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Sussex Family Historian, vol. 20 no. 1, edited by Sharon Paskins, published March 2012 (pp.1-47, Sussex Family History Group, ISSN: 0260-4175) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508850] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Who Can Beat Three?, by Susan Martin, published March 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 1, article, p.2) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508850] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

In my extended family I have recently come across three brothers marrying three sisters. Two brothers marrying sisters happened occasionally but I have never come across three before. Has anyone else? Can anyone beat it?
My three brothers were three of the four sons born to Kenelm and Anna CHANDLER; William Harry born 1873 Haslemere, George Percy born 1878 Haslemere and Herbert Augustus born 1884 Petersfield. . . .

Looking for Ted, by Heather Barwick, published March 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 1, article, pp.4-6) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508850] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

"Mummy, why is your name different from Gran's?" Looking through my mother's memento box when I was seven, I noticed that her surname in her old school books, was RANDALL not PURDHAM.
"Oh, my father died when I was three."
"What did he die of?"
My mother went all peculiar.
"Don't upset your mother," said my dad, "She doesn't like talking about the past."
This both puzzles and intrigues me. Why?

George Washington and the Ditchling connection, by Adrian Gault, published March 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 1, article, pp.9-13) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508850] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

"There are also WASHINGTONs buried in the churchyard of the ancient church of Ditchling, in Sussex, but whether these were connected with the family of George WASHINGTON the writer has been unable to discover." (David McLean, Sussex County Magazine, 1930)
My mother, née Sylvia WASHINGTON, was a long standing member of the SFHG. When she began tracing her WASHINGTON family history in Sussex she rapidly established a line to the Ditchling WASHINGTONs. She was aware that an ancestral line of George WASHINGTON, first President of the United States, had been traced to Petworth. Unsurprisingly, she was keen to see if she could trace her family to Petworth, and thence back to the ancestors of George WASHINGTON. She never quite got there. But armed with her research and the benefits of the material now more easily accessible via the SFHG website, it may be that the link can be reasonably established.

John Roberts - A Sussex Lad, by Geoff Rowell and Diane Conne, published March 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 1, article, pp.13-18) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508850] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

John ROBERTS III was born in Bexhill, Sussex on 13 Nov 1829 to William and Hannah (née OVERINGTON) ROBERTS, married Harriett CROAKER in Australia on 9 Feb 1859 and died at his property 'Koorah', No. 1 Branstone Road, Kew Gardens, Richmond, Surrey on 19 Feb 1913

Who Was William Fowle's Father?, by William Green, published March 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 1, article, pp.19-21) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508850] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

I have previously written concerning how I first became interested in genealogy, and particularly of my interest in the FOWLE family "of Riverhall" in Sussex. Recently I have been studying the roots of the family back into medieval times, and how the various FOWLE branches began

The Tomsetts of Laughton, by Clive Gwillam, published March 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 1, article, pp.24-26) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508850] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

In 2008 I wrote an article about my TOMPSETT family tree entitled 'A tale of two Tompsetts' (Sussex Family Historian Vol 18 No 4 - December 2008). In it I used just one version of the numerous different spellings of the name. In this sequel to my earlier piece I have used various spellings of the family name, as these appear in the records.

The Ratcatcher's Daughter, by Sue Coward, published March 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 1, article, pp.26-30) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508850] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

I enjoyed all the speakers at last year's (2011) SFHG Conference but have to confess it was John Titford's "Barking up the wrong tree" that struck a chord with me. Forgive me for repeating myself but I draw attention to an article, published some six years ago, which was based on JAMES' family stories passed down to me by to father and aunt from their grandfather, Robert, who died in 1917. Aptly titled "Was She Really the Ratcather's Daughter?", my original article was published in the Family Historian Vol 16, No 6, in June 2005.

English Corney: From Hurst to Hobart, by Katherine Aberdeen, published March 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 1, article, pp.32-37) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508850] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Despite his patriotic given name, my Great-Great Grandfather, English CORNEY, was unjustly convicted and transported by the British courts . . . or at least that is what the evidence suggests. But this little bit of family history is not just about that apparent miscarriage of justice; it is as much about the strength of purpose and courage of Elizabeth PENFOLD, wife of English CORNEY.

