Hi, looking for some help or direction in finding the parents of an ancestor Robert NEWELL born/Christened 29 Oct 1758 in Easebourne Sussex, son of Will Newell. He had definite siblings of Katherine c Nov 1746 died Dec 1746, William c 11 Nov 1753 and possible Mary c 5 Feb 1774 and Benjamin c 28 Apr 1761 all born in Easebourne. have no mother for him. there are a couple of conflicting entries as to the wife being either Sarah or Mary. Would appreciate any guidance on finding which one. Regards Bob Newell

Oops! Sorry, I forgot to add that the closest entry that I can find in the Sussex Marriage Index for a wedding in the Easebourne area is as follows, plus the Licence details that go with it: Extract from the Sussex Marriage Index: Place: Archdeaconry of Chichester Marriage Licence, Date: 31 Aug 1728: Subject: William NEWEL, bach hus Midhurst Spouse: Elizabeth HAWKES, wid otsp Extra Information: Sponsors ss: WN; Francis GREEN Extract from the Sussex Marriage Index: Place: Midhurst, West Sussex, Date: 1 Sep 1728: Subject: William NEWEL Spouse: Elizabeth HAWKS Of course, the above would only work IF your list of known siblings were not the eldest children of the marriage. So you would need to search for the baptisms of older children between 1728 and 1746. Best wishes, Marion Woolgar Bognor Regis, West Sussex