The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for James Harman, carpenter, son of George Harman and Elizabeth Harman [Dumsday]
Generation No. 1
  1. James Harman, carpenter was the son of George Harman and Elizabeth Harman [Dumsday]. He was born 1752/53 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1752/53 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex, son of George & Elizabeth Harman; died Dec 1802 at Ardingly, Sussex, aged 49 years; buried 19th Dec 1802 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex
  He married Mary Box on 18th Apr 1775 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex. She was born 15th Sep 1754 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 6th Oct 1754 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex; died 1812 at Ardingly, Sussex; buried 2nd Aug 1812 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iJames who was born 16th Jun 1776 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1776 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex, son of James & Mary Harmer; died Feb 1849 Ardingly, Sussex; buried after 5th Feb 1849 Ardingly, Sussex
3 iiMary who was born 2nd Feb 1778 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 15th Feb 1779 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex, daughter of James & Mary Harmer
  iiiSarah who was born 17th Nov 1779 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 5th Dec 1779 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex, daughter of James & Mary Harmer; died Oct 1781 Ardingly, Sussex; buried 5th Oct 1781 Ardingly, Sussex
4 ivWilliam who was born 15th Nov 1781 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1781 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex, son of James & Mary Harmer
5 vJohn who was born 20th Sep 1785 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 30th Sep 1785 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex, son of James & Mary Harmer
  viGeorge who was born 3rd May 1787 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 27th May 1787 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex, son of James & Mary Harmer; died May 1807 Ardingly, Sussex; buried 21st May 1807 Ardingly, Sussex
6 viiAnn who was born 12th Mar 1789 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 29th Mar 1789 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex, daughter of James & Mary Harmer
  viiiRichard who was born 11th Jun 1792 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 1st Jul 1792 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex, son of James & Mary Harmer; died 17th Apr 1803 Ardingly, Sussex
  ixThomas who was born 19th Aug 1795 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 21st Aug 1795 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex, son of James & Mary Harmer; died Feb 1796 Ardingly, Sussex; buried 18th Feb 1796 Ardingly, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. James Harmer, carpenter was the son of James Harman, carpenter and Mary Harman [Box]. He was born 16th Jun 1776 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1776 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex, son of James & Mary Harmer; died Feb 1849 at Ardingly, Sussex; buried after 5th Feb 1849 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex
  He married (1) Elizabeth Dancey on 28th May 1798 at St Mary's Church, Horne, Surrey, witnesses Thomas Botley & James Luckin. She was born 1775 at ??; buried 11th Feb 1830 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex, aged 55 years. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born 20th Jul 1799 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 31st Jan 1834 Ardingly Independent Chapel, Ardingly, Sussex; buried 1st Mar 1834 Ardingly, Sussex, aged 34 years
7 iiElizabeth who was born c 1805 at Ardingly, Sussex
  He married (2) Phoebe Kier on 11th Apr 1833 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex. She was born c 1790 at Wales. They had the following children:
8 iCharlotte who was born 1834 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 18th May 1834 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex
   
  3. Mary Downer [Harmer] was the daughter of James Harman, carpenter and Mary Harman [Box]. She was born 2nd Feb 1778 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 15th Feb 1779 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex, daughter of James & Mary Harmer
  She married John Downer on 18th Oct 1811 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex. He was born 1778 at Ardingly, Sussex
   
