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Nathan Holford
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Nathan Holford Date and place of birth C1729 Horsted Keynes, Sussex Names of parents John Holford & Mary Bassett Date and place of baptism - if applicable 11 Mar 1730/31 St Giles. Horsted Keynes Details of each of his or her marriages - if any 18 May 1758 St Giles Horsted Keynes to Sarah Franks Occupation(s) - if any Farmer and tenant of the Crown Inn Horsted Keynes. Witnessed 56 marriages at Horsted Keynes 1759-1801 Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on (if s/he lived in census times!). Horsted Keynes, Sussex, in 1798 land tax listed him as tenant of lands at West Hoathly; Hammonds, Lindfield; Newnhams, Horsted Keynes; Stumblehole, Horsted Keynes; Marchants Farm, Horsted Keynes and The Crown in Horsted Keynes (the Crown is still open and we visit regularly) Date, place and cause of death 1802 Horsted Keynes Date and place of burial. 29 Mar 1802, Horsted Keynes Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable Made 25 Aug 1801, probate Lewes 18 Sep 1802 to sons John, Goerge & Abraham Memorial inscription - if any In Memory of/NATHAN HOLFORD/Died March 21st 1802/Aged 75 years The tombstone has inscriptions for his wife and son John too and is mounted on the outside wall of the church porch. Father of Elizabeth Holford Wife Sarah Franks Mother Mary Bassett Father John Holford Last edited by Jill; 11-01-18 at 05:37. Reason: links/photo/links to parents/will details |
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Just thinking out loud...have just found a picture dated 1802 of the church which shows the side of the porch where the gravestone is currently mounted with a window, so goodness knows where the grave actually was. The gravestone must have been moved there more recently.
The son whose inscription is on the bottom of the gravestone died in 1824. Maybe it dates from then, son could have left money for a stone for his parents as well as himself, which might also explain why his mother's age appears to give a birthdate of 1732 when the only baptism for a Sarah Franks is in the next parish in 1736. |
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I've now seen the will on Familysearch and transcribed it.
He mentions: Sons: John, George & Abraham Daughters: Mary the wife of William Warnet, Sarah the Wife of George Langridge, Sophia Holford, Charlotte the Wife of George Osborne Elizabeth the Wife of Robert Jenner, and Ann the Wife of John Hills Granddaughter: Elizabeth Warnet |
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