Thomas Pentecost was born at Crawley in 1792 and became a rural postman in Uckfield. At the age of nearly sixty he commenced to write poetry which he published in 1856 under the title of the "Harp of Aeolus." He is known as Uckfield's Postman-Poet.
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1. Thomas Pentecost He was born 1792 at Crawley, Sussex; died 24th Sep 1869 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1869 Q3 Vol 2b Page 61, aged 77 years; buried 29th Sep 1869 at Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex | |||
He married Ann Brooks on 21st Oct 1817 at St. Mary's Church, Newick, Sussex, witnesses: James Standen & Sarah Sifflet. She was born 1792 at Newick, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
i | Edmund who was born 1819 at Newick, Sussex | ||
ii | Albert who was born 1828 at Uckfield, Sussex | ||
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