The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Hannah Watson [Hepton]
Generation No. 1
  1. Hannah Watson [Hepton] She was born 1795 to 1800 at Sussex
  She married Samuel Watson on 9th Nov 1819 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. He was born 1799 at Dallington, Sussex; christened 9th Jun 1799 at Dallington, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iSamuel who was born 1821 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 1822 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 20th Jan 1822 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiiAmelia who was born 1824 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 9th Feb 1824 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
3 ivJames who was born 1826 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19th Mar 1826 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  vHannah who was born 1828 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 13th Jul 1828 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  viGeorge who was born 1830 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 18th Jul 1830 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  viiMary Anne who was born 1831 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1832 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  viiiHenry who was born 1833 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 8th Sep 1833 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  ixFrances who was born 1835 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 4th Oct 1835 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  xEmily who was born 1837 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 3rd Sep 1837 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  xiThomas who was born 1839 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 8th Sep 1839 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  xiiEdward who was born 1841 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 8th Aug 1841 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Samuel Watson was the son of Samuel Watson and Hannah Watson [Hepton]. He was born 1821 at Burwash, Sussex
  iIsabella who was born 1844 at Burwash, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Bishop on 11th Oct 1844 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. She was born 1818 at Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAnna who was born 1845 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 11th May 1845 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
4 iiReuben who was born 1847 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 25th Jul 1847 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiiSamuel who was born 1850 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 9th Jun 1850 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  ivGeorge who was born 1853 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 31st Jul 1853 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  vMary who was born 1855 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 9th Dec 1855 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  viWilliam who was born 1858 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 2nd May 1858 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  viiElizabeth who was born 1860 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 7th Oct 1860 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
  3. James Watson was the son of Samuel Watson and Hannah Watson [Hepton]. He was born 1826 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19th Mar 1826 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married (1) Philadelphia Catharine Foord on 3rd Apr 1845 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. She was born 1826. They had the following children:
5 iEdwin who was born 1846 at Burwash, Sussex
6 iiCaroline Anna who was born 1850 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 11th Aug 1850 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
7 iiiJames who was born 1853 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1853 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
8 ivObadiah who was born 1855 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 11th Nov 1855 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex; died 1940 Maidstone, Kent
  vHenry Thomas who was born 1859 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 6th Nov 1859 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  viMartin John who was born 1861 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1861 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  viiIsabella who was born 1864 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 6th Nov 1864 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  viiiAlfred who was born 1866 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 6th May 1866 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married (2) Elizabeth Bignell on c 1875. She was born 1826 at Etchingham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Reuben Watson was the son of Samuel Watson and Elizabeth Watson [Bishop]. He was born 1847 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 25th Jul 1847 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Eliza on c 1865. She was born 1850 at Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth Ann who was born 1869 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1869 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiIsabella V. A. who was born 1873 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  iiiRosa who was born 1875 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  ivHelena E. who was born 1877 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  vMinnie who was born 1886 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  viGeorge J who was born 1887 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  viiHarry O who was born 1888 at Ticehurst, Sussex
   
  5. Edwin Watson was the son of James Watson and Philadelphia Catharine Watson [Foord]. He was born 1846 at Burwash, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Ann on c 1870. She was born 1850 at Ticehurst, Sussex
   
  6. Caroline Anna Head [Watson] was the daughter of James Watson and Philadelphia Catharine Watson [Foord]. She was born 1850 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 11th Aug 1850 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  She married Henry Head on 18th May 1872 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. He was born 1851
   
