The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Joseph Leaves, turnpike roadman, son of John Leeves, gingerbread maker and Sarah Leeves [Parks]
Generation No. 1
  1. Joseph Leaves, turnpike roadman was the son of John Leeves, gingerbread maker and Sarah Leeves [Parks]. He was born 1788 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Mar 1788 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of John and Sarah; died Apr 1852 at Heathfield, Sussex, aged 66 years; buried 22nd Apr 1852 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
2 iSarah who was born 1814 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 24th Jul 1814 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Joseph (labourer) and Keziah
  He married Kezia Brackpool on 11th Feb 1814 at St. Peter's Church, Ashburnham, Sussex. She was born 1793; died Jun 1837 at Heathfield, Sussex, aged 44 years, wife of Joseph; buried 25th Jun 1837 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1816 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Sep 1816 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Joseph (labourer) and Kezia; died Oct 1816 Heathfield, Sussex, aged 9 weeks, son of Joseph and Kezia; buried 9th Oct 1816 Heathfield, Sussex
  iiHenry who was born 1817 at Dallington, Sussex; christened 26th Oct 1817 St. Giles Church, Dallington, Sussex, son of Joseph (labourer) and Kezia
  iiiJohn who was born 1819 at Dallington, Sussex; christened 28th Nov 1819 St. Giles Church, Dallington, Sussex, son of Joseph (labourer) and Kezia
3 ivCharlotte who was born 1822 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 12th May 1822 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Joseph (labourer) and Kezia
4 vJoseph who was born 1824 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1824 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Joseph (labourer) and Kezia
5 viArthur who was born 1826 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 15th Oct 1826 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Joseph (labourer) and Kezia
6 viiMoses who was born 1829 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1829 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Joseph (labourer) and Keziah; died Oct 1866; buried 23rd Oct 1866
  viiiAaron who was born 1833 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1833 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Joseph (labourer) and Kezia; died May 1833 Heathfield, Sussex, aged 15 weeks, son of Joseph and Kezia; buried 19th May 1833 Heathfield, Sussex
  ixEsau who was born 1835 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 29th Mar 1835 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Joseph (labourer) and Kezia
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Sarah Deering [Leeves] was the daughter of Joseph Leaves, turnpike roadman and Kezia Leeves [Brackpool]. She was born 1814 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 24th Jul 1814 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Joseph (labourer) and Keziah
  She married David Deering, farm labourer on 23rd Aug 1834 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. He was born 1804 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 19th Aug 1804 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, parents Robert & Frances Dearing. They had the following children:
7 iKeziah who was born 1837 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jan 1840 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, age d2 years
  iiJoseph who was born 1842 at Heathfield, Sussex
  iiiThomas who was born 1843 at Heathfield, Sussex
  ivHenry who was born 1850 at Waldron, Sussex
   
  3. Charlotte Brook [Leeves] was the daughter of Joseph Leaves, turnpike roadman and Kezia Leeves [Brackpool]. She was born 1822 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 12th May 1822 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Joseph (labourer) and Kezia
  iJohn who was born 1843 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 8th Oct 1843 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, baseborn, son of Charlotte (servant)
  iiTrayton who was born 1852 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Apr 1852 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, baseborn, son of Charlotte (servant); died before 29th Apr 1852 Heathfield, Sussex, aged 9 weeks, baseborn son of Charlotte; buried 29th Apr 1852 Heathfield, Sussex
  She married Samuel Brook, farm labourer on Jan to Mar 1853. He was born 1809 at Heathfield, Sussex
   
