Hello all I am trying to trace my ancestors and am a complete novice when it comes to tracing the older generations and navigating my way around the SFHG website, so would really appreciate some help and guidance. My oldest ancestor is : William Waghorn 1764 - 20/11/1834 He was buried in the Holy Trinity Parish St Mary in the Castle and I know he was a church warden in Sedlescombe. He married Elizabeth Symes in Whatlington Church on 20/12/1792 Elizabeth was born 1767 and died 14/6/1831 (Fairlight Parish) St Mary in the Castle Please could you advise me on next step to trace William back? How would I go about getting a copy of their marriage record? I have tried to glean as much information as I can from SFHG website, but without definitively knowing Williams parents names, I am only guessing that it may be a Thomas Waghorn & Rebecca Waghorn (nee Hollands) as the birth year ties in with a baptism in Mountfield. (They married in Mountfield on 29/1/1756) Any help would be much appreciated regards Helen Allen

Helen,   I think the first thing to remember with family history research is that there are very few certainties! Work with what you can find, but always be prepared to revise your tree if new information comes to light.   Looking at Sussex Waghorns, there seems to be a cluster around the area you mention, and another much further west.  I think the Thomas and Rebecca Waghorn you found probably are William's parents, as the birth year is correct and they are living in the right area.  Are you working from the SFHG Data Archive?  It can be a bit long winded to find what you want, but its well worth persisting.  Searching for other WAGHORN births under Baptisms at Mountfield thows up several other children for Thomas and Rebecca. Do you have any other family information that would tie these into your tree and confirm you have the right parents?   The SFHG Data Archive does not include marriages - they are on a CD that is well worth buying.  The marriage of William Waghorne and Elizabth Simes is in there, but sadly there is little extra information (except that William was from Sedlescombe).  Some entries contain the names of the witnesses, who are often family members.  It is possible that there is more information in the original parish register, a microfilm copy of which should be available for searching in the East Sussex Record Office and probably also in Hastings Public Library.  If you are not local, another SFHG member may be able to look it up for you.   Good luck   Neal ________________________________ From: Helen Allen <[email protected]> To: sfhg mailing list <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, 11 August 2012, 0:37 Subject: [SFHG] WAGHORN(E) Hello all I am trying to trace my ancestors and am a complete novice when it comes to tracing the older generations and navigating my way around the SFHG website, so would really appreciate some help and guidance. My oldest ancestor is : William Waghorn 1764 - 20/11/1834 He was buried in the Holy Trinity Parish St Mary in the Castle and I know he was a church warden in Sedlescombe. He married Elizabeth Symes in Whatlington Church on 20/12/1792 Elizabeth was born 1767 and died 14/6/1831 (Fairlight Parish) St Mary in the Castle Please could you advise me on next step to trace William back?  How would I go about getting a copy of their marriage record? I have tried to glean as much information as I can from SFHG website, but without definitively knowing Williams parents names, I am only guessing that it may be a Thomas Waghorn & Rebecca Waghorn (nee Hollands) as the birth year ties in with a baptism in Mountfield. (They married in Mountfield on 29/1/1756) Any help would be much appreciated regards Helen Allen                         ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I see Mal has come up with some fascinating information, which is exactly why posting your query in as many places as possible is the key to putting together the whole picture. Navigating SFHG's site is not easy as there is so much on there, but it's worth taking time over. Don't be afraid to ask for help from the people who coordinate each topic and don't forget, too, to search the Sussex Family History magazine and/or Sussex People Index for mentions of your potential ancestors. In addition, imaginative "Googling" with search combinations of facts such as names/occupations/places/dates etc. will produce some obscure but vitally important bits of information. It's difficult to advise on internet sources specifically as there are literally millions of them, but spending the time on it will often produce unexpected results. Tony 9967 www.tonyholkham.org On 11 August 2012 00:37, Helen Allen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello all > > I am trying to trace my ancestors and am a complete novice when it comes > to tracing the older generations and navigating my way around the SFHG > website, so would really appreciate some help and guidance. > > My oldest ancestor is : > > William Waghorn 1764 - 20/11/1834 > > He was buried in the Holy Trinity Parish St Mary in the Castle and I know > he was a church warden in Sedlescombe. > > He married Elizabeth Symes in Whatlington Church on 20/12/1792 > > Elizabeth was born 1767 and died 14/6/1831 (Fairlight Parish) St Mary in > the Castle > > Please could you advise me on next step to trace William back? How would > I go about getting a copy of their marriage record? > > I have tried to glean as much information as I can from SFHG website, but > without definitively knowing Williams parents names, I am only guessing > that it may be a Thomas Waghorn & Rebecca Waghorn (nee Hollands) as the > birth year ties in with a baptism in Mountfield. (They married in > Mountfield on 29/1/1756) > > Any help would be much appreciated > > regards > Helen Allen > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- _________________ Tony Holkham * Writer * *www.tonyholkham.co.uk*

Hello Helen, By co-incidence I have on my desk in Western Australia today " 20 Centuries in Sedlescombe, by Beryl Lucey", as I have been trying to find Dennetts in Sedlescombe before 1720, without success. There seems to be a gap in Sedlescombe records before then. The book has several references to Waghorne of Sedlescombe, so I hope that you can access a copy. I will quote some: p 88 "In 1715 Susannah Darby, daughter of William and Susannah, married John Waghorne. p 119 - a reference to lands of Robert Waghornes in 1543 p 126 - in 1807 in a deed of sale for some Sedlescombe land including a cottage next to the King's Head mentions t "the butcher Waghorne using parts of the land as a fell monger's yard. p 362 - Pump House 6 (the book has several maps) was noted in 1834 as "close by Waghorne's the butcher". p 366 - "The Butcher at Holmes House" "The Will of William Wood , of Vinehall, dated 1809: Devise to William Waghorne of Sedlescombe, butcher, of the messuage or tenement where the testator was living"........ " William Waghorne the butcher died in 1835, and was buried not in Sedlescombe churchyard, but in that of St Mary in the Castle, Hastings, in which parish he lived for the last few years of his life, leaving his son, John, to manage the butcher's shop." Others will be better able to help you with searching BDM records. I struggle a bit with the members area of the SFHG site. If anyone can help, I would appreciate also being advised of any on line sources. Good Luck Mal Dennett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Allen" <[email protected]> To: "sfhg mailing list" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 7:37 AM Subject: [SFHG] WAGHORN(E) > > Hello all > > I am trying to trace my ancestors and am a complete novice when it comes > to tracing the older generations and navigating my way around the SFHG > website, so would really appreciate some help and guidance. > > My oldest ancestor is : > > William Waghorn 1764 - 20/11/1834 > > He was buried in the Holy Trinity Parish St Mary in the Castle and I know > he was a church warden in Sedlescombe. > > He married Elizabeth Symes in Whatlington Church on 20/12/1792 > > Elizabeth was born 1767 and died 14/6/1831 (Fairlight Parish) St Mary in > the Castle > > Please could you advise me on next step to trace William back? How would > I go about getting a copy of their marriage record? > > I have tried to glean as much information as I can from SFHG website, but > without definitively knowing Williams parents names, I am only guessing > that it may be a Thomas Waghorn & Rebecca Waghorn (nee Hollands) as the > birth year ties in with a baptism in Mountfield. (They married in > Mountfield on 29/1/1756) > > Any help would be much appreciated > > regards > Helen Allen > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >