Hello List I am looking for my Read ancestors I have Charles Read born c1821 born Chichester son of George and Jane (nee ?Osgood- born Wiltshire). Jane appears on the 1841 census in Chichester St Pancras area. The name is spelt Reid. George is missing but Jane is there with daughters Rebecca and Ellen and Charles. I can find no trace of George the father). Jane is a beer seller (what exactly is a beer seller if anyone would be so kind to tell me). 1842 Charles marries Harriett and on the marriage cert - George is named as father and there is a signature of a George Read. Rebecca is a witness. 1851 census - Jane and Rebecca are living in the East Gate area of Chichester - beer sellers. Jane states that she is a widow. (Rebecca never marries and I have not traced the other daughter Ellen as yet). I have found a death of George Reed dec 1847 Chichester but if this is so where is he on the 1841 census. Jane Read dies in Dec 1854 Chichester. Charles and his family live in the Sub Deanery area of Chichester and then move to Portsea around 1880's. By 1901 Harriett Read is living with her son Thomas in West Dean where Thomas is a gamekeeper on the West Dean Estate. The only death I can find for a Harriett Read is East Grinstead age 78 Sept 1902. I am intending on ordering the certs for positive identification. I was wondering if anyone had any links to this family? Would West Dean come under the East Grinstead area for registering deaths or would I assume that the family moved towards there? And where was George on the 1841 census? Any help or pointers would be appreciated. Thanks

Hi, I have looked through my transcripts of Chichester, a beer seller was a landlord/lady of a pub. St. Andrew, Chichester Mary Ann chr 30/9/1816 daughter of George, carrier and Jane Reed Joseph Frederick chr 8/3/1818 son of George, carrier and Jane Reed from Little London, Chichester. St.Pancras, Chichester Elizabeth and Ellen chr 16/4/1820 twin daughters of George, carrier and Jane Read Buried Elizabeth Reid 19 months old 10/12/1821 James chr 18/5/1822 son of George, carrier and Jane Read. James Read buried aged 7 months 3/7/1822 Rebecca chr 20/6/1824 daughter of George, carrier and Jane Read Alfred chr 20/10/1827 son of George, carrier and Jane Read James chr 23/8/1846 son of George and Jane Read A Mary Ann Read married Samuel Rossetter 28/12/ 1834 George Read, cabinet maker, father George Read carrier, married Harriett Nye , father William Nye, publican 28/1/1840 You have Charles and Harriett 1842. Jane Read buried between Oct/Nov no date 1854 I have the baptisms of 7 children of Thomas and Harriett Read would you like them. Thomas was a beer keeper, inn keeper, retailer of beer, victualler or publican take your pick! No sign of Charles, George or Thomas's baptism. Free BMD Rebecca Reed age 65 died 1890 Ellen Read age 71 died 1892 Regards Heather Brooks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victoria Read" <vik.read3@ntlworld.com> To: <SUSSEX-PLUS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 10:13 PM Subject: [SXP] Read ancestors > Hello List > > I am looking for my Read ancestors > > I have Charles Read born c1821 born Chichester son of George and Jane > (nee ?Osgood- born Wiltshire). > > Jane appears on the 1841 census in Chichester St Pancras area. The name > is spelt Reid. George is missing but Jane is there with daughters > Rebecca and Ellen and Charles. I can find no trace of George the father). > Jane is a beer seller (what exactly is a beer seller if anyone would be so > kind to tell me). > 1842 Charles marries Harriett and on the marriage cert - George is named > as father and there is a signature of a George Read. Rebecca is a > witness. > > 1851 census - Jane and Rebecca are living in the East Gate area of > Chichester - beer sellers. Jane states that she is a widow. (Rebecca > never marries and I have not traced the other daughter Ellen as yet). > > I have found a death of George Reed dec 1847 Chichester but if this is so > where is he on the 1841 census. > > Jane Read dies in Dec 1854 Chichester. > > Charles and his family live in the Sub Deanery area of Chichester and then > move to Portsea around 1880's. > > By 1901 Harriett Read is living with her son Thomas in West Dean where > Thomas is a gamekeeper on the West Dean Estate. > The only death I can find for a Harriett Read is East Grinstead age 78 > Sept 1902. > I am intending on ordering the certs for positive identification. > > I was wondering if anyone had any links to this family? Would West Dean > come under the East Grinstead area for registering deaths or would I > assume that the family moved towards there? > And where was George on the 1841 census? Any help or pointers would be > appreciated. > > Thanks > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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