The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Elizabeth Amherst [Kerrill], daughter of Thomas Kerrill and Mary Kerrill [Dobson]
Generation No. 1
  1. Elizabeth Amherst [Kerrill] was the daughter of Thomas Kerrill and Mary Kerrill [Dobson]. She was born 1694 at Hadlow, Kent, daughter of Thomas Kerrill of Hadlow; christened 28th Jul 1694 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent
  She married Jeffrey Amherst on 10th Feb 1712/13 at St. Martin's Church, Brasted, Kent. He was born 1677 at Warnham, Sussex; christened 29th Jul 1677 at Warnham, Sussex; died 21st Oct 1750. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth who was born 1714 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened Jun 1714 Sevenoaks, Kent
  iiSackville who was born 1715 at Sevenoaks, Kent; died 12th Dec 1763
2 iiiJeffrey who was born 29th Jan 1716/17 at Brook Place, Sevenoaks, Kent; died 3rd Aug 1797 Sevenoaks, Kent; buried 10th Aug 1797 Sevenoaks, Kent
  ivJohn who was born 6th Jan 1717/18 at Sevenoaks, Kent; died 14th Feb 1778
  vMargaret who was born 3rd Feb 1718 at Sevenoaks, Kent; died 9th May 1735
  viMary who was born 1720 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened Dec 1720 Sevenoaks, Kent
  viiThomas who was born 1725 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 29th May 1725 Sevenoaks, Kent
  viiiSidney who was born 1728 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 22nd Sep 1728 Sevenoaks, Kent
  ixCharles who was born 1729 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 16th Sep 1729 Sevenoaks, Kent
3 xLt.-Gen. William who was born 1732 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 5th Feb 1732 Sevenoaks, Kent; died 1781
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Holmesdale was the son of Jeffrey Amherst and Elizabeth Amherst [Kerrill]. He was born 29th Jan 1716/17 at Brook Place, Sevenoaks, Kent; died 3rd Aug 1797 at Montreal Park, Sevenoaks, Kent; buried 10th Aug 1797 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
  iMajor General Jeffrey who was born c 1752; died 1814
  He married (1) Jane Dalison on 20th May 1753 at Gray's inn Chapel, London. She was born 14th Feb 1722/23, daughter of Thomas Dalison and Jane Etherington; died 7th Jan 1765 at Tonbridge, Kent
  He married (2) Elizabeth Carey on 26th Mar 1767 at St James, Westminster, London. She was born c 1740, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Hon. George Cary and Isabella Ingram; died 22nd May 1830 at Hill Steet, London
   
