Hi there Simon, I took a look for Samuel Sellman and I think I have part of an answer for you. Leonora Francis Dawson must have either have been a widow when she married Stephen or her father was dead and her mother had remarried. Leonora's birth family name was Harman. Her father was James Read Harman. He was born in Pett 10 Jan 1779 to a John Harman & a Sarah Reed. John Harman married a Charlotte Noakes 5 Dec 1800 in Westfield. Samuel Sellman of Pett married a Charlotte Harman on 01 Jan 1819. I haven't looked further but I am guessing that Charlotte was related to John Harman. Perhaps Samuel was a cousin or brother of Simon. Debbie -----Original Message----- From: sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Simon Orchard Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:02 AM To: SFHG-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SFHG] The SELLMANs of Ewhurst Dear all This is my first post and I'm rather new at family history so apologies in advance for any newbie type questions. I'm researching the Sellman's (Selman) of Ewhurst and East Sussex and have got about as far as I can with what's available online. I'm looking to find the parents and any brothers or sisters of Stephen SELLMAN born ca.1801 at Ewhurst. I'm also looking for the his wife's or wives maiden names, named as Leonora Frances born ca.1810 in the 1851 census and Jane born ca.1801 in the 1841 census. I'm also looking for a family connection between Stephen and Samuel Sellman, 35 years old and living at Pett in 1841. Many thanks in advance for any help. Simon Orchard 12772 ------------------------------- 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