The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for John Rabbit, son of John Rabbit and Hannah Rabbit [Harvey]
Generation No. 1
  1. John Rabbit was the son of John Rabbit and Hannah Rabbit [Harvey]. He was born Dec 1784 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 9th Jan 1785 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1865 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1865 Q1 Vol 2A Page 338
  He married Sarah Foster on 14th Oct 1806 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. She was born 1785 at ??, aged 66 years on burial record; christened 27th Sep 1789 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent, parents John & Mary Foster; buried 5th Mar 1851 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent, aged 66 years. They had the following children:
2 iMary who was born 4th Sep 1807 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 11th Oct 1807 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; buried 24th Apr 1871 Tonbridge, Kent
3 iiHannah who was born 1810 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 20th May 1810 St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1892 Tonbridge, Kent
4 iiiSarah who was born 1812 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 15th Mar 1812 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
5 ivWilliam who was born 1820 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 11th Jun 1820 St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
6 vGeorge who was born 1823 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 27th Apr 1823 St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent; died 21st Apr 1869 Hadlow, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Mary Pucknell [Rabbit] was the daughter of John Rabbit and Sarah Rabbit [Foster]. She was born 4th Sep 1807 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 11th Oct 1807 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; buried 24th Apr 1871 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  She married John Pucknell, agricultural labourer on 17th Oct 1830 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent. He was born 1st Feb 1807 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 8th Mar 1807 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
7 iSarah who was born 1831 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 9th Jan 1831 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
8 iiJohn who was born 1832 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 17th Jun 1832 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiMary Ann who was born 1836 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 20th Oct 1836 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  ivHannah who was born 1838 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 7th Oct 1838 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; buried 26th Oct 1838 Tonbridge, Kent, aged 10 weeks
9 vJesse who was born 1843 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 27th Mar 1843 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
10 viJames who was born 1845 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 24th Aug 1845 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
11 viiWilliam who was born 1849 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  3. Hannah Aylward [Rabbit] was the daughter of John Rabbit and Sarah Rabbit [Foster]. She was born 1810 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 20th May 1810 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1892 at Union Workhouse, Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1892 Q1 Vol 2A Page 616
  She married John Aylward on 14th Nov 1830 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent. He was born 1808 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 28th Feb 1808 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, parents John & Elizabeth Aylward; died July to Sep 1897 at Union Workhouse, Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1897 Q3 Vol 2A Page 424
   
  4. Sarah Barden [Rabbit] was the daughter of John Rabbit and Sarah Rabbit [Foster]. She was born 1812 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 15th Mar 1812 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  She married William Barden on 28th May 1837 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent. He was born 14th Feb 1814 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 10th Apr 1814 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
12 iWilliam who was born July to Sep 1847 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1847 Q3 Vol 5 Page 471
   
  5. William Rabbit was the son of John Rabbit and Sarah Rabbit [Foster]. He was born 1820 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 11th Jun 1820 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
  He married Martha Hill on 15th Nov 1840 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent. She was born 20th Feb 1814 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 3rd Apr 1814 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, parents William & Patience Hill. They had the following children:
13 iHannah who was born 1841 at Hadlow Stair, Hadlow, Kent; christened 25th Jul 1841 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
14 iiMary who was born Oct to Dec 1842 at Hadlow, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1842 Q4 Vol V Page 471; christened 6th Nov 1842 St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
15 iiiJohn who was born 1844 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 19th May 1844 St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
16 ivEliza who was born 1846 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 28th Jul 1846 St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
17 vAnn who was born 26th May 1848 at West Peckham, Kent
18 viWilliam who was born 14th Dec 1849 at West Peckham, Kent; christened 20th Jan 1850 St. Dunstan's Church, West Peckham, Kent
19 viiGeorge who was born July to Sep 1852 at Hadlow, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1852 Q3 Vol 2A Page 339; christened 31st Oct 1852 St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
20 viiiHenry who was born 1854 at Hadlow, Kent
   
  6. George Rabbitt was the son of John Rabbit and Sarah Rabbit [Foster]. He was born 1823 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 27th Apr 1823 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent; died 21st Apr 1869 at Hadlow, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1869 Q2 Vol 2A Page 307
  He married Eliza Holmwood on 31st Oct 1846 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent. She was born c Nov 1827 at East Peckham, Kent; christened 23rd Dec 1827 at St. Michael's Church, East Peckham, Kent. They had the following children:
  iHenry who was born 1848 at Hadlow, Kent
  iiGeorge who was born 1858 at Hadlow, Kent
  iiiJohn who was born 1861 at Hadlow, Kent
  ivJesse who was born 1865 at Hadlow, Kent
  vJane who was born 1867 at Hadlow, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  7. Sarah Homewood [Pucknell] was the daughter of John Pucknell, agricultural labourer and Mary Pucknell [Rabbit]. She was born 1831 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 9th Jan 1831 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  She married William Holmwood on 10th Aug 1850 at St. Johns Parish Church, Hildenborough, Kent. He was born 1829 at East Peckham, Kent; christened 10th May 1829 at St. Michael's Church, East Peckham, Kent. They had the following children:
  iSarah who was born Jan 1851 at Opposite Cage Farm, Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1851 Q1 Vol 5 Page 591; buried 17th Jan 1852 Tonbridge, Kent, age 12 months
  iiJohn who was born Oct to Dec 1853 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1853 Q4 Vol 2A Page 356; christened 7th Mar 1854 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiFrederick who was born 1856 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 24th Feb 1856 St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
  ivThomas who was born 1858 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 28th Nov 1858 St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
   