  4. Joseph Leeves, farm labourer was the son of Joseph Leaves, turnpike roadman and Kezia Leeves [Brackpool]. He was born 1824 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1824 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Joseph (labourer) and Kezia
  He married Mary Harmer Keeley on Jan to Mar 1849, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1849 Q1 Vol 7 Page 421. She was born 1823 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 18th Nov 1823 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, daughter of Sarah Keeley. They had the following children:
  iAlbert who was born 1850 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 11th Aug 1850 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Joseph (labourer) and Mary; died Jul 1852 Heathfield, Sussex, aged 2 years, son of Joseph and Mary; buried 17th Jul 1852 Heathfield, Sussex
  iiJoseph who was born 1852 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 17th Jul 1852 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Joseph (labourer) and Mary; died Dec 1853 Heathfield, Sussex, aged 17 months, son of Joseph and Mary; buried 18th Dec 1853 Heathfield, Sussex
  iiiTrayton who was born 1854 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1854 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Joseph (labourer) and Mary; died Jun 1855 Heathfield, Sussex, aged 18 months, son of Joseph and Mary; buried 17th Jun 1855 Heathfield, Sussex
8 ivNelson who was born 1855 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 28th Aug 1855 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Joseph (labourer) and Mary
9 vEmily who was born 1857 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 8th Nov 1857 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Joseph (labourer) and Mary
  viFrank who was born 1860 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Jan 1860 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Joseph (labourer) and Mary; died Dec 1879 Heathfield, Sussex, aged 20 years; buried 27th Dec 1879 Heathfield, Sussex
10 viiCharles Ernest who was born 1865 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Jul 1865 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Joseph (farmer) and Mary
   
  5. Arthur Leeves, chicken fatter was the son of Joseph Leaves, turnpike roadman and Kezia Leeves [Brackpool]. He was born 1826 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 15th Oct 1826 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Joseph (labourer) and Kezia
  He married Harriet Piper on Jan to Mar 1856, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1856 Q1 Vol 2b Page 77. She was born 1835 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 12th Jul 1835 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died Feb 1895 at Burwash, Sussex, aged 60 years; buried 13th Feb 1895 at St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
11 iAnn who was born Dec 1856 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7th Dec 1856 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Arthur (tanner) and Harriet
  iiLuther who was born 1858 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 10th Oct 1858 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Arthur (labourer) and Harriet
12 iiiReuben who was born 1860 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1860 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Arthur (labourer) and Harriet
13 ivAlice who was born 1867 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 2nd Jun 1867 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Arthur (labourer) and Harriet
14 vEllen who was born 1868 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 20th Dec 1868 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Arthur (labourer) and Harriet
   
  6. Moses Leeves, ostler was the son of Joseph Leaves, turnpike roadman and Kezia Leeves [Brackpool]. He was born 1829 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1829 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Joseph (labourer) and Keziah; died Oct 1866; buried 23rd Oct 1866
  He married Dinah Lavender on 13th Jul 1862. She was born 1832 at Mark Cross, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 16th Dec 1832 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Ann Lavender (widow). They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1864 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 29th May 1964 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex, son of Moses (0stler) and Dinah
   
Generation No. 3
  7. Keziah Curtis [Deering] was the daughter of David Deering, farm labourer and Sarah Deering [Leeves]. She was born 1837 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jan 1840 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, age d2 years
  She married James Charles Blackford Curtis, aka Charles Curtis on 27th Sep 1872 at St. Mary's Church, Northiam, Sussex, witnesses David Fielder & Caroline Durrant. He was born 1848 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1848 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, mother Mary Curtis, baseborn
   
  8. Nelson Leeves, shepherd was the son of Joseph Leeves, farm labourer and Mary Harmer Leeves [Keeley]. He was born 1855 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 28th Aug 1855 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Joseph (labourer) and Mary
  He married Esther Emily Underhill on Apr to June 1891, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1891 Q2 Vol 2b Page 191. She was born 1863 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGertrude Maud who was born Sep 1891 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 6th Sep 1891 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Nelson (shepherd) and Emily
  iiFrank who was born 1897 at Framfield, Sussex
   
  9. Emily Hewitt [Leeves] was the daughter of Joseph Leeves, farm labourer and Mary Harmer Leeves [Keeley]. She was born 1857 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 8th Nov 1857 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Joseph (labourer) and Mary
  She married Walter Hewitt on July to Sep 1879, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q3 Vol 2b Page 125. He was born 1857 at Merstham, Surrey. They had the following children:
  iEdith who was born 1880 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 1st Aug 1880 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Walter (gamekeeper) and Emily
  iiFanny who was born 9th Aug 1882 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 8th Oct 1882 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Walter (gamekeeper) and Emily
  iiiFrank who was born 22nd Mar 1884 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 11th May 1884 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Walter (gamekeeper) and Emily
  ivEmily who was born 1886 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7th Feb 1886 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Walter (gamekeeper) and Emily
  vGrace who was born 1888 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 6th May 1888 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Walter (gamekeeper) and Emily
   