  7. James Watson was the son of James Watson and Philadelphia Catharine Watson [Foord]. He was born 1853 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1853 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Rhoda Brignell on 7th Oct 1876 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. She was born 1856 at Salehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iKate who was born 1877 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 4th Mar 1877 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiJames who was born 1879 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiiPhiladelphia who was born 7th Apr 1881 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 3rd Jul 1881 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  ivElizabeth who was born 22nd Jul 1882 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 1st Oct 1882 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  vCaroline who was born 20th Jan 1887 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 6th Mar 1887 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
  8. Obadiah Watson was the son of James Watson and Philadelphia Catharine Watson [Foord]. He was born 1855 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 11th Nov 1855 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex; died 1940 at Maidstone, Kent
  He married Mary Fancett on July to Sep 1876, registered at Malling District, Kent, ref: 1876 Q3 Vol 2a Page 798. She was born 1857 at Yalding, Kent, daughter of John Fancett and Elizabeth Smith; died 1943. They had the following children:
  iAlfred who was born 1877 at East Peckham, Kent
  iiMartin who was born 1879 at Ticehurst, Sussex
9 iiiPhylis Elizabeth who was born 1880 at Yalding, Kent; died 1960 Maidstone, Kent
  ivIsabel who was born 1883 at Yalding, Kent
  vMary Violet who was born 1885 at Yalding, Kent
  viDaisy who was born 1887 at Yalding, Kent
  viiAlice Emily who was born 1891 at Yalding, Kent
  viiiFrederick Lewes who was born 1897 at Yalding, Kent
   
Generation No. 4
  9. Phylis Elizabeth Pilbeam [Watson] was the daughter of Obadiah Watson and Mary Watson [Fancett]. She was born 1880 at Yalding, Kent; died 1960 at Maidstone, Kent
  She married Robert Edwin Pilbeam, farm labourer on Oct to Dec 1900, registered at Maidstone District, Kent, ref: 1900 Q4 Vol 2a Page 1544. He was born Oct to Dec 1875 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1875 Q4 Vol 2b Page 119; christened 25th Dec 1875 at St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1950 at Bearsted, Kent. They had the following children:
  iMartin Edward who was born 2nd Feb 1901 at Yalding, Kent, registered at Maidstone District, Kent, ref: 1901 Q1 Vol 2a Page 796; died Jun 1987 Maidstone, Kent
  iiHarold Cecil who was born 1903 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1903 Q2 Vol 2b Page 112; died Dec 1962 Maidstone, Kent
  iiiReginald Obadiah who was born 28th Jul 1905 at Staplehurst, Kent, registered at Maidstone District, Kent, ref: 1905 Q3 Vol 2a page 888; died Jun 1974 Hastings, Sussex
10 ivPhyllis Mary who was born 3rd Jan 1908 at Ewhurst, Sussex, registered at Battle District, Sussex, ref: 1908 Q1 Vol 2b Page 50; died Nov 1984 Maidstone, Kent
  vViolet Alexandria who was born 20th May 1912 at Yalding, Kent, registered at Hollingbourne District, Kent, ref: 1912 Q2 Vol 2a Page 1733
  viAlice Florence who was born Oct to Dec 1915 at Yalding, Kent, registered at Hollingbourne District, Kent, ref: 1915 Q4 Vol 2a Page 1569
  viiFrederick Thomas who was born Oct to Dec 1915 at Yalding, Kent, registered at Hollingbourne District, Kent, ref: 1915 Q4 Vol 2a Page 1569; died 1949 Middlesex
  viiiNorman Edwin who was born 28th Aug 1921 at Maidstone, Kent, registered at Maidstone District, Kent, ref: 1921 Q3 Vol 2a Page 1743; died 1992 Kent
   
Generation No. 5
  10. Phyllis Mary Harding [Pilbeam] was the daughter of Robert Edwin Pilbeam, farm labourer and Phylis Elizabeth Pilbeam [Watson]. She was born 3rd Jan 1908 at Ewhurst, Sussex, registered at Battle District, Sussex, ref: 1908 Q1 Vol 2b Page 50; died Nov 1984 at Maidstone, Kent
  She married Gerald Charles Harding on July to Sep 1946, registered at Maidstone District, Kent, ref: 1946 Q3 Vol 5b Page 1747. He was born 18th Jun 1906 at Kent; died 1974 at London, aged 68 years
   

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