Gadd Family Grave , Heyshott

Ann Gadd 1842 - Chelsea
Elizabeth Gadd 1618 - East Horsley
Henry Gadd, 1808 - Heyshott, Ssx
Henry Gadd 1851 - Lambeth
James Gadd 1835 - Piccadilly
John Gadd 1659 - Worplesdon
John Sale Gadd 1848 - London
Richard Gadd, 14th May 1697 - HMS Ipswich
Richard Gadd 1713 - West Horsley
Thomas Gadd 1708 - Bristol
Thomas Gadd 1844 - Leatherhead
William Gadd 9th December 1846 - Lambeth
William Gadd, 1 January 1851 - Heyshott, Sussex

I am in Australia, and have been researching my family's history which goes back to this area of West Sussex to before our country was discovered by Captain Cook. So I was very pleasantly surprised by all the really great photographs taken at the villages where my ancestors were living. You are to be congratulated as these photographed really bring their story from old documents to life, in an area where it is unlikely I will ever have the opportunity to set foot and visit personally.
 
The family I am descended from went by the surname Gadd, and during the 18th and 19th century they were all farmers or farm bailiffs, (managers), from the villages of Cocking, Graffham, Heyshott and Selham to name but a few. A few years back I received a copy of a will from my direct ancestor Henry Gadd a farmer from Heyshott dated 1808. So I was particularly interested to see the churchyard for there with all the memorial stones shown.
..........................etc..Bob Campbell
 
PS I too have been collecting some early postcards from this area, most of which are now over 100 years old, so if it is of some help I can, as one or two come into my possession, scan them to fairly high definition and email the images to you.

My name is Pat Burdick, I live in Port Alberni BC, Canada. Retired grandmother ,very much involved with family research, in particular, the Gadd's of West Sussex.
 
My cousin, Bob Campbell, from Australia has been in contact with you already ,discussing the Gadd families. ....
 
I have come into the possession of 35 pages of the Gadd family from West Sussex, history, which has added many ancestors to my direct line of Gadd's and a wealth of family information.
 
My Gadd ancestors were mainly from Graffham, then Aldingbourne, Cocking, Lurgashall, Brighton,Westergate, and a couple of other places.
 
My great great great grandmother, Mercy (Sexton) Gadd ,is buried in the Rest Garden's in the Brighton Cemetery that was opened in 1841.
 
Also known as the Garden of Rest or the Peace Gardens is opposite the Church yard on the West side of Dyke Road. The arched entranceway is Grade II listed, as are the vaults and raised walkway to the right of the site. I just found her memorial last week actually --
 
# 417- Sacred to the memory of MERCY wife of HENRY GADD who departed this life November 1st. 1841 aged 48 years.
 
If, one day you are ever there and find her marker I would love a picture-- I do have a feeling though that it would be long gone now.
 
I am enjoying your site , and have spent numerous hours there already. Easy to navigate too, which is a good thing for me--
 
If there is any information I can contribute regarding the Gadd's of West Sussex I would be pleased to help however I can.
 
With thanks for all the work that has and is going into your site--

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