The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Martha Haywood [Pocock]
Generation No. 1
  1. Martha Haywood [Pocock] She was born 1770 at Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 30th Dec 1770 at Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex, parents John & Mary Pocock
  She married James Hayward on 9th Nov 1790 at Chiddingly, Sussex, witnesses Richard Barton & James Potter. He was born 1763 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 12th Jun 1763 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex; buried 31st Aug 1830 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, aged 66 years. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 1794 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 27th Apr 1794 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  iiSamuel who was born 1797 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12th Nov 1797 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; buried 25th Feb 1798 Mayfield, Sussex, infant
  iiiWilliam who was born 4th Sep 1798 at Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 5th May 1799 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex
2 ivMary who was born 8th Dec 1800 at Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 11th Jan 1801 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex; died May 1838 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 36 years; buried 10th May 1838 Mayfield, Sussex
  vJohn who was born 1803 at Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 3rd Jul 1803 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex; died before 1809 ??, another John born to same parents in 1809
  viElizabeth who was born 1805 at Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 14th Jul 1805 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex; buried 10th Jun 1806 Chiddingly, Sussex
3 viiJesse who was born 1807 at Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1807 Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex
4 viiiJohn who was born 17th Jun 1809 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 13th Aug 1809 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ixAnn who was born 1811 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Nov 1811 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Mary Saunders [Hayward] was the daughter of James Hayward and Martha Haywood [Pocock]. She was born 8th Dec 1800 at Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 11th Jan 1801 at Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex; died May 1838 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 36 years; buried 10th May 1838 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Robert Joseph Saunders, labourer on 15th Mar 1823 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 14th Aug 1801 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Oct 1813 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, aged 12 years, son of Joseph Saunders (labourer) and Agnes Saunders. They had the following children:
  iHenry who was born 1824 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Jun 1824 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Robert Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
  iiMary Ann who was born 1826 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th May 1826 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Robert Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
  iiiJoseph who was born 1828 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 18th May 1828 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Robert Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders; died May 1829 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 1 year; buried 12th May 1829 Mayfield, Sussex
5 ivWilliam who was born 1831 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1831 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders; died Feb 1900 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 66 years; buried 28th Feb 1900 Mayfield, Sussex
  vJames who was born 1833 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th May 1833 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Robert Joseph Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders; died Dec 1857 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 24 years; buried 25th Dec 1857 Mayfield, Sussex
6 viAlfred who was born 1835 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 27th Dec 1835 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
   
  3. Jesse Hayward, farm labourer was the son of James Hayward and Martha Haywood [Pocock]. He was born 1807 at Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1807 at Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex
  He married Sophia Fry on 8th Apr 1831 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 20th Nov 1813 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 26th Dec 1813 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of John Fry and Sarah Fry. They had the following children:
7 iMary Ann who was born c Aug 1831 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1831 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  4. John Hayward, farm labourer was the son of James Hayward and Martha Haywood [Pocock]. He was born 17th Jun 1809 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 13th Aug 1809 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
8 iJames who was born 1836 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 30th Oct 1836 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Blackford on 1st Jan 1836 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. She was born 1815 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 10th Dec 1815 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
9 iSophia who was born 1844 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 25th Aug 1844 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
10 iiJohn who was born 1848 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 16th Jul 1848 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  5. William Saunders, farm labourer was the son of Robert Joseph Saunders, labourer and Mary Saunders [Hayward]. He was born 1831 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1831 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders; died Feb 1900 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 66 years; buried 28th Feb 1900 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Mary Sands on Apr to June 1861, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1861 Q2 Vol 2b Page 154. She was born 1840 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iNaomi who was born 1862 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th May 1862 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
11 iiWilliam Henry who was born 1864 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jul 1864 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
  iiiGeorge Alfred who was born 1866 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jan 1866 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
  ivTrayton who was born 1868 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Apr 1868 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
  vRuth who was born 1870 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jul 1870 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
  viAlice Ada who was born 1874 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Apr 1874 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
  viiOwen who was born 1876 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 20th Mar 1876 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders; died Feb 1877 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 11 months; buried 2nd Feb 1877 Mayfield, Sussex
  viiiMinnie who was born 1880 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1880 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
   