  4. William Harmer was the son of James Harman, carpenter and Mary Harman [Box]. He was born 15th Nov 1781 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1781 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex, son of James & Mary Harmer
  He married (1) Elizabeth Weller on 13th Oct 1802 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex. She was born 1781 at West Hoathly, Sussex; died 2nd Feb 1817 at Ardingly, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 7th Feb 1807 at West Hoathly, Sussex; christened 27th Feb 1807 St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex; died 1830 Kent; buried 1830 Ardingly, Sussex
  iiGeorge who was born 1810 at Ardingly, Sussex; died 6th Dec 1840 Godstone, Surrey; buried after 6th Dec 1840 Ardingly, Sussex
  iiiWilliam who was born 18th Nov 1811 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 26th Nov 1811 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex, son of William & Elizabeth Harman
  He married (2) Elizabeth Gatland on 3rd Jun 1817 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex. She was born 1794 at Worth, Sussex; christened 3rd Aug 1794 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex. They had the following children:
9 iWilliam who was born 1819 at Lindfield, Sussex; died 1895 Croydon, Surrey
10 iiThomas who was born 1820 at Lingfield, Surrey; died 1889 Chatham, Kent
11 iiiJohn who was born 1822 at Charlwood, Surrey; christened 29th Dec 1822 All Saints (als St. John-the.Baptist), Lindfield, Sussex; died 29th Nov 1914 Worth, Sussex
12 ivAmos who was born 1824 at Haywards Heath, Sussex; christened 6th Aug 1824 All Saints (als St. John-the.Baptist), Lindfield, Sussex; died 1st Nov 1896 Croydon, Surrey
  vMary who was born 1825 at Lindfield, Sussex; christened 4th Oct 1825 All Saints (als St. John-the.Baptist), Lindfield, Sussex
  viMary A. who was born 1827 at Lindfield, Sussex; christened 7th Feb 1827 All Saints (als St. John-the.Baptist), Lindfield, Sussex
  viiMaria who was born 1828 at Lindfield, Sussex; christened 21st Aug 1828 All Saints (als St. John-the.Baptist), Lindfield, Sussex
13 viiiRichard who was born 1835 at Caterham, Surrey; christened 27th Jan 1835 Caterham, Surrey
   
  5. John Harmer was the son of James Harman, carpenter and Mary Harman [Box]. He was born 20th Sep 1785 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 30th Sep 1785 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex, son of James & Mary Harmer
  He married Mary Constable on 27th Jul 1805 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex. She was born 1784 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 3rd Nov 1784 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iHarriet Downey who was born 1810 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1810 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex
   
  6. Ann Turner [Harmer] was the daughter of James Harman, carpenter and Mary Harman [Box]. She was born 12th Mar 1789 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 29th Mar 1789 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex, daughter of James & Mary Harmer
  She married John Turner on 22nd Jan 1809 at St. Mary's Church, Balcombe, Sussex. He was born 1789 at Balcombe, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  7. Elizabeth Williams [Harman] was the daughter of James Harmer, carpenter and Elizabeth Harman [Dancey]. She was born c 1805 at Ardingly, Sussex
  She married David Williams on 27th May 1826 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex. He was born 14th Dec 1803 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1804 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 30th May 1827 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex; christened 8th Jul 1827 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex; buried 16th Apr 1828 Ardingly, Sussex, aged 10 months
   
  8. Charlotte Parlett [Harman] was the daughter of James Harmer, carpenter and Phoebe Harman [Kier]. She was born 1834 at Ardingly, Sussex; christened 18th May 1834 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex
  She married John Parlett on 6th Jun 1857 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex. He was born 1834 at Ardingly, Sussex
   
  9. William Harman was the son of William Harmer and Elizabeth Harman [Gatland]. He was born 1819 at Lindfield, Sussex; died 1895 at Croydon, Surrey
  He married Sophia on 1844 at Croydon, Surrey. She was born 1818 at Chatham, Kent
   
  10. Thomas Harman was the son of William Harmer and Elizabeth Harman [Gatland]. He was born 1820 at Lingfield, Surrey; died 1889 at Chatham, Kent
  He married (1) Elizabeth Arnold on Apr to June 1848, registered at Lambeth District, London, ref: 1848 Q2 Vol 4 Page 333. She was born 1825 at Redhill, Surrey; died Jan 1859 at Ardingly, Sussex; buried 10th Jan 1859 at St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex. They had the following children:
14 iGeorge who was born 1850 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiElizabeth Emily who was born 1853 at Croydon, Surrey; christened 23rd Oct 1853 St. John The Baptist Church, Croydon, Surrey
15 iiiHester C. who was born 1857 at Reigate, Surrey
  He married (2) Ann on c 1860. She was born 1833 at Chatham, Kent. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1863 at Chatham, Kent
   
