I wonder if anyone can help me with a long standing puzzle I have. William JOLLY was born in Canterbury in 1795 and his father died there in October 1801. His mother Elizabeth may have died there in 1805, but there is some question about this. The next time I can locate him is back in Canterbury in 1812 as an apprentice grocer but it states that he was from Brighton. He returns there by 1822 where he marries Mary FORD in St Nicholas Church. And continues in Brighton with his family for decades. So my puzzle is: 1 why would he have gone to Brighton as a child around 1801/1805 and where to? Army? And why return to Canterbury in 1812? 2 If his mother didn't die in 1805 but went with him, why; and what happened to her there (I can find no trace)? Here's hoping Andrew Jolly

Pure guesswork but I would suggest family - or friend - connections. When someone dies everything changes. Who can help? Who can bring up the children? Where does the money come from? An aunt? A cousin? Even a former neighbour... I would guess that someone in Brighton was in a position to help support a six year old child and that later on the same word of mouth - or even a religious connection - may have found the apprentice master. Do you know where his mother's parish of origin was? Are there any coastal connections within the family? What was his father's occupation? eg fishing/customs might well know others further along the coast. Jean Wood > From: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 14:16:22 +0100 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SXP] Jolly in Brighton > > I wonder if anyone can help me with a long standing puzzle I have. > > William JOLLY was born in Canterbury in 1795 and his father died there in October 1801. His mother Elizabeth may have died there in 1805, but there is some question about this. > > The next time I can locate him is back in Canterbury in 1812 as an apprentice grocer but it states that he was from Brighton. He returns there by 1822 where he marries Mary FORD in St Nicholas Church. And continues in Brighton with his family for decades. > > So my puzzle is: > > 1 why would he have gone to Brighton as a child around 1801/1805 and where to? Army? And why return to Canterbury in 1812? > > 2 If his mother didn't die in 1805 but went with him, why; and what happened to her there (I can find no trace)? > > Here's hoping > > Andrew Jolly > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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