The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Philadelphia Powell, daughter of William Powell and Ann Powell [Waterhouse]
Generation No. 1
  1. Philadelphia Powell was the daughter of William Powell and Ann Powell [Waterhouse]. She was born 1795 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 15th Feb 1795 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 2nd Nov 1869 at Brenchley, Kent
2 iAnn who was born 1819 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th Aug 1819 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 1848 Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married Edward Field, farmer on 13th Apr 1819 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1790 at Mayfield, Sussex; died 5th Jan 1879 at Pembury, Kent; buried 9th Jan 1879 at St. Andrew's Church, Paddock Wood, Kent. They had the following children:
3 iEdward who was born 13th Jun 1821 at Lake Street, Mayfield, Sussex, registered 3rd January 1826; died 2nd Jan 1868 Brenchley, Kent
4 iiBenjamin who was born 17th Jan 1827 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8th Aug 1858 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died 29th Aug 1892 Croydon, Surrey
5 iiiMalachi who was born 1st Nov 1829 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died 1874
6 ivElizabeth who was born 25th Nov 1831 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died 1878
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Ann Stapley [Field] was the daughter of Edward Field, farmer and Philadelphia Powell. She was born 1819 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th Aug 1819 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 1848 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married John Baker Stapley, farmer on 1st Jul 1842 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 9th Mar 1811 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 21st Jun 1811 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
7 iMaynard who was born 1844 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 27th Jan 1867 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of John Baker Stapley (farmer) & Ann Stapley
  iiBaker who was born 1846 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiMary Ann who was born 25th Aug 1848 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1848 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  3. Edward Field, farm labourer was the son of Edward Field, farmer and Philadelphia Powell. He was born 13th Jun 1821 at Lake Street, Mayfield, Sussex, registered 3rd January 1826; died 2nd Jan 1868 at Brenchley, Kent
  iEdward S. who was born 1844 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Lucy Sales on 18th Jun 1844 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1821 at Park Corner, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 18th Nov 1821 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, daughter of Joseph Sales and Sarah Sales; died Apr 1869 at Leigh, Kent, aged 83 years; buried 15th Apr 1869 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1845 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Nov 1845 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
   
  4. Benjamin Field, miller was the son of Edward Field, farmer and Philadelphia Powell. He was born 17th Jan 1827 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8th Aug 1858 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died 29th Aug 1892 at Croydon, Surrey
  He married Lucy Archer Parriss on 24th Apr 1847 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. She was born 1828 at Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire; died 8th Jul 1915 at Plymouth, Devon. They had the following children:
8 iWilliam Henry who was born 4th May 1848 at Frant, Sussex; christened 29th Aug 1858 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died 1912
9 iiWalter Funnell who was born 14th May 1851 at Frant, Sussex; christened 29th Aug 1858 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1901
  iiiJohn Parriss who was born 1st Jun 1853 at Frant, Sussex; christened 29th Aug 1858 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died Jan 1859 Frant, Sussex, aged 5 years; buried 15th Jan 1859 Frant, Sussex
  ivMary Elizabeth who was born 14th Sep 1855 at Frant, Sussex; christened 29th Sep 1858 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died Jan 1859 Frant, Sussex, aged 3 years; buried 15th Jan 1859 Frant, Sussex
10 vBenjamin Ernest who was born 12th Jun 1858 at Frant, Sussex; christened 29th Aug 1858 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died 22nd Feb 1923 Devon; buried 25th Feb 1923 Devon
  viThomas Archer who was born 1860 at Ashburnham, Sussex; christened 6th May 1860 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died 18th Nov 1864 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, aged 5 years; buried 23rd Nov 1864 Frant, Sussex
  viiKatherine Lucy who was born 1862 at Ashburnham, Sussex; christened 9th Jun 1862 St. Peter's Church, Ashburnham, Sussex; died before 16th Jun 1862 Frant, Sussex, aged 3 months; buried 16th Jun 1862 Frant, Sussex
  viiiBenjamina Louisa Augusta who was born 1864 at Frant, Sussex; christened 28th Feb 1864 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died 1961
   
  5. Malachi Field, farm labourer was the son of Edward Field, farmer and Philadelphia Powell. He was born 1st Nov 1829 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died 1874, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1874
  He married Sophia Ann Cheeseman on c 1854. She was born 1833 at Frant, Sussex; died 1890, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1890. They had the following children:
11 iEdwin Thomas who was born 1855 at Speldhurst, Kent; died 1929
  iiAlfred Edgar who was born 1857 at Withyham, Sussex; died 1885
12 iiiAlbert who was born 1858 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died 1935
  ivEmily who was born 1862 at Brenchley, Kent
  vBessie who was born 1864 at Brenchley, Kent
  viAnnie who was born 1867 at Brenchley, Kent
  viiSarah Kate who was born 1870 at Brenchley, Kent; died 1886
   
