The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for David Collins, farm labourer, son of Richard Collins and Sarah Collins [Eastwood]
Generation No. 1
  1. David Collins, farm labourer was the son of Richard Collins and Sarah Collins [Eastwood]. He was born 1774 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Apr 1774 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Mary Dunsted on 23rd Oct 1796 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, witnesses John Collins & Hall Wood. She was born 1775 to 1780 at Sussex; buried 20th Feb 1848 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, aged 68 years. They had the following children:
2 iDavid who was born 1798 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 26th Apr 1798 St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex, parents David & Mary Collins
3 iiMary who was born 1800 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 23rd Feb 1800 St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. David Collins, farm labourer was the son of David Collins, farm labourer and Mary Collins [Dunsted]. He was born 1798 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 26th Apr 1798 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex, parents David & Mary Collins
  He married Ann Packham on 31st Mar 1822 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1777 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jan 1777 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJane who was born 1823 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Nov 1823 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
4 iiAnn Maria who was born 1828 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Nov 1828 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  3. Mary Cornwall [Collins] was the daughter of David Collins, farm labourer and Mary Collins [Dunsted]. She was born 1800 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 23rd Feb 1800 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex
  She married Thomas Cornwall, farm labourer on 25th Nov 1817 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1796 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 29th Aug 1796 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary Frances who was born 15th Sep 1819 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 17th Oct 1819 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, ceremony performed by Rev. John Press; died 1833
  iiFanny who was born 26th Nov 1824; christened 8th Oct 1843 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
5 iiiSarah who was born 1826 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 18th Jun 1826 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ivRobert who was born 1828 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1828 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  vDavid who was born 1829 at Sussex
  viHariott who was born 1830 at Sussex
  viiRuth who was born 1833 at Sussex
6 viiiNaomi who was born 1834 at Mayfield, Sussex; died 17th Feb 1865 Framfield, Sussex; buried 20th Feb 1865 Framfield, Sussex
  ixJane who was born 1836 at Sussex
  xElizabeth who was born 1838 at Buxted, Sussex
7 xiBenjamin who was born 1840 at Buxted, Sussex
8 xiiEbenezer who was born 1844 at Buxted, Sussex
9 xiiiEsther who was born Oct to Dec 1846 at Buxted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1845 Q4 Vol 7 Page 476
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Ann Maria Reed [Collins] was the daughter of David Collins, farm labourer and Ann Collins [Packham] [Eastwood]. She was born 1828 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Nov 1828 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Samuel Reed on 10th Feb 1851 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, witnesses Henry & Harriet Collins. He was born 9th May 1827 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1827 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
   
  5. Sarah Haddock [Cornwall] was the daughter of Thomas Cornwall, farm labourer and Mary Cornwall [Collins]. She was born 1826 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 18th Jun 1826 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married William Haddock on c 1850. He was born c 1825 at England
   
  6. Naomi Wilson [Cornwell] was the daughter of Thomas Cornwall, farm labourer and Mary Cornwall [Collins]. She was born 1834 at Mayfield, Sussex; died 17th Feb 1865 at Framfield, Sussex; buried 20th Feb 1865 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex
  She married George Wilson on 22nd Sep 1856 at Aldershot, Surrey. He was born c 1830. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1857 at Tongham, Surrey; christened 17th May 1857 Seale, Surrey
  iiMary who was born 1858 at Alfriston, Sussex
   
  7. Benjamin Cornwell was the son of Thomas Cornwall, farm labourer and Mary Cornwall [Collins]. He was born 1840 at Buxted, Sussex
  He married Sarah Seamer on c 1862. She was born 1838 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAgnes Sarah who was born 1865 at Eastbourne, Sussex
10 iiHenry Thomas who was born 25th Jan 1867 at Eastbourne, Sussex; died Sep 1950
11 iiiAda Annie who was born 1869 at Eastbourne, Sussex; died 22nd Jun 1904
  ivHester Alice who was born 1871 at Eastbourne, Sussex; died 1st Apr 1912
  vJesse who was born 1873 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  viEdwin D. who was born 1874 at Eastbourne, Sussex
12 viiBenjamin who was born 1877 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  viiiAlfred E. who was born 1880 at Eastbourne, Sussex
   
