The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Henry Smith, farm labourer
Generation No. 1
  1. Henry Smith, farm labourer He was born 1813 at Chiddingly, Sussex
  He married Mary Ann Chapman on 13th Sep 1835 at Brighton, Sussex. She was born 1815 at Waldron, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iCaroline Elizabeth who was born 1836 at Waldron, Sussex
3 iiMargaret who was born 1838 at Waldron, Sussex
  iiiRosina who was born 1840 at Waldron, Sussex
  ivWilliam who was born 1843 at Waldron, Sussex
  vEdward who was born 1846 at Waldron, Sussex
  viEdmund who was born 1848 at Waldron, Sussex
  viiRuth who was born 1859 at Waldron, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Caroline Elizabeth Delves [Smith] was the daughter of Henry Smith, farm labourer and Mary Ann Smith [Chapman]. She was born 1836 at Waldron, Sussex
  She married William Delves, farm bailiff on 26th Jan 1856 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. He was born 1832 at Waldron, Sussex; died 9th Feb 1906 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
4 iWilliam Henry who was born 1857 at Waldron, Sussex
5 iiEdward who was born 1859 at Waldron, Sussex
6 iiiGeorge Frederick who was born 1861 at Waldron, Sussex
  ivLaura Anne who was born 1863; died Apr to June 1938
7 vCaroline who was born 1865 at Waldron, Sussex
  viMary Elizabeth who was born 1868 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 11th Oct 1868 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
8 viiJohn Thomas who was born 1870 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 15th May 1870 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
   
  3. Margaret Delves [Smith] was the daughter of Henry Smith, farm labourer and Mary Ann Smith [Chapman]. She was born 1838 at Waldron, Sussex
  iMary S. who was born 1858 at Waldron, Sussex
  iiMargaret who was born 1858 at Waldron, Sussex
  She married Samuel Delves, farm labourer on 24th Jan 1858 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. He was born 1837 at Waldron, Sussex; died July to Sep 1899. They had the following children:
  iRuth who was born 1859 at Waldron, Sussex
  iiAlbert who was born 1860 at Hellingly, Sussex
  iiiNaomi who was born 1863 at Hellingly, Sussex
  ivSamuel who was born 1865 at Hellingly, Sussex
  vEbenezer who was born 1869 at Hellingly, Sussex
  viWilliam H. who was born 1870 at Hellingly, Sussex
  viiThomas who was born 1872 at Hellingly, Sussex
9 viiiGeorge who was born 1874 at Hellingly, Sussex
  ixMercy who was born 1881 at Hellingly, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. William Henry Delves, shepherd was the son of William Delves, farm bailiff and Caroline Elizabeth Delves [Smith]. He was born 1857 at Waldron, Sussex
  He married Clara Horne on July to Sep 1879, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q3 Vol 2b Page 187. She was born 1855 at Brighton, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam Henry who was born May 1880 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 27th Jun 1880 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
   
  5. Edward Delves was the son of William Delves, farm bailiff and Caroline Elizabeth Delves [Smith]. He was born 1859 at Waldron, Sussex
  He married Frances Ellen on 1883. She was born c 1860
   
  6. George Frederick Delves, farm labourer was the son of William Delves, farm bailiff and Caroline Elizabeth Delves [Smith]. He was born 1861 at Waldron, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Piper on Oct to Dec 1879, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q4 Vol 2b Page 247. She was born 1853 at Ashburnham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEllen who was born 1880 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 15th Feb 1880 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  iiGeorge Frederick who was born 1882 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 12th Mar 1882 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  iiiAlfred John who was born 1884 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 31st Aug 1884 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
   
  7. Caroline Thorpe [Delves] was the daughter of William Delves, farm bailiff and Caroline Elizabeth Delves [Smith]. She was born 1865 at Waldron, Sussex
  She married Walter Anderson Thorpe on 1888. He was born c 1865
   
  8. John Thomas Delves was the son of William Delves, farm bailiff and Caroline Elizabeth Delves [Smith]. He was born 1870 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 15th May 1870 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  He married Sophia Bruce on 1900 at Suffolk. She was born c 1875
   
  9. George Delves was the son of Samuel Delves, farm labourer and Margaret Delves [Smith]. He was born 1874 at Hellingly, Sussex
  He married Mary Jane Boyes on 1898. She was born c 1875
   

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