  8. John Pucknell was the son of John Pucknell, agricultural labourer and Mary Pucknell [Rabbit]. He was born 1832 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 17th Jun 1832 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  He married Emily Mitchell on 22nd Nov 1857 at St. Johns Parish Church, Hildenborough, Kent. She was born 1833 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 2nd Oct 1833 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, parents James & Eliza Mitchell. They had the following children:
  iHarriott who was born 1860 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiMary who was born 1862 at Dover, Kent
  iiiEmily who was born 1865 at Dover, Kent
  ivAlbert who was born 1867 at Hadlow, Kent
21 vWalter who was born 1870 at Capel, Kent
   
  9. Jesse Pucknell, farm labourer was the son of John Pucknell, agricultural labourer and Mary Pucknell [Rabbit]. He was born 1843 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 27th Mar 1843 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  He married (1) Rosa on c 1865. She was born c 1845. They had the following children:
  iJohn William who was born 1867 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 27th Jan 1867 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  iiMary Jane who was born 1869 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 31st Jan 1869 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiRosa who was born 1873 at Tonbridge, Kent
  ivLydia who was born 1875 at Tonbridge, Kent
  He married (2) Jemima on c 1881. She was born c 1845. They had the following children:
  iErnest Frederick who was born 1882 at Leigh, Kent; christened 10th Dec 1882 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent
   
  10. James Pucknell was the son of John Pucknell, agricultural labourer and Mary Pucknell [Rabbit]. He was born 1845 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 24th Aug 1845 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  He married Elizabeth on c 1865. She was born 1846 at Hadlow, Kent. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1868 at Hadlow, Kent
  iiJames who was born 1870 at Hadlow, Kent
  iiiGeorge who was born 1871 at Hadlow, Kent
  ivJohn who was born 1873 at Hadlow, Kent
  vErnest who was born 1876 at Hadlow, Kent
  viMaurice who was born 1889 at Yalding, Kent
   
  11. William Pucknell, farm labourer was the son of John Pucknell, agricultural labourer and Mary Pucknell [Rabbit]. He was born 1849 at Tonbridge, Kent
  He married Pheobe on c 1875. She was born 1855 at Leigh, Kent. They had the following children:
  iWilliam J. who was born 1876 at Seal, Kent
  iiJessee Thomas who was born 1879 at Leigh, Kent
  iiiHarry who was born 1884 at Edenbridge, Kent
  ivEllen who was born 1886 at Limpsfield, Surrey
  vGeorge who was born 1888 at Limpsfield, Surrey
  viSarah who was born 1890 at Limpsfield, Surrey
   
  12. William Barden, bricklayer was the son of William Barden and Sarah Barden [Rabbit]. He was born July to Sep 1847 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1847 Q3 Vol 5 Page 471
  He married Ellen Bennett on 14th May 1870 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. She was born Oct to Dec 1845 at Leigh, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1845 Q4 Vol 5 Page 490. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1871 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiEmily who was born 1873 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiAlice who was born 1877 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  13. Hannah Humphrey [Rabbit] was the daughter of William Rabbit and Martha Rabbit [Hill]. She was born 1841 at Hadlow Stair, Hadlow, Kent; christened 25th Jul 1841 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  She married James Humphrey, farm labourer on Apr to June 1861, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1861 Q2 Vol 2a Page 653. He was born 1839 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 16th Nov 1839 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1862 at Hadlow, Kent
  iiMary who was born 1864 at Hadlow, Kent
  iiiJames who was born 1865 at Hadlow, Kent
  ivJohn who was born 1867 at Hadlow, Kent
  vAnnie who was born 1869 at Hadlow, Kent
  viEliza who was born 1870 at Hadlow, Kent
  viiHarry who was born 1873 at Hadlow, Kent
  viiiLizzie who was born 1874 at Hadlow, Kent
  ixGeorge who was born 1877 at Hadlow, Kent
  xHannah who was born 1879 at Yalding, Kent
  xiAlice who was born May 1880 at Hadlow, Kent
  xiiEdward who was born 1883 at Hadlow, Kent
   
