Can anyone recommend any Sussex & Hampshire genealogists for hire located in Chichester and surrounds? Need 1600's-1700's research out of Chichester and Portsmouth. Thank you. r/Steven

Hi, My Surrey GRANTHAM line seems likely to have originated from Sussex. Nationally it is not that common a name and there are only three main areas it occurs:- 1:- Lincs & Yorks where most GRANTHAMs can be found 2:- Bucks & Oxon 3:- Sussex & Surrey Looking at the Lay Subsidy Rolls of 1524/5 for Sussex reveals that the GRANTHAMs were centred on villages around Amberley, i.e., West Burton, Bury, North Stoke, Wepham, Storrington, etc., and seem to have been husbandmen and servants. They look like they moved up to Horsham and beyond in the 1600s. My line seems to have reached Rudgwick in the late 1700s. Does anyone know anything about this family? It seems a long way to have come for someone from Grantham, Lincs in the 14th/15th century. Could it possibly be a distortion of another name? There is a place called Greatham near to Amberley; there is also a Graffham not too far away and the surname GRAFHAM does occur in the same places as GRANTHAM in Surrey. Many Thanks, Kong _________________________________________________________________ Free games, great prizes - get gaming at Gamesbox. http://www.searchgamesbox.com

Welcome to the list David I have interests re COOMBER too but not sure if they overlap or not, what time period do you have? Mine are in teh Ardingly, Lindfield etc area and go way back. I have pedigrees from a book about the various families if it is of any interest. I have possibly PACKHAM too but only very vaguely - have not been ablo to ascertain if the name is PACKHAM, or PECKHAM, or even PICKHAM Ann PECKHAM or PACKHAM etc married James HEMSLEY 27 July 1785 in Isfield and she MAY have been from there or Fletching. That is all I have so far. Hope you find the list as good and helpful as I have. Helen On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:13:15 +0000, "David Briggs" <David.Briggs@port.ac.uk> said: > Hi, > > As a new lister, I just thought I would post my Sussex surname > interests > and locations; > > COOMBER; Rotherfield, Blackham, Uckfield, East Grinstead, Withyham > > GASSON-COOMBER; East Grinstead, Blackham > > GASSON; Hartfield > > OVENDEN; Blackham > > LEVETT; Bexhill, Hailsham, Willingdon, Seaford, Withyham, Eastbourne, > Arlington, Wilmington, Alfreston, Brighton > > WEBBON; Steyning, Brighton, Bramber, Peacehaven > > PACKHAM; Brighton, Midhurst, Balcombe > > LEGGATT; Shoreham-By-Sea, Graffham, Burgess Hill > > Thanks. > > > David Briggs > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SUSSEX-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message Helen

Hi, As a new lister, I just thought I would post my Sussex surname interests and locations; COOMBER; Rotherfield, Blackham, Uckfield, East Grinstead, Withyham GASSON-COOMBER; East Grinstead, Blackham GASSON; Hartfield OVENDEN; Blackham LEVETT; Bexhill, Hailsham, Willingdon, Seaford, Withyham, Eastbourne, Arlington, Wilmington, Alfreston, Brighton WEBBON; Steyning, Brighton, Bramber, Peacehaven PACKHAM; Brighton, Midhurst, Balcombe LEGGATT; Shoreham-By-Sea, Graffham, Burgess Hill Thanks. David Briggs

Hi sandra Have you got the marriage entry from the Parish register? This would give the fathers at least. You might also find a lot more family. I was lucky with Arundel Ssx Parish register with my Parkers......they stayed there for abt 200 years. Got a whole tree from one PR. You never know and with a name like Parker I was extremely grateful. Cheers Pam from Adelaide Australia > Hi all, > > Mary RELFE married Thomas BARTHOLOMEW at St Mary's Eastbourne on 18 July > 1754. > > Can anyone point me in the direction of Mary's parents? > > Mary & Thomas raised their children at Willingdon. > > Any help will be extemely welcome, as I've been stuck for years. > > Sandra > Happy hunting > > Sandra Shelley > Eastbourne Sussex > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SUSSEX-PLUS-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: 269.19.7/1232 - Release Date: > 18/01/2008 7:32 PM > >

