The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Edward Roberts
Generation No. 1
  1. Edward Roberts He was born c 1725
  He married Mary Wilson on 19th Apr 1750 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iMary who was born before 9th Dec 1752; christened 9th Dec 1752 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; buried 25th Feb 1838 Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Mary Sales [Roberts] was the daughter of Edward Roberts and Mary Roberts [Wilson]. She was born before 9th Dec 1752; christened 9th Dec 1752 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; buried 25th Feb 1838 at St Denys cemetery, Rotherfield, Sussex
3 iElizabeth who was born 1784 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 15th Aug 1784 Groombridge Chapel, Speldhurst, Kent
  She married Joseph Sales on 2nd Jun 1784 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1758 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 29th Oct 1758 at St John the Evangelist chapel, Groombridge, Kent and Sussex; died 1856. They had the following children:
  iPhoebe who was born 1786 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 26th Mar 1786 Groombridge Chapel, Speldhurst, Kent; died Apr 1788; buried 20th Apr 1788 Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiMary who was born 3rd Jan 1788 at (probably), Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 20th Jan 1788 Groombridge Chapel, Speldhurst, Kent
4 iiiJoseph who was born 26th Jun 1790 at (probably), Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 26th Jun 1790 Groombridge Chapel, Speldhurst, Kent; died Oct 1862 Eridge Green, Sussex, aged 73 years; buried 16th Oct 1862 Eridge Green, Sussex
5 ivJesse who was born 27th Nov 1792 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1792 Groombridge Chapel, Speldhurst, Kent; died 13th Sep 1882 Leigh, Kent; buried 17th Sep 1882 Leigh, Kent
6 vSarah who was born 1st Feb 1796 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 28th Feb 1796 Groombridge, Speldhurst, Kent; died Apr 1871; buried 8th Apr 1871 Rotherfield, Sussex
  viObadiah who was born 30th Nov 1798 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 27th Jan 1799 Groombridge, Speldhurst, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  3. Elizabeth Tasker [Sales] was the daughter of Joseph Sales and Mary Sales [Roberts]. She was born 1784 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 15th Aug 1784 at Groombridge Chapel, Speldhurst, Kent
  She married Thomas Tasker on 18th Jul 1803 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born before 3rd Jun 1804 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1804 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiThomas who was born 25th May 1812 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 14th Jun 1812 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
7 iiiWilliam who was born before 27th Mar 1814 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 27th Mar 1814 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  ivMary Ann who was born before 14th Jan 1816 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 14th Jan 1816 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  vGeorge Frederick who was born before Jun 1818 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 28th Jun 1818 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; buried 7th Sep 1821 Rotherfield, Sussex
  viMaria who was born before 2nd Jul 1820 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 2nd Jul 1820 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  viiEmma Elizabeth who was born before 27th Jul 1823 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 27th Jul 1823 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  viiiJames who was born before 2nd Mar 1828 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 2nd Mar 1828 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
   
  4. Joseph Sales, thatcher was the son of Joseph Sales and Mary Sales [Roberts]. He was born 26th Jun 1790 at (probably), Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 26th Jun 1790 at Groombridge Chapel, Speldhurst, Kent; died Oct 1862 at Eridge Green, Sussex, aged 73 years; buried 16th Oct 1862 at Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex
  He married (1) Mary Rogers Hewitt on Jan 1815 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1787 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 11th Feb 1787 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, parents John & Jane Hewet but should be Judith as her grandmother was Mary Rogers and there is no marriage of John Hewet and Jane; died Mar 1836 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 48 years, wife of Joseph; buried 29th Mar 1836 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married (2) Sarah Waters on 29th May 1849 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1807 at Rye, Sussex
   
  5. Jesse Sales, blacksmith was the son of Joseph Sales and Mary Sales [Roberts]. He was born 27th Nov 1792 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1792 at Groombridge Chapel, Speldhurst, Kent; died 13th Sep 1882 at Leigh, Kent; buried 17th Sep 1882 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent
  He married Frances Taylor on 9th Jan 1815 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. She was born 1795 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 19th Mar 1795 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Edward Taylor and Ann Taylor; died 23rd Oct 1880 at Leigh, Kent. They had the following children:
8 iJesse who was born 1817 at Leigh, Kent; christened 9th Mar 1817 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, son of Jesse Sales and Frances Sales; died 1872
9 iiAnn who was born 1819 at Leigh, Kent; christened 22nd Aug 1819 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, daughter of Jesse Sales and Frances Sales
10 iiiGeorge who was born 1822 at Leigh, Kent; christened 7th Apr 1822 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, son of Jesse Sales and Frances Sales; died 29th Mar 1898 Leigh, Kent; buried 2nd Apr 1898 Leigh, Kent
11 ivThomas who was born 1826 at Leigh, Kent; christened 26th Mar 1826 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, son of Jesse Sales and Frances Sales; died 1911 Cornwall
  vJohn who was born 1830 at Leigh, Kent; christened 11th Jul 1830 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, son of Jesse Sales and Frances Sales
12 viAlfred who was born 1837 at Leigh, Kent; christened 2nd Apr 1837 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, son of Jesse Sales and Frances Sales; died Feb 1928 Leigh, Kent; buried 29th Feb 1928 Leigh, Kent
   