  10. Charles Ernest Leeves, carter was the son of Joseph Leeves, farm labourer and Mary Harmer Leeves [Keeley]. He was born 1865 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Jul 1865 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Joseph (farmer) and Mary
  He married Harriet Jenner on Jan to Mar 1894, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1894 Q1 Vol 2b Page 149. She was born 1867 at Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlbert Ernest who was born Dec 1894 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 14th Dec 1894 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Charles Ernest (carter) and Harriet
   
  11. Ann Ford [Leeves] was the daughter of Arthur Leeves, chicken fatter and Harriet Leeves [Piper]. She was born Dec 1856 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7th Dec 1856 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Arthur (tanner) and Harriet
  She married Charles Ford, farm labourer on Apr to June 1878, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1878 Q2 Vol 2b Page 173. He was born 1850 at Marden, Kent. They had the following children:
  iSarah who was born 11th Feb 1879 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 16th Mar 1879 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Charles (labourer) and Ann
  iiLillian who was born 14th Aug 1880 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 17th Oct 1880 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Charles (labourer) and Ann
  iiiBertha Mary who was born 12th Feb 1883 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 15th Apr 1883 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Charles (labourer) and Ann
  ivFred who was born 28th Dec 1886 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 20th Feb 1887 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Charles (labourer) and Ann
  vKate who was born 15th Mar 1890 at Battle, Sussex; christened 20th Apr 1890 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Charles (labourer) and Ann
  viClement who was born 3rd Feb 1893 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19th Mar 1893 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Charles (labourer) and Ann
  viiThomas who was born 23rd Feb 1896 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19th Apr 1896 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Charles (labourer) and Ann
  viiiHarriet who was born 17th Jan 1900 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 18th Mar 1900 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Charles (labourer) and Ann
   
  12. Reuben Leeves, gardener was the son of Arthur Leeves, chicken fatter and Harriet Leeves [Piper]. He was born 1860 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1860 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Arthur (labourer) and Harriet
  He married Sarah South on Jan to Mar 1889, registered at Epping District, Essex, ref: 1889 Q1 Vol 4a Page 233. She was born 1858 at Epping, Essex. They had the following children:
  iAlice who was born 11th Apr 1890 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 18th May 1890 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Reuben (gardener) and Sarah
  iiGertrude who was born 25th Jul 1892 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 18th Sep 1892 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Reuben (gardener) and Sarah
  iiiArthur who was born 10th Jan 1895 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 17th Mar 1895 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Reuben (farmer) and Sarah
  ivJames who was born 19th Dec 1899 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 18th Feb 1900 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Reuben (farmer) and Sarah
   
  13. Alice Dadswell [Leeves] was the daughter of Arthur Leeves, chicken fatter and Harriet Leeves [Piper]. She was born 1867 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 2nd Jun 1867 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Arthur (labourer) and Harriet
  She married Walter James Dadswell, gardener on 20th Sep 1898. He was born 1870 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 29th May 1870 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of James Dadswell (gardener) and Elizabeth Dadswell. They had the following children:
  iFlorence Ellen who was born 1899 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 22nd Jan 1899 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of Walter James Dadswell (gardener) and Alice Dadswell
   
  14. Ellen Harmer [Leeves] was the daughter of Arthur Leeves, chicken fatter and Harriet Leeves [Piper]. She was born 1868 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 20th Dec 1868 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Arthur (labourer) and Harriet
  She married Charles Benjamin Harmer, bricklayer on Apr to June 1890, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1890 Q2 Vol 2b Page 227. He was born 1864 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 5th Jun 1864 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iElsie who was born 12th Dec 1892 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 29th Jan 1893 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiMildred who was born 30th Oct 1894 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 16th Dec 1894 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiiEthel who was born 2nd Jun 1896 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 28th Jun 1896 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   

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