Hi Is anyone reasearching the Hoad's of Heathfield, Warbleton & Hailsham. John Hoad, my 2xgreatgrandfather was born 1819 at Heathfield to Martha Hoad. I think Martha was born 1802, the daughter of Thomas Hoad & Sarah Gasson.(I haven't found Martha's death yet) In 1845, John married Charlotte Elizabeth Dawes at Warbleton. Children(10) Caroline Martha, born 1846 at Warbleton Anne, born 1847 at Warbleton Henry, born 1850 at Warbleton Elizabeth Jane, born 1852 at Warbleton John Inkerman, born 1855 at Hailsham Federick Joseph, born 1859 at Hailsham(my greatgrandfather) Charles Edward, born 1865 at Hailsham Emily Edith, born 1866 at Hailsham Mary, born 1867 at Hailsham George Archibald, born 1868 at Hailsham I think there may be some more children that died young and don't show up on any census. Regards Colin

Hi all, Mary RELFE married Thomas BARTHOLOMEW at St Mary's Eastbourne on 18 July 1754. Can anyone point me in the direction of Mary's parents? Mary & Thomas raised their children at Willingdon. Any help will be extemely welcome, as I've been stuck for years. Sandra Happy hunting Sandra Shelley Eastbourne Sussex

Hello Listers, Here are my list of Surnames I am interested in. If anyone has any information on any of them I would be most grateful for a contact, we could exchange info. Main Line - HILLMAN - Lewes, Worthing, Angmering, Goring, Ardingly MITCHELL - Ferring, Worthing, Goring CHAPMAN - Goring, South Stoke STANDEN - Balcombe, Lewes OLLIVER - Littlehampton, Goring, Ferring, Patching COOK - Kent FAREMAN - Goring Associated names connected through HILLMAN: MARTIN, ELLIS, WILBER/AR, BEARRDEN/BURDEN, RATHBONE, BINGHAM, SIMMONS, DAVIS, WINTON, DEARSLEY, OVEY, FINN, HERBERT Ducie Tweed Heads NSW, home of Mt Warning, where the sun first kisses Australia "Every man's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers" Hans Christian Andersen. www.ducie1.tribalpages.com -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 386 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len

Hi all I have a copy of the above printed in 1988 by the Friends of the East Sussex Record Office, Lewes. Happy to do look-ups for anyone. Please note this is an Index only - you will need to check elsewhere for details. The only info given is year; session; name; place where offence took pace rather than residence; and length of sentence. Also these are only sentences, NOT the actual transportations. I may be away latter part of the coming week. Cheers Andy

Thank you Anne, I will look into those sites. Regards Leslea.Queensland.AUS Researching.LAVENDER, Hellingly and Hailsham. FOSTER. Hailsham. VERRALL. Hailsham No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.7/1232 - Release Date: 18/01/2008 7:32 PM

