The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Benjamin Clifton, labourer
Generation No. 1
  1. Benjamin Clifton, labourer He was born c 1775
  He married Sarah on c 1795. She was born c 1775. They had the following children:
2 iJoseph who was born 23rd Sep 1798 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 28th Oct 1798 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, Joseph Clifton, son of Benjamin Clifton and Sarah Clifton; died 1836 Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 37 years; buried 29th Apr 1836 Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiSarah who was born 1st Feb 1801 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 10th May 1801 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, Sarah Clifton, daughter of Benjamin Clifton, labourer, and Sarah Clifton
  iiiJohn who was born 1803 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 30th Nov 1803 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, John Clifton, son of Benjamin Clifton and Sarah Clifton
  ivBenjamin who was born 1805 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 16th Jun 1805 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, Benjamin Clifton, son of Benjamin Clifton and Sarah Clifton
  vRebecca who was born 1805 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 16th Jun 1805 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, Benjamin Clifton, daughter of Benjamin Clifton and Sarah Clifton
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Joseph Clifton, labourer was the son of Benjamin Clifton, labourer and Sarah Clifton. He was born 23rd Sep 1798 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 28th Oct 1798 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, Joseph Clifton, son of Benjamin Clifton and Sarah Clifton; died 1836 at Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 37 years; buried 29th Apr 1836 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married (1) Caroline Groves on 9th Jul 1821 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. She was born 1803 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 30th May 1803 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died 1824. They had the following children:
  iSarah who was born 2nd Oct 1824 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 25th Oct 1824 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, Sarah Clifton, daughter of Joseph Clifton. Labourer, and Caroline Clifton
  He married (2) Dinah on 25th Sep 1825 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. She was born 12th Feb 1804 at Chevening, Kent; christened 26th Feb 1804 at St Botolph, Chevening, Kent; died 1873 at Wadhurst, Sussex; buried 14th Sep 1873 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth who was born 1st Jun 1826 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 18th Jun 1826 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, Elizabeth Clifton, daughter of Joseph Clifton. Labourer, and Dinah Clifton
3 iiJoseph who was born 26th Jun 1829 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 12th Jul 1829 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, Joseph Clifton, son of Joseph Clifton. Labourer, and Dinah Clifton
4 iiiAlfred who was born 16th Nov 1831 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 2nd Dec 1831 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, Joseph Clifton, son of Joseph Clifton. Labourer, and Dinah Clifton
  ivRichard who was born 3rd Feb 1834 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 10th Feb 1834 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, Richard Clifton, son of Joseph Clifton. Labourer, and Dinah Clifton
  vJohn who was born 4th May 1836 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 22nd May 1836 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, John Clifton, son of Joseph Clifton. Labourer, and Dinah Clifton
   
Generation No. 3
  3. Joseph Clifton, farm labourer was the son of Joseph Clifton, labourer and Dinah Clifton. He was born 26th Jun 1829 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 12th Jul 1829 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, Joseph Clifton, son of Joseph Clifton. Labourer, and Dinah Clifton
  He married Mary on c 1850. She was born 1830 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlfred who was born 1858 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiJoseph who was born 1861 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiPhebe who was born 1864 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivSarah Ann who was born 1867 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  vJohn who was born 1869 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viJesper who was born 1871 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viiHorace who was born 1872 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viiiCaroline who was born 1875 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  4. Alfred Clifton, farm labourer was the son of Joseph Clifton, labourer and Dinah Clifton. He was born 16th Nov 1831 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 2nd Dec 1831 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, Joseph Clifton, son of Joseph Clifton. Labourer, and Dinah Clifton
  He married Eliza on c 1860. She was born 1840 at Ticehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlfred who was born 1871 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiAmos who was born 1873 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiErnest J. who was born 1874
  ivElizabeth who was born 1876 at Battle, Sussex
  vLouisa who was born 1878 at Etchingham, Sussex
  viFrances who was born Apr 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   

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