The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Susannah Gravat [Parsons]
Generation No. 1
  1. Susannah Gravat [Parsons] She was born c 1720; died Apr 1760 at Hellingly, Sussex; buried 11th Apr 1760 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  She married William Gravat on 30th Sep 1744 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex. He was born 1722; died Aug 1811 at Hellingly, Sussex, aged 89 years; buried 25th Aug 1811 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born c Dec 1744 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 30th Dec 1744 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died Jan 1745 Hellingly, Sussex; buried 18th Jan 1745 Hellingly, Sussex
  iiThomas who was born 1747 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1747 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died May 1747 Hellingly, Sussex, son of William and Susan; buried 20th May 1747 Hellingly, Sussex
  iiiJohn who was born 1748 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1748 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  ivElizabeth who was born 1750 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 16th Mar 1750 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  vSusannah who was born 1752 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 29th Mar 1752 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  viMary who was born 1755 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1755 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died 7th Jan 1763 Hellingly, Sussex, daughter of William; buried 7th Jan 1763 Hellingly, Sussex
2 viiEdward who was born 1757 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 5th Jun 1757 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died Feb 1827 Hellingly, Sussex, aged 69 years; buried 11th Feb 1827 Hellingly, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Edward Gravat was the son of William Gravat and Susannah Gravat [Parsons]. He was born 1757 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 5th Jun 1757 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died Feb 1827 at Hellingly, Sussex, aged 69 years; buried 11th Feb 1827 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Guy on 26th Nov 1780 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex. She was born 1760; died Apr 1839 at Hellingly, Sussex, aged 79 years; buried 25th Apr 1839 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEdward who was born c 1782; died May 1782 Hellingly, Sussex, son of Edward and Elizabeth; buried 5th May 1782 Hellingly, Sussex
  iiGabriel who was born c 1782; died Oct 1785 Hellingly, Sussex, son of Edward and Elizabeth; buried 1st Oct 1785 Hellingly, Sussex
3 iiiSarah who was born 1784 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 27th Feb 1784 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  ivJane who was born 1787 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 28th Oct 1787 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  vPhiladelphia who was born 1788 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 21st Dec 1788 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  viCharity who was born 1791 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 30th Nov 1791 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  viiFanny who was born 1800 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 10th Aug 1800 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
4 viiiJohn who was born 1800 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 10th Aug 1800 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  3. Sarah Wratten [Gravat] was the daughter of Edward Gravat and Elizabeth Gravat [Guy]. She was born 1784 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 27th Feb 1784 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  She married John Wratten on 4th Nov 1805 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex. He was born c Oct 1776 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 17th Nov 1776 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1806 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 28th Sep 1806 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died 3rd Jul 1890 Betchworth, Surrey
5 iiJames who was born 1809 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 21st May 1809 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
6 iiiSarah Ann who was born 1811 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 26th May 1811 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
7 ivEliza who was born 1813 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 23rd Aug 1813 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
8 vNaomi who was born 1827 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 17th Jun 1827 All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
   
  4. John Gravat, farm labourer was the son of Edward Gravat and Elizabeth Gravat [Guy]. He was born 1800 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 10th Aug 1800 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  He married Margaret Richardson on 29th Jul 1829 at St. Anne, Lewes, Sussex. She was born c 1805. They had the following children:
  iCharlotte who was born c Nov 1829 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 15th Nov 1829 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died Mar 1831 Hellingly, Sussex, aged 1 year and 6 months; buried 27th Mar 1831 Hellingly, Sussex
  iiWilliam Watson who was born 1831 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 19th Jun 1831 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  5. James Wratten was the son of John Wratten and Sarah Wratten [Gravat]. He was born 1809 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 21st May 1809 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
  He married (1) Elizabeth Cornford on 13th Mar 1835 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, witnesses William Akehurst & Eliza Wratten. She was born 20th Apr 1808 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 23rd May 1808 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex; buried 10th Jun 1845 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex, aged 36 years
  He married (2) Ann Sargent on 15th May 1847 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex, witnesses David & Naomi Nicholls. She was born 1820 at Hooe, Sussex; christened 26th Nov 1820 at St. Oswald's Church, Hooe, Sussex, daughter of Samuel Sargent and Elizabeth Sargent
   
  6. Sarah Ann Gander [Wratten] was the daughter of John Wratten and Sarah Wratten [Gravat]. She was born 1811 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 26th May 1811 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
  She married Henry Gander on 4th Nov 1836 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex. He was born 1786 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 20th Aug 1786 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex, parents Richard & Lyddy Gander. They had the following children:
9 iThomas who was born 1839 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 3rd Aug 1839 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiHenry who was born 1843 at Burwash, Sussex
   
  7. Eliza Akehurst [Wratten] was the daughter of John Wratten and Sarah Wratten [Gravat]. She was born 1813 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 23rd Aug 1813 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
  She married William Akehurst, farm labourer on 8th Apr 1837 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex. He was born 1813 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 20th Jun 1813 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born c Jun 1837 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 25th Jun 1837 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died Sep 1837 Hellingly, Sussex, aged 4 months; buried 6th Sep 1837 Hellingly, Sussex
  iiAlfred who was born 1838 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 18th Nov 1838 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  iiiWilliam who was born 1840 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1840 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died Mar 1841 Hellingly, Sussex, aged 22 weeks; buried 18th Mar 1841 Hellingly, Sussex
  ivAlick who was born 1851 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 7th May 1851 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
  vHarriett who was born 1852 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 25th May 1852 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
   
  8. Naomi Nickolls [Wratten] was the daughter of John Wratten and Sarah Wratten [Gravat]. She was born 1827 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 17th Jun 1827 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
  She married David Nicholls, farm labourer on 20th May 1843 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, witnesses Eliza Akhurst & Arthur Russell. He was born 1814 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 20th Feb 1814 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex, parents George & Elizabeth Nicholls. They had the following children:
  iDemas David who was born 1846 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1846 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
  iiElizabeth Susanna who was born 1848 at Warbleton, Sussex
  iiiHerbert Henry who was born 1850 at Warbleton, Sussex
   
Generation No. 5
  9. Thomas Gander, farm labourer was the son of Henry Gander and Sarah Ann Gander [Wratten]. He was born 1839 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 3rd Aug 1839 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Mary Ann Alice Saunders on 8th Jul 1867 at St John [a.k.a. Bodlestreet Chapel of Ease], Bodle Street Green, Sussex, witnesses John Saunders & Sarah Page. She was born Oct to Dec 1849 at Herstmonceux, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1849 Q4 Vol 7 Page 387. They had the following children:
  iMary C. who was born 1869 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
  iiAnne C. who was born 1871 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
  iiiRose who was born 1873 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
  ivAda C. who was born 1874 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
  vThomas E. who was born 1876 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
  viEmily E. who was born 1877 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
  viiJohn who was born 1878 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
  viiiHeneretter who was born 1880 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
  ixInfant who was born Feb 1881 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
   

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