  6. Sarah Tasker [Sales] was the daughter of Joseph Sales and Mary Sales [Roberts]. She was born 1st Feb 1796 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 28th Feb 1796 at Groombridge, Speldhurst, Kent; died Apr 1871; buried 8th Apr 1871 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married Stephen Tasker, wheelwright on 15th Jul 1815 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1788 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 5th Oct 1788 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Philip Tasker and Hannah Tasker; died Nov 1877 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 93 years; buried 14th Nov 1877 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 1823 at Sussex
  iiAnsley who was born 1829 at Sussex
13 iiiHannah who was born 1831 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivMary Ann who was born 1834 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  vStephen who was born 1837 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  7. William Tasker was the son of Thomas Tasker and Elizabeth Tasker [Sales]. He was born before 27th Mar 1814 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 27th Mar 1814 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  He married Jane Kenwood on 2nd Jun 1841 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born c 1821
   
  8. Jesse Sales, master blacksmith was the son of Jesse Sales, blacksmith and Frances Sales [Taylor]. He was born 1817 at Leigh, Kent; christened 9th Mar 1817 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, son of Jesse Sales and Frances Sales; died 1872
  He married Elizabeth Crowhurst on May 1838 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent. She was born before 26th Apr 1818 at Leigh, Kent; christened 26th Apr 1818 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent; died after 1881. They had the following children:
14 iMary Ann who was born Apr to June 1839 at Watts Cross Farm, Hildenborough, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1839 Q2 Vol 5 page 446; christened 30th Jun 1839 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, daughter of Jesse Sales and Elizabeth Sales
15 iiJesse who was born Jan to Mar 1841 at Watts Cross Farm, Hildenborough, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1841 Q1 Vol 5 Page 474; christened 28th Mar 1841 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, son of Jesse Sales and Elizabeth Sales; died 1894 Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiStephen who was born Oct to Dec 1842 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1842 Q4 Vol 5 Page 475; christened 18th Dec 1842 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, son of Jesse Sales and Elizabeth Sales; died 1856 Tonbridge, Kent
  ivFrances who was born Jan to Mar 1844 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1844 Q1 Vol 5 Page 524; christened 17th Mar 1844 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, daughter of Jesse Sales and Elizabeth Sales; died after 1851
  vElizabeth who was born July to Sep 1847 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1847 Q3 Vol 5 Page 477; died before 12th Oct 1851 Leigh, Kent; buried 12th Oct 1851 Leigh, Kent
  viEmma who was born Oct to Dec 1849 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1849 Q4 Vol 5 Page 515
16 viiGeorgina who was born Jan to Mar 1851 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1851 Q1 Vol 5 Page 592
  viiiLucy who was born Jan to Mar 1856 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1856 Q1 Vol 2a Page 410
  ixAlfred who was born Jan to Mar 1858 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1858 Q1 Vol 2a Page 410
   
  9. Ann Doley [Sales] was the daughter of Jesse Sales, blacksmith and Frances Sales [Taylor]. She was born 1819 at Leigh, Kent; christened 22nd Aug 1819 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, daughter of Jesse Sales and Frances Sales
  She married Richard Doley on 2nd Jul 1840 at St Marylebone, London. He was born before 5th Jan 1812 at Wootton Wawen, Warwick, Warwickshire; christened 5th Jan 1812 at Ullenhall, Warwickshire. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born c 1843 at St George, Hanover Square, London
  iiGeorge who was born c 1845 at St George, Hanover Square, London
  iiiJane who was born c 1847 at St George, Hanover Square, London
  ivRichard who was born 6th Oct 1848 at London
  vSidney Clarence who was born 6th Apr 1851 at London; christened 4th May 1851 St George, Hanover Square, London
  viWalter who was born 13th Oct 1852 at London; christened 7th Nov 1852 St George, Hanover Square, London
  viiElizabeth who was born 1853 at London
  viiiAlfred who was born before 4th Feb 1855 at London; christened Mar 1855 London
  ixHenry who was born 10th Oct 1857 at London; christened 8th Nov 1857 St George, Hanover Square, London
   
  10. George Sales, master blacksmith was the son of Jesse Sales, blacksmith and Frances Sales [Taylor]. He was born 1822 at Leigh, Kent; christened 7th Apr 1822 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, son of Jesse Sales and Frances Sales; died 29th Mar 1898 at Leigh, Kent; buried 2nd Apr 1898 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent
  He married Ann Barden on c 1845. She was born c 1823 at Tonbridge, Kent; died 11th Sep 1889 at Leigh, Kent. They had the following children:
17 iHenry who was born 1848 at Leigh, Kent; christened 18th Jun 1848 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, son of George Sales and Ann Sales
  iiEmily who was born 1850 at Leigh, Kent; christened 20th Oct 1850 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, daughter of George Sales and Ann Sales
  iiiWilliam who was born 1857 at Leigh, Kent; christened 20th Sep 1857 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, son of George Sales and Ann Sales
   
  11. Thomas Sales was the son of Jesse Sales, blacksmith and Frances Sales [Taylor]. He was born 1826 at Leigh, Kent; christened 26th Mar 1826 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, son of Jesse Sales and Frances Sales; died 1911 at Camelford, Cornwall
  He married Mary Ann on c 1845. She was born c 1807 at Tenterden, Kent; died 1877. They had the following children:
  iWalter who was born 1851 at Leigh, Kent; christened 13th Apr 1851 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, son of Thomas Sales and Mary Sales
   
  12. Alfred Sales was the son of Jesse Sales, blacksmith and Frances Sales [Taylor]. He was born 1837 at Leigh, Kent; christened 2nd Apr 1837 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, son of Jesse Sales and Frances Sales; died Feb 1928 at Leigh, Kent; buried 29th Feb 1928 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent
  He married Mary Ann on c 1865. She was born c 1845 at Barningham, Norfolk; died Jan 1917 at Leigh, Kent, aged 72 years; buried 16th Jan 1917 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent. They had the following children:
  iFrances who was born Apr to June 1865, registered at Camberwell District, London, ref: 1865 Q2 Vol 1d Page 550; buried 10th Jan 1945 Leigh, Kent
  iiAlfred who was born Apr to June 1867, registered at Camberwell District, London, ref: 1867 Q2 Vol 1d Page 581; died Apr to June 1889
  iiiAnnie who was born July to Sep 1870, registered at Camberwell District, London, ref: 1870 Q3 Vol 1d Page 608
18 ivEmma Jane who was born July to Sep 1872, registered at Camberwell District, London, ref: 1872 Q3 Vol 1d Page 641; buried 1st Aug 1969 Leigh, Kent
19 vOlive who was born c 1874 at Dulwich, London
20 viBenjamin who was born Jan to Mar 1876, registered at Lambeth District, London, ref: 1876 Q1 Vol 1d Page 534; died 8th Jan 1953 Leigh, Kent; buried 17th Jan 1953 Leigh, Kent, Ceremony performed by WHC (Bill) Simmonds. Ashes only
   
  13. Hannah Mackellow [Tasker] was the daughter of Stephen Tasker, wheelwright and Sarah Tasker [Sales]. She was born 1831 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married James Mankellow, master mason on July to Sep 1853, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q3 Vol 2b Page 172. He was born 7th Jan 1825 at Clackham, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 6th Feb 1825 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of David Mankellow (farmer) and Elizabeth Mankellow; died Feb 1882 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 57 years; buried 19th Feb 1882 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iSally Sales who was born 17th Nov 1854 at Jarvis Brook, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jul 1855 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of James Mankelow (labourer) and Hannah Mankelow
  iiRose Hannah who was born 4th Aug 1858 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Aug 1863 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of James Mankellow (stonemason) and Hannah Mankellow
  iiiHarriett Jarvis who was born 9th May 1863 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Aug 1863 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of James Mankellow (stonemason) and Hannah Mankellow
  ivAnnesley Mary Ann who was born 13th Dec 1865 at Sweet Hawes, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Oct 1869 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of James Mankellow (stonemason) and Hannah Mankellow
21 vGeorge James who was born 1st Aug 1869 at Sweet Hawes, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Oct 1869 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of James Mankellow (stonemason) and Hannah Mankellow
  viFlora Ellen who was born 4th Aug 1872 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 5
  14. Mary Ann Hinton [Sales] was the daughter of Jesse Sales, master blacksmith and Elizabeth Sales [Crowhurst]. She was born Apr to June 1839 at Watts Cross Farm, Hildenborough, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1839 Q2 Vol 5 page 446; christened 30th Jun 1839 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, daughter of Jesse Sales and Elizabeth Sales
  She married Richard Hinton on 1871. He was born c 1841 at Thomley Hall, Waterperry, Thame, Oxfordshire. They had the following children:
  iAgnes who was born 9th Nov 1872 at Kensington, London; christened 8th Dec 1872 St John the Evangelist, Nottinghill, London
  iiMary E who was born c 1876 at London
   