  8. Ebenezer Cornwell was the son of Thomas Cornwall, farm labourer and Mary Cornwall [Collins]. He was born 1844 at Buxted, Sussex
  He married Rebecca Hope on Apr to June 1863, registered at Eastbourne District, Sussex, ref: 1863 Q2 Vol 2b Page 94. She was born 1846 at Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam Henry who was born 1865 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  iiElizabeth who was born 1865 at Eastbourne, Sussex
13 iiiAgnes H. who was born 1867 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  ivFrederick who was born 1869 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  vHester E. who was born 1872 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  viMercy R. who was born 1874 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  viiGeorge E. who was born 1876 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  viiiAda G. who was born 1878 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  ixJohn T. who was born 1880 at Eastbourne, Sussex
   
  9. Esther Holford [Cornwell] was the daughter of Thomas Cornwall, farm labourer and Mary Cornwall [Collins]. She was born Oct to Dec 1846 at Buxted, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1845 Q4 Vol 7 Page 476
  She married John Holford on 19th Nov 1864 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1864 Q4 Vol 2b Page 178, witnesses John Jenner & Mary Holford. He was born 1842 at Framfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
14 iJohn Thomas who was born Jan to Mar 1865 at Framfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1865 Q1 Vol 2B Page 98; christened 19th Mar 1865 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  iiMary Jane who was born 1866 at England
  iiiJane who was born c 1866 at England
  ivSarah Jane who was born 1869 at England
   
Generation No. 4
  10. Henry Thomas Cornwall was the son of Benjamin Cornwell and Sarah Cornwall [Seamer]. He was born 25th Jan 1867 at Eastbourne, Sussex; died Sep 1950
  He married Charlotte Pearson on 19th May 1888 at Congregational Church, Eastbourne, Sussex. She was born c 1870
   
  11. Ada Annie Backhurst [Cornwall] was the daughter of Benjamin Cornwell and Sarah Cornwall [Seamer]. She was born 1869 at Eastbourne, Sussex; died 22nd Jun 1904
  She married William James Backhurst on c 1895. He was born c 1865 at Eastbourne, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iConnie who was born 1900 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  iiLouise who was born 1903 at Eastbourne, Sussex
15 iiiIvy Alice who was born c 1903 at Eastbourne, Sussex
   
  12. Benjamin Cornwall was the son of Benjamin Cornwell and Sarah Cornwall [Seamer]. He was born 1877 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  He married Olive Rose Miles on c 1898. She was born Oct to Dec 1877, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1877 Q4 Vol 2a Page 576. They had the following children:
  iGrace who was born 1899 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
16 iiHilda who was born 1900 at London
17 iiiReginald Percy who was born Oct to Dec 1902 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1902 Q4 Vol 2a Page 774; died c 1965 NSW, Australia
18 ivWilliam who was born c 1905
19 vErnest who was born c 1905
20 viLillian who was born c 1905
   
  13. Agnes H. Ockenden [Cornwell] was the daughter of Ebenezer Cornwell and Rebecca Cornwell [Hope]. She was born 1867 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  She married Howard Ockenden on c 1890. He was born c 1860 at England
   
  14. John Thomas Holford was the son of John Holford and Esther Holford [Cornwell]. He was born Jan to Mar 1865 at Framfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1865 Q1 Vol 2B Page 98; christened 19th Mar 1865 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  He married Emily Dinnage on 27th Jul 1891 at St. John-under-the-Castle, Lewes, Sussex, witnesses Charles John Waymark & Mary Jane & Sarah Ann Holford. She was born 1864 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Jul 1864 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 5
  15. Ivy Alice Cull [Backhurst] was the daughter of William James Backhurst and Ada Annie Backhurst [Cornwall]. She was born c 1903 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  She married Leslie James E. Cull on Jan to Mar 1923, registered at Coventry District, Warwickshire, ref: 1923 Q1 Vol 6d Page 1025. He was born Apr to June 1901, registered at Christchurch District, Hampshire, ref: 1901 Q1 Vol 2b Page 642. They had the following children:
  iAlison Molly who was born c 1925
  iiMary Ivy Louise who was born c 1925
   
