The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Lois Ovenden [Frost] was the daughter of Robert Frost, farm labourer and Lydia Frost [Brizenden]. She was born 8^th Feb 1808 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 21^st Dec 1847 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died May 1891 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 82 years; buried 13^th May 1891 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
	She married Thomas Ovenden, farm labourer on 17^th Mar 1832 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1805; died May 1842 at Stone lodge, Mayfield, Sussex, aged 37 years; buried 22^nd May 1842 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Lois who was born 1833 at Sussex; died Aug 1849 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 19 years, daughter of Thomas and Lois; buried 17^th Aug 1849 Rotherfield, Sussex
2	ii	Thomas who was born 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex

Generation No. 2
	2. Thomas Ovenden, bricklayer was the son of Thomas Ovenden, farm labourer and Lois Ovenden [Frost]. He was born 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex
	He married Eliza Hoath on Apr to June 1878, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1878 Q2 Vol 2b Page 224. She was born 1846 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 15^th Mar 1846 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, daughter of Elias Woodgate (labourer) and Sophia Woodgate; died Apr to June 1909, registered at Camberwell District, London, ref: 1909 Q2 Vol 1d Page 447, aged 64 years. They had the following children:
3	i	Mercy Lois who was born Dec 1878 at The Village, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8^th Dec 1878 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Ovenden (bricklayer) and Eliza Ovenden; died Sep 1946, aged 67 years
	ii	Thomas Robert who was born 11^th Apr 1882 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14^th May 1883 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Ovenden (bricklayer) and Eliza Ovenden; died Jun 1883 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 1 year; buried 29^th Jun 1883 Rotherfield, Sussex
4	iii	William James who was born 13^th Feb 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 13^th Apr 1884 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Ovenden (bricklayer) and Eliza Ovenden

Generation No. 3
	3. Mercy Lois Crocker [Ovenden] was the daughter of Thomas Ovenden, bricklayer and Eliza Ovenden [Hoath] [Woodgate]. She was born Dec 1878 at The Village, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8^th Dec 1878 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Ovenden (bricklayer) and Eliza Ovenden; died Sep 1946, registered at Leicester District, Leicestershire, ref: 1946 Sept Vol 3a Page 522, aged 67 years
	She married John Crocker, chaffeur on July to Sep 1900, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1900 Q3 Vol 2b Page 272. He was born 1869 at Bishops Nympton, Devon. They had the following children:
	i	Rose Evelyn who was born 1902 at Westbourne Park, London, registered at Kensington District, London, ref: 1902 Q3 Vol 1a Page 111
	ii	Arthur George who was born 1905 at Forest Gate, London
	iii	Ivy Lois who was born 1907 at Forest Gate, London

	4. William James Ovenden, builder's bricklayer was the son of Thomas Ovenden, bricklayer and Eliza Ovenden [Hoath] [Woodgate]. He was born 13^th Feb 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 13^th Apr 1884 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Ovenden (bricklayer) and Eliza Ovenden
	He married Harriett Janet Pagden on July to Sep 1906, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1906 Q3 Vol 2b Page 275. She was born 1886 at Jarvis Brook, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Ernest who was born 1907 at Jarvis Brook, Sussex