Saxby around london and down towards sussex

[part time artist]

My Dad's family are Saxby from the london area , possibly Tootling area. Way back they came from the Hastings area and apparently a relative earlier on in the 1900's tried to trace family history and got back to the family having burial rights in Battle Abbey. Sadly these records have disappeared over the years so we have no proof of that. Does anyone else out there have Saxby ancestors that might be in common?

[snowyw]

My first Saxby is Maria Saxby christened 25/12/1774 Westfield Battle She married Shadrach Gardiner 1/1/1798 Westfield.
Father John Saxby Christened 13/12/1747 Rye
I have other details, but only taken from the IGI

[part time artist]

thanks Snowyw, I have written those two down to cross check with my lot. I dont think we have anyone that far back yet so thanks for that

[yasmar49]

Just to intervene, I'm afraid probably in an unhelpful way, we in Faversham are interested in a William Saxby who in the 1860s seems to have been the town's first professional photographer.   The name isn't a local one, and I seem to recollect that indeed it's most an East Sussex one.

Having said this, a couple of Saxbys worked in the local gunpowder industry in the later C18 and early C19.   Maybe the first was poached from the Battle/Sedlescombe factory.   You can find a direct address for me if you go to www.faversham.org and look for the Tourist Information Centre.