The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. John Rabson was the son of Richard Rabson and Constance Rabson [Latter]. He was born 1740 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 16^th Feb 1740 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; buried 18^th Sep 1805 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
	He married (1) Sarah Palmer on 18^th Jun 1771 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, witnesses Richard Rabson & Thomas Waghorne. She was born 1740 at ??; buried 17^th Aug 1776 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, wife of John
	He married (2) Mary Barnaby on 7^th May 1777 at St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex. She was born 1750 at Westerham, Kent; christened 18^th Nov 1750 at St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex; buried 3^rd Feb 1785 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, wife of John. They had the following children:
2	i	Mary who was born Jul 1777 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 13^th Aug 1777 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; buried 13^th Jan 1843 Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 65 years
3	ii	Elizabeth who was born 1778 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 28^th Oct 1778 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; buried 11^th Sep 1816 Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 38 years
4	iii	John who was born 1780 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 1^st Feb 1780 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
	iv	Barnabas who was born 1781 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 21^st Jul 1781 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
	v	William who was born 1782 at Cottenden House, Stonegate, Sussex; christened 6^th Oct 1782 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
	vi	Constant who was born 1784 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 27^th Sep 1784 St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; died 6^th Oct 1784 Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
	He married (3) Mary Noakes on 24^th Apr 1792 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, witness: Thomas Sawyer. She was born 1760 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 6^th Jul 1760 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
5	i	Sophia who was born 22^nd Dec 1792 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 25^th Jan 1793 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of John & Mary Rabson; died 12^th Aug 1881 Indiana, USA
	ii	Frederick who was born 1794 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 7^th May 1794 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of John & Mary Rabson
6	iii	Richard Henry who was born 1796 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 20^th Mar 1796 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of John & Mary Rabson; died Nov 1867 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 71 years; buried 18^th Nov 1867 Mayfield, Sussex
	iv	Harriet who was born 1798 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 28^th Feb 1798 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of John & Mary Rabson
	v	Gilford Vinall who was born 1800 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 19^th Jun 1800 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of John & Mary Rabson

Generation No. 2
	2. Mary Ford [Rabson] was the daughter of John Rabson and Mary Rabson [Barnaby]. She was born Jul 1777 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 13^th Aug 1777 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; buried 13^th Jan 1843 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 65 years
	She married James Ford, farmer on 14^th Jun 1804 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. He was born 1778 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 7^th Jan 1779 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, parents John & Anne Ford. They had the following children:
7	i	James who was born 1809 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 29^th May 1809 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; buried 14^th Oct 1866 Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 57 years
	ii	John who was born 1810 to 1815 at Sussex
	iii	Hannah who was born 1815 to 1820 at Sussex

	3. Elizabeth Oyler [Rabson] was the daughter of John Rabson and Mary Rabson [Barnaby]. She was born 1778 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 28^th Oct 1778 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; buried 11^th Sep 1816 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 38 years
	She married George Oyler on 19^th Jun 1800 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. He was born 1779 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 6^th Jun 1779 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, mother Elizabeth Oyler; buried 10^th Dec 1861 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, aged 82 years. They had the following children:
	i	George who was born 1803 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 31^st May 1803 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; buried 6^th Sep 1823 Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 20 years
	ii	Samuel who was born 1805 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 14^th Jul 1805 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
	iii	Thomas who was born 1810 to 1815 at Sussex

	4. John Rabson was the son of John Rabson and Mary Rabson [Barnaby]. He was born 1780 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 1^st Feb 1780 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
	He married Elizabeth Usherwood on 3^rd Aug 1808 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, Witnesses George & Elizabeth Oyler, John's sister & husband. She was born 1789 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 7^th Dec 1789 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, parents Thomas & Hannah Usherwood. They had the following children:
	i	Mary who was born 1815 to 1820 at Sussex
8	ii	Thomas who was born 1817 at Sussex
	iii	David who was born 1820 to 1825 at Sussex
	iv	Jacob who was born 1822 at Sussex
	v	Stephen who was born 1824 at Sussex
	vi	Lillah who was born 1829 at Sussex
	vii	Ann who was born 1831 at Sussex
	viii	Naomia who was born 1833 at Sussex

	5. Sophia Oyler [Rabson] was the daughter of John Rabson and Mary Rabson [Noakes]. She was born 22^nd Dec 1792 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 25^th Jan 1793 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of John & Mary Rabson; emigrated 1839 to Indiana, USA; died 12^th Aug 1881 at Clark's Hill, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
	She married Samuel Oyler on 28^th Jul 1814 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. He was born c 1792 at ??; emigrated 1839 to Indiana, USA; died 3^rd Jun 1866 at Clark's Hill, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA

