The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Sarah Fenner [Brooker]
Generation No. 1
  1. Sarah Fenner [Brooker] She was born 1780, daughter of Michael and Mary Brooker; died May 1836 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 56 years; wife of Thomas; buried 26th May 1836 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married Thomas Fenner, master smith on 1st Sep 1802 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1782 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1782 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Andrew Fenner & Ann Fenner; died Nov 1860 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 77 years; buried 14th Nov 1860 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born Nov 1802 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Nov 1802 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Fenner & Sarah Fenner
  iiAnn who was born 1805; died Jun 1828 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 23 years; daughter of Thomas and Sarah; buried 8th Jun 1828 Rotherfield, Sussex
2 iiiElizabeth who was born 25th Jul 1809 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 20th Aug 1809 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Fenner & Sarah Fenner; died Dec 1868 Rotherfield, Sussex, Michael; buried 8th Dec 1868 Rotherfield, Sussex
3 ivLeah who was born 21st Apr 1812 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 17th May 1812 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Fenner & Sarah Fenner; died Sep 1881 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 69 years; buried 14th Sep 1881 Rotherfield, Sussex
4 vThomas who was born 1817 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died Oct 1886 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 70 years; buried 22nd Oct 1886 Rotherfield, Sussex
5 viObed who was born 15th May 1823 at Jarvis Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex
6 viiJoseph who was born 1st Apr 1826 at Jarvis Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 28th Oct 1847 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Fenner (blacksmith) & Sarah Fenner
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Elizabeth Miles [Fenner] was the daughter of Thomas Fenner, master smith and Sarah Fenner [Brooker]. She was born 25th Jul 1809 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 20th Aug 1809 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Fenner & Sarah Fenner; died Dec 1868 at Rotherfield, Sussex, Michael; buried 8th Dec 1868 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married N/K Miles on c 1835. He was born c 1805
   
  3. Leah Wickens [Fenner] was the daughter of Thomas Fenner, master smith and Sarah Fenner [Brooker]. She was born 21st Apr 1812 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 17th May 1812 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Fenner & Sarah Fenner; died Sep 1881 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 69 years; buried 14th Sep 1881 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married James Wickens, farmer on 12th Jul 1835 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1807 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1807 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of James Wickens and Anne Wickens; died Dec 1891 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 85 years; buried 26th Dec 1891 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 1836 at Sussex; died Mar 1844 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 7 years, son of James and Leah; buried 8th Mar 1844 Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  4. Thomas Fenner, master blacksmith was the son of Thomas Fenner, master smith and Sarah Fenner [Brooker]. He was born 1817 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died Oct 1886 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 70 years; buried 22nd Oct 1886 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Ann Maynard on 3rd May 1840 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1819 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died May 1866 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 46 years; buried 8th May 1866 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iThomas who was born 17th Aug 1840 at Jarvis Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 13th Sep 1840 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Fenner (blacksmith) & Anne Fenner; died Jun 1860 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 19 years; buried 27th Jun 1860 Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiJames who was born 11th Sep 1842 at Jarvis Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 16th Oct 1842 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Fenner (blacksmith) & Anne Fenner
  iiiSarah Ann who was born 14th Mar 1845 at Jarvis Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 6th Apr 1845 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Fenner (blacksmith) & Ann Fenner; died Mar 1862 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 17 years; buried 20th Mar 1862 Rotherfield, Sussex
7 ivMary who was born 1848 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  vLewes who was born 1850 at Rotherfield, Sussex
8 viEmily who was born 12th Mar 1854 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 29th Feb 1880 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Fenner (blacksmith) & Ann Fenner
9 viiHenry who was born 1857 at Rotherfield, Sussex
10 viiiRuth who was born 15th Mar 1862 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 29th Feb 1880 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Fenner (blacksmith) & Ann Fenner
11 ixFrank who was born 1864 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  5. Obed Fenner, smith was the son of Thomas Fenner, master smith and Sarah Fenner [Brooker]. He was born 15th May 1823 at Jarvis Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iSarah who was born 1849 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Harriett Smith on Jan to Mar 1849, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1849 Q1 Vol 7 Page 593. She was born 1827 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Dec 1827 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
12 iJames who was born 1852 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiMary who was born 1855 at Rotherfield, Sussex
13 iiiWilliam Thomas who was born Oct to Dec 1857 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1857 Q4 Vol 2b Page 79; died 13th Apr 1942 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 84 years; buried after 13th Apr 1942 Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivEllen who was born 1869 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  vEbenezer who was born 1872 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  6. Joseph Fenner, labourer was the son of Thomas Fenner, master smith and Sarah Fenner [Brooker]. He was born 1st Apr 1826 at Jarvis Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 28th Oct 1847 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Fenner (blacksmith) & Sarah Fenner
  He married Ellen on c 1848. She was born 1824 at Framfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJoseph who was born 1849 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiThomas who was born 1854 at Brighton, Sussex
  iiiJames who was born 1854 at Brighton, Sussex
  ivEllen who was born 1856 at Brighton, Sussex
  vMary Ann who was born 1858 at Essex Street, Brighton, Sussex; christened 5th Sep 1858 St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Fenner (labourer) & Ellen Fenner
  viFrank who was born 1860 at Essex Street, Brighton, Sussex; christened 7th Oct 1860 St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex, son of Joseph Fenner (labourer) & Ellen Fenner
  viiEmily Sarah who was born 1862 at Essex Street, Brighton, Sussex; christened 5th Oct 1862 St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Fenner (labourer) & Ellen Fenner
  viiiJohn Earnest who was born 1868 at Essex Street, Brighton, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1868 St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex, son of Joseph Fenner (labourer) & Ellen Fenner
   