Hi David Look forward to hearing from you. Cheers Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Fielder" <daf7@telus.net> To: "Andy Hedgcock" <andy701@blueyonder.co.uk> Cc: <SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 1:26 PM Subject: Re: [SXP] BARHAM family of Battle, Rye, Iden 1800s > Hello Andy, > > I have this family line. I'll reply off-line. > > With kind regards, > > David FIELDER > > On 17-Jan-08, at 6:48 AM, Andy Hedgcock wrote: > >> Hi all >> Is anyone researching the above family? In particular Edgar BARHAM >> who married Elizabeth HEDGCOCK in 1819 (d1886 Rye). It's >> Elizabeth's background that I'm interested in. Her father, James, >> was born about 1778 in Heathfield, Sussex. Apart from a possible >> wife, Elizabeth BODLE, I can find no more information about his >> background. He died 1853 in Mermaid Street, Rye. >> >> Is there a BARHAM researcher who has already done this family line? >> >> Other linked surnames are FIPPS, PHIPPS, GODDEN, MASTERS, WOOD, >> FEILDER, BEECHING, and COLEMAN. Happy to share what I have. >> >> Thank you. >> Andy >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUSSEX-PLUS- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Hi Nick, Sounds a bit too old imo. The IGI is good for getting an indicator of areas that your family were in in certain periods but can't be relied to pinpoint individuals. Some parishes have their records added to the IGI, others do not. There could well be another generation of LEOPARDs in a parish adjacent to Hamsey that do not appear on Familysearch. In addition have you checked variant spellings? Apparnetly LIBBARD, LIPPARD, etc., are all different spellings of the same name. I don't know if you have seen it but McKinleys "Surnames of Sussex" says that LEOPARD first appeared as a surname in Sussex at Laughton in the late 13th century. They appear to have been small free tenants and McKinley seems sure they all belonged to the same family. Hope this helps, Kong > From: Nick Leppard <n.leppard@dsl.pipex.com>> Subject: [SXP] LEPARD (or LEOPARD); Hamsey near Lewes> To: "SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com" <SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com>> Message-ID: <47928581.10102@dsl.pipex.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed> > I thought I would repost this message as I sent it just after Christmas > when things were a bit quiet.> > I'm hoping someone might have access to the Hamsey Parish records to > check a marriage entry I have recently come across. The entry I have is > for Robert LEPARD who married Margaret BEACHE on 29th June 1591 (Family > Search gives her surname as BRENCHE). Margaret is stated as being from > Lewes. The reason I want to check this is that my most distant relative > so far found is Robert LEOPARD (my 9th great grandfather) born 1529 in > Barcombe who married Margaret? sometime! Margaret is said to be from > Lewes. They had at least six children between 1576 and 1587.> > Robert died in 1606, Margaret sometime after. What I'm trying to > establish is whether Robert and Margaret BEACHE are my Robert and > Margaret or is it an amazing coincidence from that early period. Is the > date 1591 correct? or should it perhaps be 1571? or did Robert and > Margaret leave it late to be married. I'm assuming at that early period > there would be very little further information on Robert and Margaret > such as their ages.> > Any help much appreciated and always searching for any links etc to > the LEPPARD name.> > Thanks in advance for any information.> > Nick Leppard _________________________________________________________________ Telly addicts unite! http://www.searchgamesbox.com/tvtown.shtml

I seem to have missed the early part of this thread, so please excuse me if I am covering previously trodden ground. Being unable to find a death registration for a person between 1837 and 1874 inclusive is quite a common problem. Although Civil Registration for births and deaths was a requirement from 01 July 1837, there was no effective penalty system in place. Birth registration cost money, baptisms were free and a Birth Certificate wasn't required to enrol a child in school, so it was an added expense that most families could well do without. Death registration also cost money, but you didn't need to have a Death Certificate in order to bury a person, so why have the expense of getting one - funerals are expensive enough without paying extra for a piece of paper that nobody really needs. It was not until 1875 that an effective penalty system for non-registration was put in place and, crucially in your case, a Death Certificate had to be produced before a burial could take place. The then fairly newly created burial authorities who ran the emerging network of civil cemeteries were also more stringent in their application of the rules than the vicars and parish clerks had been when burying people in parish churchyards. So, if the lady in question died between 1871 and 1881, then her death may well have fallen into this pre-1875 period and you will have a big problem finding her burial. I have countless lines of research which are incomplete because critical burial information is missing from the list of vital events and there is no death registration for them either. The heading of your E-mail indicates that Ann SAY nee BATCHELOR may have died in Henfield? If that is the case, then her burial should have taken place in Henfield Churchyard and the burial registers have been deposited up to 1900. Have you searched them already? Although there is a civil cemetery at Henfield, it didn't open until 1885, which appears to be too late for your needs. Best wishes Marion Woolgar Bognor Regis, West Sussex

