The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Elizabeth Peerless [Stiles] She was born 1776 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 12^th Jan 1777 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents Edward & Jane Stiles; died 8^th Jan 1864 at Langton Green, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; buried 19^th Jan 1864 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, aged 81 years
	She married William Peerless, carpenter on 8^th Feb 1803 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, witnesses George & Ann Best (siste). He was born 1777 at Speldhurst, Kent; buried 23^rd Mar 1846 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, aged 68 years. They had the following children:
2	i	James who was born 6^th Jun 1803 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 3^rd Jul 1803 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died 14^th Sep 1877 Croydon, Surrey, aged 74 years
3	ii	Mary who was born 11^th Apr 1805 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 12^th May 1805 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; buried 16^th May 1872 Frant, Sussex
4	iii	Jane who was born 9^th Apr 1807 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 10^th May 1807 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; buried 20^th Nov 1858 Rusthall, Kent, aged 51 years
	iv	Elizabeth who was born 1808 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 13^th Nov 1808 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; buried 18^th Jan 1881 Speldhurst, Kent, aged 73 years
5	v	William who was born 4^th Feb 1811 at Speldhurst, Kent; died Mar 1883 Flimwell, Sussex; buried 13^th Mar 1883 Speldhurst, Kent, aged 72 years
6	vi	Harriet who was born 1814 at Adams Well, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 20^th Mar 1814 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died 14^th Feb 1880 Speldhurst, Kent

Generation No. 2
	2. James Peerless, carpenter was the son of William Peerless, carpenter and Elizabeth Peerless [Stiles]. He was born 6^th Jun 1803 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 3^rd Jul 1803 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died 14^th Sep 1877 at Croydon, Surrey, aged 74 years
	He married (1) Maria Stewart on 8^th Jun 1844 at St George's Church, Camberwell, London, witnesses James Read & Elizabeth Stewart. She was born 1800 at Woolwich, Kent, father Hugh Stewart from marriage record; christened 23^rd Feb 1800 at St Mary's Church, Woolwich, Kent, parents Hugh & Elizabeth Stewart; buried 12^th Jun 1854 at Ss Peter & Paul Church, Bromley, Kent, aged 54 years old
	He married (2) Harriet Copeland on 1^st May 1864 at St George the Martyr Church, Southwark, London, witnesses Revd J E Linzantir? & Prudence Dunn. She was born 1815 at Oxford, Oxfordshire; buried 16^th Sep 1865 at St James' Church, Croydon, Surrey, aged 51 years
	He married (3) Sarah Copeland on 4^th Aug 1869 at St George the Martyr Church, Southwark, London, witnesses John Mason & George William Coleman Cross. She was born 1819 at Oxford, Oxfordshire; died 4^th Jan 1900 at Sheldon Street, Croydon, Surrey

	3. Mary Wheatley [Peerless] was the daughter of William Peerless, carpenter and Elizabeth Peerless [Stiles]. She was born 11^th Apr 1805 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 12^th May 1805 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; buried 16^th May 1872 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
	She married Edward Wheatley, blacksmith on 25^th May 1850 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, witnesses James & Elizabeth Peerless. He was born 1800 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 30^th Mar 1800 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of John Wheatley & Mary Wheatley; buried 24^th Oct 1866 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex

	4. Jane Butcher [Peerless] was the daughter of William Peerless, carpenter and Elizabeth Peerless [Stiles]. She was born 9^th Apr 1807 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 10^th May 1807 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; buried 20^th Nov 1858 at St. Paul's Church, Rusthall, Rusthall, Kent, aged 51 years
7	i	Lewis who was born 1825 at Marshall's Row, Brighton, Sussex; christened 13^th Nov 1825 St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex; buried 13^th Oct 1865 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, aged 40 years
	She married William Butcher on 25^th May 1826 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex, witnesses William Stoveld & John Pocock. He was born 1800 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 2^nd Mar 1800 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. They had the following children:
8	i	James who was born 1828 at Green Lane, Speldhurst, Kent; christened 26^th Oct 1828 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
	ii	Elizabeth who was born 12^th Jun 1831 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 4^th Sep 1831 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
	iii	Beatrice who was born 1834 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 30^th Jan 1834 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
9	iv	Mary who was born 1838 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 12^th Dec 1838 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	v	Ann who was born 1842 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 2^nd Feb 1842 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	vi	Eliza Jane who was born 1844 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 7^th Aug 1844 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	vii	William Obed who was born 1848 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 15^th Mar 1848 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
10	viii	Jane Ellen who was born 1851 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 1^st Oct 1851 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1884 Ticehurst, Sussex

