The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. John Eldridge, farm labourer was the son of William Eldridge and Susanna Eldridge [Packham]. He was born 1756 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 19^th Apr 1756 at East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex
	He married Katharine Powell on 24^th Dec 1784 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1762 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 23^rd Jan 1763 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Elizabeth who was born 1785 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26^th Jun 1785 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
2	ii	Sarah who was born 1786 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 31^st Dec 1786 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Jan 1867 Sevenoaks, Kent
3	iii	John who was born 1788 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 21^st Dec 1788 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
4	iv	William who was born 1791 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 10^th Apr 1791 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	v	Ann who was born 1794 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 25^th Dec 1794 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	vi	John who was born 1801 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29^th Mar 1801 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex

Generation No. 2
	2. Sarah Collins [Eldridge] was the daughter of John Eldridge, farm labourer and Katharine Eldridge [Powell]. She was born 1786 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 31^st Dec 1786 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Jan 1867 at Sevenoaks, Kent
	She married David Collins, Master carpenter on 15^th Apr 1812 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. He was born 1789 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 31^st May 1789 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died 30^th Dec 1855 at Penshurst, Kent. They had the following children:
5	i	Martha who was born 1813 at Heathfield, Sussex; died 1885 Sevenoaks, Kent

	3. John Eldridge, farm labourer was the son of John Eldridge, farm labourer and Katharine Eldridge [Powell]. He was born 1788 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 21^st Dec 1788 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	He married (1) Philadelphia Blackman on 5^th Apr 1812 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born c 1790. They had the following children:
	i	Philadelphia who was born c Aug 1812 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 16^th Aug 1812 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	ii	Ann who was born 1815 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 18^th Jun 1815 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	iii	Elizabeth who was born 1817 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6^th Apr 1817 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	iv	Sarah who was born 1819 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 11^th Apr 1819 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	v	Mary Ann who was born 1822 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 25^th Aug 1822 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	He married (2) Katherine Verrall on 5^th Dec 1823 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1799 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	John who was born 1824 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 9^th May 1824 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	ii	Martha who was born 1826 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26^th Feb 1826 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	iii	William who was born 1828 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3^rd Feb 1828 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	iv	Jane Caroline who was born 1831 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30^th Oct 1831 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	v	Jonathan who was born 1834 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 9^th Feb 1834 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex

	4. William Eldridge, farmer was the son of John Eldridge, farm labourer and Katharine Eldridge [Powell]. He was born 1791 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 10^th Apr 1791 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	He married Sarah on c 1814. She was born 1794 at Mayfield, Sussex

Generation No. 3
	5. Martha Bridger [Collins] was the daughter of David Collins, Master carpenter and Sarah Collins [Eldridge]. She was born 1813 at Heathfield, Sussex; died 1885 at Sevenoaks, Kent
	She married John Bridger, Head Gardener, Penshurst Place on 29^th Jan 1832 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. He was born 5^th Jan 1802 at Chiddingstone, Kent; died Apr 1886 at Sevenoaks, Kent. They had the following children:
	i	Martha who was born Feb 1832 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 26^th Feb 1832 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
6	ii	Eliza who was born 1834 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 19^th Jan 1834 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
7	iii	Frederick who was born 1836 at Leigh, Kent
	iv	Ann who was born 1837 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 17^th Dec 1837 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent
	v	Frances who was born 1839 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 15^th Dec 1839 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
8	vi	George who was born Jul 1841 at Penshurst, Kent; died Feb 1931 Middlesex
	vii	Sarah who was born 1843 at Penshurst, Kent
	viii	Edgar who was born 1844 at Penshurst, Kent
	ix	Lucy who was born 1847 at Penshurst, Kent
	x	Mary who was born 1847 at Penshurst, Kent
	xi	Henry who was born 1849 at Penshurst, Kent
	xii	Elizabeth who was born 1850 at Penshurst, Kent
	xiii	Emily who was born 1852 at Penshurst, Kent
	xiv	William E. who was born 1854 at Penshurst, Kent

