The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Edward Rumens [Dobell], farmer, son of John Rummens and Abigail Rummens [Dobell]
Generation No. 1
  1. Edward Rumens [Dobell], farmer was the son of John Rummens and Abigail Rummens [Dobell]. He was born 1802 at Cranbrook, Kent; died July to Sep 1874 at Ticehurst Workhouse, Ticehurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1874 Q3 Vol 2b Page 53, Aged 72 years
  He married (1) Ruth Crowhurst on 26th Jan 1830 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, registered as Edward Double marrying Ruth Crowhurst. She was born 1809 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1840 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1840 Q1 Vol 7 Page 339. They had the following children:
2 iCaleb who was born 1831 at Wadhurst, Sussex
3 iiJacob who was born 1832 at Wadhurst, Sussex, recorded as Jacob Dobell; died Apr to June 1906, Aged 74 years
4 iiiLevi who was born 1835 at Wadhurst, Sussex, recorded as Levi Dobell; died Apr to June 1892, Aged 57 years
5 ivRuth who was born Jan to Mar 1838 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1838 Q1 Vol 7 Page 442, recorded as Ruth Dobell
  He married (2) Frances Tester on 27th Apr 1841 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, registered as Edward Dobell marrying Frances Tester. She was born 7th Jul 1820 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1820 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Tester (labourer) and Mary Tester. They had the following children:
6 iNaomi who was born July to Sep 1842 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1842 Q3 Vol 7 Page 447, recorded as Naomi Double
7 iiBoaz who was born Oct to Dec 1846 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1846 Q4 Vol 7 Page 513, recorded as Boaz Dobell; died 1932 Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiJoshua who was born Jul 1850 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1850 Q3 Vol 7 Page 534, recorded as Joshua Dobell; died 1856 Wadhurst, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Caleb Dobell was the son of Edward Rumens [Dobell], farmer and Ruth Dobell [Crowhurst]. He was born 1831 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Hannah Tolhurst on c 1855. She was born 1836 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1859 at Tudeley-cum-Capel, Kent
  iiEdward who was born 1868 at Croydon, Surrey
   
  3. Jacob Rumens [Dobell], farm labourer was the son of Edward Rumens [Dobell], farmer and Ruth Dobell [Crowhurst]. He was born 1832 at Wadhurst, Sussex, recorded as Jacob Dobell; died Apr to June 1906, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1906 Q2 Vol 2b Page 68, Aged 74 years
  He married Mary Ann King on Apr to June 1857, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1857 Q2 Vol 2b Page 137. She was born 1839 at Wadhurst, Sussex; died 1906 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
8 iJoshua who was born July to Sep 1857 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1857 Q3 Vol 2b Page 82
9 iiNaomi who was born Oct to Dec 1858 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1858 Q4 Vol 2b Page 70; died 1890 Ticehurst, Sussex
10 iiiRuth who was born 1860 at Wadhurst, Sussex
11 ivHorace who was born July to Sep 1862 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1862 Q3 Vol 2b Page 77
  vLevi who was born Oct to Dec 1864 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1864 Q4 Vol 2b Page 89
12 viJames who was born July to Sep 1866 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1866 Q3 Vol 2b Page 88; died 1941 Uckfield, Sussex
  viiAlbert who was born July to Sep 1868 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1868 Q3 Vol 2b Page 90; died 1912
  viiiAnn who was born Oct to Dec 1871 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1871 Q4 Vol 2b Page 90
13 ixGeorge who was born Apr to June 1874 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1874 Q2 Vol 2b Page 98; died 1940 Wadhurst, Sussex
  xMary Ann who was born July to Sep 1876 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1876 Q3 Vol 2b Page 107
   
  4. Levi Rumens [Dobell], carpenter journeyman was the son of Edward Rumens [Dobell], farmer and Ruth Dobell [Crowhurst]. He was born 1835 at Wadhurst, Sussex, recorded as Levi Dobell; died Apr to June 1892, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1892 Q2 Vol 2a Page 374, Aged 57 years
  He married Charlotte Hoadley on 12th Jan 1857 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. She was born 1835 at Ticehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 1858 at Southborough, Kent; died 1930 Tonbridge, Kent
  iiElizabeth who was born 1862 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiLydia who was born 1867 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
14 ivRebecca who was born 1870 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  vJane who was born 1876 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 1896 Tonbridge, Kent
   
