Children of Thomas and Mary
2......Thomas bap 23 Jul 1741
3......Thomas bap 3 Oct 1742
3a....Ann bap 23 Feb 1743
3b....Mary bap Jun 1745 Chelsworth bur 23 May 1853 Kettlebaston m (a) John CUTTING 25 Jun 1778 (b) William DEAVES 31 Jan 1786 Chelsworth
3c....Elizabeth bap 8 Feb 1746 Chelsworth m Christopher BERRY 14 Apr 1783 Chelsworth
3d....Sarah bap 7 Jan 1748 Chelsworth m William HALSTED 16 May 1780 Chelsworth

Children of Thomas and Elizabeth
3e....Samuel bap 16 Oct 1757 Chelsworth
3f....Mary bap 8 Apr 1760 Chelsworth
3g....William b 1761 bur 15 Jul 1761 Chelsworth
3h....Elizabeth bap 8 Jan 1762 Chelsworth
3i....Christian (female) bap 28 May 1765 Chelsworth
3j....John bap 28 May 1765 Chelsworth

GENERATION 2

Children of William and Grace
5......William bap 23 Aug 1739 Whatfield
6......Samuel bap 15 Jan 1741 Whatfield
7......John bap 8 Feb 1743 Whatfield bur 3 Mar 1743 Whatfield
8......Temperence bap 6 Apr 1745 Whatfield
9......Grace bap 27 Dec 1747 Whatfield
10....Deborah bap 14 Oct 1750 Whatfield
11....Edward bap 10 Apr 1754 Whatfield
12....Thomas bap 26 Apr 1756 Whatfield bur 30 Apr 1756 Whatfield
13....Sarah bap 23 Jul 1758 Whatfield

Note: Thomas was a cordwainer and on 18 Nov 1782 was a witness in court

Children of Thomas and Ann
14......Anne b 1762 Monks Eleigh bap 15 Aug 1762 Monks Eleigh d 1844 Braintree bur 10 Oct 1844 Lavenham m (a) Benjamin WHITING 6 Mar 1781 (b) William RASHBROOK
15......Mary b abt 1764 Hitcham m Jacob WHYATT of Bramford 10 Oct 1785
15a....Richard b 1764 Monks Eleigh
16......William b abt 1765 Hitcham bur 12 May 1805 Whatfield
17......John bap 25 Dec 1767 Hitcham bur 5 Nov 1809 Hitcham
18......Elizabeth b 1770 Hitcham bap 28 Dec 1770 bur 25 Mar 1771 Hitcham
19......Joseph Alliston b 5 Mar 1772 Hitcham bur 24 May 1773 Hitcham
21......Elizabeth bap 26 Mar 1774 Hitcham bap 26 Mar 1774 Hitcham
22......Edward bap 22 Jan 1777 Hitchambap 22 Jan 1777 Hitcham
23......Samuel bap 22 Jan 1777 Hitcham
23a....Thomas bap 23 Feb 1778 Hitcham bur 29 Jul 1779 Hitcham
23b....Thomas bap 5 Nov 1780 Hitcham

GENERATION 3

Children of William and Ann
14b......William bap 2 Jun 1784 Lavenham
Note: In 1851 he was an ag lab in Braintree
14c......Joseph bap 8 Apr 1787 Lavenham d 14 Jul 1876 aged 89
Note: Joseph was a retired farmer in Panfield, Essex in 1871
14d......Samuel dob unknown
14e......Susanna dob unknown
14f......Marybap 16 Feb 1794 Lavenham m Abraham Munnings RAY 14 Oct 1818 Polstead
14g......Maria bap 16 Mar 1798 Lavenham d 18 Dec 1854 Cockfield bur 26 Dec 1854 Lavenham aged 57 m George SCOTT 8 Nov 1821 Lavenham
14h......Robertbap 30 Jun 1800 Lavenham. d 1868 Sudbury bur 18 Jun 1868 Lavenham aged 67
Note: In 1851 Robert was a master baker in Ballingdon, Suffolk
14i......Charles bap 12 Jun 1805 Lavenham d 3 Oct 1894 Hove, West Sussex aged 89
Note: Charles was a butcher in Braintree in 1841 and by 1851 he was a master butcher employing one man and farmer of 50 acres employing 3 men in Braintree. 1861 saw him still a butcher (employing 1 man and 1 boy), as well as being a farmer of 60 acres in Braintree (employing 4 man and one boy) He moved to a 108 acre farm at Panfield where he employed 4 men and 3 boys, and by 1881 this had changed to 5 labourers and one boy.

