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Sussex Family Historian, vol. 14 no. 1, edited by P. B. Evershed, published March 2000 (Sussex Family History Group, ISSN: 0260-4175) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

A Victorian Memorial Card, by Mrs. D. McIlveen, published March 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 1, article, p.3) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

"In Loving Memory of George Piper, second and beloved son of Charles and Clara Piper, Late Fore Cabin Steward of the steamship 'Paris' who was Drowned on the 3rd of May 1889, and while on a voyage from Dieppe to Newhave."

A Brighton Celebrity: James Botting the Executioner, by Michael Burchall, published March 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 1, article, pp.5-11) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The expanded and corrected story of James Botting (1783-1837) who, in his professional capacity, executed possibly 175 individuals.

Florances of England and Australia, by Sandra Florance, published March 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 1, article, pp.12-13) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

James Florance married Charlotte Dally of Chichester and had ten children. One child, William, emigrated to Australia in 1851 and his wife and sixteen children followed. Article covers the years 1770 - 1982.

"Killed by the Horns of a Cow", by Lieutenant-Colonel R. L. C. Tamplin, published March 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 1, article, p.14) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Thomas Roff Tamplin, son of Nicholas and Philadelphia Tamplin was born in 1787 at Brighton and married Elizabeth Webber in 1817. They had three children.  Thomas was killed on 29 December 1829.

Help! Where should I go from here?, by Jeanne K. Cox, published March 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 1, article, pp.15-16) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Researching Benjamin Lenteigne Cox who was born at sea en-route from America c.1850

Where was Grandfather Sharp born?, by Margaret Brooker, published March 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 1, article, p.16) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The search for Grandfather Sharp (1868-1911)

Autographs of Wounded Soldiers 1914-1918, by M. F. Olive, published March 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 1, article, pp.20-21) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Collected at the Eastern General Hospital at Dyke and Stanfords Roads, Brighton

Calling All Berchards/Birchards, by Miss K. Boxall, published March 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 1, article, pp.25-26) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Two family trees - James Berchard who married Lucy Emma Ashdown in 1849 and his brother Richard who married Elizabeth Pilcher in 1852.

A Grave and Incisive Occupation, by Sue Peyman-Stroud, published March 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 1, article, pp.26-27) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Memorial Inscriptions found at Eartham and Slindon

Lord Nelson's Relatives in Sussex, by the late Phyllis and Stanley Excell, published March 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 1, article, pp.28-33) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Reprint of SFH September & December 1980

Sussex Family Historian, vol. 14 no. 2, edited by P. B. Evershed, published June 2000 (Sussex Family History Group, ISSN: 0260-4175) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The Mysterious Victorian Memorial Card (Or was Charles really Caleb?), by Mrs. Helen Phillips, published June 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 2, article, pp.53-56) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Napoleon on St. Helena, by Merle Rafferty née Tidey, published June 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 2, article, pp.65-66) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Children from Sussex Unions sent to Canada between 1886 and 1925, by John Sayers, published June 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 2, article, pp.70-74) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Lists name, age, date, to whom the child was sent, Sussex residence

Sussex Family Historian, vol. 14 no. 3, edited by P. B. Evershed, published September 2000 (Sussex Family History Group, ISSN: 0260-4175) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Old Hawkenbury, by P. B. Evershed, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, pp.79-80) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

A narrative of the village Hawkenbury, illustrated on the cover of this issue with a photograph of Amous Crouch (1859-1937) who tolled the bell at the Chapel of Ease, parish of Frant.

The Brede Pottery, by L. C. Rumens, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, p.81) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

In the late 18th and early 19th century the Brede Pottery was owned by Henry Richardson who had married Sarah Rumens in 1794 after his first wife died. Edward Rumens was one of the craftsmen at the pottery. He was called up for the Sussex Militia in 1809, but ran away and disappeared until 1814 changing his name to Miller. He was transported to Australia for 7 years for stealing and became a policeman in New South Wales.

