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Memoir of the Rev Henry Martyn BD, by John Sargent, published 1819 (Chichester: William Mason) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13710]

Selections from the Diary and Epistolary Correspondence of the late William Marten of Lewes, by William Marten, published 1828 (London: Harvey & Darton)   View Online

Gregory Martin, by Mark Antony Lower, published 1865 in The Worthies of Sussex (pp.240-241) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 3208][Lib 3233][Lib 3304] & The Keep [LIB/503515][LIB/504913]

The Family of Marten of Sussex. Part 1, by A. E. Marten, published 1926 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 67, article, pp.203-216) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2152] & The Keep [LIB/500285] & S.A.S. library

The Family of Marten of Sussex, by A. E. Marten, published 1927 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 68, article, pp.245-262) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2153] & The Keep [LIB/500286] & S.A.S. library

Marten Family, by S.N.Q. Contributor, published August 1930 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 3, query, p.95) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library

Marten Family, by A. E. M. [A. E. Marten], published November 1930 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 4, query, p.129) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library

More about the Martens, by A. E. Marten, published November 1951 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII no. 8, article, pp.177-179) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library

The Marten Family, by A. E. Marten, published May 1953 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII nos. 13 & 14, note, pp.295-296) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library

Benjamin Martin (1705-1782): A Neglected Chichester Character, by John R. Millburn, published 1973 (article) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5575]

One Law for the Rich?, by Rodney Elliott Marten, published March 1987 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 7 no. 4, article, pp.152-153) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10461] & The Keep [LIB/501259] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Thomas Marten never married but acknowledged two illegitimate children, Thomas and Mary. Illustrated with a family tree. Article covers the years 1726 - 1841 in the parish of Winchelsea

How to Discover 100 Australian Cousins in One Day (Almost), by Rodney Elliott Marten, published March 1992 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 10 no. 1, article, pp.29-30) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14877] & The Keep [LIB/501262] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The descendants of William Haigh Marten and Martha Maria Dean include a great-granddaughter who emigrated to Australia and wasn't mentioned in the family. She married and has a large (nearly 100) number of descendants. Covers the years 1799 - 1945.

Charleston Farm, by Annette Rose, published March 2008 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 18 no. 1, article, pp.18-21) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508968] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Nowadays Charleston Farm at West Firle is run by the Charleston Trust, part of the Bloomsbury Group and is open to the public. The artists Vanessa BELL and Duncan GRANT became tenants here in 1916 and it was also a gathering place for such writers as Leonard and Virginia WOOLF. Many years before this, however, my MARTEN ancestors were in residence.

A letter of complaint in 1787, by Annette Rose, published June 2008 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 18 no. 2, article, pp.98-100) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508969] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

I mentioned in my article 'Charleston Farm' in the last issue that eight of my MARTEN ancestors are buried in the Marten Vault, under the floor of the Old Meeting House, Ditchling.
Between 1785 and 1790, John BURGESS, the part-time gravedigger was in charge of the cam of the Vault. During the summer of 1786 my great-great-great-great-uncle Peter MARTEN died and was duly buried in the Vault but this event was to cause John BURGESS a great deal of stress and a consuming anger.

The gravedigger and his 'jernal', by Don Burgess, published June 2008 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 18 no. 2, article, pp.100-101) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508969] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The article on Charleston Farm by Annette Rose in the March Sussex Family Historian reminded me of the role that John BURGESS, my great-great-great-grandfather played as the gravedigger at Ditchling Meeting House. As you can see, he was also involved in enlarging and preparing the vault under the Meeting House for the body of Peter MARTEN in June 1786, a task for which he appears not to have been paid.

The story of Belmont Dairy, by Annette Rose, published December 2008 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 18 no. 4, article, pp.185-189) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508971] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Belmont Dairy in Turkey Road, Sidley, Bexhill, was founded in 1899 by a Mr OTTAWAY. It then had several owners before my grandfather William Henry MARTEN bought the dairy in 1922. At this time them were numerous dairies in Bexhill.

Edward Alfred Martin and 'The Glaciation of the South Downs', by David Bate, published 2009 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 77, article, p.65) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/77] & The Keep [LIB/500501]

A Holiday in Dorset in 1796, by Annette Rose, published March 2014 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 21 no. 1, article, p.39) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508980]

My home has been in Dorset for the last 43 years (although I was born and brought up in Sussex). I had always thought that none of my ancestors had any connection with this county - that is until I read a couple of letters written by my aunt Mary MARTEN (4x great) who had been on an extended holiday in Dorset during March, April, May and June of 1796. Mary's home was in Firle, Sussex.

The Martin Mystery, by Diane Cole, published March 2015 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 21 no. 5, article, pp.223-226) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508855]

My Great Grandmother, Laura Sophia MARTIN came to the colony of New South Wales with her mother, brother and sister, to join her father Robert MARTIN, who had arrived sometime earlier. While it is difficult to be sure of the exact date of arrival of Robert MARTIN in New South Wales, his wife Susan Eliza Louisa MARTIN (1841-1878), and three children, Robert Harry (1859-1948), Alice Kate (1862-1883) and Laura Sophia (1864-1937) arrived in Sydney on 22nd June 1874 on the ship "Jerusalem" after a voyage of 88 days. The assisted migrant records noted 'husband in colony, George St' against Susan's name.