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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

According to available records, Sarah Knight was born in 1787 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, the child of Thomas Knight and Mary Beckett. Following those early years, Sarah Knight married John Head, and their family grew to include Sarah Head. In the later years of life, Sarah Knight died in 1872 in Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, England.

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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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Nov 1787
    Event Place: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, 1861 England Census, 1871 England Census, East Sussex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1040; Folio: 103; Page: 26; GSU roll: 827480, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 567; Folio: 36; Page: 36; GSU roll: 542663, Class: HO107; Piece: 1637; Folio: 193; Page: 16; GSU roll: 193540, 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: Sep 1872
    Event Place: Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915, 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 Year: 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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