The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Thomas Harmer
Generation No. 1
  1. Thomas Harmer He was born c 1725
  He married Mary Gurr on 17th Jan 1748/49 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. She was born c 1725. They had the following children:
  iThomas who was born 1750 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 6th Apr 1751 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  iiElizabeth who was born 1751 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 12th Dec 1751 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  iiiSarah who was born 1753 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jan 1754 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died 29th Dec 1772
  ivJohn who was born 1754 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1754 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died 1st Apr 1840
  vAnn who was born 1757 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Jan 1757 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  viWilliam who was born 1760 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 29th Jun 1760 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  viiJoseph who was born 1762 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 12th Dec 1762 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died 2nd May 1765
2 viiiHenry who was born 1765 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 25th Aug 1765 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  ixEssau who was born 1768 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 30th Nov 1768 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died 18th Dec 1768 Heathfield, Sussex
  xJacob who was born 1768 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 30th Nov 1768 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died 18th Dec 1768 Heathfield, Sussex
  xiEdward who was born 1770 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 5th Jun 1770 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died 13th Jul 1854
  xiiRichard who was born 1773 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 25th Apr 1773 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  xiiiSarah who was born 1776 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 20th Oct 1776 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Henry Harmer was the son of Thomas Harmer and Mary Harmer [Gurr]. He was born 1765 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 25th Aug 1765 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Eleanor Ellis on 9th Oct 1788 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. She was born c 1765. They had the following children:
3 iAnne who was born 1789 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 15th Feb 1789 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
4 iiPhiladelphia who was born 1790 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 19th Apr 1790 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died Dec 1827 Beckley, Sussex; buried 31st Dec 1827 Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 37 years
5 iiiEleanor who was born 1791 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 26th Dec 1791 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  ivMary who was born 1794 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 30th Mar 1794 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  vSarah who was born 1796 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1796 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
6 viElizabeth who was born 1798 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 16th Sep 1798 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  viiSophia who was born 1801 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 10th May 1801 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  viiiMaria who was born 1803 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 24th Apr 1803 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
7 ixHenry who was born 1806 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 2nd Mar 1806 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  3. Anne Mepham [Harmer] was the daughter of Henry Harmer and Eleanor Harmer [Ellis]. She was born 1789 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 15th Feb 1789 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  She married Joseph Mepham, farmer on 23rd Apr 1810 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. He was born 1778 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 14th Jan 1778 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; died 6th Oct 1823 at Burwash, Sussex, aged 45 years; buried 10th Oct 1823 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAmelia who was born 1810 to 1815 at Sussex
  iiJoel who was born 5th Aug 1811 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19th Aug 1811 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Joseph Mepham and Ann Mepham
  iiiSarah who was born 1813 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 24th Oct 1813 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Mepham (farmer) and Ann Mepham; died Oct 1841 Burwash, Sussex, aged 28 years; buried 2nd Oct 1841 Burwash, Sussex
  ivMatilda who was born 1815 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 15th Oct 1815 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Mepham (farmer) and Ann Mepham
  vMaria Ann who was born 1817 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 5th Oct 1817 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Mepham (farmer) and Ann Mepham; died 5th Apr 1836 Burwash, Sussex, aged 18 years; buried 5th Apr 1836 Burwash, Sussex
8 viLevi who was born 1820 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 27th Aug 1820 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Joseph Mepham (labourer) and Ann Mepham
   
  4. Philadelphia Arnold [Harmer] was the daughter of Henry Harmer and Eleanor Harmer [Ellis]. She was born 1790 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 19th Apr 1790 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died Dec 1827 at Beckley, Sussex; buried 31st Dec 1827 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 37 years
  She married (1) unknown father on 1817. They had the following children:
9 iGeorge who was born 1817 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 12th Jan 1817 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  She married (2) George Arnold, master blacksmith on 14th Aug 1819 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, witnesses Joseph & Anne Mepham (sister). He was born 1791 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
10 iZebulon who was born 14th Feb 1820 at Goudhurst, Kent; christened 19th Mar 1820 St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent; died 24th Dec 1883 Mayfield, Sussex
   
  5. Eleanor Harmer was the daughter of Henry Harmer and Eleanor Harmer [Ellis]. She was born 1791 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 26th Dec 1791 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  iJames who was born 1819 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 6th Jun 1819 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
   
