The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for John Nash, labourer
Generation No. 1
  1. John Nash, labourer He was born 1772 at Frant, Sussex; christened 23rd Feb 1772 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, parents Richard & Sarah Nash
  He married Elizabeth Mepham on 6th Jul 1794 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. She was born 1776 at Frant, Sussex; christened 14th Apr 1776 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of Benjamin Mepham and Elizabeth Mepham. They had the following children:
2 iElizabeth who was born 16th Jul 1795 at Frant, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1795 Lady Huntingdons Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; buried 16th Feb 1825 Frant, Sussex, aged 26 years
3 iiRichard who was born 1807 at Frant, Sussex; christened 15th Nov 1807 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  iiiHarriot who was born 1813 at Frant, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1813 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  ivPhiladelphia who was born 1815 at Frant, Sussex; christened 26th Nov 1815 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  vHannah who was born 1818 at Frant, Sussex; christened 4th Oct 1818 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
4 viMary who was born 1821 at Frant, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1821 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Elizabeth Read [Nash] was the daughter of John Nash, labourer and Elizabeth Nash [Mepham]. She was born 16th Jul 1795 at Frant, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1795 at Lady Huntingdons Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; buried 16th Feb 1825 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, aged 26 years
  She married Thomas Read on 7th Apr 1817 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. He was born 14th Oct 1798 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 10th Nov 1798 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents Thomas & Elizabeth Read. They had the following children:
5 iRichard who was born 1818 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1818 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
6 iiCharlotte who was born 26th Dec 1821 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 31st Mar 1822 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
7 iiiCaroline who was born 5th May 1824 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 24th Oct 1824 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; buried 8th Apr 1856 Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 31 years
   
  3. Richard Nash, labourer was the son of John Nash, labourer and Elizabeth Nash [Mepham]. He was born 1807 at Frant, Sussex; christened 15th Nov 1807 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  He married Jane Martin on 26th Oct 1826 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. She was born c 1805. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1827 at Frant, Sussex; christened 12th Aug 1827 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  iiHarriet who was born 1829 at Frant, Sussex; christened 20th Dec 1829 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
   
  4. Mary Waghorn [Nash] was the daughter of John Nash, labourer and Elizabeth Nash [Mepham]. She was born 1821 at Frant, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1821 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
8 iHannah who was born 1840 at Bush Houses, Frant, Sussex; christened 13th Dec 1840 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  She married James Waghorn, farm labourer on 6th Apr 1840 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, witnesses Benjamin Button & Hannah Nash. He was born 31st Jul 1818 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 19th Oct 1818 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, James Waghorn, son of John Waghorn, farmer, and Anne Waghorn. They had the following children:
  iHorace who was born 1844 at Frant, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  5. Richard Reed was the son of Thomas Read and Elizabeth Read [Nash]. He was born 1818 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1818 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Mary Ann Groves on 27th Apr 1844 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. She was born 1823 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 16th Feb 1823 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents Thomas & Elizabeth Groves. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 1845 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiElizabeth who was born 1847 at Wadhurst, Sussex
9 iiiJohn who was born May 1850 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  6. Charlotte Tompsett [Reed] was the daughter of Thomas Read and Elizabeth Read [Nash]. She was born 26th Dec 1821 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 31st Mar 1822 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  iHenry Jnr who was born 1844 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  She married Henry Tompsett on 5th Oct 1844 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, witnesses James Manktelow & Martha Gardner. He was born 1815 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 7th May 1815 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents William & Mary Tompsett. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 1847 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  iiHarriett who was born 1849 at Ticehurst, Sussex
   
  7. Caroline Palmer [Nash] was the daughter of Thomas Read and Elizabeth Read [Nash]. She was born 5th May 1824 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 24th Oct 1824 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; buried 8th Apr 1856 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 31 years
  She married James Palmer on 10th Oct 1844 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, witnesses Elizabeth & Edward Groves. He was born 1817 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1817 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
10 iMary Ann who was born 21st Mar 1845 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 3rd Apr 1845 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiPhiladelphia who was born 1849 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  8. Hannah Burgess [Waghorn] was the daughter of James Waghorn, farm labourer and Mary Waghorn [Nash]. She was born 1840 at Bush Houses, Frant, Sussex; christened 13th Dec 1840 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  She married Alfred Burgess, cordwainer on 1857 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. He was born 1827 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 27th Jan 1828 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlbert H. who was born 1859 at Frant, Sussex
  iiElizabeth who was born 1862 at Frant, Sussex
  iiiAlfred who was born 1868 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivAda who was born 1878 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
Generation No. 4
  9. John Reed was the son of Richard Reed and Mary Ann Reed [Groves]. He was born May 1850 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Marie on c 1872. She was born 1852 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWalter who was born 1877 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiHenry who was born Jul 1880 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  10. Mary Ann Attwood [Palmer] was the daughter of James Palmer and Caroline Palmer [Nash]. She was born 21st Mar 1845 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 3rd Apr 1845 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married Horace Attwood on 14th Jul 1862 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. He was born 1st Mar 1841 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 28th Mar 1841 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents William & Elizabeth Attwood. They had the following children:
  iFrederick who was born 1863 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 1865 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiNancy who was born 1867 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivCharley who was born 1872 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  vMinnie who was born 1877 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viAda who was born 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viiHarriett who was born Jun 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   

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