The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Robert Cottington, son of James Cottington and Elizabeth Cottington [Wakelin]
Generation No. 1
  1. Robert Cottington was the son of James Cottington and Elizabeth Cottington [Wakelin]. He was born 1775 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 8th Jan 1775 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex
  He married Mary Merchall on 15th Nov 1795 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex. She was born 1777 at Sussex. They had the following children:
  iRobert who was born 1799 at Sussex
2 iiCharles who was born 1802 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 30th May 1802 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex
  iiiGeorge who was born 1809 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Apr 1809 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex
  ivMary who was born 1816 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 19th May 1816 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Charles Cottington was the son of Robert Cottington and Mary Cottington [Merchall]. He was born 1802 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 30th May 1802 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex
  He married Frances Hartfield on 20th Apr 1824 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. She was born c 1888. They had the following children:
  iReuben who was born c Jun 1824 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 18th Jul 1824 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
3 iiMary Anne who was born 1826 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 29th Oct 1826 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  3. Mary Anne Frost [Cottington] was the daughter of Charles Cottington and Frances Cottington [Hartfield]. She was born 1826 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 29th Oct 1826 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  She married William Frost, farm labourer on Oct to Dec 1845, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1845 Q4 Vol 7 Page 819. He was born 4th Jan 1819 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 14th Feb 1819 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, ceremony performed by Rev. John Press. They had the following children:
  iHenry who was born 1847 at Buxted, Sussex
  iiFanny who was born 1849 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 4th Mar 1849 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
4 iiiWilliam who was born 1850 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 12th May 1850 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died 9th Apr 1916 Balcombe, Sussex, aged 65 years
5 ivBarbara who was born 1852 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 20th Jun 1852 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1922
6 vCharles who was born 1854 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1854 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  viAlice who was born 1859 at Framfield, Sussex
  viiPeter who was born 1860 at Buxted, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  4. William Frost was the son of William Frost, farm labourer and Mary Anne Frost [Cottington]. He was born 1850 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 12th May 1850 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died 9th Apr 1916 at Symonds Cottage, Balcombe, Sussex, aged 65 years
  He married Emma Cole on July to Sep 1876, registered at Petersfield District, Hampshire, ref: 1876 Q3 vol 2c Page 250. She was born 1858 at West Wittering, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEdith G who was born 1879 at Guildford, Surrey
  iiFrank Mobsby who was born 1881 at Brighton, Sussex, adopted
  iiiWilliam who was born 1883 at Westbourne, Sussex
  ivMay who was born 1884 at Westbourne, Sussex
  vEthel Maude who was born 1885 at Hambrook, Westbourne, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1885 St Nicholas Church, Westbourne, Sussex, daughter of William Froast (miller) & Emma Froast
  viElsie Mabel who was born 1888 at Pilbright, Surrey; died Jan to Mar 1899, aged 11 years
  viiArthur who was born 1889 at Houghton, Sussex
  viiiConrad Cottington who was born 1891 at East Meon, Hampshire; christened 18th Oct 1891 East Meon, Hampshire, son of William Froast & Emma Froast
  ixDorothy Townsend who was born 1892 at Witney, Oxfordshire, adopted
  xJames Owen Connor who was born 14th Apr 1898 at Aldershot, Surrey; christened 1st May 1898 St Michael the Archangel, Aldershot, Surrey, son of William Froast (miller) & Emma Froast
   
  5. Barbara Diplock [Frost] was the daughter of William Frost, farm labourer and Mary Anne Frost [Cottington]. She was born 1852 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 20th Jun 1852 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1922, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1922 Q1 Vol 2b Page 363
  She married Augustus Diplock on 8th Mar 1873 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex. He was born 1852 at Heathfield, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1851 Q4 Vol 7 Page 422. They had the following children:
  iHeber Augustus who was born 1875 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 30th May 1875 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died Apr to June 1890
  iiWilliam Thomas who was born 1876 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 15th Oct 1876 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1899
  iiiHenry who was born 1879 at Buxted, Sussex
  ivMary-Alice A. who was born 1881 at Preston, Sussex
  vPeter A. who was born 1882 at Preston, Sussex
  viEdith A. who was born 1884 at Preston, Sussex
  viiAlfred E. who was born 1886 at Preston, Sussex
  viiiLily A. who was born 1888 at Preston, Sussex
  ixFlorence Daisy who was born 1890 at Brighton, Sussex
  xRose M. who was born 1892 at Brighton, Sussex
   
  6. Charles Frost, general labourer was the son of William Frost, farm labourer and Mary Anne Frost [Cottington]. He was born 1854 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1854 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  He married Eliza Bassett Hobbs on July to Sep 1882, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1882 Q3 Vol 2b Page 188. She was born 30th Jan 1849 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Apr 1849 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iPercy who was born 1883 at Framfield, Sussex
  iiCharles who was born 1885 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
  iiiAlice Eliza who was born 1886 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 29th Apr 1888 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  ivMaud Louisa who was born 1888 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 29th Apr 1888 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  vWilliam who was born 1891 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 12th Jul 1891 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
   

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