Thank you, Tess, for the marriage of Thomas Sturt and Mary Stanford on 10 Feb 1808 in Slinfold. I know this is the right one because of of their sons was Harry Stanford Sturt. But as always our ancestors dont make it easy for us. If they married in 1808 why was their daughter Mary Sturt baptised on 4 July 1802 in Slinfold (from IGI). Is it possible Thomas was married before to another Mary who died? Ros. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tess Spencer" <tessspencer@btinternet.com> To: "'Ros Dunnico'" <ros.dunn@tiscali.co.uk>; <SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 7:02 PM Subject: RE: [SXP] Sturts of Billingshurst and Rotherfield > Marriage - Thomas Sturt and Mary Stanford 10/2/1808 Slinfold SFHG > marriage index. Tess Spencer 11414 > > -----Original Message----- > From: sussex-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:sussex-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ros Dunnico > Sent: 03 March 2008 09:53 > To: SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SXP] Sturts of Billingshurst and Rotherfield > > Hi, > Can somebody help, please. I have two THOMAS STURTs. One was born about > 1770 in Billingshurst (as shown on 1851 census) and believe he could be > the > son of Edward and Rachel Sturt. I cannot find a marriage for Edward and > Rachel. Thomas married Elizabeth Field in 1795 in Rudgwick. > The other Thomas was born about 1779 in Rotherfield (1851 census) and > married Mary ? No marriage found for them. > Both these Thomas's settled and had families in either Rudgwick or > Slinfold. > There are also connections to Billingshurst and Horsham. I think they are > related because their childrens names are very similar, but need to find > their parents and possibly grandparents to prove it. > > I have found on A2A a disturbing reference to a John Sturt of > Billingshurst > in 1721 and the Horsham Baptist Chapel. So could they have been Baptists? > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Ros in Essex. > > > ------------------------------- > 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 Ros - That's the only Mary I could find around the right date. I have learned that the IGI is not always that accurate. I noticed the name because I have an Edward HAWKINS from Stopham in my tree who married Elizabeth STURT in 1737. Tess.11414 -----Original Message----- From: sussex-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sussex-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ros Dunnico Sent: 03 March 2008 22:02 To: SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SXP] Sturts of Billingshurst and Rotherfield Thank you, Tess, for the marriage of Thomas Sturt and Mary Stanford on 10 Feb 1808 in Slinfold. I know this is the right one because of of their sons was Harry Stanford Sturt. But as always our ancestors dont make it easy for us. If they married in 1808 why was their daughter Mary Sturt baptised on 4 July 1802 in Slinfold (from IGI). Is it possible Thomas was married before to another Mary who died? Ros. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tess Spencer" <tessspencer@btinternet.com> To: "'Ros Dunnico'" <ros.dunn@tiscali.co.uk>; <SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 7:02 PM Subject: RE: [SXP] Sturts of Billingshurst and Rotherfield > Marriage - Thomas Sturt and Mary Stanford 10/2/1808 Slinfold SFHG > marriage index. Tess Spencer 11414 > > -----Original Message----- > From: sussex-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:sussex-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ros Dunnico > Sent: 03 March 2008 09:53 > To: SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SXP] Sturts of Billingshurst and Rotherfield > > Hi, > Can somebody help, please. I have two THOMAS STURTs. One was born about > 1770 in Billingshurst (as shown on 1851 census) and believe he could be > the > son of Edward and Rachel Sturt. I cannot find a marriage for Edward and > Rachel. Thomas married Elizabeth Field in 1795 in Rudgwick. > The other Thomas was born about 1779 in Rotherfield (1851 census) and > married Mary ? No marriage found for them. > Both these Thomas's settled and had families in either Rudgwick or > Slinfold. > There are also connections to Billingshurst and Horsham. I think they are > related because their childrens names are very similar, but need to find > their parents and possibly grandparents to prove it. > > I have found on A2A a disturbing reference to a John Sturt of > Billingshurst > in 1721 and the Horsham Baptist Chapel. So could they have been Baptists? > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Ros in Essex. > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ------------------------------- 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