Eldred Merl Porter

b. 8 January 1909, d. 2 January 1989

Parents:

Father: David Wight Porter b. 7 Apr 1875, d. 5 Oct 1941
Mother: Sarah Ann Ashdown b. 19 Mar 1876, d. 21 Apr 1918
Last Edited: 30 Jul 2019

Family:

Alice Fife b. 2 Dec 1912, d. 12 Aug 1979

Alice Fife

b. 2 December 1912, d. 12 August 1979
Last Edited: 30 Jul 2019

Family:

Eldred Merl Porter b. 8 Jan 1909, d. 2 Jan 1989

Edward Poole

Last Edited: 31 Jul 2019

Family:

Sarah Terry b. 15 Apr 1774

Children:

Edward Poole b. 19 May 1799
Caroline Poole+ b. 1 Feb 1801
Eliza Poole b. 10 Apr 1803
Francis John Poole b. 18 Aug 1805
John Poole+ b. 17 Nov 1808, d. 23 Jul 1887
Ann Poole b. 19 May 1810

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

John Poole

b. 17 November 1808, d. 23 July 1887

Parents:

Father: Edward Poole
Mother: Sarah Terry b. 15 Apr 1774
Last Edited: 23 Nov 2021

Family:

Sarah Elizabeth Ann Smith b. 2 Dec 1817, d. 23 Sep 1894

Child:

Caroline Alice Poole b. 1852, d. 1930

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Sarah Elizabeth Ann Smith

b. 2 December 1817, d. 23 September 1894
Last Edited: 23 Nov 2021

Family:

John Poole b. 17 Nov 1808, d. 23 Jul 1887

Child:

Caroline Alice Poole b. 1852, d. 1930

Caroline Poole

b. 1 February 1801

Parents:

Father: Edward Poole
Mother: Sarah Terry b. 15 Apr 1774
Last Edited: 31 Jul 2019

Family:

John Stocks b. 18 Jul 1800, d. 1868

Child:

Hannah Stocks b. 1 Nov 1840, d. 1906

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Edward Poole

b. 19 May 1799

Parents:

Father: Edward Poole
Mother: Sarah Terry b. 15 Apr 1774
Last Edited: 31 Jul 2019

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Eliza Poole

b. 10 April 1803

Parents:

Father: Edward Poole
Mother: Sarah Terry b. 15 Apr 1774
Last Edited: 31 Jul 2019

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Francis John Poole

b. 18 August 1805

Parents:

Father: Edward Poole
Mother: Sarah Terry b. 15 Apr 1774
Last Edited: 31 Jul 2019

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Ann Poole

b. 19 May 1810

Parents:

Father: Edward Poole
Mother: Sarah Terry b. 15 Apr 1774
Last Edited: 31 Jul 2019

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

John Stocks

b. 18 July 1800, d. 1868
Last Edited: 31 Jul 2019

Family:

Caroline Poole b. 1 Feb 1801

Child:

Hannah Stocks b. 1 Nov 1840, d. 1906

Citations

  1. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Hannah Stocks

b. 1 November 1840, d. 1906

Parents:

Father: John Stocks b. 18 Jul 1800, d. 1868
Mother: Caroline Poole b. 1 Feb 1801
Last Edited: 31 Jul 2019

Family:

Richard Ashdown b. 1839, d. 1905

Richard Ashdown

b. 1839, d. 1905

Parents:

Father: George Ashdown b. 11 Nov 1816, d. 1898
Mother: Martha Sands b. 14 Mar 1812, d. 1880
Last Edited: 31 Jul 2019

Family:

Hannah Stocks b. 1 Nov 1840, d. 1906

George Ashdown

b. 11 November 1816, d. 1898

Parents:

Father: Daniel Ashdown b. 10 Apr 1789, d. 6 Dec 1871
Mother: Ann Piper b. 27 Nov 1791, d. 28 Mar 1873
Last Edited: 31 Jul 2019

Family:

Martha Sands b. 14 Mar 1812, d. 1880

Child:

Richard Ashdown b. 1839, d. 1905

Citations

  1. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 3107."
  2. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

