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Sarah Knight 1787 – 1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1787

Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Death Date: Sep 1872

Death Location: Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Father: Thomas Knight

Mother: Mary Beckett

Spouse(s): John Head

Children(s): Sarah Head

Sarah Knight was born in 1787 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, the child of Thomas Knight and Mary Beckett. In 1851, Sarah Knight resided in White's Cottage, Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, Engl. Sarah Knight married John Head, and had children including Sarah Head. Sarah Knight passed away in 1872 in Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • Sarah Knight was born in 1787 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, the child of Thomas Knight and Mary Beckett.
  • In 1851, Sarah Knight resided in White's Cottage, Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, Engl.
  • Sarah Knight married John Head, and had children including Sarah Head.
  • Sarah Knight passed away in 1872 in Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Knight
1750 – 1804
Birth Location: Pevensey, Sussex, England
TK
Mary Beckett
1757 – 1844
Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
MB

Spouses(s)

John Head
1786 –
Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
JH

Children(s)

Sarah Head
1815 –
Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
SH

Sarah Knight's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Knight
1787 – 1872
Birth Place: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Parents
Thomas Knight
1750 – 1804
Pevensey, Sussex, England
Mary Beckett
1757 – 1844
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Knight
1716 –
Willingdon, Sussex, England
Mary Harmer
Samuel Becket
Susanna
Great-Grandparents
Jacques Chevallier
1680 – 1729
Ann Swane
1683 –
Harmer
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Chevallier
Thomas Swane
Anne

Sarah Knight's Descendants

1.
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Sarah Knight (Nov 1787 – Sep 1872) m. John Head (abt 1786 – )
  1. 1. Sarah Head (abt 1815 – )

Sarah Knight's Timeline

7 Records

1787
Nov 1787
Birth of Sarah Knight in Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1787
16 Nov 1787
Sarah Knight was baptized in Eastbourne St Mary, Sussex, England
Eastbourne St Mary, Sussex, England
1851
1851
Age 64
Sarah Knight resided here in White's Cottage, Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
White's Cottage, Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1861
1861
Age 74
Sarah Knight resided here in 10 Alma Cottages, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
10 Alma Cottages, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1871
1871
Age 84
Sarah Knight resided here in 1 Albion Cottages, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1 Albion Cottages, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1872
Sep 1872
Age 85
Death of Sarah Knight in Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1872
30 Sep 1872
Age 85
Burial of Sarah Knight in Eastbourne St Mary, Sussex, England
Eastbourne St Mary, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1787
    Event Place: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1040; Folio: 103; Page: 26; GSU roll: 827480
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 567; Folio: 36; Page: 36; GSU roll: 542663
    [3] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1637; Folio: 193; Page: 16; GSU roll: 193540
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [5] East Sussex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: Par 309/1/5/2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1787
    Event Place: Eastbourne St Mary, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: Par 309/1/1/2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: White's Cottage, Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1637; Folio: 193; Page: 16; GSU roll: 193540

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: 10 Alma Cottages, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 567; Folio: 36; Page: 36; GSU roll: 542663

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: 1 Albion Cottages, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1040; Folio: 103; Page: 26; GSU roll: 827480

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1872
    Event Place: Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [2] East Sussex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: Par 309/1/5/2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1872
    Event Place: Eastbourne St Mary, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: Par 309/1/5/2
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