There is also a West Dean in East Sussex between Eastbourne and Seaford --- On Fri, 2/9/11, Anne Capewell <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Anne Capewell <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SXP] Which Smith family? > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, 2 September, 2011, 13:30 > > Hi Chris, > Firstly I would look at where they were married. West Dean > is in West Sussex near Chichester, West Firle is just to the > east of Lewes in East Sussex and Wadhurst is south of Royal > Tunbridge Wells so they are some distance apart from each > other. > Hollington is north west Hastings - so West Firle is the > closest. > Have a look at any baptisms - sometimes the mother's maiden > name is recorded. Do you know any of Richard's siblings? If > you're lucky he may appear with a sibling on a census - or > Richard and Elizabeth may, although given their potential > birth dates this is less likely. > Hope someone else is researching the same family! > hth, Anne > > > > Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2011 20:34:58 +1000 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [SXP] Which Smith family? > > > > Hello list > > > > My 3 x great grandfather Richard Smith was born > approximately 1797 to > > parents Richard and Elizabeth. My Richard married Lucy > Piper nee Ransom > > at Hollington 10 July 1827 and then lived at Battle. > > > > With previous help from the list 3 marriages were > found for a Richard > > Smith and Elizabeth. > > > > 1st - Richard to Elizabeth Banks 30 Sep 1787 at West > Firle > > > > 2nd - Richard to Elizabeth Tipper 27 Jan 1791 at West > Dean > > > > 3rd - Richard to Elizabeth Martin 17 Mar 1791 at > Wadhurst. > > > > How can I determine which Richard and Elizabeth are > the parents of my > > Richard? Any thoughts on the matter would be greatly > appreciated. > > > > With thanks > > Chris Randall > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 >     >          >            >   > > ------------------------------- > 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 >