Martha Sands

b. 14 March 1812, d. 1880

Parents:

Father: Samuel Sands
Mother: Mary Hook
Last Edited: 31 Jul 2019

Family 1:

William Vinall d. 1834

Family 2:

George Ashdown b. 11 Nov 1816, d. 1898

Child:

Richard Ashdown b. 1839, d. 1905

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

William Vinall

d. 1834
Last Edited: 31 Jul 2019

Family:

Martha Sands b. 14 Mar 1812, d. 1880

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  2. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Samuel Sands

Last Edited: 31 Jul 2019

Family:

Mary Hook

Child:

Martha Sands+ b. 14 Mar 1812, d. 1880

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

Mary Hook

Last Edited: 31 Jul 2019

Family:

Samuel Sands

Child:

Martha Sands+ b. 14 Mar 1812, d. 1880

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

Isabel Ashdown

b. 25 May 1834, d. 10 October 1906

Parents:

Father: William Ashdown b. 28 Feb 1808, d. 29 Sep 1884
Mother: Jemima Baker b. 20 Jul 1808, d. c 1839
Last Edited: 1 Aug 2019

Family:

Abraham Anderson b. 26 Oct 1835, d. 19 Sep 1924

Child:

Francis Joseph Anderson b. 1856, d. 1913

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S504] Website "Findagrave" (http://www.findagrave.com/) "MEMORIAL ID: 143418929."

William Ashdown

b. 28 February 1808, d. 29 September 1884

Parents:

Father: James Ashdown b. 2 May 1783, d. 2 Mar 1851
Mother: Mary Briant b. 14 Jan 1787, d. 21 Jun 1868
Last Edited: 6 Apr 2020
  • Birth*: William Ashdown was born on 28 February 1808 at Waldron, Sussex, EnglandB.1,2
  • He was the son of James Ashdown and Mary Briant.
  • Baptism: William Ashdown was baptized on 27 March 1808 at Independent Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, EnglandB, (written at side of page.)2
  • Anecdote*: William Ashdown, brother to Richard Ashdown, sons of James and Mary Briant, did exist as his information was submitted to the Mormon church in 1885 (presumably by Richard Ashdown).
  • Marriage*: William Ashdown married Jemima Baker, daughter of John Baker and Sarah Chapman, on 13 December 1833 at Heathfield, Sussex, EnglandB, both of this parish.3
  • Occupation*: William Ashdown was a sawyer in 1835.4
  • Emigration*: William Ashdown and Jemima Baker emigrated in 1838 to New South Wales, Australia, on the ship "William Metcalfe". States William is a native of Waldron, Sussex and the son of James (a sawyer and labourer of the same place) and Mary Bryan [Briant] his wife. Age on embarkation: 30 years 28 Feb 1837 (possibly the date he was 30 years). Jemima is a native of Mayfield and daughter of John Baker, labourer, and Sarah chatiman[Chapman] his wife of the same place. Her calling is dressmaker. Accompanied by children Isabella, Edwin and Owen.1
  • Death*: William Ashdown died on 29 September 1884 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia, at age 76.5

Family:

Jemima Baker b. 20 Jul 1808, d. c 1839

Children:

Isabel Ashdown+ b. 25 May 1834, d. 10 Oct 1906
Edwin Ashdown b. 6 Dec 1835
Owen Ashdown b. 29 Apr 1838

Citations

  1. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 for William Ashdown."
  2. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 3107."
  3. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  4. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  5. [S504] Website "Findagrave" (http://www.findagrave.com/) "MEMORIAL ID: 143417567."

