I am doing some research for my brother-in-law Chris Tolley whose grandfather was Henry James Tolley, known as Harry. Apparently Harry was a butler in 1913 living at a place called Queens Lodge in Hurst Green. We can't find any information about Queens Lodge and I was wondering if anyone can help. Any help gratefully received. Sheila

I am trying to trace my Gt Gt Grandmother, a widow named Jane Wasley who migrated to Australia in 1852 with her two daughters, Mary Ann and Jane. From the 1851 Census her birthplace is given as Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, circa 1798. She married a William Wasley circa 1819/20 and her first child John was born in Kea, Cornwall circa 1821. Family anecdote states that she was Jane Wasley of Hurford. Her daughters Mary Ann and Jane each named their sons Henry Hurford. Possibly the name Hurford was her maiden name. It seems a long shot, but maybe someone can help with this possibility. Mollie Trefry E-mail: trefryme@iprimus.com.au

Many thanks to all those who responded to my query. The answers and suggestions all give me a few more avenues to check. Nick Leppard

It is good to hear that this association is still active. I have tried a number of times of the past few years to make contact without any success. I am a descendant of William BORRER and Mary LINDFIELD (1758-1807) (daughter of Nathaniel LINDFIELD (1709-1759) m Mary CLIFFORD (1725-1813)). I am interested in finding out more about this line - I think I have two generations further back but I am not sure about the accuracy, but little of their descendants except through the BORRER line. I would have liked to come to the Reunion but unfortunately being notified just 2 days before the event will not give me enough time to make arrangements. Best wishes for the day Chris Bristol UK On 13/09/2007, malcolmlinfield@aol.com <malcolmlinfield@aol.com> wrote: > > Linfield and Lindfield Family Reunion > > There are estimated to be only > about 1000 people in the United Kingdom having the surnames Linfield, Lindfield > or Lingfield and many of them will be converging on the town of Horsham, Sussex > on September 15th for a special family gathering and exhibition. > > The occasion will be the annual > meeting of the Lin(d)field One Name Group, a family history society dedicated > to researching these surnames, which will be celebrating its 15th > anniversary this year at the Barn, in The Causeway. > > The Group has about 70 > members around the world, all descended from one of just 9 ancestors. > > The meeting will be open to anyone with Linfield > or Lindfield connections. It will start at 11.00 and finish at 17.00 and there > will be displays about the various branches of the families and the opportunity > to meet distant cousins. Visitors will be able to look at our web pages and > copies of our publications, and for those who do not know which branch they > belong to, we will have copies of the database and other records and will be > happy to find your Lin(d)field relatives and connect you to one of the > branches. > > A number of computers will be on hand to collect information to add > to the Group's database of some 95,000 people called Lin(d)field or related to > those families. The organisers are particularly hoping to attract people who > are not called Lin(d)field now but who descend from those families.

Hi Ann There is a big difference between intestate estates where there is no valid Will, and those where there is no one to inherit and the estate becomes the property of the Crown (bona vacantia). If the value of the estate is low and will not cover the costs of cremation, getting the assets in and turning them into cash, the Crown will disclaim its right to ownership and the assets are up for grabs by whoever has them. Often the assets are insufficient to cover the costs of cremation by the local Council if there is no one else to arrange this. Occasionally there is a surplus which is sent to the Treasury Solicitor who deals with bona vacantia. Intestate estates are estates distributed as directed by the statutory rules instead of the deceased's intentions as specified in a Will. As the government can't get its hands on these ( other than through taxation), they are dealt with in much the same way as estates where there is a valid Will. The Probate Registry of the High Court deals with applications for Probate (Will) and Letters of Administration(no Will) and the estate is collected in and distributed by the persons to whom the Court has granted Probate or Letters of Administration as the case may be. Best wishes Davidin Bexhill, East Sussex. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ann wrote:-> I am trying to locate a U.K. government agency that handles the estates of people who are intestate and/or do not have any known living relatives. Does anyone know what agency that would be? _________________________________________________________________ Get free emoticon packs and customisation from Windows Live. http://www.pimpmylive.co.uk

Hi, I am helping a friend research her family. The only info I have is that James Gosset TANNER was born in Maida Vale???? c 1870/1880. He married in 1909 at Eastbourne, Sussex. He was a minister of religon. Thanks in advance for any information Helen McNamara New Zealand

