The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for William Field, farmer, son of Benjamin Field, independent and Elizabeth Field [Page]
Generation No. 1
  1. William Field, farmer was the son of Benjamin Field, independent and Elizabeth Field [Page]. He was born 1783 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 25th Apr 1803 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, aged 20 years; died Dec 1853 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 70 years; buried 7th Dec 1853 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Sarah Humphrey on 18th Dec 1803 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. She was born 1785 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th May 1785 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Dec 1851 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 66 years; buried 13th Dec 1851 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iAnn who was born 1804 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 15th Jul 1804 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
3 iiWilliam who was born 1808 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1808 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
4 iiiJames who was born 1811 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 19th Apr 1818 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; died Jun 1861 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 50 years; buried 14th Jun 1861 Mayfield, Sussex
  ivBenjamin who was born 1813 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 8th Aug 1813 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Feb 1900 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 85 years; buried 23rd Feb 1900 Mayfield, Sussex
  vSarah who was born 3rd Aug 1815 at Judges Farm, Mayfield, Sussex, registered 7th January 1837
5 viFrances who was born 3rd May 1817 at Judges Farm, Mayfield, Sussex, registered 7th January 1837; died May 1843 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 26 years; buried 13th May 1843 Mayfield, Sussex
6 viiJoseph who was born 3rd Feb 1819 at Judges Farm, Mayfield, Sussex, registered 7th January 1837; died Sep 1893 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 74 years; buried 13th Sep 1893 Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiiHannah who was born 4th Feb 1821 at Judges Farm, Mayfield, Sussex, registered 7th January 1837
  ixMary who was born 14th Feb 1824 at Judges Farm, Mayfield, Sussex, registered 7th January 1837
7 xGeorge who was born 15th Oct 1826 at Judges Farm, Mayfield, Sussex, registered 7th January 1837
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Ann Christer [Field] was the daughter of William Field, farmer and Sarah Field [Humphrey]. She was born 1804 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 15th Jul 1804 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married William Christer, farm labourer on 9th May 1823 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1790 to 1795 at Sussex. They had the following children:
8 iWilliam who was born 1826 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jun 1826 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
9 iiEdmund who was born 1832 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiSarah who was born 1834 at Sussex
  ivMary who was born 1837 at Sussex
  vHannah who was born 1839 at Burwash, Sussex
  viPatience who was born 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viiFrances who was born 1844 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viiiElizabeth Ann who was born 1845 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  3. William Field, farmer was the son of William Field, farmer and Sarah Field [Humphrey]. He was born 1808 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1808 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Hannah Cork on 26th Oct 1835 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1815 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1837 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 18th Mar 1837 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died before 21st Mar 1837 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 1 day; buried 21st Mar 1837 Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  4. James Field, farm labourer was the son of William Field, farmer and Sarah Field [Humphrey]. He was born 1811 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 19th Apr 1818 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; died Jun 1861 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 50 years; buried 14th Jun 1861 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
10 iSamuel who was born 1838 at Mayfield, Sussex; died Jun 1898 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 60 years; buried 24th Jun 1898 Mayfield, Sussex
   
  5. Frances Hartfield [Field] was the daughter of William Field, farmer and Sarah Field [Humphrey]. She was born 3rd May 1817 at Judges Farm, Mayfield, Sussex, registered 7th January 1837; died May 1843 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1843 Q2 Vol 7 Page 344, aged 26 years; buried 13th May 1843 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married John Hartfield, farmer on 3rd Oct 1841 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1841 Q4 Vol 7 Page 757. He was born 1819 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 31st Oct 1819 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Jan 1893 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1893 Q1 Vol 2b Page 87; buried 7th Jan 1893 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  6. Joseph Field, farm labourer was the son of William Field, farmer and Sarah Field [Humphrey]. He was born 3rd Feb 1819 at Judges Farm, Mayfield, Sussex, registered 7th January 1837; died Sep 1893 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1893 Q3 Page 2b Vol 77, aged 74 years; buried 13th Sep 1893 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Charlotte Field on Apr to June 1852, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1852 Q2 Vol 2b Page 168. She was born 16th Feb 1818 at Brookhouse, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11th Mar 1818 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of William Dadswell (labourer) and Sophia Dadswell; died Apr 1898 at 13 New Cottage, Betchworth, Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 81 years; buried 19th Apr 1898 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
11 iMary Ann who was born 1853 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 5th Jun 1853 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  iiSarah who was born 1855 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 5th Aug 1855 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  iiiFlora who was born 1857 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1857 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivOwen Henry who was born 1860 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  7. George Field, farmer was the son of William Field, farmer and Sarah Field [Humphrey]. He was born 15th Oct 1826 at Judges Farm, Mayfield, Sussex, registered 7th January 1837
  He married Sarah Walter on 26th May 1855 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. She was born 29th Dec 1829 at Highbroom Farm, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 21st Mar 1830 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died c 1899. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1856 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  8. William Christer was the son of William Christer, farm labourer and Ann Christer [Field]. He was born 1826 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jun 1826 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Sarah Hyland on 17th May 1846 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. She was born 1819 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 8th Aug 1819 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
  9. Edmund Christer was the son of William Christer, farm labourer and Ann Christer [Field]. He was born 1832 at Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Emma Jane Fry on 29th Dec 1855 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1834 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26th Feb 1837 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Robert Fry (cordwainer) and Tamar Fry. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1857 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd May 1857 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiEdward William who was born 1860 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiJohn who was born 1865 at Mayfield, Sussex
  ivEmma Jane who was born 1871 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  10. Samuel Field, farm labourer was the son of James Field, farm labourer and unknown mother. He was born 1838 at Mayfield, Sussex; died Jun 1898 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 60 years; buried 24th Jun 1898 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Ann Water on 7th Aug 1859 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. She was born 1843 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  11. Mary Ann Fisher [Field] was the daughter of Joseph Field, farm labourer and Charlotte Field [Field] [Dadswell]. She was born 1853 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 5th Jun 1853 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  She married Edward Fisher, grocer and draper on c 1873. He was born 1847 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iArchie who was born 1875 at Lewisham, London
  iiGilmore who was born 1878 at East Grinstead, Sussex
   

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