Generation No. 4
	6. Eliza Marlow [Bridger] was the daughter of John Bridger, Head Gardener, Penshurst Place and Martha Bridger [Collins]. She was born 1834 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 19^th Jan 1834 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
	She married Alfred Marlow on c 1855. He was born 1834

	7. Frederick Bridger, gardener was the son of John Bridger, Head Gardener, Penshurst Place and Martha Bridger [Collins]. He was born 1836 at Leigh, Kent
	He married Charlotte Hollamby on Oct to Dec 1873, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1873 Q4 Vol 2a Page 873. She was born 1841 at Chiddingstone, Kent. They had the following children:
	i	Margaret A. who was born 1877 at Penshurst, Kent
	ii	Louisa C. who was born 1878 at Penshurst, Kent

	8. George Bridger, Cricket bat maker was the son of John Bridger, Head Gardener, Penshurst Place and Martha Bridger [Collins]. He was born Jul 1841 at Penshurst, Kent; died Feb 1931 at Acton Hospital, Middlesex
	He married Catherine Ellen Wavell on 9^th Sep 1869 at Church of St Barnabas, St Lukes, Middlesex, registered at Holborn District, London, ref: 1869 Q3 Vol 1b Page 1022. She was born 31^st Dec 1852 at 7 Mount Row, Southwark, London; died Mar 1909 at Mortlake, Surrey. They had the following children:
	i	Minnie C. who was born July to Sep 1870 at Tonbridge, Kent; died 1891
9	ii	Percy Campbell who was born Sep 1871 at Tonbridge, Kent; died 16^th Sep 1926 St. Leonards On Sea, Sussex
	iii	Alice R. who was born 1872 at Tonbridge, Kent; died 1891
	iv	Charles G. who was born 1874 at Tonbridge, Kent
10	v	Albert E. who was born 1875 at Tonbridge, Kent
	vi	Catherine F. who was born 1876 at Tonbridge, Kent
	vii	George R. who was born 1880 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	viii	John who was born 1882
	ix	Olive M. who was born 1886
	x	Mervyn H. who was born 1888

Generation No. 5
	9. Percy Campbell Bridger, Cricket bat maker was the son of George Bridger, Cricket bat maker and Catherine Ellen Bridger [Wavell]. He was born Sep 1871 at Tonbridge, Kent; died 16^th Sep 1926 at St. Leonards On Sea, Sussex
	He married Mary Ann L. Nicolls on 22^nd Sep 1903 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1903 Q3 Vol 2b Page 240. She was born Jan 1872 at Robertsbridge, Sussex; died 11^th Jul 1920 at Robertsbridge, Sussex. They had the following children:
11	i	Donovan Nicolls who was born 21^st Jan 1905 at Robertsbridge, Sussex; died 12^th Jul 1970 St. Leonards On Sea, Sussex

	10. Albert E. Bridger was the son of George Bridger, Cricket bat maker and Catherine Ellen Bridger [Wavell]. He was born 1875 at Tonbridge, Kent
	He married Betsy on 1899. She was born 1867 at Fife, Scotland. They had the following children:
	i	John who was born 1900 at Enfield Lock, Middlesex

Generation No. 6
	11. Donovan Nicolls Bridger, Cricket bat maker was the son of Percy Campbell Bridger, Cricket bat maker and Mary Ann L. Bridger [Nicolls]. He was born 21^st Jan 1905 at Robertsbridge, Sussex; died 12^th Jul 1970 at St. Leonards On Sea, Sussex
	He married Marjorie G. Vivian on 16^th May 1936 at St Jude's Church, Birmingham, Warwickshire. She was born 1^st Oct 1912 at Deganwy, Conway, Caernarvon, Wales; died 2^nd Apr 2009 at Ontario, Canada