The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Henry Illman, farm labourer He was born 1797 at Hartfield, Sussex
	He married Ann Weller on 8^th Apr 1820 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1796 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 11^th Apr 1796 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, parents John & Sarah Weller. They had the following children:
2	i	Rebecca who was born 6^th Feb 1825 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 13^th Mar 1825 St. Mary's Lane Wesleyan, Lewes, Sussex
3	ii	John who was born 29^th Feb 1828 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 20^th Apr 1828 St. Mary's Lane Wesleyan, Lewes, Sussex
	iii	Mary Ann who was born 11^th Nov 1830 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 9^th Jan 1831 St. Mary's Lane Wesleyan, Lewes, Sussex; died Apr to June 1893 Brighton, Sussex
	iv	George who was born 3^rd Oct 1834 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 11^th Jan 1835 St. Mary's Lane Wesleyan, Lewes, Sussex
	v	Jane who was born Oct to Dec 1839 at Hartfield, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1839 Q4 Vol 7 Page 285; buried 17^th Mar 1852 Hartfield, Sussex, aged 12 years

Generation No. 2
	2. Rebecca Fry [Mercer] [Illman] was the daughter of Henry Illman, farm labourer and Ann Illman [Weller]. She was born 6^th Feb 1825 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 13^th Mar 1825 at St. Mary's Lane Wesleyan, Lewes, Sussex
	She married (1) George Mercer, farm labourer on 22^nd Jan 1849 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1849 Q1 Vol 7 Page 403, witnesses John Illman & Harriet & Hester Mercer. He was born 15^th Sep 1820 at Hever, Kent; christened 15^th Oct 1820 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1859 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1859 Q1 Vol 2A Page 265. They had the following children:
4	i	George who was born July to Sep 1850 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1850 Q3 Vol 7 Page 384
	ii	Robert who was born 1851 at Withyham, Sussex
5	iii	John who was born 1854 at Chiddingstone, Kent
	She married (2) John Fry on 25^th Oct 1861 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent, witnesses George Bailey & Hester Ann Fry. He was born 1821 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 8^th Jul 1821 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. They had the following children:
6	i	Henry who was born 1864 at Withyham, Sussex

	3. John Illman was the son of Henry Illman, farm labourer and Ann Illman [Weller]. He was born 29^th Feb 1828 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 20^th Apr 1828 at St. Mary's Lane Wesleyan, Lewes, Sussex
	He married Priscilla Webb on 28^th Dec 1856 at All Souls Church, Crockenhill, Kent. She was born Jan to Mar 1838 at Eynsford, Kent, registered at Dartford District, Kent, ref: 1838 Q1 Vol 5 Page 101

Generation No. 3
	4. George Mercer, aka Robert was the son of George Mercer, farm labourer and Rebecca Fry [Mercer] [Illman]. He was born July to Sep 1850 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1850 Q3 Vol 7 Page 384
	He married Alma Harriet Frost on 14^th Jul 1873 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, witnesses John Mercer & Ellen Bateman. She was born 1855 at Fordcombe, Kent; christened 28^th Jan 1855 at St. Peter's Church, Fordcombe, Kent. They had the following children:
	i	Richard who was born 1887 at Ashurst, Kent
	ii	Esther who was born 1891 at Ashurst, Kent

	5. John Mercer, farm labourer was the son of George Mercer, farm labourer and Rebecca Fry [Mercer] [Illman]. He was born 1854 at Chiddingstone, Kent
	He married Helen Holmes on July to Sep 1875, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1875 Q3 Vol 2b Page 193. She was born 1857 at Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	John who was born 1876 at Withyham, Sussex
	ii	George Henry who was born 1879 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 1^st Jun 1879 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	iii	Infant who was born Feb 1881 at Speldhurst, Kent

	6. Henry Fry was the son of John Fry and Rebecca Fry [Mercer] [Illman]. He was born 1864 at Withyham, Sussex
	He married Clara Mepham on 1^st May 1886 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1864