Born ‎C1803 Mitcham, Surrey‎
Baptised ‎1861‎

Born ‎C1801 Groombridge, Sussex‎
Baptised ‎ Rotherfield, Sussex (Crowborough Beacon)
Died ‎4Q 1884 Uckfield, Sussex‎, 82 or 83 years
Occupations: Carpenter
Son of William Peerless and Sarah Butcher‏
In 1841 Census he was a journeyman carpenter at Beacon House, Crowborough with his wife and children Ann, Sarah, George, Bithia, Edward, Eliza & Ellen. In 1851 Census he was a carpenter, also farming 4 acres, living at Crowborough with his wife and daughters Eliza, Ellen & Elizabeth; his father lodged with them. In 1861 Census he lived at Crowborough Beacon with his daughter Ellen and her son Albert Burgess Peerless; his wife Elizabeth was then a nurse with Richard & Sarah Lintott and their two children at Brighton.

Born ‎C1823 Rotherfield, Sussex‎
Baptised ‎ Crowborough, Sussex‎
Occupations: Ag.lab./ Sawyer (1861)
Son of William Peerless and Elizabeth ?‏
In 1851 Census he was living at Crowborough with his wife & children William, Ann and Henry. In 1861 Census the family were living at Hadlow, Kent; in 1881 Census William and his wife were living at 4 Pilmer Lane, Rotherfield with children Edward, Rose, Florence & Jane; in 1901 Census he was widowed, "living on own means" at 1 Pilmer Road, Crowborough. ?Died 3Q 1909, Uckfield aged 80.

Born ‎12 Feb 1832 Rotherfield, Sussex‎
Baptised ‎1881
Died ‎3Q 1894‎, 61 or 62 years
When married in 1847 she gave her age as 19. In 1871 Census, when she was on her own at Rotherfield with her children Edward, Elizabeth, Rose & Flora, her age was given as 41.

Born ‎5 Jun 1831 Crowborough, Rotherfield, Sussex‎
Baptised ‎ Crowborough & East Grinstead, Sussex
Died ‎1Q 1913 East Grinstead, Sussex‎, 81 or 82 years
Occupations: Sawyer & timber merchant
Son of William Peerless and Elizabeth ?‏
In 1851 Census he was a servant at Bank Farm, Capel, Kent. When married in 1855 he & Maria lived at Slaugham Gill, Rotherfield; in 1861 Census at Crowborough with children Thomas & Lucy; in 1871 with children Thomas, Lucy, Rose Ann, Clara, Francis & David; in 1891 he was at Medway(?) Farm, Kingscote, East Grinstead with his second wife Naomi, their daughter Flory & her children Arthur, Mary Jane, Henry & Nellie. In 1901 Census he was a patient at Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, his wife was at East Grinstead with Flory.

Born ‎C1830 Lingfield, Surrey‎
Died ‎4Q 1884 Uckfield, Sussex‎, 53 or 54 years
Daughter of John Wood of Lingfield, a labourer. In 1851 Census she was unmarried, a servant at St Piers, Lingfield, Surrey.

Born ‎C1847 Worth, Sussex‎
Baptised ‎1901 East Grinstead, Sussex (9 Moat Road)
Died ‎3Q 1903 East Grinstead, Sussex‎, 55 or 56 years
Occupations: Laundress (1901)
Daughter of John Foster, a farmer dec'd before 1886, married previously to ? Goodwin who was dec'd before 1881; in 1881 Census she was a farmer of 10 acres, living at Turners Hill Road, East Grinstead with her children Louisa (10), Mary Jane (6), Arthur William (6) & Harry (4). When married in 1886 they were both widowed and living at East Grinstead; witnesses were Abraham and Margaret Foster. In 1901 Census she was at East Grinstead with her daughters Mary Jane (Polly) & Nellie Goodwin (19), laundresses, and Flory Pearless.

Born ‎C1834 Crowborough, Rotherfield, Sussex‎‎
Occupations: Ag.labourer
Son of William Peerless and Elizabeth ?‏
In 1861 Census he was living at Pilmerfield, Rotherfield, unmarried but with Phyllis Wilmshurst as his housekeeper. In 1871, married, they were at Ramsly Cottage, Eridge with children Ann, Elizabeth, Jane & Charles; in 1881 at 3 Haywards Cottage, Tonbridge with daughters Ann, Catherine & Frances; in 1891 at 26 North St, Tunbridge Wells with daughters Catherine & Frances and granddaughter Beatrice Peerless (b.1Q 1889, Frant); in 1901 at Whybairne Gate Farm with daughters Frances & Ann and granddaughter Beatrice.

Born ‎C1836 Buxted, Sussex‎‎
Occupations: Charwoman (1881)
Daughter of Isaac & Elizabeth Wilmhurst of Hurstwood, Buxted. 1901 Census shows her as born c1831 at Crowborough.

Born ‎9 Aug 1840 Crowborough, Rotherfield, Sussex‎‎
Daughter of William Peerless and Elizabeth ?‏

Born ‎15 Jun 1847 Crowborough Cross, Rotherfield, Sussex‎
Baptised ‎1881 Hadlow, Kent (Ashes Lane)
Died ‎1Q 1909 Tonbridge, Kent‎, 61 or 62 years
Occupations: Timber sawyer
Son of William Peerless and Eliza Crittall‏
In 1891 Census he was a sawyer living at Pits Wood, Hadlow with his wife and their children Stephen, Charles, Alma, Rose & Alice. In 1901 Census he was an agricultural labourer, living at Hadlow with his wife and children Stephen, Charles, Rose & Alice.

Born ‎C1852 Chatham, Kent
Died ‎4Q 1909 Tonbridge, Kent‎, 56 or 57 years

Born ‎15 Dec 1850 Rotherfield, Sussex (Slaugham Gill)‎
Baptised ‎1901 Hastings, Sussex (40 St Mary's Road)
Died ‎4Q 1904 Hastings, Sussex‎, 53 or 54 years
Occupations: Builder's labourer (1891)
Son of William Peerless and Eliza Crittall‏
1881 Census gives birth c1856, 1891 & 1901 Census c1852, & Death Reg.c1853. In 1881 he was living at 11 Earl Street, Hastings with his wife and children Frances & James; in 1891 he was at 7 Emmanuel Road, Hastings with his wife and children Frances, James, Albert, Flora & Alfred; in 1901, described as "Labourer (Digging & General Work)", he was at 40 St Mary's Road, Hastings with his wife and children Alfred & George.

Born ‎C1856 Litcham, Norfolk
Died ‎4Q 1927 Hastings, Sussex‎, 70 or 71 years
1881 Census gives birth c1858, 1901 Census c1854 & Death Reg. c1856.

Born ‎8 Apr 1856 Rotherfield, Sussex‎
Baptised ‎1881 Greenwich, Kent (105 Calvert Road)
Died ‎2Q 1935 Greenwich, London SE‎, 78 or 79 years
Occupations: Gen.Lab. (1881)
Son of William Peerless and Eliza Crittall‏
In 1881 Census he was living at Greenwich with his wife and children Ellen, Charles & Eliza.

Born ‎C1858 Greenwich, Kent‎

Born ‎14 Jun 1856 Crowborough, Rotherfield, Sussex‎
Baptised ‎1942 Crowborough (Springdale, Queen's Road)
Died ‎27 Jul 1942 Crowborough (Springdale, Queen's Road)‎, 86 years
Occupations: Ag.lab./sawyer/gardener
Son of George Peerless and Maria (Emily) Wood‏
In 1881 Census he was an ag.lab. living at Holly Tree Cottage, Crowborough with his first wife Lucy Ann, a step-daughter Alice Bedwell and a visitor John Bedwell. In 1891 Census, newly widowed, he was a general labourer at Holly Tree Cottage with children Amos, William Henry & Bertie, and Alice Bedwell. Will dated 3(?).3.1939 proved at Llandudno 14.9.1942, probate to his son Amos Ernest Peerless, railway platelayer, & James Giles Tungate, gas company's labourer, his "son-in-law".

Born ‎C1858 Rotherfield, Sussex‎
Died ‎3Q 1890 Uckfield, Sussex‎, 31 or 32 years

Born ‎C1849
Baptised ‎1909 Crowborough (Springdale, Queen's Road)
Died ‎29 Sep 1909 Crowborough (Springdale, Queen's Road)‎, 59 or 60 years
Will dated 11.4.1905 proved at London 29.10.1909, probate to Thomas Peerless, sawyer [her husband], & Walter Goldsmith, carpenter [her son]; bequeathed her "wearing apparel and personal ornaments" to her daughter Mary Elizabeth Ashdown and the residue, after the death of her husband, to all her children whether by her first or second marriage.

Born ‎C1857
Died ‎31 Jan 1939 Crowborough (Springdale, Queen's Road)‎, 81 or 82 years
Admon.granted at London to 1.5.1939, probate to Thomas Peerless, retired gardener [her husband].

Born ‎30 Mar 1870 Crowborough, Rotherfield, Sussex‎
Died ‎Aug 1926 Hartfield, Sussex (Butcherfield Cotts.)‎, 56 years
Bur. ‎27 Aug 1926 Hartfield, Sussex
Son of George Peerless and Maria (Emily) Wood‏
Served WWI as a Private, Army Service Corps [NArch].

Born ‎C1861
Baptised ‎1929 Crowborough (Laurel Cottage, White Hill)
Died ‎31 Jan 1930 Crowborough (2 Osborne Villas,Fermor Rd)‎, 68 or 69 years
Bur. ‎3 Feb 1930 Hartfield, Sussex
Will dated 6.4.1929 proved at London 11.2.1930, probate to George Albert Jones of East Grinstead, solicitor; beneficiaries included Mrs Amelia Miller of Laurel Cottage, Crowborough, Mrs Lucy Winter of Hadlow Down and her daughters Grace & Emily, Mrs Rose Seal of Hever, Mrs Clara Gilbert of Forest Row, Mrs Frances Baldwin of Tunbridge Wells and her daughter Dorothy, and Frances Peerless (the last four were the elder sisters of late David Walter Peerless).

Born ‎27 Oct 1859 Rotherfield, Sussex (The Beacon)‎
Baptised ‎1893 Sydenham, London SE. (45 Dallas Road)
Died ‎4Q 1899 Kingston, Surrey‎, 39 or 40 years
Occupations: General labourer (1893)
Son of N.N. and Ellen Peerless‏
No father shown on Birth Certificate. In 1861 Census he was living at Crowborough Beacon with his mother Ellen and her father William Peerless.

Born ‎C1853 Sutton, Surrey‎
Baptised ‎1901 Wimbledon, Surrey (15 Hardy Road)‎
Previously married to ? Hicks; in 1901 Census, again widowed, she was living at Wimbledon with her children Helena S(20), Percy J(18), Ada J(15) & Beatrice E Hicks(13), and Albert B Peerless.

Born ‎3Q 1877 Hadlow, Kent‎
Died ‎4Q 1958 Bishops Stortford, Essex‎, 80 or 81 years
Occupations: Bricklayer (1930)
Son of William Peerless and Mary Ann ?‏
Served WWI as a Private, Royal Sussex Regt. [NArch].

Born ‎10 Jan 1881 Hastings, Sussex (11 Earl Street)‎
Died ‎3Q 1942 Chatham, Kent‎, 60 or 61 years
Occupations: Able Seaman (1901)
Son of Henry Peerless and Charlotte Knock‏
In 1901 Census he was a member of the crew of "Slaney", tender to "Pembroke".

Born ‎2Q 1889 Hastings, Sussex
Baptised ‎1911 Hastings, Sussex (6 Parker Road)
Died ‎1Q 1965 Hastings, Sussex‎, 75 or 76 years
Occupations: Fruiterer & greengrocer
Son of Henry Peerless and Charlotte Knock‏

Born ‎8 Nov 1891 Hastings, Sussex‎
Died ‎4Q 1977 Hastings, Sussex‎, 85 or 86 years
Son of Henry Peerless and Charlotte Knock‏

Born ‎27 Dec 1878 Greenwich, Kent (12 Warwick Place)‎
Baptised ‎ Greenwich, Kent
Died ‎2Q 1944 Greenwich, Kent‎, 65 or 66 years
Occupations: Machinist, linoleum wks.
Son of Charles Peerless and Eliza Kingham‏
When married in 1898 they were both living at 33 Billingsgate Street, London. In 1901 Census he and his wife and daughter Rose were living at Greenwich.

Born ‎C1879 Essex
Died ‎2Q 1961 Woolwich, London SE.‎, 81 or 82 years
Daughter of John Pasterfield, a labourer, & Emma; when married, witnesses were John & Rose Pasterfield.

Born ‎9 Jun 1885 Greenwich, Kent (11 Vale Cottages)‎
Baptised ‎ Greenwich, Kent
Died ‎1Q 1947 Greenwich, Kent‎, 61 or 62 years
Son of Charles Peerless and Eliza Kingham‏
?Served WWI as a Private, Army Service Corps [NArch].

Born ‎26 Jun 1886‎
Died ‎4Q 1974 Greenwich, Kent‎, 87 or 88 years

Born ‎1Q 1882 Uckfield, Sussex
Died ‎2Q 1957 Uckfield, Sussex‎, 74 or 75 years
Occupations: Railway platelayer (1942)
Son of Thomas Peerless and Lucy Ann Bedwell‏