| Generation No. 1 | |||
| 1. Benjamin Marchant, sawyer was the son of John Marchant and Sarah Marchant [Tobit]. He was born 1812 at Hawkhurst, Kent | |||
| He married (1) Ann Barnes on 11th Oct 1834 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent. She was born 1813 at Hawkhurst, Kent. They had the following children: | |||
| 2 | i | Gideon who was born 1835 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 12th Mar 1835 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, son of Benjamin Marchant (labourer) and Ann Marchant | |
| ii | William who was born 1837 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 2nd Jul 1837 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, son of Benjamin Marchant (sawyer) and Ann Marchant | ||
| iii | Ann who was born 1837 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 2nd Jul 1837 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, daughter of Benjamin Marchant (sawyer) and Ann Marchant | ||
| iv | George who was born 1838 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 13th Aug 1838 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, son of Benjamin Merchant (labourer) and Ann Merchant | ||
| 3 | v | Benjamin who was born 1840 at Hawkhurst, Kent | |
| vi | Walter who was born 1841 at Ockley, Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 24th Aug 1841 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, son of Benjamin Merchant (sawyer) and Anne Merchant; died Jan 1842 Hawkhurst, Kent, aged 15 months; buried 25th Jan 1842 Hawkhurst, Kent | ||
| vii | Sally who was born 1842 at Paper Mill Lane, Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 16th May 1842 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, daughter of Benjamin Merchant (labourer) and Anne Merchant; died Jun 1842 Hawkhurst, Kent, aged 5 weeks; buried 26th Jun 1842 Hawkhurst, Kent | ||
| viii | Fanny who was born 1843 at Paper Mill lane, Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 4th Jul 1843 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, daughter of Benjamin Merchant (labourer) and Anne Merchant; died 4th Jul 1843 Hawkhurst, Kent | ||
| ix | Frank who was born 1845 at Hockley, Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 7th Sep 1845 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, son of Benjamin Marchant (labourer) and Ann Marchant | ||
| x | Charlotte who was born 1846 at Paper Mill Lane, Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 28th Oct 1846 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, daughter of Benjamin Marchant (sawyer) and Anne Marchant | ||
| xi | Eli who was born 1848 at Paper Mill Lane, Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 8th Mar 1848 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, son of Benjamin Marchant (sawyer) and Anne Marchant | ||
| 4 | xii | John who was born 1849 at Paper Mill Lane, Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 10th Mar 1849 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, son of Benjamin Marchant (sawyer) and Anne Marchant | |
| He married (2) Elizabeth on Apr to June 1866, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1866 Q2 Vol 2a Page 929. She was born 1825 at Woodchurch, Kent. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Aaron who was born 1870 at Hawkhurst, Kent | ||
| Generation No. 2 | |||
| 2. Gideon Marchant, baker was the son of Benjamin Marchant, sawyer and Ann Marchant [Barnes]. He was born 1835 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 12th Mar 1835 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, son of Benjamin Marchant (labourer) and Ann Marchant | |||
| He married Fanny Friend on 12th Feb 1861 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent. She was born 1838 at Hawkhurst, Kent. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Alexander who was born 1863 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 5th Apr 1863 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, son of Gideon Marchant and Fanny Marchant | ||
| ii | Ethelreda Mary who was born 1866 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 29th Apr 1866 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, daughter of Gideon Marchant and Fanny Marchant | ||
| iii | Helen who was born 1870 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 13th Mar 1870 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, daughter of Gideon Marchant and Fanny Marchant | ||
| iv | Kate who was born 1876 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 18th Jun 1876 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, daughter of Gideon Marchant and Fanny Marchant | ||
| v | Alice Gertrude who was born 1879 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 7th Sep 1879 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, daughter of Gideon Marchant and Fanny Marchant | ||
| vi | Edward George who was born 1882 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 13th Aug 1882 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, son of Gideon Marchant and Fanny Marchant | ||
| 3. Benjamin Merchant, postman & house painter was the son of Benjamin Marchant, sawyer and Ann Marchant [Barnes]. He was born 1840 at Hawkhurst, Kent | |||
| He married Philadelphia Gringrow on Apr to June 1865, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1865 Q2 Vol 2b Page 121. She was born 1843 at Hawkhurst, Kent. They had the following children: | |||
| i | William Henry who was born 1868 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 23rd Feb 1868 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, son of Benjamin Marchant and Philadelphia Marchant | ||
| ii | Anne Maria who was born 1868 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 23rd Feb 1868 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, daughter of Benjamin Marchant and Philadelphia Marchant | ||
| iii | George Thomas who was born 1869 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 31st Oct 1869 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, son of Benjamin Marchant and Philadelphia Marchant | ||
| iv | Benjamin Arthur who was born 1871 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 26th Mar 1871 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, son of Benjamin Marchant and Philadelphia Marchant | ||
| v | Florence Fanny who was born 1872 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 8th Dec 1872 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, daughter of Benjamin Marchant and Philadelphia Marchant | ||
| vi | Edna who was born 1874 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 13th Sep 1874 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, daughter of Benjamin Marchant and Philadelphia Marchant | ||
| vii | Albert Edward who was born 1877 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 5th Aug 1877 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, son of Benjamin Marchant and Phyllis Marchant | ||
| viii | Elizabeth Jane who was born 1880 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 2nd May 1880 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, daughter of Benjamin Marchant and Philadelphia Marchant | ||
| ix | Nellie who was born 1881 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 21st Aug 1881 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, daughter of Benjamin Marchant and Philadelphia Marchant | ||
| x | Bessie who was born 1885 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 12th Jul 1885 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, daughter of Benjamin Marchant and Philadelphia Marchant | ||
| 4. John Marchant, bricklayer was the son of Benjamin Marchant, sawyer and Ann Marchant [Barnes]. He was born 1849 at Paper Mill Lane, Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 10th Mar 1849 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, son of Benjamin Marchant (sawyer) and Anne Marchant | |||
| He married Jane Winser on Apr to June 1872, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1872 Q2 Vol 2a Page 950. She was born 1854 at Sandhurst, Kent. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Harry who was born 1873 at Sandhurst, Kent | ||
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