From Brighton to Canada 1871, by John Sayers, published March 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 1, article, pp.39-41) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508850] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

I recently came across a file in the RG17, Department of Agriculture records at Library and Archives Canada that contained the names of 100 emigrants sent to Canada in 1871 by the Brighton Emigration Society. A covering letter was to the Hon. C. DUNKIN, Dept. of Agriculture, Ottawa from William DIXON, Canadian Government Emigration Agent in London, England.

Sussex Family Historian, vol. 20 no. 2, edited by Sharon Paskins, published June 2012 (pp.48-98, Sussex Family History Group, ISSN: 0260-4175) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508851] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Frequent Travellers, by Rosie Ansell, published June 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 2, article, pp.49-52) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508851] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Among the collection of photos that my father had of his mother's family was one of her grandmother, Phoebe HENDLEY, posing for an 85th birthday picture with members of her family. They appear to be sitting in the road, maybe outside their house in Pilmer Road, Crowborough. Alongside Phoebe is her husband, Peter, father of 11 of her 14 children. Behind are three of Phoebe's daughters - my great grandmother Ann PRATT, probably Phoebe's only legitimate child, Kate HENDLEY, daughter of Peter and Phoebe, and "Aunt Em" Phoebe's eldest child, born before she was married. The identity of the other 3, younger, people was unknown.

Illegal Marriages, by Susan Martin, published June 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 2, article, pp.54-55) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508851] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

A follow on from the interesting article 'An Unexpected Discovery' by David Pearce in December's issue. Illegal marriages between men and their deceased wives sisters and women and their deceased husbands' brothers were far from unusual. I have come across several examples in my family (as probably have other readers). Here are two examples:
On September 20th 1841 Sarah WILMORE (WILMER) married Nathan Burchell in St Mary's parish church, Shipley.
. . .
On 31 December 1898 Job MILES married Rose MILES in Chichester Register Office

John Roberts - A Sussex Lad, by Geoff Rowell and Diane Conne, published June 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 2, article, pp.56-60) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508851] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

You may recall from the March issue that we printed part of the journal of John ROBERTS on his voyage from London to Australia which began December 23rd 1853. When we left John ROBERTS in March he was preparing for the "Neptune Fete" and this is where we continue his story.

Fears from Sussex, by Bob Fears, published June 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 2, article, pp.60-63) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508851] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Some years ago, my son was given a school project to carry out - find your ancestors. I had very little knowledge of my own ancestry at that time and my parents would not help with this project for various reasons. My mother-in-law and her brother did provide a fair amount of information for my wife's ancestry going back a number of generations, and this made the chart that my son drew up very lop-sided. I was not very happy with the situation but could do little about it as we had moved to Australia and I had no access to records from England.

What became of Herbert?, by Karen Lynas, published June 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 2, article, pp.74-75) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508851] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

My 3x great grandfather Herbert SARGENT was born in Beckley, East Sussex in 1843 to James SARGENT, an agricultural labourer born 1801 in Crowhurst and Sarah CUTBUSH born 1801 in Beckley. James and Sarah married 3rd November 1821 in Beckley and Herbert was the youngest of nine known children, all born in Beckley.

My Genes - Where Are They?, by Ray George, published June 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 2, article, pp.75-80) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508851] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

What a crazy project to find all living descendants of my great grandfather Richard Lightfoot HOLLANDS who had 15 children; a time consuming and perhaps impossible task

A Case of Mistaken Identity, by Bob Waters, published June 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 2, article, pp.80-82) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508851] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Almost 10 years ago, Jim DOWNES, also researching the MAYNARD family referred me to the interesting diary of the vicar of Burwash; Victorian Village, the diaries of the Reverend John Coker EGERTON of Burwash 1857-1888 edited by Roger Wells.

