The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. William Shoebridge, farm labourer He was born 1801 at Leigh, Kent; christened 26^th Oct 1801 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, parents Thomas & Jane Shoebridge
	i	William who was born 1822 at Powder Mills, Leigh, Kent; christened 27^th Oct 1822 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent; buried 9^th Jan 1824 Leigh, Kent
	He married Lydia Seal on 20^th Jul 1822 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent. She was born 1803 at Leigh, Kent; christened 25^th Sep 1803 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, parents Nathaniel & Lydia Seale. They had the following children:
	i	Henry who was born 1827 at Leigh, Kent; christened 18^th Mar 1827 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent
2	ii	Emily who was born 1829 at Leigh, Kent; christened 12^th Apr 1829 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent
	iii	Ann who was born 1829 at Leigh, Kent; christened 22^nd Feb 1829 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent
3	iv	Lydia who was born 1837 at Leigh, Kent

Generation No. 2
	2. Emily Hope [Shoebridge] was the daughter of William Shoebridge, farm labourer and Lydia Shoebridge [Seal]. She was born 1829 at Leigh, Kent; christened 12^th Apr 1829 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent
	She married Henry Hope, gardener on 29^th Apr 1848 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent. He was born 1826 at Leigh, Kent; christened 9^th Jul 1826 at St. Gile's Church, Shipbourne, Kent, parents Edward & Sarah Hope. They had the following children:
4	i	Lydia Esther who was born 1849 at Leigh, Kent; christened 17^th Jun 1849 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent
5	ii	Richard Charles Edward who was born 1850 at Compasses Cottages, Leigh, Kent; christened 15^th Dec 1850 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent
	iii	J. who was born 1861 at Leigh, Kent
	iv	Hope H. who was born 1864 at Leigh, Kent
	v	Charity who was born 1866 at Leigh, Kent

	3. Lydia Reed [Shewbridge] was the daughter of William Shoebridge, farm labourer and Lydia Shoebridge [Seal]. She was born 1837 at Leigh, Kent
	She married Samuel Reed on 21^st Jan 1860 at St. Johns Parish Church, Hildenborough, Kent. He was born 1836 at Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
6	i	Mary Ann who was born 1861 at Tonbridge, Kent
	ii	William who was born 1864 at Tonbridge, Kent
	iii	Jesse who was born 1866 at Tonbridge, Kent
	iv	James who was born 1868 at Tonbridge, Kent
	v	Charles who was born 1872 at Tonbridge, Kent

Generation No. 3
	4. Lydia Esther Cobbledick [Hope] was the daughter of Henry Hope, gardener and Emily Hope [Shoebridge]. She was born 1849 at Leigh, Kent; christened 17^th Jun 1849 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent
	She married John Francis Cobbledick on 3^rd May 1869 at St Mary's Church, Devonport, Devon. He was born 16^th Nov 1845 at Plymouth, Devon; christened 13^th Feb 1846 at St Andrew's Church, Plymouth, Devon, parents John & Catherine Cobbledick. They had the following children:
	i	Lidia Emily who was born Oct to Dec 1871 at Davenport Town, Devon, registered at Stoke Damerel District, Devon, ref: 1871 Q4 Vol 5B Page 309

	5. Richard Charles Edward Hope was the son of Henry Hope, gardener and Emily Hope [Shoebridge]. He was born 1850 at Compasses Cottages, Leigh, Kent; christened 15^th Dec 1850 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent
	He married Sarah Staples on Apr to June 1874 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1874 Q2 Vol 2A Page 803. She was born 1854 at Charcott, Leigh, Kent; christened 18^th Jun 1854 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, mother Susan Staples, christened Sarah Simmonds Staples

	6. Mary Ann Gainsford [Read] was the daughter of Samuel Reed and Lydia Reed [Shewbridge]. She was born 1861 at Tonbridge, Kent
	She married William Gainsford, brewer's drayman on Apr to June 1886 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1886 Q2 Vol 2A Page 1005. He was born 1855 at Hildenborough, Kent; christened 1^st Jul 1855 at St. Johns Parish Church, Hildenborough, Kent. They had the following children:
	i	Reginald W who was born 1887 at Tonbridge, Kent
	ii	Albert V who was born 1888 at Tonbridge, Kent