Obituary: Bert Parsons, by Christine Payne, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, p.83) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Research in Wartime England, by Shirley Stapley, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, p.86) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The story of James T. Stapely, a Canadian, posted to Sussex in 1942

Where did Great-grandmother Marchant come from?, by D. T. Marchant, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, pp.87-88) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The search for Thomas Charles Marchant (1887-197?) who married Emily Holman (1886-196?) on 6 June 1908 at Tuners Hill.

Death Certificates - Useful or Not?, by Mary Hallett, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, pp.89-90) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Parish Chest Papers, by Mrs. Rose Chitty, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, pp.91-92) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Gilham/Polhill, by Miss Audrey Morford, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, p.92) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The descendants of Edward Polhill and Mary Gilham who were married at Burwash on 6th October 1687

Seventh September 1870 - 8.00pm, by Mrs. Margaret T. Fosker, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, p.93) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Edmund Powell off East Lavant was a Warrant Officer on board HMS Captain which was lost at sea on 7th September 1870 off Cape Finisterre

The Cheesman Families in Brighton, by John Hoare, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, p.98) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Searching for the father of John Cheesman, baseborn son of Barbara Childrens, aged 31, born 1736 daughter of George and Arabella Childrens.

The Powlett Monument, West Grinstead, by John Townsend, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, p.99) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Memorial at West Grinstead Parish Church to William Powlett and his wife Elizabeth Ward who had married at Eartham in 1728

A 200-Year Old Prophecy found on a Hailsham Soldier's Dead Body, by Mrs. Brenda J. Palmer, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, pp.101-102) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The story of Lance-Corporal Frederick Hunnysett

Mr. Charles Beard's Golden Wedding Anniversary, by Mrs. Julia Rutter, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, p.103) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Report in the Sussex Express of 14th August 1936

Innkeeper's Wife & Strict Baptist, by Penny Norfolk, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, p.106) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The search for the author's great-grandmother Ann Roberts - singer, midwife, publican's wife and Strict Baptist - who married Walter Stevens

Sisters, Oh Sisters!, by Mrs. L. Abraham, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, pp.106-107) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The sisters Caroline Bazley and Margaret Bazley

Double Trouble?, by Peter Bailey, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, p.108) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The Edwards family of Worth in the late 17th century

Memoirs and Diaries, by The Reverend Prebendary A. R. Royall, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, pp.109-110) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Henry Holden, by Anthony Clevett, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, p.110) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The story of Henry Holden, soldier, born 1836 in London, enlisted in the 7th U.S. Cavalry in 1872 under the command of General George Armstrong Custer, returned on discharge to England and settled in Brighton where he died on 14 December 1905.

A Farming Accident in Sussex, by Shirley Stapley, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, p.111) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The early death of John Stapley in 1615

The Chittendens of Herstmonceux, by Barbara Sanders, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, pp.111-112) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Richard, shoemaker, son of Richard Chittenden and Hannah Hoad was born in 1799 in Herstmonceux and married Sarah about 1817.  They had seven children.

Grandad's Bender: A Family Story, by J. C. Charman, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, p.112) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Charles Charman and his association with the White Horse, Sutton

Finding a Steyning Family, by T. J. Betterton, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, pp.112-113) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Edward Read Holmes (1799-1866), the son of Frances Holmes, married Jane Woodward in 1834 and had eight children

Reform in the Air, by Jennifer Smith, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, p.114) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Extracts from the journal of Daniel Constable (1775-1835) and his friends in Brighton who were followers of Thomas Paine and involved in parliamentary reform.

Sussex Family Historian, vol. 14 no. 4, edited by P. B. Evershed, published December 2000 (Sussex Family History Group, ISSN: 0260-4175) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Ephraim Edwards: A Kentish Man in he American Civil War, by Colonel G. F. Edwards, published December 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 4, article, pp.119-120) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Ephraim Edwards (1843-1919) son of Elisha Edwards and his wife Sabina née Damper of London Road, Tunbridge Wells, emigrated in 1847, enrolled in the 49th Regiment Ohio Infantry, fought in the civil War and finally settled in Illinois.

