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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Sussex => Topic started by: Robert Zimmerman on Wednesday 03 May 06 02:44 BST (UK)
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H i all
l am hoping for some help.
My family comes from
Wisborough Green/Billinghurst/Arundel in Sussex before moving to Australia.
My GGGFather was christened in 1773 in wisborough green (this info from the Latter Day Saint IGI)
It has his father listed as Richard.
I am hoping someone can help me with the marriage of his parents.
Also his marriage as well. He had a son Peter in Adversane.
I beleive l found Richard and family in the Sussex poor law records it has his wife as Ann together with his children (including Peter)
thanks in advance
Zimmerman
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Hi Zimmerman,
You've failed to tell us who your 2x great grandfather was..name please ;) There is only one marriage of a Richard Peskett in Sussex to an Ann,
West Chiltington, West Sussex, 8 Jan 1799:
Richard PESKETT
Ann SNASHFOLD, botp (B)
Witness wit; Ric.P.; My.P. That would be Richard Peskett & Mary Peskett
This date is too late according to the baptism of your 2x great grandfather in 1773.
What about a date for the Poor law information?
Jane
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Jane
His name is Richard.
The marriage you found, l had found that one on the IGI am trying to confirm whether it is or isn't.
The poor law records dates are
West Sussex Poor Law Records
19-07-1800
Richard from billinghurst
Anne (spouse)
Samson (son)
06-01-1816
richard from Billinghurst
anne (spouse)
richard (child)
george ~
hannah ~
james ~
peter ~ (my descendent)
luke ~
Also found on the database
02-04-1775
Richard from Pulborough
and Mary (spouse) Pesket
Possibly my Richards parents ?
but if so why would he be recorded if christened in 1773?
Zimmerman
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Hi Zimmerman,
I would think this is the marriage of Richard senior.
Billingshurst, West Sussex, 10 Oct 1771:
Richard PESKETT
Mary GOATCHER
Witness wit: Wm.PUTTOCK; Rd. BRIGGS
Making it very likely that they are the parents of your Richard junior as he was born 1773 (hopefully that IGI information was an extracted record?)
The marriage of Richard & Ann is from the Sussex Marriage Index so take it as confirmed.
I don't know where young Richard would have been on that 1775 Removal Order, perhaps they left him with relatives?
Jane
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Jane
Thank you very much.
If the info you have is correct what would be my next port of call to find out Richards (senior) parents
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Hi Zimmerman,
I checked the A2A site for those settlements. Checking the IGI there are several children attributed to a Richard & Mary Peskett, as well as your Richard 1773,
Elizabeth 1774, Wisborough Green
sarah 1775 ditto
Mary 1777 Billingshurst
Alice 1785 ditto
Rebecca 1792 ditto
I've only found one possibility for Richard senior on the IGI,
Richard Peascod bap. 1741 Lodsworth s/o John
Looking at the distribution map on the marriage index for the name of Peskett there is a high density of marriages on the western borders with Hampshire & looks like the name is slowly moving east & north. Also looks like the name started out as PESCOD with variants on the spelling.
It would be a good idea to try & find a burial for Richard senior in the hope it might give an age giving you a possible dob. Billingshurst would be a good place to start. Monumental inscriptions can help if they've done a survey of the churchyard.
The West Sussex Records Centre might be able to help as could the Sussex Family History Group, but they seem to have more information for east Sussex rather than West. Try a Google search to see if there is a local Billingshurst history society.
jane
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Jane
Thanks a million
Zimmerman
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You're welcome. Good luck,
Jane
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Hi Jane
I was just re-reading all the posts and l have one question if you can answer it.
One the marriage of Richard Peskett and Ann Snashfold after the date there are the letters
BOTP (B)
Do you know what they mean?
Zimmerman
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BOTP = Both of this Parish...that would be at the time of the marriage not necessarily from birth.
(B) means the marriage was by banns as opposed to a licence. Just ask if you're not sure what banns means.
jane
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Thanks Jane
Zimmerman
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Hi Robert,
Thanks for your note re Peskett connections.
