Thomas Finch (1686-1755), Elizabeth Greenfield (1695-1715) and Mary Hobbs. My 7th great-grand uncle and aunts. Thomas got off to a rough start in life but married into a prosperous Sussex family. He was born in the village of Slinfold to carpenter John Finch and his wife Sarah Richardson but he was clearly very ill as […]
Slinfold
Sarah Finch (1714-1766) and a clandestine marriage
Sarah Finch (1714-1766) and John Moore (????-1788). My 6th great-grand aunt and uncle. Sarah Finch was baptised on 20 August 1714 at St Peter’s Church, Slinfold, Sussex, the daughter of carpenter William Finch and Elizabeth Puttock. It’s likely – by process of elimination – that it was our Sarah who married John Moore on 21 […]