Oops, sorry Listers, I forgot to add a subject line to my original post. A kind soul pointed out that this may result in some copies being filtered as Spam, so here's the message again. Regards Tony Golding (11552) > -----Original Message----- > From: sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tony Golding > Sent: 02 March 2008 12:54 > To: SFHG > Subject: [SFHG] (no subject) > > Hi Listers > > Yesterday I was given a family bible my parents found when > sorting through > my grandmother's loft in Newhaven, East Sussex. Unfortunately > for me it > doesn't belong to our family! It must have already been in > the loft when my > grandparents moved into the house in around 1965. We believe > they bought the > house from an unmarried lady whose name was also different to > the two family > names mentioned in the bible, so it probably belonged to some previous > owner. The house was probably built around the late 1920s or > early 1930s. > The last entry in the bible was made in 1923. > > I'm hoping I can find its rightful home with a descendent of > the family it > belonged to... > > Here's what I have gleaned from the entries in the bible > cross-referenced > with census and BMD records: > > * The bible was published in 1859 and signed by the original > owner, Robert > GREEN, in 1860 > > * Robert was born 12 Apr 1817 in Emsworth, Sussex (right on > the Hampshire > border) and died 2 Apr 1898 in Lewes RD, Sussex > > * He was a sail maker and later a wood merchant > > * Robert married Hannah STANDEN in Westbourne RD, Sussex, Q1 1841 > > * Hannah was born 15 Jul 1815 in Petersfield, Hampshire and > died 10 Jan 1897 > in Lewes RD, Sussex > > * As far as I can see they had 3 children: > > * Mary Ann was born 9 Jul 1840 in Westbourne, Sussex and died > 10 Sep 1899 > (place unknown) > > * Henry was born 21 Jun 1852 in either Emsworth or Arundel, > Sussex and died > 13 Sep 1912 in Newhaven RD, Sussex > > * Henry was a sail maker > > * Alice was born 14 Aug 1857 (I think it's 1857, it's hard to > read and I > can't find a BMD record) and died 18 Sep 1923 (place unknown) > > * In the 1841 census parents and Mary Ann were living in > Westbourne, Sussex > > * In the 1851 census parents and Mary Ann were living in > Worthing, Sussex > > * In the 1861 census parents, Henry and Alice were living in Newhaven, > Sussex > > * In the 1871 census parents and Henry were living in Newhaven, Sussex > > * In the 1881 census parents and Henry were living in Newhaven, Sussex > > * In the 1891 census parents, Henry and Alice were living in Newhaven, > Sussex > > * By the 1901 census Robert and Hannah had died and Henry and > Alice were > living in Newhaven, Sussex > > If anyone knows anything that might help trace the rightful > owners of this > bible I'd be very grateful. > > Thanks! > > Tony Golding (11552) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message