A Dabble in DNA, by Alan Stoner, published June 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 2, article, pp.85-86) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508851] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

In June 2004, I received an email from Margaret in Tasmania: I am trying to trace a William STONER who, post WWII, was a builder/handyman in the south west London area (maybe Streatham etc.). Have you any idea how I may trace him?

The Bricklayer's Wall, by Tony Holkham, published June 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 2, article, pp.89-92) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508851] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

I have a brick wall. Don't we all? Mine is a very fine and sturdy brick wall that has stood the test of time across six generations. It should be: it was built by bricklayers.
While I'm interested in all the branches of my family tree, the one that intrigues me most is my own paternal line. And it is the one I am having the least success with. Partly it intrigues me not because it may contain skeletons or royalty, but because the men in it are so down-to-earth ordinary that they hardly left a mark on history.
Well, I want to put that right. I may be very experienced (30-plus years, man and boy) in the detective work that is genealogy, but reaching out from the family tree without falling off is difficult; there are so many straws blowing in the wind that it's hard to know which to clutch. But enough of mixed metaphors.
The first few generations are no problem. My father was Richard Ernest HOLKHAM (1922-1998), a civil servant who also knew how to lay bricks, and taught me. My grandfather was Ernest Frederick HOLKHAM (1884-1951), who rose to Chief Petty Officer in a long Royal Navy career, and who died before I was four. He was an electrician, but taught toy father how to lay bricks. My great grandfather was Frederick HOLKHAM (1862-1920), a bricklayer by trade. I fondly think of him as Frederick the Second because his father, my great-great grandfather, was also Frederick HOLKHAM (1829-1893), so Frederick the First, and also a bricklayer

Sussex Family Historian, vol. 20 no. 3, edited by Sharon Paskins, published September 2012 (pp.100-146, Sussex Family History Group, ISSN: 0260-4175) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508852] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The Barbers Alias Nynnes of Rotherfield, by Geoffrey Barber, published September 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 3, article, pp.101-106) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508852] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The BARBER alias NYNNEs lived in Rotherfield between the early 1500's to c1670. They owned a property there called "Drapers", and provided four generations of churchwardens to the parish. One of these, George BARBER, has his name inscribed on one of the church bells as "George BARBER, Edmund KNELL, Wardens 1603" providing a tangible link to my ancestors from Rotherfield.

What Became of the Currey's, by Jeremy Goring, published September 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 3, article, pp.108-109) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508852] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

In 1860 Edmund CURREY and his wife Mary moved to Lewes with their three young sons and took up residence at Malling Deanery. Their family continued to grow and by 1868 there were six sons and a daughter living in the large house overlooking the Ouse. It might have seemed that Edmund had founded a dynasty that would long survive in the locality, but this was not to be. Fifty years later not one of his descendants was living in Lewes. What had become of the CURREY's? What follows is an attempt to unravel the mystery.

Using Depositions, by June Biggs, published September 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 3, article, pp.111-112) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508852] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Depositions are statements made by a witness. There are a series of these in West Sussex Record Office Epll/5/2 and they are indexed. As the statements are made verbally they are also in English. Information from can help to fill in details of the lives of our ancestors and make them more just a name and date on a chart.

Boots Boots Boots, by Mike Gainsford, published September 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 3, article, pp.112-113) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508852] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

I have been researching my family tree for some ten years now, but as far as the GAINSFORD line is concerned more than nine of these years have been spent hammering at a brick wall.
This is a great shame because up to late Tudor times the family were prominent in Surrey, Kent, and East Sussex. There are tombs in Carshalton, one of the family assisted Henry VIII in his liaison with Ann Boleyn, and was present at the Field of the Cloth of Gold. One was a maid of honour to Ann Boleyn and Jane Seymour. Another went hunting with Edward IV and yet another probably fought against Richard III at Bosworth Field. It would be nice to be descended from this august company.
But, like Tess Durbeyfield's d'Urberville ancestors in the Hardy novel, the family lost its influence and property and many descendants ended up as farmers or ag labs in the village of Cowden in Kent, very near the East Sussex border.

