The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Jane (Jenny) Gillett [Mecoms] She was born 1780 at Shoreham, Kent; christened 28^th May 1780 at St Peter and St Paul, Shoreham, Kent, parents Richard & Elizabeth Mecoms
	She married John Gillett, paper maker on 25^th Apr 1803 at St Peter and St Paul, Shoreham, Kent, witnesses John & Fanny Meekcom. He was born 11^th Jan 1781 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 11^th Jan 1781 at St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent, parents Thomas & Elizabeth Gillett. They had the following children:
2	i	John who was born 1806 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 2^nd Mar 1806 St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent
3	ii	George who was born 1808 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 14^th Aug 1808 St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent, parents John & Jane Gillett
4	iii	Mary who was born 1812 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 14^th Jun 1812 St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent
5	iv	Jane who was born 1815 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 2^nd Apr 1815 St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent
	v	Fanny who was born 13^th Jul 1817 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 10^th Aug 1817 St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent
	vi	Caroline who was born 3^rd Sep 1821 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 23^rd Dec 1821 St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent

Generation No. 2
	2. John Gillett was the son of John Gillett, paper maker and Jane (Jenny) Gillett [Mecoms]. He was born 1806 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 2^nd Mar 1806 at St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent
	He married (1) Sophia Parker on 18^th Nov 1827 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, witnesses George Gillett & Jane Frances. She was born 1801 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12^th Apr 1801 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of John Parker and Hannah Parker; buried 3^rd Apr 1838 at St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent, aged 38 years
	He married (2) Rachel Mowcomber on 8^th Dec 1839 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, witnesses Sophia Mowcomber & John Allison. She was born 1819 at Wateringbury, Kent; christened 21^st Mar 1819 at St John's Church, Wateringbury, Kent, parents Richard & Elizabeth Comber. They had the following children:
6	i	Edgar who was born July to Sep 1859 at Penshurst, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1859 Q3 Vol 2A Page 401

	3. George Gillett, farm labourer was the son of John Gillett, paper maker and Jane (Jenny) Gillett [Mecoms]. He was born 1808 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 14^th Aug 1808 at St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent, parents John & Jane Gillett
	He married Jane Francis on 15^th Jun 1831 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. She was born 1^st Apr 1810 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 15^th Apr 1810 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. They had the following children:
	i	George who was born 29^th Feb 1832 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 4^th Mar 1832 St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent; buried 7^th Mar 1832 Ashurst, Kent
7	ii	Frederick who was born 1836 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 1^st May 1836 St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent
	iii	Agnes who was born 1840 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 31^st Jan 1841 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; buried Jan to Mar 1854 Penshurst, Kent
	iv	Frances who was born 1843 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 12^th Mar 1843 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
	v	Priscilla who was born 1847 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 23^rd May 1847 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
8	vi	Joseph who was born 1849 at Fordcombe, Kent; christened 30^th Dec 1849 St. Peter's Church, Fordcombe, Kent
9	vii	Jane who was born 1852 at Fordcombe, Kent; christened 11^th Apr 1852 St. Peter's Church, Fordcombe, Kent

	4. Mary Chamberlain [Gillett] was the daughter of John Gillett, paper maker and Jane (Jenny) Gillett [Mecoms]. She was born 1812 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 14^th Jun 1812 at St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent
	She married Joseph Chamberlain on 1^st Oct 1844 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, witnesses James Hartridge & Fanny Gillett. He was born 1804 at Little Paxton, Huntingdonshire; christened 19^th Dec 1804 at Little Paxton, Huntingdonshire, parents Joseph & Elizabeth Chamberlain

	5. Jane Hartridge [Gillett] was the daughter of John Gillett, paper maker and Jane (Jenny) Gillett [Mecoms]. She was born 1815 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 2^nd Apr 1815 at St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent
	She married James Hartridge, carpenter on Apr to June 1839 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1839 Q2 Vol 5 Page 521. He was born 29^th Mar 1812 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 24^th May 1812 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; buried 24^th Jun 1887 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, aged 75 years. They had the following children:
10	i	Jane who was born 1840 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 28^th Jun 1840 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
	ii	Caroline who was born 1843 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 24^th Jul 1842 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died Jan 1894 London; buried 27^th Jan 1894 Speldhurst, Kent, aged 50 years
11	iii	Mary who was born 1844 at Langton Green, Kent; christened 11^th Aug 1844 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
	iv	Ellen who was born 1845 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 7^th Dec 1845 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
	v	Agnes Fanny who was born 1848 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 2^nd Apr 1848 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; buried 12^th May 1866 Speldhurst, Kent, aged 18 years
12	vi	Joseph who was born 1849 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 23^rd Dec 1849 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
13	vii	Francis John who was born 1851 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 10^th Feb 1851 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
14	viii	Charles Matthew who was born Apr to June 1854 at Speldhurst, Kent, registered at Torbay District, Devon, ref: 1854 Q2 Vol 2A Page 381

