The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for William Cottington, farm labourer
Generation No. 1
  1. William Cottington, farm labourer He was born 1800 at Framfield, Sussex
  iElizabeth who was born 1820 to 1825 at Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Chatfield on 8th Sep 1825 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex. She was born 1804 at Framfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1828 at Sussex
2 iiFrances who was born 1830 at Sussex
  iiiGeorge who was born 1834 at Sussex
  ivJohn who was born 1837 at Buxted, Sussex
3 vThomas who was born 1839 at Buxted, Sussex
  viAnn who was born 1842 at Buxted, Sussex
  viiCharlotte who was born 1844 at Buxted, Sussex
  viiiHannah who was born 1846 at Buxted, Sussex
  ixCharity who was born Dec 1850 at Buxted, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Frances Marchant [Cottington] was the daughter of William Cottington, farm labourer and Elizabeth Cottington [Chatfield]. She was born 1830 at Sussex
  iStephen who was born 1854 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Sep 1854 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Amos Marchant (labourer) and Frances Marchant
  She married Amos Marchant, gamekeeper on Apr to June 1854, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1854 Q2 Vol 2a Page 569. He was born 22nd Nov 1830 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 26th Dec 1830 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Edward Marchant (shoemaker) and Mary Marchant. They had the following children:
4 iAnn who was born 1857 at Green Hedges, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Apr 1857 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Amos Marchant (labourer) and Frances Marchant; died Apr 1889 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 32 years; buried 24th Apr 1889 Rotherfield, Sussex
5 iiWilliam who was born 1860 at Rotherfield, Sussex
6 iiiFrances who was born 1861 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 2nd May 1861 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Amos Marchant (labourer) and Frances Marchant
  ivMary who was born 1864 at Frant, Sussex; christened 24th Apr 1864 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of Amos Marchant (labourer) and Frances Marchant
  vTamar who was born 1867 at Frant, Sussex; christened 1867 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of Amos Marchant (labourer) and Frances Marchant
7 viCharles who was born 3rd Feb 1870 at Saxonbury, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Apr 1870 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Amos Marchant (gamekeeper) and Frances Marchant
   
  3. Thomas Cottington was the son of William Cottington, farm labourer and Elizabeth Cottington [Chatfield]. He was born 1839 at Buxted, Sussex
  He married Francis on c 1862. She was born 1842 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1867 at Buxted, Sussex
  iiFrederick who was born 1870 at Buxted, Sussex
  iiiKate who was born 1872 at Framfield, Sussex
  ivEmma who was born 1874 at Framfield, Sussex
  vCharlotte who was born 1876 at Framfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Ann Marchant [Marchant] was the daughter of Amos Marchant, gamekeeper and Frances Marchant [Cottington]. She was born 1857 at Green Hedges, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Apr 1857 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Amos Marchant (labourer) and Frances Marchant; died Apr 1889 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 32 years; buried 24th Apr 1889 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married Frederick Marchant, farmer on Nov 1881, registered at Eastbourne District, Sussex, ref: 1881 Q4 Vol 2b Page 133. He was born 1857 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Apr 1857 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Marchant (labourer) and Ann Marchant. They had the following children:
  iFrances Agnes who was born 1883 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 28th Jan 1883 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of Frederic Marchant (bricklayer) and Ann Marchant
  iiFrederick Amos who was born 1884 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 31st Aug 1884 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of Frederick Marchant (bricklayer) and Ann Marchant
8 iiiErnest William who was born 1886 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 29th Aug 1886 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of Frederick Marchant (bricklayer) and Ann Marchant
  ivFlorence Tamar who was born 1889 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 23rd Apr 1889 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of Frederic Marchant (bricklayer) and Annie Marchant (deceased)
   
  5. William Marchant, game keeper was the son of Amos Marchant, gamekeeper and Frances Marchant [Cottington]. He was born 1860 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iFlorence who was born 1888 at Tenterden, Kent
  He married Sophia Allen on Oct to Dec 1890, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1890 Q4 Vol 2a Page 1205. She was born 1857 at Speldhurst, Kent
   
  6. Frances Morphew [Marchant] was the daughter of Amos Marchant, gamekeeper and Frances Marchant [Cottington]. She was born 1861 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 2nd May 1861 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Amos Marchant (labourer) and Frances Marchant
  She married Obed Alfred Morphew on Apr to June 1891, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1891 Q2 Vol 2a Page 1005. He was born Oct to Dec 1868 at Maresfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1868 Q4 Vol 2b page 127; christened 29th Nov 1868 at Ma.StJsCh, Nutley, Sussex
   
  7. Charles Marchant, head gardener was the son of Amos Marchant, gamekeeper and Frances Marchant [Cottington]. He was born 3rd Feb 1870 at Saxonbury, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Apr 1870 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Amos Marchant (gamekeeper) and Frances Marchant
  He married Esther Faith Stanford on Jan to Mar 1906, registered at Eastbourne District, Sussex, ref: 1906 Q1 Vol 2b Page 105. She was born 1874 at Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iFlorence Annie who was born 1907 at Withyham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  8. Ernest William Marchant, chauffeur was the son of Frederick Marchant, farmer and Ann Marchant [Marchant]. He was born 1886 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 29th Aug 1886 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of Frederick Marchant (bricklayer) and Ann Marchant
  He married Elizabeth on c 1906. She was born 1888 at Paddington, London. They had the following children:
  iEllen who was born 1909 at Withyham, Sussex
   

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