The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for William Burfoot, farmer, son of William Burfoot and Mary Burfoot [Huggett]
Generation No. 1
  1. William Burfoot, farmer was the son of William Burfoot and Mary Burfoot [Huggett]. He was born 1781 at Cowden, Kent; christened 13th May 1781 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died 1842 at Withyham, Sussex; buried 17th Mar 1842 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
2 iMary Ann who was born 1802 at Cowden, Kent
  He married Ann Burfoot on 24th Apr 1802 at Kingsdown, Kent. She was born 1781 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 23rd Dec 1781 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died 1843 at Withyham, Sussex; buried 19th Jan 1843 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. They had the following children:
  iFanny who was born 1805 at Hever, Kent; christened 17th Feb 1805 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died 13th May 1849 Withyham, Sussex; buried 19th May 1849 Cowden, Kent
3 iiAnn who was born 1807 at Hever, Kent; christened 8th Mar 1807 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
4 iiiWilliam who was born 1809 at Hever, Kent; christened 12th Mar 1809 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1899
5 ivElizabeth who was born 1810 at Hever, Kent; christened 4th Nov 1810 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1881
  vMercy who was born 1812 at Hever, Kent; christened 13th Sep 1812 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died 1833 Hever, Kent; buried 7th Jun 1833 Cowden, Kent
6 viJohn who was born 1816 at Hever, Kent; christened 20th Oct 1816 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died Apr to June 1906
7 viiMartha who was born 1819 at Hever, Kent; christened 14th Feb 1819 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
8 viiiRobert who was born 1820 at Hever, Kent; christened 1st Apr 1821 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Mary Ann Walls [Burfoot] was the daughter of William Burfoot, farmer and Ann Burfoot [Burfoot]. She was born 1802 at Cowden, Kent
  She married Thomas Walls on 9th Jan 1832 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent. He was born 1795 to 1800. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1840 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  iiAnn who was born 1843 at East Grinstead, Sussex
   
  3. Ann Gibb was the daughter of William Burfoot, farmer and Ann Burfoot [Burfoot]. She was born 1807 at Hever, Kent; christened 8th Mar 1807 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  She married James Gibb on 12th Feb 1829 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. He was born 1802 at Cowden, Kent. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 1833 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  iiMary who was born 1835 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  iiiWilliam who was born 1837 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  ivJohn who was born 1840 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  vGeorge who was born 1841 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  viThomas who was born 1845 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  viiAnn who was born 1851 at Chiddingstone, Kent
   
  4. William Burfoot, farm labourer was the son of William Burfoot, farmer and Ann Burfoot [Burfoot]. He was born 1809 at Hever, Kent; christened 12th Mar 1809 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1899, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1899 Q1 Vol 2a Page 455
  He married Mary Hall on 13th May 1835 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born Oct 1811 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 29th Oct 1811 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Hall & Sophia Hall. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born c Dec 1835 at Hever, Kent; christened 6th Dec 1835 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiMary Ann who was born 1837 at Hever, Kent; christened 5th Nov 1837 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  iiiFrances who was born 1839 at Hever, Kent; christened 19th May 1839 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  ivMartha who was born 1841 at Hever, Kent; christened 9th May 1841 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
9 vThomas who was born 1843 at Hever, Kent; christened 18th Jun 1843 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died Oct to Dec 1868
   
  5. Elizabeth Bailey [Burfoot] was the daughter of William Burfoot, farmer and Ann Burfoot [Burfoot]. She was born 1810 at Hever, Kent; christened 4th Nov 1810 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1881, registered at East Preston District, Sussex, ref: 1881 Q1 Vol 2b Page 241
  She married John Bailey, butcher journeyman on 29th Sep 1833 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. He was born 1805 at Cowden, Kent; christened 17th Feb 1805 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 28th Aug 1834 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 14th Dec 1834 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex
  iiJohn who was born 17th Dec 1835 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 13th Nov 1836 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex
  iiiWilliam who was born 26th Feb 1837 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 9th Apr 1837 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex
  ivGeorge who was born 1839 at Sussex
  vJoseph who was born Oct 1840 at Sussex
  viThomas who was born 1843 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  viiMary who was born 1845 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  viiiRobert who was born 1847 at Littlehampton, Sussex
  ixFanny who was born 1850 at Littlehampton, Sussex
  xElizabeth who was born 1853 at Littlehampton, Sussex
   
  6. John Burfoot, farm labourer was the son of William Burfoot, farmer and Ann Burfoot [Burfoot]. He was born 1816 at Hever, Kent; christened 20th Oct 1816 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died Apr to June 1906, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1906 Q2 Vol 2b Page 82
  He married Matilda Edwards on 1st May 1839 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1839 Q2 Vol 7 Page 429. She was born 1818 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 19th Jul 1818 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 15th Jul 1839 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 11th Aug 1839 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
10 iiAnne who was born 5th Nov 1842 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1843 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiiJohn who was born 1845 at Withyham, Sussex
  ivElisha who was born 1849 at Withyham, Sussex
  vWilliam who was born 1850 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  7. Martha Kember [Burfoot] was the daughter of William Burfoot, farmer and Ann Burfoot [Burfoot]. She was born 1819 at Hever, Kent; christened 14th Feb 1819 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  She married William Burfoot Kember on Apr to June 1845, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1845 Q2 Vol 7 Page 469. He was born 1815 at Cowden, Kent; christened 5th Mar 1815 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
   
