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Descendant's report for Alfred Dadswell, carpenter, son of Robert Dadswell, farmer and Ann Dadswell [Wickens]
Generation No. 1
  1. Alfred Dadswell, carpenter was the son of Robert Dadswell, farmer and Ann Dadswell [Wickens]. He was born 15th Sep 1822 at Beeches, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Dec 1822 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Robert Dadswell (farmer) and Ann Dadswell; died 11th Aug 1916 at Shornbrook, Crowborough, Sussex
  He married Sarah Adams on c 1852. She was born 10th Jan 1826 at Crowboro, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 20th Jan 1826 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died Feb 1865 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 39 years; buried 2nd Mar 1865 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlfred Ernest Albert who was born 1854 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Jul 1854 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Alfred Dadswell (labourer) and Sarah Dadswell
  iiGeraldine Sarah who was born 1856 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1856 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Dadswell (labourer) and Sarah Dadswell
2 iiiEmily Mary who was born 3rd Jun 1858 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Oct 1858 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Dadswell (labourer) and Sarah Dadswell; died 3rd Feb 1936 Rusthall, Kent
  ivThomas Nelson who was born 1861 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1863 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Dadswell (carpenter) and Sarah Dadswell
  vElizabeth Blanche who was born 1863 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1863 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Dadswell (carpenter) and Sarah Dadswell
  viWalter William who was born 4th May 1867 at Shorn Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1869 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Dadswell (labourer) and Sarah Dadswell; died Aug 1871 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 4 years; buried 22nd Aug 1871 Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiFrank John who was born 14th Jan 1869 at Shorn Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1869 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Dadswell (labourer) and Sarah Dadswell; died 6th Mar 1879
3 viiiCaroline Lucy Ann who was born 20th Apr 1871 at Shorn Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11th Jun 1871 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Dadswell (carpenter) and Sarah Dadswell
4 ixTrayton Mellon who was born 9th Jul 1874 at Shorn Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11th Oct 1874 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Dadswell (carpenter) and Sarah Dadswell
  xArthur Henry who was born 9th Aug 1876 at Shorn Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Sep 1876 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Dadswell (carpenter) and Sarah Dadswell; died Mar 1877 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 7 months; buried 18th Mar 1877 Rotherfield, Sussex
5 xiCharles Percy who was born 1879 at Shorn Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8th Jun 1879 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Dadswell (carpenter) and Sarah Dadswell; died July to Sep 1909, aged 30 years
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Emily Mary Taylor [Dadswell] was the daughter of Alfred Dadswell, carpenter and Sarah Dadswell [Adams]. She was born 3rd Jun 1858 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Oct 1858 at Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Dadswell (labourer) and Sarah Dadswell; died 3rd Feb 1936 at Rusthall, Kent
  She married Walter Taylor, stockman on farm on Mar 1888 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He was born 20th May 1866 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 15th Jul 1866 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died 14th Jan 1934 at Rusthall, Kent. They had the following children:
6 iWalter who was born 11th Mar 1889 at Tonbridge, Kent; died 5th Apr 1976 Ontario, Canada
  iiConstance B. who was born 1891 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiHilda Blanche who was born 1892 at Harrietsham, Kent
  ivEllen Catherine who was born 1894 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  3. Caroline Lucy Ann Brooks [Dadswell] was the daughter of Alfred Dadswell, carpenter and Sarah Dadswell [Tasker]. She was born 20th Apr 1871 at Shorn Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11th Jun 1871 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Dadswell (carpenter) and Sarah Dadswell
  She married Ernest Henry Brooks, house painter on c 1895. He was born 1870 at Bredhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iHilda who was born 4th Sep 1899; died 1998
  iiOlive Blanche who was born 1900; died 19th Dec 1940
   
  4. Trayton Mellon Dadswell was the son of Alfred Dadswell, carpenter and Sarah Dadswell [Tasker]. He was born 9th Jul 1874 at Shorn Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11th Oct 1874 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Dadswell (carpenter) and Sarah Dadswell
  He married Rhoda Osborn Lockyer on July to Sep 1900 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1900 Q3 Vol 2B Page 279. She was born 26th Jan 1867 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Feb 1879 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iRhoda who was born 1901 at Crowborough, Sussex
  iiEthel who was born 1902 at Isle of Wight
   
  5. Charles Percy Dadswell was the son of Alfred Dadswell, carpenter and Sarah Dadswell [Tasker]. He was born 1879 at Shorn Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8th Jun 1879 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Dadswell (carpenter) and Sarah Dadswell; died July to Sep 1909, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1909 Q3 Vol 2b Page 71, aged 30 years
  He married Minnie Charlotte Heasman on Oct to Dec 1901, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1901 Q4 Vol 2a Page 1570. She was born 1879 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
  iDorothy who was born 1902 at Sundridge, Kent
  iiEdith who was born 1903 at Crowborough, Sussex
  iiiPercy who was born 1904 at Withyham, Sussex
  ivAlfred who was born 1907 at Withyham, Sussex
  vNellie who was born 1909 at Withyham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  6. Walter Taylor was the son of Walter Taylor, stockman on farm and Emily Mary Taylor [Dadswell]. He was born 11th Mar 1889 at Tonbridge, Kent; died 5th Apr 1976 at Brantford, Ontario, Canada
  He married Edith Annie Neve on 3rd Jun 1916 at St. James' Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She was born 22nd Sep 1889 at London; died 28th Oct 1975 at Brantford, Ontario, Canada. They had the following children:
7 iJoan Edith who was born 31st Oct 1917 at Folkestone, Kent; died 3rd May 2006 Ontario, Canada
8 iiDorine Edna who was born 27th Sep 1919 at Brantford, Ontario, Canada
9 iiiMarjorie Hilda who was born 18th Mar 1921 at Brantford, Ontario, Canada
   
Generation No. 4
  7. Joan Edith Dowden [Taylor] was the daughter of Walter Taylor and Edith Annie Taylor [Neve]. She was born 31st Oct 1917 at Folkestone, Kent; died 3rd May 2006 at Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
  She married Fernley W. Dowden on 13th Jul 1940 at Brantford, Ontario, Canada. He was born 4th Feb 1914 at Cornwall; died 16th Jan 1996 at Brantford, Ontario, Canada
   
  8. Dorine Edna Davidson [Taylor] was the daughter of Walter Taylor and Edith Annie Taylor [Neve]. She was born 27th Sep 1919 at Brantford, Ontario, Canada
  She married Donald Davidson on 1942 at Brantford, Ontario, Canada. He was born c 1915
   
  9. Marjorie Hilda Hayton [Ramsay] [Taylor] was the daughter of Walter Taylor and Edith Annie Taylor [Neve]. She was born 18th Mar 1921 at Brantford, Ontario, Canada
  She married (1) Alexander Ramsay on 1942 at Brantford, Ontario, Canada. He was born c 1920
  She married (2) Bud Hayton on c 1950. He was born c 1920
   

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