The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Elizabeth Edwards
Generation No. 1
  1. Elizabeth Edwards She was born 1793 at Maresfield, Sussex
  She married John Edwards, farm labourer on c 1812. He was born 1791 at East Grinstead, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1814 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 2nd Oct 1814 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex
  iiThomas who was born 1817 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 2nd Mar 1817 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex
  iiiMary who was born 1819 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 19th Dec 1819 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex
2 ivMartin who was born 1822 at East Grinstead, Sussex; died 22nd Jun 1910 Forest Row, Sussex
  vRichard who was born 1825 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 27th Mar 1825 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex
3 viGeorge who was born 1828 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 21st Sep 1828 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Martin Edwards, farm labourer was the son of John Edwards, farm labourer and Elizabeth Edwards. He was born 1822 at East Grinstead, Sussex; died 22nd Jun 1910 at Forest Row, Sussex
4 iHoath Martin who was born 1850 at East Grinstead, Sussex; died 10th Feb 1910
  He married Philadelphia Todman on c 1850. She was born 1823 at East Grinstead, Sussex; died 29th Aug 1892. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1851 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 28th Sep 1851 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex; died 4th Oct 1894 Forest Row, Sussex
5 iiGeorge who was born 1853 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 14th Aug 1853 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex; died 1944
6 iiiFanny who was born 1856 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 9th Mar 1856 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex; died 29th Jan 1947
  ivHenry who was born 1858 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 28th Mar 1858 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex; died 1886
  vThomas who was born 1860 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 20th May 1860 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex; died 1920
7 viRichard who was born 1862 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 30th Mar 1862 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex; died 23rd Apr 1927; buried after 23rd Apr 1927 Hartfield, Sussex
8 viiWilliam who was born 1864 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 24th Apr 1864 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex; died 1928 Crowborough, Sussex
  viiiElisabeth who was born 1866 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 30th Sep 1866 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex; died 22nd Feb 1879 Forest Row, Sussex
   
  3. George Edwards was the son of John Edwards, farm labourer and Elizabeth Edwards. He was born 1828 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 21st Sep 1828 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex
  He married Susannah on c 1848. She was born 1821 at East Grinstead, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Hoath Martin Edwards was the son of Martin Edwards, farm labourer and Philadelphia Edwards [Todman]. He was born 1850 at East Grinstead, Sussex; died 10th Feb 1910
  He married Hariet Martin on 7th May 1884 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex. She was born c 1860. They had the following children:
  iPamela Lucy who was born 1885 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 24th May 1885 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  iiHerbert Martin who was born 1887 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 7th Aug 1887 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
   
  5. George Edwards, sawyer and baker was the son of Martin Edwards, farm labourer and Philadelphia Edwards [Todman]. He was born 1853 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 14th Aug 1853 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex; died 1944
  He married (1) Sophia Tester on 2nd Sep 1876 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex. She was born 1855 at East Grinstead, Sussex; died 1894. They had the following children:
  iEdith Fanny who was born 1877 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 2nd Dec 1877 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  iiGeorge who was born 1879 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 4th May 1879 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  iiiElizabeth who was born 1882 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  ivWilliam who was born 1884 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 25th May 1884 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  vFlorence who was born 1886 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 15th Aug 1886 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  viHenry Martin who was born 1889 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 27th Jan 1889 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  He married (2) Emily Knight on 3rd Jan 1900 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex. She was born 1872
   
  6. Fanny Tester [Edwards] was the daughter of Martin Edwards, farm labourer and Philadelphia Edwards [Todman]. She was born 1856 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 9th Mar 1856 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex; died 29th Jan 1947
  She married William Tester, labourer on 30th Jun 1888 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex. He was born 1860 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 23rd Mar 1877 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex, adult son of Henry Tester (sawyer) and Mary Tester. They had the following children:
  iWilliam Edgar who was born 1889 at highgate, Forest Row, Sussex; christened 2nd Jun 1889 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex, son of William Tester (labourer) and Fanny Tester
  iiGilbert who was born 1891 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 19th Jul 1891 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, son of William Tester (labourer) and Fanny Tester
  iiiEthel May who was born 1892 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 10th Jul 1892 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of William Tester (painter) and Fanny Tester
  ivFlorence Mary who was born 1895 at Ashdown Park, Hartfield, Sussex; christened 8th Sep 1895 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of William Tester (labourer) and Fanny Tester
   
  7. Richard Edwards, farm labourer was the son of Martin Edwards, farm labourer and Philadelphia Edwards [Todman]. He was born 1862 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 30th Mar 1862 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex; died 23rd Apr 1927; buried after 23rd Apr 1927 at Coleman's Hatch, Hartfield, Sussex
  He married Kate Elizabeth Wheatley on 25th Dec 1886 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex. She was born Oct to Dec 1862 at Southampton, Hampshire; christened 1st Mar 1863 at Southampton, Hampshire; died 8th May 1944; buried after 8th May 1944 at Holy Trinity Church, Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
9 iAnnie Margaret who was born Oct 1888 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 4th Nov 1888 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
10 iiKathleen Susannah who was born Apr 1891 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 19th Apr 1891 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
   
  8. William Edwards, labourer was the son of Martin Edwards, farm labourer and Philadelphia Edwards [Todman]. He was born 1864 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 24th Apr 1864 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex; died 1928 at Grubbs Farm, Crowborough, Sussex
  iWilliam Cecil who was born 1890 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 5th Oct 1890 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  He married Harriet Jarvis on c 1890. She was born 1864 at Forest Row, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlbert Charles who was born 1893 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 23rd Jul 1893 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  iiEvelyn Harriet Rose who was born 1896 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 13th Sep 1896 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  9. Annie Margaret Divall [Edwards] was the daughter of Richard Edwards, farm labourer and Kate Elizabeth Edwards [Wheatley]. She was born Oct 1888 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 4th Nov 1888 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  She married Nelson Divall on 18th Nov 1917 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. He was born 1883 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 30th Sep 1883 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
11 iAnnie Margaret who was born 15th Nov 1920 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  iiNelson R. W. who was born Oct to Dec 1922 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  iiiElsie Joan who was born 3rd Jun 1926 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  ivLilian Elizabeth who was born 9th Jan 1929 at East Grinstead, Sussex; died Nov 2003 Kent
   
  10. Kathleen Susannah Rogers [Edwards] was the daughter of Richard Edwards, farm labourer and Kate Elizabeth Edwards [Wheatley]. She was born Apr 1891 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 19th Apr 1891 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  She married Thomas Rogers, gardener on 29th Apr 1919 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. He was born Jan to Mar 1892, registered at Battersea District, London, ref: 1892 Q1. They had the following children:
  iRita who was born Jan to Mar 1927, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1927 Q1
  iiFrank who was born July to Sep 1929, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1929 Q3
   
Generation No. 5
  11. Annie Margaret Maguire [Divall] was the daughter of Nelson Divall and Annie Margaret Divall [Edwards]. She was born 15th Nov 1920 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  She married Alexander Brown Maguire on Jan to Mar 1945, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1945 Q1. He was born 24th Aug 1916 at Paisley, Scotland; died 15th Aug 2002 at Leduc, near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
   

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