The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Hannah Foster [Reed]
Generation No. 1
  1. Hannah Foster [Reed] She was born 1794 at Heathfield, Sussex
  She married William Foster, farm wagonner on 26th Feb 1813 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, witnesses: John Saunders and Elizabeth Baker. He was born 1789 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 22nd Feb 1789 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, son of John Foster and Elizabeth Foster. They had the following children:
2 iWilliam who was born 9th Oct 1813 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 16th Nov 1813 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of William Foster and Hannah Foster
  iiTrayton who was born 28th Mar 1815 at Heathfield, Sussex, son of William Forster and Hannah Forster
  iiiElizabeth who was born 4th Nov 1816 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 17th Dec 1816 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of William Foster and Hannah Foster
  ivLucy who was born 1827 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 25th Jan 1827 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, daughter of William Foster (labourer) and Hannah Foster
  vGeorge who was born 26th Jan 1827 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 9th Mar 1828 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of William Foster and Hannah Foster
  viJames who was born 1831 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 7th Jan 1842 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, son of William Foster (labourer) and Hannah Foster
  viiThomas who was born 1838 at Warbleton, Sussex
  viiiGeorge John who was born 1842 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 7th Jan 1842 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, son of William Foster (labourer) and Hannah Foster
   
Generation No. 2
  2. William Foster, general farm servant was the son of William Foster, farm wagonner and Hannah Foster [Reed]. He was born 9th Oct 1813 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 16th Nov 1813 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of William Foster and Hannah Foster
  He married Sophia Brook on 2nd Aug 1851 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1851 Q3 Vol 7 Page 511, witnesses James Foster & Mary Nrook. She was born 1828 at Warbleton, Sussex. They had the following children:
3 iThomas who was born 1852 at Warbleton, Sussex
4 iiHarrett who was born Oct to Dec 1852 at Warbleton, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1852 Q4 Vol 2B Page 70
  iiiJames who was born 1858 at Iden, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  3. Thomas Foster, aka William Brook, railway porter was the son of William Foster, general farm servant and Sophia Foster [Brook]. He was born 1852 at Warbleton, Sussex
  He married Harriett Pettitt on 23rd Dec 1876 at Christ Church, Lansdown Road, Tonbridge, Kent, witnesses Rague Pettitt & Sarah Godfrey. She was born July to Sep 1859 at Ashburnham, Sussex, registered at Battle District, Sussex, ref: 1859 Q3 Vol 2B Page 44; christened 21st Aug 1859 at St. Peter's Church, Ashburnham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEmily who was born 1878 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiWilliam who was born 1880 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiHorace who was born 1882 at Tonbridge, Kent
  ivHarry who was born 1884 at Tonbridge, Kent
  vAlice J who was born 1886 at Tonbridge, Kent
  viFrank who was born 1888 at Tonbridge, Kent
  viiGeorge who was born 1889 at Tonbridge, Kent
  viiiRachael who was born 1890 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  4. Harrett Pettitt [Foster] was the daughter of William Foster, general farm servant and Sophia Foster [Brook]. She was born Oct to Dec 1852 at Warbleton, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1852 Q4 Vol 2B Page 70
  iGeorge who was born July to Sep 1870 at Iden, Sussex, registered at Rye District, Sussex, ref: 1870 Q3 Vol 2B Page 2; buried 24th Jun 1886 Tonbridge, Kent, aged 15 years
  She married Percy Pettitt, aka Henry, cowkeeper and dairyman on 25th Dec 1873 at St. Stephen's Church, Tonbridge, Kent, witnesses Thomas & Elizabeth Foster. He was born Jan to Mar 1853 at Warbleton, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q1 Vol 2B Page 64. They had the following children:
  iAlbert who was born 1877 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiAnnie who was born 1878 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiEllen who was born 1881 at Tonbridge, Kent
  ivEdith who was born 1883 at Tonbridge, Kent
  vMary who was born 1884 at Tonbridge, Kent
  viWilliam J who was born 1888 at Tonbridge, Kent
  viiJulia who was born 1889 at Tonbridge, Kent
  viiiEmily who was born 1890 at Tonbridge, Kent
   

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