The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Joseph Clark
Generation No. 1
  1. Joseph Clark He was born 1756 at St. Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Kent; christened 15th Aug 1756 at St. Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Kent, parents Joseph & Martha Clark
  He married Mary Johnson on 14th Jul 1784 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, witnesses Richard Johnson & John Brooks. She was born 1759 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 21st Dec 1759 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, parents John & Elizabeth Johnson. They had the following children:
2 iMary who was born c Sep 1784 at Bidborough, Kent; christened 17th Oct 1784 St. Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Kent
3 iiAnn who was born 1785 at Bidborough, Kent; christened 22nd Oct 1785 St. Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Kent, parents Joseph & Mary Clarke
4 iiiPriscilla who was born 1790 at Bidborough, Kent; christened 6th Jun 1790 St. Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Mary Fellows [Clarke] was the daughter of Joseph Clark and Mary Clark [Johnson]. She was born c Sep 1784 at Bidborough, Kent; christened 17th Oct 1784 at St. Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Kent
  She married George Fellows on 9th Sep 1810 at St Lawrence Church, Bidborough, Kent, witnesses John Constable & William Moore. He was born 1773 at Plaxtol, Kent; christened 1st Aug 1773 at Parish Church, Plaxtol, Kent, parents George & Charity Fellows
   
  3. Ann Hartridge [Clarke] was the daughter of Joseph Clark and Mary Clark [Johnson]. She was born 1785 at Bidborough, Kent; christened 22nd Oct 1785 at St. Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Kent, parents Joseph & Mary Clarke
  She married Francis Hartridge on 27th Oct 1810 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, witnesses Philip Pepper & Prycilla Clarke. He was born 1771 at Leeds, Kent; christened 22nd Sep 1771 at St Nicholas Church, Leeds, Kent, parents Francis & Mary Hartridge. They had the following children:
5 iJames who was born 29th Mar 1812 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 24th May 1812 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; buried 24th Jun 1887 Speldhurst, Kent, aged 75 years
6 iiWilliam who was born 1814 at Langton Green, Kent; christened 24th Apr 1814 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
7 iiiAnn who was born 1816 at Langton Green, Kent; christened 21st Apr 1816 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  ivJane who was born 1818 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 21st Jun 1818 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died Sep 1819 Withyham, Sussex; buried 29th Sep 1819 Pembury, Kent, aged 15 months
  vHarriet who was born 1820 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 29th Oct 1820 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died Jun 1821 Withyham, Sussex; buried 11th Jun 1821 Pembury, Kent, aged 8 months
8 viSusanna who was born 1828 at Bidborough, Kent; christened 13th Apr 1828 St. Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Kent; died July to Sep 1893 Bromley, Kent
   
  4. Priscilla Hodd [Clarke] was the daughter of Joseph Clark and Mary Clark [Johnson]. She was born 1790 at Bidborough, Kent; christened 6th Jun 1790 at St. Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Kent
  She married Richard Hodd on 7th May 1812 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, witnesses Matthew Johnson & Sarah Clark. He was born c 1790 at ??
   
Generation No. 3
  5. James Hartridge, carpenter was the son of Francis Hartridge and Ann Hartridge [Clarke]. He was born 29th Mar 1812 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 24th May 1812 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; buried 24th Jun 1887 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, aged 75 years
  He married Jane Gillett on Apr to June 1839 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1839 Q2 Vol 5 Page 521. She was born 1815 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 2nd Apr 1815 at St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent. They had the following children:
9 iJane who was born 1840 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 28th Jun 1840 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  iiCaroline who was born 1843 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 24th Jul 1842 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died Jan 1894 London; buried 27th Jan 1894 Speldhurst, Kent, aged 50 years
10 iiiMary who was born 1844 at Langton Green, Kent; christened 11th Aug 1844 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  ivEllen who was born 1845 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 7th Dec 1845 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  vAgnes Fanny who was born 1848 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 2nd Apr 1848 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; buried 12th May 1866 Speldhurst, Kent, aged 18 years
11 viJoseph who was born 1849 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 23rd Dec 1849 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
12 viiFrancis John who was born 1851 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 10th Feb 1851 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
13 viiiCharles Matthew who was born Apr to June 1854 at Speldhurst, Kent, registered at Torbay District, Devon, ref: 1854 Q2 Vol 2A Page 381
   