Try: http://www.bonavacantia.gov.uk/ Regards ros >I am trying to locate a U.K. government agency that handles the estates of people who are intestate and/or do not have any known living relatives. Does anyone know what agency that would be? > >Kind Regards, Ann Woodhouse, Los Angeles, California >Researching BRITT, CRAMP, LINGHAM & WINBORN, 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

Hi Ann This may be of use http://www.officialsolicitor.gov.uk/estates/pt.htm Cheers Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "AWoodhouse" <awoodhouse@cox.net> To: <SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 7:07 PM Subject: [SXP] Government Agency - Intestate Estates >I am trying to locate a U.K. government agency that handles the estates of >people who are intestate and/or do not have any known living relatives. >Does anyone know what agency that would be? > > Kind Regards, Ann Woodhouse, Los Angeles, California > Researching BRITT, CRAMP, LINGHAM & WINBORN, 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 > >

 Linfield and Lindfield Family Reunion There are estimated to be only about 1000 people in the United Kingdom having the surnames Linfield, Lindfield or Lingfield and many of them will be converging on the town of Horsham, Sussex on September 15th for a special family gathering and exhibition.   The occasion will be the annual meeting of the Lin(d)field One Name Group, a family history society dedicated to researching these surnames, which will be celebrating its 15th anniversary this year at the Barn, in The Causeway. The Group has about 70 members around the world, all descended from one of just 9 ancestors. The meeting will be open to anyone with Linfield or Lindfield connections. It will start at 11.00 and finish at 17.00 and there will be displays about the various branches of the families and the opportunity to meet distant cousins. Visitors will be able to look at our web pages and copies of our publications, and for those who do not know which branch they belong to, we will have copies of the database and other records and will be happy to find your Lin(d)field relatives and connect you to one of the branches.  A number of computers will be on hand to collect information to add to the Group’s database of some 95,000 people called Lin(d)field or related to those families. The organisers are particularly hoping to attract people who are not called Lin(d)field now but who descend from those families. ________________________________________________________________________ Get a FREE AOL Email account with unlimited storage. Plus, share and store photos and experience exclusively recorded live music Sessions from your favourite artists. Find out more at http://info.aol.co.uk/joinnow/?ncid=548.

Hi list, flying vist. Hope this proves to be of use. from Buxton St John Dbys. Burials 13 Jun 1858 Caroline MATTHEWS Buxton, usual abode Chichester , 57. mike http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~spire/Yesterday/index.htm

To Andy and Ros: Thank you very much for your help. You both came up trumps and sent me exactly the information I was looking for. Kind regards, Ann

I am trying to locate a U.K. government agency that handles the estates of people who are intestate and/or do not have any known living relatives. Does anyone know what agency that would be? Kind Regards, Ann Woodhouse, Los Angeles, California Researching BRITT, CRAMP, LINGHAM & WINBORN, Sussex

Hi, have just read in The Family Tree Mag about new records to search online from September the 14th . Go to www.BMDRegisters.co.uk this looks good. Regards, Heather Brooks

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Hi Listers; I think it's about time to post my missing FORDS again, in the hope that someone else is researching this line. I am trying to find information about Richard FORD, a mariner of Littlehampton in West Sussex, who was possibly born in nearby Findon or Angmering. He apparently died sometime around 1778; where is not known - perhaps at sea? His wife, Mary, predeceased him in January 1768, and they had 7 known children: Frances (b 1750 - died young) Mary (b 1752) Frances (b 1754) Elisabeth (b 1756) Robert (b 1758) Jemima (b 1760 - died young) Ann Jemima (b 1765) Robert later went to London and became a succesful cloth packer, dying at Turnham Green in 1830. Many of the family later emigrated to Australia and New Zealand. Does this ring bells with anyone? Regards; Cam Ford Cam and Diana Ford Cinemagic Animated Films Pty. Ltd., 42 Valetta St., Moss Vale, NSW 2577 AUSTRALIA (02) 4868 2378 --------------------------------- Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out.

