| Generation No. 1 | |||
| 1. Robert Pettitt was the son of Robert Pettitt and Ann Pettitt [Dolloway]. He was born 1740/41 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Feb 1740/41 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Robert Pettitt and Anne Pettitt | |||
| He married Mary Moone on 3rd Nov 1767 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 29th Jan 1746/47 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Feb 1746/47 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Moone and Martha Moone; died Aug 1793 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 48 years; buried 8th Aug 1793 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Elizabeth Bexhill who was born 1768 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 27th Jan 1768 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Robert Pettit and Mary Pettit | ||
| 2 | ii | Mary who was born 1770 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 18th Nov 1770 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Robert Pettit and Mary Pettit | |
| iii | John who was born 1774 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 27th Feb 1774 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Robert Pettit and Mary Pettit | ||
| iv | Robert who was born 1778 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Apr 1778 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Robert Pettit and Mary Pettit | ||
| v | Ann who was born 1782 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Feb 1782 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Robert Pettit and Mary Pettit | ||
| vi | Samuel Bexhill who was born 1785 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Aug 1785 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Robert Pettit and Mary Pettit | ||
| vii | Thomas Bexhill who was born 1788 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 9th Mar 1788 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Robert Pettit and Mary Pettit | ||
| viii | William who was born 1793 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Sep 1793 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Robert Pettit and Mary Pettit | ||
| Generation No. 2 | |||
| 2. Mary Pettit was the daughter of Robert Pettitt and Mary Pettit [Moone]. She was born 1770 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 18th Nov 1770 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Robert Pettit and Mary Pettit | |||
| 3 | i | Thomas who was born 1797 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Apr 1797 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, ilegitimate son of Mary Pettitt; died Apr to June 1879, aged 84 years | |
| Generation No. 3 | |||
| 3. Thomas Pettitt, farm labourer was the son of unknown father and Mary Pettit. He was born 1797 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Apr 1797 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, ilegitimate son of Mary Pettitt; died Apr to June 1879, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q2 Vol 2b Page 79, aged 84 years | |||
| He married (1) Elizabeth Day on 7th Dec 1816 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born Nov 1796 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Nov 1796 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry Day and Ann Day; died Jan to Mar 1839 at Ticehurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1839 Q1 Vol 7 Page 313. They had the following children: | |||
| 4 | i | William who was born 1818 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 8th Mar 1818 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Pettitt (labourer) and Elizabetth Pettitt; died Oct to Dec 1908 | |
| 5 | ii | Elizabeth who was born 1821 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Jul 1821 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Pettitt (labourer) and Elizabetth Pettitt | |
| 6 | iii | Thomas who was born 1823 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1823 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Pettitt (labourer) and Elizabetth Pettitt | |
| He married (2) Martha Richardson on 29th Dec 1839 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1807 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 15th Feb 1807 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Nov 1885 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 73 years; buried 22nd Nov 1885 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Samuel Baxel who was born July to Sep 1840 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1840 Q3 Vol 7 Page 432; christened 12th Jul 1840 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Pettitt (labourer) and Martha Pettitt; died 1844 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 4 years; buried 24th Jul 1844 Mayfield, Sussex | ||
| 7 | ii | Robert who was born Jan to Mar 1842 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1842 Q1 Vol 7 Page 495; christened 5th Jun 1842 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Pettitt (labourer) and Martha Pettitt; died Apr to June 1903, aged 62 years | |
| 8 | iii | Samuel Baxel who was born Oct to Dec 1846 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1846 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Pettitt (labourer) and Martha Pettitt; died Jan to Mar 1891, aged 44 years | |
| Generation No. 4 | |||
| 4. William Pettitt, farm labourer was the son of Thomas Pettitt, farm labourer and Elizabeth Pettitt [Day]. He was born 1818 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 8th Mar 1818 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Pettitt (labourer) and Elizabetth Pettitt; died Oct to Dec 1908 | |||