  6. Alfred Saunders, farm labourer was the son of Robert Joseph Saunders, labourer and Mary Saunders [Hayward]. He was born 1835 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 27th Dec 1835 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
  He married Rose Anna Britt on Jan to Mar 1862, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1862 Q1 Vol 2b Page 124. She was born 1842 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEsther who was born 1864 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Mar 1864 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Saunders (labourer) and Rosanna Saunders
  iiRobert who was born 1866 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Sep 1866 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of Alfred Saunders (labourer) and Rosanna Saunders
  iiiAlfred who was born 1868 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 3rd May 1868 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Saunders (labourer) and Rosanna Saunders
  ivRoseanna who was born 1870 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7th Aug 1870 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Saunders (labourer) and Rosanna Saunders
  vHenry William who was born 1873 at Scotfords, Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7th Dec 1873 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Saunders (labourer) and Rosanna Saunders
  viElizabeth who was born 1875 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jul 1875 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Saunders (labourer) and Rosanna Saunders
   
  7. Mary Ann Smith [Hayward] was the daughter of Jesse Hayward, farm labourer and Sophia Hayward [Fry]. She was born c Aug 1831 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1831 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Unknown [Smith] on c 1850 at ??. He was born c 1825 at ??. They had the following children:
  iCharles William who was born Oct to Dec 1851 at Liston Grove, St. James Street, Marylebone, London, registered at Marylebone District, London, ref: 1851 Q4 Vol 1 Page 184, mother's maiden name Hayward
   
  8. James Hayward was the son of John Hayward, farm labourer and Elizabeth Hayward [Blackford]. He was born 1836 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 30th Oct 1836 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married (1) Caroline Kitchenham on July to Sep 1858 at Ticehurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1858 Q3 Vol 2B Page 117. She was born 17th Nov 1836 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
12 iRuth who was born Jan to Mar 1860 at Ticehurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1860 Q1 Vol 2B Page 75
  iiJames who was born 1866 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiJohn who was born 1868 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivWilliam who was born 1871 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  vCharles who was born 1874 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viSerah A. who was born 1875 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viiRose H. who was born 1877 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viiiPercy who was born 1879 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ixAlbert who was born Jul 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married (2) Ellen on c 1899. She was born 1842 at Wiltshire
   
  9. Sophia Pattenden [Hayward] was the daughter of John Hayward, farm labourer and Elizabeth Hayward [Blackford]. She was born 1844 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 25th Aug 1844 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  She married James Pattenden, farm labourer on Jan to Mar 1862, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1862 Q1 Vol 2b Page 109. He was born 22nd May 1843 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 16th Jul 1843 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth Ann who was born Jul 1862 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 27th Jul 1862 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiWilliam James who was born 1866 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 6th May 1866 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiSarah Ann who was born 1868 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1868 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivFrederick who was born 1873 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  vEdward J. who was born 1876 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  10. John Hayward, farm labourer was the son of John Hayward, farm labourer and Elizabeth Hayward [Blackford]. He was born 1848 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 16th Jul 1848 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Philadelphia Wallis on 20th Apr 1872 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 25th Nov 1845 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 18th Jan 1846 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents Jacob & Ann Wallis. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1873 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiJames who was born 1874 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiElizabeth Ann who was born 1876 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11th Jun 1876 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivSarah Ann who was born Jul 1880 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Oct 1880 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  11. William Henry Saunders, groom and gardener was the son of William Saunders, farm labourer and Mary Saunders [Sands]. He was born 1864 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jul 1864 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders
  He married Eliza Luck on Jan to Mar 1885, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1885 Q1 Vol 2b Page 191. She was born 1865 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEmily Jane who was born 1886 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jul 1886 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Henry Saunders (labourer) and Eliza Saunders
  iiWilliam Henry who was born 1888 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 6th Apr 1888 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Henry Saunders (Prudential Assurance agent) and Eliza Saunders
  iiiFlorence Ellen who was born 1890 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1890 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Henry Saunders (labourer) and Eliza Saunders
  ivLilian Alice who was born 1897 at South Street, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Mar 1897 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Henry Saunders (labourer) and Eliza Saunders
  vHerbert Lionel who was born 1897 at South Street, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Mar 1897 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Henry Saunders (labourer) and Eliza Saunders
  viFrederick John who was born 1899 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1899 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Henry Saunders (platelayer) and Eliza Saunders
   
  12. Ruth Palmer [Hayward] was the daughter of James Hayward and Caroline Hayward [Kitchenham]. She was born Jan to Mar 1860 at Ticehurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1860 Q1 Vol 2B Page 75
  She married George Palmer on c 1878. He was born 1856. They had the following children:
  iEmma who was born 1879 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   

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