The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Elizabeth Dench [Parsons] She was born 1712 at Worth, Sussex; christened 30^th Oct 1712 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, parents Robert & Mary Parsons; buried 14^th Jan 1774 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, on the assumption that her husband re-wrote his last will and testament following her death
	She married Richard Dench on 21^st Dec 1737 at St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex. He was born 1707 at Charlwood, Surrey; christened 20^th Aug 1707 at St Nicholas Church, Charlwood, Surrey, father Richard Dench; buried 30^th Apr 1784 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex. They had the following children:
2	i	Richard who was born 1738 at Worth, Sussex; christened 24^th Nov 1738 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, son of Richard Dench & Elizabeth Dench; buried 15^th Apr 1798 Worth, Sussex
	ii	William who was born 1742 at Worth, Sussex; christened 13^th Jun 1742 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, son of Richard Dench & Elizabeth Dench
	iii	Elizabeth who was born 1746 at Worth, Sussex; christened 1^st Aug 1746 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, daughter of Richard Dench & Elizabeth Dench; died Jan 1749 Worth, Sussex, daughter of Richard & Elizabeth; buried 3^rd Jan 1749 Worth, Sussex
3	iv	Sarah who was born 1753 at Worth, Sussex; christened 17^th Sep 1753 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, daughter of Richard Dench & Hannah[sic] Dench; buried 30^th Oct 1799 Burstow, Surrey, aged 46 years

Generation No. 2
	2. Richard Dench was the son of Richard Dench and Elizabeth Dench [Parsons]. He was born 1738 at Worth, Sussex; christened 24^th Nov 1738 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, son of Richard Dench & Elizabeth Dench; buried 15^th Apr 1798 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
4	i	Elizabeth who was born c 1766 at ??
	He married Mary Tidy on 25^th Jun 1766 at St Margaret's Church, Ifield, Sussex. She was born 1744/45 at Crawley, Sussex; christened 17^th Feb 1744/45 at St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex, parents William & Mary Tidy. They had the following children:
5	i	William who was born 1768 at Ifield, Sussex; christened 24^th Nov 1768 St Margaret's Church, Ifield, Sussex
6	ii	Richard who was born 1770 at Ifield, Sussex; christened 8^th Oct 1770 St Margaret's Church, Ifield, Sussex

	3. Sarah Tasker [Dench] was the daughter of Richard Dench and Elizabeth Dench [Parsons]. She was born 1753 at Worth, Sussex; christened 17^th Sep 1753 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, daughter of Richard Dench & Hannah[sic] Dench; buried 30^th Oct 1799 at St. Bartholomew, Burstow, Surrey, aged 46 years
	She married George Tasker on 13^th Oct 1772 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex. He was born 25^th Nov 1747 at Worth, Sussex; christened 15^th Dec 1747 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, parents John & Tamsin [Thomazin] Tasker

Generation No. 3
	4. Elizabeth Rice [Dench] was the daughter of Richard Dench and Mary Dench [Tidy]. She was born c 1766 at ??
	She married William Rice on 15^th Oct 1787 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex. He was born 1757 at Worth, Sussex; christened 3^rd May 1757 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, parents William & Sarah Rice. They had the following children:
7	i	William who was born 1790 at Worth, Sussex

	5. William Dench was the son of Richard Dench and Mary Dench [Tidy]. He was born 1768 at Ifield, Sussex; christened 24^th Nov 1768 at St Margaret's Church, Ifield, Sussex
	He married Mary Fuller on 28^th Oct 1790 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex. She was born 1770 at Worth, Sussex; christened 18^th Feb 1770 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, father James Fuller. They had the following children:
8	i	James who was born 1792 at Worth, Sussex; christened 4^th Nov 1792 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex

	6. Richard Dench was the son of Richard Dench and Mary Dench [Tidy]. He was born 1770 at Ifield, Sussex; christened 8^th Oct 1770 at St Margaret's Church, Ifield, Sussex
	He married Elizabeth Steadman on 16^th Aug 1796 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex. She was born 1778 at Balcombe, Sussex; christened 9^th Aug 1778 at St. Mary's Church, Balcombe, Sussex, parents James & Mary Steadman. They had the following children:
9	i	Richard who was born 1798 at Worth, Sussex; christened 27^th May 1798 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex

Generation No. 4
	7. William Rice, gamekeeper was the son of William Rice and Elizabeth Rice [Dench]. He was born 1790 at Worth, Sussex
	He married Ann Hoather on 1^st Sep 1813 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex. She was born 1796 at Chailey, Sussex; christened 21^st Aug 1796 at St. Peter's Church, Chailey, Sussex, parents Richard & Elizabeth Hoather. They had the following children:
	i	Eliza who was born 1832 at Worth, Sussex; christened 22^nd Jul 1832 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex

	8. James Dench, farm labourer was the son of William Dench and Mary Dench [Fuller]. He was born 1792 at Worth, Sussex; christened 4^th Nov 1792 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
	He married Sarah Bourne on 25^th May 1815 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex. She was born 1792 at Charlwood, Surrey; christened 5^th Aug 1792 at St Nicholas' Church, Charlwood, Surrey, mother Sarah Bourn, pauper. They had the following children:
10	i	Mary who was born 1816 at Worth, Sussex; christened 10^th Mar 1816 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
11	ii	Elizabeth who was born 1819 at Worth, Sussex; christened 31^st Jan 1819 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
	iii	Sarah who was born 1821 at Worth, Sussex; christened 13^th Jan 1822 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
	iv	William who was born 1836 at Crawley, Sussex
	v	Martha who was born 1837 at Crawley, Sussex

	9. Richard Dench, farm labourer was the son of Richard Dench and Elizabeth Dench [Steadman]. He was born 1798 at Worth, Sussex; christened 27^th May 1798 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
	He married (1) Ann Fuller on 30^th Jul 1828 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, Ann with consisent of Wm Fuller. She was born 1811 at Capel, Kent; christened 26^th May 1811 at St John's Church, Capel, Surrey, parents William & Mary Fuller; buried 11^th Jun 1860 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, aged 48 years from Mount Noddy, Worth. They had the following children:
	i	Thomas who was born 1838 at Worth, Sussex
	ii	James who was born 1843 at Worth, Sussex
	iii	Richard who was born 1846 at Worth, Sussex
	iv	Henry who was born 1849 at Worth, Sussex
	He married (2) Phoebe Rovery on 31^st Dec 1862 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex. She was born 1818 at Slaugham, Sussex; christened 15^th Nov 1818 at St. Mary's Church, Slaugham, Sussex, parents William & Phoebe Heasman. They had the following children:
12	i	Ellen who was born July to Sep 1863 at Whitely Hill Forest, Worth, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1863 Q3 Vol 2B Page 113; christened 7^th Feb 1864 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex

Generation No. 5
	10. Mary Dench was the daughter of James Dench, farm labourer and Sarah Dench [Bourne]. She was born 1816 at Worth, Sussex; christened 10^th Mar 1816 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
	i	Richard who was born 1839 at Brighton, Sussex

	11. Elizabeth Gates [Dench] was the daughter of James Dench, farm labourer and Sarah Dench [Bourne]. She was born 1819 at Worth, Sussex; christened 31^st Jan 1819 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
	She married Robert Gates on 17^th Apr 1843 at St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex. He was born 28^th Feb 1819 at Crawley, Sussex; christened 11^th Apr 1819 at St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex, parents William & Judith Gates

	12. Ellen Langridge [Dench] was the daughter of Richard Dench, farm labourer and Phoebe Dench [Rovery] [Heasman]. She was born July to Sep 1863 at Whitely Hill Forest, Worth, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1863 Q3 Vol 2B Page 113; christened 7^th Feb 1864 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
	She married James Langridge, gamekeeper on 28^th Jun 1886 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1886 Q2 Vol 2b Page 218. He was born 1864 at Norfolk Arms, Worth, Sussex; christened 2^nd Oct 1864 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, son of Richard Langridge (labourer) & Harriet Langridge. They had the following children:
	i	Mabel Ellen who was born 1887 at Worth, Sussex; christened 7^th Aug 1887 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, daughter of James Langridge (gamekeeper) & Ellen Langridge
	ii	Lilian Louisa who was born 1889 at Worth, Sussex; christened 6^th Jan 1889 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, daughter of James Langridge (gamekeeper) & Ellen Langridge