| He married Rhoda Bailey on 13th Nov 1839 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 9th Feb 1811 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26th Nov 1815 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Feb 1893 at Mayfield, Sussex; buried 15th Feb 1893 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| 9 | i | William who was born 1840 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 19th Jul 1840 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Pettitt (labourer) and Rhoda Pettitt; died 25th Apr 1914 | |
| 5. Elizabeth Arnold [Pettitt] was the daughter of Thomas Pettitt, farm labourer and Elizabeth Pettitt [Day]. She was born 1821 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Jul 1821 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Pettitt (labourer) and Elizabetth Pettitt | |||
| She married Zebulon Arnold, master blacksmith on 13th Jun 1841 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 14th Feb 1820 at Goudhurst, Kent; christened 19th Mar 1820 at St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent; died 24th Dec 1883 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Jane Caroline who was born c Dec 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12th Dec 1841 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | ||
| ii | Eliza who was born 13th Oct 1843 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th Jun 1855 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | ||
| iii | Elizabeth who was born 15th May 1846 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th Jun 1855 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | ||
| iv | George Edward who was born 16th May 1850 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th Jun 1855 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | ||
| v | Albert Edwin who was born 16th May 1853 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th Jun 1855 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | ||
| vi | Anne Louisa who was born 1857 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Mar 1857 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | ||
| vii | Frank who was born 1862 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 10th Jan 1862 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | ||
| viii | Arthur Zebulon who was born 1867 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1867 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | ||
| 6. Thomas Pettitt, farm labourer was the son of Thomas Pettitt, farm labourer and Elizabeth Pettitt [Day]. He was born 1823 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1823 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Pettitt (labourer) and Elizabetth Pettitt | |||
| He married Phillidelphia Gibb on 10th May 1847 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. She was born 1823 at Wadhurst, Sussex | |||
| 7. Robert Pettit was the son of Thomas Pettitt, farm labourer and Martha Pettitt [Richardson]. He was born Jan to Mar 1842 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1842 Q1 Vol 7 Page 495; christened 5th Jun 1842 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Pettitt (labourer) and Martha Pettitt; died Apr to June 1903, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1903 Q2 Vol 2b Page 70, aged 62 years | |||
| He married Ruth Richardson on 12th Nov 1865 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born Dec 1843 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Dec 1843 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of James Richardson and Ann Richardson; died Apr to June 1924, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1924 Q2 Vol 2b Page 155, aged 80 years. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Frederick who was born 1866 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1866 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Robert Pettitt (labourer) and Ruth Pettitt | ||
| 10 | ii | George Thomas who was born 1868 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1868 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Robert Pettit (labourer) and Ruth Pettit | |
| iii | Emily who was born 1869 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1869 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Robert Pettit (labourer) and Ruth Pettit | ||
| iv | Caroline who was born 1871 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Dec 1871 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Robert Pettitt (labourer) and Ruth Pettitt | ||
| v | Harry who was born 1874 at Mayfield, Sussex | ||
| vi | Minnie who was born 1878 at Mayfield, Sussex | ||
| vii | James Reuben who was born 1880 at Mayfield, Sussex | ||
| 11 | viii | Annie who was born 21st Jun 1882 at Mayfield, Sussex | |
| ix | Kate who was born 1885 at Mayfield, Sussex | ||
| 8. Samuel Baxel Pettit, house carpenter was the son of Thomas Pettitt, farm labourer and Martha Pettitt [Richardson]. He was born Oct to Dec 1846 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1846 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Pettitt (labourer) and Martha Pettitt; died Jan to Mar 1891, registered at West Ham District, Essex, ref: 1891 Q1 Vol 4a Page 110, aged 44 years | |||
| He married Sarah on Oct to Dec 1871, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1871 Q4 Vol 2a Page 153. She was born c 1850 | |||
| Generation No. 5 | |||
| 9. William Pettit, shoemaker and licensed victualler was the son of William Pettitt, farm labourer and Rhoda Petitt [Bailey]. He was born 1840 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 19th Jul 1840 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Pettitt (labourer) and Rhoda Pettitt; died 25th Apr 1914 | |||
| He married Emily Head on July to Sep 1864, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1864 Q3 Vol 2b Page 137. She was born 1839 at Chillies Farm, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th May 1839 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Head (labourer) and Jane Head; died Jan to Mar 1926. They had the following children: | |||