  8. Robert Burfoot, farm labourer was the son of William Burfoot, farmer and Ann Burfoot [Burfoot]. He was born 1820 at Hever, Kent; christened 1st Apr 1821 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  He married Frances Wise on 24th Jan 1844 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1844 Q1 Vol 7 Page 401. She was born 1826 at Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
11 iFrances who was born c Oct 1844 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 6th Oct 1844 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
12 iiElizabeth who was born 1847 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 5th Dec 1847 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiiMary who was born 1850 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 6th Oct 1850 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  ivEllen who was born 1854 at Frant, Sussex
  vMartha who was born 1857 at Withyham, Sussex
  viRossana who was born 1861 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 3rd Mar 1861 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  viiArabella who was born 1865 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 25th Apr 1865 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died May 1865 Withyham, Sussex; buried 2nd May 1865 Withyham, Sussex
  viiiIsabella who was born 1865 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 25th Apr 1865 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died May 1865 Withyham, Sussex; buried 2nd May 1865 Withyham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  9. Thomas Burfoot was the son of William Burfoot, farm labourer and Mary Burfoot [Hall]. He was born 1843 at Hever, Kent; christened 18th Jun 1843 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died Oct to Dec 1868, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1868 Q4 Vol 2a Page 287
  He married Ann Peerless on 10th Nov 1866 at Holy Trinity Church, Mark Beech, Kent. She was born 1848 at Cowden, Kent. They had the following children:
  iThomas who was born 1867 at Hever, Kent; christened 8th Sep 1867 Holy Trinity Church, Mark Beech, Kent
   
  10. Anne Pollington [Burfoot] was the daughter of John Burfoot, farm labourer and Matilda Burfoot [Edwards]. She was born 5th Nov 1842 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1843 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  She married James Pollington, farm labourer on 5th Nov 1866 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 20th Jun 1842 at Pinehurst, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 17th Jul 1842 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJesse who was born 1867 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiJoseph who was born 1870 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiMartha who was born 1871 at Withyham, Sussex
13 ivHarriett who was born 1873 at Withyham, Sussex
14 vMary Ann who was born 1876 at Withyham, Sussex
  viJames who was born 1880 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiDaniel who was born Jan 1881 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiiMatilda who was born 1886 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  11. Frances Goodsell [Burfoot] was the daughter of Robert Burfoot, farm labourer and Frances Burfoot [Wise]. She was born c Oct 1844 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 6th Oct 1844 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  She married Thomas Goodsell on 28th Nov 1863 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1841
   
  12. Elizabeth Seymour [Burfoot] was the daughter of Robert Burfoot, farm labourer and Frances Burfoot [Wise]. She was born 1847 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 5th Dec 1847 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iAlbert who was born 1865 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married Samuel Albert Seymour on 26th Dec 1865 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1846 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHorace who was born 1868 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiFrances Emma who was born 1871 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiCharles who was born 1874 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivThomas who was born 1877 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  vFrederick who was born 1880 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  13. Harriett Russell [Pollington] was the daughter of James Pollington, farm labourer and Anne Pollington [Burfoot]. She was born 1873 at Withyham, Sussex
  She married Isaac Russell on Oct 1909. He was born 1863 at Mayfield, Sussex; died 1943 at Groombridge, Kent and Sussex. They had the following children:
15 iEdwin who was born 2nd Apr 1910 at Groombridge, Kent and Sussex; died 1984 France
  iiHilda who was born 24th Sep 1912 at Groombridge, Kent and Sussex; died Dec 1999 Crowborough, Sussex
  iiiWallace who was born 10th Apr 1915 at Groombridge, Kent and Sussex; died Dec 1994 Groombridge, Kent and Sussex
   
  14. Mary Ann Turner [Pollington] was the daughter of James Pollington, farm labourer and Anne Pollington [Burfoot]. She was born 1876 at Withyham, Sussex
  She married Charles Turner, groom on Apr to June 1898, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1898 Q2 Vol 2b Page 323. He was born 1873 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 19th Oct 1873 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, son of Thomas Turner (labourer) and Eliza Turner. They had the following children:
  iAnnie Hephezibah who was born 1900 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiMabel who was born 1902 at Withyham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 5
  15. Edwin Russell was the son of Isaac Russell and Harriett Russell [Pollington]. He was born 2nd Apr 1910 at Groombridge, Kent and Sussex; died 1984 at Nice, France
  He married Doris Florence Hughes on 8th Jun 1935 at Southborough, Kent. She was born 12th Sep 1914 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 1980
   

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