From Dordogne to Ditchling, by Leslie Fuller, published September 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 3, article, pp.116-118) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508852] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

On a lazy hot summers day last June here in our home in France, finally relaxing after our daughter's wedding in our local village of Vendoire, a pause for thought. This was a time indeed to reflect on our family. What shall we do now my wife asked, as we both felt rather flat and empty after such a wonderful event?
Where is that old box that came from your cousin on the Isle of Wight containing your Uncle Frank Fuller's stuff, asked my wife Jacqueline?
I started a search of the garage and old packing boxes and eventually carne across a tatty cardboard box, sent to me almost 15 years ago, which I dusted down and brought it into the salon. On opening the box, it revealed photographs and this ignited and generated the first spark of discovery.

John Roberts - A Sussex Lad, by Geoff Rowell and Diane Conne, published September 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 3, article, pp.118-122) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508852] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

We have now reached the final part of the journal of John ROBERTS on his voyage from London to Australia which began December 23rd 1853. When we left John ROBERTS in June he had been at sea for nearly 10 weeks.

A Tale of Three Cousins, by Jan Mackie, published September 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 3, article, pp.125-129) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508852] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

This is a tale of three cousins and begins with the PASKINS family of Sussex, back in the mists of time. My cousin and I were independently researching our families, and in our frustration about not finding baptism records for family members and whose father was who, we met on RootsChat in April 2011. We began sharing our thoughts about brick walls and what we had found, and began exchanging certificates we had purchased. We've found many answers and exciting things in our collaboration and, best of all, we've found we were cousins. The third cousin of this tale, Albert Nye PASKINS, born on 28 Jul 1855 in Brighton, and baptized at Brighton St. Nicholas on 7 Oct 1855, has led us on a merry chase. Before we tell you the tale of his life, here's a bit of background.

From Triumph to the Trenches, by Vee Willis, published September 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 3, article, pp.130-131) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508852] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

How About Four and a Half, by Rod Burrell, published September 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 3, article, pp.131-133) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508852] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

In the March 2012 issue of the Sussex Family Historian, Susan Martin told a great story of three brothers marrying three sisters. She issued a challenge "Who Can Beat Three?" I accept the challenge. The events recorded happened in New South Wales, Australia.
In the 1880s three sons and a daughter of George and Eliza IRELAND married three daughters and a son of Sam and Jane CLUGSTON. A few years later a granddaughter of Eliza IRELAND married another son of Sam and Jane CLUGSTON. While this last marriage brought the family inter-marriages to five perhaps it should only rank as a half. The bride, although raised as an IRELAND in the IRELAND family, was not a sister of the four IRELAND siblings; she was their niece.

War Horse and the Survival of a Generation of Scrases, by Tony Scrase, published September 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 3, article, pp.136-139) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508852] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The popularity of successively the novel, play and film War Horse and the various pieces it inspired, most notably the Channel 4 documentary War Horse: The True Story, suggested a partial answer to something that had always puzzled me.
My great-grandfather, Alfred SCRASE, had a long obituary in the Mid-Sussex Times of January 1925. While it stressed his public service in the Burgess Hill Local Board, the Urban District Council, the local board of guardians and rural sanitary authority, it treated as equally significant the fact that he had had six sons, four grandsons and three sons-in-law serving in World War I. The striking thing was that all 13 had survived the War. This defies the normal odds although it does not mean that all came through unscathed. One son, Alfred, junior, was severely wounded and most tragically the oldest grandson, Alfred Thomas Daynes SCRASE, was such an extreme case of 'shell-shock' that he spent the rest of his life in a nursing home (and he lived until 1977).
The Channel 4 documentary stressed that many of those who handled horses, driving two-horse wagons or leading packhorses up to the front, were town dwellers without previous experience. This was inevitable given the distribution of population and occupations by 1914 but it is also true that more skill was needed for veterinary care of horses and for handling larger teams of 4 or more horses initially used to haul heavier loads behind the line and move the artillery. These areas were appropriate for farmers' sons and it certainly influenced the fortunes of Alfred's sons (my grandfather's generation). However, it will become apparent that other factors were at work. One can be mentioned now. The family had become affected by the patriotism and militarism of the Imperial era. In 1914 Alfred's sons included an ex-soldier, a serving regular soldier and a member of the Territorial Army. This was to influence individual fortunes.