  14. Mary Taylor [Rabbit] was the daughter of William Rabbit and Martha Rabbit [Hill]. She was born Oct to Dec 1842 at Hadlow, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1842 Q4 Vol V Page 471; christened 6th Nov 1842 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
  She married George Taylor, gardener on 29th Aug 1863 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent. He was born 1837 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 10th Sep 1837 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent, son of George Taylor and Eliza Taylor. They had the following children:
22 iCaroline Ann who was born 1864 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 26th Jun 1864 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  iiAlice who was born Oct to Dec 1865 at Hadlow, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1865 Q4 Vol 2A Page 506; christened 29th Oct 1865 St. Mary's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  iiiGeorge who was born 1868 at Hadlow, Kent
  ivEliza who was born 1870 at Hadlow, Kent
  vMartha who was born 1872 at Hadlow, Kent
  viWilliam who was born 1874 at Hadlow, Kent
  viiAnn who was born 1876 at Hadlow, Kent
  viiiSarah who was born 1878 at Hadlow, Kent
   
  15. John Rabbit was the son of William Rabbit and Martha Rabbit [Hill]. He was born 1844 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 19th May 1844 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
  He married Elizabeth Wood Busbridge on 16th Jul 1870 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent. She was born 1848 at Headcorn, Kent; christened 11th Apr 1848 at St Peter and St Paul Church, Headcorn, Kent
   
  16. Eliza Diprose [Rabbit] was the daughter of William Rabbit and Martha Rabbit [Hill]. She was born 1846 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 28th Jul 1846 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
  She married George Diprose on 12th Oct 1867 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent. He was born 1838 at East Peckham, Kent; christened 8th Apr 1838 at St. Michael's Church, East Peckham, Kent
   
  17. Ann Worsley [Rabbit] was the daughter of William Rabbit and Martha Rabbit [Hill]. She was born 26th May 1848 at West Peckham, Kent
  She married Charles Worsley on 8th Aug 1873 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent. He was born Oct to Dec 1846 at Benenden, Kent, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1846 Q4 Vol 5 Page 80
   
  18. William Rabbit was the son of William Rabbit and Martha Rabbit [Hill]. He was born 14th Dec 1849 at West Peckham, Kent; christened 20th Jan 1850 at St. Dunstan's Church, West Peckham, Kent
  He married (1) Elizabeth Humphrey on 14th Dec 1872 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. She was born 1852 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 27th Jun 1852 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent; died July to Sep 1873 at Hadlow, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1873 Q3 Vol 2A Page 287. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth Eliza who was born 1873 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 26th Oct 1873 St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
  He married (2) Lydia Humphrey on 5th Dec 1874 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent. She was born 1st Jan 1855 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 28th Jan 1855 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent; died Jan 1945 at 91 New Road, South Darenth, Kent; buried 2nd Feb 1945 at St Mary's Church, Horton Kirby, Kent. They had the following children:
  iCharles Edward who was born 1875 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 28th Nov 1875 St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
  iiFlorence Kate who was born 1877 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 30th Sep 1877 St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
  iiiWilliam Harry who was born 1879 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 27th Apr 1879 St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
  ivJohn who was born 5th Nov 1881 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 29th Jan 1882 St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
   
  19. George Rabbitt, farm labourer was the son of William Rabbit and Martha Rabbit [Hill]. He was born July to Sep 1852 at Hadlow, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1852 Q3 Vol 2A Page 339; christened 31st Oct 1852 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
  He married Jane Hill on 19th Apr 1873 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent. She was born Apr to June 1852 at Lingfield, Surrey, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1852 Q2 Vol 2B Page 113. They had the following children:
  iArthur who was born 21st May 1874 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 26th Jul 1874 St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
  iiGeorge H who was born 1877 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiDavid who was born 1881 at Tonbridge, Kent
  ivErnest who was born 1884 at Tonbridge, Kent
  vLucy A who was born 1885 at Tonbridge, Kent
  viRose G who was born 1889 at Tonbridge, Kent
  viiCharles who was born 1890 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  20. Henry Rabbitt was the son of William Rabbit and Martha Rabbit [Hill]. He was born 1854 at Hadlow, Kent
  He married Ellen on c 1875. She was born 1856 at Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iJohn W. who was born 1876 at Hadlow, Kent
  iiHenry E. who was born 1878 at Hadlow, Kent
  iiiEllen who was born 1879 at Tonbridge, Kent
  ivGeorge H. who was born Jul 1880 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
Generation No. 4
  21. Walter Pucknell was the son of John Pucknell and Emily Pucknell [Mitchell]. He was born 1870 at Capel, Kent
  He married Florence M. on c 1885. She was born 1872 at St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. They had the following children:
  iRose who was born 1888 at Dover, Kent
  iiAlfred H. who was born 1899 at Dover, Kent
   
  22. Caroline Ann Humphrey [Taylor] was the daughter of George Taylor, gardener and Mary Taylor [Rabbit]. She was born 1864 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 26th Jun 1864 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  She married Henry Humphrey, fly driver on 31st Aug 1886 at Christ Church, Lansdown Road, Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1886 Q3 Vol 2a Page 1009. He was born 1863 at Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iErnest who was born 1887 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiArthur who was born 1889 at Tonbridge, Kent
   

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