The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Elizabeth Gravat [Lewer]
Generation No. 1
  1. Elizabeth Gravat [Lewer] She was born 1722; died May 1805 at Hellingly, Sussex, aged 83 years; buried 11th May 1805 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  She married William Gravat on 26th Jul 1761 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex. He was born 1722; died Aug 1811 at Hellingly, Sussex, aged 89 years; buried 25th Aug 1811 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iPenelope who was born 1762 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 6th Jun 1762 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
2 iiJames who was born 1764 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 16th Dec 1764 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died Nov 1808 Hellingly, Sussex, aged 44 years; buried 25th Nov 1808 Hellingly, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. James Gravatt was the son of William Gravat and Elizabeth Gravat [Lewer]. He was born 1764 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 16th Dec 1764 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died Nov 1808 at Hellingly, Sussex, aged 44 years; buried 25th Nov 1808 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  He married Sarah Dunk on 3rd Oct 1788 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex. She was born 1759; died Mar 1822 at Hellingly, Sussex, aged 63 years; buried 15th Mar 1822 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born 1789 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 11th Jan 1789 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died Oct 1789 Hellingly, Sussex, daughter of James and Sarh; buried 5th Oct 1789 Hellingly, Sussex
  iiMary who was born 1790 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 13th Jun 1790 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  iiiElizabeth who was born 1792 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 6th Oct 1792 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died Sep 1793 Hellingly, Sussex, aged 13 months; daughter of James and Sarah; buried 28th Sep 1793 Hellingly, Sussex
3 ivJames who was born 1795 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 10th Oct 1795 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died Jul 1876 Hellingly, Sussex, aged 80 years; buried 10th Jul 1876 Hellingly, Sussex
  vJohn who was born 1797 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 15th Aug 1797 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died Apr 1798 Hellingly, Sussex, aged 7 months; buried 6th Apr 1798 Hellingly, Sussex
  viSarah who was born 1799 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 10th Dec 1799 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died Mar 1800 Hellingly, Sussex, aged 5 months; buried 24th Mar 1800 Hellingly, Sussex
  viiCaroline who was born 1801 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 12th Mar 1801 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  viiiPenelope who was born 1803 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 2nd Jan 1803 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died before 11th Jan 1803 Hellingly, Sussex, aged 1 month; buried 11th Jan 1803 Hellingly, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  3. James Gravett, farm labourer was the son of James Gravatt and Sarah Gravatt [Dunk]. He was born 1795 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 10th Oct 1795 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died Jul 1876 at Hellingly, Sussex, aged 80 years; buried 10th Jul 1876 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  He married Rebecca Russel on 10th May 1817 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex. She was born 1801 at Hellingly, Sussex; died Dec 1849 at Hellingly, Sussex, aged 52 years; buried 28th Dec 1849 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born c Oct 1817 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 12th Oct 1817 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  iiAnn who was born 1820 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 16th Apr 1820 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
4 iiiJames who was born 1822 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 25th Aug 1822 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
5 ivAlfred who was born 1824 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 26th Dec 1824 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
6 vDavid who was born 1827 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 9th Dec 1827 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  viCaroline who was born 1830 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 28th Mar 1830 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  viiSarah who was born 1833 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 3rd Feb 1833 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  viiiRebecca who was born 1835 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 5th Apr 1835 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  ixEllen who was born 1840 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 23rd Feb 1840 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  4. James Gravett, farm labourer was the son of James Gravett, farm labourer and Rebecca Gravett [Russel]. He was born 1822 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 25th Aug 1822 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  He married Frances Groombridge on 10th Apr 1847 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, Witnesses: Joseph Groombridge and Hannah Catt. She was born 1825 at Frant, Sussex; christened 20th Nov 1825 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. They had the following children:
7 iWilliam who was born 1848 at Frant, Sussex; christened 13th Feb 1848 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
8 iiCaroline who was born 1850 at Frant, Sussex; christened 17th Mar 1850 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
9 iiiSophia who was born 1852 at Frant, Sussex; christened 28th Mar 1852 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  ivAlfred who was born 1855 at Frant, Sussex; christened 6th Jan 1855 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
10 vAnne who was born 1856 at Frant, Sussex; christened 31st Aug 1856 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  viFanny who was born 1860 at Frant, Sussex; christened 29th Apr 1860 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  viiEllen who was born 1863 at Frant, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1863 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  viiiEmma Framces who was born 1866 at Frant, Sussex; christened 11th Mar 1866 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
   
  5. Alfred Gravett, farm shepherd was the son of James Gravett, farm labourer and Rebecca Gravett [Russel]. He was born 1824 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 26th Dec 1824 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  He married Lucy Jones on 11th Oct 1851 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex. She was born c 1825. They had the following children:
  iEllen who was born 1859 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 20th Nov 1859 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
   
  6. David Gravett, farm labourer was the son of James Gravett, farm labourer and Rebecca Gravett [Russel]. He was born 1827 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 9th Dec 1827 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  He married (1) Lucy Highlands on Oct to Dec 1852, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1852 Q4 Vol 2b Page 97. She was born c 1830; died Jul 1857 at Hellingly, Sussex, aged 41 years; buried 9th Jul 1857 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHarry who was born 1855 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 29th Apr 1855 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  iiMary Jane who was born 1857 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 18th Feb 1857 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  He married (2) Maria Pelling on Apr to June 1859, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1859 Q2 Vo 2b Page 101. She was born 1835 at Hellingly, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 1860 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 25th Mar 1860 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  iiElizabeth who was born 1862 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 16th Feb 1862 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  iiiEllen who was born 1863 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1863 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  ivWilliam John who was born 1865 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 9th Jul 1865 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  vUrbane who was born 1869 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 19th Sep 1869 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  viRosina who was born 1871 at Hellingly, Sussex
  viiAlfred who was born 1875 at Hellingly, Sussex
  viiiNaomi who was born 1878 at Hellingly, Sussex
   
Generation No. 5
  7. William Gravett, carpenter and joiner was the son of James Gravett, farm labourer and Frances Gravett [Groombridge]. He was born 1848 at Frant, Sussex; christened 13th Feb 1848 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  He married Mary Webb on 10th Apr 1872 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. She was born 1847 at Berkshire. They had the following children:
  iEleanor Frances who was born c Oct 1872 at Frant, Sussex; christened 27th Oct 1872 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  iiAlice Sophia who was born 1875 at Frant, Sussex; christened 10th Oct 1875 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  iiiFanny who was born 1876 at Frant, Sussex; christened 10th Dec 1876 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  ivAlfred J. who was born 1879 at Frant, Sussex
  vWilliam Henry who was born 1885 at Frant, Sussex; christened 13th Sep 1885 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  viLouis Victor who was born 1887 at Frant, Sussex; christened 15th May 1887 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
   
  8. Caroline Sherwood [Gravett] was the daughter of James Gravett, farm labourer and Frances Gravett [Groombridge]. She was born 1850 at Frant, Sussex; christened 17th Mar 1850 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  She married George Sherwood on 25th Dec 1874 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. He was born 1850
   
  9. Sophia Stoner [Gravett] was the daughter of James Gravett, farm labourer and Frances Gravett [Groombridge]. She was born 1852 at Frant, Sussex; christened 28th Mar 1852 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  She married William Stoner on 25th Dec 1873 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. He was born 1850
   
  10. Anne Stace [Gravett] was the daughter of James Gravett, farm labourer and Frances Gravett [Groombridge]. She was born 1856 at Frant, Sussex; christened 31st Aug 1856 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  She married John Stace on 12th Oct 1878 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. He was born c 1855
   

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