The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Kezia Relf [Collins] was the daughter of Joseph Collins, higgler and Kezia Collins [Kemp]. She was born 1791 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 27^th Mar 1791 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Collins and Keziah Collons; died Nov 1868 at Heathfield, Sussex; buried 21^st Nov 1868 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	She married James Relf, farmer on 27^th Jun 1809 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. He was born 1788 at Heathfield, Sussex, no baptism record found assumed parents are Thomas & Hannah as only couple having children in Heathfield; buried 13^th Jan 1871 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, aged 83 years. They had the following children:
	i	Elizabeth who was born 1810 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 1810 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
2	ii	Sophia who was born 1813 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 31^st Oct 1813 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
3	iii	James who was born 1816 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 24^th Mar 1816 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
4	iv	Kezia who was born 1818 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 3^rd Jan 1819 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
5	v	David who was born 1823 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7^th Dec 1823 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died 17^th Jan 1901 Heathfield, Sussex

Generation No. 2
	2. Sophia Thompson [Relf] was the daughter of James Relf, farmer and Kezia Relf [Collins]. She was born 1813 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 31^st Oct 1813 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	She married Richard Thompson, farm labourer on 29^th Oct 1830 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. He was born 1810 at Warbleton, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Lois who was born 1837 at Heathfield, Sussex
	ii	Horace who was born 1842 at Heathfield, Sussex
	iii	Ellen who was born 1845 at Heathfield, Sussex
	iv	Trayton Richard who was born 1846 at Heathfield, Sussex

	3. James Relf, miller and farmer was the son of James Relf, farmer and Kezia Relf [Collins]. He was born 1816 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 24^th Mar 1816 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	He married Harriet Ellis on 15^th Jan 1843 at St John the Baptist Church, Southover, Lewes, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1843 Q1 Vol 7 Page 439. She was born 1825 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 13^th Nov 1825 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
	i	George who was born 1844 at Heathfield, Sussex
	ii	Elinenah who was born 1846 at Heathfield, Sussex
	iii	Walter who was born 1849 at Heathfield, Sussex
	iv	Thomas James who was born Jul 1850 at Heathfield, Sussex

	4. Kezia Luck [Relf] was the daughter of James Relf, farmer and Kezia Relf [Collins]. She was born 1818 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 3^rd Jan 1819 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	i	Zebulon who was born 1834 at Heathfield, Sussex, base born; christened 23^rd Feb 1834 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	She married Joseph Luck on 18^th Feb 1835 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. He was born 1805 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 18^th Aug 1805 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Henry Luck & Mary Luck. They had the following children:
	i	Selina who was born Nov 1835 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 15^th Nov 1835 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Luck (labourer) & Kezia Luck
6	ii	James who was born 1838 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 11^th Mar 1838 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Luck (labourer) & Kezia Luck
	iii	Thomas who was born 1841 at Heathfield, Sussex
	iv	Mary A. who was born 1843 at Heathfield, Sussex

	5. David Relf, wheelwright was the son of James Relf, farmer and Kezia Relf [Collins]. He was born 1823 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7^th Dec 1823 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died 17^th Jan 1901 at Heathfield, Sussex
	He married (1) Jemima Mepham Harmer on 24^th Oct 1842 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, witnesses Horace Haffenden & Susan Relfe. She was born 1822 at Heathfield, Sussex; died 4^th Nov 1886 at Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
7	i	Ellen who was born 1845 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 27^th Feb 1845 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
8	ii	Thomas who was born 1846 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 4^th Oct 1846 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
9	iii	David who was born 1850 at Heathfield, Sussex
10	iv	Ruth who was born July to Sep 1852 at Heathfield, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1852 Q3 Vol 2B Page 67
11	v	James Michael who was born Oct to Dec 1856 at Heathfield, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1856 Q4 Vol 2B Page 63
12	vi	Richard Asher who was born Oct to Dec 1859 at Heathfield, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1859 Q4 Vol 2B Page 67
	He married (2) Rhoda Duplock on Jan to Mar 1887 at Hailsham, Sussex. She was born 21^st Jun 1826 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 4^th Jan 1829 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