  5. Ruth King [Rumens] [Dobell] was the daughter of Edward Rumens [Dobell], farmer and Ruth Dobell [Crowhurst]. She was born Jan to Mar 1838 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1838 Q1 Vol 7 Page 442, recorded as Ruth Dobell
  She married Thomas King, fruiterer on Jan to Mar 1858, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1858 Q1 Vol 2b Page 100. He was born 1837 at Wadhurst, Sussex; died 1901 at Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iLettia who was born 1864 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiWalter who was born 1866 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiiAlice who was born 1870 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  ivEmily who was born 1872 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  vKate who was born 1874 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  viFlora who was born 1877 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  viiMinnie who was born 1879 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  viiiGeorge E. who was born 1880 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
  6. Naomi Smith [Rumens] [Dobell] was the daughter of Edward Rumens [Dobell], farmer and Frances Rumens [Dobell] [Tester]. She was born July to Sep 1842 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1842 Q3 Vol 7 Page 447, recorded as Naomi Double
  She married Stephen Smith on c 1865. He was born 1834 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died 1891 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  7. Boaz Rumens [Dobell], farm labourer was the son of Edward Rumens [Dobell], farmer and Frances Rumens [Dobell] [Tester]. He was born Oct to Dec 1846 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1846 Q4 Vol 7 Page 513, recorded as Boaz Dobell; died 1932 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Chewter on Oct to Dec 1869, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1869 Q4 Vol 2b Page 177. She was born 1844 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1844 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth who was born 1872 at Wadhurst, Sussex
15 iiEdward who was born Apr 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex; died 1965 Uckfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  8. Joshua Rumens, road labourer was the son of Jacob Rumens [Dobell], farm labourer and Mary Ann Rumens [King]. He was born July to Sep 1857 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1857 Q3 Vol 2b Page 82
  He married Elizabeth Poile on July to Sep 1876, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1876 Q3 Vol 2b Page 174. She was born 1844 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Oct 1844 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
16 iAlice Naomi who was born 1877 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiJepy who was born 1882 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiAnnis who was born 1885 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  9. Naomi Pomfret [Rumens] was the daughter of Jacob Rumens [Dobell], farm labourer and Mary Ann Rumens [King]. She was born Oct to Dec 1858 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1858 Q4 Vol 2b Page 70; died 1890 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  iGeorge T. who was born 1879 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married Albert Pomfret on c 1879. He was born 1852 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  10. Ruth Humphrey [Rumens] was the daughter of Jacob Rumens [Dobell], farm labourer and Mary Ann Rumens [King]. She was born 1860 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married James Humphrey, farm labourer on Jan to Mar 1879, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q1 Vol 2b Page 135. He was born 1856 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iCatherine Alice who was born 1881 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 7th Aug 1881 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiHelen who was born 1884 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 3rd Feb 1884 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiAnnie who was born 1887 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1888 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  11. Horace Rumens was the son of Jacob Rumens [Dobell], farm labourer and Mary Ann Rumens [King]. He was born July to Sep 1862 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1862 Q3 Vol 2b Page 77
  He married Ruth Gibb on Apr to June 1890, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1890 Q2 Vol 2b Page 244. She was born Apr to June 1862 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1862 Q2 Vol 2b Page 67. They had the following children:
  iHorace who was born 1891 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiHarold who was born 1893 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiGeorge who was born 1894 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivRuth who was born 1896 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  vAlbert who was born 1897 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  12. James Rumens was the son of Jacob Rumens [Dobell], farm labourer and Mary Ann Rumens [King]. He was born July to Sep 1866 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1866 Q3 Vol 2b Page 88; died 1941 at Uckfield, Sussex
  He married Sarah Jane Vigor on July to Sep 1888, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1888 Q3 Vol 2b Page 180. She was born 1868 at Maidstone, Kent; died 1950 at Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
17 iDaisy Jane who was born 1891 at Wadhurst, Sussex
18 iiReginald James who was born 1893 at Ticehurst, Sussex; died 1976 Uckfield, Sussex
  iiiAmelia Rose who was born 1895 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivEdith Maud who was born 1897 at Wadhurst, Sussex
19 vCyril Stanley who was born 1899 at Wadhurst, Sussex; died 1981 Uckfield, Sussex
  viHerbert Frank who was born 1900 at Wadhurst, Sussex; died 1976 Tonbridge, Kent
   
