The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Mary Ann Histed [Smith]
Generation No. 1
  1. Mary Ann Histed [Smith] She was born 1816 at Withyham, Sussex
  She married Ambrose Histed, cordwainer on 11th Feb 1835 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. He was born 4th Mar 1813 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th May 1813 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iStephen who was born c Dec 1835 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 21st Dec 1835 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
2 iiThomas who was born 1836 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiAnn who was born 1838 at Buxted, Sussex
3 ivAmbrose who was born 1840 at Buxted, Sussex
  vElizabeth who was born 1841 at Buxted, Sussex
  viAaron who was born 1843 at Buxted, Sussex
  viiMercy who was born 1845 at Buxted, Sussex
4 viiiEsther who was born 1850 at Buxted, Sussex; died Dec 1882 Buxted, Sussex, aged 32 years; buried 24th Dec 1882 Buxted, Sussex
  ixEbenezer who was born 1853 at Buxted, Sussex
5 xCaleb who was born 1856 at Buxted, Sussex
  xiDaniel who was born 1864 at Buxted, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Thomas Histed, shoe maker was the son of Ambrose Histed, cordwainer and Mary Ann Histed [Smith]. He was born 1836 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married (1) Margaret Dadswell on 8th Jul 1854 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. She was born 1836 at Boarshead, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Oct 1836 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Taylor Dadswell (yeoman) and Sarah Dadswell; died Oct to Dec 1874, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1874 Q4 Vol 2b Page 76, aged 38 years. They had the following children:
  iEster who was born 1857 at Buxted, Sussex
  iiThomas Luther who was born 1860 at Buxted, Sussex
  iiiSamuel Aaron who was born 1864 at Waldron, Sussex
  ivMary who was born 1867 at Waldron, Sussex
  vElizabeth Martha who was born 1869 at Waldron, Sussex
  viHannah who was born 1872 at Buxted, Sussex
  He married (2) Mary Allen Histed [Wildish] [Histed] [Wickens] on Apr to June 1879, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1979 Q2 Vol 2b Page 384. She was born 1835 at Maresfield, Sussex; died Apr to June 1893, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1893 Q2 Vol 2b Page 86, aged 58 year
  He married (3) Ann Thomson on Apr to June 1883, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1883 Q2 Vol 2b Page 19. She was born 1837 at Brightling, Sussex
   
  3. Ambrose Histed was the son of Ambrose Histed, cordwainer and Mary Ann Histed [Smith]. He was born 1840 at Buxted, Sussex
  He married Mary Allen Histed [Wildish] [Histed] [Wickens] on 6th May 1862 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. She was born 1835 at Maresfield, Sussex; died Apr to June 1893, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1893 Q2 Vol 2b Page 86, aged 58 year
   
  4. Esther Leeves [Histed] was the daughter of Ambrose Histed, cordwainer and Mary Ann Histed [Smith]. She was born 1850 at Buxted, Sussex; died Dec 1882 at Buxted, Sussex, aged 32 years; buried 24th Dec 1882 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  She married Enos Leeves, labourer on 29th Jun 1878 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. He was born 4th Sep 1851 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 24th Mar 1884 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Robert and Phoebe; died Apr 1884 at Pound Green, Buxted, Sussex, aged 33 years; buried 4th Apr 1884 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1879 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 11th Nov 1888 St. Mary's Church, Buxted, Sussex, aged 10 years, son of Enos (labourer) and Esther; died May 1896 Hadlow Down, Sussex, aged 17 years; buried 30th May 1896 Hadlow Down, Sussex
  iiEnos who was born 1882 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 11th Nov 1888 St. Mary's Church, Buxted, Sussex, aged 6 years, son of Enos (labourer) and Esther
   
  5. Caleb Histed was the son of Ambrose Histed, cordwainer and Mary Ann Histed [Smith]. He was born 1856 at Buxted, Sussex
  He married Harriett Botting on 22nd May 1899 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. She was born 1854
   

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