Publications
Hayward-Billing-Lait - Sussex Families?, by Steve Warden, published March 1975 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 1 no. 8, article, p.240) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7965] & The Keep [LIB/501253] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:Births, marriages, and deaths of this family were recorded on the fly-leaf of a copy of Methodist Magazine for 1815. Article covers the years 1819 - 1963 in the county of Sussex
The resident nephew, and the pitfalls of family bible records, by Karen Hayward, published June 2010 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 19 no. 2, article, pp.67-69) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508843] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:My search for ancestors of my husband Peter originated with a nice family bible inscription stating that his great-grandfather "Samuel HAYWARD was born 24th July 1845, married 4th August 1867, and presented said bible to his beloved wife Mary HAYWARD born 11th September 1838". The inscription named "one child Samuel HAYWARD" (Peter's grandfather) born 14 August 1876, and married 24 April 1905. Although the birth and marriage places were not named the information was comprehensive enough to inspire enthusiasm and as the young Samuel lived latterly in Sussex and Surrey, things looked hopeful with regard to record searching.