  13. George Rumens was the son of Jacob Rumens [Dobell], farm labourer and Mary Ann Rumens [King]. He was born Apr to June 1874 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1874 Q2 Vol 2b Page 98; died 1940 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Alice Hannah Wickham on Jan to Mar 1902, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1902 Q1 Vol 2b Page 191. She was born 1879 at Wadhurst, Sussex; died 1953 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  14. Rebecca Styles [Rumens] was the daughter of Levi Rumens [Dobell], carpenter journeyman and Charlotte Rumens [Hoadley]. She was born 1870 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  She married John A. Styles on Oct to Dec 1889, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1889 Q4 Vol 2a Page 1176. He was born 1870 at Pembury, Kent
   
  15. Edward Rumens was the son of Boaz Rumens [Dobell], farm labourer and Elizabeth Rumens [Chewter]. He was born Apr 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex; died 1965 at Uckfield, Sussex
  He married Annie Eliza Johnson on c 1905. She was born 1889 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; died 1976. They had the following children:
20 iDora Mary who was born 1910 at Ticehurst, Sussex; died 2003
   
Generation No. 4
  16. Alice Naomi Hall [Rumens] was the daughter of Joshua Rumens, road labourer and Elizabeth Rumens [Poile] [Bishop]. She was born 1877 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married Arthur John Hall, labourer on Jan to Mar 1899, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1899 Q1 Vol 2b Page 139. He was born Apr to June 1869 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1869 Q2 Vol 2b Page 121. They had the following children:
  iDorothy Edith who was born 1900 at Sewage Farm, Langton, Eridge Green, Sussex; christened 14th Jan 1900 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex, daughter of Arthur John Hall (labourer) & Alice Naomi Hall
   
  17. Daisy Jane Wood [Rumens] was the daughter of James Rumens and Sarah Jane Rumens [Vigor]. She was born 1891 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married Henry John Wood on c 1915. He was born 1889 at East Peckham, Kent
   
  18. Reginald James Rumens was the son of James Rumens and Sarah Jane Rumens [Vigor]. He was born 1893 at Ticehurst, Sussex; died 1976 at Uckfield, Sussex
  He married Winifred M. Parrett on c 1920. She was born 1896 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
21 iDaphne W. who was born 1925 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  iiJohn Trevor who was born 1929 at Ticehurst, Sussex
   
  19. Cyril Stanley Rumens was the son of James Rumens and Sarah Jane Rumens [Vigor]. He was born 1899 at Wadhurst, Sussex; died 1981 at Uckfield, Sussex
  He married Gladys Baker on c 1920. She was born 1898 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; died 1982 at Reading. They had the following children:
22 iKenneth Stanley who was born 1921 at Tonbridge, Kent; died 1999 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiAnthony who was born 1926 at Tonbridge, Kent; died 2007 Eastbourne, Sussex
  iiiAngela who was born 1934 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  20. Dora Mary Chambers [Rumens] was the daughter of Edward Rumens and Annie Eliza Rumens [Johnson]. She was born 1910 at Ticehurst, Sussex; died 2003
  She married Charles Dunmon Chambers on c 1930. He was born c 1910
   
Generation No. 5
  21. Daphne W. Hall [Rumens] was the daughter of Reginald James Rumens and Winifred M. Rumens [Parrett]. She was born 1925 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  She married Desmond H. Hall on c 1945. He was born c 1920
   
  22. Kenneth Stanley Rumens was the son of Cyril Stanley Rumens and Gladys Rumens [Baker]. He was born 1921 at Tonbridge, Kent; died 1999 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  He married Irene Wilmshurst on c 1940. She was born 1918 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   

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