Generation No. 3
	6. Edgar Gillett was the son of John Gillett and Rachel Tyhurst [Gillett] [Mowcomber]. He was born July to Sep 1859 at Penshurst, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1859 Q3 Vol 2A Page 401
	He married Martha Killick on Apr to June 1882 at Camberwell, London, registered at Camberwell District, London, ref: 1882 Q2 Vol 1D Page 1195. She was born 1856 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 19^th Oct 1856 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent

	7. Frederick Gillett was the son of George Gillett, farm labourer and Jane Gillett [Francis]. He was born 1836 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 1^st May 1836 at St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent
	He married Jane Louisa Thomas on July to Sep 1857 at Hanover Square, London, registered at St. Georges, Hanover Square District, London, ref: 1857 Q3 Vol 1A Page 318. She was born Apr to June 1839 at Shoreditch, London, registered at Shoreditch District, London, ref: 1839 Q2 Vol 2 Page 404

	8. Joseph Gillett was the son of George Gillett, farm labourer and Jane Gillett [Francis]. He was born 1849 at Fordcombe, Kent; christened 30^th Dec 1849 at St. Peter's Church, Fordcombe, Kent
	He married Caroline Ann Frost on Oct to Dec 1871 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1871 Q4 Vol 2A Page 953. She was born 11^th Apr 1848 at Stonham Aspall, Suffolk; christened 2^nd Jul 1848 at St Mary & St Lambert's Church, Stonham Aspall, Suffolk, parents James & Susanne Frost

	9. Jane Taylor [Gillett] was the daughter of George Gillett, farm labourer and Jane Gillett [Francis]. She was born 1852 at Fordcombe, Kent; christened 11^th Apr 1852 at St. Peter's Church, Fordcombe, Kent
	She married William James Taylor, groom on 23^rd Jun 1878 at St. Stephen's Church, Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1878 Q2 Vol 2a Page 866. He was born 1854 at Pembury, Kent; christened 9^th Apr 1854 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent, son of George Taylor and Naomi Grace Taylor. They had the following children:
	i	Annie Jane who was born 1879 at 18 Cornwell Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 30^th Nov 1879 St. Peter's Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died Apr to June 1964 Tonbridge, Kent

	10. Jane Edwards [Hartridge], housekeeper was the daughter of James Hartridge, carpenter and Jane Hartridge [Gillett]. She was born 1840 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 28^th Jun 1840 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
	She married John Edwards, gardener on 4^th Sep 1869 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, witnesses James & Caroline Hartridge. He was born 1836 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 3^rd Jan 1837 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, parents William & Mary Edwards; buried 27^th Sep 1874 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, aged 37 years. They had the following children:
	i	Henry John who was born 1872 at Langton Green, Kent; christened 10^th Mar 1872 All Saints Church, Langton Green, Kent

	11. Mary Graves [Hartridge] was the daughter of James Hartridge, carpenter and Jane Hartridge [Gillett]. She was born 1844 at Langton Green, Kent; christened 11^th Aug 1844 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
	She married William Graves, gardener on 19^th Jan 1891 at St. James' Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, witnesses Edwin Powell & Emma Buckingham. He was born 1830 at Ireland

	12. Joseph Hartridge, carpenter was the son of James Hartridge, carpenter and Jane Hartridge [Gillett]. He was born 1849 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 23^rd Dec 1849 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
	He married Alice Brazier on 9^th Jun 1873 at St Mary's Church, Reigate, Surrey. She was born 1847 at Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire; christened 30^th May 1847 at Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, mother Elizabeth Brazier

	13. Francis John Hartridge was the son of James Hartridge, carpenter and Jane Hartridge [Gillett]. He was born 1851 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 10^th Feb 1851 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
	He married Elizabeth Cookney on 2^nd Apr 1870 at St John's Church, Penge, Surrey. She was born 1847 at Lyme Regis, Dorset; christened 23^rd Mar 1847 at Lyme Regis, Dorset, parents John & Frances Cookney

	14. 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 16^th May 1874 at Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, witnesses George Walter & Eliza Ann Wells. She was born 1853 at Frant, Sussex; christened 29^th May 1853 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died 26^th Jul 1874 at Speldhurst, Kent; buried 30^th Jul 1874 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, aged 22 years
	He married (2) Mary Sophia Knott on 9^th 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