The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Lucy Eldridge [Wells]
Generation No. 1
  1. Lucy Eldridge [Wells] She was born 1814 at Mayfield, Sussex; died Jul 1878 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 65 years; buried 27th Jul 1878 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Thomas Eldridge, farm bailiff on 7th Feb 1834 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1810 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iEphraim who was born 1835 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Mar 1835 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
3 iiEdwin who was born 1837 at Moat Farm, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Mar 1837 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
4 iiiEli who was born 1839 at Moat Farm, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26th May 1839 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ivEnos who was born 1842 at Moat Farm, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Mar 1842 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
5 vAlexander who was born 1844 at Moat Farm, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Nov 1844 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viElam Esli who was born 1847 at Moat Farm, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd May 1847 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viiElizabeth Jane who was born 1850 at Moat Farm, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th May 1850 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
6 viiiGeorge Edgar who was born 1853 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Feb 1853 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ixWilliam Thomas who was born 1856 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Feb 1856 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  xEsther Emma who was born 1860 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1860 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Ephraim Eldridge, farmer was the son of Thomas Eldridge, farm bailiff and Lucy Eldridge [Wells]. He was born 1835 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Mar 1835 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Mary Ann Fenner on 28th Oct 1860 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1834 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Dec 1834 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Jesse Fenner (labourer) & Mary Ann Fenner. They had the following children:
7 iThomas William who was born 1861 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th May 1861 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiMary Jane who was born 1862 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jun 1862 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
8 iiiLuke who was born 1864 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Nov 1864 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ivGeorge who was born 1868 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Feb 1868 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  3. Edwin Eldridge, miller's waggoner was the son of Thomas Eldridge, farm bailiff and Lucy Eldridge [Wells]. He was born 1837 at Moat Farm, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Mar 1837 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married (1) Jane Elizabeth French on Apr to June 1864, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1864 Q2 Vol 2b Page 169. She was born 1841 at Herstmonceux, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEmily who was born 1865 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Jul 1865 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiEsther who was born 1868 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Feb 1868 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiKate who was born 1870 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Feb 1870 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married (2) Maria Green on Oct to Dec 1888, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1888 Q4 Vol 2b Page 293. She was born 1855 at Parndon, Essex
   
  4. Eli Eldridge, master carpenter was the son of Thomas Eldridge, farm bailiff and Lucy Eldridge [Wells]. He was born 1839 at Moat Farm, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26th May 1839 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Sophia Britt on 25th Dec 1866 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1866 Q4 Vol 2b Page 207. She was born 1845 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iRuth who was born 1869 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiNaomi who was born 1872 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiEllen who was born 1875 at Mayfield, Sussex
  ivAlice who was born 1879 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  5. Alexander Eldridge, farmer was the son of Thomas Eldridge, farm bailiff and Lucy Eldridge [Wells]. He was born 1844 at Moat Farm, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Nov 1844 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Mary Ann Rhodes on Apr to June 1872, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1872 Q2 Vol 2b Page 214. She was born 1843 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iLucy Esther who was born 1876 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiAlexander who was born Feb 1881 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  6. George Edgar Eldridge, carpenter, joiner and ironmonger was the son of Thomas Eldridge, farm bailiff and Lucy Eldridge [Wells]. He was born 1853 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Feb 1853 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Mercy Hobbs on 19th Mar 1877 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1849 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1849 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEdgar George who was born 1878 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiClara who was born c 1882 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiEbenezer who was born c 1883 at Tonbridge, Kent
  ivEldin (Ellam) who was born c 1885 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  7. Thomas William Eldridge, carpenter was the son of Ephraim Eldridge, farmer and Mary Ann Eldridge [Fenner]. He was born 1861 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th May 1861 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Betsy Medhurst on Oct to Dec 1888, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1888 Q4 Vol 2b Page 277. She was born 1863 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iThomas who was born 19th Jan 1891 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 27th Jan 1891 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiEllen who was born 1892 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1892 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  8. Luke Eldridge was the son of Ephraim Eldridge, farmer and Mary Ann Eldridge [Fenner]. He was born 1864 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Nov 1864 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Charlotte Knight on July to Sep 1891 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1891 Q3 Vol 2A Page 1118A. She was born 1869 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
   

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