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    3. I hope someone can help me find some birth & death records. I have hit a brick wall. I can trace my ancestors back to a Quaker marriage ceremony between Thomas Penneyfold a weaver, and Jane Hoggs on 25 October 1699 at Ifield, Sussex. Thomas Penneyfold was from Crawley (no father or mother was mentioned in the Quaker marriage record). Jane Hoggs was from Ifield and her father was Nicholas Hoggs, also a weaver. I can not find a birth or christening, nor a death/burial quaker or parish record for Thomas Penneyfold (Pennifold/Penifold/Penefold/Penyfold/Pennyfold) and Jane Hoggs (Hogge/Hogg/Hougg). I did find a Thomas Penifold chr 29 Nov 1663 in Fletching, father was William Penifold/Pennifold. Not sure if this Thomas is the same person. I can not found a birth or christening quaker/parish record for Thomas & Jane's three children. I have only found marriage and death Quaker records for their three children:- Nicholas Pennifold (appears never married), a weaver, died 31 May 1798, aged 94 and is buried in the Friend Burial Grounds at Ifield, so born about 1704. John Pennifold (married Hannah Neives on 21 April 1737 at Hurstpierpoint, Meeting Place) a weaver, died 7 Feb 1797, aged 90 and is buried in the Friend Burial Grounds at Ifield, so born about 1707. Mary Pennifold (Penefold) (married John Chantler 21 May 1734 Ifield Sussex), died 26 May 1789, aged 79 and is buried in the Friend Burial Grounds at Ifield, so born about 1710. I can not found a birth or christening quaker/parish record for John and Hannah(nee Neives) Pennifold's three children. I have only found the following Quaker records for their three children:- Hannah Pennifold, (married William Hounsom 27 Feb 1764) died 31 Oct 1808, aged 70, buried 6 Nov 1808 Ifield, residence Cowfold, Sussex. So born about 1738. John Pennifold, a Yeoman died 13 Mar 1825, aged 83 and is buried in the Friend Burial Grounds at Ifield, so born about 1742. Thomas Pennifold (Pennyfold) (married Elizabeth Hall 17 Nov 1767 in Worth - parish record) All Thomas & Elizabeth children born in Worth. Unable to find parish/quaker death record for Thomas & Elizabeth (they may not be quakers). I have looked online at church records for parishes around Ifield including parishes in Surrey, and at Quakers records both in Ancestry.com and Family Search, and on Frontis, but no luck in finding these missing records. It appears the Sussex & Surrey Quaker online records are incomplete (i.e. some years missing for the Dorking/Horsham areas). This may be why I can not find them online. I am from Adelaide, South Australia and I will be visiting Sussex & Surrey to do some family research in August this year. I plan to visit the East and West Record Offices, as well as SFHG. Would these offices have a complete Quaker record for this period (say 1650 to 1800) for me to look at when I visit, more than online through Family Search and Ancesrty.com? Is there anywhere else I should be looking? I need some direction. Thank you Kym Pennifold 16323

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