The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Sarah Wren [Coleman]
Generation No. 1
  1. Sarah Wren [Coleman] She was born 1762 at Framfield, Sussex
  She married Thomas Wren on 22nd Dec 1800 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex. He was born 1739 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 14th Aug 1739 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iChristopher who was born 1801 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 21st May 1801 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Wren and Sarah Wren
2 iiBenjamin who was born 1803 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jan 1803 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Wren and Sarah Wren
  iiiMartha who was born 1805 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 8th May 1805 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Wren and Sarah Wren
3 ivGeorge who was born 1807 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 29th Jul 1807 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Wren senior and Sarah Wren
  vHannah who was born 1810 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 12th Jun 1810 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Wren senior and Sarah Wren
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Benjamin Wren, innkeeper was the son of Thomas Wren and Sarah Wren [Coleman]. He was born 1803 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jan 1803 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Wren and Sarah Wren
  He married Charlotte Thatcher on 14th Oct 1828 at East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex. She was born 1801 at Somerset. They had the following children:
  iBenjamin who was born 1829 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 31st May 1829 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Benjamin Wren, publican, and Charlotte Wren
4 iiCharlotte who was born 1831 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 21st Aug 1831 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Benjamin Wren, victualler, and Charlotte Wren
5 iiiCharles who was born 1834 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 7th Dec 1834 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Benjamin Wren, victualler, and Charlotte Wren
6 ivGeorge who was born 1836 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Oct 1836 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Benjamin Wren, victualler, and Charlotte Wren
7 vAlfred who was born 1838 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 20th May 1838 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Benjamin Wren, victualler, and Charlotte Wren
8 viLewis who was born 1840 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 19th Jul 1840 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Benjamin Wren, victualler, and Charlotte Wren
  viiMary Anne who was born 1842 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 24th Apr 1842 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Benjamin Wren, victualler, and Charlotte Wren
  viiiThomas Thatcher who was born 1845 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Feb 1845 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Benjamin Wren, victualler, and Charlotte Wren
   
  3. George Wren, labourer was the son of Thomas Wren and Sarah Wren [Coleman]. He was born 1807 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 29th Jul 1807 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Wren senior and Sarah Wren
  He married Susanna Chapman on 23rd Dec 1832 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex. She was born c 1810 at Framfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1833 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 26th May 1833 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of George Wren, labourer, and Susannah Wren
  iiCharles who was born 1836 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 7th Feb 1836 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of George Wren, labourer, and Susannah Wren
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Charlotte Hemsley [Wren] was the daughter of Benjamin Wren, innkeeper and Charlotte Wren [Thatcher]. She was born 1831 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 21st Aug 1831 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Benjamin Wren, victualler, and Charlotte Wren
  She married Henry Hemsley, sawyer and beer house keeper on Jan to Mar 1853, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q1 Vol 2b Page 121. He was born 1826 at Framfield, Sussex; christened after 30th Apr 1826 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Samuel Hemsley (labourer) and Elizabeth Hemsley. They had the following children:
9 iHenry Charles who was born 1854 at Framfield, Sussex
  iiEmily who was born 1856 at Framfield, Sussex
  iiiFanny who was born 1858 at Framfield, Sussex
10 ivJohn who was born 1860 at Framfield, Sussex
  vBenjamin who was born 1862 at Framfield, Sussex
  viThomas who was born 1864 at Framfield, Sussex
  viiJoseph who was born 1868 at Framfield, Sussex
  viiiGeorge who was born 1870 at Framfield, Sussex
  ixEllen who was born 1872 at Framfield, Sussex
  xPercy Frederick who was born 1876 at Framfield, Sussex; died 1896
   
  5. Charles Wren, famrer was the son of Benjamin Wren, innkeeper and Charlotte Wren [Thatcher]. He was born 1834 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 7th Dec 1834 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Benjamin Wren, victualler, and Charlotte Wren
  He married Mary Ann Gaston on Jan to Mar 1855, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1855 Q1 Vol 2b Page 91. She was born 1838 at Framfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born May 1855 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 6th May 1855 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Charles Wren, farmer, and Mary Anne Wren
11 iiBenjamin who was born 1856 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 5th Oct 1856 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Charles Wren, farmer, and Mary Anne Wren
  iiiThomas who was born Apr to June 1859 at Framfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1859 Q2 Vol 2b Page 85; christened 1st May 1859 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Charles Wren, farmer, and Mary Anne Wren
  ivMary Jane who was born 1861 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 1st Sep 1861 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Charles Wren, farmer, and Mary Anne Wren
12 vHenry Charles who was born 1864 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Apr 1864 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Charles Wren, farmer, and Mary Ann Wren
  viAlick who was born 1866 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 1st Apr 1866 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Charles Wren, farmer, and Mary Ann Wren
  viiEllen who was born 18th Apr 1869 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 27th Jun 1869 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Charles Wren, farmer, and Mary Ann Wren
  viiiAda who was born 11th Oct 1870 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 27th Nov 1870 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Charles Wren, farmer, and Mary Ann Wren
   
  6. George Wren, farmer was the son of Benjamin Wren, innkeeper and Charlotte Wren [Thatcher]. He was born 1836 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Oct 1836 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Benjamin Wren, victualler, and Charlotte Wren
  He married Frances Eade on Jan to Mar 1862, registered at Cuckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1862 Q1 Vol 2b Page 117. She was born 1841 at Framfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iThomas who was born Aug 1862 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Aug 1862 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of George Wren, labourer, and Frances Wren
13 iiJohn who was born 1864 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 7th Aug 1864 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of George Wren, labourer, and Frances Wren
  iiiAnnie who was born 5th Dec 1868 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 28th Feb 1869 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of George Wren, labourer, and Frances Wren
  ivEmma who was born 6th Mar 1872 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 28th Apr 1872 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of George Wren, labourer, and Frances Wren
   