	6. Richard Henry Rabson, farmer was the son of John Rabson and Mary Rabson [Noakes]. He was born 1796 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 20^th Mar 1796 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of John & Mary Rabson; died Nov 1867 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 71 years; buried 18^th Nov 1867 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	He married Mary Bailey on 28^th Jan 1819 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. She was born 1796 at Mayfield, Sussex; died Feb 1875 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 79 years; buried 26^th Feb 1875 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
9	i	Henry who was born 1820 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 3^rd Dec 1820 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of Henry (labourer) & Mary Rabson; died Apr 1853 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 32 years; buried 11^th Apr 1853 Mayfield, Sussex
	ii	Ann who was born 23^rd Jul 1823 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 17^th Aug 1823 Shovers Green Chapel, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Henry & Mary Rabson, ceremony performed by George Down
10	iii	Jacob who was born 1828 at Wadhurst, Sussex
11	iv	Joseph who was born 1832 at Mayfield, Sussex
	v	Elizabeth who was born 1836 at Mayfield, Sussex

Generation No. 3
	7. James Ford, butcher was the son of James Ford, farmer and Mary Ford [Rabson]. He was born 1809 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 29^th May 1809 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; buried 14^th Oct 1866 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 57 years
	i	William who was born 1838 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 17^th Jun 1838 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
	He married Elizabeth Jane Barden on 11^th Mar 1838 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. She was born 1821 at Northiam, Sussex; christened 4^th Apr 1821 at St. Mary's Church, Northiam, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Mary who was born 1841 at Ticehurst, Sussex
	ii	James who was born 1843 at Ticehurst, Sussex
	iii	John who was born 1846 at Ticehurst, Sussex

	8. Thomas Rabson was the son of John Rabson and Elizabeth Rabson [Usherwood]. He was born 1817 at Sussex
	He married Caroline Waters on 8^th Apr 1851 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. She was born 28^th Sep 1826 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 12^th Jun 1831 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex

	9. Henry Rabson, farm labourer was the son of Richard Henry Rabson, farmer and Mary Rabson [Bailey]. He was born 1820 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 3^rd Dec 1820 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of Henry (labourer) & Mary Rabson; died Apr 1853 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q2 Vol 2b Page 63, aged 32 years; buried 11^th Apr 1853 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	He married Frances Mann on 24^th Dec 1840 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1819 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 25^th Dec 1819 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Alice Mann, spinster; died Oct to Dec 1904, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1904 Q4 Vol 2b Page 71. They had the following children:
12	i	Lydia who was born 27^th Feb 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1841 Q1 Vol 7 Page 504; christened 3^rd Jul 1853 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1906
13	ii	Leah who was born 25^th Nov 1842 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1842 Q4 Vol 7 Page 439; christened 3^rd Jul 1853 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 17^th Aug 1917 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 74 years; buried after 17^th Aug 1917 Rotherfield, Sussex
	iii	John who was born 25^th Jan 1845 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1845 Q1 Vol 7 Page 496; christened 3^rd Jul 1853 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	iv	Joseph who was born 14^th Apr 1847 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1847 Q2 Vol 7 Page 513; christened 3^rd Jul 1853 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died May 1855 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 8 years; buried 15^th May 1855 Mayfield, Sussex
14	v	Jabez who was born 29^th May 1850 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1850 Q3 Vol 7 Page 531; christened 3^rd Jul 1853 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Oct 1899 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 49 years; buried 3^rd Oct 1899 Rotherfield, Sussex

	10. Jacob Rabson, carpenter was the son of Richard Henry Rabson, farmer and Mary Rabson [Bailey]. He was born 1828 at Wadhurst, Sussex
	He married (1) Elizabeth Waterhouse on Oct to Dec 1850, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1850 Q4 Vol 7 Page 839. She was born 1825 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Edward who was born 1852 at Wadhurst, Sussex
	ii	Mary who was born 1853 at Wadhurst, Sussex
	iii	Henry who was born 1855 at Wadhurst, Sussex
	iv	John who was born 1857 at Wadhurst, Sussex
	v	Joseph who was born 1860 at Wadhurst, Sussex
	vi	Seth Thomas who was born 1861 at Wadhurst, Sussex
	vii	Ann who was born 1863 at Wadhurst, Sussex
	viii	Emma who was born 1865 at Wadhurst, Sussex
	He married (2) Eliza on c 1875. She was born 1842 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Dick who was born 1876 at Wadhurst, Sussex
	ii	Charles G. who was born 1877 at Wadhurst, Sussex
	iii	Sam who was born 1879 at Wadhurst, Sussex

	11. Joseph Rabson, farmer was the son of Richard Henry Rabson, farmer and Mary Rabson [Bailey]. He was born 1832 at Mayfield, Sussex
	He married Emily Moon on 12^th Apr 1852 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. She was born 1830 at Marden, Kent

