The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Arthur Knight
Generation No. 1
  1. Arthur Knight He was born c 1700
  He married Rebecca Dicker on 5th May 1720 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex. She was born c 1700. They had the following children:
2 iSarah who was born 1721 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1721 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
3 iiSusanna who was born 1722 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1722 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  iiiRebecca who was born 1724 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 29th Oct 1724 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
4 ivEdward who was born 1727 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jun 1727 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
5 vArthur who was born 1730 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1730 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  viJohn who was born 1732 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 5th Mar 1732 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex; died Apr 1733; buried 8th Apr 1733 Maresfield, Sussex
6 viiJohn who was born 1733 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 1st Mar 1733 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Sarah Stempe [Knight] was the daughter of Arthur Knight and Rebecca Knight [Dicker]. She was born 1721 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1721 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  She married Thomas Stempe on 4th Dec 1742 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. He was born c 1720
   
  3. Susanna Snelling [Knight] was the daughter of Arthur Knight and Rebecca Knight [Dicker]. She was born 1722 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1722 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  She married William Snelling on 2nd Jun 1747 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. He was born c 1720
   
  4. Edward Knight was the son of Arthur Knight and Rebecca Knight [Dicker]. He was born 1727 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jun 1727 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Illman on 15th Apr 1762 at All Saints (als St. John-the.Baptist), Lindfield, Sussex. She was born c 1730
   
  5. Arthur Knight was the son of Arthur Knight and Rebecca Knight [Dicker]. He was born 1730 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1730 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Weston on 17th May 1763 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. She was born c 1730
   
  6. John Knight was the son of Arthur Knight and Rebecca Knight [Dicker]. He was born 1733 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 1st Mar 1733 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Anne Hoath on 26th Nov 1762 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. She was born 1737 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 16th Oct 1737 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
7 iAnn who was born 1763 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1763 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  iiJohn who was born 1764 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 25th Nov 1764 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  iiiArthur who was born 1767 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1767 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  ivThomas who was born 1770 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jan 1770 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
8 vElizabeth who was born 1773 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 21st Mar 1773 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  viEdward who was born 1775 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1775 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
9 viiSusanna who was born 1776 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 17th Mar 1776 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
10 viiiSarah who was born 1779 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 17th Apr 1779 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  ixRebecca who was born 1780 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 10th Sep 1780 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  7. Ann Saxby [Knight] was the daughter of John Knight and Anne Knight [Hoath]. She was born 1763 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1763 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  She married James Saxby on Jan 1793. He was born 1753 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Feb 1753 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born c Nov 1793 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 12th Nov 1793 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
11 iiMary Ann who was born 1795 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 31st Mar 1795 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex; died 27th Dec 1859 Uckfield, Sussex
12 iiiJames who was born 1798 at Maresfield, Sussex
  ivMartha who was born 1800 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 15th Jun 1800 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  vHarriet who was born 1802 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 12th Feb 1802 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  viRobert who was born 1804 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 19th Apr 1804 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
13 viiEliza who was born 1806 at Maresfield, Sussex
  viiiGeorge who was born 1807 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 19th Oct 1807 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
   
  8. Elizabeth Levett [Knight] was the daughter of John Knight and Anne Knight [Hoath]. She was born 1773 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 21st Mar 1773 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  She married William Levett on 19th Feb 1796 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. He was born c 1770
   
  9. Susanna Susans [Knight] was the daughter of John Knight and Anne Knight [Hoath]. She was born 1776 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 17th Mar 1776 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  She married George Susans on 24th Oct 1797 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. He was born c 1770
   
  10. Sarah Paris [Knight] was the daughter of John Knight and Anne Knight [Hoath]. She was born 1779 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 17th Apr 1779 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  She married John Paris on 15th Oct 1801 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. He was born c 1770
   
