The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Lucy Godsmark [Jerdan]
Generation No. 1
  1. Lucy Godsmark [Jerdan] She was born c 1782 at ??
  She married James Godsmark on 26th May 1804 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex. He was born 1782 at Cuckfield, Sussex; christened 10th Mar 1782 at Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, Sussex; buried 21st May 1834 at St Margaret's Church, Ifield, Sussex, aged 52 years. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 31st Mar 1809 at Ifield, Sussex; christened 14th May 1809 St Margaret's Church, Ifield, Sussex; buried 14th Sep 1835 Cuckfield, Sussex, aged 25 years
2 iiRichard who was born 25th Oct 1811 at Ifield, Sussex; christened 29th Dec 1811 St Margaret's Church, Ifield, Sussex
3 iiiSarah who was born 26th Jun 1816 at Crawley, Sussex; christened 25th Aug 1816 St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Richard Godsmark, day labourer was the son of James Godsmark and Lucy Godsmark [Jerdan]. He was born 25th Oct 1811 at Ifield, Sussex; christened 29th Dec 1811 at St Margaret's Church, Ifield, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Frances Hart on 13th Apr 1833 at St Margaret's Church, Ifield, Sussex. She was born 1820 at South Street, Dorking, Surrey; christened 12th May 1820 at St Martin's Church, Dorking, Surrey, parents Thomas & ELisabeth Hart. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 6th Mar 1834 at Crawley, Sussex; christened 13th Apr 1834 St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex; buried 8th Jan 1840 Crawley, Sussex, aged 5 years
  iiHarriet who was born 11th Jul 1836 at Crawley, Sussex; christened 14th Aug 1836 St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex
4 iiiRichard who was born 16th Jan 1840 at Crawley, Sussex; christened 9th Feb 1840 St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex
5 ivGeorge who was born 1841 at Crawley, Sussex; christened 23rd Jan 1842 St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex
6 vAmbrose who was born 14th Apr 1845 at Crawley, Sussex; christened 11th May 1845 St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex
7 viJames who was born 1848 at Crawley, Sussex; christened 9th Jul 1848 St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex
8 viiElizabeth who was born 1852 at Crawley, Sussex; christened 15th Feb 1852 St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex
   
  3. Sarah Gardner [Godsmark] was the daughter of James Godsmark and Lucy Godsmark [Jerdan]. She was born 26th Jun 1816 at Crawley, Sussex; christened 25th Aug 1816 at St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex
  She married (1) unknown father on 1844. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 27th Jan 1845 at London Road, Ifield, Sussex; christened 16th Feb 1845 St Margaret's Church, Ifield, Sussex, christened William Godsmark, mother Sarah Godsmark, spinster
  iiThomas who was born 1847 at Crawley, Sussex; christened 28th Nov 1847 St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex, christened Thomas Godsmark, mother Sarah Godsmark, single woman
  She married (2) William Gardner on Jan to Mar 1851 at Horsham, Sussex, registered at Horsham District, Sussex, ref: 1851 Q1 Vol 7 Pgage 459. He was born 1806 at Cirencester, Gloucestershire; buried 22nd Mar 1883 at St Margaret's Church, Ifield, Sussex, aged 78 years. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born 1st Aug 1852 at Ifield, Sussex; christened 5th Sep 1852 St Margaret's Church, Iford, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Richard Godsmark was the son of Richard Godsmark, day labourer and Elizabeth Frances Godsmark [Hart]. He was born 16th Jan 1840 at Crawley, Sussex; christened 9th Feb 1840 at St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex
  He married Rebecca Baker on 18th Jan 1868 at St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex. She was born 1842 at Froxfield, Hampshire; christened 6th Mar 1842 at All Saints Church, Froxfield, Hampshire, parents William & Elizabeth Baker
   
  5. George Godsmark was the son of Richard Godsmark, day labourer and Elizabeth Frances Godsmark [Hart]. He was born 1841 at Crawley, Sussex; christened 23rd Jan 1842 at St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex
  He married Susan Bryant on 31st Jan 1864 at St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex. She was born 1842 at Hinxworth, Hertfordshire; christened 7th Aug 1842 at St Nicholas Church, Hinxworth, Hertfordshire, parents Thomas & Patty Bryant
   
  6. Ambrose Godsmark was the son of Richard Godsmark, day labourer and Elizabeth Frances Godsmark [Hart]. He was born 14th Apr 1845 at Crawley, Sussex; christened 11th May 1845 at St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex
  He married Eleanor Stanford on 23rd Feb 1867 at St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex. She was born 1845 at Upper Chickens, Warnham, Sussex; christened 26th Oct 1845 at St Margaret's Church, Warnham, Sussex, parents John & Sarah Stanford
   
  7. James Godsmark was the son of Richard Godsmark, day labourer and Elizabeth Frances Godsmark [Hart]. He was born 1848 at Crawley, Sussex; christened 9th Jul 1848 at St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex
  He married Martha Wickenden on 13th Aug 1874 at St James' Church, Bermondsey, London. She was born Jan to Mar 1847 at Edenbridge, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1847 Q1 Vol 5 Page 413
   
  8. Elizabeth Holcomb [Godsmark] was the daughter of Richard Godsmark, day labourer and Elizabeth Frances Godsmark [Hart]. She was born 1852 at Crawley, Sussex; christened 15th Feb 1852 at St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex
  She married Thomas Holcombe on 21st Apr 1877 at St Mary's Church, Battersea, London. He was born 1853 at Charlwood, Surrey; christened 15th May 1853 at St Nicholas Church, Charlwood, Surrey, parents Francis & Hannah Holcombe
   

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