The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Sophia Card [Hall] [Divall], daughter of Jesse Dival, brick maker and Mary Divall [Holmwood]
Generation No. 1
  1. Sophia Card [Hall] [Divall] was the daughter of Jesse Dival, brick maker and Mary Divall [Holmwood]. She was born 1819 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 28th Nov 1819 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  She married (1) William Hall, farmer on 7th Nov 1842 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1817 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 6th Apr 1817 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, son of Joseph Hall & Elizabeth Hall; died 1850 at Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iElizabeth who was born 1843 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 17th Dec 1843 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, daughter of William Hall & Sophia Hall
  iiAnn who was born 1845 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 7th Dec 1845 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, son of William Hall (labourer on hid father's farm) & Sophia Hall
  iiiSophia who was born 1848 at Birchden, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Mar 1848 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of William Hall (farmer) & Sophia Hall
  She married (2) Alfred Card, gamekeeper on 14th Nov 1853 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. He was born 1830 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 14th Feb 1830 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
3 iAlfred who was born 1854 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 9th Apr 1854 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex, son of Alfred Card (labourer) & Sophia Card; died 8th Sep 1943 Forest Row, Sussex; buried after 8th Sep 1943 Worth, Sussex
4 iiMary who was born 1856 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Nov 1856 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Card (labourer) & Sophia Card; died c May 1891, aged 35 years
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Elizabeth Divall [Hall] was the daughter of William Hall, farmer and Sophia Card [Hall] [Divall]. She was born 1843 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 17th Dec 1843 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, daughter of William Hall & Sophia Hall
5 iWilliam Hall who was born 1865 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 30th Jul 1865 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, natural son of Elizabeth Hall; died 16th Mar 1948 Hartfield, Sussex
  She married John Divell, brick maker on 15th Jul 1865 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. He was born 1843 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jul 1843 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1867 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 24th Nov 1867 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
6 iiAlfred Arthur Edward who was born 1869 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 25th Apr 1869 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  iiiNelson who was born 1873 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 30th Nov 1873 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  ivSophia Elizabeth who was born 1877 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 21st Oct 1877 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  vMary Ellen who was born 1884 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 30th Mar 1884 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
   
  3. Alfred Card, gamekeeper was the son of Alfred Card, gamekeeper and Sophia Card [Hall] [Divall]. He was born 1854 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 9th Apr 1854 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex, son of Alfred Card (labourer) & Sophia Card; died 8th Sep 1943 at Lee Cottage, Lower Road, Forest Row, Sussex; buried after 8th Sep 1943 at Surrey and Sussex Crematorium, Worth, Sussex
7 iWilliam who was born 1877 at Brighton, Sussex
  He married Avica Taylor Wickens on 19th May 1879 at Brighton, Sussex. She was born 10th Sep 1852 at Ashurst, Kent; died 2nd Apr 1934 at Kimberley Place, Forest Row, Sussex; buried 7th Apr 1934 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex. They had the following children:
8 iEdith Mary who was born 1880 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1885 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex; died 2nd Mar 1945 Fulham, London; buried after 2nd Mar 1945 Fulham, London
9 iiAlfred Ernest who was born 27th Jan 1883 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1885 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex; died 17th May 1965 Forest Row, Sussex; buried after 17th May 1965 Forest Row, Sussex
  iiiLouise Avica who was born 1885 at West Hoathly, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1885 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex; died 1953 Twineham, Sussex
  ivHerbert who was born 1889 at West Hoathly, Sussex; died 25th May 1942 Forest Row, Sussex; buried after 25th May 1942 Forest Row, Sussex
10 vEllen S. who was born 1890 at Chittern Street, Horsted Keynes, Sussex; died 25th Mar 1934; buried after 25th Mar 1934 Forest Row, Sussex
11 viElsie who was born 1893 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 16th Apr 1893 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex; died 20th Apr 1976 Shoreham, Sussex; buried 26th Apr 1976 Worthing, Sussex
   