Generation No. 4
  11. Mary Ann Knight [Saxby] was the daughter of James Saxby and Ann Saxby [Knight]. She was born 1795 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 31st Mar 1795 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex; died 27th Dec 1859 at Budletts, Uckfield, Sussex
  She married Thomas Knight on 11th Apr 1814 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. He was born c 1792; died 17th Jan 1849 at Budletts, Uckfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
14 iSusanna who was born 1815 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 17th Feb 1815 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex; died 14th Oct 1894 Uckfield, Sussex
  iiMary Ann who was born 1816 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1816 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
15 iiiThomas James who was born 1819 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 31st Jan 1819 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1896
16 ivWilliam who was born 28th Sep 1820 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 12th Oct 1821 Jireh Chapel, Lewes, Sussex
  vEliza who was born 9th Oct 1822 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jan 1823 Jireh Chapel, Lewes, Sussex
  viMartha who was born 2nd Sep 1824 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 13th Jan 1825 Jireh Chapel, Lewes, Sussex
17 viiJohn who was born 13th Oct 1826 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 8th Feb 1827 Jireh Chapel, Lewes, Sussex
  viiiNaomi who was born 23rd Aug 1828 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 25th Sep 1828 Jireh Chapel, Lewes, Sussex; died Apr to June 1907
18 ixTimothy who was born 21st Nov 1830 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 24th Feb 1831 Jireh Chapel, Lewes, Sussex
  xAnna who was born 1833 at Maresfield, Sussex; died July to Sep 1903
19 xiEsther who was born 1836 at Maresfield, Sussex; died July to Sep 1919
20 xiiLuther who was born Apr to June 1841 at Maresfield, Sussex; died July to Sep 1922
   
  12. James Saxby was the son of James Saxby and Ann Saxby [Knight]. He was born 1798 at Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Mary Blackman on 8th Apr 1819 at St Botolph, Aldgate, London. She was born c 1800. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born 1820/21
  iiMartha who was born 1820/21
  iiiEliza who was born 1825/26
   
  13. Eliza Blackman [Saxby] was the daughter of James Saxby and Ann Saxby [Knight]. She was born 1806 at Maresfield, Sussex
  She married William Blackman on 18th May 1830 at Petworth, Sussex. He was born c 1800
   
Generation No. 5
  14. Susanna Brooker [Knight] was the daughter of Thomas Knight and Mary Ann Knight [Saxby]. She was born 1815 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 17th Feb 1815 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex; died 14th Oct 1894 at Uckfield, Sussex
  She married Henry Brooker, wheelwright on c 1836. He was born 1815 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 14th Nov 1815 at Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, son of Napkin (farmer) & Mary Brooker; died 24th May 1891 at Uckfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
21 iMary Anne who was born 27th Jul 1845 at Blackhouse Farm, Maresfield, Sussex
22 iiJohn who was born 6th Sep 1847 at Blackhouse Farm, Maresfield, Sussex
23 iiiJames Saxby who was born 30th May 1850 at Maresfield, Sussex
24 ivTimothy who was born 30th May 1850 at Maresfield, Sussex
   
  15. Thomas James Knight was the son of Thomas Knight and Mary Ann Knight [Saxby]. He was born 1819 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 31st Jan 1819 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1896, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1896 Q1
  He married Mary Elizabeth Brooker on 10th Oct 1855 at Ringmer, Sussex. She was born 1811 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 26th May 1811 at Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, daughter of Napkin & Mary Brooker; died Jan to Mar 1890 at Uckfield, Sussex
   
  16. William Knight was the son of Thomas Knight and Mary Ann Knight [Saxby]. He was born 28th Sep 1820 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 12th Oct 1821 at Jireh Chapel, Lewes, Sussex
  He married Ellen Fitness on 27th Jul 1845 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. She was born 1824 at Maresfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFredrick who was born 1847 at Maresfield, Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 1849 at Maresfield, Sussex
  iiiMary Ann who was born 1851/52 at Maresfield, Sussex
  ivLewis who was born 1853/54 at Penshurst, Kent
  vEllen Elizabeth who was born 1855/56 at Tonbridge, Kent
  viHarry who was born 1858/59 at Bermondsey, London
  viiBlanch Martha who was born 1859/60 at Bermondsey, London
  viiiAlice E. who was born 1862/63 at Bermondsey, London
   