  11. John Harman, farm labourer was the son of William Harmer and Elizabeth Harman [Gatland]. He was born 1822 at Charlwood, Surrey; christened 29th Dec 1822 at All Saints (als St. John-the.Baptist), Lindfield, Sussex; died 29th Nov 1914 at Worth, Sussex
  He married Mary on c 1845. She was born 1822 at Worth, Sussex; died 18th Mar 1868 at Worth, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iArthur who was born 1850 at Godstone, Surrey; died 31st Jan 1886 Reigate, Surrey
16 iiThomas who was born 1852 at Surrey
  iiiEmily who was born 1854 at Worth, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1854 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex; died 17th Mar 1859 Worth, Sussex
  ivJohn Edward who was born 1859 at Worth, Sussex; christened 3rd Apr 1859 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
   
  12. Amos Harman was the son of William Harmer and Elizabeth Harman [Gatland]. He was born 1824 at Haywards Heath, Sussex; christened 6th Aug 1824 at All Saints (als St. John-the.Baptist), Lindfield, Sussex; died 1st Nov 1896 at Croydon, Surrey
  He married Elizabeth Church on 20th Aug 1848 at St. Ann's Church, Limehouse, London. She was born 1831 at Chatham, Kent; died 1898 at Croydon, Surrey. They had the following children:
17 iWilliam Amos who was born 1850 at Rochester, Kent; christened 28th Apr 1850 St. Nicholas Church, Rochester, Kent
  iiAmos William who was born 1851 at Croydon, Surrey; died 1853 Croydon, Surrey
18 iiiGeorge Charles who was born 1851 at Croydon, Surrey; died 1930 Margate, Kent
19 ivJohnathan Arthur who was born 1854 at Croydon, Surrey; christened 4th Jul 1854 St. John The Baptist Church, Croydon, Surrey; died 18th Mar 1888 Croydon, Surrey
20 vWalter who was born 1858 at Croydon, Surrey
21 viElizabeth who was born 1860 at Croydon, Surrey
  viiFrances who was born 1863 at Croydon, Surrey
  viiiAlfred Albert who was born 1866 at Croydon, Surrey
  ixLouisa who was born 1868 at Croydon, Surrey
  xAmos Andrew who was born 1871 at Croydon, Surrey; died 1871 Croydon, Surrey
   
  13. Richard Harman was the son of William Harmer and Elizabeth Harman [Gatland]. He was born 1835 at Caterham, Surrey; christened 27th Jan 1835 at Caterham, Surrey
  iAmy who was born 1858 at Croydon, Surrey
  He married Jane Peters on 21st Jun 1858 at Lindfield Independent Chapel, Lindfield, Sussex. She was born 1839 at Redhill, Surrey. They had the following children:
22 iRichard who was born 1859 at Croydon, Surrey
23 iiFrank who was born 1863 at Croydon, Surrey
24 iiiWilliam who was born 1865 at Croydon, Surrey
  ivSusan who was born 1868 at Croydon, Surrey
25 vHarry who was born 13th Mar 1870 at Cross Road, Croydon, Surrey
  viJohn who was born 1873 at Thornton Heath, Surrey
   
Generation No. 4
  14. George Harman was the son of Thomas Harman and Elizabeth Harman [Arnold]. He was born 1850 at Tonbridge, Kent
  He married Ellen on 1871 at Chatham, Kent. She was born 1851 at Chatham, Kent. They had the following children:
  iAmy who was born 1871 at Chatham, Kent
   
  15. Hester C. Hands [Harman] was the daughter of Thomas Harman and Elizabeth Harman [Arnold]. She was born 1857 at Reigate, Surrey
  She married George Hands on c 1880. He was born 1857
   
  16. Thomas Harman was the son of John Harman, farm labourer and Mary Harman. He was born 1852 at Surrey
  He married Matilda on c 1880. She was born 1855
   
  17. William Amos Harman was the son of Amos Harman and Elizabeth Harman [Church]. He was born 1850 at Rochester, Kent; christened 28th Apr 1850 at St. Nicholas Church, Rochester, Kent
  He married Elizabeth on 1883 at Croydon, Surrey. She was born 1856
   
