The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Joseph Smith, carrier, son of Joseph Smith, farmer and Philadelphia Smith [Mann]
Generation No. 1
  1. Joseph Smith, carrier was the son of Joseph Smith, farmer and Philadelphia Smith [Mann]. He was born 1814 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 30th Oct 1814 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married (1) Mary Olive on 23rd Apr 1834 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 4th Mar 1814 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 28th May 1820 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; buried 18th Jan 1849 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 33 years. They had the following children:
  iOlive who was born 1840 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiMary A. who was born 1842 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiFanny who was born 1844 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivJane who was born 1846 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married (2) Ann Cane on 14th May 1849 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, witnesses James & Sophia Wood Powell. She was born 5th Mar 1818 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1818 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1850 at Wadhurst, Sussex
2 iiCharity who was born July to Sep 1853 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q3 Vol 2B Page 73; christened 10th Jul 1853 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Charity Durrant [Smith] was the daughter of Joseph Smith, carrier and Ann Smith [Cane]. She was born July to Sep 1853 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q3 Vol 2B Page 73; christened 10th Jul 1853 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married Edward Durrant, corn and coal dealer on 1st Mar 1873 at St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent, witnessses George Smith & ?? Pitman. He was born 1849 at Hever, Kent. They had the following children:
  iWalter E. who was born 1878 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiHelen E. who was born 1879 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   

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