  17. John Knight was the son of Thomas Knight and Mary Ann Knight [Saxby]. He was born 13th Oct 1826 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 8th Feb 1827 at Jireh Chapel, Lewes, Sussex
  He married Lucy Ellen Cooke on Oct to Dec 1859 at Guildford, Surrey. She was born c 1830. They had the following children:
  iFrances M. A. who was born 1860 at Maresfield, Sussex
   
  18. Timothy Knight was the son of Thomas Knight and Mary Ann Knight [Saxby]. He was born 21st Nov 1830 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 24th Feb 1831 at Jireh Chapel, Lewes, Sussex
  He married Jane A. on c 1860. She was born c 1835. They had the following children:
  iEliza B. who was born c 1861 at Notting Hill, Middlesex
  iiNaomi A. who was born 1865/66 at Cricks, Northamptonshire
  iiiKate who was born 1867/68 at Navestock, Essex
   
  19. Esther Benthall [Knight] was the daughter of Thomas Knight and Mary Ann Knight [Saxby]. She was born 1836 at Maresfield, Sussex; died July to Sep 1919, registered at Steyning District, Sussex, ref: 1919 Q3
  She married Robert Benthall on Jan to Mar 1860 at Brighton, Sussex. He was born c 1835
   
  20. Luther Knight, miller and farmer was the son of Thomas Knight and Mary Ann Knight [Saxby]. He was born Apr to June 1841 at Maresfield, Sussex; died July to Sep 1922, registered at Midhurst District, Sussex, ref: 1922 Q3
  He married Elizabeth Wheatley on Apr to June 1867, registered at Cuckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1867 Q2. She was born July to Sep 1839 at Buxted, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1905, registered at Midhurst District, Sussex, ref: 1905 Q4
   
Generation No. 6
  21. Mary Anne Bagley [Brooker] was the daughter of Henry Brooker, wheelwright and Susanna Brooker [Knight]. She was born 27th Jul 1845 at Blackhouse Farm, Maresfield, Sussex
  She married Henry Bagley on 22nd Oct 1885 at Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex. He was born c 1845 at Northamptonshire
   
  22. John Brooker, painter was the son of Henry Brooker, wheelwright and Susanna Brooker [Knight]. He was born 6th Sep 1847 at Blackhouse Farm, Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Luna Lucy Mary Anne Dumsday on 18th Apr 1870 at Newick, Sussex. She was born 1850 at Newick, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHenry J. who was born 1871 at Eastbourne, Sussex
   
  23. James Saxby Brooker was the son of Henry Brooker, wheelwright and Susanna Brooker [Knight]. He was born 30th May 1850 at Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Emma Maria Rotherham on 1st May 1878 at Depford, Kent. She was born 1855 at Shropshire. They had the following children:
  iEthel who was born 1879 at Kentish Town, London
  iiReginald who was born 1881 at Islington, London
   
  24. Timothy Brooker was the son of Henry Brooker, wheelwright and Susanna Brooker [Knight]. He was born 30th May 1850 at Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Julia Clara Dumsday on 14th Apr 1873 at Newick, Sussex. She was born 24th Jun 1851 at Newick, Sussex. They had the following children:
25 iArthur James who was born 26th Jan 1874 at Uckfield, Sussex
  iiLilly Julia who was born 23rd Aug 1877 at Uckfield, Sussex
  iiiGeorge John who was born 24th Aug 1878 at Uckfield, Sussex; died 18th Apr 1959 Uckfield, Sussex
  ivJulia who was born 3rd Mar 1880 at Uckfield, Sussex
  vMay Maria who was born 6th Mar 1881 at Uckfield, Sussex
  viEthel who was born 21st Jun 1885 at Uckfield, Sussex
  viiLuna Minnie who was born 3rd Oct 1887 at Uckfield, Sussex
  viiiFlorence Annie who was born 11th Jun 1893 at Framfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 7
  25. Arthur James Brooker was the son of Timothy Brooker and Julia Clara Brooker [Dumsday]. He was born 26th Jan 1874 at Uckfield, Sussex
  He married Florence Gunn on 27th Nov 1898 at Brighton, Sussex. She was born c 1875
   

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