Note: Sarah married as a widow Samuel CUTTING, widower 12 Jun 1810. Witnesses were John Garrard and William Buckledee

Children of William and Sarah
24......Sarah bap Feb 1786 Whatfield
25......William bap 27 May 1787 Whatfield bur 14 Dec 1787 Whatfield
26......Deborah bap 9 Sep 1788 Whatfield Witnessed marriage of Sarah and James Green below
27......Elizabeth bap 5 Apr 1789 Whatfield
28......William bap 13 Dec 1791 Whatfield m Hannah DEATH 13 Oct 1813 Whatfield
Note: witnesses to wedding of William and Hannah were John DEATH and Deborah CLARKE

Children of Thomas and Ann
29......Ann bap 16 Nov 1794 Whatfield bur 15 Jul 1801
30......Elizabeth bap 22 Nov 1795 Whatfield d 12 Jul 1801
31......Sarah bap 18 Jun 1797 Whatfield m Thomas GOSLING 20 Jun 1823 Whatfield
Note: Witnesses to wedding of Sarah and Thomas were John RAMPLIN and Ann RAMPLIN
32......John bap 16 Mar 1800 Whatfield
33......Amy bap 11 Apr 1803 Whatfield m Robert GRAINGER
34......Ann b 9 Jul 1804 bap 15 Jul 1804 Whatfield bur 2 Sep 1842 m John CARR 14 May 1824
Note: Witnesses to the wedding were Abraham WRIGHT and 25 Deborah RAMPLIN (who signed her own name)
35......Deborah b 17 Oct 1807 Whatfield m Robert GREEN of Semer 10 Nov 1829, signing her own name
See Green Branch here

Note: Witnesses to the wedding were Farrow GREEN and Amy GREEN
36......James bap 24 Feb 1811 Whatfield m Susan ELMORE
37......Harriet 1816 Whatfield d 1854

Children of John and Alice
37a......John Covell b 28 Mar 1790 Hitcham bap 24 May 1790 Hitcham d 1840 Lavenham bur 14 Oct 1840 Hitcham aged 50
37b......Ann b 1792 d 1877
37c......Alice b 23 Feb 1795 Hitcham bap 26 May 1795 Hitcham d 1797 Hitcham
37d......Susan b 4 Aug 1797 Hitcham bap 25 Feb 1798 Hitcham
37e......Joseph b 1800
37f......Benjamin b 15 May 1803 Hitcham bap 21 Jul 1803 Hitcham bur 29 Aug 1803 Hitcham

Child of John and Alice
37g......Alice b 20 Jul 1805 Hitcham bap 20 Apr 1806 Hitcham bur 28 Jul 1884 Hitcham aged 82

GENERATION 4

Note: Witnesses to wedding of John and Jane were Ann Ramplin and John WRIGHT. John was an ag lab in 1841 in Whatfield and an ag lab in Hadleigh in 1851 John, still an ag lab, and Jane were living in Hadleigh in 1861. In 1871 John was an ag lab out of work. John was a widower labourer, aged 81 living with Thomas LAST in Hadleigh in 1881

Children of John and Jane
39a....William bap 12 Jul 1824 Whatfield bur 19 Jan 1893 Hadleigh
39b....James bap 24 Dec 1826 Whatfield
39c....Catherine b 30 Apr 1829 bur 20 May 1829
39d....Ann bap 30 Apr 1829 Whatfield
40......Caroline b 1838 bap 1 Aug 1841 Whatfield
41......Harriet b 1841 Whatfield
42......John bap 17 Apr 1842 Elmsett m Catherine CLARK nee BUCKLEDEE bef 1881
Note: in 1881 John was an unemployed general labourer in Lambeth, and a labourer in 1891 and 1901. Catherine already had 6 children at the time of marriage.

Note: Witnesses to the wedding were Robert POTTER and Maria BRADBROOKE The family were living in Whatfield in 1851 and 1871. In 1859 James is recorded as a husbandman, and in 1861, 1871 and 1877 he was a shepherd. In 1881 they were at Hole Farm, Whatfield
Children of James and Susan
43......James bap 30 Aug 1840 Whatfield Labourer
44......Susanna bap 29 May 1842 Whatfield m Jonathan HOLDER 7 Nov 1863 Whatfield
45......Sarah Ann bap 17 May 1844 Whatfield m John GREEN 12 Jul 1870 Whatfield
Note: Witnesses were Walter LLOYD and Mary Ann RAMPLIN
46......Mary Ann bap 27 Aug 1848 Whatfield m Samuel HINES (b 1849) 3 Oct 1868 Whatfield
Note: Samuel's father was shown as Haggai HINES and witnesses were William HOLDER and Sarah RAMPLIN
47......John bap 2 Jul 1851 Whatfield m Elizabeth CLIFFORD (b 1857) 14 Jul 1876 Whatfield
Note: John was an ag lab in 1871. Elizabeth was the daughter of John HINES, labourer and Elizabeth. Witness: Elizabeth CLIFFORD
48......Thomas b 30 Jun 1859 Whatfield bap 5 Sep 1859 Whatfield shepherd in 1881
49......Frederick b 1853 Whatfield, a shepherd in Hadleigh m Louise MOWLES 22 Oct 1875
Note: Louise was the daughter of John MOWLES, labourer. Witnesses were Walter MOWLES and Elizabeth CLIFFORD

Note: James and Elizabeth RAMPLIN were witnesses to the first wedding; John and Rebecca CARR were witnesses to the second.

