The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for John Gilbert, farm labourer, son of John Gilbert, farm labourer and Jane Gilbert [Jarrett]
Generation No. 1
  1. John Gilbert, farm labourer was the son of John Gilbert, farm labourer and Jane Gilbert [Jarrett]. He was born 1819 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 28th Mar 1819 at Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Jane Gilbert on 19th Jul 1840 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 13th Mar 1820 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Apr 1820 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHarriett who was born Dec 1840 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 20th Dec 1840 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
2 iiCaroline who was born 25th Jan 1843 at Town Row, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 26th Feb 1843 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiRobert who was born 7th Mar 1845 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 6th Apr 1845 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivEliza who was born 24th Jun 1846 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Aug 1846 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
3 vSarah Annie who was born 17th Jun 1849 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 5th Aug 1849 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
4 viDorothy Frances who was born 1851 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Nov 1851 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
5 viiJohn who was born 1854 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1854 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiiMary Ann who was born 1856 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 6th Apr 1856 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ixPhiladelphia Phoebe who was born 1860 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Feb 1860 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Caroline Sawyers [Gilbert] was the daughter of John Gilbert, farm labourer and Jane Gilbert [Gilbert]. She was born 25th Jan 1843 at Town Row, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 26th Feb 1843 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married Richard Sawyers, farm labourer on 1867 at Lewes, Sussex. He was born 1846 at Ridgewood Hill, Uckfield, Sussex; christened 8th Mar 1846 at Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, son of George Sawyers (labourer) & Hannah Sawyers. They had the following children:
  iEliza who was born Jan to Mar 1869 at Ridgewood, Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1869 Q1; christened 9th Apr 1869 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, daughter of Richard Sawyers (labourer) & Caroline Sawyers
  iiAlice who was born Jan to Mar 1877 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1877 Q1
6 iiiBertie who was born 1879 at Uckfield, Sussex; died 8th Dec 1930 Elham, Kent, aged 51 years
  ivBernice who was born 1883 at Uckfield, Sussex
  vHarry who was born 1885 at Uckfield, Sussex
   
  3. Sarah Annie Barrett [Gilbert] was the daughter of John Gilbert, farm labourer and Jane Gilbert [Gilbert]. She was born 17th Jun 1849 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 5th Aug 1849 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married John Barrett on 14th Sep 1867 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1849
   
  4. Dorothy Frances Blackman [Gilbert] was the daughter of John Gilbert, farm labourer and Jane Gilbert [Gilbert]. She was born 1851 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Nov 1851 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married Walter Thomas Blackman, scholar on 30th Oct 1868 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1845 at Waldron, Sussex
   
  5. John Gilbert, farm labourer was the son of John Gilbert, farm labourer and Jane Gilbert [Gilbert]. He was born 1854 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1854 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Ann Fenner on 12th Jun 1875 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1858 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1858 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of David Fenner (labourer) & Harriet Fenner. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1880 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 1887 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1887 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  6. Bertie Sawyers was the son of Richard Sawyers, farm labourer and Caroline Sawyers [Gilbert]. He was born 1879 at Uckfield, Sussex; died 8th Dec 1930 at Elham, Kent, aged 51 years
  He married Annie Matilda Sandys on Oct to Dec 1900, registered at Bridge District, Kent, ref: 1900 Q4. She was born Oct 1874 at Canterbury, Kent; died 14th Oct 1947 at Folkestone, Kent. They had the following children:
  iRita Caroline who was born c 1903 at Lyminge, Kent; died Apr 1987 Kent
  iiEsme Dorothea who was born 4th Apr 1909 at Lyminge, Kent; died Oct 1992 Kent, aged 83 years
   

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