The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for William Jeffery, farm labourer, son of Benjamin Jeffery, labourer and Mary Jeffery [Harber]
Generation No. 1
  1. William Jeffery, farm labourer was the son of Benjamin Jeffery, labourer and Mary Jeffery [Harber]. He was born 1811 at Balcombe, Sussex; christened 23rd Jun 1811 at St. Mary's Church, Balcombe, Sussex, son of Benjamin & Mary Jeffery; died 8th Jan 1880 at Little Horsted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1880 Q1 Vol 2b Page 85, aged 68 years
  He married Harriet Langridge on 14th Nov 1835 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. She was born 1811 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 14th Apr 1811 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, daughter of William Langridge & Martha Langridge; died 29th Mar 1883 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1883 Q1 Vol 2b Page 84, aged 71 years. They had the following children:
2 iAlfred who was born 1837 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 22nd Jan 1837 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, son of William (labourer) & Harriet Geffray[sic]; died Apr to June 1920, aged 83 years
3 iiMartha who was born 31st Dec 1839 at Piltdown, Sussex; christened 2nd Feb 1840 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, daughter of William (labourer) & Harriet Jeffrey; died 23rd Jan 1922 Lewes, Sussex, aged 82 years; buried after 23rd Jan 1922 Lewes, Sussex
4 iiiCharles who was born 1841 at Piltdown, Sussex; christened 26th Dec 1841 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, son of William (labourer) & Harriet Jeffrey; died Jan to Mar 1905, aged 63 years
  ivBenjamin who was born 22nd Sep 1844 at Horsted Green, Little Horsted, Sussex; christened 27th Oct 1844 St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex, son of William (labourer) & Harriet Jeffery; died 26th Jul 1912 New Zealand, aged 67 years; buried 28th Jul 1912 New Zealand
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Alfred Jeffery, hay trusser was the son of William Jeffery, farm labourer and Harriet Jeffrey [Langridge]. He was born 1837 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 22nd Jan 1837 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, son of William (labourer) & Harriet Geffray[sic]; died Apr to June 1920, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1920 Q2 Vol 2a Page 846, aged 83 years
  He married (1) Mary Ann Holmwood on Oct to Dec 1866, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1866 Q4 Vol 2a Page 904. She was born 1841 at Carshalton, Surrey, registered at Epsom District, Surrey, ref: 1841 Q1 Vol 4 Page 117; died Apr to June 1882, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1882 Q2 Vol 2a Page 340, aged 41 years. They had the following children:
  iPercy who was born 1869 at Speldhurst, Kent
  iiKate who was born 1872 at Speldhurst, Kent
  He married (2) Mary Baker on Oct to Dec 1885, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1885 Q4 Vol 2a Page 1073. She was born c 1845 at East Malling, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1906, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1906 Q1 Vol 2a Page 496, aged 60 years
   
  3. Martha Morris [Jeffery] was the daughter of William Jeffery, farm labourer and Harriet Jeffrey [Langridge]. She was born 31st Dec 1839 at Piltdown, Sussex; christened 2nd Feb 1840 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, daughter of William (labourer) & Harriet Jeffrey; died 23rd Jan 1922 at 14, Dorset Road, Lewes, Sussex, aged 82 years; buried after 23rd Jan 1922 at Lewes cemetery, Section 3, ZT4, Lewes, Sussex
  She married Silas Morris, farm labourer and gardener on Apr to June 1869, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1869 Q2 Vol 2b Page 171. He was born 1849 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1849 Q1 Vol 7 Page 569; christened 11th Feb 1849 at Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, daughter of William (labourer) & Caroline[sic] Morris; died 11th Apr 1912 at Throat & Ear Hospital, Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1912 Apr Vol 2b Page 272. They had the following children:
  iErnest who was born 1870 at Horsted Green, Little Horsted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1870 Q2 Vol 2b Page 109; christened 24th Apr 1870 St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex, son of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris
5 iiWilliam who was born 1871 at Horsted Green, Little Horsted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1871 Q2 Vol 2b Page 102; christened 11th Jun 1871 St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex, son of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris; died Jan to Mar 1938, aged 66 years
  iiiBenjamin Charles who was born 1872 at Horsted Green, Little Horsted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1872 Q4 Vol 2b Page 110; christened 5th Jan 1873 St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex, son of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris; died Apr to June 1896, aged 23 years
6 ivAda who was born 27th Aug 1874 at Little Horsted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1874 Q4 Vol 2b Page 119; christened 11th Oct 1874 St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex, daughter of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris; died 25th May 1963 Haywards Heath, Sussex, aged 88 years
7 vKathleen Martha who was born 1876 at Horsted Green, Little Horsted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1876 Q2 Vol 2b Page 120; christened 25th May 1876 St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex, daughter of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris, recorded as Martha Morris
  viHarriett Eleanor who was born 1879 at Horsted Green, Little Horsted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q2 Vol 2b Page 112; christened 22nd Jun 1879 St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex, daughter of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris; died 1926, aged 46 years
  viiMaria Edith who was born 1883 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 10th Jun 1883 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, daughter of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris
8 viiiSilas who was born 4th Jul 1884 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1884 Q3 Vol 2b Page 123; christened 3rd Aug 1884 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, son of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris; died Apr 1965 Pennsylvania, USA, aged 80 years
   
