The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Agnes Saunders [Fenner]
Generation No. 1
  1. Agnes Saunders [Fenner] She was born 1771 at Sussex; died Mar 1847 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 76 years; buried 12th Mar 1847 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Joseph Saunders, labourer on 14th Nov 1798 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1778 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26th Apr 1778 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of John Sanders and Susannah Sanders; died Oct 1862 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 84 years; buried 21st Oct 1862 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iRobert Joseph who was born 14th Aug 1801 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Oct 1813 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, aged 12 years, son of Joseph Saunders (labourer) and Agnes Saunders
  iiNaomi who was born 1810 to 1815 at Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Robert Joseph Saunders, labourer was the son of Joseph Saunders, labourer and Agnes Saunders [Fenner]. He was born 14th Aug 1801 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Oct 1813 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, aged 12 years, son of Joseph Saunders (labourer) and Agnes Saunders
  He married (1) Mary Hayward on 15th Mar 1823 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1802; died May 1838 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 36 years; buried 10th May 1838 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHenry who was born 1824 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Jun 1824 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Robert Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
  iiMary Ann who was born 1826 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th May 1826 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Robert Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
  iiiJoseph who was born 1828 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 18th May 1828 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Robert Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders; died May 1829 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 1 year; buried 12th May 1829 Mayfield, Sussex
3 ivWilliam who was born 1831 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1831 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders; died Feb 1900 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 66 years; buried 28th Feb 1900 Mayfield, Sussex
  vJames who was born 1833 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th May 1833 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Robert Joseph Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders; died Dec 1857 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 24 years; buried 25th Dec 1857 Mayfield, Sussex
4 viAlfred who was born 1835 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 27th Dec 1835 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
  He married (2) Margaret on Jan to Mar 1859, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1859 Q1 Vol 2b Page 125. She was born 1819 at Ireland. They had the following children:
  iJoseph who was born Jun 1859 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Jun 1859 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Robert Joseph Saunders (labourer) and Margaret Saunders
   
Generation No. 3
  3. William Saunders, farm labourer was the son of Robert Joseph Saunders, labourer and Mary Saunders [Hayward]. He was born 1831 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1831 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders; died Feb 1900 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 66 years; buried 28th Feb 1900 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Mary Sands on Apr to June 1861, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1861 Q2 Vol 2b Page 154. She was born 1840 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iNaomi who was born 1862 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th May 1862 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
5 iiWilliam Henry who was born 1864 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jul 1864 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
  iiiGeorge Alfred who was born 1866 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jan 1866 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
  ivTrayton who was born 1868 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Apr 1868 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
  vRuth who was born 1870 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jul 1870 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
  viAlice Ada who was born 1874 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Apr 1874 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
  viiOwen who was born 1876 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 20th Mar 1876 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders; died Feb 1877 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 11 months; buried 2nd Feb 1877 Mayfield, Sussex
  viiiMinnie who was born 1880 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1880 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
   
  4. Alfred Saunders, farm labourer was the son of Robert Joseph Saunders, labourer and Mary Saunders [Hayward]. He was born 1835 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 27th Dec 1835 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
  He married Rose Anna Britt on Jan to Mar 1862, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1862 Q1 Vol 2b Page 124. She was born 1842 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEsther who was born 1864 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Mar 1864 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Saunders (labourer) and Rosanna Saunders
  iiRobert who was born 1866 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Sep 1866 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of Alfred Saunders (labourer) and Rosanna Saunders
  iiiAlfred who was born 1868 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 3rd May 1868 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Saunders (labourer) and Rosanna Saunders
  ivRoseanna who was born 1870 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7th Aug 1870 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Saunders (labourer) and Rosanna Saunders
  vHenry William who was born 1873 at Scotfords, Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7th Dec 1873 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Saunders (labourer) and Rosanna Saunders
  viElizabeth who was born 1875 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jul 1875 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Saunders (labourer) and Rosanna Saunders
   
Generation No. 4
  5. William Henry Saunders, groom and gardener was the son of William Saunders, farm labourer and Mary Saunders [Sands]. He was born 1864 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jul 1864 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
  He married Eliza Luck on Jan to Mar 1885, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1885 Q1 Vol 2b Page 191. She was born 1865 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEmily Jane who was born 1886 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jul 1886 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Henry Saunders (labourer) and Eliza Saunders
  iiWilliam Henry who was born 1888 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 6th Apr 1888 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Henry Saunders (Prudential Assurance agent) and Eliza Saunders
  iiiFlorence Ellen who was born 1890 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1890 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Henry Saunders (labourer) and Eliza Saunders
  ivLilian Alice who was born 1897 at South Street, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Mar 1897 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Henry Saunders (labourer) and Eliza Saunders
  vHerbert Lionel who was born 1897 at South Street, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Mar 1897 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Henry Saunders (labourer) and Eliza Saunders
  viFrederick John who was born 1899 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1899 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Henry Saunders (platelayer) and Eliza Saunders
   

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