The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Thomas Read
Generation No. 1
  1. Thomas Read He was born 14th Oct 1798 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 10th Nov 1798 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents Thomas & Elizabeth Read
  He married Elizabeth Nash on 7th Apr 1817 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. She was born 16th Jul 1795 at Frant, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1795 at Lady Huntingdons Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; buried 16th Feb 1825 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, aged 26 years. They had the following children:
2 iRichard who was born 1818 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1818 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
3 iiCharlotte who was born 26th Dec 1821 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 31st Mar 1822 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
4 iiiCaroline who was born 5th May 1824 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 24th Oct 1824 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; buried 8th Apr 1856 Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 31 years
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Richard Reed was the son of Thomas Read and Elizabeth Read [Nash]. He was born 1818 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1818 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Mary Ann Groves on 27th Apr 1844 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. She was born 1823 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 16th Feb 1823 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents Thomas & Elizabeth Groves. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 1845 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiElizabeth who was born 1847 at Wadhurst, Sussex
5 iiiJohn who was born May 1850 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  3. Charlotte Tompsett [Reed] was the daughter of Thomas Read and Elizabeth Read [Nash]. She was born 26th Dec 1821 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 31st Mar 1822 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  iHenry Jnr who was born 1844 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  She married Henry Tompsett on 5th Oct 1844 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, witnesses James Manktelow & Martha Gardner. He was born 1815 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 7th May 1815 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents William & Mary Tompsett. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 1847 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  iiHarriett who was born 1849 at Ticehurst, Sussex
   
  4. Caroline Palmer [Nash] was the daughter of Thomas Read and Elizabeth Read [Nash]. She was born 5th May 1824 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 24th Oct 1824 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; buried 8th Apr 1856 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 31 years
  She married James Palmer on 10th Oct 1844 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, witnesses Elizabeth & Edward Groves. He was born 1817 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1817 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
6 iMary Ann who was born 21st Mar 1845 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 3rd Apr 1845 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiPhiladelphia who was born 1849 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  5. John Reed was the son of Richard Reed and Mary Ann Reed [Groves]. He was born May 1850 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Marie on c 1872. She was born 1852 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWalter who was born 1877 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiHenry who was born Jul 1880 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  6. Mary Ann Attwood [Palmer] was the daughter of James Palmer and Caroline Palmer [Nash]. She was born 21st Mar 1845 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 3rd Apr 1845 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married Horace Attwood on 14th Jul 1862 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. He was born 1st Mar 1841 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 28th Mar 1841 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents William & Elizabeth Attwood. They had the following children:
  iFrederick who was born 1863 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 1865 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiNancy who was born 1867 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivCharley who was born 1872 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  vMinnie who was born 1877 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viAda who was born 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viiHarriett who was born Jun 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   

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