The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Sarah Knight [Holman]
Generation No. 1
  1. Sarah Knight [Holman] She was born 1791 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died Apr 1882 at Pembury, Kent; buried 8th Apr 1882 at Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex, aged 97 years
  She married Thomas Knight, farm labourer on 9th Nov 1816 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, witnesses Robert Backer & Mary Kenward. He was born 1791 at Reigate, Surrey; christened 18th Sep 1791 at St Mary's Church, Reigate, Surrey, parents William & Amey Knight. They had the following children:
2 iEliza who was born 1819 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 16th May 1819 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
3 iiWilliam who was born 24th Nov 1820 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 29th Dec 1820 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
  iiiThomas who was born 1820 to 1825 at Sussex
  ivEmma who was born 1828 at Sussex
4 vGeorge who was born 8th Feb 1830 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 26th Feb 1830 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
  viHarriot who was born 1833 at Sussex
  viiCaroline who was born 1836 at Sussex
  viiiHenry who was born 1839 at Waldron, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Eliza Foord [Knight] was the daughter of Thomas Knight, farm labourer and Sarah Knight [Holman]. She was born 1819 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 16th May 1819 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
5 iThomas who was born 1840 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jan 1841 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  She married George Foord, farm labourer on 10th Jun 1840 at St. Thomas à Becket at Cliffe, Lewes, Sussex, witnesses John Balcombe & Sarah Ford. He was born 1813 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 11th Jul 1813 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
   
  3. William Knight was the son of Thomas Knight, farm labourer and Sarah Knight [Holman]. He was born 24th Nov 1820 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 29th Dec 1820 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Milly on 26th Sep 1846 at All Saints Church, Laughton, Sussex, witnesses George Goldsmith & Harriet Read. She was born 1st Oct 1820 at Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1820 at Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex
   
  4. George Knight, farm labourer was the son of Thomas Knight, farm labourer and Sarah Knight [Holman]. He was born 8th Feb 1830 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 26th Feb 1830 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Emily Baker on 12th Dec 1852 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex, witnesses Trayton Jenner & George Simmons. She was born 1835 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 21st Jun 1835 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex. They had the following children:
6 iLaura who was born 1855 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 28th Oct 1855 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, mother's name recorded as Caroline
  iiEllen who was born 1869 at Hellingly, Sussex
  iiiAmos who was born 1872 at Hellingly, Sussex
  ivFanny who was born 1875 at Hellingly, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  5. Thomas Foard was the son of George Foord, farm labourer and Eliza Foord [Knight]. He was born 1840 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jan 1841 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Philadelphia Stevens on 21st May 1865 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex, witnesses Richard & Fanny Stevens. She was born 17th Feb 1846 at Rugham, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 5th Apr 1846 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, Philadephia Stevens, daughter of William Stevens, farmer, and Ann Stevens. They had the following children:
  iJesse who was born 1866 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiAnn who was born 1867 at Waldron, Sussex
  iiiPhiladelphia who was born 1868 at Waldron, Sussex
  ivWalter who was born 1870 at Waldron, Sussex
  vThomas who was born 1872 at Waldron, Sussex
  viClara who was born 1873 at Waldron, Sussex
  viiEliza who was born 1874 at Waldron, Sussex
  viiiRose who was born 1876 at Waldron, Sussex
  ixMinnie who was born 1877 at Waldron, Sussex
  xGeorge who was born 1879 at Waldron, Sussex
  xiAlice who was born 1880 at Waldron, Sussex
  xiiNaomi who was born Dec 1880 at Waldron, Sussex
   
  6. Laura Honisett [Knight] was the daughter of George Knight, farm labourer and Emily Knight [Baker]. She was born 1855 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 28th Oct 1855 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, mother's name recorded as Caroline
  She married George Honisett, farm labourer on 26th Dec 1874 at Herstmonceux Independent Chapel, Herstmonceux, Sussex. He was born 1853 at Warbleton, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1875 at Hellingly, Sussex
  iiMercy who was born 1876 at Wartling, Sussex
  iiiDaniel who was born 1878 at Wartling, Sussex
  ivHenry who was born Sep 1880 at Wartling, Sussex
   

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