Children of John and Harriet
50......John 3rd qr 1838 [Cosford 12 409]
51......Alfred b 3rd qr 1839 [Cosford 12 316]

Children of William and Harriet
52......Charles Walter b 3rd qr 1849 [Cosford 12 331]
53......William b 4th qr 1852 [Cosford 4a 375] m Angelina GARROD (b 3rd qr 1842 [Stow 12 395]) 2nd qr 1877 [Cosford 4a 665]

Children of David and Alice
D1......Robert b 1826
D2......Ann b 1827
D3......John dob unknown
D4......Joseph b 1835
D5......Dennis b 1836 Hitcham
Note: Dennis was an unmarried bricklayer in 1861 living with parents
D6......Sarah dob unknown
D7......Sarah b 1840/1 Hitcham
D8......William dob unknown

Note Walter was an ag lab in 1871 when the family was at Stone Street, Hadleigh, and shown as "formerly ag lab" in 1891 when Susan was a housekeeper at Bridge Street, Hadleigh for the Gayford family, both still shown as married. Lizzie seems to be looking after Dad in 1891

Children of Walter and Susan
53a......Agnes b 1855
53b......Jane b 1862
53c......George Henry b 3rd qr 1864 [Cosford 4a 430]
Note: In 1881 George was a farm labourer
53d......Eliza Harris b 2nd qr 1867 [Cosford 4a 430] m Frederick CLARKE 3rd qr 1884 [Hoxne 4a 969]
53e......Lizzie Agnes b 3rd qr 1874 [Cosford 4a 510]
53f......Emily b 1871/2

Note: In 1871 James was a marine store dealer but in 1881 he was an ag lab. The family lived in Benton Street, Hadleigh

Children of James and Elizabeth
A1......Caroline b 3rd qr 1859 Hadleigh [Cosford 4a 413]
A2......Alice Florence b 1st qr 1862 Hadleigh [Cosford 4a 424]
A3......James b 1865 [1871 census]
A4......Frederick John b 3rd qr 1870 Hadleigh [Cosford 4a 465]
A5......Alfred b 3rd qr 1873 Hadleigh [Cosford 4a 482]
A6......Ada b 4th qr 1880 Hadleigh [Cosford 4a 553]

GENERATION 5

Note: Jane was the daughter of John DURRANT, labourer and witnesses were John WHYMARK and Sarah Ann DURRANT They were living at the Street, Whatfield in 1861and at Ivy Tree Cottages in 1871 when James was an ag lab.

Children of James and Jane
54......Susan b 1856 [1861 census]
54a....James b 4th qr 1862 [Cosford 4a 418]
55......Walter b 4th qr 1864 [Cosford 4a 424]
56......Jane b 4th qr 1866 [Cosford 4a 458]
57......Edgar b 2nd qr 1868 [Cosford 4a 465]
58......Frederick b 3rd qr 1870 [Cosford 4a 465]
59......James b 3rd qr 1875 [Cosford 4a 281]
60......Edith Emily b 1876
61......Ernie b1880

Note: At his marriage at age 19 Thomas was a labourer. Emma was the daughter of Thomas FARTHING, a labourer and Mary ELMER and was first cousin to Thomas. Although the record shows Thomas' surname as RAMPLING, he signed the certificate RAMPLIN; she made her mark. Witnesses were Walter LLOYD and Jane LLOYD. In 1881 James and Sarah RAMPLIN were living at Hole Farm, Whatfield with Thomas, Emma and their child Albert. James was entered as a pauper.