Sussex Red Herring, by Richard Weller, published September 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 3, article, p.141) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508852] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

My interest in Family History was sparked when I was thirteen and I have been addicted ever since. I was visiting an uncle with my parents and we had strawberries and cream for tea - quite a treat after wartime austerity. The silver cream jug was engraved with a coat of arms. I was told it was a family heirloom and the arms were those of our WELLER family.
Research at the Society of Genealogists during a family visit to London a couple of years later revealed that the armiger was 'Richard WELLER, Batchilor in Divinity and Rector of Warbilton in Sussex' and the arms were granted in 1672. I already knew that my WELLER ancestors came from a line of farmers and brewers in Buckinghamshire, so I endeavoured to find the connection, working backwards from Bucks in the 19th century and forwards from Sussex/Kent from about 1600.

Sussex Family Historian, vol. 20 no. 4, edited by Sharon Paskins, published December 2012 (pp.148-194, Sussex Family History Group, ISSN: 0260-4175) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508975] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Oak Leaves and Acorns, by Janet Pennington, published December 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 4, article, p.194) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508975] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Did Elizabeth Barnes marry her brother?, by Joan Barnes, published December 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 4, article, pp.149-153) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508975] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Henry and Elizabeth BARNES were my husband's great great grandparents. Henry BARNES was baptised on March 26, 1780 in Northchapel - the sixth child and third son of John BARNES (1743-1814) and Mary PHILP (1744-1811). Henry first drew himself to public attention when Ann LILLYWHITE of Northchapel took out a bastardy order against him in April 1801. He was adjudged to be responsible for her pregnancy and ordered to pay expenses towards her lying-in. Henry finally paid his dues in December 1802. Because I have been unable to trace the birth of a child to Ann I suspect that the child may have been stillborn. Henry does not appear to have been implicated when Ann had another illegitimate child a few years later.

I Can Equal Three (sort of), by Anne Capewell, published December 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 4, article, pp.155-156) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508975] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

After reading Sue Martin's article in the March magazine I felt I had to put pen to paper and respond to the challenge. My granddad, Charles Thomas TESTER, was the youngest of eight. His parents were Emmanuel TESTER, born at Southwick in 1856, and Helen LAKER, born at Shoreham also in 1856. Their children were Henry Matthew 1881, George William (or William George) 1883, Frederick Emmanuel 1885, Ellen May 1888 (died 1896), Florence Alice 1890, John Alfred 1891, Ada 1895 and Charles Thomas 1897. The first 4 children were born in Lancing but the family had moved to Portslade by the time Florence was born. Sometime between 1901 and 1911 the family moved to 72 Trafalgar Road, Portslade - my mum can remember a brass plaque engraved with E TESTER hanging above the door

The Outcast Vaughans, by Mary Barnett, published December 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 4, article, pp.156-158) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508975] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The Foremans - Political Activists of Horsham, by Peter Foreman, published December 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 4, article, pp.160-164) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508975] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Some of you may recall a piece I wrote for the Sussex Family Historian some time ago about my Horsham ancestry. In it I mentioned my great great great grandfather William FOREMAN, who was born in Horsham in 1789. In 1809 he married Sarah LAKER who was born in Horsham in 1792. William was a farmer at Bournes Hill, and after at Amies Mill on the outskirts of Horsham. William and Sarah had six sons and six daughters between 1810 and 1825. Sarah died in 1860 and William, then aged 71, married Ellen WELLER, who was barely 20 years old. She bore him a further four sons before he died in 1872.
William (senior) eldest son William (junior), my great great grandfather, was born in Horsham in 1816. For many years he was a baker in East Street and later Queen Street, Horsham. In 1837 he married Elizabeth MANVELL who was born in Horsham in 1812 and they had five sons and five daughters between 1839 and 1857. All their sons became bakers or confectioners and it was this generation that started the migration of my branch of the FOREMAN family to Brighton during the latter part of the nineteenth century

