The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Elizabeth Mann, daughter of Simmons Mann and Elizabeth Mann [Mepham]
Generation No. 1
  1. Elizabeth Mann was the daughter of Simmons Mann and Elizabeth Mann [Mepham]. She was born 1785 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 28th Aug 1785 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Simmons Mann and Elizabeth Mann
2 iAlice who was born 1804 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1804 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Elizabeth Mann
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Alice Packham [Mann] was the daughter of unknown father and Elizabeth Mann. She was born 1804 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1804 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Elizabeth Mann
3 iFrances who was born 1819 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1819 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Alice Mann, spinster; died Oct to Dec 1904
  She married John Packham, farmer on 9th Apr 1821 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1803 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born 29th Jun 1826 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Dec 1829 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of John Packham (labourer) and Alice Packham
  iiWilliam who was born 1829 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Dec 1829 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of John Packham (labourer) and Alice Packham
  iiiSelina who was born 1834 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivClara who was born 1837 at Wadhurst, Sussex
4 vEllen who was born 1839 at Wadhurst, Sussex
5 viAda who was born 1843 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viiBertha who was born 1847 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  3. Frances Gibb [Rabson] [Mann] was the daughter of unknown father and Alice Packham [Mann]. She was born 1819 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1819 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Alice Mann, spinster; died Oct to Dec 1904, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1904 Q4 Vol 2b Page 71
  She married (1) Henry Rabson, farm labourer on 24th Dec 1840 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1820 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 3rd Dec 1820 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of Henry (labourer) & Mary Rabson; died Apr 1853 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q2 Vol 2b Page 63, aged 32 years; buried 11th Apr 1853 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
6 iLydia who was born 27th Feb 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1841 Q1 Vol 7 Page 504; christened 3rd Jul 1853 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1906
7 iiLeah who was born 25th Nov 1842 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1842 Q4 Vol 7 Page 439; christened 3rd Jul 1853 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 17th Aug 1917 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 74 years; buried after 17th Aug 1917 Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiJohn who was born 25th Jan 1845 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1845 Q1 Vol 7 Page 496; christened 3rd Jul 1853 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ivJoseph who was born 14th Apr 1847 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1847 Q2 Vol 7 Page 513; christened 3rd Jul 1853 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died May 1855 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 8 years; buried 15th May 1855 Mayfield, Sussex
8 vJabez who was born 29th May 1850 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1850 Q3 Vol 7 Page 531; christened 3rd Jul 1853 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Oct 1899 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 49 years; buried 3rd Oct 1899 Rotherfield, Sussex
9 viEsther who was born Oct to Dec 1856 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1856 Q4 Vol 2b Page 88
  She married (2) William Gibb, bailyman on 16th Mar 1856 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1856 Q1 Vol 2b Page 105. He was born 1827 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
10 iOrpha who was born Oct to Dec 1858 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1858 Q4 Vol 2b Page 81; died Apr to June 1951, aged 94 years
11 iiWilliam who was born July to Sep 1860 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1860 Q3 Vol 2b Page 90
12 iiiRuth who was born Apr to June 1862 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1862 Q2 Vol 2b Page 67
   
  4. Ellen Stone [Packham] was the daughter of John Packham, farmer and Alice Packham [Mann]. She was born 1839 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married George Stone on 26th Nov 1860 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. He was born 1840 at Frant, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEllen who was born Dec 1860 at Frant, Sussex
   
