The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Henry Hemsley, farmer, son of Richard Helmsley, farm labourer and Avis Hemsley [Botten]
Generation No. 1
  1. Henry Hemsley, farmer was the son of Richard Helmsley, farm labourer and Avis Hemsley [Botten]. He was born 1828 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 10th May 1829 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Sarah Ann Pilbeam on 4th May 1851 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1834 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 17th Aug 1834 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iGeorge Henry who was born 1852 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jun 1852 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
3 iiWilliam Thomas who was born 1855 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiAnn who was born 1857 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivAnn who was born 1858 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  vLucy who was born 1859 at Wadhurst, Sussex
4 viAlfred who was born 1863 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viiSarah Ann who was born 1866 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viiiNelson who was born 1869 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ixEliza who was born 1871 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  xRichard H. who was born 1874 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  xiHarry who was born 1879 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. George Henry Helmsley, basket maker and labourer was the son of Henry Hemsley, farmer and Sarah Ann Helmsley [Pilbeam]. He was born 1852 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jun 1852 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Balcombe on Oct to Dec 1873, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1873 Q4 Vol 2a Page 947. She was born 1853 at Ticehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge Henry who was born 1874 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiWilliam Thomas who was born 1876 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiThomas who was born 1878 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivFrederick who was born 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  3. William Thomas Hemsley, farm labourer was the son of Henry Hemsley, farmer and Sarah Ann Helmsley [Pilbeam]. He was born 1855 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Eliza Lucy on c 1878. She was born 1858 at Ashford, Kent. They had the following children:
  iAda M. who was born 1879 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  iiWilliam Norton who was born Jun 1880 at Sandwich, Kent
   
  4. Alfred Hemsley, farm labourer was the son of Henry Hemsley, farmer and Sarah Ann Helmsley [Pilbeam]. He was born 1863 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Alice Skinner on Oct to Dec 1885, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1885 Q4 Vol 2b Page 183. She was born 1865 at Ticehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHarry G who was born 1887 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  iiAlfred who was born 1888 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiGeorge who was born 1890 at Ticehurst, Sussex
   

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