The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for John Parkes
Generation No. 1
  1. John Parkes He was born 1811 at Ditchling, Sussex
  He married Annesley Bridger on 23rd Apr 1831 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1807 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1807 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Benjamin Bridger and Sarah Bridger. They had the following children:
2 iLucy who was born 1832 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 16th Sep 1832 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Dec 1899 Mayfield, Sussex; buried 9th Dec 1899 Mayfield, Sussex
3 iiCaroline who was born 1835 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 24th Jan 1836 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; buried 25th Jan 1875 Hadlow Down, Sussex, aged 38 years
  iiiWilliam who was born 1835 at Rotherfield, Sussex
4 ivJohn who was born 1839 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  vEdward who was born 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex
5 viThomas who was born 1845 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Lucy Cornford [Parkes] was the daughter of John Parkes and Annesley Parkes [Bridger]. She was born 1832 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 16th Sep 1832 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Dec 1899 at Mayfield, Sussex; buried 9th Dec 1899 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married John Cornford, farmer on 17th Apr 1863 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1841 at Burwash, Sussex; died 15th Jun 1913 at Horns Lodge Farm, Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 19113 Q2 Vol 2b Page 161; buried 18th Jun 1913 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  3. Caroline Woodgate [Parkes] was the daughter of John Parkes and Annesley Parkes [Bridger]. She was born 1835 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 24th Jan 1836 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; buried 25th Jan 1875 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, aged 38 years
  She married Henry Woodgate on 1st Dec 1855 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. He was born 1828 at Buxted, Sussex, twin of William Horace; christened 7th Sep 1828 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iArthur Luther who was born 1858 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 11th Jun 1858 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; buried 20th Jun 1858 Hadlow Down, Sussex, aged 4 months, record says he was buried on 20th May but he was baptised on 11th June
  iiJohn who was born 1860 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 20th Jan 1861 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
6 iiiAnsley who was born 1870 at Mayfield, Sussex
  ivLucy who was born 1874 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 3rd Feb 1874 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; buried 26th Mar 1890 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 16 years
   
  4. John Parkes was the son of John Parkes and Annesley Parkes [Bridger]. He was born 1839 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Harriet on c 1858. She was born 1838 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHenry who was born 1863 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiNancy who was born 1866 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  5. Thomas Parkes was the son of John Parkes and Annesley Parkes [Bridger]. He was born 1845 at Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Mary Ann Edith Fenner on 26th May 1875 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1849 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Nov 1849 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Charles Fenner (labourer) & Ann Fenner. They had the following children:
  iJohn Thomas who was born 1877 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiHarry who was born 1878 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiAnn who was born Apr 1880 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  6. Ansley Woodgate was the daughter of Henry Woodgate and Caroline Woodgate [Parkes]. She was born 1870 at Mayfield, Sussex
  She married unknown father on 1886. They had the following children:
7 iWilliam Henry who was born 1887 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Feb 1887 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, mother Ansley Woodgate, base born
   
Generation No. 4
  7. William Henry Woodgate was the son of unknown father and Ansley Woodgate. He was born 1887 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Feb 1887 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, mother Ansley Woodgate, base born
  He married Charlotte Phoebe Reeves on 31st Oct 1908 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, witnesses David & Florence Lily Reeves. She was born 1886 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th May 1886 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
   

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