The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Philadelphia Smith [Pryor]
Generation No. 1
  1. Philadelphia Smith [Pryor] She was born 1779 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1779 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, parents Samuel & Sarah Prior
  She married William Smith, farm labourer on 18th Oct 1796 at St Peter's Church, Folkington, Sussex. He was born 1770 to 1775 at Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iSamuel who was born 13th Nov 1800 at Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 28th Dec 1800 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex
3 iiWalter who was born 1817 at Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 3rd Aug 1817 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex; buried 3rd Jan 1850 Waldron, Sussex, aged 32 years
4 iiiTrayton who was born 23rd Apr 1823 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 11th May 1823 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, parents William & Philadelphia
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Samuel Smith, farm labourer was the son of William Smith, farm labourer and Philadelphia Smith [Pryor]. He was born 13th Nov 1800 at Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 28th Dec 1800 at Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex
  He married Barbara Button on 17th Apr 1827 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. She was born 1803 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 1st May 1803 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, parents Thomas & Elizabeth Button. They had the following children:
  iBarbara who was born 1829 at Waldron, Sussex
5 iiJames who was born 1831 at Waldron, Sussex
6 iiiPhoebe who was born 1835 at Waldron, Sussex
  ivAgnes who was born Oct to Dec 1837 at Waldron, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1837 Q4 Vol 7 Page 355; died Oct to Dec 1871 Brighton, Sussex
7 vLeah who was born Oct to Dec 1841 at Waldron, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1841 Q4 Vol 7 Page 444
  viMary Ann who was born Apr to June 1844 at Waldron, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1844 Q2 Vol 7 Page 842
8 viiRuth who was born Jan to Mar 1847 at Waldron, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1847 Q1 Vol 7 Page 539; died 21st Jan 1923 Reigate, Surrey
   
  3. Walter Smith was the son of William Smith, farm labourer and Philadelphia Smith [Pryor]. He was born 1817 at Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 3rd Aug 1817 at Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex; buried 3rd Jan 1850 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, aged 32 years
  He married Frances Gallup on 10th Sep 1842 at St. Michael the Archangel, South Malling, Sussex, witnesses Trayton Smith & Henry Bishop. She was born 1821 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 18th Mar 1821 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. They had the following children:
9 iRosa who was born Apr to June 1846 at South Malling, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1846 Q2 Vol 7 Page 434; died 1st May 1917 Herstmonceux, Sussex, In loving memory of ROSA the beloved wife of the late William Bourner of Broad Oak, Heathfield who passed away May 1st 1917 aged 70 years
   
  4. Trayton Smith, farm labourer was the son of William Smith, farm labourer and Philadelphia Smith [Pryor]. He was born 23rd Apr 1823 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 11th May 1823 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, parents William & Philadelphia
  He married Mary Piper on 24th Dec 1847 at Hailsham, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1847 Q4 Vol 7 Page 620. She was born 2nd Oct 1827 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 9th Dec 1827 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex, mother's name recorded as Keziah. They had the following children:
  iStephen who was born 1848 at Waldron, Sussex
10 iiReuben who was born 1850 at Waldron, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  5. James Smith, grocer was the son of Samuel Smith, farm labourer and Barbara Smith [Button]. He was born 1831 at Waldron, Sussex
  He married Beatrice Beale on 14th Dec 1866 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, witnesses William Smith & Agnes Beal. She was born 1827 at Frant, Sussex; christened 8th Jul 1827 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
   
  6. Phoebe Luty [Smith] was the daughter of Samuel Smith, farm labourer and Barbara Smith [Button]. She was born 1835 at Waldron, Sussex
  She married Charles Gilliat Luty, farm labourer on Oct to Dec 1877 at Uckfield, Sussex. He was born 1835 at Goxhill, Lincolnshire
   
  7. Leah Smith [Tanner] was the daughter of Samuel Smith, farm labourer and Barbara Smith [Button]. She was born Oct to Dec 1841 at Waldron, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1841 Q4 Vol 7 Page 444
  She married William Tanner, innkeeper on Apr to June 1879 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q2 Vol 2B Page 203. He was born 1848 at Malmesbury, Wiltshire
   
  8. Ruth Sergeant [Challen] [Smith] was the daughter of Samuel Smith, farm labourer and Barbara Smith [Button]. She was born Jan to Mar 1847 at Waldron, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1847 Q1 Vol 7 Page 539; died 21st Jan 1923 at Reigate, Surrey
  She married (1) George Challen, agricultural engine driver on 17th Sep 1876 at St Peter's Church, Brighton, Sussex, witnesses John & Georgina Flook. He was born 1846 at North Chapel, Sussex; christened 28th Jun 1846 at St Michael's Church, North Chapel, Sussex, parents Charles & Dorothy Challen; died 29th Dec 1882 at Reigate, Surrey. They had the following children:
11 iJames Samuel Smith who was born 1878 at Brighton, Sussex
  She married (2) James Sergeant, grocer & postmaster on 17th Dec 1890 at St Mary's Church, Reigate, Surrey, witnesses Edwin & Mary Knight. He was born 1843 at Horley, Surrey; christened 30th Jul 1843 at St Bartholomew's CHurch, Horley, Surrey, parents Thomas & Sophia Sergeant
   
  9. Rosa Bourner [Smith] was the daughter of Walter Smith and Frances Dawes [Smith] [Gallup]. She was born Apr to June 1846 at South Malling, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1846 Q2 Vol 7 Page 434; died 1st May 1917 at Herstmonceux, Sussex, In loving memory of ROSA the beloved wife of the late William Bourner of Broad Oak, Heathfield who passed away May 1st 1917 aged 70 years
  She married William Bourner, miller & farmer on Oct to Dec 1881 at Hailsham, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1881 Q4 Vol 2B Page 195. He was born 1830 at Battle, Sussex; christened 25th Jul 1830 at St. Mary's Church, Battle, Sussex; died 20th May 1906 at Heathfield, Sussex, aged 75 years; buried after 20th May 1906 at Ebenezer Chapel, Broad Oak, Heathfield, Sussex
   
  10. Reuben Smith was the son of Trayton Smith, farm labourer and Mary Smith [Piper]. He was born 1850 at Waldron, Sussex
  He married Ruth Hosman on 29th Nov 1873 at St Michael's Church, South Malling, Sussex, witnesses Stephen & Susan Smith. She was born July to Sep 1852 at Heathfield, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1852 Q3 Vol 2B Page 67
   
Generation No. 4
  11. James Samuel Smith Challen was the son of George Challen, agricultural engine driver and Ruth Sergeant [Challen] [Smith]. He was born 1878 at Brighton, Sussex
  He married Jane Elphick on 5th Oct 1901 at St. Nicholas Church, Godstone, Surrey, witnesses Ruth Sergeant (mother) & Alice Elizabeth Elphick. She was born 1876 at Bromley, Kent; christened 14th May 1876 at Ss Peter & Paul Church, Bromley, Kent
   

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