The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Lucy Martin [Colbran]
Generation No. 1
  1. Lucy Martin [Colbran] She was born 1827 at Uckfield, Sussex
  She married Joseph Marten, farmer on 15th Jan 1844 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1844 Q1 Vol 7 Page 577. He was born 20th Aug 1813 at Franklands, Keymer, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1845 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 12th Jan 1845 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Joseph Martin (bailiff) & Lucy Martin
2 iiWilliam who was born 1846 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 3rd May 1846 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Joseph Martin (bailiff) & Lucy Martin
3 iiiGeorge who was born 1850 at Grovehurst Farm, Buxted, Sussex; christened 15th Dec 1850 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Joseph Martin (bailiff at Grovehurst Farm) & Lucy Martin
  ivLucy Ellen who was born 1852 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 23rd May 1852 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Martin (bailiff) & Lucy Martin
  vEdwin who was born 1853 at Grovehurst Farm, Buxted, Sussex; christened 26th Jun 1853 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Joseph Martin (bailiff at Grovehurst Farm) & Lucy Martin
4 viEmily who was born 1855 at Grovehurst Farm, Buxted, Sussex; christened 8th Apr 1855 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Martin (bailiff at Grovehurst) & Lucy Martin
5 viiJoseph Thomas who was born 1857 at Grovehurst Farm, Buxted, Sussex; christened 12th Jul 1857 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Joseph Martin (bailiff at Grovehurst) & Lucy Martin
  viiiEliza who was born 1859 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 12th Jun 1859 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Martin (farmer) & Lucy Martin
   
Generation No. 2
  2. William Martin, innkeeper and farmer was the son of Joseph Marten, farmer and Lucy Martin [Colbran]. He was born 1846 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 3rd May 1846 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Joseph Martin (bailiff) & Lucy Martin
  He married (1) Sally Mankellow on c 1875. She was born 1852 at Haywards, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Nov 1852 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Edmund Mankellow (labourer) and Charlotte Mankellow. They had the following children:
  iJoseph T. who was born 1876 at Buxted, Sussex
  iiEmily J. who was born 1877 at Buxted, Sussex
6 iiiWilliam Henry who was born 1st Dec 1878 at The Maypole Inn, Buxted, Sussex; died 11th Mar 1958 Hastings, Sussex; buried after 11th Mar 1958 Crowborough, Sussex
  ivLucy C. who was born May 1880 at Buxted, Sussex
  He married (2) Ruth on c 1881. She was born 1847 at Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iArthur who was born 1882 at Buxted, Sussex
  iiKate who was born 29th Aug 1883 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 11th Nov 1883 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, daughter of William Martin (innkeeper) & Fanny [sic] Martin
   
  3. George Martin, farm labourer was the son of Joseph Marten, farmer and Lucy Martin [Colbran]. He was born 1850 at Grovehurst Farm, Buxted, Sussex; christened 15th Dec 1850 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Joseph Martin (bailiff at Grovehurst Farm) & Lucy Martin
  He married Eliza Minns on July to Sep 1871, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1871 Q3 Vol 2b Page 155. She was born 1849 at Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born 1872 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 14th Jan 1872 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, daughter of George Martin (labourer) & Eliza Martin
  iiEllen who was born 1874 at Buxted, Sussex
  iiiEliza who was born 1876 at Salehurst, Sussex
  ivHenry who was born 1879 at Buxted, Sussex
   
  4. Emily Duvall [Marten] was the daughter of Joseph Marten, farmer and Lucy Martin [Colbran]. She was born 1855 at Grovehurst Farm, Buxted, Sussex; christened 8th Apr 1855 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Martin (bailiff at Grovehurst) & Lucy Martin
  She married William Henry Divall, master grocer on 10th Jun 1879 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. He was born 1855 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 30th Dec 1855 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of John Divall (miller) and Charlotte Divall. They had the following children:
  iArthur Thomas who was born 12th Mar 1880 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 2nd May 1880 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of William Duvall (grocer) and Emily Duvall
  iiWillim Edwin who was born 4th Nov 1881 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1882 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of William Duvall (grocer) and Emily Duvall
  iiiAlbert who was born 6th Sep 1883 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 11th Nov 1883 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of William Duvall (grocer) and Emily Duvall
  ivAugustus Marten who was born 23rd Jan 1886 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1886 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of William Duval (grocer) and Emily Duval
  vHenry George who was born 12th May 1888 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 15th Jul 1888 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of William Duvall (grocer) and Emily Duvall
  viCharles John who was born 27th Sep 1890 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 23rd Nov 1890 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of William Duval (farmer) and Emily Duval
  viiHugh Joseph who was born 28th Oct 1892 at Five Ash Down, Buxted, Sussex; christened 22nd Jan 1893 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of William Duvall (farmer) and Emily Duvall
   
  5. Joseph Thomas Martin, farmer was the son of Joseph Marten, farmer and Lucy Martin [Colbran]. He was born 1857 at Grovehurst Farm, Buxted, Sussex; christened 12th Jul 1857 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Joseph Martin (bailiff at Grovehurst) & Lucy Martin
  He married Elizabeth Peerless on Jan to Mar 1883, registered at Steyning District, Sussex, ref: 1883 Q1 Vol 2b Page 398. She was born 1853 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 31st Jul 1853 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  6. William Henry Marten was the son of William Martin, innkeeper and farmer and Sally Marten [Mankellow]. He was born 1st Dec 1878 at The Maypole Inn, Buxted, Sussex; died 11th Mar 1958 at St. Helen's Hospital, Hastings, Sussex; buried after 11th Mar 1958 at Crowborough, Sussex
  He married Flora Wood on 21st Sep 1910 at St. Mary's Church, Oxted, Surrey. She was born 12th Jul 1888 at Woodlands, Lindfield, Sussex; died 12th Nov 1948 at Stoneyshot, Crowborough, Sussex; buried after 12th Nov 1948 at Crowborough, Sussex. They had the following children:
7 iFrank who was born 13th Aug 1911 at Chillies Farm, Buxted, Sussex; christened 1st Oct 1911 St. Mary's Church, Oxted, Surrey; died 14th Oct 1982 Hastings, Sussex; buried after 14th Oct 1982 Hastings, Sussex, Burial of ashes at St Mary's Church, Udimore, Sussex
  iiLeslie Wood who was born 22nd Mar 1915 at Stone Hall Farm, Oxted, Surrey; died 18th Aug 1915 Brixton, Surrey
  iiiJoan who was born Oct 1916 at Stone Hall Farm, Oxted, Surrey; died 13th Dec 1916
   
Generation No. 4
  7. Frank Marten was the son of William Henry Marten and Flora Marten [Wood]. He was born 13th Aug 1911 at Chillies Farm, Buxted, Sussex; christened 1st Oct 1911 at St. Mary's Church, Oxted, Surrey; died 14th Oct 1982 at St. Helen's Hospital, Hastings, Sussex; buried after 14th Oct 1982 at Hastings Crematorium, Hastings, Sussex, Burial of ashes at St Mary's Church, Udimore, Sussex
  He married Peggy Kathleen White on 8th Oct 1938 at All Saint's Church, Sidley, Bexhill, Sussex. She was born 9th Oct 1914 at Downside, Eastwood Avenue, Bexhill, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1914 at St. Stephen's Parish Church, Bexhill, Sussex; died 24th Dec 2002 at Riseborough Care Centre, Bournemouth, Dorset; buried 2nd Mar 2003, Burial of ashes at St Mary's Church, Udimore, Sussex
   

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