The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for William Smith
Generation No. 1
  1. William Smith He was born 1750 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1750 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents William & Elizabeth Smith
2 iWilliam Fourd who was born 1769 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Sarah Foord on 20th Feb 1770 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, witnesses . She was born 1745 at Catsfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jan 1745/46 at Catsfield.Church, parents John & Elizabeth Foord. They had the following children:
3 iPhiladelphia who was born 1782 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 11th Aug 1782 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; buried 30th Jan 1856 Hildenborough, Kent, aged 75 years
4 iiGeorge who was born 1784 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 17th Nov 1784 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents Wiilliam & Sarah Smith
5 iiiJoseph who was born 1786 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 6th Sep 1786 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. William Fourd Smith, farmer was the son of William Smith and Sarah Smith [Foord]. He was born 1769 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Ann Turley on 30th Jan 1794 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. She was born 1773 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 23rd Nov 1773 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth who was born 13th Nov 1796 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1796 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
6 iiSamuel Fourd who was born 1798 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 1st Apr 1798 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiMary who was born 3rd Nov 1799 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 1st Dec 1799 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivAnn who was born 7th Sep 1801 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1801 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  vSarah who was born 1803 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1803 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  viJohn who was born 1805 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened Jul 1805 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; died 7th Jul 1805
  viiPhiladelphia who was born 1807 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 11th Jun 1807 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
7 viiiGeorge who was born 1808 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 4th Dec 1808 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
8 ixJoseph who was born 1810 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 4th Mar 1810 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  xSophia who was born 1812 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 2nd Feb 1812 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  xiHarriett who was born 1814 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  xiiThomas who was born 1816 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  3. Philadelphia Turley [Smith] was the daughter of William Smith and Sarah Smith [Foord]. She was born 1782 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 11th Aug 1782 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; buried 30th Jan 1856 at St. Johns Parish Church, Hildenborough, Kent, aged 75 years
  She married Thomas Turley on 13th Oct 1803 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, witnesses William Smith & Elizabeth Boorman. He was born 1779 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 2nd Apr 1779 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died 4th Oct 1858 at Sevenoaks, Kent
   
  4. George Smith, farmer was the son of William Smith and Sarah Smith [Foord]. He was born 1784 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 17th Nov 1784 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents Wiilliam & Sarah Smith
  He married Philadelphia Roberts on 30th Dec 1811 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, witnesses Henry Smith & Jane Palmer. She was born 1787 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 20th Jan 1788 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, parents William & Mary Roberts. They had the following children:
9 iEliza who was born 1812 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 2nd Sep 1810 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
10 iiSarah Ann who was born 1812 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1812 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; buried 22nd Dec 1838 Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiSamuel who was born 1814 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivGeorge who was born 1816 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  vRobert who was born 1824 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viCharity who was born 1826 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viiJoseph who was born 1831 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viiiThomas who was born 1837 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  5. Joseph Smith, farmer was the son of William Smith and Sarah Smith [Foord]. He was born 1786 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 6th Sep 1786 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Philadelphia Mann on 10th Oct 1809 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1791 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 18th Dec 1791 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Simmons Mann and Elizabeth Mann. They had the following children:
11 iJoseph who was born 1814 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 30th Oct 1814 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiCharity who was born 27th May 1831 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 10th Jul 1831 Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Sandhurst, Kent
  iiiMartha who was born 1834 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  6. Samuel Fourd Smith, farmer was the son of William Fourd Smith, farmer and Ann Smith [Turley]. He was born 1798 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 1st Apr 1798 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Sarah Tester on 5th Jun 1827 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. She was born c 1805. They had the following children:
12 iPhiladelphia who was born 23rd Aug 1829 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 20th Sep 1829 Wesleyan Chapel, Sandhurst, Kent
  iiWilliam who was born 1831 at Sussex
  iiiSamuel who was born 1833 at Burwash, Sussex
  ivSarah Ann who was born 1834 at Burwash, Sussex
  vHarriet who was born 1836 at Burwash, Sussex
  viElizabeth who was born 1838 at Burwash, Sussex
   
