iiiCharles who was born 1851 at Hastings, Sussex
  ivHenry who was born 1853 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Aug 1853 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  vWilliam Henry who was born 1855 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 23rd Dec 1855 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  viEmma Jane who was born 1855 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 23rd Dec 1855 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  viiEdwin who was born 1858 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 28th Mar 1858 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  viiiElener who was born 1860 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 8th Jan 1860 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
   
  3. Harriett Wilmshurst [Cornwell] was the daughter of Richard Cornwall, farmer and Philadelphia Cornwell [Baldock]. She was born 1827 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1827 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 29th Aug 1893, aged 66 years
  She married William Wilmshurst, miller and farmer on 6th Oct 1855 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. He was born 1823 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 27th Apr 1823 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex; died 21st Jul 1909, aged 86 years. They had the following children:
4 iWilliam who was born 1857 at Stone Mill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1857 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died 26th Sep 1927 Sissinghurst, Kent, aged 70 years
5 iiAnnie who was born 1858 at Stone Mill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 19th Dec 1858 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died 28th Dec 1915 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 57 years
  iiiFranklin John who was born 1861 at Stone Mill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1861 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
6 ivRichard Henry who was born 1865 at Stone Mill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 15th Jan 1865 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died Sep 1931 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 66 years
   
Generation No. 3
  4. William Wilmshurst, miller and farmer was the son of William Wilmshurst, miller and farmer and Harriett Wilmshurst [Cornwell]. He was born 1857 at Stone Mill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1857 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died 26th Sep 1927 at Sissinghurst, Kent, aged 70 years
  He married Sarah Jane Eade on c 1878. She was born 20th May 1860 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1862 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died 1931, aged 71 years. They had the following children:
7 iWilliam Alfred who was born 1887 at Buxted, Sussex; died 1956 Buxted, Sussex, aged 69 years
  iiCecil Arthur who was born 1889 at Buxted, Sussex; died 1918 France, aged 29 years
  iiiAnnie Edith who was born 1890 at Buxted, Sussex; died 1973, aged 82 years
  ivEthel Mary who was born 1897; died 1908, aged 11 years
   
  5. Annie Booker [Wilmshurst] was the daughter of William Wilmshurst, miller and farmer and Harriett Wilmshurst [Cornwell]. She was born 1858 at Stone Mill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 19th Dec 1858 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died 28th Dec 1915 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 57 years
  She married John Booker, master grocer and draper on 28th Dec 1883 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 24th Dec 1853 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1854 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died 16th Dec 1933 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 80 years. They had the following children:
  iGrace who was born Oct to Dec 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1884 Q4 Vol 2b Page 2
  iiMabel Annie who was born Apr to June 1888 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1888 Q2 Vol 2b Page 129
  iiiHarriet Kate who was born 1890 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivJohn William who was born Oct to Dec 1891 at Crowborough, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1891 Q4 Vol 2b Page 113; died 23rd Oct 1916 France; buried after 23rd Oct 1916 France
  vDorothy Mary who was born Oct to Dec 1896 at Crowborough, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1896 Q4 Vol 2b Page 123
  viPhilip Frank who was born Oct to Dec 1899 at Crowborough, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1899 Q4 Vol 2b Page 118
   
  6. Richard Henry Wilmshurst was the son of William Wilmshurst, miller and farmer and Harriett Wilmshurst [Cornwell]. He was born 1865 at Stone Mill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 15th Jan 1865 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died Sep 1931 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 66 years
  He married Lavinia Jane Eade on Sep 1891. She was born Apr to June 1867 at Edenbridge, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1867 Q2 Vol 2a page 495; died 1923 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 56 years. They had the following children:
  iMuriel who was born 1896; died 1904 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 8 years
  iiRichard Henry who was born 1898; died 1927 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 29 years
8 iiiJohn William who was born 1900
  ivHubert James who was born 1902; died 1988 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 86 years
   
Generation No. 4
  7. William Alfred Wilmshurst was the son of William Wilmshurst, miller and farmer and Sarah Jane Wilmshurst [Eade]. He was born 1887 at Buxted, Sussex; died 1956 at Buxted, Sussex, aged 69 years
9 iKathleen Mary who was born 1924 at Buxted, Sussex; died 1980, aged 56 years
10 iiMargaret Elizabeth who was born 1926 at Buxted, Sussex; died 2002, aged 76 years
  He married Lizzie Martha Holter on Dec 1933 at Lewes, Sussex. She was born 1884 at Balcombe, Sussex; died 1972 at Chichester, Sussex, aged 88 years
   
  8. John William Wilmshurst was the son of Richard Henry Wilmshurst and Lavinia Jane Wilmshurst [Eade]. He was born 1900
  He married Lois Field Buss on Apr to June 1926, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1926 Q2 Vol 2b Page 317. She was born Jan to Mar 1900 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1900 Q1 Vol 2b page 117; died 1971, aged 73 years
   
Generation No. 5
  9. Kathleen Mary Dawson [Wilmshurst] was the daughter of William Alfred Wilmshurst and Lizzie Martha Wilmshurst [Holter]. She was born 1924 at Buxted, Sussex; died 1980 at Bognor Regis, aged 56 years
  She married Peter Dawson on 1st Aug 1951 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. He was born 21st May 1924 at Folkestone, Kent; died 15th Sep 1985 at Bognor Regis, aged 61 years
   
  10. Margaret Elizabeth Baxter [Wilmshurst] was the daughter of William Alfred Wilmshurst and Lizzie Martha Wilmshurst [Holter]. She was born 1926 at Buxted, Sussex; died 2002 at Crewe, aged 76 years
  She married Jack Stewart Baxter on c 1950. He was born 1924; died 20th Dec 2005 at Crewe, aged 81 years
   

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