Thanks Mark. I'll try and find time to track Louisa King back a generation or two and see if she joins up with your Richard King and family. Richard Evans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Milton" <mnmilt@gmail.com> Cc: <sfhg@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 1:40 AM Subject: Re: [SFHG] Surname Interests - King > Richard, > There seem to be quite a few King families in the Hurstpierpoint and > Albourne area as you point out. At the moment the only information that > I have is as follows: > > Richard King (abt 1773) m Ann Sayers (abt 1774) on 11 Feb 1793 in > Hurstpierpoint. > > They had 8 children: > > Alice King (b 1 Oct 1809; chr 22 Oct 1809 in Hurstpierpoint). > Richard King (abt 1795) > Thomas King (abt 1797) > Jane King (abt 1799) > Ann King (b 8 Jun 1803) > Nathan King (b 3 Jul 1805) > Jeremiah King (b 3 Jul 1807) > Esther King (b 10 Mar 1812) > Daniel King (1817) > Elijah King (1819) > > Our King families may well be related, although I can't prove it at this > point in time. > > Regards > > Mark Milton (9750) > > > Richard Evans wrote: >> KING family - Hurstpierpoint/Albourne. >> >> My great-grandmother was a Louisa King born in 1827 in Albourne Sussex. >> Her >> father was (I believe) Nicholas King. She married James Comber in >> Brighton >> in 1845. >> >> In the census records her birthplace is given as Albourne. But on my >> grandfather's birth certificate her birthplace is given as >> Hurstpierpoint - >> which at the most only a mile away from Albourne. My grandfather's >> birthplace in the census records is sometimes given as Albourne and >> sometimes as Hurstpierpoint. I get the impression that it was common to >> go >> home to Mum to give birth - particularly for the first child. >> >> There seem to be a number of King families living in Albourne in the 1841 >> census. I haven't yet tracked Louisa King and her family any further back >> but there's a Nichols King (not Nicholas) as had of one family with a >> daughter Louisa King of the right age >> >> Through Genes Reunited I'm in touch with several other descendants of the >> Comber/King marriage - mostly living in Autralia. >> >> I just about remember visiting a great uncle in Albourne around about >> 1939 >> who made a considerable impression on me because he had punched cattle in >> the USA in the late 19th century and he gave me his woven leather cowboy >> belt (at 6 years old I was very disappointed that it didn't include a gun >> holster). I'm fairly sure he was a King. >> >> Richard Evans >> Membership No: 12329 >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mark Milton" <mnmilt@gmail.com> >> To: <sfhg@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 4:56 PM >> Subject: [SFHG] Surname Interests >> >> >> >>> Hi, >>> I haven't posted my surname interests for a while. I am interested in >>> the following families. Where I have listed individuals, this >>> represents the "top" of my tree. I apologize that this is a long list >>> but my family wasn't very imaginative and tended to stay in Sussex >>> (mainly East Sussex) for many centuries. There seems to have been >>> intermarrying of lines which has confused things as wll. >>> >>> If anybody has information on any of these families I would be most >>> interested in hearing from them. I would also be most happy to share >>> the information that I have. >>> >>> Sellens/Sellins/Sellings - mainly in the Sedlescombe area. However, I >>> am interested in these names from anywhere in the world since they all >>> seem to be linked >>> >>> Bodle - Hailsham, Eastbourne, Wilmington, Willingdon, Alfriston areas >>> >>> Sinnock - Eastbourne, Bexhill, Hastings, Hailsham >>> >>> Milton - Eastbourne, Brighton (Thomas Milton, d 1891 in Brighton; m >>> Harriett. Son of Edward Milton and Mary Gregory) >>> >>> Foord - Westham (William Foord, died 1819, married to Elizabeth). Is >>> this Foord family related to the Fo(o)rds of