| Generation No. 1 | |||
| 1. William Holmes, farmer He was born 1770 to 1775 at Sussex | |||
| He married Jane on c 1799. She was born 1765 to 1770 at Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| 2 | i | Bright who was born 1805 at Westwell, Kent; died Nov 1874 Framfield, Sussex, aged 69 years; buried 11th Nov 1874 Mayfield, Sussex | |
| ii | Raynes who was born 1805 to 1810 at Sussex | ||
| Generation No. 2 | |||
| 2. Bright Holmes, farm bailiff was the son of William Holmes, farmer and Jane Holmes. He was born 1805 at Westwell, Kent; died Nov 1874 at Framfield, Sussex, aged 69 years; buried 11th Nov 1874 at My. Church, Mayfield, Sussex | |||
| He married Harriet Dadswell on Jan to Mar 1853, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q1 Vol 2b Page 121. She was born 18th Nov 1816 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Feb 1817 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died Jun 1882 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 66 years; buried 8th Jun 1882 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| 3 | i | Jane who was born Dec 1853 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1854 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Bright (farmer) & Harriet Holmes | |
| 4 | ii | Eliza who was born 1855 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 28th Mar 1855 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Bright (farmer) & Harriet Holmes | |
| iii | Mary who was born 1856 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1856 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Bright (farmer) & Harriet Holmes | ||
| 5 | iv | William Hills who was born 1859 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 6th Apr 1859 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Bright (farmer) & Harriet Holmes | |
| Generation No. 3 | |||
| 3. Jane Best [Holmes] was the daughter of Bright Holmes, farm bailiff and Harriet Holmes [Dadswell] [Walter]. She was born Dec 1853 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1854 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Bright (farmer) & Harriet Holmes | |||
| i | Ellen Harriet Kate who was born 6th Sep 1874 at Birdinie Farm, Uckfield, Sussex; christened 11th Oct 1874 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, baseborn dughter of Jane Holmes | ||
| She married George James Best, beerhouse keeper on 22nd Dec 1875 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1850 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 8th Mar 1850 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, son of George (brickmaker) & Eliza Best. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Trayton who was born 1877 at Uckfield, Sussex | ||
| ii | Lily who was born 1878 at Uckfield, Sussex | ||
| iii | William who was born 1882 | ||
| iv | Emily Jane who was born 1883 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 14th Oct 1883 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, daughter of George James (beerhouse keeper) & Jane Best | ||
| v | Violet who was born 1891 at Edgware, Middlesex | ||
| vi | Dorothea who was born 1893 at Nuthurst, Sussex | ||
| 4. Eliza Bannister [Holmes] was the daughter of Bright Holmes, farm bailiff and Harriet Holmes [Dadswell] [Walter]. She was born 1855 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 28th Mar 1855 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Bright (farmer) & Harriet Holmes | |||
| She married John George Bannister on Oct to Dec 1879 at Lewes, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q4 Vol 2B Page 344. He was born 1854 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 8th Oct 1854 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex | |||
| 5. William Hills Holmes, farmer was the son of Bright Holmes, farm bailiff and Harriet Holmes [Dadswell] [Walter]. He was born 1859 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 6th Apr 1859 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Bright (farmer) & Harriet Holmes | |||
| He married Eliza Marten on Apr to June 1882, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1882 Q2 Vol 2b Page 185. She was born c 1860. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Bright who was born 7th Jun 1883 at Bird in Eye, Framfield, Sussex; christened 29th Jul 1883 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of William Hills (farmer) & Eliza Holmes | ||
| ii | William who was born 1st Aug 1884 at Bird in Eye, Framfield, Sussex; christened 28th Sep 1884 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of William Hills (farmer) & Eliza Holmes | ||
| iii | Hilda who was born 1887 at Bird in Eye, Framfield, Sussex; christened 15th May 1887 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of William Hills (farmer) & Eliza Holmes | ||
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