  18. George Charles Harman was the son of Amos Harman and Elizabeth Harman [Church]. He was born 1851 at Croydon, Surrey; died 1930 at Margate, Kent
  iArthur Bernard who was born 1874 at Croydon, Surrey
  He married Matilda Cowne on 2nd Jun 1874 at All Saints Church, Upper Norwood, Croydon, Surrey. She was born 1854 at Hoxton, London; died 30th May 1942 at Margate, Kent. They had the following children:
  iEdith who was born 1875 at Croydon, Surrey
26 iiCharles Frederick who was born 1881 at Croydon, Surrey; died 1948 Dartford, Kent
  iiiCharles Edwin who was born 1888 at Croydon, Surrey
   
  19. Johnathan Arthur Harman was the son of Amos Harman and Elizabeth Harman [Church]. He was born 1854 at Croydon, Surrey; christened 4th Jul 1854 at St. John The Baptist Church, Croydon, Surrey; died 18th Mar 1888 at 73 Portland Road, Croydon, Surrey
  He married Eliza Cranwell on 20th Aug 1877 at All Saints Church, Upper Norwood, Croydon, Surrey. She was born 1856 at Southwark, London. They had the following children:
  iFlorence who was born 1881 at Norwood, Croydon, Surrey
27 iiRowland who was born 17th Jul 1881 at 2 Gartmore Terrace, Croydon, Surrey; died 1967
  iiiArthur who was born Jun 1883 at Norwood, Croydon, Surrey
  ivMaud who was born 1888 at Norwood, Croydon, Surrey
   
  20. Walter Harman, carpenter was the son of Amos Harman and Elizabeth Harman [Church]. He was born 1858 at Croydon, Surrey
  He married Caroline Amy Calow on July to Sep 1880, registered at Camberwell District, London, ref: 1880 Q3 Vol 1d Page 1152. She was born 1861 at Newington, Surrey. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 1882 at Walworth
  iiAmy who was born 1883 at Norwood, Croydon, Surrey
  iiiJessiac who was born 1891 at Norwood, Croydon, Surrey
   
  21. Elizabeth Atkins [Harman] was the daughter of Amos Harman and Elizabeth Harman [Church]. She was born 1860 at Croydon, Surrey
  She married James Atkins on Oct to Dec 1881, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1881 Q4 Vol 2a Page 441. He was born c 1860
   
  22. Richard Harman was the son of Richard Harman and Jane Harman [Peters]. He was born 1859 at Croydon, Surrey
  He married Lillias Woods on Apr to June 1883, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1883 Q2 Vol 2a Page 328. She was born 1856
   
  23. Frank Harman was the son of Richard Harman and Jane Harman [Peters]. He was born 1863 at Croydon, Surrey
  He married Esther Laura A. Hinson on Apr to June 1886, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1886 Q2 Vol 2a page 331. She was born 1869 at Dulwich, London. They had the following children:
  iCharles who was born 1887 at Norwood, Croydon, Surrey
  iiAlice Ruth who was born 1889 at Croydon, Surrey
   
  24. William Harman was the son of Richard Harman and Jane Harman [Peters]. He was born 1865 at Croydon, Surrey
  He married Sabina Pike on Oct to Dec 1889, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1889 Q4 Vol 2a Page 463. She was born 1862 at Croydon, Surrey. They had the following children:
  iHarriet Ann who was born 1890 at Thornton Heath, Surrey
   
  25. Harry Harman, bricklayer was the son of Richard Harman and Jane Harman [Peters]. He was born 13th Mar 1870 at Cross Road, Croydon, Surrey
  He married Charlotte Amelia West on 28th Jan 1895 at Norwood, Croydon, Surrey. She was born 1870 at Croydon, Surrey. They had the following children:
  iHarry who was born 1896 at Croydon, Surrey
  iiHeffie who was born 1897 at Croydon, Surrey
  iiiAmy who was born 1898 at Croydon, Surrey
  ivHilda who was born 1899 at Croydon, Surrey
  vGladys who was born 1901 at Croydon, Surrey
  viIvy who was born 1905 at Croydon, Surrey
  viiReginald who was born 1907 at Croydon, Surrey
  viiiFrederick who was born 1911 at Croydon, Surrey
   
