Knight family of Bury, Sussex, UK

Knight family of Bury, Sussex.

(JPEG 116K) The KNIGHT gravestones in Fittleworth, Sussex churchyard are just by the north porch. They are just readable. Will of Thomas KNIGHT 1809 and Estate Duty Abstract	'Thomas KNIGHT (circa 1742 - 1808), farmer of Bury, Sussex married Mary SOALL at Sutton 30th April 1771, a licence having been granted on 28th April 1771. Thomas KNIGHT of Bury (several years), farmer, b., aged 29, & Mary SOALL of Coates (1 year), m., aged 20 (consent of her f. Austen S. of Lodsworth, labourer); ss. the sd. T.K. & the sd. A.S. (Sutton)' Witnesses were John TRIBE (W) and John LANGLEY (W) . (Previous two entries were signed by John TRIBE, and previous also by Jane TRIBE). Thomas KNIGHT was the occupier of land in Coates, also 'Parsonage' and 'Horncroft End' in Bury owned by Richard Huhhensen esq. and 'Haythorms' in Bury owned by Sir Charles Eversfield. (Sussex Record Society volume 82 'West Sussex Land Tax 1785') Thomas was buried at Fittleworth on the 17th April 1808 his wife, Mary, having been buried there on the 13th September 1796.	Parishes mentioned. Used with permission from the Sussex Family History Group ©SFHG 2002
	John KNIGHT was baptised on the 29th April 1773 at Coates and married Anne EEDE on the 17th June 1794 at Bury, a licence being granted on the 9 June 1794 'John Knight of Bury (one year) butcher, b., aged 21 and Ann EEDE of Bury (2 years), m., aged 19 (consent of f. Richard E of Bury, blacksmith),ss the sd J K and the sd R E (Bury)' On the 8th May 1819 John paid the poor rate on Ann EDE's house in Bury - his mother in law (deceased) 18 July 1839 Tithe Bury for two tenements, garden allotments in North Field 1841 Census age 65 at Bury, butcher.HO107 1091/2 f13 1851 Census age 77 formerly butcher born Coates HO107 1653 f22 He was buried on the 22nd February 1855 at Bury aged 81

	Thomas Knight was baptised on the 13th January 1797 at Bury and married Mary AYLING at Washington on the 7th July 1819. From 1819 to 1834 he is a blacksmith 30 Jan 1836 exempted from paying poor rate. Washington. 16 Apr 1836 and 17 Oct 1836 Washington Rate book for a house in Washington rated at £1-10-0. Paid 2/- 18 Apr 1837 property value £1-5-0, collected 2/6 8 Sep 1837 Knight Tho smith 1 vote house Washington £1-10-0 6/- and Knight Tho house 1 vote Washington £1-5-0 5/- - 1841 Tithe map, Washington. 1841 Apportionment OwnerJohn EDE (#443?) occ. Knight T, 279, House and garden, garden, 26p, 9d to vicar 1841 census age 40, blacksmith at Washington Mary KNIGHT (nee AYLING) was buried on the 26th October 1840 at Washington and Thomas remarried to Harriet MEADS on the 27th December 1842. Thomas was buried on the 10th March 1844 at Washington aged 47.	©SFHG 2002

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