The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Obedience Coats [Stevens]
Generation No. 1
  1. Obedience Coats [Stevens] She was born c 1780
  She married Richard Coats on 14th Nov 1803 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. He was born 1779 at Frant, Sussex; christened 26th Aug 1779 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth who was born 1806 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Nov 1806 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiMilley who was born 1808 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 20th Nov 1808 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiRichard who was born 1808 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 20th Nov 1808 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
2 ivMatilda who was born 1811 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Dec 1811 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  vHarriet who was born 1814 at Cowden, Kent; christened 15th May 1814 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died 1834 Cowden, Kent; buried 1st Jun 1834 Cowden, Kent
  viRichard who was born 1816 at Cowden, Kent; christened 24th Jun 1816 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  viiPhoebe who was born 1817 at Cowden, Kent; christened 1st Jun 1817 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
3 viiiFrederick who was born 1820 at Cowden, Kent; christened 26th Mar 1820 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  ixMary Ann who was born 1822 at Cowden, Kent; christened 10th Nov 1822 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died Nov 1823 Cowden, Kent; buried 16th Nov 1823 Cowden, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Matilda Bryant [Coates] was the daughter of Richard Coats and Obedience Coats [Stevens]. She was born 1811 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Dec 1811 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
4 iThomas who was born 3rd Apr 1831 at Cowden, Kent; christened 24th Apr 1831 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died 2nd Apr 1916 Tonbridge, Kent; buried after 2nd Apr 1916 Tonbridge, Kent, Plot 1420
  She married John Bryant, farm labourer on 15th Dec 1832 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent. He was born 1806 at Edenbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1833 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 7th Feb 1833 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent; died 1913 Hollingbourne, Kent
  iiEmma who was born 1835 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 12th Feb 1837 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1910
  iiiEllen who was born 1837 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 12th Feb 1837 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent; died 1854 Cowden, Kent
  ivFrederick who was born 1839 at Cowden, Kent
  vCharles who was born 1841 at Cowden, Kent; died 1923
  viPhoebe who was born 1844 at Cowden, Kent; died July to Sep 1930
  viiFrances who was born 1847 at Cowden, Kent; died 1863 Kent
  viiiLouisa who was born 1849 at Cowden, Kent
  ixMary Ann who was born 1850 at Cowden, Kent
5 xSusan who was born 18th May 1852 at Cowden, Kent
   
  3. Frederick Coats, farm labourer was the son of Richard Coats and Obedience Coats [Stevens]. He was born 1820 at Cowden, Kent; christened 26th Mar 1820 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  He married Phoebe Mary Bysh on 17th Jul 1847 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. She was born 1825 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1825 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEmily who was born 1856 at Cowden, Kent
  iiRichard who was born 1858 at Cowden, Kent
  iiiWilliam who was born 1863 at Cowden, Kent
  ivPhoebe who was born 1865 at Cowden, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Thomas Coates, glove and legging maker was the son of unknown father and Matilda Bryant [Coates]. He was born 3rd Apr 1831 at Cowden, Kent; christened 24th Apr 1831 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died 2nd Apr 1916 at Tonbridge, Kent; buried after 2nd Apr 1916 at Tonbridge cemetery, Tonbridge, Kent, Plot 1420
  He married Harriott Sarah Everest on 30th Oct 1853 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex. She was born 1835 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 13th Dec 1835 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of James Everest (labourer) and Philadelphia Everest; died 14th Dec 1925 at 62 High Street, Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iThomas Everest who was born Dec 1854 at Cowden, Kent; died 14th Apr 1906 London
  iiHerbert who was born 1856 at Cowden, Kent; christened 2nd Nov 1856 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died Nov 1857 Cowden, Kent; buried 8th Nov 1857 Cowden, Kent
  iiiStephen who was born 1856 at Cowden, Kent
  ivHorace who was born 1858 at Cowden, Kent; died 1879 India
  vRoland who was born 1859 at Cowden, Kent
  viSpencer who was born 1860 at Cowden, Kent; died 1941 British Columbia, Canada; buried 1941 British Columbia, Canada
  viiErnest who was born 1862 at Cowden, Kent; died 23rd Nov 1951 Somerset; buried after 23rd Nov 1851 Tonbridge, Kent
  viiiEdith who was born 1864 at Cowden, Kent
6 ixOrpah who was born 1866 at Cowden, Kent; died 9th Oct 1951 Middlesex
7 xAdin who was born 18th Dec 1868 at Cowden, Kent; died 7th Jan 1969 Buxted, Sussex
8 xiJabez who was born 17th Apr 1871 at Cowden, Kent; died 31st Oct 1954 Tonbridge, Kent
9 xiiPercy who was born 14th Oct 1875 at Cowden, Kent; died 14th Apr 1970 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
  5. Susan Crowhurst [Bryant] was the daughter of John Bryant, farm labourer and Matilda Bryant [Coates]. She was born 18th May 1852 at Cowden, Kent
  iAnnie who was born 27th Jul 1875 at The Bank, Ashurst, Kent; died 21st Apr 1898 Ashurst, Kent, recorded as Annie Crowhurst
  She married Charles Crowhurst, labourer on 8th Dec 1878 at Emmanuel Church, Tonbridge, Kent. He was born 1833 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 23rd Jun 1833 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iCharles who was born 1879 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 1st Jun 1879 St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent
  iiHorace who was born 1881 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 7th Aug 1881 St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent
  iiiHarry John who was born 1884 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 3rd Feb 1884 St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent
10 ivJames who was born 29th Mar 1886 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 27th Jun 1886 St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent
  vRuth who was born 1889 at Ashurst, Kent
  viGeorge who was born 1892 at Ashurst, Kent
   