  3. Lt.-Gen. William Amherst was the son of Jeffrey Amherst and Elizabeth Amherst [Kerrill]. He was born 1732 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 5th Feb 1732 at Sevenoaks, Kent; died 1781
  He married Elizabeth Paterson on 31st Mar 1766 at St George, Hanover Square, London. She was born c 1735; died 1776/77. They had the following children:
4 iSir William Pitt who was born 14th Jan 1773 at Bath, Somerset; died 13th Mar 1857 Sevenoaks, Kent; buried 21st Mar 1857 Sevenoaks, Kent
  iiElizabeth Frances who was born 1774 at Bath, Somerset; christened 23rd Jan 1774 Bath, Somerset
  iiiHarriot who was born 1775 at Hampshire
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Sir William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan was the son of Lt.-Gen. William Amherst and Elizabeth Amherst [Paterson]. He was born 14th Jan 1773 at Bath, Somerset; died 13th Mar 1857 at Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent; buried 21st Mar 1857 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
  He married (1) Hon. Sarah Windsor on 24th Jul 1800. She was born 19th Jul 1762; died 27th May 1838 at 66 Grosvenor Street, London; buried 5th Jun 1838 at Riverhead, Kent. They had the following children:
  iHon. Jeffrey who was born 29th Aug 1802 at Montreal Park, Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 16th Oct 1802 Montreal Park, Sevenoaks, Kent; died 2nd Aug 1826 India
  iiSarah who was born c 1803
5 iiiWilliam Pitt who was born 3rd Sep 1805 at Grosvenor St, St Georges, London; died 26th Mar 1886 Sevenoaks, Kent
  ivFrederick who was born c 1807
  He married (2) Lady Mary Windsor on 25th May 1839 at Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent. She was born 30th Jul 1792 at London; died 20th Jul 1864 at Bournemouth, Dorset; buried 28th Jul 1864 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  5. William Pitt Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst of Arracan was the son of Sir William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan and Hon. Sarah Amherst [Windsor] [Archer]. He was born 3rd Sep 1805 at Grosvenor St, St Georges, London; died 26th Mar 1886 at Montreal Park, Sevenoaks, Kent
  He married Gertrude Percy on 12th Jul 1834. She was born 30th Aug 1814 at Bishbourne, Kent, daughter of Rt. Rev. Hon. Hugh Percy and Mary Manners-Sutton; died 27th Apr 1890 at 32 Rutland Gate, London. They had the following children:
  iWilliam Archer who was born 26th Mar 1836 at Lower Brook Street, Mayfair, London; christened 3rd May 1836 St George's Church, Hanover Square, London; died 14th Aug 1910 Sevenoaks, Kent; buried 18th Aug 1910 Riverhead, Kent
  iiLady Mary Sarah Percy who was born 8th May 1837 at Marylebone, London; died 17th Dec 1892
  iiiGertrude Elizabeth who was born 1842 at Sevenoaks, Kent
6 ivLady Constance Harriet who was born 1843 at Sevenoaks, Kent; died 7th Oct 1879
  vJeffery Charles who was born 1845 at Sevenoaks, Kent
  viJoseline who was born 1847 at St Georges, London
  viiLady Margaret C. who was born 1849 at Grosvenor St, St Georges, London
  viiiElinor who was born 1850 at Sevenoaks, Kent
  ixLady Charlotte F. who was born 1852 at Sevenoaks, Kent
7 xHugh who was born 30th Jan 1856 at Sevenoaks, Kent; died 7th Mar 1927; buried 12th May 1927
   
Generation No. 5
  6. Lady Constance Harriet Middleton [Amherst] was the daughter of William Pitt Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst of Arracan and Gertrude Amherst [Percy], Countess Amherst of Arracan. She was born 1843 at Sevenoaks, Kent; died 7th Oct 1879
  She married Sir Arthur Edward Middleton, 7th Baronet Middleton, of Belsay Castle on 8th Nov 1871. He was born 12th Jan 1838 at Hawohough ?, Northumberland, son of Charles Atticus Monck and Laura Ridley. They had the following children:
  iGilbert William who was born 23rd Aug 1872 at St. George's Church, Hanover Square, London; died 1st Jan 1896
  iiSir Charles Arthur who was born 22nd Oct 1873 at St. George's Church, Hanover Square, London; died 22nd Feb 1942
  iiiGertrude Mary who was born 24th May 1875 at St Margarets, Westminster, London; died 19th Jun 1909
  ivElinor Isabel who was born 2nd Nov 1876 at Bolan, Northumberland; died 5th Oct 1942
  vHugh Jeffery who was born 1st Oct 1879 at Bolan, Northumberland; died 10th Aug 1914
   
  7. Hugh Amherst, 4th Earl Amherst of Arracan was the son of William Pitt Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst of Arracan and Gertrude Amherst [Percy], Countess Amherst of Arracan. He was born 30th Jan 1856 at Sevenoaks, Kent; died 7th Mar 1927; buried 12th May 1927 at Golders Green Cemetery
  He married Eleanor Clementina St. Aubyn on 2nd Jan 1896. She was born c 1860. They had the following children:
  iJeffery John who was born 13th Dec 1896; died 4th Mar 1993
   

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