The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for William Lucas, paper maker
Generation No. 1
  1. William Lucas, paper maker He was born 1807 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 30th Oct 1807 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, father Richard Marchant (from 2nd marriage record), mother Elizabeth Lucas, base born
  He married (1) Jane Waters on 15th Jul 1828 at St Mary's Church, Rye, Sussex. She was born 1805 at Rye, Sussex; christened 2nd May 1810 at St Mary's Church, Rye, Sussex, parents Nicholas & Hannah Waters; died Jan to Mar 1851 at Penshurst, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 18511 Q1 Vol 5 Page 315. They had the following children:
2 iWilliam who was born 1829 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 15th Mar 1829 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
3 iiGeorge who was born 1831 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 9th Oct 1831 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
4 iiiMary Jane who was born 1833 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 28th Apr 1833 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1914 Sevenoaks, Kent, age 79 years
5 ivAnn who was born 1838 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 30th Dec 1838 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died July to Sep 1911 Middlesex
  vMary Ann Margaret who was born 1849 at Fordcombe, Kent; christened 25th Mar 1849 St. Peter's Church, Fordcombe, Kent
  He married (2) Selina Stubbings on 28th Feb 1853 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, witnesses Elias Ovenden & Ellen Mitchell. She was born 1816 at Chedder, Somerset; christened 11th Aug 1816 at Cheddar, Somerset, parents William & Mary Stubbings
   
Generation No. 2
  2. William Lucas was the son of William Lucas, paper maker and Jane Lucas [Waters]. He was born 1829 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 15th Mar 1829 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  He married Ellen Mitchell on 17th Nov 1855 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, witnesses Sarah Agnes Turner & Arabellea Eliza Warden. She was born 1821 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1821 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
   
  3. George Lucas was the son of William Lucas, paper maker and Jane Lucas [Waters]. He was born 1831 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 9th Oct 1831 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  He married Emma Blackman on 18th Aug 1861 at St Mary's Church, Newington, Surrey, witnesses George Nichols & Louisa Blackman. She was born 23rd Feb 1833 at Wandsworth, London; christened 25th Dec 1833 at All Saints Church, Wandsworth, London, parents Jonathan & Ann Blackman
   
  4. Mary Jane Avis [Young] [Lucas] was the daughter of William Lucas, paper maker and Jane Lucas [Waters]. She was born 1833 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 28th Apr 1833 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1914 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1914 QQ1 Vol 2A Page 1074, age 79 years
  She married (1) Edward Young on 31st Aug 1858 at St. Mary's Church, Newick, Sussex, witnesses Edward Bideman & Charlotte Senkipp?. He was born 1827 at Broom Farm, Langton Green, Kent; christened 10th May 1827 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; buried 14th Nov 1879 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent, aged 51 years
  She married (2) Thomas Avis, grocer on 18th Jul 1881 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1881 Q3 Vol 2a Page 901, witnesses John Bream & Finc Reeves. He was born 1832 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 19th Feb 1832 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died Apr to June 1911 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1911 Q2 Vol 2A Page 437, aged 79 years
   
  5. Ann Swayers [Lucas] was the daughter of William Lucas, paper maker and Jane Lucas [Waters]. She was born 1838 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 30th Dec 1838 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died July to Sep 1911 at Brentford, Middlesex
  She married John Sawyers on 30th Sep 1865 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, witnesses Edward Young & Elizabeth Lucas. He was born 1840 at Lewes, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1922 at Brentford, Middlesex, registered at Brentford District, Middlesex, ref: 1922 Q1 Vol 3A Page 170. They had the following children:
  iEmily who was born Oct to Dec 1866 at Staines, Middlesex
  iiHerbert John who was born Oct to Dec 1868 at Richomond, Surrey, registered at Richmond District, Surrey, ref: 1868 Q4 Vol 2A Page 307
   

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