  6. William Hartridge, carpenter was the son of Francis Hartridge and Ann Hartridge [Clarke]. He was born 1814 at Langton Green, Kent; christened 24th Apr 1814 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  He married Harriet Peerless on 2nd Nov 1838 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, witnesses William & Mary Peerless. She was born 1814 at Adams Well, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 20th Mar 1814 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died 14th Feb 1880 at Speldhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
14 iAlbert who was born 1843 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 1st Oct 1843 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  iiWilliam who was born 1845 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 27th Apr 1845 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; buried 24th Jan 1857 Speldhurst, Kent, aged 11 years
15 iiiHarriet Elizabeth who was born 1847 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 4th Aug 1847 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1904 Nottinghamshire
  ivAnn Maria who was born 1849 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 19th Sep 1849 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  vEdgar who was born 1851 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 14th Jan 1851 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; buried 20th Aug 1852 Speldhurst, Kent, aged 8 months
  viMary Jane who was born 1855 at Langton Green, Kent; christened 11th Apr 1855 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
  7. Ann Peerless [Hartridge] was the daughter of Francis Hartridge and Ann Hartridge [Clarke]. She was born 1816 at Langton Green, Kent; christened 21st Apr 1816 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  She married William Peerless, carpenter on 8th Nov 1837 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, witnesses F Hartridge & Harriet Peerless. He was born 4th Feb 1811 at Speldhurst, Kent; died Mar 1883 at Flimwell, Sussex; buried 13th Mar 1883 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, aged 72 years. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born 1838 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 30th Sep 1838 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
16 iiLouis who was born 1840 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 8th Nov 1840 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  iiiEleanor who was born 1844 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 17th Mar 1844 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; buried 5th Jul 1847 Speldhurst, Kent, aged 3 years
  ivMary who was born 1848 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 26th Nov 1848 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  vWilliam who was born 1851 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 12th Mar 1851 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
  8. Susanna Edwards [Hartridge] was the daughter of Francis Hartridge and Ann Hartridge [Clarke]. She was born 1828 at Bidborough, Kent; christened 13th Apr 1828 at St. Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Kent; died July to Sep 1893 at Bromley, Kent, registered at Bromley District, Kent, ref: 1893 Q3 Vol 2A Page 267
  She married Richard Edwards, builder on 8th Jul 1848 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, witnesses James Edwards & Sarah Smith. He was born 1827 at Speldhurst, Kent, father James Edwards from marriage record; died Oct to Dec 1902 at Bromley, Kent, registered at Bromley District, Kent, ref: 1902 Q4 Vol 2A Page 279, aged 76 years. They had the following children:
  iEllen Frances who was born 1850 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 17th Mar 1850 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
   
Generation No. 4
  9. Jane Edwards [Hartridge], housekeeper was the daughter of James Hartridge, carpenter and Jane Hartridge [Gillett]. She was born 1840 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 28th Jun 1840 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  She married John Edwards, gardener on 4th Sep 1869 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, witnesses James & Caroline Hartridge. He was born 1836 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 3rd Jan 1837 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, parents William & Mary Edwards; buried 27th Sep 1874 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, aged 37 years. They had the following children:
  iHenry John who was born 1872 at Langton Green, Kent; christened 10th Mar 1872 All Saints Church, Langton Green, Kent
   
  10. Mary Graves [Hartridge] was the daughter of James Hartridge, carpenter and Jane Hartridge [Gillett]. She was born 1844 at Langton Green, Kent; christened 11th Aug 1844 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  She married William Graves, gardener on 19th Jan 1891 at St. James' Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, witnesses Edwin Powell & Emma Buckingham. He was born 1830 at Ireland
   
  11. Joseph Hartridge, carpenter was the son of James Hartridge, carpenter and Jane Hartridge [Gillett]. He was born 1849 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 23rd Dec 1849 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  He married Alice Brazier on 9th Jun 1873 at St Mary's Church, Reigate, Surrey. She was born 1847 at Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire; christened 30th May 1847 at Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, mother Elizabeth Brazier
   
  12. Francis John Hartridge was the son of James Hartridge, carpenter and Jane Hartridge [Gillett]. He was born 1851 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 10th Feb 1851 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  He married Elizabeth Cookney on 2nd Apr 1870 at St John's Church, Penge, Surrey. She was born 1847 at Lyme Regis, Dorset; christened 23rd Mar 1847 at Lyme Regis, Dorset, parents John & Frances Cookney
   
  13. Charles Matthew Hartridge, carpenter was the son of James Hartridge, carpenter and Jane Hartridge [Gillett]. He was born Apr to June 1854 at Speldhurst, Kent, registered at Torbay District, Devon, ref: 1854 Q2 Vol 2A Page 381
  He married (1) Clarissa Ann Wells on 16th May 1874 at Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, witnesses George Walter & Eliza Ann Wells. She was born 1853 at Frant, Sussex; christened 29th May 1853 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died 26th Jul 1874 at Speldhurst, Kent; buried 30th Jul 1874 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, aged 22 years
  He married (2) Mary Sophia Knott on 9th Jun 1877 at St John Thanet, Kent, witnesses Edward & Emma Knott. She was born Jan to Mar 1858 at Newington, Surrey, registered at Newington District, Surrey, ref: 1858 Q1 Vol 1D Page 194
   
  14. Albert Hartridge, carpenter was the son of William Hartridge, carpenter and Harriet Hartridge [Peerless]. He was born 1843 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 1st Oct 1843 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  He married Caroline Hills on 6th Jun 1870 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, witnesses Elizabeth Hartridge & William Peerless. She was born 1851 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 26th Jan 1851 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam H. H. who was born 1871 at Speldhurst, Kent
  iiMary J. who was born 1873 at Speldhurst, Kent
  iiiAmelia M. who was born 1875 at Crowborough, Sussex
  ivFrank who was born 1879 at Speldhurst, Kent
   
  15. Harriet Elizabeth Johnson [Hartridge] was the daughter of William Hartridge, carpenter and Harriet Hartridge [Peerless]. She was born 1847 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 4th 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 21st Apr 1875 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, witnesses William Jonson & Mary Jane Hartridge. He was born 1844 at Hyde, Cheshire; christened 18th Jun 1844 at St George's Church, Hyde, Cheshire, parents George & Maria Johnson
   
  16. Louis Peerless, carpenter was the son of William Peerless, carpenter and Ann Peerless [Hartridge]. He was born 1840 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 8th Nov 1840 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  He married Harriett Sawkins on 12th Oct 1865 at Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She was born 1841 at Twyford, Hampshire; christened 12th Dec 1841 at Twyford, Hampshire, parents William & Jane Sawkins. They had the following children:
  iEllen who was born 1866 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 18th Apr 1866 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiAnnie Sawkins who was born 1868 at Langton Green, Kent; christened 6th May 1868 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   

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