The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Philadelphia Wilmshurst [Ford] She was born 1766; died Jul 1840 at Buxted, Sussex, aged 84 years; buried 12^th Jul 1840 at St. Mary's Church, Buxted, Sussex
	She married John Wilmshurst on 3^rd Mar 1785 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. He was born 1762 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 27^th Dec 1762 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died 1812, aged 50 years. They had the following children:
2	i	Isaac who was born 1786 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 2^nd Jul 1786 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died Jul 1861 Buxted, Sussex, aged 75 years; buried 6^th Jul 1861 Buxted, Sussex
	ii	Sarah who was born 1788 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 29^th Jan 1788 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
	iii	Friend who was born 1790 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 14^th Apr 1790 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
3	iv	Henry who was born 1793 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 30^th Nov 1793 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died 24^th Jun 1867, aged 74 years
	v	Frances who was born 1795 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 31^st Oct 1795 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died Apr 1820 Buxted, Sussex, aged 24 years; buried 28^th Apr 1820 Buxted, Sussex
4	vi	Edward who was born 1797 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 9^th Jul 1797 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
5	vii	James who was born 1798 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 16^th Dec 1798 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex

Generation No. 2
	2. Isaac Wilmshurst, farm labourer was the son of John Wilmshurst and Philadelphia Wilmshurst [Ford]. He was born 1786 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 2^nd Jul 1786 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died Jul 1861 at Buxted, Sussex, aged 75 years; buried 6^th Jul 1861 at St. Mary's Church, Buxted, Sussex
	He married Elizabeth King on 25^th Oct 1812 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. She was born 1792 at Fletching, Sussex; died Jan 1859 at Buxted, Sussex, aged 67 years; buried 9^th Jan 1859 at St. Mary's Church, Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
6	i	Ann who was born 1814 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 5^th Feb 1814 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
	ii	John who was born 1816 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 24^th Mar 1816 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died Apr 1821 Buxted, Sussex, aged 4 years; buried 7^th Apr 1821 Buxted, Sussex
7	iii	James who was born 1818 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 7^th Jun 1818 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
	iv	Frances who was born 1821 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 4^th Feb 1821 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
	v	Jane who was born 1823 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 20^th Jul 1823 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
	vi	Lucy who was born 1826 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 19^th Mar 1826 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died Oct 1844 Buxted, Sussex, aged 18 years; buried 25^th Oct 1844 Buxted, Sussex
8	vii	Martha who was born 1829 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 29^th Mar 1829 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
	viii	Caroline who was born 1832 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 26^th Feb 1832 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died Dec 1835 Buxted, Sussex, aged 4 years; buried 31^st Dec 1835 Buxted, Sussex
9	ix	Philly who was born 1836 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 17^th Jan 1836 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex

	3. Henry Wilmshurst, carpenter was the son of John Wilmshurst and Philadelphia Wilmshurst [Ford]. He was born 1793 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 30^th Nov 1793 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died 24^th Jun 1867, aged 74 years
	He married Mary Smith on 31^st Dec 1817 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. She was born 1802 at Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
10	i	James who was born 1820 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 17^th Sep 1820 St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex
11	ii	William who was born 1823 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 27^th Apr 1823 St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex; died 21^st Jul 1909, aged 86 years
	iii	John who was born 1825 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 10^th Jul 1825 St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex
	iv	George who was born 1831 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 5^th Jun 1831 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died Jul 1853 Buxted, Sussex, aged 22 years; buried 13^th Jul 1853 Buxted, Sussex
12	v	Henry who was born 1835 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 1^st Feb 1835 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
	vi	Mary Ann who was born 1839 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 5^th May 1839 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died Nov 1839 Buxted, Sussex, aged 9 months; buried 27^th Nov 1839 Buxted, Sussex
13	vii	Eliza who was born 1844 at Buxted, Sussex

	4. Edward Wilmshurst was the son of John Wilmshurst and Philadelphia Wilmshurst [Ford]. He was born 1797 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 9^th Jul 1797 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
	He married Ann Best on 12^th Jan 1818 at St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent. She was born 1800 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 12^th Oct 1800 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, parents George & Ann Best. They had the following children:
	i	George who was born 1^st Nov 1818 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 20^th Dec 1818 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
14	ii	Edward who was born 28^th Dec 1819 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 13^th Feb 1820 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
	iii	Ann who was born 26^th Oct 1822 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 8^th Dec 1822 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

