Hello to all in Sussex Plus, In my continued search for the tough ones in this THORNS Tree I have a John Thorns bn in Ashurst according to the Census but where he belongs in the Tree is a puzzle and I hope one of you can find the answer, > So here is a John Thorns who states he was bn in Ashurst so probably > connected to the West Grinstead group > His birth record has not been found but from the Census and death > records he was born between 1811 and 1818 > but probably 1810-1811 based on the average of the Census and > death data I have no Ashurst records so cannot check his > birth there > He marries a Sarah Laker at West Grinstead, 11 Oct 1838, she being > from West Grinstead and her father was > William Laker, John's father is listed as John Thorns but from > the data I have there is no John Thorns & wife > having children in West Grinstead at the period 1808-1812 > which supports the Ashurst birth I have the Census records from 1841 through 1881, and find thar Sarah died 1873 and John 1891 Will anxiously await a response though I am very optimistic when it comes to help from Sussex-Plus Phil White in New Hampshire USA Roots in Sueesx and IOW (getting coler here by the day, but only a little snow

Hi Phil, I have had some more information for sometime but have been very busy. John Thorns married Hannah Parker at Shipley May 5th 1808, both of the parish. Children all born/baptised at Ashurst. Hannah born 11/5/1809 baptised 28/5/1809 John born 13/8/1811 baptised 25/8/1811 Mary Ann baptised 17/10/1813 Abraham baptised 30/9/1815 Elizabeth baptised 16/7/1817 Caroline 12/11/1820 No burial there 1813-1986. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil White" <pwgrandmapa@comcast.net> To: "SUSSEX-PLUS" <SUSSEX-PLUS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 1:25 AM Subject: [SXP] THORNS Another puzzle > Hello to all in Sussex Plus, In my continued search for the tough ones > in this THORNS Tree I have a John Thorns bn in Ashurst according to the > Census but where he belongs in the Tree is a puzzle and I hope one of > you can find the answer, > >> So here is a John Thorns who states he was bn in Ashurst so probably >> connected to the West Grinstead group >> His birth record has not been found but from the Census and death >> records he was born between 1811 and 1818 >> but probably 1810-1811 based on the average of the Census and >> death data I have no Ashurst records so cannot check his >> birth there >> He marries a Sarah Laker at West Grinstead, 11 Oct 1838, she being >> from West Grinstead and her father was >> William Laker, John's father is listed as John Thorns but from >> the data I have there is no John Thorns & wife >> having children in West Grinstead at the period 1808-1812 >> which supports the Ashurst birth > > I have the Census records from 1841 through 1881, and find thar > Sarah died 1873 and John 1891 > Will anxiously await a response though I am very optimistic > when it comes to help from Sussex-Plus > Phil White in New Hampshire USA Roots in Sueesx and IOW > (getting coler here by the day, but only a little snow > > > > ------------------------------- > 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