The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Philadelphia Piper [Axhill]
Generation No. 1
  1. Philadelphia Piper [Axhill] She was born 1790 to 1795 at Kent
  She married John Piper, labourer on 9th Dec 1831 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. He was born c 1810. They had the following children:
2 iOwen who was born 1832 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 19th Feb 1832 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
3 iiHarriet who was born 1835 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 12th Jul 1835 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died Feb 1895 Burwash, Sussex, aged 60 years; buried 13th Feb 1895 Burwash, Sussex
  iiiAnn who was born 1839 at Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Owen Piper, wheelwright was the son of John Piper, labourer and Philadelphia Piper [Axhill]. He was born 1832 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 19th Feb 1832 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Emma Brighton on 4th Apr 1857 at St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent. She was born 1837 at Tattenhall, Staffordshire. They had the following children:
  iAgnes who was born 1859 at Heathfield, Sussex
  iiMark who was born 1860 at Brighton, Sussex
   
  3. Harriet Leeves [Piper] was the daughter of John Piper, labourer and Philadelphia Piper [Axhill]. She was born 1835 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 12th Jul 1835 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died Feb 1895 at Burwash, Sussex, aged 60 years; buried 13th Feb 1895 at St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  She married Arthur Leeves, chicken fatter on Jan to Mar 1856, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1856 Q1 Vol 2b Page 77. He was born 1826 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 15th Oct 1826 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Joseph (labourer) and Kezia. They had the following children:
4 iAnn who was born Dec 1856 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7th Dec 1856 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Arthur (tanner) and Harriet
  iiLuther who was born 1858 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 10th Oct 1858 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Arthur (labourer) and Harriet
5 iiiReuben who was born 1860 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1860 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Arthur (labourer) and Harriet
6 ivAlice who was born 1867 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 2nd Jun 1867 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Arthur (labourer) and Harriet
7 vEllen who was born 1868 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 20th Dec 1868 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Arthur (labourer) and Harriet
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Ann Ford [Leeves] was the daughter of Arthur Leeves, chicken fatter and Harriet Leeves [Piper]. She was born Dec 1856 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7th Dec 1856 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Arthur (tanner) and Harriet
  She married Charles Ford, farm labourer on Apr to June 1878, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1878 Q2 Vol 2b Page 173. He was born 1850 at Marden, Kent. They had the following children:
  iSarah who was born 11th Feb 1879 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 16th Mar 1879 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Charles (labourer) and Ann
  iiLillian who was born 14th Aug 1880 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 17th Oct 1880 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Charles (labourer) and Ann
  iiiBertha Mary who was born 12th Feb 1883 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 15th Apr 1883 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Charles (labourer) and Ann
  ivFred who was born 28th Dec 1886 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 20th Feb 1887 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Charles (labourer) and Ann
  vKate who was born 15th Mar 1890 at Battle, Sussex; christened 20th Apr 1890 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Charles (labourer) and Ann
  viClement who was born 3rd Feb 1893 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19th Mar 1893 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Charles (labourer) and Ann
  viiThomas who was born 23rd Feb 1896 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19th Apr 1896 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Charles (labourer) and Ann
  viiiHarriet who was born 17th Jan 1900 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 18th Mar 1900 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Charles (labourer) and Ann
   
  5. Reuben Leeves, gardener was the son of Arthur Leeves, chicken fatter and Harriet Leeves [Piper]. He was born 1860 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1860 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Arthur (labourer) and Harriet
  He married Sarah South on Jan to Mar 1889, registered at Epping District, Essex, ref: 1889 Q1 Vol 4a Page 233. She was born 1858 at Epping, Essex. They had the following children:
  iAlice who was born 11th Apr 1890 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 18th May 1890 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Reuben (gardener) and Sarah
  iiGertrude who was born 25th Jul 1892 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 18th Sep 1892 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Reuben (gardener) and Sarah
  iiiArthur who was born 10th Jan 1895 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 17th Mar 1895 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Reuben (farmer) and Sarah
  ivJames who was born 19th Dec 1899 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 18th Feb 1900 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Reuben (farmer) and Sarah
   
  6. Alice Dadswell [Leeves] was the daughter of Arthur Leeves, chicken fatter and Harriet Leeves [Piper]. She was born 1867 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 2nd Jun 1867 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Arthur (labourer) and Harriet
  She married Walter James Dadswell, gardener on 20th Sep 1898. He was born 1870 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 29th May 1870 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of James Dadswell (gardener) and Elizabeth Dadswell. They had the following children:
  iFlorence Ellen who was born 1899 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 22nd Jan 1899 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of Walter James Dadswell (gardener) and Alice Dadswell
   
  7. Ellen Harmer [Leeves] was the daughter of Arthur Leeves, chicken fatter and Harriet Leeves [Piper]. She was born 1868 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 20th Dec 1868 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Arthur (labourer) and Harriet
  She married Charles Benjamin Harmer, bricklayer on Apr to June 1890, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1890 Q2 Vol 2b Page 227. He was born 1864 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 5th Jun 1864 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iElsie who was born 12th Dec 1892 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 29th Jan 1893 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiMildred who was born 30th Oct 1894 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 16th Dec 1894 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiiEthel who was born 2nd Jun 1896 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 28th Jun 1896 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   

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