  15. Jesse Sales, master blacksmith was the son of Jesse Sales, master blacksmith and Elizabeth Sales [Crowhurst]. He was born Jan to Mar 1841 at Watts Cross Farm, Hildenborough, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1841 Q1 Vol 5 Page 474; christened 28th Mar 1841 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, son of Jesse Sales and Elizabeth Sales; died 1894 at Tonbridge, Kent
  He married Harriett Francis on July to Sep 1871, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1871 Q3 Vol 2a Page 769. She was born 1829 at Watts Cross, Hildenborough, Kent; christened 1st Mar 1829 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died 1891 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  16. Georgina Hindle [Sales] was the daughter of Jesse Sales, master blacksmith and Elizabeth Sales [Crowhurst]. She was born Jan to Mar 1851 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1851 Q1 Vol 5 Page 592
  She married Ethelred Hindle on 1870. He was born 1842 at Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire. They had the following children:
  iEthelred who was born c Dec 1870 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiLavinia who was born c 1872 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiClara who was born c 1874 at Tonbridge, Kent
  ivIsabel who was born c 1877 at Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire
   
  17. Henry Sales, carpenter was the son of George Sales, master blacksmith and Ann Sales [Barden]. He was born 1848 at Leigh, Kent; christened 18th Jun 1848 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, son of George Sales and Ann Sales
  He married Mildred Hollamby on Apr to June 1885, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1885 Q2 Vol 2a Page 1000. She was born 1848 at Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iFrank who was born 1886 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiGeorge who was born 1890 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  18. Emma Jane Simmonds [Sales] was the daughter of Alfred Sales and Mary Ann Sales. She was born July to Sep 1872, registered at Camberwell District, London, ref: 1872 Q3 Vol 1d Page 641; buried 1st Aug 1969 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent
  She married Frederick John Simmonds on 1903. He was born c 1863 at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. They had the following children:
  iFrances Alice Mary 'Frankie' who was born 1911
   
  19. Olive Knight [Sales] was the daughter of Alfred Sales and Mary Ann Sales. She was born c 1874 at Dulwich, London
  She married Sydney Mortimer Knight on 1898. He was born 1869 at Sunbury, Middlesex
   
  20. Benjamin Sales was the son of Alfred Sales and Mary Ann Sales. He was born Jan to Mar 1876, registered at Lambeth District, London, ref: 1876 Q1 Vol 1d Page 534; died 8th Jan 1953 at Leigh, Kent; buried 17th Jan 1953 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, Ceremony performed by WHC (Bill) Simmonds. Ashes only
  He married Lily Worthington on 31st Aug 1903 at St Matthews Church, Hackney, London. She was born 1878 at St Helens, Lancashire. They had the following children:
  iMadeleine Frances L who was born 1904; died 9th Jan 1970; buried 4th Feb 1970 Leigh, Kent
   
  21. George James Mackellow, bricklayer was the son of James Mankellow, master mason and Hannah Mackellow [Tasker]. He was born 1st Aug 1869 at Sweet Hawes, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Oct 1869 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of James Mankellow (stonemason) and Hannah Mankellow
  He married Emma Frances Tester on Jan to Mar 1893, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1893 Q1 Vol 2b Page 159. She was born 1874 at Crows Nest, Buxted, Sussex; christened 4th Jan 1874 at Holy Trinity Church, High Hurstwood, Buxted, Sussex, daughter of Spencer Tester (labourer) and Mary Tester. They had the following children:
  iFrank Cecil who was born 1894 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 9th Sep 1894 Crowborough Chapel [a.k.a. All Saints Church], Crowborough, Sussex, son of George James Mackellow (bricklayer) and Emma Frances Mackellow
  iiEthel Hannah who was born 1899 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 8th Jan 1899 Crowborough Chapel [a.k.a. All Saints Church], Crowborough, Sussex, daughter of George Towner[?] Mackellow (bricklayer) and Emma Frances Mackellow
  iiiFlora Beatrice who was born 1900 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 12th Aug 1900 Crowborough Chapel [a.k.a. All Saints Church], Crowborough, Sussex, daughter of George James Mackellow (bricklayer) and Emma Frances Mackellow
   

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