The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Mary Wilmshurst [Smith] She was born 1802 at Buxted, Sussex
	She married Henry Wilmshurst, carpenter on 31^st Dec 1817 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. 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. They had the following children:
2	i	James who was born 1820 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 17^th Sep 1820 St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex
3	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
4	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
5	vii	Eliza who was born 1844 at Buxted, Sussex

Generation No. 2
	2. 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

	3. 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:
6	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
7	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
8	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

	4. 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

	5. 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

Generation No. 3
	6. 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:
9	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

	7. 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

	8. 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
10	iii	John William who was born 1900
	iv	Hubert James who was born 1902; died 1988 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 86 years

Generation No. 4
	9. 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
11	i	Kathleen Mary who was born 1924 at Buxted, Sussex; died 1980, aged 56 years
12	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

	10. 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. 5
	11. 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

	12. 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