Generation No. 3
  7. Mary Lear [Fenner] was the daughter of Thomas Fenner, master blacksmith and Ann Fenner [Maynard]. She was born 1848 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married Frederick Lear on 19th Sep 1868 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1847
   
  8. Emily Gilbert [Fenner] was the daughter of Thomas Fenner, master blacksmith and Ann Fenner [Maynard]. She was born 12th Mar 1854 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 29th Feb 1880 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Fenner (blacksmith) & Ann Fenner
  She married Charles Obadiah Gilbert, farm labourer on 25th Dec 1875 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1855 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jul 1855 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iThomas George who was born 1876 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 16th Nov 1876 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiRuth who was born 11th Feb 1878 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Apr 1878 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiFrederick Charles who was born 14th Sep 1879 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Nov 1879 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  9. Henry Fenner, blacksmith was the son of Thomas Fenner, master blacksmith and Ann Fenner [Maynard]. He was born 1857 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Ruth Paine on 4th Dec 1879 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1860 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary P. who was born Aug 1880 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiRuth who was born 1882 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiHenry John who was born 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivEva Naomi who was born 1889 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  vThomas who was born 1890 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  10. Ruth Page [Fenner] was the daughter of Thomas Fenner, master blacksmith and Ann Fenner [Maynard]. She was born 15th Mar 1862 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 29th Feb 1880 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Fenner (blacksmith) & Ann Fenner
  She married Charles Paige, brickburner on Apr to June 1881, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1881 Q2 Vol 2b Page 215. He was born 1852 at Tubwell Farm, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Apr 1852 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of William Paige (farmer) and Jane Paige. They had the following children:
14 iJoseph Charles who was born 1885 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiErnest S who was born 1888 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiEmily J who was born 1890 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivEveline who was born 1893 at Jarvis Brook, Crowborough, Sussex
  vMaurice who was born 1896 at Jarvis Brook, Crowborough, Sussex
  viTheresa who was born 1898 at Jarvis Brook, Crowborough, Sussex
   
  11. Frank Fenner, platelayer was the son of Thomas Fenner, master blacksmith and Ann Fenner [Maynard]. He was born 1864 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Charlotte Mitchell on July to Sep 1890, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1890 Q3 Vol 2b Page 231. She was born 1865 at Cuckfield, Sussex
   
  12. James Fenner, painter journeyman was the son of Obed Fenner, smith and Harriett Fenner [Smith]. He was born 1852 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Ellen Trash on Oct to Dec 1877, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1877 Q4 Vol 2b Page 272. She was born 1847 at Staplehurst, Kent. They had the following children:
15 iAlice Valentina who was born 14th Feb 1878 at Jarvis Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Apr 1878 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of James Fenner (labourer) & Ellen Fenner
  iiEdith who was born 1880 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiBertha who was born 1883 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  13. William Thomas Fenner, farm labourer was the son of Obed Fenner, smith and Harriett Fenner [Smith]. He was born Oct to Dec 1857 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1857 Q4 Vol 2b Page 79; died 13th Apr 1942 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 84 years; buried after 13th Apr 1942 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Ann Chewter on Oct to Dec 1879, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q4 Vol 2b Page 213. She was born 16th Jan 1850 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1850 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died 8th Feb 1935 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 85 years; buried after 8th Feb 1935 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born Jul 1880 at Steel Cross, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 18th Dec 1881 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of William Thomas Fenner (carter) & Anne Fenner
  iiThomas William who was born 1881 at Steel Cross, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 18th Dec 1881 Crowborough Chapel [a.k.a. All Saints Church], Crowborough, Sussex, son of William Thomas Fenner (carter) & Anne Fenner; died 7th Oct 1916 France, aged 35 years
  iiiAmos Andrew who was born 8th Sep 1885 at Hadlow Down, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1885 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of William Thomas Fenner (labourer) & Annie Fenner
  ivRuth who was born 1890 at Mayfield, Sussex
  vNellie who was born 1892 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  14. Joseph Charles Page, law clerk was the son of Charles Paige, brickburner and Ruth Page [Fenner]. He was born 1885 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Ethel May Pescott on Apr to June 1910, registered at Catherington District, Hampshire, ref: 1910 Q2 Vol 2c Page 281. She was born 1881 at Blendworth, Hampshire
   
  15. Alice Valentina Pratt [Fenner] was the daughter of James Fenner, painter journeyman and Ellen Fenner [Trash]. She was born 14th Feb 1878 at Jarvis Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Apr 1878 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of James Fenner (labourer) & Ellen Fenner
  She married Benjamin Thomas Pratt, corn miller on Apr to June 1900, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1900 Q2 Vol 2b Page 277. He was born 1875 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGraham Walter who was born 1902 at Crowborough, Sussex
  iiOlive Mercy who was born 1903 at Crowborough, Sussex
   

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