| 12 | i | Harriet Jane who was born 1865 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jun 1865 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Petit (shoemaker) and Emily Petit; died Oct to Dec 1902 | |
| 13 | ii | Emily Pearl who was born 8th Apr 1867 at Mayfield, Sussex, 1939 register gives year as 1867; christened 2nd Jun 1867 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Petitt (shoemaker) and Emily Petitt | |
| 14 | iii | Kate Lily who was born 27th Feb 1869 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd May 1869 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Petitt (shoemaker) and Emily Petitt; died Apr to June 1944 | |
| 15 | iv | Elsie who was born 2nd Sep 1872 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Dec 1872 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Petitt (boot maker) and Emily Petitt | |
| 16 | v | Alice who was born 1881 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Jun 1881 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Pettitt (shoemaker) and Emily Pettitt; died Oct to Dec 1911 | |
| 10. George Thomas Pettitt was the son of Robert Pettit and Ruth Pettitt [Richardson]. He was born 1868 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1868 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Robert Pettit (labourer) and Ruth Pettit | |||
| He married Alice Eliza Avis on Oct to Dec 1892 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1892 Q4 Vol 2B Page 274. She was born 1871 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th May 1871 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Ann Dann | |||
| 11. Annie Manser [Pettitt] was the daughter of Robert Pettit and Ruth Pettitt [Richardson]. She was born 21st Jun 1882 at Mayfield, Sussex | |||
| She married Thomas Albert Manser on 29th Aug 1908 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 8th Jul 1881 at Walworth, London. They had the following children: | |||
| 17 | i | Leslie Robert who was born after 30th Nov 1909 at Mayfield, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1998 | |
| 18 | ii | Reginald Albert who was born 13th Apr 1911 at Mayfield, Sussex | |
| Generation No. 6 | |||
| 12. Harriet Jane Collins [Petitt] was the daughter of William Pettit, shoemaker and licensed victualler and Emily Petitt [Head]. She was born 1865 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jun 1865 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Petit (shoemaker) and Emily Petit; died Oct to Dec 1902 | |||
| She married George Joseph Collins, builder and wheelwright on Oct to Dec 1891. He was born Oct to Dec 1867 at Eastbourne, Sussex; christened 5th Jan 1868 at Christ Church, Eastbourne, Sussex, son of Charles Samson Collins (carpenter) and … Collins; died 13th Dec 1935 | |||
| 13. Emily Pearl Reeves [Petitt] was the daughter of William Pettit, shoemaker and licensed victualler and Emily Petitt [Head]. She was born 8th Apr 1867 at Mayfield, Sussex, 1939 register gives year as 1867; christened 2nd Jun 1867 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Petitt (shoemaker) and Emily Petitt | |||
| She married Charles Leonard Reeves, blacksmith on 1910 at ??. He was born 10th Nov 1876 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex, 1939 register gives year as 1876; christened 10th Dec 1876 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex; buried 16th May 1951 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, aged 74 years | |||
| 14. Kate Lily Collins [Petitt] was the daughter of William Pettit, shoemaker and licensed victualler and Emily Petitt [Head]. She was born 27th Feb 1869 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd May 1869 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Petitt (shoemaker) and Emily Petitt; died Apr to June 1944 | |||
| She married Charles Walter Collins on 23rd Nov 1895 at King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He was born 1875 at Mayfield, Sussex | |||
| 15. Elsie Berwick [Petitt] was the daughter of William Pettit, shoemaker and licensed victualler and Emily Petitt [Head]. She was born 2nd Sep 1872 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Dec 1872 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Petitt (boot maker) and Emily Petitt | |||
| She married Alfred Berwick on Apr to June 1898. He was born 1871 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Mar 1871 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | |||
| 16. Alice Cole [Petitt] was the daughter of William Pettit, shoemaker and licensed victualler and Emily Petitt [Head]. She was born 1881 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Jun 1881 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Pettitt (shoemaker) and Emily Pettitt; died Oct to Dec 1911 | |||
| She married Eli Percy Cole on Jan to Mar 1902. He was born Aug 1880 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 31st Oct 1880 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex | |||
| 17. Leslie Robert Manser was the son of Thomas Albert Manser and Annie Manser [Pettitt]. He was born after 30th Nov 1909 at Mayfield, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1998, registered at Reading District, Berkshire, ref: 1998 Q4 Vol 3201A Page A2B | |||
| He married Rhoda Ethel Beckley on 31st Aug 1935 at Benson, Oxfordshire. She was born 26th Dec 1909 at Benson, Oxfordshire; died Nov 1995, registered at Wantage District, Oxfordshire, ref: 1995 Nov, aged 85 years | |||
| 18. Reginald Albert Manser was the son of Thomas Albert Manser and Annie Manser [Pettitt]. He was born 13th Apr 1911 at Mayfield, Sussex | |||
| He married Doreen May Loom on July to Sep 1948, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1948 Q3 Vol 5h Page 975. She was born 31st Oct 1920 | |||
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