The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for William Divall, farm labourer
Generation No. 1
  1. William Divall, farm labourer He was born 1790 at Ringmer, Sussex
  He married Jane Smith on 18th Apr 1816 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. She was born 1799 at Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMarianne who was born 8th Jul 1816 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 1st Sep 1816 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, daughter of William Dival (labourer) and Jane Dival
  iiThomas who was born 22nd Mar 1818 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 26th Apr 1818 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, son of William Divall (bargeman) and Jane Divall
  iiiHarriet who was born 1820 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 27th Feb 1820 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, daughter of William Divall (labourer) and Jane Divall
2 ivNaomi who was born 1822 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 30th Jun 1822 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, daughter of William Divall (labourer) and Jane Divall; died Jan 1891 Fletching, Sussex, aged 67 years; buried 23rd Jan 1891 Fletching, Sussex
  vJohn Thomas who was born 1824 at Piltdown, Sussex; christened 22nd Aug 1824 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, son of William Divall (labourer) and Jane Divall
  viElizabeth who was born 1826 at Piltdown, Sussex; christened 15th Nov 1826 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, daughter of William Dival (labourer) and Jane Dival
  viiMartha who was born 1829 at Piltdown, Sussex; christened 15th Feb 1829 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, daughter of William Divall (labourer) and Jane Divall
  viiiWilliam who was born 1831 at Piltdown, Sussex; christened 10th Apr 1831 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, son of William Divall (labourer) and Jane Divall
  ixJane who was born 1833 at Piltdown, Sussex; christened 10th Apr 1833 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, daughter of William Divall (farmer) and Jane Divall
  xFanny who was born 1835 at Piltdown, Sussex; christened 6th Oct 1835 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, daughter of William Dival (farmer) and Jane Dival
  xiLucy who was born 1837 at Piltdown, Sussex; christened 26th Jun 1837 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, daughter of William Dival (farmer) and Jane Dival
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Naomi Grover [Gurr] [Divall] was the daughter of William Divall, farm labourer and Jane Divall [Smith]. She was born 1822 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 30th Jun 1822 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, daughter of William Divall (labourer) and Jane Divall; died Jan 1891 at Fletching, Sussex, aged 67 years; buried 23rd Jan 1891 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  She married (1) Joseph Gurr, farm labourer on Oct to Dec 1839, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1839 Q4 Vol 7 Page 591. He was born 1816 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 15th Sep 1816 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex; died Mar 1857 at Isfield, Sussex, aged 40 years; buried 1st Apr 1857 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1840 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 15th Mar 1840 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
  She married (2) John Grover, farm labourer on 31st Aug 1861 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. He was born 1827 at Grisling Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1827 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died Jul 1895 at Fletching, Sussex, aged 68 years; buried 31st Jul 1895 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
3 iJames who was born 1862 at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex; christened 4th May 1862 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died 6th Aug 1933 Fletching, Sussex; buried after 6th Aug 1933 Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 311
  iiGeorge who was born 1864 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 10th Jul 1864 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex; died 24th Mar 1911 Fletching, Sussex; buried after 24th Mar 1911 Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 558
4 iiiFrederic who was born 1867 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 23rd Jun 1867 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  3. James Grover, carter was the son of John Grover, farm labourer and Naomi Grover [Gurr] [Divall]. He was born 1862 at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex; christened 4th May 1862 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died 6th Aug 1933 at Fletching, Sussex; buried after 6th Aug 1933 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 311
  He married Margaret Packham on 28th Dec 1895 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. She was born 1871 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 3rd Dec 1871 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, daughter of Reuben Packham (wheelwright) and Mary Ann Packham. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 1896 at Louisa Cottage, Down Street, Fletching, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1896 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  iiNellie who was born 13th Apr 1899 at Kingswood Cottage, Fletching, Sussex; christened 16th Jul 1899 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  iiiMargaret who was born 1902 at Fletching, Sussex
  ivGeorge who was born 1904 at Fletching, Sussex; died 1984 Brighton, Sussex
   
  4. Frederic Grover, labourer was the son of John Grover, farm labourer and Naomi Grover [Gurr] [Divall]. He was born 1867 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 23rd Jun 1867 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Sophy Pollard on Apr to June 1896, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1896 Q2 Vol 2b Page 253. She was born 1866 at Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMadeleine who was born 1897 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 25th Jul 1897 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex; died Sep 1898 Isfield, Sussex, aged 1+ years; buried 19th Sep 1898 Isfield, Sussex
  iiMargaret who was born 1900 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 14th Jan 1900 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
   

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