Hi, We have a Thomas DEUDNEY (1839-1898) in our tree. Married a Lucy Reeves in 1869 in Bexhill. I'm quite keen to find more about the descendents. "Phil White" <pwgrandmapa@comcast.net> wrote: > Hello folkss, hope all the detectives are awake and ready but here is a > Dewdney puzzle > Samuel Dewdney bn May 1777 at Shermanbury married a Mary Cowdrey 18 Nov > 1811 at St Nicholas Brighton and we know they had a son George who married > a Harriet Gates There was also a possible daughter Mary for Samuel and > Mary, but here is the problem The 1851 Census HO107/1747F340p16 for son > George which shows Mary, now married to an Un-named ROSS, listed in the > Census as a sister age 50 or born 1801. If she is a sister to George then > it would appear she was an illegitimate dau of mar Cowdrey, bn 10 years > before her marriage. The other possibility is that she was a sister to > George's wife Harriet Gates who was not present in the Census but was > alive according to her death record dated Mar Qtr 1852. Harriet was of > Sompting, and that is where she was married > Would appreciate any and all ideas, help and look ups > Phil White of New Hampshire USA Roots in Sussex & IOW -- Kind Regards Eddie Lord Researching: LORD; REEVES; SELDEN; FREWEN