	5. James Wilmshurst, farm labourer was the son of John Wilmshurst and Philadelphia Wilmshurst [Ford]. He was born 1798 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 16^th Dec 1798 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
	He married Martha Smith on 8^th Jun 1822 at Brighton, Sussex. She was born 1804 at Buxted, Sussex

Generation No. 3
	6. Ann Vinall [Wilmshurst] was the daughter of Isaac Wilmshurst, farm labourer and Elizabeth Wilmshurst [King]. She was born 1814 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 5^th Feb 1814 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
	She married Jesse Vinall, farm labourer on 26^th Mar 1834 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. He was born 1809 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 5^th Nov 1809 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of John Vinall and Sarah Vinall

	7. James Wilmshurst, farm labourer was the son of Isaac Wilmshurst, farm labourer and Elizabeth Wilmshurst [King]. He was born 1818 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 7^th Jun 1818 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
	He married Harriett Bray on Jul 1862 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. She was born 1825. They had the following children:
	i	Harriett who was born 1864 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10^th Apr 1864 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

	8. Martha Wilmshurst was the daughter of Isaac Wilmshurst, farm labourer and Elizabeth Wilmshurst [King]. She was born 1829 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 29^th Mar 1829 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
	i	Jane Anne who was born 1848 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 31^st Jan 1848 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died Feb 1848 Fletching, Sussex, aged 3 months; buried 20^th Feb 1848 Buxted, Sussex

	9. Philly Wilmshurst was the daughter of Isaac Wilmshurst, farm labourer and Elizabeth Wilmshurst [King]. She was born 1836 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 17^th Jan 1836 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
	i	Ann who was born 1861 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14^th Jul 1861 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
	ii	John who was born 1863 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8^th Nov 1863 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
	iii	Elizabeth Alice who was born 1866 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 20^th Mar 1866 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

	10. James Wilmshurst, farm labourer was the son of Henry Wilmshurst, carpenter and Mary Wilmshurst [Smith]. He was born 1820 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 17^th Sep 1820 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex
	He married Elizabeth King on 14^th Jan 1860, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1860 Q1 Vol 2b Page 105. She was born 1823 at Frant, Sussex; christened 18^th Feb 1823 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex

	11. William Wilmshurst, miller and farmer was the son of Henry Wilmshurst, carpenter and Mary Wilmshurst [Smith]. He was born 1823 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 27^th Apr 1823 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex; died 21^st Jul 1909, aged 86 years
	He married Harriett Cornwell on 6^th Oct 1855 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. She was born 1827 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 25^th Feb 1827 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 29^th Aug 1893, aged 66 years. They had the following children:
15	i	William who was born 1857 at Stone Mill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14^th Jun 1857 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died 26^th Sep 1927 Sissinghurst, Kent, aged 70 years
16	ii	Annie who was born 1858 at Stone Mill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 19^th Dec 1858 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died 28^th Dec 1915 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 57 years
	iii	Franklin John who was born 1861 at Stone Mill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 25^th Dec 1861 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
17	iv	Richard Henry who was born 1865 at Stone Mill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 15^th Jan 1865 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died Sep 1931 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 66 years

	12. Henry Wilmshurst, gardener was the son of Henry Wilmshurst, carpenter and Mary Wilmshurst [Smith]. He was born 1835 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 1^st Feb 1835 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
	He married Harriett Muddle on 28^th Nov 1863 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. She was born 1834 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 13^th Apr 1834 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Eliza who was born 1864 at Buxted, Sussex
	ii	William Henry who was born 1867 at Buxted, Sussex
	iii	Elizabeth who was born 1871 at Buxted, Sussex
	iv	George who was born 1873 at Buxted, Sussex
	v	Adelaide Martha who was born 1876 at Buxted, Sussex

	13. Eliza Tapp [Wilmshurst] was the daughter of Henry Wilmshurst, carpenter and Mary Wilmshurst [Smith]. She was born 1844 at Buxted, Sussex
	She married Henry Tapp on c 1864. He was born 1836 at Barcombe, Sussex

	14. Edward Wilmshurst was the son of Edward Wilmshurst and Ann Wilmshurst [Best]. He was born 28^th Dec 1819 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 13^th Feb 1820 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
	He married Frances Field Buss on 21^st Mar 1847 at King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She was born 1822 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11^th Apr 1822 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