  7. Alfred Wren, labourer was the son of Benjamin Wren, innkeeper and Charlotte Wren [Thatcher]. He was born 1838 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 20th May 1838 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Benjamin Wren, victualler, and Charlotte Wren
  He married Jane on c 1860. She was born 1843 at Framfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary Anne who was born 1863 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 1st Mar 1863 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Wren, labourer, and Jane Wren
  iiHarry who was born 1866 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 4th Nov 1866 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Wren, labourer, and Jane Wren
  iiiRuth who was born 7th Jan 1870 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 27th Feb 1870 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Wren, labourer, and Jane Wren
  ivAlbert who was born 5th Jul 1873 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 31st Aug 1873 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Wren, labourer, and Jane Wren
  vHarriett Ursula who was born 1879 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 28th Sep 1879 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Wren, labourer, and Jane Wren
   
  8. Lewis Wren, sawyer was the son of Benjamin Wren, innkeeper and Charlotte Wren [Thatcher]. He was born 1840 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 19th Jul 1840 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Benjamin Wren, victualler, and Charlotte Wren
  He married Ann Foard on 15th Sep 1866 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex. She was born 1841 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 13th Jun 1841 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of William Ford (labourer) and Mary Ann Ford. They had the following children:
  iHarriet who was born 7th Jan 1867 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 24th Feb 1867 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Lewis Wren, labourer, and Ann Wren
  iiMary Ann who was born 25th Sep 1868 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 25th Oct 1868 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Lewis Wren, labourer, and Ann Wren
  iiiMinnie Alice who was born 16th Nov 1870 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1870 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Lewis Wren, sawyer, and Ann Wren
  ivLois who was born 7th Mar 1873 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 25th May 1873 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Louis Wren, labourer, and Ann Wren
  vLowis who was born 7th Oct 1875 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 28th Nov 1875 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Louis Wren, labourer, and Ann Wren
  viGeorge who was born 1878 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 25th Aug 1878 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Louis Wren, labourer, and Anne Wren
  viiCharlotte Kate who was born 1881 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 28th Aug 1881 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Louis Wren, labourer, and Ann Wren
   
Generation No. 4
  9. Henry Charles Hemsley, farm labourer was the son of Henry Hemsley, sawyer and beer house keeper and Charlotte Hemsley [Wren]. He was born 1854 at Framfield, Sussex
  He married Caroline Russell on Oct to Dec 1877, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1877 Q4 Vol 2b Page 243. She was born 1854 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
  iCharles William who was born 1879 at Framfield, Sussex
  iiAlbert Ernest who was born May 1880 at Framfield, Sussex
   
  10. John Hemsley was the son of Henry Hemsley, sawyer and beer house keeper and Charlotte Hemsley [Wren]. He was born 1860 at Framfield, Sussex
  He married Ann Pelling on Oct to Dec 1882, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1882 Q4 Vol 2b Page 227. She was born c 1865. They had the following children:
14 iRaymond who was born 28th Aug 1883 at Framfield, Sussex; died 4th Aug 1968 Chelsea, London
  iiChristiana who was born 1887 at Framfield, Sussex
  iiiArchibald who was born 1894 at Framfield, Sussex
   
  11. Benjamin Wren, carpenter was the son of Charles Wren, famrer and Mary Ann Wren [Gaston]. He was born 1856 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 5th Oct 1856 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Charles Wren, farmer, and Mary Anne Wren
  He married Esther Stapley on Oct to Dec 1880, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1880 Q4 Vol 2b Page 183. She was born 1860 at Sedlescombe, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEsther who was born 1881 at Hastings, Sussex; christened 22nd Apr 1881 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Benjamin Wren, carpenter, and Esther Wren
   
  12. Henry Charles Wren, labourer was the son of Charles Wren, famrer and Mary Ann Wren [Gaston]. He was born 1864 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Apr 1864 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Charles Wren, farmer, and Mary Ann Wren
  iMillicent who was born 1889 at Easons Green, Framfield, Sussex; christened 27th Oct 1889 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry Charles Wren, labourer, and Catherine Wren
  He married Catherine Harvey on July to Sep 1889, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1889 Q3 Vol 2b Page 183. She was born c 1865
   
  13. John Wrenn, milkman was the son of George Wren, farmer and Frances Wrenn [Eade]. He was born 1864 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 7th Aug 1864 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of George Wren, labourer, and Frances Wren
  He married Anne Streeter on Jan to Mar 1889, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1889 Q1 Vol 2b Page 176. She was born 1868 at Steep, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Aug 1868 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Streeter, labourer, & Mary Streeter. They had the following children:
  iFrederick J who was born 1890 at Buxted, Sussex
   
Generation No. 5
  14. Raymond Hemsley was the son of John Hemsley and Ann Hemsley [Pelling]. He was born 28th Aug 1883 at Framfield, Sussex; died 4th Aug 1968 at Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London
  He married Bessie Johnson on c 1907. She was born c 1885. They had the following children:
15 iKathleen Annie who was born 3rd Nov 1908; died 1990
  iiRichard Fredercik who was born 1912 at Aldershot; died 2000 Brighton, Sussex
   
Generation No. 6
  15. Kathleen Annie Cooper [Hemsley] was the daughter of Raymond Hemsley and Bessie Hemsley [Johnson]. She was born 3rd Nov 1908; died 1990 at Norwich
  She married Ernest William Cooper on 24th Jul 1932 at Lewes, Sussex. He was born c 1905. They had the following children:
  iDerek Peter who was born 2nd May 1933 at Paddington, London
   

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