The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for William Grover, farm labourer, son of John Grover and Elizabeth Grover [Thorp]
Generation No. 1
  1. William Grover, farm labourer was the son of John Grover and Elizabeth Grover [Thorp]. He was born 1798 at Newick, Sussex; christened 20th Sep 1798 at St. Mary's Church, Newick, Sussex; died Nov 1870 at Fletching, Sussex, aged 72 years; buried 27th Nov 1870 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  He married Ann Thorpe on 4th Nov 1818 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. She was born 1802 at Isfield, Sussex; died Sep 1870 at Fletching, Sussex, aged 69 years; buried 15th Sep 1870 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iHenry who was born 1819 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 28th Jan 1819 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
3 iiWilliam who was born 1821 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1821 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died 7th Jan 1885 Fletching, Sussex, aged 64 years; buried 12th Jan 1885 Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 245
4 iiiThomas who was born 1824 at Grisling Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 14th Mar 1824 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died 5th Apr 1895 Fletching, Sussex, aged 71 years; buried 9th Apr 1895 Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 558
5 ivJohn who was born 1827 at Grisling Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1827 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died Jul 1895 Fletching, Sussex, aged 68 years; buried 31st Jul 1895 Fletching, Sussex
6 vJane who was born 1830 at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex; christened 9th May 1830 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  viAnnesley who was born 1832 at Grisling Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 9th Dec 1832 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  viiAnne who was born 1835 at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex; christened 22nd Mar 1835 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  viiiGeorge who was born 1837 at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex; christened 26th Nov 1837 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died Dec 1839 Fletching, Sussex, aged 2 years; buried 22nd Dec 1839 Fletching, Sussex
  ixEmily who was born 1849 at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex; christened 11th Feb 1849 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Henry Grover, farm labourer was the son of William Grover, farm labourer and Ann Grover [Thorpe]. He was born 1819 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 28th Jan 1819 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  He married Annesley Tester on 21st Apr 1844 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. She was born 1821 at Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlice who was born 1845 at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex; christened 14th Sep 1845 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
   
  3. William Grover, farm labourer was the son of William Grover, farm labourer and Ann Grover [Thorpe]. He was born 1821 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1821 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died 7th Jan 1885 at Fletching, Sussex, aged 64 years; buried 12th Jan 1885 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 245
  He married Jane King on 2nd Mar 1840 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. She was born 1822 at Hurstpierpoint, Sussex; died 8th Feb 1891 at Fletching, Sussex, aged 65 years; buried 13th Feb 1891 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 245. They had the following children:
  iHarriet who was born 1842 at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex; christened 13th Mar 1842 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died 4th Oct 1862 Fletching, Sussex, aged 20 years; buried 12th Oct 1862 Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 245
7 iiFrank who was born 1846 at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex; christened 8th Nov 1846 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
   
  4. Thomas Grover, farm labourer was the son of William Grover, farm labourer and Ann Grover [Thorpe]. He was born 1824 at Grisling Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 14th Mar 1824 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died 5th Apr 1895 at Fletching, Sussex, aged 71 years; buried 9th Apr 1895 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 558
  iWilliam George who was born 1849 at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex; christened 9th Dec 1849 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Ann Langridge on Jan to Mar 1849, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1849 Q1 Vol 7 Page 583. She was born 1827 at Horsted Keynes, Sussex; christened 7th Oct 1827 at St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex, daughter of George Langridge (carpenter) & Frances Langridge; died 20th Apr 1892 at Fletching, Sussex, aged 64 years; buried 25th Apr 1892 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 558. They had the following children:
  iThomas Henry who was born 1852 at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex; christened 7th Mar 1852 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  iiEdwin Alfred who was born 1854 at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex; christened 4th Jun 1854 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
8 iiiJohn Frederic who was born 1856 at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex; christened 4th Jan 1857 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died 4th Oct 1935 Fletching, Sussex; buried after 4th Oct 1935 Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 429
9 ivFrank Arthur who was born 1864 at Grisling Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 6th Mar 1864 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died 17th Jun 1947 Fletching, Sussex; buried after 17th Jun 1947 Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 424
   
  5. John Grover, farm labourer was the son of William Grover, farm labourer and Ann Grover [Thorpe]. 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
  He married (1) Lucy Thorpe on Apr to June 1850, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1850 Q2 Vol 7 Page 747. She was born 1830 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 23rd May 1830 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex; died Aug 1860 at Fletching, Sussex, aged 31 years; buried 22nd Aug 1860 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary Anne who was born 1852 at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1852 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died Oct 1857 Fletching, Sussex, aged 5 years; buried 25th Oct 1857 Fletching, Sussex
  iiAnn who was born 1855 at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex; christened 25th Jan 1855 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died Nov 1857 Fletching, Sussex, aged 2+ years; buried 1st Nov 1857 Fletching, Sussex
  iiiFanny Jane who was born 1857 at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex; christened 24th Nov 1857 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died Apr 1858 Fletching, Sussex, aged 6 months; buried 2nd Apr 1858 Fletching, Sussex
  ivWilliam who was born 1859 at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex; christened 3rd Apr 1859 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  He married (2) Naomi Gurr on 31st Aug 1861 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. 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. They had the following children:
10 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
11 iiiFrederic who was born 1867 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 23rd Jun 1867 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
   
  6. Jane Thorpe [Grover] was the daughter of William Grover, farm labourer and Ann Grover [Thorpe]. She was born 1830 at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex; christened 9th May 1830 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  She married Thomas Thorpe on 11th Feb 1850 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. He was born 1829
   
Generation No. 3
  7. Frank Grover was the son of William Grover, farm labourer and Jane Grover [King]. He was born 1846 at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex; christened 8th Nov 1846 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  He married Ellen Smith on 18th Jul 1868 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. She was born c 1850
   
  8. John Frederic Grover, labourer was the son of Thomas Grover, farm labourer and Elizabeth Ann Grover [Langridge]. He was born 1856 at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex; christened 4th Jan 1857 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died 4th Oct 1935 at Fletching, Sussex; buried after 4th Oct 1935 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 429
  He married Elizabeth Jean Goldsmith on 22nd Apr 1882 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. She was born 1859 at Laughton, Sussex; died 30th Mar 1941 at Fletching, Sussex; buried after 30th Mar 1941 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 429. They had the following children:
  iAnnie Louisa who was born 1887 at Grisling Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1888 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
   
  9. Frank Arthur Grover, grocer was the son of Thomas Grover, farm labourer and Elizabeth Ann Grover [Langridge]. He was born 1864 at Grisling Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 6th Mar 1864 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died 17th Jun 1947 at Fletching, Sussex; buried after 17th Jun 1947 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 424
  He married Ellen Fenner on before 3rd Nov 1891 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. She was born 1860 at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex; christened 2nd Sep 1860 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, daughter of George Fenner (saddler) & Harriett Fenner; died 15th Jun 1937 at Fletching, Sussex; buried after 15th Jun 1937 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 424. They had the following children:
  iEveline who was born 1893 at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex; christened 2nd Jul 1893 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
   
  10. 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
   
  11. 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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