Children of Thomas and Emma
63......Gertrude Mary b 29 Mar 1879 bap 25 May 1879 Whatfield
64......Albert Ernest b 19 Feb 1881 bap 5 Jun 1881 Whatfield d 1957
65......Frederick b 1884
66......Thomas b 2nd qr 1885 [Cosford 4a 690] d 1917 m Elizabeth Emma (Lizzie) MOWLES 16 Nov 1912 Whatfield [Cosford database]
Note: in 1901 he was an ag lab
67......James Frederick b 1887 m Esther PECK 21 Nov 1908 Whatfield [Cosford database]
Note: in 1901 he was an ag lab
68......John bap privately 1890 Whatfield
69......Susannah bap privately 1891
70......Walter b 1893 m Hilda May GANT 26 Feb 1916 Old Newton [Cosford database]
71......Elizabeth bap privately 1894
72......William b 1897 m Rachel Emma GANT 25 Dec 1919 Aldham [Cosford database]

Note: In 1891 they were living at Wood Farm, Aldham Rd Hadleigh, Frederick being a shepherd. In 1901 they were at Hadleigh Cottage, Castle Rd Hadleigh and Frederick was a game keeper mas he was in 1911 when they lived at Friars Hall Farm, Hadleigh and Louisa was doing "dairy work"

Children of Frederick and Louisa
73......Frederick Alfred b in Semer bap 15 Oct 1876 Whatfield [Cosford 4a 625] m Rose Beatrice MEAD 4th qr 1899 [W Ham 4a 337]
Note: Frederick was a farm labourer in 1891 In 1911 he was a shepherd living in the Street, Kersey
75......Mildred Louisa b 2nd qr 1891 [Cosford 4a 776]

Child of John and Elizabeth
76......Elizabeth bap privately 7 Feb 1876, died as an infant Whatfield

Note: In 1891 they were living at Threadneedle Street, Hadleigh and Frederick was an ag lab. In some post 1900 records Elizabeth's surname appears as "Mower"

In 1901 and in 1911 the family was at Red Hill Aldham and Frederick was an "ordinary agricultural labourer" in 1901 and in 1911 was a "shepherd"

Children of Frederick and Elizabeth
A7......Horace Alfred b 2nd qr 1891 Aldham[Cosford 4a 779]
A8......Frederick Oliver b 3rd qr 1893 Hadleigh [Cosford 4a 743]
Note: In 1911 Frederick was a labourer on a farm
A8a....Agatha b 1896 Hadleigh [1901 census]
A9......Alfred George b 2nd qr 1898 Aldham [Cosford 4a 802]
A10....Herbert James b 3rd qr 1903 [Cosford 4a 947]
A10a..Rhoda b 1906 Aldham
A11....Arthur James b 2nd qr 1908 [Cosford 4a 956]
A12....Ruth E b 28 Sep 1911 [Cosford 4a 1693]
A13....Esmerelda L b 31 Oct 1915 [Cosford 4a 1551]

GENERATION 6

Children of Albert and Ellen
77......Gertrude E b 1904 [Colchester 4a 841] m Edward H TYLER 3rd qr 1923 [Tendring 4a 849]
78......Walter Robert b 16 Jan 1905 [Sudbury 4a 935] 1906 d March1995 [Colchester C62C 033 0395]
79......Annie Louisa b 1907 d 1990
80......Thomas James b 2nd qr 1909 [Halstead 4a 855] m Rosina (Daisy) DUKE
81......Gladys M E b 1st qr 1912 [Chelmsford 4a 1342]m Thomas HUGHES (b 1910) 4th qr 1932 [Hendon 3a 1004]
82......Reginald A b 3rd qr 1914 [Tendring 4a 1515] m Ruby STICKLEY-STANDFIELD (b 1915) 1st qr 1936 [Wareham 5a 493]
83......Olive M b 3rd qr 1915 [Tendring 4a 1403]
84......Edward E b 1st qr 1919 d 1998
85......Peter b 1921 d 2003
86......Evelyn M b 3rd qr 1926 [Calne 5a 127]m John STEENSOHN 2nd qr 1947 [Romford 5a 1511]

Note: Frederick went to the North East of England as a farmer's boy. When they married, He and Margaret had 10 children. but I have only been able to identify one, below
A14......Freda Ray dob unknown m Mr SIRS

Children of Arthur and Daisy
A15......Peter b 1 Aug 1932 [Staines 3a 22]
A16......David dob unknown
A17......Barry 28 Mar 1939 [family]

GENERATION 7

Child of Walter and Violet
78a......Brian R b 3rd qr 1935 [West Ham 4a 187]

Child of Oliver and Annie
79a......Margaret A b 1st qr 1939 [Brentford 3a 437]

Child of Ernest and Olive
83a......Clive E b 1st qr 1939 [Brentford 3a 437]

Child of Edward and Nellie
84a......Laurence E b 2nd qr 1947 [Ipswich 4b 1535]

Child of Peter and Irene
87......Barbara b 1949

GENERATION 8

Children of Peter and Barbara
88......Christopher b 1980
89......Clare b 1984

Many thanks to Malcolm Spiers, to 87 Barbara Weston and to A14 Freda Sirs whose research has both supplemented and corrected mine! You can e-mail Barbara



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