The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Ann Relfe [Clarke]
Generation No. 1
  1. Ann Relfe [Clarke] She was born c 1765
  She married Anthony Relfe on 15th Sep 1785 at St. Mary the Virgin, Ringmer, Sussex. He was born c 1765. They had the following children:
  iAnthony who was born 1786 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1786 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Anthony Relfe and Ann Relfe
  iiJohn who was born 1787 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1787 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Anthony Relfe and Ann Relfe
  iiiMarianne who was born 1789 at Ringmer, Sussex; christened 17th May 1789 St. Mary the Virgin, Ringmer, Sussex, daughter of Anthony Relfe and … Relfe
  ivElizabeth who was born 1791 at Ringmer, Sussex; christened 6th Nov 1791 St. Mary the Virgin, Ringmer, Sussex, daughter of Anthony Relfe and Ann Relfe
2 vHannah who was born 1794 at Ringmer, Sussex; christened 6th Apr 1794 St. Mary the Virgin, Ringmer, Sussex, daughter of Anthony Relfe and Ann Relfe
  viLucy who was born 1796 at Ringmer, Sussex; christened 10th Apr 1796 St. Mary the Virgin, Ringmer, Sussex, daughter of Anthony Relfe and Ann Relfe
  viiJoseph who was born 1798 at Ringmer, Sussex; christened 18th Mar 1798 St. Mary the Virgin, Ringmer, Sussex, son of Anthony Relfe and Ann Relfe
  viiiMaria who was born 1800 at Ringmer, Sussex; christened 30th Mar 1800 St. Mary the Virgin, Ringmer, Sussex, daughter of Anthony Relfe and Ann Relfe
  ixWilliam who was born 1802 at Ringmer, Sussex; christened 15th Aug 1802 St. Mary the Virgin, Ringmer, Sussex, son of Anthony Relfe and Ann Relfe
  xJames who was born 1804 at Ringmer, Sussex; christened 6th Oct 1804 St. Mary the Virgin, Ringmer, Sussex, son of Anthony Relfe and Ann Relfe
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Hannah Brown [Relfe] was the daughter of Anthony Relfe and Ann Relfe [Clarke]. She was born 1794 at Ringmer, Sussex; christened 6th Apr 1794 at St. Mary the Virgin, Ringmer, Sussex, daughter of Anthony Relfe and Ann Relfe
3 iEliza who was born 1825 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 29th May 1825 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Henry Mannington (reputed father) and Hannah Relfe
  She married John Brown, farmer on 22nd Nov 1829 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. He was born 1807 at Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
4 iCharlotte who was born 1831 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jul 1832 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
5 iiMary Ann who was born 1833 at Maresfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  3. Eliza Relfe was the daughter of Henry Mannington and Hannah Brown [Relfe]. She was born 1825 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 29th May 1825 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Henry Mannington (reputed father) and Hannah Relfe
6 iAlfred who was born 1847 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Feb 1847 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Eliza Relf (spinster)
   
  4. Charlotte Best [Brown] was the daughter of John Brown, farmer and Hannah Brown [Relfe]. She was born 1831 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jul 1832 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  She married Edward Best, sawyer on Oct to Dec 1851, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1851 Q4 Vol 7 Page 851. He was born 1829 at Maresfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJemima who was born 1853 at Maresfield, Sussex
7 iiFrances Mary Ann who was born Jan to Mar 1855 at Maresfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1855 Q1 Vol 2b Page 99
  iiiAlfred who was born 1858 at Maresfield, Sussex
  ivDorcas A. who was born 1865 at Maresfield, Sussex
  vLucy who was born 1868 at Maresfield, Sussex
  viEdward who was born 1870 at Maresfield, Sussex
   
  5. Mary Ann Ridley [Brown] was the daughter of John Brown, farmer and Hannah Brown [Relfe]. She was born 1833 at Maresfield, Sussex
  iLouise who was born 1852 at Maresfield, Sussex
  She married James Ridley, labourer on Jan to Mar 1852, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1852 Q1 Vol 2b Page 131. He was born 1827 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 27th May 1827 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iOrpha who was born 1857 at Maresfield, Sussex
  iiJohn who was born 1858 at Maresfield, Sussex
  iiiLucy (Mary Ann) who was born 1860 at Maresfield, Sussex
  ivHarriett who was born 1861 at Maresfield, Sussex
  vFlora who was born 1865 at Maresfield, Sussex
  viJames Salvanus who was born 1866 at Maresfield, Sussex
  viiAlice who was born 1868 at Maresfield, Sussex
  viiiAlfred who was born 1870 at Maresfield, Sussex
  ixJesse who was born 1871 at Maresfield, Sussex
  xCharlotte who was born 1873 at Maresfield, Sussex
  xiAnsley who was born 1873 at Maresfield, Sussex
  xiiJames Ernest who was born 1875 at Maresfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  6. Alfred Relfe, farm labourer was the son of unknown father and Eliza Relfe. He was born 1847 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Feb 1847 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Eliza Relf (spinster)
  He married Sophia Smith on Jan to Mar 1876, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1876 Q1 Vol 2b Page 159. She was born 1855 at Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEdward who was born 1878 at Maresfield, Sussex
  iiFanny who was born 1880 at Maresfield, Sussex
   
  7. Frances Mary Ann Farnes [Bates] [Best] was the daughter of Edward Best, sawyer and Charlotte Best [Brown]. She was born Jan to Mar 1855 at Maresfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1855 Q1 Vol 2b Page 99
  She married (1) William Thomas Bates on Oct to Dec 1877, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1877 Q4 Vol 2b Page 255. He was born Oct to Dec 1852 at East Grinstead, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1852 Q4 Vol 2b Page 111; died July to Sep 1897, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1897 Q3 Vol 2b Page 71, Aged 44 years. They had the following children:
  iEdward William who was born Apr to June 1879 at Maresfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q2 Vol 2b Page 138
  She married (2) Alfred Farnes on July to Sep 1898, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1898 Q3 Vol 2b Page 233. He was born 1875 at Buxted, Sussex; died 1898
   

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