The Surname Gillham, by Gerald Peacock, published December 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 4, article, p.121) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Some Gilham marriages 1599 to 1733

"Gone for a Soldier", by Peter Bailey, published December 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 4, article, pp.121-122) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Lists some of the sons of Sussex embarking in the Service of the Honourable East India Company as soldiers

The Professional Rubler, by Mrs. Gillian Poland, published December 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 4, article, pp.122-123) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The story of Frederick Turner who married Amelia Humphrey in 1850 at Brighton

The First Year: My first twelve months of Family Research, by Phil Stanbridge, published December 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 4, article, pp.124-125) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Research into family history beginning with Albert Stanbridge and Sarah Anne who married in 1860 at Worth.

Cloaking and Common Purse by Peter Jerome ISBN: 0-9504830-0-2, by David Coward, published December 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 4, article, pp.126-127) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Index to the book Cloaking and Common Purse

Tales of the Ted Tribe, No. 1: Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Teddeman, by Ted Tedman, published December 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 4, article, pp.128-129) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Sir Thomas Teddeman, the son of Thomas Teddeman of a family of ship owners in Dover, was the foremost naval leader of his day. As Vice-Admiral he was involved in the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Sir Thomas Teddeman died in May 1668.

An Interesting and Helpful Will, by Joan Jeffrey, published December 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 4, article, pp.129-130) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

George Martlew was born in Oving in 1843, the son Mark and Eliza Martlew, and married Eliza Bridger in Portsea in 1868.  They had two sons and after Eliza's death in 1898 he married Florence Griffiths in 1899 in Wales.  This article describes his service in the Royal Navy from 1860 until 1899.

The Pallot Marriage Index, by S. J. Bulson, published December 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 4, article, pp.131-132) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

A Report in 1871 by Herbert Morris of Lewes, by Ken Foord, published December 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 4, article, pp.133-135) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Mitchell Trails and Trials, by Barbara Sanders, published December 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 4, article, p.135) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Walter Henry Bedwell married Annie Elizabeth Mitchell at Norwood (Croydon) Surrey in 1878 and then married her sister Charlotte at Putney in 1897. Walter died in 1898.

Tracing some Sayers, Sawyers and Sayer(s) from Cowfold to Lewes, possibly!, by Nigel Sawyer, published December 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 4, article, p.136) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

A Sussex Seaman, by R. L. Brown, published December 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 4, article, p.139) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

George Wood (1823-1874) married Martha Jane Staves (1833- ) and had six children.  George served in the Royal Navy and when pensioned out of service became landlord of the 'Star' Inn at Playden.

Grandfather's Disappearance, by Mrs. Anne Cook, published December 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 4, article, p.145) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Irwin Cook was manager of the Gas Works at Jarvis Brook, Crowborough from 1907 to 1914. He married Louisa Margaret née Wade in 1910. He disappeared on the 14th February 1914 when it was discovered that there was a shortfall in the accounts of the Gas Works.

Henry Weller of Worth and Ifield, Sussex (1842-1903), by Michael Weller, published December 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 4, article, pp.145-149) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The grandson of James Weller (1772-1852) and Ann Chatfield (1783-1858), Henry Weller (1842-1903) married Mary Langridge in 1857 at Worth and had five children.

Coaching Ancestors, by Brian Cutler, published December 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 4, article, pp.150-151) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Thomas Nathan Boxell, son of Nathan Boxell and Kezia Naomi Blake who married in 1856 at Brighthelmston Registry office, had seven older brothers, two of whom feature in William Blew's book Brighton and its Coaches: the London and Brighton Road as coachmen.

Disreputable Ancestors, by Miss Rosie Ansell, published December 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 4, article, pp.152-154) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Phoebe Pratt married Benjamin Hendley in 1852 at Rotherfield and later married second Peter Hendley, Benjamin's brother, in 1882.