Hi Can anyone look up please A William Pestifol of Brighton b1837 married a Harriet Jones of Ashington they did not marry till 1859 but did have a daughter Harriett Martha b 1832 and a Walter 1840 Harriet married a Richard Pointing 1854 Brighton William Pestifold Died June 1867 Steyning and Harriet died June 1872 Croydon I cannot find any more Pestifold Can anyone Help Please SFHG 12074 Thanks

I am wondering if there is a date wrong somewhere within your message? If William Pestifold was born in 1837, he couldn't have had children born in 1832 or 1840. Best wishes Marion Woolgar Bognor Regis, West Sussex SFHG NO: 3323

I have just located my copy of the ever useful Brighton Baptism Index 1813 to 1837 (which I couldn't lay my hands on yesterday) and it shows just one PESTIFOLD baptism. This was on 24 Sep 1837 and is for William PESTIFOLD, son of William & Harriett, Labourer of Essex Place. Extract from the Sussex Marriage Index: Place: Brighton, East Sussex, Date: 31 Dec 1827: Subject: William PESTIFOLD, bach Spouse: Harriet BARNETT, sp botp (B) Brighton 1851 Census HO107/1645 folio 84a at 43 John Street William PESTIFOLD, Head, Mar, 48, Stableman, SSX West Grinstead Harriott PESTIFOLD, Wife, Mar, Laundress, SS Ashington William PESTIFOLD, Son, Un, 13, Errand Boy, SSX Brighton So, it is William, junior, who was born about 1837 and his father, also called William was apparently born around 1803 in West Grinstead. So it is likely that William, junior did have older siblings. I don't think that West Grinstead is on the IGI, but the registers for this period are deposited at WSRO and I believe that they have been indexed. If you cannot get to WSRO yourself, I am planning my next visit there on 23rd August. If you would like me to check for that baptism for you, please contact me off-List before then. Best wishes Marion Woolgar Bognor Regis, West Sussex SFHG NO: 3323