Generation No. 3
	6. James Luck, farm labourer was the son of Joseph Luck and Kezia Luck [Relf]. He was born 1838 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 11^th Mar 1838 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Luck (labourer) & Kezia Luck
	He married Eliza on c 1860. She was born 1840 at Chiddingstone, Kent. They had the following children:
	i	Henry J. who was born 1862 at Tonbridge, Kent
	ii	William who was born 1864 at Tonbridge, Kent
	iii	Annie who was born 1868 at Tonbridge, Kent
	iv	Elizabeth who was born 1871 at Tonbridge, Kent
	v	Mary who was born 1873 at Tonbridge, Kent
	vi	Thomas who was born 1875 at Tonbridge, Kent
	vii	Walter who was born 1877 at Tonbridge, Kent
	viii	Lucy T. who was born 1880 at Tonbridge, Kent

	7. Ellen Taylor [Relf] was the daughter of David Relf, wheelwright and Jemima Mepham Relf [Harmer]. She was born 1845 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 27^th Feb 1845 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	She married John Taylor on 4^th Feb 1863 at St Michael's Church, South Malling, Sussex. He was born 1840 at South Malling, Sussex; christened 15^th Apr 1840 at St Michael's Church, South Malling, Sussex, parents Robert & Rebecca Taylor

	8. Thomas Relf, farm labourer was the son of David Relf, wheelwright and Jemima Mepham Relf [Harmer]. He was born 1846 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 4^th Oct 1846 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	He married Mary Ann Smith on 12^th Jan 1870 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, witnesses David Relf & Mary Ann Dinnage. She was born 1851 at Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Louisa who was born 1871 at Heathfield, Sussex
	ii	Ann who was born 1873 at Heathfield, Sussex
	iii	Thomas who was born 1875 at Heathfield, Sussex
	iv	Charles who was born 1878 at Heathfield, Sussex
	v	David who was born 1879 at Heathfield, Sussex

	9. David Relf, sergeant of police was the son of David Relf, wheelwright and Jemima Mepham Relf [Harmer]. He was born 1850 at Heathfield, Sussex
	He married Louisa East on Jan to Mar 1874, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1874 Q1 Vol 2b Page 177. She was born 1846 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
	i	William D who was born 1877 at Nutley, Sussex
	ii	Ada L who was born 1883 at Lewes, Sussex
	iii	Sydney A who was born 1887 at Hartfield, Sussex
	iv	Edith E who was born 1890 at Hartfield, Sussex

	10. Ruth Smith [Hosman] [Relf] was the daughter of David Relf, wheelwright and Jemima Mepham Relf [Harmer]. She was born July to Sep 1852 at Heathfield, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1852 Q3 Vol 2B Page 67
	She married (1) Lilly Thomas Hosman on 15^th May 1869 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, witnesses Thomas Relf & Mary Smith. He was born 1847 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 5^th Sep 1847 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1872 at Hailsham, Sussex
	She married (2) Reuben Smith on 29^th Nov 1873 at St Michael's Church, South Malling, Sussex, witnesses Stephen & Susan Smith. He was born 1850 at Waldron, Sussex

	11. James Michael Relf, grocers carrier was the son of David Relf, wheelwright and Jemima Mepham Relf [Harmer]. He was born Oct to Dec 1856 at Heathfield, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1856 Q4 Vol 2B Page 63
	He married Rosina Ann Haffenden on 2^nd Dec 1876 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1876 Q4 Vol 2b Page 0170, witnesses Alfred Haffenden & Ruth Smith. She was born 9^th Feb 1859 at Goudhurst, Kent; christened 27^th Mar 1859 at St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
13	i	Ernest Valentine who was born Jan to Mar 1877 at Heathfield, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1877 Q1 Vol 2B Page 88
14	ii	Annie Edith who was born 19^th Mar 1878 at Heathfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1878 Q2 Vol 2B Page 114
15	iii	Amy Beatrice who was born 20^th Aug 1880 at Heathfield, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1880 Q3 Vol 2B Page 107, 1939 register gives birth year as 1881
	iv	Alfred Haffenden who was born 23^rd Nov 1882 at Heathfield, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1882 Q4 Vol 2B Page 101; died 26^th Oct 1958 Heathfield, Sussex
16	v	George Graham who was born 13^th Aug 1886 at Waldron, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1886 Q3 Vol 2B Page 135
17	vi	Mercy Jemima who was born 5^th Feb 1889 at Heathfield, Sussex

