The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Mary Field [Holmes]
Generation No. 1
  1. Mary Field [Holmes] She was born 1788; died Sep 1819 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 35 years, wife of Benjamin; buried 3rd Sep 1819 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Benjamin Field, farmer on 28th Mar 1812 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1785 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 27th Nov 1805 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 20 years; died Jan 1876 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 91 years; buried 20th Jan 1876 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iMary who was born 25th Aug 1813 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12th Mar 1826 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Dec 1886 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 73 years; buried 1st Jan 1887 Mayfield, Sussex
  iiHannah who was born 29th May 1815 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12th Mar 1826 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Feb 1861 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 45 years; buried 14th Feb 1861 Mayfield, Sussex
3 iiiThomas Holmes who was born 1819 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 14th May 1820 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Apr 1890 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 70 years; buried 4th Apr 1890 Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Mary Richardson [Field] was the daughter of Benjamin Field, farmer and Mary Field [Holmes]. She was born 25th Aug 1813 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12th Mar 1826 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Dec 1886 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 73 years; buried 1st Jan 1887 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Edmund Richardson, master bricklayer on 14th Apr 1839 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1812 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 19th Jan 1812 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of George Richardson and Elizabeth Richardson; buried 26th Sep 1866 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, aged 54 years. They had the following children:
4 iGrace who was born 20th Jan 1851 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jan 1858 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  3. Thomas Holmes Field, farmer was the son of Benjamin Field, farmer and Mary Field [Holmes]. He was born 1819 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 14th May 1820 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Apr 1890 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 70 years; buried 4th Apr 1890 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Anne Welfare on 25th Apr 1841 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1823 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 13th Apr 1823 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died Dec 1877 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 56 years; buried 24th Dec 1877 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
5 iElam who was born 1843 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiMercy who was born 1847 at Mayfield, Sussex
6 iiiNaomi who was born 1849 at Mayfield, Sussex
7 ivCaleb who was born 1851 at Mayfield, Sussex
  vOrpha who was born 1853 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viRuth who was born 1855 at Mayfield, Sussex
8 viiBoaz who was born 1857 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viiiBenjamin who was born 1859 at Mayfield, Sussex
  ixEsther who was born 1861 at Mayfield, Sussex
  xHannah who was born 1864 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Grace Richardson [Richardson] was the daughter of Edmund Richardson, master bricklayer and Mary Richardson [Field]. She was born 20th Jan 1851 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jan 1858 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married George Richardson on c 1870. He was born 1846 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  5. Elam Field was the son of Thomas Holmes Field, farmer and Anne Field [Welfare]. He was born 1843 at Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Emily on c 1875. She was born 1847 at Eastbourne, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEbenezer who was born 1877 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  iiBenjamin Frank who was born 1879 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  iiiWalter who was born 1881 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  ivEsther Hannah who was born 1883 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  vEmily Grace who was born 1885 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  viJessie Mary who was born 1888 at Eastbourne, Sussex
   
  6. Naomi Fenner [Field] was the daughter of Thomas Holmes Field, farmer and Anne Field [Welfare]. She was born 1849 at Mayfield, Sussex
  She married John Dine Fenner, carrier on Jan to Mar 1876, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1876 Q1 Vol 2b Page 171. He was born 1850 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  7. Caleb Field was the son of Thomas Holmes Field, farmer and Anne Field [Welfare]. He was born 1851 at Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Sarrah on c 1875. She was born 1850 at Dunstable, Bedfordshire. They had the following children:
  iThomas Caleb who was born 1876 at Eastbourne, Sussex
   
  8. Boaz Field was the son of Thomas Holmes Field, farmer and Anne Field [Welfare]. He was born 1857 at Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Rebecca on c 1882. She was born 1857 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFrederick who was born 1886 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  iiJoseph who was born 1890 at Eastbourne, Sussex
   

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