Dear All, I am still looking for the death of William Barnard, Pastrycook, somewhere between 1832 and 1858, possibly in Sussex. He married Minerva Wallbutton at St Mary Magdalene, St. Leonards in 1835. On the 1851 census there is a William Barnard, cook and confectioner, lodging at the Ship Inn, Cuckfield, Sussex. Can anyone help and is anyone related? Ros Australia

Nick I have checked the Sussex Marriage Index The entry for both John Leapard and Mary Whitmore - Dec 1802 says Banns only however another entry for Mary Whitmore Extract from the Sussex Marriage Index: Place: Horsham, West Sussex, Date: 23 Dec 1802: Subject: Mary WHITMORE, sp otp Spouse: John SHEPPARD, bach Nuthurst (B) Extra Information: Witness wit: W.CHARMAN; Ann W. Extract from the Sussex Marriage Index: Place: Rusper, West Sussex, Date: 3 Oct 1805: Subject: John LEPPARD Spouse: Mary WALES, botp (B) Hope this isnt even more confusing Regards Jackie -----Original Message----- From: sussex-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sussex-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nick Leppard Sent: 11 September 2007 23:06 To: SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SXP] Leppard in Horsham & Nuthurst Does anyone have access to the Parish Records for Horsham and Nuthurst who could check details on some of my LEPPARD's (or it could be LEPARD, LEOPARD, LEAPARD, LEPHARD etc). I have a John LEPPARD probably born in Horsham around 1772 (parents possibly John and Elizabeth) and married Mary WHITMORE? in 1802. I then have a note saying that after two children were born in Horsham (John about 1803 and Philadelphia about1805) they moved to Nuthurst. However the only record I can find in Nuthurst are a John LEPPARD and Mary WALES, and I think they may have had three children in the years after 1805; so the dates fit but not the name of Mary. Could they be the same? Family search shows the two different marriages so it is unlikely they are the same, although John and Mary WALES were married in Rusper - how close is this to Horsham and Nuthurst? Does anyone have the records who could check the entries and also see if there are any records for John and Mary WHITMORE in Nuthurst after 1805. Any help gratefully received. Nick Leppard ------------------------------- 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, Rusper is 4 miles from Horsham and Nuthurst is 6 miles from Horsham. Could the first Mary have died and John remarried?. Regards Heather ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Leppard" <n.leppard@dsl.pipex.com> To: <SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 11:05 PM Subject: [SXP] Leppard in Horsham & Nuthurst > Does anyone have access to the Parish Records for Horsham and Nuthurst > who could check details on some of my LEPPARD's (or it could be LEPARD, > LEOPARD, LEAPARD, LEPHARD etc). > > I have a John LEPPARD probably born in Horsham around 1772 (parents > possibly John and Elizabeth) and married Mary WHITMORE? in 1802. I then > have a note saying that after two children were born in Horsham (John > about 1803 and Philadelphia about1805) they moved to Nuthurst. However > the only record I can find in Nuthurst are a John LEPPARD and Mary > WALES, and I think they may have had three children in the years after > 1805; so the dates fit but not the name of Mary. Could they be the same? > > Family search shows the two different marriages so it is unlikely they > are the same, although John and Mary WALES were married in Rusper - how > close is this to Horsham and Nuthurst? > > Does anyone have the records who could check the entries and also see if > there are any records for John and Mary WHITMORE in Nuthurst after 1805. > > Any help gratefully received. > > Nick Leppard > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Does anyone have access to the Parish Records for Horsham and Nuthurst who could check details on some of my LEPPARD's (or it could be LEPARD, LEOPARD, LEAPARD, LEPHARD etc). I have a John LEPPARD probably born in Horsham around 1772 (parents possibly John and Elizabeth) and married Mary WHITMORE? in 1802. I then have a note saying that after two children were born in Horsham (John about 1803 and Philadelphia about1805) they moved to Nuthurst. However the only record I can find in Nuthurst are a John LEPPARD and Mary WALES, and I think they may have had three children in the years after 1805; so the dates fit but not the name of Mary. Could they be the same? Family search shows the two different marriages so it is unlikely they are the same, although John and Mary WALES were married in Rusper - how close is this to Horsham and Nuthurst? Does anyone have the records who could check the entries and also see if there are any records for John and Mary WHITMORE in Nuthurst after 1805. Any help gratefully received. Nick Leppard

Does anybody have an interset in, or have any knowledge about, the HOWELL family of Little Horsted and the surrounding parishes of Framfield, East Hoathly, Ringmer and Laughton, please? I am trying to find out more about a Mary HOWELL who married Joseph PAGE on 27 December 1752 at Little Horsted. Thanks. Chris Page