The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Silas Morris, farm labourer and gardener was the son of William Morris, farm labourer and Eleanor Morris [Funnell]. He was born 1849 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1849 Q1 Vol 7 Page 569; christened 11^th Feb 1849 at Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, daughter of William (labourer) & Caroline[sic] Morris; died 11^th Apr 1912 at Throat & Ear Hospital, Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1912 Apr Vol 2b Page 272
	He married Martha Jeffery on Apr to June 1869, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1869 Q2 Vol 2b Page 171. She was born 31^st Dec 1839 at Piltdown, Sussex; christened 2^nd Feb 1840 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, daughter of William (labourer) & Harriet Jeffrey; died 23^rd Jan 1922 at 14, Dorset Road, Lewes, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1922 Jan Vol 2b Page 264, aged 82 years; buried after 23^rd Jan 1922 at Lewes cemetery, Section 3, ZT4, Lewes, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Ernest who was born 1870 at Horsted Green, Little Horsted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1870 Q2 Vol 2b Page 109; christened 24^th Apr 1870 St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex, son of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris
2	ii	William who was born 1871 at Horsted Green, Little Horsted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1871 Q2 Vol 2b Page 102; christened 11^th Jun 1871 St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex, son of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris; died Jan to Mar 1938, aged 66 years
	iii	Benjamin Charles who was born 1872 at Horsted Green, Little Horsted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1872 Q4 Vol 2b Page 110; christened 5^th Jan 1873 St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex, son of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris; died Apr to June 1896, aged 23 years
3	iv	Ada who was born 27^th Aug 1874 at Little Horsted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1874 Q4 Vol 2b Page 119; christened 11^th Oct 1874 St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex, daughter of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris; died 25^th May 1963 Haywards Heath, Sussex, aged 88 years
4	v	Kathleen Martha who was born 1876 at Horsted Green, Little Horsted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1876 Q2 Vol 2b Page 120; christened 25^th May 1876 St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex, daughter of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris, recorded as Martha Morris
	vi	Harriett Eleanor who was born 1879 at Horsted Green, Little Horsted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q2 Vol 2b Page 112; christened 22^nd Jun 1879 St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex, daughter of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris; died 1926, aged 46 years
	vii	Maria Edith who was born 1883 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 10^th Jun 1883 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, daughter of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris
5	viii	Silas who was born 4^th Jul 1884 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1884 Q3 Vol 2b Page 123; christened 3^rd Aug 1884 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, son of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris; died Apr 1965 Pennsylvania, USA, aged 80 years

Generation No. 2
	2. 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 11^th Jun 1871 at St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex, son of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris; died Jan to Mar 1938, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1938 Q1 Vol 2b Page 278, 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:
	i	George William who was born Apr to June 1903, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1903 Q2 Vol 2a Page 223
	ii	Edith Matilda who was born July to Sep 1907, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1907 Q3 Vol 2b Page 170
	iii	Frank Richard who was born 6^th Dec 1920 at 14 Dorset Road, Lewes, Sussex

	3. Ada Barber [Morris] was the daughter of Silas Morris, farm labourer and gardener and Martha Morris [Jeffery]. She was born 27^th Aug 1874 at Little Horsted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1874 Q4 Vol 2b Page 119; christened 11^th Oct 1874 at St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex, daughter of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris; died 25^th May 1963 at St Francis Hospital, Haywards Heath, Sussex, aged 88 years
	She married William Barber, house painter on 9^th Nov 1895 at Registrar Office, Brighton, Sussex. He was born 16^th Jan 1874 at Brighton, Sussex; died 2^nd 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:
	i	Stillborn who was born 1896 at Brighton, Sussex; died 1896 Brighton, Sussex
6	ii	Leslie Robert William who was born 18^th Sep 1897 at 3, Marlborough Street, Brighton, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1976

	4. 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 25^th May 1876 at St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex, daughter of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris, recorded as Martha Morris; emigrated 17^th May 1913 to USA, departing Southampton on SS St Paul
	She married Frank Sewell Ford on 25^th Dec 1899 at Brixton St Matthew, Lambeth, London. He was born 19^th Oct 1877 at Thornton Heath, Surrey; emigrated 18^th Jul 1912 to USA, departing Southampton on SS St Paul. They had the following children:
	i	Frank Sewell who was born 25^th Dec 1900 at Brixton, Lambeth, London; christened 10^th Mar 1901 Brixton St Matthew, Lambeth, London; died 22^nd Aug 1995 Michigan, USA
	ii	Kathleen Marjorie who was born 1902 at Brixton, Lambeth, London
	iii	Dorothy Blanche who was born 1903 at Brixton, Lambeth, London; christened 30^th Sep 1903 Brixton St Matthew, Lambeth, London

	5. Silas Morris, harness maker and salesman was the son of Silas Morris, farm labourer and gardener and Martha Morris [Jeffery]. He was born 4^th Jul 1884 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1884 Q3 Vol 2b Page 123; christened 3^rd Aug 1884 at Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, son of Silas (labourer) & Martha Morris; emigrated 6^th 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 9^th Aug 1889; emigrated 1913 to USA; died c 1946 at Pennsylvania, USA

Generation No. 3
	6. Leslie Robert William Barber was the son of William Barber, house painter and Ada Barber [Morris]. He was born 18^th 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 9^th Oct 1918 at Registrar Office, Brighton, Sussex. She was born 10^th Jul 1897 at 1, Exeter Street, Preston, Brighton, Sussex; died 23^rd Mar 1990 at St Anne's Rest Home, 9, Stanford Avenue, Brighton, Sussex, aged 92 years. They had the following children:
	i	Hazel May who was born 19^th Jan 1919 at Brighton, Sussex; died 1975 Brighton, Sussex
	ii	Ronald Leslie who was born 9^th Jun 1920 at 8, Old Shoreham Road, Brighton, Sussex; died 14^th Jun 1990 Western Australia, aged 70 years
	iii	Douglas Robert who was born 28^th Feb 1923 at Brighton, Sussex; died 21^st Oct 1995 Brighton, Sussex, aged 72 years