The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. James Peerless, farm labourer He was born 1821 at Cowden, Kent
	He married Ann Shirley on c 1839. She was born 1820 at Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Fanny who was born 1840 at Cowden, Kent; christened 4^th Nov 1840 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
	ii	James who was born 1842 at Cowden, Kent; christened 15^th Feb 1842 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
2	iii	George who was born 1845 at Cowden, Kent; christened 20^th Feb 1845 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
3	iv	Ann who was born 1848 at Cowden, Kent
	v	Ellen who was born 1853 at Cowden, Kent
	vi	Abraham who was born 1862 at Cowden, Kent

Generation No. 2
	2. George Peerless, farm labourer was the son of James Peerless, farm labourer and Ann Peerless [Shirley]. He was born 1845 at Cowden, Kent; christened 20^th Feb 1845 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
	He married Sarah A. on c 1865. She was born 1852 at Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Nelly who was born 1869 at Hartfield, Sussex
	ii	E. who was born 1871 at Cowden, Kent
	iii	Kate Maria who was born 1874 at Cowden, Kent; christened 1^st Mar 1874 Holy Trinity Church, Hever, Kent
	iv	Jane who was born 1875 at Cowden, Kent; christened 12^th Sep 1875 Holy Trinity Church, Hever, Kent
	v	George who was born 1879 at Cowden, Kent
	vi	Rhoda who was born 1881 at Hever, Kent; christened 9^th Oct 1881 Holy Trinity Church, Hever, Kent
	vii	Mercy who was born 1884 at Cowden, Kent; christened 14^th Apr 1884 Holy Trinity Church, Hever, Kent
	viii	Alfred who was born 1887 at Cowden, Kent
	ix	Emily who was born 1890 at Cowden, Kent; christened 11^th May 1890 Holy Trinity Church, Hever, Kent

	3. Ann Sheppard [Burfoot] [Peerless] was the daughter of James Peerless, farm labourer and Ann Peerless [Shirley]. She was born 1848 at Cowden, Kent
	She married (1) Thomas Burfoot on 10^th Nov 1866 at Holy Trinity Church, Mark Beech, Kent. He was born 1843 at Hever, Kent; christened 18^th Jun 1843 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died Oct to Dec 1868, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1868 Q4 Vol 2a Page 287. They had the following children:
	i	Thomas who was born 1867 at Hever, Kent; christened 8^th Sep 1867 Holy Trinity Church, Mark Beech, Kent
	She married (2) Joseph Sheppard, farm labourer on 8^th May 1871 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. He was born 1842 at Dormansland, Surrey. They had the following children:
	i	Annie who was born 1872 at Hartfield, Sussex
	ii	William who was born 1878 at Penshurst, Kent
	iii	Flora who was born Apr 1880 at Penshurst, Kent