  6. Elizabeth Wickens [Field] was the daughter of Edward Field, farmer and Philadelphia Powell. She was born 25th Nov 1831 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died 1878, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1878
  She married Joseph Wickens on 18th Jan 1856 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 31st Jan 1830 at Boarshead, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 28th Feb 1830 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Wickens (shoemaker) and Frances Wickens. They had the following children:
  iClara A who was born 1857 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiFlora A who was born 1859 at Speldhurst, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  7. Maynard Stapley was the son of John Baker Stapley, farmer and Ann Stapley [Field]. He was born 1844 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 27th Jan 1867 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of John Baker Stapley (farmer) & Ann Stapley
  He married Helen Kate Moyce on 19th Feb 1867 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born c 1845
   
  8. William Henry Field, gardener was the son of Benjamin Field, miller and Lucy Archer Field [Parriss]. He was born 4th May 1848 at Frant, Sussex; christened 29th Aug 1858 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died 1912, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1912
  He married Selina Louisa Ellis on Oct to Dec 1877, registered at Kensington District, London, ref: 1877 Q4 Vol 1a Page 355. She was born 1857 at Windsor, Berkshire. They had the following children:
  iHenry Ernest James who was born 1878 at Chelsea, London; died 1947 Essex
  iiWilliam George Edward who was born 1880; christened 6th Feb 1880 Holy Trinity, Clapham, London; died Aug 1880 Clapham, London, aged 7 months; buried 3rd Aug 1880 Lambeth, London
  iiiSelina Louisa E. who was born 1885 at Chelsea, London; died 1886 Chelsea, London
  ivFrederick Charles J. who was born 1889 at Norwood, Surrey; died 1900
  vSelina Louisa Grace who was born 1894 at Norwood, Surrey
  viHenrietta L.M. who was born 1898 at Norwood, Surrey; died 1901
   
  9. Walter Funnell Field, manager of oil warehouse was the son of Benjamin Field, miller and Lucy Archer Field [Parriss]. He was born 14th May 1851 at Frant, Sussex; christened 29th Aug 1858 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1901, registered at Lambeth District, London, ref: 1901 Q4 Vol 1d page 230
  He married Lucy Maria Percival on 1872. She was born 1851 at St Pancras, Middlesex; died 1890. They had the following children:
  iLucy Isabella E. who was born 1872 at Upper Norwood, Croydon, Surrey
  iiWalter Joseph Benjamin who was born 1874 at Marylebone, London; died 1947
  iiiBlanche May who was born 1875 at Marylebone, London
  ivWilliam Ernest J. who was born 1876 at Marylebone, London; died 1940
   
  10. Benjamin Ernest Field, prison warder was the son of Benjamin Field, miller and Lucy Archer Field [Parriss]. He was born 12th Jun 1858 at Frant, Sussex; christened 29th Aug 1858 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died 22nd Feb 1923 at Plymouth, Devon; buried 25th Feb 1923 at Plymouth, Devon
  He married Lydia Licence on 14th Feb 1885 at Leicester. She was born 4th Nov 1862 at Ipswich, Suffolk; died 5th Nov 1944 at Gloucester City. They had the following children:
  iWilliam Albert Archer who was born 1886 at Blaby, Leicester, Leicestershire; died 1955 Devon
  iiFlorence Annie May who was born 1887 at Leicester, Leicestershire; died 1953
  iiiKatleen Marian Ethel who was born 1888 at Leicester, Leicestershire; died 1963
  ivBenjamin Ernest P. who was born 1890 at Leicester, Leicestershire; died 1970 Chelsea, London
  vThomas Walter Henry who was born 29th Oct 1892 at Leicester, Leicestershire; died 19th Sep 1917 France
  viNellie Lilas Louisa who was born 5th Mar 1895 at Leicester, Leicestershire; died 11th Oct 1979 Devon
  viiJack who was born 1898 at Leicester, Leicestershire; died 1954 Devon
  viiiMinnie Louisa who was born 11th Aug 1900 at Plymouth, Devon; died 1993
  ixArthur Edward who was born 1902 at Plymouth, Devon; died 1950 Devon
  xAnnie Amelia who was born 20th Apr 1906 at Plymouth, Devon; died 1937 Devon
  xiFrederick George Thomas who was born 4th May 1908 at Plymouth, Devon; died 1981 Devon
   
  11. Edwin Thomas Field, milkman was the son of Malachi Field, farm labourer and Sophia Ann Field [Cheeseman]. He was born 1855 at Speldhurst, Kent; died 1929, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1929
  He married Ada Elizabeth Dixon on 1882. She was born 1861 at Eltham, London. They had the following children:
  iAda Kate who was born 1883 at Eltham, London
  iiBessie who was born 1885 at Eltham, London
  iiiMalachi who was born 1887 at Eltham, London
   
  12. Albert Field, general labourer was the son of Malachi Field, farm labourer and Sophia Ann Field [Cheeseman]. He was born 1858 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died 1935, registered at Strood District, Kent, ref: 1935
  He married Emily Sinden on 1883. She was born 1863 at Brenchley, Kent. They had the following children:
  iAlbert Dennis who was born 1884 at Brenchley, Kent
  iiAlfred Edgar who was born 1886 at Wootton, Kent
   

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