Generation No. 5
  26. Charles Frederick Harman was the son of George Charles Harman and Matilda Harman [Cowne]. He was born 1881 at Croydon, Surrey; died 1948 at Dartford Hospital, Dartford, Kent
  He married Lily Morgan on Oct to Dec 1907 at Margate, Kent, registered at Thanet District, Kent, ref: 1907 Q4 Vol 2a Page 2178. She was born 1883 at Brixton, Surrey; died 1967 at Broadstairs, Kent. They had the following children:
28 iBernard who was born 1908
29 iiDorothy Jessie who was born c 1909
30 iiiFrederick David Nellthorpe who was born 14th Dec 1910 at Margate, Kent; died 6th Jan 1983 Pembury, Kent
   
  27. Rowland Harman was the son of Johnathan Arthur Harman and Eliza Harman [Cranwell]. He was born 17th Jul 1881 at 2 Gartmore Terrace, Croydon, Surrey; emigrated 1916, Canada; died 1967
  He married Alice Randell on 23rd Nov 1907 at Holy Trinity Church, Sissinghurst, Kent. She was born 16th Oct 1878 at Lavender Hill, Tonbridge, Kent; emigrated 1916, Canada; died 1955. They had the following children:
31 iErnest Arthur who was born 25th Aug 1908; died 21st Jun 1992 Canada
32 iiDorothy who was born 1912
   
Generation No. 6
  28. Bernard Harman was the son of Charles Frederick Harman and Lily Harman [Morgan]. He was born 1908
  He married Peggy on c 1930. She was born c 1910
   
  29. Dorothy Jessie Sparrow [Harman] was the daughter of Charles Frederick Harman and Lily Harman [Morgan]. She was born c 1909
  She married James Sparrow on c 1930. He was born c 1905
   
  30. Frederick David Nellthorpe Harman was the son of Charles Frederick Harman and Lily Harman [Morgan]. He was born 14th Dec 1910 at Margate, Kent; died 6th Jan 1983 at Pembury Hospital, Pembury, Kent
  He married Ena Staplehurst on 30th Dec 1935 at Ramsgate, Kent. She was born 29th Jul 1905 at Woodford, Essex; died 14th Aug 1979 at Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
33 iDavid Louis Nellthorpe who was born 10th Aug 1940 at Tonbridge, Kent
34 iiIan Bernard who was born 17th Jul 1943 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  31. Ernest Arthur Harman was the son of Rowland Harman and Alice Harman [Randell]. He was born 25th Aug 1908; died 21st Jun 1992 at East York, Canada
  He married Illa Bernice Ferguson on c 1935. She was born 17th Aug 1907 at Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; died 2001 at Peterborough
   
  32. Dorothy Walls [Harman] was the daughter of Rowland Harman and Alice Harman [Randell]. She was born 1912
  She married John Walls on c 1935. He was born c 1910. They had the following children:
  iGordon who was born c 1940
  iiRon who was born c 1940
   
Generation No. 7
  33. David Louis Nellthorpe Harman was the son of Frederick David Nellthorpe Harman and Ena Harman [Staplehurst]. He was born 10th Aug 1940 at Tonbridge, Kent
  He married Jean Margaret Toomer on 26th Feb 1966 at St. Stephen's Church, Tonbridge, Kent. She was born 24th Feb 1945 at Brocket Hall, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. They had the following children:
  iGeorgina Maureen Ann who was born 25th Mar 1970 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiElizabeth Susan Evelyn who was born 25th May 1985
   
  34. Ian Bernard Harman was the son of Frederick David Nellthorpe Harman and Ena Harman [Staplehurst]. He was born 17th Jul 1943 at Tonbridge, Kent
  He married Dianne Pascal on 1966 at St. Stephen's Church, Tonbridge, Kent. She was born c 1945. They had the following children:
  iMatthew who was born 25th Feb 1973 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiGareth who was born 27th Feb 1975 at Tonbridge, Kent
   

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