Thanks to Heather Brooks (you very kindly sent me this information more than a year ago) as well as information coincidentally provided by John White. I note that you show the name spelt BACHELOR although other information which I have shows it as BATCHELOR -common problem with how a name might have been heard at the time of baptism etc. I have this problem all the time with the name SAY. I am still at a loss as to next steps in finding a death entry for ANN SAY nee BA(T)CHELOR having exhausted every permutation that I can think of. This has included some fairly expensive searches of local Registrars records (minimum gbp 18 per attempt). Given that I have a positive identity, albeit incorrectly transcribed as LAY, of ANN SAY in the 1871 census as a widow, along with a number of her sons and no evidence of her presence in the 1881 census and a complete trawl of BMD records through to 1901 showing no entry for death or remarriage - what to do next. Any suggestions out there ??? Kind regards Mike Say

Hi Jack I have a lot of Beeching names. Some from Bexhill, Sussex, others in Middlesex or London areas. Any use to you. Regards Judy

I thought I would repost this message as I sent it just after Christmas when things were a bit quiet. I'm hoping someone might have access to the Hamsey Parish records to check a marriage entry I have recently come across. The entry I have is for Robert LEPARD who married Margaret BEACHE on 29th June 1591 (Family Search gives her surname as BRENCHE). Margaret is stated as being from Lewes. The reason I want to check this is that my most distant relative so far found is Robert LEOPARD (my 9th great grandfather) born 1529 in Barcombe who married Margaret? sometime! Margaret is said to be from Lewes. They had at least six children between 1576 and 1587. Robert died in 1606, Margaret sometime after. What I'm trying to establish is whether Robert and Margaret BEACHE are my Robert and Margaret or is it an amazing coincidence from that early period. Is the date 1591 correct? or should it perhaps be 1571? or did Robert and Margaret leave it late to be married. I'm assuming at that early period there would be very little further information on Robert and Margaret such as their ages. Any help much appreciated and always searching for any links etc to the LEPPARD name. Thanks in advance for any information. Nick Leppard

Hi, checked the burials 1820-1844 no sign of a Thomas Budd being buried. John Budd baptised 1822, no sign. Baptised April 2nd 1820 Sarah Budd aged 13yrs and Elizabeth Budd, children of Thomas and Ann Budd, labourer. Baptised James Budd aged 8yrs old June 1st 1820 son of Thomas and Ann Budd, labourer. Buried James Budd aged 8yrs old June 20th 1820 Regards, Heather Brooks

HI, all baptisms found at Henfield, parents Thomas and Rebecca/Rebekah Bachelor. Harriett January 10th 1802. Ann September 30th 1804. Josias daughter born February 12th 1810 and baptised April 29th 1810. Checked 1801-1812. Regards, Heather Brooks

I have been to WSRO today and I checked the Broadwater Marriage Register for you. The entry states 15 Oct 1805 Edward Rowland PICKERING, of Broadwater Mary VERE of Ware, County of Hertford Witnesses: William HIDE, William HERBERT By Licence I also checked the Search Room indexes to the Marriage Licences for the Archdeaconry of Chichester and the two Peculiar Courts, but it has not survived. Best wishes Marion Woolgar Bognor Regis, West Sussex

I can't find exactly what you were looking for, but there is a baptism at Rudgwick on 26 Sep 1808 of Sarah HAMPSHIRE, daur of Henry & Mary. Perhaps that is a close enough match to HAMSHAR, given the phonetic spelling of the surname? Data from the PRTS transcript & Index of the Rudgwick PR's. Best wishes Marion Woolgar Bognor Regis, West Sussex