Generation No. 4
	12. Lydia Cornford [Rabson] was the daughter of Henry Rabson, farm labourer and Frances Gibb [Rabson] [Mann]. She was born 27^th Feb 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1841 Q1 Vol 7 Page 504; christened 3^rd Jul 1853 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1906, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1906 Q1 Vol 2b Page 87
	She married Walter Cornford, master carpenter on 25^th Dec 1867 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1867 Q4 Vol 2b Page 211. He was born 1838 at Wallis, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29^th Apr 1838 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Samuel (farmer) & Lucy Cornford. They had the following children:
	i	Joseph W. who was born 1869 at Tonbridge, Kent
15	ii	Benjamin who was born 1871 at Tonbridge, Kent
	iii	Esli who was born 1874 at Tonbridge, Kent
	iv	Anna who was born 1878 at Rotherfield, Sussex
	v	Gaius Henry who was born Oct to Dec 1879 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q4 Vol 2b Page 121; died May 1881 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 1 year and 8 months; buried 20^th May 1881 Rotherfield, Sussex
	vi	Esther who was born 1882 at Rotherfield, Sussex
	vii	Luther who was born 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex

	13. Leah Fenner [Rabson] was the daughter of Henry Rabson, farm labourer and Frances Gibb [Rabson] [Mann]. She was born 25^th Nov 1842 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1842 Q4 Vol 7 Page 439; christened 3^rd Jul 1853 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 17^th Aug 1917 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1917 Q3 Vol 2b Page 120, aged 74 years; buried after 17^th Aug 1917 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
	She married William George Fenner, farmer and master plumber and glazier on Oct to Dec 1866, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1866 Q4 Vol 2b Page 187. He was born 1848 at Mayfield, Sussex; died 20^th Nov 1907 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 60 years; buried after 20^th Nov 1907 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
16	i	Luther who was born 1868 at Mayfield, Sussex
	ii	George William who was born 1870 at Rotherfield, Sussex
	iii	Frederick John who was born 1872 at Rotherfield, Sussex
	iv	Rebekah who was born 1875 at Rotherfield, Sussex
17	v	David Ebenezer who was born 1877 at Rotherfield, Sussex
	vi	Grace who was born 1883 at Rotherfield, Sussex
18	vii	Henry Rabson who was born 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died 24^th Dec 1947 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 63 years; buried after 24^th Dec 1947 Rotherfield, Sussex

	14. Jabez Rabson was the son of Henry Rabson, farm labourer and Frances Gibb [Rabson] [Mann]. He was born 29^th May 1850 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1850 Q3 Vol 7 Page 531; christened 3^rd Jul 1853 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Oct 1899 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1899 Q4 Vol 2b Page 97, aged 49 years; buried 3^rd Oct 1899 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
	He married Ellen Allcorn on 6^th Feb 1875 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1856 at Gillhams Birch, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1^st Jun 1856 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Joseph Henry who was born 1876 at Rotherfield, Sussex
	ii	Elizabeth who was born 1879 at Rotherfield, Sussex

Generation No. 5
	15. Benjamin Cornford, carpenter was the son of Walter Cornford, master carpenter and Lydia Cornford [Rabson]. He was born 1871 at Tonbridge, Kent
	He married Agnes on c 1891. She was born 1873 at Gomshall, Surrey. They had the following children:
	i	Walter Frank who was born 1898 at Guildford, Surrey
	ii	Annie May who was born 1904 at Guildford, Surrey
	iii	Agnes Grace who was born 1909 at Guildford, Surrey

	16. Luther Fenner, house decorator was the son of William George Fenner, farmer and master plumber and glazier and Leah Fenner [Rabson]. He was born 1868 at Mayfield, Sussex
	He married Winifred Smith on Oct to Dec 1890, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1890 Q4 Vol 2b Page 329. She was born 1871 at Chiddingly, Sussex

	17. David Ebenezer Fenner was the son of William George Fenner, farmer and master plumber and glazier and Leah Fenner [Rabson]. He was born 1877 at Rotherfield, Sussex
	He married Ruth Clements Reeves on July to Sep 1908, registered at Dartford District, Kent, ref: 1908 Q3 Vol 2a Page 1262. She was born Oct to Dec 1886, registered at Dartford District, Kent, ref: 1886 Q4 Vol 2a Page 468

	18. Henry Rabson Fenner was the son of William George Fenner, farmer and master plumber and glazier and Leah Fenner [Rabson]. He was born 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died 24^th Dec 1947 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 63 years; buried after 24^th Dec 1947 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
	He married Beatrice Elizabeth Wickens on Apr to June 1913, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1913 Q2 Vol 2b Page 223. She was born 1890 at Mayfield, Sussex; died 28^th Nov 1963 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 73 years; buried after 28^th Nov 1963 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex