The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Harriett Gilbert [Saunders]
Generation No. 1
  1. Harriett Gilbert [Saunders] She was born 1809 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married George Gilbart, farm labourer on 6th Aug 1826 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1804 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 29th Jan 1804 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam George who was born 1827 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Feb 1827 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
2 iiGeorge who was born 8th Oct 1828 at Stitches, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Nov 1828 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiJames who was born 5th Sep 1830 at Town Row, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1835 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivObed who was born 1833 at Town Row, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Jun 1833 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
3 vHarriett who was born 1835 at Town Row, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1835 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viAmos who was born 12th Feb 1838 at Frights, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 21st Feb 1838 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiMercy who was born 8th Apr 1841 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Dec 1844 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiiElizabeth Martha who was born 16th Sep 1843 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Dec 1844 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ixMary who was born 9th Nov 1845 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Feb 1846 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. George Gilbert, farm labourer was the son of George Gilbart, farm labourer and Harriett Gilbert [Saunders]. He was born 8th Oct 1828 at Stitches, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Nov 1828 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Mary on c 1850. She was born c 1830. They had the following children:
4 iJane Georgiana who was born 1854 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 6th Mar 1854 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
5 iiCharles Obadiah who was born 1855 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jul 1855 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiElizabeth Kate who was born 1857 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Apr 1857 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
6 ivEmily Harriet who was born 1859 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 13th Feb 1859 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  vGeorge Henry who was born 1861 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Feb 1861 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viFrank Henry who was born 1864 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8th May 1864 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiSarah Ann who was born 1866 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8th Jul 1866 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiiJames who was born 8th Jun 1868 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Aug 1868 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ixFrederick John who was born 30th Mar 1870 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Jun 1870 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  3. Harriett Sands [Gilbert] was the daughter of George Gilbart, farm labourer and Harriett Gilbert [Saunders]. She was born 1835 at Town Row, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1835 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married James Sands, farm labourer on 8th Oct 1854 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. He was born 1824 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 19th Dec 1824 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Samuel Sands (labourer) and Ann Sands. They had the following children:
  iWalter who was born 1855 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiAlfred who was born 1858 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
7 iiiEmily who was born 1861 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  ivGeorge who was born 1863 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  vMary Ann who was born 1865 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  viAmos who was born 1867 at Frant, Sussex
  viiDavid who was born 1871 at Frant, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Jane Georgiana Knight [Gilbert] was the daughter of George Gilbert, farm labourer and Mary Gilbert. She was born 1854 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 6th Mar 1854 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married John Jesse Knight on 8th Nov 1873 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 15th Nov 1848 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jan 1849 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEmily Jane who was born 8th Aug 1875 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Sep 1875 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiGeorge John who was born 19th Dec 1876 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11th Feb 1877 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiMary Annie who was born 23rd Dec 1878 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Feb 1879 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivSelina Kate who was born 10th Feb 1881 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Apr 1881 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  5. Charles Obadiah Gilbert, farm labourer was the son of George Gilbert, farm labourer and Mary Gilbert. He was born 1855 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jul 1855 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Emily Fenner on 25th Dec 1875 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 12th Mar 1854 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 29th Feb 1880 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Fenner (blacksmith) & Ann Fenner. They had the following children:
  iThomas George who was born 1876 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 16th Nov 1876 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiRuth who was born 11th Feb 1878 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Apr 1878 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiFrederick Charles who was born 14th Sep 1879 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Nov 1879 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  6. Emily Harriet Peerless [Gilbert] was the daughter of George Gilbert, farm labourer and Mary Gilbert. She was born 1859 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 13th Feb 1859 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married James Peerless, farm labourer on 23rd Oct 1880 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1856 at Croydon, Surrey
   
  7. Emily Groombridge [Sands] was the daughter of James Sands, farm labourer and Harriett Sands [Gilbert]. She was born 1861 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  She married George Homewood Groombridge, farm labourer on Oct to Dec 1881, registered at Maidstone District, Kent, ref: 1881 Q4 Vol 2a Page 1182. He was born 1859 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Feb 1859 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1882 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiJohn who was born 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex
8 iiiFrank Walter who was born Oct to Dec 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1884 Q4 Vol 2b page 122; died 19th Apr 1918 France
  ivWilliam who was born 1886 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  vWilfrid who was born 1888 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viJoseph Charles who was born Oct to Dec 1888 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1888 Q4 Vol 2b Page 125; died 13th Feb 1917 France; buried after 13th Feb 1917 France
  viiEmily who was born 1890 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiiMargeret who was born 1890 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  ixBernard who was born 1892 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  xAlfred who was born 1896 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  8. Frank Walter Groombridge was the son of George Homewood Groombridge, farm labourer and Emily Groombridge [Sands]. He was born Oct to Dec 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1884 Q4 Vol 2b page 122; died 19th Apr 1918 at France
  He married Edith Wickens on Oct to Dec 1907, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1907 Q4 Vol 2b Page 283. She was born 14th Jul 1883 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1883 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Mary Jane Wickens (singlewoman)
   

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