  7. George Smith, tailor's journeyman was the son of William Fourd Smith, farmer and Ann Smith [Turley]. He was born 1808 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 4th Dec 1808 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth on c 1834. She was born 1814 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHermas James who was born 1837 at Brenchley, Kent
  iiEdith Orpha who was born 1840 at Brenchley, Kent
  iiiLorna who was born 1842 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivAlfred who was born 1845 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  vWilliam Griffith who was born Nov 1850 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  8. Joseph Smith, farm labourer was the son of William Fourd Smith, farmer and Ann Smith [Turley]. He was born 1810 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 4th Mar 1810 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Phebe on c 1835. She was born 1815 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlbert who was born 1840 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiJoseph who was born 1842 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiMercy who was born 1843 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivWilliam who was born 1845 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  vJohn who was born 1850 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  9. Eliza Packham [Smith] was the daughter of George Smith, farmer and Philadelphia Smith [Roberts]. She was born 1812 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married Samuel Packham, farmer on 7th May 1838 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1838 Q2 Vol 7 Page 583, witnesses Anne Smith & Thomas Cooper. He was born 1805 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1805 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
13 iAlbert who was born 21st Feb 1841 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 30th May 1841 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiElizabeth who was born 1844 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  10. Sarah Ann Starr [Smith] was the daughter of George Smith, farmer and Philadelphia Smith [Roberts]. She was born 1812 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1812 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; buried 22nd Dec 1838 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married William Starr on 21st Apr 1835 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. He was born 1810 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 26th Aug 1810 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; died 14th Oct 1869 at Verulum, Natal, South Africa
   
  11. Joseph Smith, carrier was the son of Joseph Smith, farmer and Philadelphia Smith [Mann]. He was born 1814 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 30th Oct 1814 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married (1) Mary Olive on 23rd Apr 1834 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 4th Mar 1814 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 28th May 1820 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; buried 18th Jan 1849 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 33 years. They had the following children:
  iOlive who was born 1840 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiMary A. who was born 1842 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiFanny who was born 1844 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivJane who was born 1846 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married (2) Ann Cane on 14th May 1849 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, witnesses James & Sophia Wood Powell. She was born 5th Mar 1818 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1818 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1850 at Wadhurst, Sussex
14 iiCharity who was born July to Sep 1853 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q3 Vol 2B Page 73; christened 10th Jul 1853 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  12. Philadelphia Hyland [Wrenn] [Smith] was the daughter of Samuel Fourd Smith, farmer and Sarah Smith [Tester]. She was born 23rd Aug 1829 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 20th Sep 1829 at Wesleyan Chapel, Sandhurst, Kent
  She married (1) Henry Wrenn, shoemaker on 3rd Nov 1855 at St. Peter's Church, Ashburnham, Sussex. He was born 1833 at Ashburnham, Sussex; christened 23rd Mar 1833 at St. Peter's Church, Ashburnham, Sussex, parents Samuel & Anne Wrenn; buried 2nd May 1856 at St. Peter's Church, Ashburnham, Sussex, died in Penhurst
  She married (2) Stephen Hyland on 3rd Oct 1865 at All Saints Church, Mountfield, Sussex. He was born 1827 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 29th Apr 1827 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
15 iVictoria who was born 10th Jul 1871 at Heathfield, Sussex
   
  13. Albert Packham, farmer was the son of Samuel Packham, farmer and Eliza Packham [Smith]. He was born 21st Feb 1841 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 30th May 1841 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Naomi Moon on 8th Oct 1870 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born Oct to Dec 1851 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1851 Q4 Vol 7 Page 569; died 1st Feb 1872 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 20 Years; buried 6th Feb 1872 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iSamuel John who was born Dec 1870; died 3rd Feb 1872 Rotherfield, Sussex, Aged 15 months; buried after 3rd Feb 1872 Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiNaomi who was born 1872; died c Feb 1872 Rotherfield, Sussex, Aged 2 days; buried c Feb 1872 Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  14. Charity Durrant [Smith] was the daughter of Joseph Smith, carrier and Ann Smith [Cane]. She was born July to Sep 1853 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q3 Vol 2B Page 73; christened 10th Jul 1853 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married Edward Durrant, corn and coal dealer on 1st Mar 1873 at St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent, witnessses George Smith & ?? Pitman. He was born 1849 at Hever, Kent. They had the following children:
  iWalter E. who was born 1878 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiHelen E. who was born 1879 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
Generation No. 5
  15. Victoria Pankhurst [Hyland] was the daughter of Stephen Hyland and Philadelphia Hyland [Wrenn] [Smith]. She was born 10th Jul 1871 at Heathfield, Sussex
  She married Eli Reuben Pankhurst, baker on July to Sep 1891 at Ticehurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1891 Q3 Vol 2B Page 202. He was born 5th Jun 1865 at Bines Farm, Burwash, Sussex; christened 6th Aug 1865 at St Peter's Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
   

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