The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Thomas Southwell
Generation No. 1
  1. Thomas Southwell He was born 1730 at Salehurst, Sussex; buried 5th Dec 1779 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Wimble on 29th Jan 1756 at St. Mary the Virgin Church. She was born 1736 at Salehurst, Sussex; buried 22nd Jun 1798 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iSamuel who was born Sep 1758 at Rye, Sussex; christened 1st Oct 1758 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex; died 2nd Feb 1824 Robertsbridge, Sussex; buried 7th Feb 1824 Salehurst, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Samuel Southwell was the son of Thomas Southwell and Elizabeth Southwell [Wimble]. He was born Sep 1758 at Rye, Sussex; christened 1st Oct 1758 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex; died 2nd Feb 1824 at Robertsbridge, Sussex; buried 7th Feb 1824 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Woodland on 2nd Jan 1784 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex. She was born c 1755 at ??. They had the following children:
3 iThomas who was born 17th Jul 1784 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 8th Aug 1784 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex; died Mar 1856 Salehurst, Sussex; buried 9th Mar 1850 Salehurst, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  3. Thomas Southwell was the son of Samuel Southwell and Elizabeth Southwell [Woodland]. He was born 17th Jul 1784 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 8th Aug 1784 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex; buried 9th Mar 1850 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex; died Mar 1856 at Salehurst, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Pemble on 23rd Jan 1810 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex. She was born 10th Dec 1786 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1787 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex; died Aug 1850 at Robertsbridge, Sussex; buried 9th Aug 1850 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
4 iJane who was born 13th Apr 1816 at Salehurst, Sussex; died 24th May 1895 Camberwell, London
   
Generation No. 4
  4. Jane Nicholls [Southwell] was the daughter of Thomas Southwell and Elizabeth Southwell [Pemble]. She was born 13th Apr 1816 at Salehurst, Sussex; died 24th May 1895 at Camberwell, London
  She married William Nicholls on 24th Oct 1834 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex. He was born 1813 at Northbridge Street, Salehurst, Sussex; died 26th Oct 1870 at Salehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
5 iLevi J who was born 22nd Oct 1848 at Salehurst, Sussex; died 15th Apr 1897 Eastbourne, Sussex
   
Generation No. 5
  5. Levi J Nicholls, Cricket bat maker was the son of William Nicholls and Jane Nicholls [Southwell]. He was born 22nd Oct 1848 at Salehurst, Sussex; died 15th Apr 1897 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  He married Eliza J Chamberlain on 18th Jul 1871 at Ticehurst, Sussex. She was born 13th Aug 1848 at Earl Shilton, Leicestershire; died 8th Nov 1898 at Salehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
6 iMary Ann L. who was born Jan 1872 at Robertsbridge, Sussex; died 11th Jul 1920 Robertsbridge, Sussex
   
Generation No. 6
  6. Mary Ann L. Bridger [Nicolls] was the daughter of Levi J Nicholls, Cricket bat maker and Eliza J Nicholls [Chamberlain]. She was born Jan 1872 at Robertsbridge, Sussex; died 11th Jul 1920 at Robertsbridge, Sussex
  She married Percy Campbell Bridger, Cricket bat maker on 22nd Sep 1903 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1903 Q3 Vol 2b Page 240. He was born Sep 1871 at Tonbridge, Kent; died 16th Sep 1926 at St. Leonards On Sea, Sussex. They had the following children:
7 iDonovan Nicolls who was born 21st Jan 1905 at Robertsbridge, Sussex; died 12th Jul 1970 St. Leonards On Sea, Sussex
   
Generation No. 7
  7. Donovan Nicolls Bridger, Cricket bat maker was the son of Percy Campbell Bridger, Cricket bat maker and Mary Ann L. Bridger [Nicolls]. He was born 21st Jan 1905 at Robertsbridge, Sussex; died 12th Jul 1970 at St. Leonards On Sea, Sussex
  He married Marjorie G. Vivian on 16th May 1936 at St Jude's Church, Birmingham, Warwickshire. She was born 1st Oct 1912 at Deganwy, Conway, Caernarvon, Wales; died 2nd Apr 2009 at Ontario, Canada
   

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