The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Harriett Forward [Burgess]
Generation No. 1
  1. Harriett Forward [Burgess] She was born 1809 at Brenchley, Kent; died Mar 1875 at Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 66 years; buried 17th Mar 1875 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  She married John Forward, farmer on 3rd Jul 1824 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. He was born 8th Dec 1804 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 13th Mar 1805 at Burwash Independent Chapel, Burwash, Sussex, son of Francis Forward and Nancy Forward, ceremony performed by Richard Leggett; died May 1873 at Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 68 years; buried 15th May 1873 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHarriett who was born 1826 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 27th Aug 1826 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of John Forward (labourer) and Harriett Forward
  iiFanny who was born 1828 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 5th Oct 1828 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of John Forward (labourer) and Harriett Forward
2 iiiGeorge who was born 1830 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 5th Dec 1830 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of John Forward (labourer) and Harriett Forward
  ivMary who was born 1833 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 13th Jan 1833 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of John Forward (labourer) and Harriett Forward
3 vJohn who was born 1835 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 15th Mar 1835 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of John Forward (labourer) and Harriett Forward
  viLouisa who was born 1837 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 24th Mar 1837 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of John Forward (labourer) and Harriett Forward; died Oct 1843 Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 6 years and 9 months; buried 9th Oct 1843 Ticehurst, Sussex
4 viiAnne who was born 1841 at Flimwell, Sussex; christened 21st Nov 1841 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of John Forward (labourer) and Harriet Forward
5 viiiWilliam who was born 1841 at Flimwell, Sussex; christened 21st Nov 1841 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of John Forward (labourer) and Harriet Forward; died Mar 1878 Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 38 years; buried 19th Mar 1878 Ticehurst, Sussex
  ixHannah who was born 21st Jul 1844 at Flimwell, Sussex; christened 29th Sep 1844 St. Augustine's, Flimwell District Church, Flimwell, Sussex, daughter of John Forward (labourer) and Harriet Forward
  xSarah Ellen who was born 1847 at Flimwell, Sussex; christened 25th Apr 1847 St. Augustine's, Flimwell District Church, Flimwell, Sussex, daughter of John Forward (labourer) and Harriet Forward
  xiCaroline who was born 1849 at Flimwell, Sussex; christened 27th May 1849 St. Augustine's, Flimwell District Church, Flimwell, Sussex, daughter of John Forward (labourer) and Harriet Forward
   
Generation No. 2
  2. George Forward, farm labourer was the son of John Forward, farmer and Harriett Forward [Burgess]. He was born 1830 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 5th Dec 1830 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of John Forward (labourer) and Harriett Forward
  He married Phoebe Wright on Apr to June 1853, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q2 Vol 2b Page 111. She was born 1834 at Ticehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHarriett who was born 1860 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 18th Jun 1865 St. Augustine's, Flimwell District Church, Flimwell, Sussex, daughter of George Forward (labourer) and Phebe Forward
  iiFanny Naomi who was born 1865 at Flimwell, Sussex; christened 18th Jun 1865 St. Augustine's, Flimwell District Church, Flimwell, Sussex, daughter of George Forward (labourer) and Phebe Forward
  iiiEsther Louisa who was born 1865 at Flimwell, Sussex; christened 18th Jun 1865 St. Augustine's, Flimwell District Church, Flimwell, Sussex, daughter of George Forward (labourer) and Phebe Forward
  ivGeorge who was born 1866 at Flimwell, Sussex; christened 30th Sep 1866 St. Augustine's, Flimwell District Church, Flimwell, Sussex, son of George Forward (labourer) and Phebe Forward
   
  3. John Forward, farm labourer was the son of John Forward, farmer and Harriett Forward [Burgess]. He was born 1835 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 15th Mar 1835 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of John Forward (labourer) and Harriett Forward
  He married Emily (Amelia) Hodges on 1st Nov 1856 at Christ Church, Kilndown, Kent. She was born 1834 at Ticehurst, Sussex; died 1893 at Silver Hill, St Leonards, aged 58 years; buried 1st Jul 1893 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge John who was born 1857 at Flimwell, Sussex; christened 29th Nov 1857 St. Augustine's, Flimwell District Church, Flimwell, Sussex, son of John Forward (labourer) and Amelia Forward; died Dec 1866 Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 9 years; buried 30th Dec 1866 Ticehurst, Sussex
  iiMary Anne Rebecca who was born 1859 at Flimwell, Sussex; christened 30th Oct 1859 St. Augustine's, Flimwell District Church, Flimwell, Sussex, daughter of John Forward (labourer) and Amelia Forward
  iiiSarah Anne Elizabeth Hodges who was born 1862 at Flimwell, Sussex; christened 26th Jan 1862 St. Augustine's, Flimwell District Church, Flimwell, Sussex, daughter of John Forward (labourer) and Amelia Forward
  ivAmy Ela Eliza who was born 1865 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 30th Apr 1865 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of John Forward (labourer) and Emelaugh Forward
6 vJoseph who was born 1865 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 30th Apr 1865 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of John Forward (labourer) and Emelaugh Forward
  viElizabeth who was born 1867 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 8th Dec 1867 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of John Forward (labourer) and Emelaugh Forward
  viiJohn George who was born 1870 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 10th Apr 1870 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of John Forward (labourer) and Emelaugh Forward
   
