The point that I meant to make is that these records are freely available to anyone who seeks them. I find it far more satisfying to do my own research than to get in the habit of asking for look ups. Having said that I also remember my early days on this and other lists. when I didn`t know about Family search.org and other such sites, and became quite peeved when after several months, I found out about 1837 online. Because no B* had told me. Joe Austen in NQ OZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Austen" <austengenealogy@iprimus.com.au> To: "Robyn & Bill Arkinstall" <erindra@netspace.net.au>; <sfhg@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 6:13 PM Subject: Re: [SFHG] Catherine PEARSON?? - Any PEARSONs Please > Ann Pearcey`s marriage To James Bennett 30/8/1831 is on the IGI and is an > extract from the parish records, the 31/8/1831 is an entry submitted by a > member of the LDS church. Regards Joe Austen 9934 in OZ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robyn & Bill Arkinstall" <erindra@netspace.net.au> > To: <sussex-plus@rootsweb.com>; <sfhg@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 4:33 PM > Subject: [SFHG] Catherine PEARSON?? - Any PEARSONs Please > > >> Hi from Australia, >> >> I am trying to gather information on any PEARSONs or variants, >> particularly born in Eastbourne, Hastings, Brighton or Hove. >> >> In the 1861C (Ref: RG9/592 58 8) 6 Rock Street, Brighton there is a >> Catherine PEARSON (77) born Eastbourne (abt 1784) a widow retired >> laundress, living with her widowed daughter Ann BENNETT (53), and her >> grandson William Bennett (17). I cannot locate this lady anywhere in the >> previous census records, nor in any later census. >> >> Her daughter Ann (surname given as PEARCEY in the Sussex Marriage Index >> for 31/8/1831 - to John BENNETT) had other children - Elijah, Sarah Ann >> & Matilda as well as William and another two daughters - Elizabeth & >> Harriet who possibly died in infancy.. >> Ann also had a brother Thomas, whose surname was also given as PEARCEY >> and in the Sussex Marriage Index was married to a Caroline BLACKMAN on >> 28/7/1825, and they had 4 sons - Thomas, James, Edward & William. >> >> Could SKS with access to the St. Nicholas Parish registers for Brighton, >> (I think this would have been the parish church) see if there is a >> father's name given on the marriage details of either Ann or Thomas., >> and/or suggest any other options to solve this mystery please.. >> >> If you are researching any PEARSON surname then I'd be very glad to hear >> from you. >> >> Many thanks......Robyn Arkinstall. Gosford, NSW, Australia >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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