The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Mary Ann Downard [Wood]
Generation No. 1
  1. Mary Ann Downard [Wood] She was born 1780 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married Edward Downard, glazier and painter on 1st Feb 1803 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. He was born c 1780. They had the following children:
2 iMary Ann who was born 1805 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died Dec 1881 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 77 years; buried 1st Jan 1882 Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiLouisa who was born 1807 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th May 1807 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
3 iiiJames who was born 25th Mar 1813 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 30th May 1813 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivHenry who was born 27th May 1816 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Jul 1816 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
4 vEdward who was born 1818 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 29th Sep 1818 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viGeorge who was born 18th Jul 1821 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Sep 1821 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Mary Ann Dadswell [Filtness] [Downard] was the daughter of Edward Downard, glazier and painter and Mary Ann Downard [Wood]. She was born 1805 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died Dec 1881 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 77 years; buried 1st Jan 1882 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married (1) Philip Filtness on c 1825. He was born 1805 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 5th May 1805 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary Ann who was born 1827 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened before 21st Oct 1827 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiHenry who was born 1831 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiPhillip who was born 1833 at Rotherfield, Sussex
5 ivEdward Downard who was born 1840 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married (2) John William Dadswell, farm labourer on 5th Jun 1844 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 25th Sep 1811 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 15th Dec 1811 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of William Dadswell and Sophia Dadswell
   
  3. James Downard was the son of Edward Downard, glazier and painter and Mary Ann Downard [Wood]. He was born 25th Mar 1813 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 30th May 1813 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Louise on c 1835. She was born 1815 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  4. Edward Downard was the son of Edward Downard, glazier and painter and Mary Ann Downard [Wood]. He was born 1818 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 29th Sep 1818 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Jane Acot on 27th Jan 1840 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1821 at Rolvenden, Kent. They had the following children:
  iMary Ann who was born 1845 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1845 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiEdward J. who was born 1848 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiGeorge W. who was born 1853 at Rotherfield, Sussex
6 ivEmma Jane who was born 1857 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1857 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  5. Edward Downard Filtness was the son of Philip Filtness and Mary Ann Dadswell [Filtness] [Downard]. He was born 1840 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Sophia Cripps on 8th Jul 1860 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1834 at Uckfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born 1861 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Jul 1861 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiEdward who was born 1863 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiSophia who was born 1865 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th May 1869 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivPhillip who was born 1869 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  vJames William who was born 1872 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  viHenry who was born 1875 at East Grinstead, Sussex
   
  6. Emma Jane Taylor [Downard] was the daughter of Edward Downard and Jane Downard [Acot]. She was born 1857 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1857 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married James Maginess Taylor on 27th Sep 1880 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1857 at Lewes, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFlorence C. who was born 1884 at Hollington, Sussex
  iiCharlie who was born 1888 at Hollington, Sussex
   

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