Ninfield? >>> >>> Crowhurst - Hailsham (Mary Crowhurst, b 1725, daughter of George >>> Crowhurst) >>> >>> Thomas - Brighton (Charles Thomas, b abt 1826 in Brighton, son of Thomas >>> Thomas) >>> >>> Tullett - Brighton (Ellen Tullett, b abt 1856 in Brighton, daugther of >>> William Tullett) >>> >>> Silsby - Twineham (Charles Silsby d Mar 1851 in Twineham; m Eliza >>> Stoner) >>> >>> Miller - Ditchling (Esther Miller, b abt 1845 in Ditchling, daughter of >>> James Miller) >>> >>> Stemp - Chiddingly (Ellen Elizabeth b 1872; daughter of James (May) >>> Stemp and Martha Wickens) >>> >>> Wickens - Keymer area (William Wickens b 1799; m Alice King) >>> >>> King - Hurstpierpoint (Richard King b abt 1773) >>> >>> Sayers - Hurstpierpoint (Ann Sayes b 1774; daughter of William Sayers b >>> 1754) >>> >>> Verrall - Eastbourne area. I have several Verral lines including Mary >>> Verall (chr 1739 in Willingdon; m John Bodle), Samuel Verrall (b 1746 in >>> Willingdon; m Mary Wilkins) >>> >>> Ade - Wilmington (Elizabeth Ade, died 1743, m John Bodle) >>> >>> Alchorne - Hailsham area (Jane or Jana Alchorne, died 1727; m Edward >>> Bodle) >>> >>> Thetcher/Thatcher - Eastbourne (b 1619 in Eastbourne, m Edward Bodle) >>> >>> Brakepoole - Eastbourne/Chiddingly (Joan Brakepoole, m Abraham Bodle in >>> 1642) >>> >>> Cruttendon - Burwash (Grace Cruttendon m Abraham Bodle in 1643) >>> >>> Thunder - Chiddingly (Thomas Thunder, d 1638 m Joan Elphicke) >>> >>> Elphicke/Elphick - Several lines, including - Chiddingly (Joan, d 1645, >>> m Thomas Thunder); Chiddingly, Hellingly (Thomas Elphick, d 1706, m >>> Elizabeth); Hellingly (Thomas Elphick m Joan Hobby in 1618) >>> >>> Roads/Roods/Rhodes - Hailsham (William Roads, d 1793; m Mary Crowhurst) >>> >>> Vincent - Friston/Eastbourne (Katherine Vincent b abt 1675; m Elias >>> Synack) >>> >>> Frankwell - Eastbourne (Margery Frankwell; b abt 1615; m Elias Sinnock) >>> >>> Wrenn/Renn - Eastbourne (Mary Wrenn b 1585; m Christopher Senoke) >>> >>> Gibbs - Sedlescombe (Charlotte Gibbs, b abt 1818, daughter of Thomas >>> Gibbs; m Walter Sellens) >>> >>> Eversfield - Battle (Benedicta Eversfield, b 1785, m Walter Sellens) >>> >>> Cary - Sedlescombe (Mary Cary, b 1765; m Robert Sellens) >>> >>> Baker - Mountfield (Jane Baker; m John Sellens in Mountfield in 1754) >>> and Brede (Elizabeth Baker m William Sellyn in Brede in 1596) >>> >>> Watson - Ewhurst (Elizabeth Watson, b 1700; m John Sellens) >>> >>> Picknall - Brightling (Mary Picknall; m Robert Sellens in Brightling in >>> 1696) >>> >>> Merritt - Salehurst (Francis Merritt, b 1638; m John Sellen) >>> >>> Wells - Sedlescombe (Ann Wells, m Robert Sellen in Sedlescombe in 1637) >>> >>> Cash - Eastbourne (Violet Elizabeth Cash b 1896, dauther of Benjamin >>> Cash and Sara Elizabeth Riches) >>> >>> Harding - Horsham (Jane Harding b 1857, daughter of George and Mary >>> Harding) >>> >>> Todman - Eastbourne (William Todman m Lydia Ellis in Eastbourne in 1807) >>> >>> Ellis - Dallington/Chiddingly (John Ellis m Ann Pettit in 1710 in >>> Dallington) >>> >>> Pettitt - Dallington (Ann Pettit m John Ellis in 1710 in Dallington) >>> >>> Serjeant - Hellingly (Mary Serjeant, b 1705; m Edward Elphick in >>> Hellingly in 1722; daughter of William Serjeant) >>> >>> Hobby - Hellingly (Joan Hobby m Thomas Elphick in Hellingly in 1618) >>> >>> Oliver - Warbleton (Elizabeth Oliver, b 1654, m Thomas Elphick) >>> >>> Oxley - Ashburnham/Dallington (Richard Oxley m Lydia James in Dallington >>> in 1680) >>> >>> James - Ashburnham/Dallington (Lydia James m Richard Oxley in >>> Dallington in 1680) >>> >>> Thanks in advance for any help that anybody can give me >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Mark Milton (9750) >>> Belmont, MA, USA >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.21/1267 - Release Date: >>> 08/02/2008 20:12 >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.2/1272 - Release Date: > 11/02/2008 17:28 > >