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Title: 1841 Look up Ashington - Thomas and James Town
Post by: martianuk on Wednesday 04 January 06 04:46 GMT (UK)
Hi,

I'm trying to locate
 Thomas Town (b1798)
Wife Mary Ann (1805)
James (b1827)
Thomas (b 1837)
Mary (b 1838)
John (b ca 1841)

All kids were born in Ashington, Sussex and I have a book on the family (they were all involved in horses  - Thomas sr was an Ostler in Worthing, 1851, b Coombes/Steyning, Sussex), that notes that son James settled in Worthing in 1844, becoming a successful job master and horse bus proprietor there. So he was possibly still in Ashington in 1841, esp given his brother John's birth there ca 1840-41.

Thank you for your time!

Kind regards, Kirsty

PS If anyone has a record of the marriage for Thomas and Mary Ann (b Thakeham/Warminghurst), great, because I don't!
Title: Re: 1841 Look up Ashington - Thomas and James Town
Post by: suey on Wednesday 04 January 06 08:24 GMT (UK)

Hi Kirsty, I can't help with the 1841 but here is the marriage, from Sussex Marriage Index

Thomas Town, bach - Mary Ann Richardson, sp - Washington, West Sussex on 11th August 1826 by licence.

Suey
Title: Re: 1841 Look up Ashington - Thomas and James Town
Post by: carol_cholsey on Wednesday 04 January 06 20:59 GMT (UK)
Hi Kirsty,
Here's a possible entry for your Town family in 1841:
ref HO107 1098-05 folio 24 page 11: Washington (no address shown)
Thomas Town age 40 Post Boy
Mary do age 35
James do age 14
Thomas do age 6
Mary do age 3
John do age 1
all shown as born in county
xx Carol
Title: Re: 1841 Look up Ashington - Thomas and James Town
Post by: martianuk on Wednesday 04 January 06 21:43 GMT (UK)
Thank you, both of you :D. That's fantastic! I appreciate it immensely. Kirsty x

Title: Re: 1841 Look up Ashington - Thomas and James Town
Post by: Chelsea2 on Wednesday 27 August 14 11:35 BST (UK)
Hello, I am also researching the Town family for a friend.  If you are still around could you contact me please.

Thanks