	12. Richard Asher Relf was the son of David Relf, wheelwright and Jemima Mepham Relf [Harmer]. He was born Oct to Dec 1859 at Heathfield, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1859 Q4 Vol 2B Page 67
	He married Jane Alma Ellis on 10^th Dec 1881 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, witnesses Edwin Ellis & Eliza Vine. She was born 1855 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 3^rd Jun 1855 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, parents William & Ann Ellis; died 27^th Dec 1938 at Battle, Sussex. They had the following children:
18	i	Edith who was born 27^th Sep 1882 at Waldron, Sussex

Generation No. 4
	13. Ernest Valentine Relf was the son of James Michael Relf, grocers carrier and Rosina Ann Relf [Haffenden]. He was born Jan to Mar 1877 at Heathfield, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1877 Q1 Vol 2B Page 88
	He married Rose Brook on 30^th Apr 1900 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, witnesses George Albert & Harriet Ruth Brook. She was born 1872 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 24^th Nov 1872 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex

	14. Annie Edith Osborne [Relf] was the daughter of James Michael Relf, grocers carrier and Rosina Ann Relf [Haffenden]. She was born 19^th Mar 1878 at Heathfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1878 Q2 Vol 2B Page 114
	She married William Osborne, bricklayer on 8^th Jul 1901 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, witnesses Kate Louisa Osborne & Alfred Relf. He was born 22^nd Jul 1873 at Heathfield, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1873 Q3 Vol 2B Page 76

	15. Amy Beatrice Keeley [Relf] was the daughter of James Michael Relf, grocers carrier and Rosina Ann Relf [Haffenden]. She was born 20^th Aug 1880 at Heathfield, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1880 Q3 Vol 2B Page 107, 1939 register gives birth year as 1881
	She married Richard Keeley on 21^st Nov 1903 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, witnesses Ernest Valentine Relf & Helena Keeley. He was born 27^th Jan 1880 at Waldron, Sussex, registered at Uppingham District, Rutland, ref: 1880 Q1 Vol 2B Page 127

	16. George Graham Relf was the son of James Michael Relf, grocers carrier and Rosina Ann Relf [Haffenden]. He was born 13^th Aug 1886 at Waldron, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1886 Q3 Vol 2B Page 135
	He married Mary Leadbetter on 24^th Apr 1912 at All Saints Church, Icklesham, Sussex, witnesses Grace Steer, Alfred Laurence & John Leadbetter. She was born 1884 at Icklesham, Sussex; christened 7^th Sep 1884 at All Saints Church, Icklesham, Sussex, parents John & Elizabeth Leadbetter

	17. Mercy Jemima Keat [Godden] [Relf] was the daughter of James Michael Relf, grocers carrier and Rosina Ann Relf [Haffenden]. She was born 5^th Feb 1889 at Heathfield, Sussex
	She married (1) George William Godden, gardener on 27^th Apr 1912 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex, witnesses William & Annie Edith Osborne. He was born 1888 at Brighton, Sussex, adopted son of William & Eleanor Jane Godden; died 16^th Oct 1915 at Bethune, France, Private, Royal Sussex Regiment. Age: 27.
	She married (2) George Edward Keat on Jan to Mar 1920 at Ashford, Kent, registered at East Ashford District, Kent, ref: 1920 Q1 Vol 2A Page 1757. He was born 7^th Jan 1889 at Islington, London; christened 1^st Sep 1889 at St Paul's Church, Canonbury, Islington, London, parents Daniel & Anna Eliza Keat

	18. Edith Harriott [Relf] was the daughter of Richard Asher Relf and Jane Alma Relf [Ellis]. She was born 27^th Sep 1882 at Waldron, Sussex
	She married Alfred Harriott on July to Sep 1908 at Hailsham, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1908 Q3 Vol 2B Page 208. He was born 2^nd Jun 1883 at Chailey, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1883 Q3 Vol 2B Page 179