Searching for the Woods!, by Peter Wood, published December 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 4, article, pp.164-165) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508975] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

It was my good fortune to inherit a history of the WOOD family written by my great uncle David WOOD in the1890s or early 1900s. In this "pedigree", as he called it, he states that he did not know the names of his great grandparents, who lived at Emmetts Farm in the parish of Billingshurst on the borders of Shipley. They have now been identified as Richard and Sarah WOOD, but did they live at Emmetts Farm?

Stuck in East Grinstead, by Stan Turner, published December 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 4, article, pp.168-169) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508975] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Until I broke with the tradition, all my researched TURNERs, as our name describes us, had earned their living in the wood trade. At school, woodwork for me was easy. I did all the required exercises to the master's satisfaction and was rewarded with an introduction to the lathe. During one session in the woodwork shop, a Maths master called in to talk to his Woodwork colleague and as he passed me working at the lathe, said "Ah, Turner, practicing your ancestral craft, I see." - and that was many years before I became an addicted family historian

Tale of Two Photograph Albums, by Kathy Brooking, published December 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 4, article, pp.174-176) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508975] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

I have written before about the family of my brother-in-law Victor PAVEY born 1936 West Chiltington, Sussex, but this article concerns branches of his family, not his direct line, and two photograph albums discovered when he and my sister moved from the family home in West Grinstead in 2006.
This branch of the PAVEY family moved from West Chiltington when Victor was two (1938) and they moved into a cottage on the edge of the BURRELL estate as Victor's father, Alfred PAVEY, worked for the estate his whole life. In 1977 my sister Maureen and Victor were given the opportunity to buy this parcel of land. It consisted of two cottages, one lived in by Victor's parents, the other by his Aunt Nell, and they proceeded to reside there for nearly thirty years

Like Father, Like Son, by Barry Gore, published December 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 4, article, pp.178-180) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508975] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Which William?, by Sue Martin, published December 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 4, article, pp.180-182) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508975] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The STEERS were historically concentrated in Sussex, Kent and Surrey (along with Devon) and in West Sussex they were particularly numerous in the parishes between Arundel and Horsham, one of which is Wisborough Green. William was the first or second most popular names in most parishes, where most boys were usually named out of a pool of no more than eight Christian names.

The Budgen Family of West Hoathly, by John F. Howes, published December 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 4, article, pp.183-188) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508975] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

In the September 2008 Issue of Sussex Family Historian I discussed my BUDGEN ancestors from West Hoathly and their hoop making trade. Since that time I have accumulated extensive information on the settlement pattern of the family in West Hoathly, mainly from using land tax assessments. Although land taxes date from 1692, organized records for most places did not occur until 1780, when they were required to verify voting eligibility. Owners of freehold property that was assessed at £2.00 or above were entitled to vote. They were used this way until 1832, and while records were kept after this date they are considered unreliable. For a detailed review of land taxes assessments and redemptions, I recommend the introductory chapters of the Sussex Record Society Volume entitled East Sussex Land Tax 1785 (Sussex Record Society Vol. 77 1991). Enquiries I made at West Sussex Record Office (WSRO) in Chichester determined that for West Hoathly no records exist before 1780, at least not at WSRO. In addition to the 1785 assessments data has been published for the 1798 land tax redemption by Ancestry.co.uk. In order to gain a fuller picture of the BUDGENs from 1780 to 1832, I acquired selected copies of the assessments for West Hoathly from WSRO. These were the returns for 1780 (earliest), 1810, 1820 and 1832 (latest). Together with the published lists, this gave me a good range of dates over the 53 years from 1780 to 1832. From 1841 onwards, the censuses are a more comprehensive source of information along with the greater detail that appeared in the parish records.