Generation No. 4
  6. Orpah Boosey [Coates] was the daughter of Thomas Coates, glove and legging maker and Harriott Sarah Coates [Everest]. She was born 1866 at Cowden, Kent; died 9th Oct 1951 at Hendon, Middlesex
  She married Frances Joseph Boosey, carpenter on 1888 at Tonbridge, Kent. He was born 1861 at Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iEdith Nellie who was born 1889 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiOrpah who was born 1890 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  iiiElsie Annie who was born 1901 at Hackney, London
   
  7. Adin Coates was the son of Thomas Coates, glove and legging maker and Harriott Sarah Coates [Everest]. He was born 18th Dec 1868 at Cowden, Kent; died 7th Jan 1969 at April Cottage, Buxted, Sussex
  He married Bertha Moon on 2nd Sep 1901 at St. Stephen's Church, Tonbridge, Kent. She was born 9th Dec 1872 at Town Row, Rotherfield, Sussex; died 2nd Oct 1938 at Yalding, Kent; buried 5th Oct 1938 at St. Peter and St Paul, Yalding, Kent. They had the following children:
11 iMadeline who was born 10th Jan 1904 at Yalding, Kent; died 12th Mar 1995 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
12 iiJames who was born 13th Feb 1906 at Yalding, Kent; died 21st Dec 1981 Edenbridge, Kent
13 iiiRichard who was born 4th Oct 1907 at Yalding, Kent; died 1977 Tenterden, Kent
14 ivSpencer who was born 29th Jun 1912 at Yalding, Kent; died July to Sep 2001
   
  8. Jabez Coates was the son of Thomas Coates, glove and legging maker and Harriott Sarah Coates [Everest]. He was born 17th Apr 1871 at Cowden, Kent; died 31st Oct 1954 at Tonbridge, Kent
  He married Alice Mockford on 21st Feb 1897. She was born 18th Feb 1871 at Tonbridge, Kent; died 5th Aug 1942 at Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iNelson Victor who was born 1898; died 17th Dec 1983 Yorkshire
  iiCissy May who was born 29th May 1904 at Tonbridge, Kent; died 2nd Mar 1980 Deal, Kent
   
  9. Percy Coates was the son of Thomas Coates, glove and legging maker and Harriott Sarah Coates [Everest]. He was born 14th Oct 1875 at Cowden, Kent; died 14th Apr 1970 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  He married Florence Emily Roberts on Apr to June 1906, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1906 Q2 Vol 2a Page 16262. She was born 15th Aug 1879 at Paddock Wood, Kent; died 3rd Dec 1959 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
  iLavinia Florence who was born 3rd Aug 1908; died 3rd Oct 1989 Southborough, Kent
  iiThomas Hastings who was born 1915; died 5th Apr 1930 Tonbridge, Kent
   
  10. James Crowhurst was the son of Charles Crowhurst, labourer and Susan Crowhurst [Bryant]. He was born 29th Mar 1886 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 27th Jun 1886 at St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent
  He married Elizabeth Pattie Coomber on 17th Jan 1906 at St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent. She was born 1887
   
Generation No. 5
  11. Madeline Price [Coates] was the daughter of Adin Coates and Bertha Coates [Moon]. She was born 10th Jan 1904 at Yalding, Kent; died 12th Mar 1995 at Kent and Sussex Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  She married Reginald Frank Price on 20th Jul 1927 at St. Peter and St Paul, Yalding, Kent. He was born 8th May 1901 at Tonbridge, Kent; died 23rd Mar 1987 at Eastbourne Hospital, Eastbourne, Sussex
   
  12. James Coates was the son of Adin Coates and Bertha Coates [Moon]. He was born 13th Feb 1906 at Yalding, Kent; died 21st Dec 1981 at Edenbridge, Kent
  He married Dorothy Brotherwood on 1933 at Tonbridge, Kent. She was born 1906 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  13. Richard Coates was the son of Adin Coates and Bertha Coates [Moon]. He was born 4th Oct 1907 at Yalding, Kent; died 1977 at Tenterden, Kent
  He married Constance B. Southwell on 19th Oct 1932 at Aylesford, Kent. She was born 16th Feb 1910
   
  14. Spencer Coates was the son of Adin Coates and Bertha Coates [Moon]. He was born 29th Jun 1912 at Yalding, Kent; died July to Sep 2001, registered at Worthing District, Sussex, ref: 2001 Q3
  He married Margaret Mary Weaver on 11th Sep 1935 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent. She was born 1st Oct 1909; died 18th Jan 2001
   

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