  6. Elizabeth Hyland [Harmer] was the daughter of Henry Harmer and Eleanor Harmer [Ellis]. She was born 1798 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 16th Sep 1798 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  She married Stephen Hyland, farm labourer on 6th Apr 1848 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. He was born 1795 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1795 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
  7. Henry Harmer, farmer was the son of Henry Harmer and Eleanor Harmer [Ellis]. He was born 1806 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 2nd Mar 1806 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  He married (1) Jane Kemp on 5th Jun 1827 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. She was born c 1805. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1828 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 13th Jul 1828 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  iiCaroline who was born 1830 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Jul 1830 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  iiiEdward who was born 1832 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 15th May 1832 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died 6th May 1833 Heathfield, Sussex
  ivJane who was born 1833 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 24th Nov 1833 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  vCharles who was born 1834 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 25th May 1834 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married (2) Ann Baker on Oct to Dec 1840, registered at Battle District, Sussex, ref: 1840 Q4 Vol 7 Page 425. She was born 1818 at Warbleton, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iSophia who was born 1841 at Heathfield, Sussex
  iiMary who was born 1842 at Heathfield, Sussex
  iiiHenry who was born 1845 at Heathfield, Sussex
  ivEleanor Harriett who was born 1849 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 29th Apr 1849 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  8. Levi Mepham, farmer was the son of Joseph Mepham, farmer and Anne Mepham [Harmer]. He was born 1820 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 27th Aug 1820 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Joseph Mepham (labourer) and Ann Mepham
  He married Charlotte Hider Taylor on 27th May 1844 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 30th Jan 1826 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 2nd Apr 1826 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of John Hider Taylor (shopkeeper) and Charlotte Taylor. They had the following children:
  iJoseph who was born 1845 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 12th Apr 1845 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Levi Mepham (farmer) and Charlotte Mepham; died Apr 1847 Burwash, Sussex, aged 2 years; buried 23rd Apr 1847 Burwash, Sussex
11 iiCharlotte Amelia who was born 1847 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1847 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Levi Mepham (farmer) and Charlotte Mepham
  iiiEliza Matilda who was born 1849 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 28th Nov 1849 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
   
  9. George Harmer, farm labourer was the son of unknown father and Philadelphia Arnold [Harmer]. He was born 1817 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 12th Jan 1817 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Forward on 22nd Nov 1840 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. She was born 1824 at Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of George Forward. They had the following children:
  iDorothy who was born 1841 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 4th Mar 1841 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  iiOrpha who was born 1843 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 26th Feb 1843 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died 1903
  iiiElizabeth who was born 1845 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 2nd Mar 1845 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
12 ivZebulon who was born 1847 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 7th Mar 1847 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  vPhilly who was born 1849 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 11th Nov 1849 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  viJoseph who was born 1850 at Ticehurst, Sussex
13 viiJames who was born 1852 at Ticehurst, Sussex
   
  10. Zebulon Arnold, master blacksmith was the son of George Arnold, master blacksmith and Philadelphia Arnold [Harmer]. He was born 14th Feb 1820 at Goudhurst, Kent; christened 19th Mar 1820 at St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent; died 24th Dec 1883 at Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Pettitt on 13th Jun 1841 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1821 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Jul 1821 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Pettitt (labourer) and Elizabetth Pettitt. They had the following children:
  iJane Caroline who was born c Dec 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12th Dec 1841 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiEliza who was born 13th Oct 1843 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th Jun 1855 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiElizabeth who was born 15th May 1846 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th Jun 1855 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ivGeorge Edward who was born 16th May 1850 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th Jun 1855 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  vAlbert Edwin who was born 16th May 1853 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th Jun 1855 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viAnne Louisa who was born 1857 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Mar 1857 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viiFrank who was born 1862 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 10th Jan 1862 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viiiArthur Zebulon who was born 1867 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1867 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 5
  11. Charlotte Amelia Hobbs [Mepham] was the daughter of Levi Mepham, farmer and Charlotte Hider Mepham [Taylor]. She was born 1847 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1847 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Levi Mepham (farmer) and Charlotte Mepham
  She married Obadiah Hobbs, preacher on July to Sep 1867, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1867 Q3 Vol 2a Page 869. He was born 1842 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Nov 1842 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died May 1875 at Mayfield, Sussex; buried 23rd May 1875 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMartha E. who was born 1869 at Aulton, Norfolk
  iiJohn W. who was born 1870 at Aulton, Norfolk
   
  12. Zebulon Harmer, bricklayer was the son of George Harmer, farm labourer and Elizabeth Harmer [Forward]. He was born 1847 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 7th Mar 1847 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  He married Mercy Bartholomew on Jan to Mar 1870, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1870 Q1 Vol 2b Page 97. She was born 1851 at Flimwell, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEdith who was born 1877 at Flimwell, Sussex
  iiThomas who was born 1879 at Flimwell, Sussex
   
  13. James Harmer, farm labourer was the son of George Harmer, farm labourer and Elizabeth Harmer [Forward]. He was born 1852 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth A. Bishop on Oct to Dec 1876, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1876 Q4 Vol 2b Page 197. She was born 1859 at Salehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge J. who was born 1877 at Flimwell, Sussex
   

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