  16. Hilda Farrant [Cornwell] was the daughter of Benjamin Cornwall and Olive Rose Cornwell [Miles]. She was born 1900 at London
  She married George Farrant on c 1920. He was born c 1900. They had the following children:
  iRonald who was born c 1922 at England
  iiReginald (Reggie) who was born c 1925 at England
   
  17. Reginald Percy Cornwell was the son of Benjamin Cornwall and Olive Rose Cornwell [Miles]. He was born Oct to Dec 1902 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1902 Q4 Vol 2a Page 774; died c 1965 at St. Catherine's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  He married Dorothy Amelia Godden on c 1920 at Eastbourne, Sussex. She was born 1904 at Eastbourne, Sussex; died 1984 at Narigah Nursing Home, Wahroonga, NSW, Australia. They had the following children:
21 iRoy Reginald who was born 1921 at Eastbourne, Sussex
22 iiSuzanne who was born 1923 at Eastbourne, Sussex
23 iiiGerald who was born 19th Sep 1929 at Eastbourne, Sussex
24 ivErnest who was born 1934 at Eastbourne, Sussex
25 vDorothy Hilda who was born 1934 at Eastbourne, Sussex
   
  18. William Cornwell was the son of Benjamin Cornwall and Olive Rose Cornwell [Miles]. He was born c 1905
  He married Henrietta on c 1920. She was born c 1900. They had the following children:
  iDonald who was born c 1923
   
  19. Ernest Cornwell was the son of Benjamin Cornwall and Olive Rose Cornwell [Miles]. He was born c 1905
  He married Edna on c 1925. She was born c 1905
   
  20. Lillian Farrant [Cornwell] was the daughter of Benjamin Cornwall and Olive Rose Cornwell [Miles]. She was born c 1905
  She married George Farrant on c 1920. He was born c 1900. They had the following children:
  iLillian who was born c 1924 at England
   
Generation No. 6
  21. Roy Reginald Cornwell was the son of Reginald Percy Cornwell and Dorothy Amelia Cornwell [Godden]. He was born 1921 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  He married June Fenton on c 1945. She was born c 1924 at Australia. They had the following children:
  iDrew who was born c 1950 at Glenbrook, Australia
  iiCathy who was born c 1950 at Glenbrook, Australia
   
  22. Suzanne Lindfield [Cornwell] was the daughter of Reginald Percy Cornwell and Dorothy Amelia Cornwell [Godden]. She was born 1923 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  She married Frederick Lindfield on c 1945. He was born c 1924 at England. They had the following children:
  iGerard who was born c 1948 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  iiShaughn who was born c 1951 at Eastbourne, Sussex
   
  23. Gerald Cornwell was the son of Reginald Percy Cornwell and Dorothy Amelia Cornwell [Godden]. He was born 19th Sep 1929 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  He married Deanne Margaret Blewitt/Hamilton on 1971 at St. Leonards, Sydney, NSW, Australia. She was born 1946 at Cooma, Australia. They had the following children:
26 iWayne Travers who was born 1971 at Cooma, Australia
   
  24. Ernest Cornwell was the son of Reginald Percy Cornwell and Dorothy Amelia Cornwell [Godden]. He was born 1934 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  He married Therese Vella on c 1955. She was born c 1934 at Malta
   
  25. Dorothy Hilda West [Cornwell] was the daughter of Reginald Percy Cornwell and Dorothy Amelia Cornwell [Godden]. She was born 1934 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  She married John West on c 1945. He was born 1930 at England. They had the following children:
  iJane who was born c 1946 at England
  iiClive who was born c 1947 at England
   
Generation No. 7
  26. Wayne Travers Cornwell was the son of Gerald Cornwell and Deanne Margaret Cornwell [Blewitt/Hamilton]. He was born 1971 at Cooma, Australia
  He married Bronita Burgess on c 2000. She was born c 1974 at New Zealand. They had the following children:
  iAddison who was born 2005 at Cairns, Cairns & Region, Queensland, Australia
   

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