Generation No. 4
	15. William Wilmshurst, miller and farmer was the son of William Wilmshurst, miller and farmer and Harriett Wilmshurst [Cornwell]. He was born 1857 at Stone Mill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14^th Jun 1857 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died 26^th Sep 1927 at Sissinghurst, Kent, aged 70 years
	He married Sarah Jane Eade on c 1878. She was born 20^th May 1860 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 4^th Apr 1862 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died 1931, aged 71 years. They had the following children:
18	i	William Alfred who was born 1887 at Buxted, Sussex; died 1956 Buxted, Sussex, aged 69 years
	ii	Cecil Arthur who was born 1889 at Buxted, Sussex; died 1918 France, aged 29 years
	iii	Annie Edith who was born 1890 at Buxted, Sussex; died 1973, aged 82 years
	iv	Ethel Mary who was born 1897; died 1908, aged 11 years

	16. Annie Booker [Wilmshurst] was the daughter of William Wilmshurst, miller and farmer and Harriett Wilmshurst [Cornwell]. She was born 1858 at Stone Mill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 19^th Dec 1858 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died 28^th Dec 1915 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 57 years
	She married John Booker, master grocer and draper on 28^th Dec 1883 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 24^th Dec 1853 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 5^th Feb 1854 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died 16^th Dec 1933 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 80 years. They had the following children:
	i	Grace who was born Oct to Dec 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1884 Q4 Vol 2b Page 2
	ii	Mabel Annie who was born Apr to June 1888 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1888 Q2 Vol 2b Page 129
	iii	Harriet Kate who was born 1890 at Rotherfield, Sussex
	iv	John William who was born Oct to Dec 1891 at Crowborough, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1891 Q4 Vol 2b Page 113; died 23^rd Oct 1916 France; buried after 23^rd Oct 1916 France
	v	Dorothy Mary who was born Oct to Dec 1896 at Crowborough, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1896 Q4 Vol 2b Page 123
	vi	Philip Frank who was born Oct to Dec 1899 at Crowborough, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1899 Q4 Vol 2b Page 118

	17. Richard Henry Wilmshurst was the son of William Wilmshurst, miller and farmer and Harriett Wilmshurst [Cornwell]. He was born 1865 at Stone Mill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 15^th Jan 1865 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died Sep 1931 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 66 years
	He married Lavinia Jane Eade on Sep 1891. She was born Apr to June 1867 at Edenbridge, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1867 Q2 Vol 2a page 495; died 1923 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 56 years. They had the following children:
	i	Muriel who was born 1896; died 1904 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 8 years
	ii	Richard Henry who was born 1898; died 1927 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 29 years
19	iii	John William who was born 1900
	iv	Hubert James who was born 1902; died 1988 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 86 years

Generation No. 5
	18. William Alfred Wilmshurst was the son of William Wilmshurst, miller and farmer and Sarah Jane Wilmshurst [Eade]. He was born 1887 at Buxted, Sussex; died 1956 at Buxted, Sussex, aged 69 years
20	i	Kathleen Mary who was born 1924 at Buxted, Sussex; died 1980, aged 56 years
21	ii	Margaret Elizabeth who was born 1926 at Buxted, Sussex; died 2002, aged 76 years
	He married Lizzie Martha Holter on Dec 1933 at Lewes, Sussex. She was born 1884 at Balcombe, Sussex; died 1972 at Chichester, Sussex, aged 88 years

	19. John William Wilmshurst was the son of Richard Henry Wilmshurst and Lavinia Jane Wilmshurst [Eade]. He was born 1900
	He married Lois Field Buss on Apr to June 1926, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1926 Q2 Vol 2b Page 317. She was born Jan to Mar 1900 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1900 Q1 Vol 2b page 117; died 1971, aged 73 years

Generation No. 6
	20. Kathleen Mary Dawson [Wilmshurst] was the daughter of William Alfred Wilmshurst and Lizzie Martha Wilmshurst [Holter]. She was born 1924 at Buxted, Sussex; died 1980 at Bognor Regis, aged 56 years
	She married Peter Dawson on 1^st Aug 1951 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. He was born 21^st May 1924 at Folkestone, Kent; died 15^th Sep 1985 at Bognor Regis, aged 61 years

	21. Margaret Elizabeth Baxter [Wilmshurst] was the daughter of William Alfred Wilmshurst and Lizzie Martha Wilmshurst [Holter]. She was born 1926 at Buxted, Sussex; died 2002 at Crewe, aged 76 years
	She married Jack Stewart Baxter on c 1950. He was born 1924; died 20^th Dec 2005 at Crewe, aged 81 years