The Harmer Family in Sussex and London

This page lists those members of the Harmer family whose origins we are researching. Entries in italics are inferred or uncertain, or have been supplied by other researchers and not personally verified by us. The list does not include children believed to have died in infancy. The earlier generations lived in Sussex, but later branches of the family lived in south London. Please contact Chris Warren if you feel that the family listed here is connected with your own research.

The Harmer family was living in Heathfield in East Sussex in the early 19th century. We have traced the line back to a William Harmer who married Elizabeth Lusted in Heathfield in 1813. When William died in 1838, his age was given as 48. A William Harmer was baptised in Heathfield in 1783 (in the right place) and another in the nearby parish of Rotherfield in 1790 (at the right time) and we are not sure which is the right one. Several of William's descendants lived in the Southwark area of London, working mainly in the hop trade.

Some of the names below are linked to a more detailed record in the on-line family tree (people marked with an asterisk do not have a full record). When you click on a link, the linked record will be displayed in a separate window. There you can see the family relationships as we understand them, together with notes on what we have found in parish registers, census returns and other records.

1. Children of William Harmer and Elizabeth Lusted

2. Children of William Harmer and Emma Palmer (see table 1 above)

3. Children of George Harmer and Mary Clark (see table 1 above)

4a. Children of Alfred Harmer and Elizabeth Miriam Eaton (see table 1 above)

4b. Illegitimate Child of Sarah Ann Sinden

4c. Children of Alfred Harmer and Sarah Ann Sinden

5. Children of David Harmer and Sarah Harmer (see table 1 above)

6. Children of William Harmer and Mary Ann Rust (see table 2 above)

7. Children of Walter Harmer and Mary Ann Buckland (see table 2 above)

8. Children of Albert Edward Harmer and Katherine Mathews (see table 2 above)

9. Children of George James Harmer and Emma Gearing (see table 3 above)

10. Children of William George Harmer and Nellie Read (see table 6 above)

11. Children of Walter James Harmer and Elizabeth Dolden (see table 6 above)

12. Child of Edward Gordon Harmer and Frances Ellen Allison (see table 7 above)

13. Children of Ernest Edward Harmer and Elizabeth Ann Upton (see table 6 above)

14. Child of George Ernest Harmer and Ruth Arnold (see table 4c above)