  4. Charles Jeffery, carpenter journeyman was the son of William Jeffery, farm labourer and Harriet Jeffrey [Langridge]. He was born 1841 at Piltdown, Sussex; christened 26th Dec 1841 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, son of William (labourer) & Harriet Jeffrey; died Jan to Mar 1905, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1905 Q1 Vol 2b Page 103, aged 63 years
  He married Emma Sapp on c 1862. She was born 1837 at Middlesex; died Jan to Mar 1917, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1917 Q1 Vol 2b Page 166. They had the following children:
  iEdith Margaret who was born 1865 at Victoria Street, Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1865 Q4 Vol 2b Page 224; christened 10th Dec 1865 St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex, daughter of Charles (cabinet maker) & Emma Jeffery
  iiWilliam Charles who was born 1867 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiiAnnie Emma who was born 1868 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1868 Q4 Vol 2a Page 553
  ivCaroline who was born 1870 at Ridgewood, Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1870 Q2 Vol 2b Page 109; christened 24th Apr 1870 St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex, daughter of Charles (carpenter) & Emma Jeffery
  vArthur Richard who was born 1871 at Horsted Green, Little Horsted, Sussex; christened 20th May 1871 St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex, son of Charles (carpenter) & Emma Jefferey
  viGoddard who was born 1873 at Horsted Green, Little Horsted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1873 Q3 Vol 2b Page 109; christened 27th Jul 1863 St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex, son of Charles (carpenter) & Emma Jefferey; died Nov 1891 Little Horsted, Sussex, aged 17 years; buried 19th Nov 1891 Little Horsted, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  5. William Morris was the son of Silas Morris, farm labourer and gardener and Martha Morris [Jeffery]. He was born 1871 at Horsted Green, Little Horsted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1871 Q2 Vol 2b Page 102; christened 11th Jun 1871 at St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex, son of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris; died Jan to Mar 1938, aged 66 years
  He married Matilda Charlotte Wilkins on Apr to June 1902, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1902 Q2 Vol 2a Page 443. She was born c 1878 at Croydon, Surrey; died 1946. They had the following children:
  iGeorge William who was born Apr to June 1903, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1903 Q2 Vol 2a Page 223
  iiEdith Matilda who was born July to Sep 1907, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1907 Q3 Vol 2b Page 170
  iiiFrank Richard who was born 6th Dec 1920 at 14 Dorset Road, Lewes, Sussex
   
  6. Ada Barber [Morris] was the daughter of Silas Morris, farm labourer and gardener and Martha Morris [Jeffery]. She was born 27th Aug 1874 at Little Horsted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1874 Q4 Vol 2b Page 119; christened 11th Oct 1874 at St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex, daughter of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris; died 25th May 1963 at St Francis Hospital, Haywards Heath, Sussex, aged 88 years
  She married William Barber, house painter on 9th Nov 1895 at Registrar Office, Brighton, Sussex. He was born 16th Jan 1874 at Brighton, Sussex; died 2nd Nov 1952 at Brighton General Hospital, Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1952 Nov Vol 5h Page 151. They had the following children:
  iStillborn who was born 1896 at Brighton, Sussex; died 1896 Brighton, Sussex
9 iiLeslie Robert William who was born 18th Sep 1897 at 3, Marlborough Street, Brighton, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1976
   
  7. Kathleen Martha Ford [Barber] was the daughter of Silas Morris, farm labourer and gardener and Martha Morris [Jeffery]. She was born 1876 at Horsted Green, Little Horsted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1876 Q2 Vol 2b Page 120; christened 25th May 1876 at St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex, daughter of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris, recorded as Martha Morris; emigrated 17th May 1913 to USA, departing Southampton on SS St Paul
  She married Frank Sewell Ford on 25th Dec 1899 at Brixton St Matthew, Lambeth, London. He was born 19th Oct 1877 at Thornton Heath, Surrey; emigrated 18th Jul 1912 to USA, departing Southampton on SS St Paul. They had the following children:
  iFrank Sewell who was born 25th Dec 1900 at Brixton, Lambeth, London; christened 10th Mar 1901 Brixton St Matthew, Lambeth, London; died 22nd Aug 1995 Michigan, USA
  iiKathleen Marjorie who was born 1902 at Brixton, Lambeth, London
  iiiDorothy Blanche who was born 1903 at Brixton, Lambeth, London; christened 30th Sep 1903 Brixton St Matthew, Lambeth, London
   
  8. Silas Morris, harness maker and salesman was the son of Silas Morris, farm labourer and gardener and Martha Morris [Jeffery]. He was born 4th Jul 1884 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1884 Q3 Vol 2b Page 123; christened 3rd Aug 1884 at Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, son of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris; emigrated 6th May 1911 to USA, departed Liverpool on SS Campania; died Apr 1965 at Pennsylvania, USA, aged 80 years
  He married Lillian E. J. on c 1918 at USA. She was born 9th Aug 1889; emigrated 1913 to USA; died c 1946 at Pennsylvania, USA
   
Generation No. 4
  9. Leslie Robert William Barber was the son of William Barber, house painter and Ada Barber [Morris]. He was born 18th Sep 1897 at 3, Marlborough Street, Brighton, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1976, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1976 Q4 ol 18 Page 117
  He married Victoria May Griffiths on 9th Oct 1918 at Registrar Office, Brighton, Sussex. She was born 10th Jul 1897 at 1, Exeter Street, Preston, Brighton, Sussex; died 23rd Mar 1990 at St Anne's Rest Home, 9, Stanford Avenue, Brighton, Sussex, aged 92 years. They had the following children:
  iHazel May who was born 19th Jan 1919 at Brighton, Sussex; died 1975 Brighton, Sussex
  iiRonald Leslie who was born 9th Jun 1920 at 8, Old Shoreham Road, Brighton, Sussex; died 14th Jun 1990 Western Australia, aged 70 years
  iiiDouglas Robert who was born 28th Feb 1923 at Brighton, Sussex; died 21st Oct 1995 Brighton, Sussex, aged 72 years
   

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