	5. William Peerless, carpenter was the son of William Peerless, carpenter and Elizabeth Peerless [Stiles]. He was born 4^th Feb 1811 at Speldhurst, Kent; died Mar 1883 at Flimwell, Sussex; buried 13^th Mar 1883 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, aged 72 years
	He married Ann Hartridge on 8^th Nov 1837 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, witnesses F Hartridge & Harriet Peerless. She was born 1816 at Langton Green, Kent; christened 21^st Apr 1816 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
	i	Ann who was born 1838 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 30^th Sep 1838 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
11	ii	Louis who was born 1840 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 8^th Nov 1840 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
	iii	Eleanor who was born 1844 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 17^th Mar 1844 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; buried 5^th Jul 1847 Speldhurst, Kent, aged 3 years
	iv	Mary who was born 1848 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 26^th Nov 1848 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
	v	William who was born 1851 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 12^th Mar 1851 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

	6. Harriet Hartridge [Peerless] was the daughter of William Peerless, carpenter and Elizabeth Peerless [Stiles]. She was born 1814 at Adams Well, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 20^th Mar 1814 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died 14^th Feb 1880 at Speldhurst, Kent
	She married William Hartridge, carpenter on 2^nd Nov 1838 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, witnesses William & Mary Peerless. He was born 1814 at Langton Green, Kent; christened 24^th Apr 1814 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
12	i	Albert who was born 1843 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 1^st Oct 1843 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
	ii	William who was born 1845 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 27^th Apr 1845 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; buried 24^th Jan 1857 Speldhurst, Kent, aged 11 years
13	iii	Harriet Elizabeth who was born 1847 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 4^th Aug 1847 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1904 Nottinghamshire
	iv	Ann Maria who was born 1849 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 19^th Sep 1849 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	v	Edgar who was born 1851 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 14^th Jan 1851 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; buried 20^th Aug 1852 Speldhurst, Kent, aged 8 months
	vi	Mary Jane who was born 1855 at Langton Green, Kent; christened 11^th Apr 1855 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Generation No. 3
	7. Lewis Butcher, house painter was the son of William Butcher and Jane Butcher [Peerless]. He was born 1825 at Marshall's Row, Brighton, Sussex; christened 13^th Nov 1825 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex; buried 13^th Oct 1865 at St. Paul's Church, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, aged 40 years
	He married Martha Wyatt on 1^st Oct 1851 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, witnesses Robert Cor? & Mary Ann Wyatt. She was born 1827 at Enfield, Middlesex; christened 27^th Jan 1828 at Enfield, Middlesex, parents Thomas & Martha Wyatt. They had the following children:
14	i	Mary Ann who was born 1853 at Rusthall, Kent; christened 31^st Jul 1853 St. Paul's Church, Rusthall, Rusthall, Kent
15	ii	Charlotte who was born Apr to June 1855 at Rusthall, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1855 Q2 Vol 2A Pag 364; christened 24^th Jun 1855 St. Paul's Church, Rusthall, Rusthall, Kent; buried 27^th Feb 1889 Rusthall, Kent, aged 33 years
16	iii	Martha who was born 1859 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 8^th Jan 1860 St. Paul's Church, Rusthall, Rusthall, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1883 Tonbridge, Kent, Aged 23 years

	8. James Butcher, gas fitter was the son of William Butcher and Jane Butcher [Peerless]. He was born 1828 at Green Lane, Speldhurst, Kent; christened 26^th Oct 1828 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
	He married Frances Ranger on 25^th Apr 1864 at St Saviour's Church, Southwark, London, witnesses John Thomas Lee & Eliza Dreurtt. She was born 1832 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 26^th Feb 1832 at Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, parents William & Catherine Ranger

	9. Mary Sinden [Butcher] was the daughter of William Butcher and Jane Butcher [Peerless]. She was born 1838 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 12^th Dec 1838 at King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	She married Edmind Sinden, non-conformist minister on 9^th Sep 1865 at St Nicholas Church, New Romney, Kent, witnesses John Sinden & Eliza Hall. He was born Oct to Dec 1840 at Dymchurch, Kent, registered at Romney Marsh District, Kent, ref: 1840 Q4 Vol 5 Page 376

