Hi, Sussex Marriage Index has a George Wilson and a Harriett Ford married at Guestling, East Sussex December 27th 1816. Guestling, according to Parish Locator is 2 miles from Icklesham, 4.2 miles from Winchelsea and 3 miles from Hastings. Regards Heather Brooks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robyn Clarke" <rsclarke@bigpond.com> To: <SUSSEX-PLUS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 5:36 AM Subject: [SXP] WILSON/FORD/BROWN Winchelsea/Icklesham/Hastings > Hello List, > > This is my first time here and I am trying to find something on my > ancestors, George WILSON (b.1793 Hastings) son of Edward and wife Harriet > FORD (b. Icklesham 1797). They emigrated to Australia in 1839 as farm > labourers, C of E with their children. > Son Edward WILSON (b. abt.1817 Hastings) also a Labourer, married a JANE > BROWN, dau. of HENRY BROWN of Winchelsea. > > As I am housebound in Australia I am hoping there may be someone on this > List able to help me identify a little more, this family. > I only have the shipping records of their arrival which gives me the above > information and cannot find the right period on the LDS site. > Nor could I find a Brown family in Winchelsea in 1841 census. > George and Harriet's first child appears to have been born in 1817, so I > am > also looking for their marriage some time before this in the same area. > > Any help very much appreciated. > > Robyn > N.S.W. > Australia > > > ------------------------------- > 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