  4. Anne Weller [Forward] was the daughter of John Forward, farmer and Harriett Forward [Burgess]. She was born 1841 at Flimwell, Sussex; christened 21st Nov 1841 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of John Forward (labourer) and Harriet Forward
7 iRobert Tolhurst who was born Jan to Mar 1859 at Goudhurst, Kent, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1859 Q1 Vol 2a Page 505; christened 29th May 1859 St. Augustine's, Flimwell District Church, Flimwell, Sussex, son of Anne Forward (single woman)
  She married Joseph Weller, house painter on Oct to Dec 1864, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1864 Q4 Vol 2b Page160. He was born 1840 at Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMercy who was born 1865 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  iiJohn who was born 1868 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  iiiElizabeth A who was born 1872 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  ivLouisa who was born 1874 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  vFrances A who was born 1877 at Salehurst, Sussex
   
  5. William Forward, labourer was the son of John Forward, farmer and Harriett Forward [Burgess]. He was born 1841 at Flimwell, Sussex; christened 21st Nov 1841 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of John Forward (labourer) and Harriet Forward; died Mar 1878 at Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 38 years; buried 19th Mar 1878 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  iJohn William who was born 1861 at Hastings, Sussex; christened 25th Jun 1865 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of William Forward (labourer) and Philadelphia Forward
  iiWilliam Augustus who was born 1862 at Marden, Kent; christened 25th Jun 1865 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of William Forward (labourer) and Philadelphia Forward
  He married Philadelphia Thompson on Oct to Dec 1863, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1863 Q4 Vol 2b Page 180. She was born 1836 at Goudhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
8 iJames Thompson who was born 1864 at Ticehurst, Sussex
9 iiFrances who was born 1864 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  iiiCharles Albert who was born 1865 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 25th Jun 1865 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of William Forward (labourer) and Philadelphia Forward
  ivMary Anne who was born 1867 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 30th Jun 1867 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of William Forward (labourer) and Philadelphia Forward
  vGeorge Ernest who was born 1868 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 4th Oct 1868 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of William Forward (labourer) and Philadelphia Forward
  viKate who was born 1870 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1870 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of William Forward (labourer) and Philadelphia Forward
  viiPhiladelphia who was born 1873 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 23rd Feb 1873 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of William Forward (labourer) and Philadelphia Forward
   
Generation No. 3
  6. Joseph Forward, bricklayer's labourer was the son of John Forward, farm labourer and Emily (Amelia) Forward [Hodges]. He was born 1865 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 30th Apr 1865 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of John Forward (labourer) and Emelaugh Forward
  He married Ellen on c 1885. She was born 1867 at Ticehurst, Sussex
   
  7. Robert Tolhurst Forward, house painter was the son of unknown father and Anne Weller [Forward]. He was born Jan to Mar 1859 at Goudhurst, Kent, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1859 Q1 Vol 2a Page 505; christened 29th May 1859 at St. Augustine's, Flimwell District Church, Flimwell, Sussex, son of Anne Forward (single woman)
  He married Sarah A Hall on Apr to June 1883, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1883 Q2 Vol 2b Page 167. She was born 1865 at Ticehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHenery Robert who was born 1884 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 29th Jun 1884 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of Robert Forward (labourer) and Sarah Forward
  iiJohn William who was born 1885 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 25th Oct 1885 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of Robert Forward (labourer) and Sarah Forward
  iiiAmy who was born 1887 at Flimwell, Sussex; christened 31st Jul 1887 St. Augustine's, Flimwell District Church, Flimwell, Sussex, daughter of Robert Forward (labourer) and Sarah Forward
  ivFlorence Jane who was born 1889 at Flimwell, Sussex; christened 31st Mar 1889 St. Augustine's, Flimwell District Church, Flimwell, Sussex, daughter of Robert Forward (labourer) and Sarah Forward
  vFrances Mary who was born 1892 at Flimwell, Sussex; christened 28th Feb 1892 St. Augustine's, Flimwell District Church, Flimwell, Sussex, daughter of Robert Forward (labourer) and Sarah Forward
   
  8. James Thompson Forward, farm labourer was the son of William Forward, labourer and Philadelphia Forward [Thompson]. He was born 1864 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  He married Mary Ann Barton on July to Sep 1889, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1889 Q3 Vol 2b Page 165. She was born 1864 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEdith M who was born 1890 at Ticehurst, Sussex
   
  9. Frances Forward was the daughter of William Forward, labourer and Philadelphia Forward [Thompson]. She was born 1864 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  iHenry Arthur who was born 1885 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  iiLily Emily who was born 1891 at Ticehurst, Sussex
   

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