	10. Jane Ellen Terry [Butcher] was the daughter of William Butcher and Jane Butcher [Peerless]. She was born 1851 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 1^st Oct 1851 at King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1884 at Ticehurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1884 Q1 Vol 2B Page 71
	i	William who was born 1874 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	She married James Terry on Oct to Dec 1876 at Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1876 Q4 Vol 2B Page 493. He was born 1846 at Brightling, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Arthur who was born 1878 at Frant, Sussex

	11. Louis Peerless, carpenter was the son of William Peerless, carpenter and Ann Peerless [Hartridge]. He was born 1840 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 8^th Nov 1840 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
	He married Harriett Sawkins on 12^th Oct 1865 at Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She was born 1841 at Twyford, Hampshire; christened 12^th Dec 1841 at Twyford, Hampshire, parents William & Jane Sawkins. They had the following children:
	i	Ellen who was born 1866 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 18^th Apr 1866 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	ii	Annie Sawkins who was born 1868 at Langton Green, Kent; christened 6^th May 1868 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

	12. Albert Hartridge, carpenter was the son of William Hartridge, carpenter and Harriet Hartridge [Peerless]. He was born 1843 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 1^st Oct 1843 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
	He married Caroline Hills on 6^th Jun 1870 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, witnesses Elizabeth Hartridge & William Peerless. She was born 1851 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 26^th Jan 1851 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	William H. H. who was born 1871 at Speldhurst, Kent
	ii	Mary J. who was born 1873 at Speldhurst, Kent
	iii	Amelia M. who was born 1875 at Crowborough, Sussex
	iv	Frank who was born 1879 at Speldhurst, Kent

	13. Harriet Elizabeth Johnson [Hartridge] was the daughter of William Hartridge, carpenter and Harriet Hartridge [Peerless]. She was born 1847 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 4^th Aug 1847 at King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1904 at Newark, Nottinghamshire, registered at Newark District, Nottinghamshire, ref: 1904 Q1 Vol 7B Page 311
	She married Jesse Johnson on 21^st Apr 1875 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, witnesses William Jonson & Mary Jane Hartridge. He was born 1844 at Hyde, Cheshire; christened 18^th Jun 1844 at St George's Church, Hyde, Cheshire, parents George & Maria Johnson

Generation No. 4
	14. Mary Ann Crispe [Butcher] was the daughter of Lewis Butcher, house painter and Martha Luxford [Butcher] [Wyatt]. She was born 1853 at Rusthall, Kent; christened 31^st Jul 1853 at St. Paul's Church, Rusthall, Rusthall, Kent
	She married Arthur Crispe on 18^th Jul 1875 at St Faith's Church, Maidstone, Kent, witnesses Henry Rochard Reynolds & Ellen Crispe. He was born 1845 at Maidstone, Kent; christened 30^th Jul 1845 at All Saints Church, Maidstone, Kent, parents John & Jane Crispe

	15. Charlotte Lewey [Butcher] was the daughter of Lewis Butcher, house painter and Martha Luxford [Butcher] [Wyatt]. She was born Apr to June 1855 at Rusthall, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1855 Q2 Vol 2A Pag 364; christened 24^th Jun 1855 at St. Paul's Church, Rusthall, Rusthall, Kent; buried 27^th Feb 1889 at St. Paul's Church, Rusthall, Rusthall, Kent, aged 33 years
	She married Joseph George Lewey, waiter on Oct to Dec 1874 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1874 Q4 Vol 2A Page 941. He was born 1851 at Hackney, London. They had the following children:
	i	Isabel who was born 1878 at Speldhurst, Kent
	ii	Mabel who was born Dec 1880 at Speldhurst, Kent

	16. Martha Moon [Butcher] was the daughter of Lewis Butcher, house painter and Martha Luxford [Butcher] [Wyatt]. She was born 1859 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 8^th Jan 1860 at St. Paul's Church, Rusthall, Rusthall, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1883 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1883 Q1 Vol 2a Page 379, Aged 23 years
	She married John Moon on 25^th Dec 1879 at St. Paul's Church, Rusthall, Rusthall, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1879 Q4 Vol 2a Page1017, witnesses Henry Luxford & Charlotte Lewey. He was born 1858 at Frant, Sussex; christened 29^th Aug 1858 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex