Subject: RE: [JORDAN] William & Rebecca and 7+ generations, England to Canada & USA: Hi Listers, Here are mine (most of which are documented): William JORDAN, b. 1807 in Seaford, Sussex, married Rebecca PARSONS, b. 1811, in Chalvington, Sussex, England, 20 Oct 1829. Their 7 children were all born in Seaford: 1. Mary Ann, b. 1833 2. Henry, b. 1835 3. William, b. 1837 4. James, b. 1839 5. Emma, b. 1846 6. Esther, b. 1850 7. Alfred, b. 13 Mar 1842 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alfred JORDAN married Mary Ann SUMMERTON, (b. 2 Jun 1833) in Westbourne Sussex, England, on 28 Aug 1862. Their children were (includes 2 sets of twins): 1. Mary Jane JORDAN, b. 22 Jun 1862 2. Thomas JORDAN, b. 1864 3. Alfred JORDAN, b. 1864 4. Emma JORDAN, 30 Sept 1866 5. Herbert JORDAN, 30 Sept 1866** (my line) 6. James JORDAN, b. 1871 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James married Isabella BRAVERY 7 Apr 1892. Alfred married Elizabeth LOVELL 18 Oct 1890. Alfred & Eliz.'s children were born Ringmer: 1. Charles Henry JORDAN, b. 9 Apr 1898 2. George Alfred JORDAN, b. 10 Jun 1896 3. Albert JORDAN, about 1900 4. Arthur JORDAN, b. about 1900 Charles Henry JORDAN married 1st Elizabeth Alice METCALF about 8 Mar 1920. Married 2nd to Fanny Janette BULMAN on 17 Jun 1926, his sister-in-law, after his brother George's death in 1923. {After George died, his widow married her brother-in-law, Charles Henry in 1926.} ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ** Herbert JORDAN married Louisa GILES 11 Aug 1887 in Lambeth Surrey, England. Their children were: 1. Jessie Louisa JORDAN, 1888-1973 Eng. 2. Beatrice JORDAN, b. 1889 Eng. d.1968 Can. 3. Lily JORDAN, b.1891 Eng. d. 1989 Canada 4. Herbert T. JORDAN, b. 1892 Eng. d. 1967 in USA. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Herbert JORDAN, (born Brixton, 1892) married Evelyn HOWARD, (b. 1901 ?Canada?) around 1923 and moved from (Hamilton, Ontario) Canada to New York State, (Buffalo NY). Herbert was a "British Home Child" (SS Numidian 1905) and Evelyn was an orphan after her parents died by 1914. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I certainly have a few pounds more of paperwork... but these are the highlights. Any connections or interest? ~Cheryl Jordan Thompson~