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Descendant's report for John Knight, grocer and beer seller
Generation No. 1
  1. John Knight, grocer and beer seller He was born 1809 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Selina Wickens on 24th Apr 1836 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. She was born 27th Aug 1814 at Boars Head, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Oct 1814 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Richard Richardson (labourer) & Maria Richardson. They had the following children:
2 iMargaret Maria Ann who was born 4th Oct 1840 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 15th Nov 1840 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
3 iiJohn George who was born 12th Dec 1842 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1843 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1911, aged 68 years
4 iiiHarry who was born 8th Dec 1846 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jan 1847 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
5 ivJohn Jesse who was born 15th Nov 1848 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jan 1849 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Margaret Maria Ann Standen [Knight] was the daughter of John Knight, grocer and beer seller and Selina Knight [Wickens] [Richardson]. She was born 4th Oct 1840 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 15th Nov 1840 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  She married Lewis Standen on 7th Apr 1858 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born July to Sep 1838 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1838 Q3 Vol 7 Page 433; christened 3rd Mar 1839 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iSelina who was born 1867 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Jul 1867 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiMercy who was born 1870 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiRose who was born 1872 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivAlbert who was born 1878 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  vJames who was born Jul 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  3. John George Knight was the son of John Knight, grocer and beer seller and Selina Knight [Wickens] [Richardson]. He was born 12th Dec 1842 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1843 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1911, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1911 Q1 Vol 2b Page 91, aged 68 years
  He married Mary Ann on 25th Dec 1867 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1848 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1935, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1935 Q1 Vol 2b Page 194, aged 87 years. They had the following children:
  iJames Edward who was born 30th May 1868 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Aug 1868 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiSarah Ann who was born 1872 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiJohn George who was born 28th Feb 1874 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1874 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivFrederick who was born 1876 at Mayfield, Sussex
  vRhoda who was born 1880 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viRose Alice who was born 1882 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jul 1882 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of John George Knight (farmer) and Mary Ann Knight
6 viiWilliam Ernest who was born 25th Jul 1889 at Framfield, Sussex
   
  4. Harry Knight was the son of John Knight, grocer and beer seller and Selina Knight [Wickens] [Richardson]. He was born 8th Dec 1846 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jan 1847 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Maria Boarer on 9th Jul 1866 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1847 at Boarshead, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 28th Mar 1847 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iLeah who was born 1867 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th May 1867 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiHarry who was born 3rd Feb 1869 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Jun 1870 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiCicely who was born 12th Mar 1871 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Mar 1871 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivLucy who was born 1872 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Apr 1872 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  vElan who was born 26th Oct 1873 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Dec 1873 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viGeorge who was born 7th Nov 1874 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Feb 1882 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiCharles who was born 28th Nov 1875 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Feb 1882 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiiMinnie who was born 10th Sep 1877 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Dec 1877 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ixLizzie who was born 22nd Dec 1878 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8th Jun 1879 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  xAda who was born 15th Nov 1881 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Feb 1882 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  xiLaura who was born 16th Nov 1883 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Feb 1884 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  5. John Jesse Knight was the son of John Knight, grocer and beer seller and Selina Knight [Wickens] [Richardson]. He was born 15th Nov 1848 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jan 1849 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Jane Georgiana Gilbert on 8th Nov 1873 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1854 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 6th Mar 1854 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
   
Generation No. 3
  6. William Ernest Knight, publican was the son of John George Knight and Mary Ann Wickens. He was born 25th Jul 1889 at Framfield, Sussex
  He married Mary L. Farrar on Jan to Mar 1920, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1920 Q1 Vol 2b Page 241. She was born 12th Apr 1894. They had the following children:
7 iDoreen May who was born 31st Oct 1920
   
Generation No. 4
  7. Doreen May Manser [Loom] [Knight] was the daughter of William Ernest Knight, publican and Mary L. Farrar Knight. She was born 31st Oct 1920
  She married (1) Maurice John Loom on Apr to June 1942, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1942 Q2 Vol 2b Page 360. He was born 7th Jun 1920 at Poplar, London
  She married (2) Reginald Albert Manser on July to Sep 1948, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1948 Q3 Vol 5h Page 975. He was born 13th Apr 1911 at Mayfield, Sussex
   

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