  5. Ada Burchell [Packham] was the daughter of John Packham, farmer and Alice Packham [Mann]. She was born 1843 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married Mr Burchell on c 1870. He was born c 1840. They had the following children:
  iEdward who was born 1876 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiMontague who was born 1878 at Frant, Sussex
  iiiGeorge who was born 1880 at Frant, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  6. Lydia Cornford [Rabson] was the daughter of Henry Rabson, farm labourer and Frances Gibb [Rabson] [Mann]. She was born 27th Feb 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1841 Q1 Vol 7 Page 504; christened 3rd Jul 1853 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1906, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1906 Q1 Vol 2b Page 87
  She married Walter Cornford, master carpenter on 25th Dec 1867 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1867 Q4 Vol 2b Page 211. He was born 1838 at Wallis, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th Apr 1838 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Samuel (farmer) & Lucy Cornford. They had the following children:
  iJoseph W. who was born 1869 at Tonbridge, Kent
13 iiBenjamin who was born 1871 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiEsli who was born 1874 at Tonbridge, Kent
  ivAnna who was born 1878 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  vGaius Henry who was born Oct to Dec 1879 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q4 Vol 2b Page 121; died May 1881 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 1 year and 8 months; buried 20th May 1881 Rotherfield, Sussex
  viEsther who was born 1882 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiLuther who was born 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  7. Leah Fenner [Rabson] was the daughter of Henry Rabson, farm labourer and Frances Gibb [Rabson] [Mann]. She was born 25th Nov 1842 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1842 Q4 Vol 7 Page 439; christened 3rd Jul 1853 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 17th Aug 1917 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1917 Q3 Vol 2b Page 120, aged 74 years; buried after 17th Aug 1917 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married William George Fenner, farmer and master plumber and glazier on Oct to Dec 1866, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1866 Q4 Vol 2b Page 187. He was born 1848 at Mayfield, Sussex; died 20th Nov 1907 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 60 years; buried after 20th Nov 1907 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
14 iLuther who was born 1868 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiGeorge William who was born 1870 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiFrederick John who was born 1872 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivRebekah who was born 1875 at Rotherfield, Sussex
15 vDavid Ebenezer who was born 1877 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viGrace who was born 1883 at Rotherfield, Sussex
16 viiHenry Rabson who was born 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died 24th Dec 1947 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 63 years; buried after 24th Dec 1947 Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  8. Jabez Rabson was the son of Henry Rabson, farm labourer and Frances Gibb [Rabson] [Mann]. He was born 29th May 1850 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1850 Q3 Vol 7 Page 531; christened 3rd Jul 1853 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Oct 1899 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1899 Q4 Vol 2b Page 97, aged 49 years; buried 3rd Oct 1899 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Ellen Allcorn on 6th Feb 1875 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1856 at Gillhams Birch, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jun 1856 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJoseph Henry who was born 1876 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiElizabeth who was born 1879 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  9. Esther Fenner [Gibb] was the daughter of William Gibb, bailyman and Frances Gibb [Rabson] [Mann]. She was born Oct to Dec 1856 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1856 Q4 Vol 2b Page 88
  She married Charles Fenner, journeyman baker on Jan to Mar 1882, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1882 Q1 Vol 2b Page 169. He was born 1855 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFrank who was born 1883 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiRuth who was born 1887 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiFrances A who was born 1890 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  10. Orpha Lade [Gibb] was the daughter of William Gibb, bailyman and Frances Gibb [Rabson] [Mann]. She was born Oct to Dec 1858 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1858 Q4 Vol 2b Page 81; died Apr to June 1951, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1951 Q2 Vol 5h Page 260, aged 94 years
  She married Jabez Lade on 20th Oct 1884 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1884 Q4 Vol 2b Page 226. He was born 1862 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJabez who was born 1885 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiEbenezer J. who was born 1887 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiMercy E. who was born 1888 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivLuther who was born 1890 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  11. William Gibb was the son of William Gibb, bailyman and Frances Gibb [Rabson] [Mann]. He was born July to Sep 1860 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1860 Q3 Vol 2b Page 90
  He married Ellen Pomfret on 23rd Jul 1882 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1882 Q3 Vol 2b Page 177. She was born 1866 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iOrpah Elizabeth who was born 1883 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiWilliam George who was born 1885 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  12. Ruth Rumens [Gibb] was the daughter of William Gibb, bailyman and Frances Gibb [Rabson] [Mann]. She was born Apr to June 1862 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1862 Q2 Vol 2b Page 67
  She married Horace Rumens on Apr to June 1890, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1890 Q2 Vol 2b Page 244. He was born July to Sep 1862 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1862 Q3 Vol 2b Page 77. They had the following children:
  iHorace who was born 1891 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiHarold who was born 1893 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiGeorge who was born 1894 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivRuth who was born 1896 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  vAlbert who was born 1897 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
Generation No. 5
  13. Benjamin Cornford, carpenter was the son of Walter Cornford, master carpenter and Lydia Cornford [Rabson]. He was born 1871 at Tonbridge, Kent
  He married Agnes on c 1891. She was born 1873 at Gomshall, Surrey. They had the following children:
  iWalter Frank who was born 1898 at Guildford, Surrey
  iiAnnie May who was born 1904 at Guildford, Surrey
  iiiAgnes Grace who was born 1909 at Guildford, Surrey
   
  14. Luther Fenner, house decorator was the son of William George Fenner, farmer and master plumber and glazier and Leah Fenner [Rabson]. He was born 1868 at Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Winifred Smith on Oct to Dec 1890, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1890 Q4 Vol 2b Page 329. She was born 1871 at Chiddingly, Sussex
   
  15. David Ebenezer Fenner was the son of William George Fenner, farmer and master plumber and glazier and Leah Fenner [Rabson]. He was born 1877 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Ruth Clements Reeves on July to Sep 1908, registered at Dartford District, Kent, ref: 1908 Q3 Vol 2a Page 1262. She was born Oct to Dec 1886, registered at Dartford District, Kent, ref: 1886 Q4 Vol 2a Page 468
   
  16. Henry Rabson Fenner was the son of William George Fenner, farmer and master plumber and glazier and Leah Fenner [Rabson]. He was born 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died 24th Dec 1947 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 63 years; buried after 24th Dec 1947 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Beatrice Elizabeth Wickens on Apr to June 1913, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1913 Q2 Vol 2b Page 223. She was born 1890 at Mayfield, Sussex; died 28th Nov 1963 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 73 years; buried after 28th Nov 1963 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   

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