The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Sarah Ellis [Waters]
Generation No. 1
  1. Sarah Ellis [Waters] She was born c 1720
  She married Edward Ellis on 18th Oct 1742 at All Saints Church, Mountfield, Sussex. He was born c 1718 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 3rd Aug 1718 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
2 iSarah who was born 1743 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 28th Aug 1743 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  iiMary who was born 1745 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 3rd Oct 1745 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  iiiWilliam who was born 1748/49 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 5th Jan 1748/49 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  ivElizabeth who was born 1750 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 1st Jul 1750 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
3 vAnn who was born 1752 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 19th Apr 1752 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  viEdward who was born 1754 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 5th Oct 1754 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  viiJohn who was born 1755 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 17th Oct 1755 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  viiiJane who was born 1758 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 2nd Feb 1758 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  ixRichard who was born 1759 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 26th Dec 1759 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  xConstance who was born 1761 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 11th Nov 1761 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  xiFrances who was born 28th Aug 1763 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 28th Aug 1763 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  xiiThomas who was born 1765 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 29th Jul 1765 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  xiiiGeorge who was born 7th Aug 1767 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 31st Aug 1767 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Sarah Mepham [Ellis] was the daughter of Edward Ellis and Sarah Ellis [Waters]. She was born 1743 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 28th Aug 1743 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  She married Joseph Mepham on 9th Dec 1768 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent. He was born c 1745. They had the following children:
  iJoseph who was born 1769 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 1769 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  iiJohn who was born 1770 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 11th Dec 1770 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  iiiWilliam who was born 1772 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 17th Apr 1772 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  ivRichard who was born 1774 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 20th Feb 1774 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  vSarah who was born 1776 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 31st Mar 1776 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  viEdward who was born 1778 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 22nd Feb 1778 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  viiElizabeth who was born 1780 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 23rd Jul 1780 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  viiiBenjamin who was born 1782 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 15th Sep 1782 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  ixFanny who was born 1784 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 21st Nov 1784 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
4 xConstance who was born 1786 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 8th Oct 1786 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent; died 1856 Cranbrook, Kent
   
  3. Ann Thrift [Brook] [Ellis] was the daughter of Edward Ellis and Sarah Ellis [Waters]. She was born 1752 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 19th Apr 1752 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  She married (1) Thomas Brook on 26th Oct 1774 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent. He was born 1749 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 19th Nov 1749 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, son of John and Anne Brook; died Jan 1781 at Hawkhurst, Kent; buried 14th Jan 1781 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born 1775 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 3rd Sep 1775 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, daughter of Thomas and Ann Brook
  iiThomas who was born 1777 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 23rd Feb 1777 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, son of Thomas and Ann Brook
  iiiElizabeth who was born 1778 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 29th Sep 1778 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, twin, daughter of Thomas and Ann Brook
  ivMildred who was born 1778 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 29th Sep 1778 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, twin, daughter of Thomas and Ann Brook
  vDuke who was born 1780 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 17th Jan 1780 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, son of Thomas and Ann Brook
  viJames who was born 1785 at Rolvenden, Kent; christened 14th Aug 1785 St. Mary's Church, Rolvenden, Kent
  She married (2) Thomas Thrift on 6th Feb 1785 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent. He was born 1753 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 22nd Apr 1753 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1845, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1845 Q1 Vol 5 Page 61. They had the following children:
  iSamuel who was born 1788 at Rolvenden, Kent; christened 4th May 1788 St. Mary's Church, Rolvenden, Kent
  iiMay who was born 1790 at Rolvenden, Kent; christened 16th May 1790 St. Mary's Church, Rolvenden, Kent
5 iiiWilliam who was born 1792 at Rolvenden, Kent; christened 3rd Jun 1792 St. Mary's Church, Rolvenden, Kent; died Aug 1854 Brenchley, Kent; buried 13th Aug 1854 Brenchley, Kent
  ivCharles who was born 1795 at Rolvenden, Kent; christened 1st Feb 1795 St. Mary's Church, Rolvenden, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Constance Clout [Mepham] was the daughter of Joseph Mepham and Sarah Mepham [Ellis]. She was born 1786 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 8th Oct 1786 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent; died 1856 at Cranbrook, Kent
  She married George Clout on 11th Dec 1806 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, witnesses: Joseph Mepham and Duke Brook. He was born 1781 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 18th Mar 1781 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent; died July to Sep 1866, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1866 Q3 Vol 2a Page 323, aged 85 years. They had the following children:
6 iGeorge who was born 1808 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 1808 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  iiCharles who was born 23rd Mar 1810 at Sandhurst, Kent; christened 29th Apr 1810 St. Nicholas Church, Sandhurst, Kent
7 iiiCaroline who was born 1812 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 5th Apr 1812 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent; died 1879 NSW, Australia
  ivJoseph who was born 25th May 1814 at Sandhurst, Kent; christened 7th Aug 1814 St. Nicholas Church, Sandhurst, Kent
  vWilliam who was born 1820 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 21st Feb 1820 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  viSarah who was born 1823 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 9th Nov 1823 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  viiElizabeth who was born 1825 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 19th Jan 1825 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  viiiJames who was born 1826 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 12th Dec 1826 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
   
  5. William Thrift was the son of Thomas Thrift and Ann Thrift [Brook] [Ellis]. He was born 1792 at Rolvenden, Kent; christened 3rd Jun 1792 at St. Mary's Church, Rolvenden, Kent; died Aug 1854 at Brenchley, Kent; buried 13th Aug 1854 at All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent
  He married Mary Crapps on 13th Aug 1829 at All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent. She was born 1797 at Horsmonden, Kent; christened 19th Nov 1797 at St. Margaret's Church, Horsmonden, Kent; died Sep 1877 at Brenchley, Kent; buried 19th Sep 1877 at All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent. They had the following children:
8 iWilliam Alfred who was born 1832 at Brenchley, Kent; christened 8th Apr 1832 All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent; died July to Sep 1895
   
Generation No. 4
  6. George Clout was the son of George Clout and Constance Clout [Mepham]. He was born 1808 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 1808 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  He married Harriet Colebrook on 10th Aug 1832 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, witnesses: James Barrow and Thomas Piper. She was born c 1810
   
  7. Caroline Clout [Clout] was the daughter of George Clout and Constance Clout [Mepham]. She was born 1812 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 5th Apr 1812 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent; emigrated 1839 to Australia, SS Neptune; died 1879 at Tumut, NSW, Australia
  She married David Clout, farm labourer on 24th Mar 1834 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, witnesses: Charles Clout and Harriet Clout. He was born 1813 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 17th Jan 1813 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent; emigrated 1839 to Australia, SS Neptune; died 1881 at Tumut, NSW, Australia. They had the following children:
  iFrances who was born Jun 1834 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 15th Jun 1834 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  iiMary who was born 1838 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 9th Sep 1838 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
   
  8. William Alfred Thrift was the son of William Thrift and Mary Thrift [Crapps] [Perry]. He was born 1832 at Brenchley, Kent; christened 8th Apr 1832 at All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent; died July to Sep 1895, registered at Camberwell District, London, ref: 1895 Q3
  He married Celia Maria Thorncraft on 16th Aug 1863 at St. John's Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She was born 1841 at Pembury, Kent; christened 11th Jan 1841 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent
   

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