  4. Mary Divall [Card] was the daughter of Alfred Card, gamekeeper and Sophia Card [Hall] [Divall]. She was born 1856 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Nov 1856 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Card (labourer) & Sophia Card; died c May 1891, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1891 Q2 Vol 2b Page 102, aged 35 years
  She married Thomas Divall, wheelwright on c 1885. He was born 1858 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 2nd Jan 1859 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  5. William Hall Divall was the son of unknown father and Elizabeth Divall [Hall]. He was born 1865 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 30th Jul 1865 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, natural son of Elizabeth Hall; died 16th Mar 1948 at Quaybrook, Coleman's Hatch, Hartfield, Sussex
  He married Eliza Steadman on 8th Feb 1890 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. She was born 1871 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 29th Oct 1871 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex; died 24th Mar 1958 at Uckfield Hospital, Uckfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEmily who was born 1893 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 29th Jan 1893 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 1894 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 9th Sep 1894 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  iiiElizabeth who was born 1898 at Ridgewood, Uckfield, Sussex; christened 24th Jul 1898 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, daughter of William Divall (brickmaker) and Eliza Divall
  ivJohn who was born 11th Jul 1900 at Ridgewood, Uckfield, Sussex; christened 10th Aug 1900 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, son of William Divall (labourer) and Eliza Divall
   
  6. Alfred Arthur Edward Divall was the son of John Divell, brick maker and Elizabeth Divall [Hall]. He was born 1869 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 25th Apr 1869 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  He married Emily Shoesmith on c 1895. She was born 1875 at Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born 1900 at Crawley Down, Sussex
  iiFanny who was born 1901 at Crawley Down, Sussex
  iiiSissie who was born 1903 at Sussex
  ivJack who was born 1907 at Sussex
  vNellie who was born 1908 at Sussex
  viFlorence who was born 1909 at Worth, Sussex
  viiCharles who was born 1910 at Sussex
  viiiArchibald who was born 1911 at Sussex
   
  7. William Card was the son of Alfred Card, gamekeeper and Avica Card [Taylor Wickens]. He was born 1877 at Brighton, Sussex
  He married (1) Alice Jane Weeden on July to Sep 1890, registered at Wandsworth District, London, ref: 1898 Q3 Vol 1d Page 1378. She was born 1872 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1872 Q2; died 1913, registered at Wandsworth District, London, ref: 1913
  He married (2) Susan Sophia Sherbourne on July to Sep 1917, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1917 Q3 Vol 2b Page 363. She was born 1875 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  8. Edith Mary Horne [Card] was the daughter of Alfred Card, gamekeeper and Avica Card [Taylor Wickens]. She was born 1880 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1885 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex; died 2nd Mar 1945 at 37 Nella Road, Fulham, London; buried after 2nd Mar 1945 at Fulham New Cemetery, Sheen, Fulham, London
  She married Ernest Alfred Horne on c 1900. He was born 1877; died 1st Nov 1925 at Fulham, London. They had the following children:
  iRichard who was born 1st Oct 1904; died 24th Aug 1979 Rayleigh, Essex; buried after 24th Aug 1979 Essex
  iiMaude Edith who was born 2nd Oct 1907 at Hampshire
  iiiElsie Isabel who was born 11th Sep 1912 at Southampton, Hampshire; died 31st Jul 1997 Devon
  ivKenneth Charles who was born 14th Feb 1917; died 31st Dec 1996 Ashtead, Surrey
   
  9. Alfred Ernest Card was the son of Alfred Card, gamekeeper and Avica Card [Taylor Wickens]. He was born 27th Jan 1883 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1885 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex; died 17th May 1965 at Forest Row, Sussex; buried after 17th May 1965 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  He married Ellen Baker on Apr to June 1907, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1907 Q2 Vol 2b Page 235. She was born 4th Feb 1887 at Chelwood Common, Danehill, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1887 Q1 Vol 2b Page130; christened 23rd Nov 1888 at All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex, daughter of Frederick Baker (labourer) & Elizabeth Baker; died Dec 1974 at Crawley, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iErnest Alfred who was born 21st Aug 1907 at East Grinstead, Sussex; died Nov 1977 Hertfordshire
  iiEllen Louise who was born 11th Apr 1909 at East Grinstead, Sussex; died Jun 2004 Devon
  iiiElsie who was born 21st Jun 1911 at East Grinstead, Sussex
   
  10. Ellen S. Manktelow [Card] was the daughter of Alfred Card, gamekeeper and Avica Card [Taylor Wickens]. She was born 1890 at Chittern Street, Horsted Keynes, Sussex; died 25th Mar 1934; buried after 25th Mar 1934 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  She married Oliver Manktelow on c 1910. He was born c 1890
   
  11. Elsie Thomas [Card] was the daughter of Alfred Card, gamekeeper and Avica Card [Taylor Wickens]. She was born 1893 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 16th Apr 1893 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex; died 20th Apr 1976 at Shoreham, Sussex; buried 26th Apr 1976 at Worthing Crematorium, Worthing, Sussex
  She married Walter Thomas on c 1915. He was born c 1890
   

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