Jemima Baker

b. 20 July 1808, d. circa 1839

Parents:

Father: John Baker
Mother: Sarah Chapman
Last Edited: 6 Apr 2020
  • Birth*: Jemima Baker was born on 20 July 1808 at Sussex, England.1
  • She was the daughter of John Baker and Sarah Chapman.
  • Baptism: Jemima Baker was baptized on 21 August 1808 at Mayfield, Sussex, EnglandB.2
  • Marriage*: Jemima Baker married John Verrall, son of John Verrall and Mary (?), on 14 November 1827 at Framfield, Sussex, EnglandB, both of this parish.3
  • Married Name: As of 14 November 1827, her married name was Verrall.
  • Marriage*: Jemima Baker married William Ashdown, son of James Ashdown and Mary Briant, on 13 December 1833 at Heathfield, Sussex, EnglandB, both of this parish.3
  • Married Name: As of 13 December 1833, her married name was Ashdown.
  • Emigration*: Jemima Baker and William Ashdown emigrated in 1838 to New South Wales, Australia, on the ship "William Metcalfe". States William is a native of Waldron, Sussex and the son of James (a sawyer and labourer of the same place) and Mary Bryan [Briant] his wife. Age on embarkation: 30 years 28 Feb 1837 (possibly the date he was 30 years). Jemima is a native of Mayfield and daughter of John Baker, labourer, and Sarah chatiman[Chapman] his wife of the same place. Her calling is dressmaker. Accompanied by children Isabella, Edwin and Owen.1
  • Death*: Jemima Baker died circa 1839 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia.

Family 1:

John Verrall b. 10 Feb 1799

Child:

John Verrall b. 27 Jan 1828

Family 2:

William Ashdown b. 28 Feb 1808, d. 29 Sep 1884

Children:

Isabel Ashdown+ b. 25 May 1834, d. 10 Oct 1906
Edwin Ashdown b. 6 Dec 1835
Owen Ashdown b. 29 Apr 1838

Citations

  1. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 for William Ashdown."
  2. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  3. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

John Verrall

b. 10 February 1799

Parents:

Father: John Verrall b. c 1770
Mother: Mary (?)
Last Edited: 1 Aug 2019

Family:

Jemima Baker b. 20 Jul 1808, d. c 1839

Child:

John Verrall b. 27 Jan 1828

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

John Verrall

b. 27 January 1828

Parents:

Father: John Verrall b. 10 Feb 1799
Mother: Jemima Baker b. 20 Jul 1808, d. c 1839
Last Edited: 31 Jul 2019

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Abraham Anderson

b. 26 October 1835, d. 19 September 1924
Last Edited: 1 Aug 2019

Family:

Isabel Ashdown b. 25 May 1834, d. 10 Oct 1906

Child:

Francis Joseph Anderson b. 1856, d. 1913

Citations

  1. [S504] Website "Findagrave" (http://www.findagrave.com/) "MEMORIAL ID: 143418201."

Edwin Ashdown

b. 6 December 1835

Parents:

Father: William Ashdown b. 28 Feb 1808, d. 29 Sep 1884
Mother: Jemima Baker b. 20 Jul 1808, d. c 1839
Last Edited: 31 Jul 2019

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Owen Ashdown

b. 29 April 1838

Parents:

Father: William Ashdown b. 28 Feb 1808, d. 29 Sep 1884
Mother: Jemima Baker b. 20 Jul 1808, d. c 1839
Last Edited: 31 Jul 2019

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

John Baker

Last Edited: 31 Jul 2019

Family:

Sarah Chapman

Child:

Jemima Baker+ b. 20 Jul 1808, d. c 1839

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

Sarah Chapman

Last Edited: 31 Jul 2019

Family:

John Baker

Child:

Jemima Baker+ b. 20 Jul 1808, d. c 1839

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

Mildred Ashdown

b. 30 June 1805

Parents:

Father: William Ashdown b. 22 Nov 1777, d. 16 Mar 1852
Mother: Frances Jervis b. 19 Mar 1786, d. 1871
Last Edited: 13 Apr 2020

Citations

  1. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 3107."
  2. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/).

Isaac Ashdown

b. circa 1845

Parents:

Father: William Ashdown b. 29 Apr 1809, d. 23 Oct 1884
Mother: Elizabeth Delves b. c 1805
Last Edited: 1 Aug 2019

Citations

  1. [S16] 1851 Census for England "Class: HO107; Piece: 1638; Folio: 254; Page: 12; GSU roll: 193541."