Legal Stuff : All Census / G.R.O. materiel is Crown Copyright. The I.G.I. is gratefully acknowledged as the source of most of the Baptism and Marriage references. Not forgetting the invaluable efforts of the transcribers at the FREEBMD site. ( I hope this suffices ? )
( Oh, not forgetting my cat, who owns me, and has deigned to sleep rather than walking her paws over my keyboard and crashing the computer ..... again ....)
I've only recently started looking into this 'branch line' of my Newman tree due to a 'brick-wall' in my Newman 'research' and so my Peskett jottings have not yet been fully verified.
I greatly appreciate the information supplied by Jan and Jane on the Rootschat look-up boards which filled in quite a few gaps ( OK, I'll admit it - a DAMN big 'ole ) in my search for a common link to two separate Newman branches. I have used some of their information to you, to enable me to find the following, after viewing some of the Census films.
Hopefully we have a common link to two of the sons ( Richard and Nathan ) of Richard Peskett and Mary Goatcher. ( One of Nathan's kids - Hezekiah - married Sarah Ann Newman from one of my Newman branches )
On the FREEBMD site ( thanks and long may they transcribe ) was found
Death 1896-March at East Preston Reg. Dist.[RD] (SSX) Peter Peskett aged 84
I.G.I. : Assumed to have married Martha Harwood 17/11/1834 at Arundel ?
Kids : Richard 1835, Caroline 1837, Rebecca 1839, Rhoda 1842 - all bpt. at Arundel SSX.
1841 Census at Arundel - Film 1089 / ED 1 / Folio 22 :
Peter, Martha, Richard and Rebecca - no sign of Caroline.
I believe one of Peters brothers was Sampson ( and not Samson ? ).
FREEBMD : Death 1882-September at Rye RD SSX Sampson Peskett aged 82
I.G.I. : Assumed to have married Louisa Bright 21/06/1821 at South Stoke SSX
Kids : 13 found via I.G.I. and Census listings.
1841 Census at Arundel - Film 1089 / ED 01 / Folio 39
1851 Census at Arundel - Film 1651 / Folio 599
Another of Peters brothers was James.
1841 Census at Arundel - Film 1089 / ED 01 / Folio 06
James and a Caroline, who, going by her age, could ? be his daughter ? no others shown.
( Interestingly on the same page, is a Richard Peskett age 65 - by himself ? - could this be the Richard who married Mary Goatcher ???? and James's father ??? )
Another of Peters brothers was Luke.
FREEBMD : Marriage 1838-December at Worthing RD SSX Luke Peskett
FREEBMD : Death 1879-June at East Preston RD SSX Luke Peskett aged 64
I.G.I. : Assumed to have married Hannah Duffey 07/11/1838 at Arundel SSX
Kids : 7 found via I.G.I. and Census listings.
1851 Census : Film 1651 / Folio 570
1861 Census : Film 0616 / Folio 010
1871 Census : Film 1110 / Folio 011
The Census details were found on a quick visit to the Family Records Centre up London and due to the time factor it was a 'rush job' !!! which is why there are no more details, sorry.
Any-way, hope this is of some help to you, it's good to provide some feed-back !!
Cheers Mike Newman
PS Keep it acoustic, Bob .... remember the Isle of Wight .....man.......
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Hi Mike
Thanks for all that info. Some of it l had and some of it l didn't.
And l believe it was Jame's father Richard in the 1841 Census.
A strange thing though, l have him (Richard) dying in East Preston, Worthing in 1859 but l can't find him in the 1851 Census.
If there anything you need to know with the Pesketts and if l have it I'll let you know
A little bit of tit bit for you. My line of the Pesketts migrating to Australia. One branch then went to making Bricks and another line went an ran/owned rather large sheep stations.
PS
My cat, a rather large, fat and lazy ginger cat named Zimmerman after Bob sleeps aptly right now on the shelf above my computer.
No doubt as he does on plenty on occasions will fall off and not land on his feet.
Cheers
Rob
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Hi Zimmerman
I was intrigued by your post as I live in Sussex and have a Peskett uncle by marriage -
I found a Richard Peskett aged 78? a widower, living on his own at 168 Park Cottages Arundel, an agricultural labourer born Wisborough Green - on the 1851 Census - is this one of yours?
I believe one of my uncle's brothers may have been researching their ancestry - when I next see him I'll ask if there is any connection!
Cheers
Sadietoo
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Sadietoo
Yes, that Richard is mine. (I had since found him in the 1851 census since that posting)
He would be my (if l get it right)G-G-G-G-Grandfather
I would be greatly interested in anything he has as l'm in Australia and when trying to get research done from England is sometimes quite difficult.
I can't just jump in the car and go down to the local historical society .England sometimes might as well be on the moon. So hence l'm on the computer/internet quite regularly.
Thanks
Zimmerman
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Hi,
Just to throw another one into the melting pot..
I have just received via the Guild of One Name Studies a copy marriage cert for.
Henry PESKETT age 28 Shoemaker of Horsham.Father Thomas PESKETT also Shoemaker to Elizabeth BOORER age 22 of Horsham Father John BOORER Labourer.
at Parish Church Horsham March 3 1866.
If you can lay claim or come across anything then I will welcome the info.
Best wishes James.
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Don't know if you're interested in the Angmering branch of the family, but they seem to be well-established traders.
Businesses etc in Angmering extracted from Kelly's Directory for the years stated:
1845 - Pescott, Zachariah smith
1852 - Peskett, Zebedee blacksmith
1867 - Peskett, Zebedee blacksmith
1878 - Peskett, Zebedee blacksmith
1892 - Peskett, G. ironmonger (Long's directory)
1899 - Peskett George T. ironmonger
1903 - Peskett, George T. ironmonger
1915 - Peskett, George Edward The Croft (private resident)
Peskett, Miss Lansdown Road (private resident)
Peskett & Son ironmongers
1927 - Peskett, E & Co. ironmongers
Peskett, Z & Sons builders' merchants
1938 - Peskett, E. & Co. ironmongers
HTH,
Stovepipe
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Since posting the above, I've had occasion to look at Zebedee Peskett's household in the Angmering 1871 census (one of my relatives was there as a domestic servant).
I can add that Zebedee, an Ironmonger, was born in Billingshurst around 1812. His wife, Eliza, was born more locally - about 1817 in East Preston. The only child present, Alice Jane, was born in Angmering about 1855.
Stovepipe
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dont know if you are following zebedee or not?
here he is in 1861 with a few more children-
living in angmerring sussex
zebedee peskett 43yrs smith
eliza 46yrs wife
sophia jane 14yrs daughter
george edward 9yrs son
alice jane 6yrs daughter
sarah barnett 14yrs house servant
SOURCE INFO-RG9-615
FOLIO-70
PAGE-17
THE 51 SHOWS A DIFFERENT WIFE-
angmerring
sussex
zebedee peskett 40yrs smith employing 1 man
jane 39yrs wife born angmerring
frederick 9yrs son
sophia 4yrs
SOURCE INFO-H0107-1651
FOLIO-352
PAGE-8
jane peskett aged 45yrs buried 14th sept 1858 angmerring st margarets.
zebedee peskett married eliza baker june qtr 1860 worthing district
hope this helps?
regards
alli
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Hi Guys
A bit of info on Zebeedee
This Zebedee Peskett was christened 11/12/1811 (IGI) in Billinghurst and he was the son of Edward and Susunna.
Edward/Edmund on the IGI was christened in 06/4/1772 in Wisborough Green and his parents were listed Richard and Sarah.
There seems to be no marriage listed Richard and Sarah so there is a possibilty that the parents may be in fact Richard Peskett and Mary Goacher that were married 10/10/1771 in Billinghurst.
hope this of help to someone
Zimmerman 8)
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Hi I have found these posts very heplful. My ancestor is Sampson (Samson) Peskett married to (E)loisa Bright. My line links to Frederick Christened 31 March 1839.
Interestingly my line is from Canada as Frederick Louis Peskett born in 1867 and Minnie Peskett were sent to Canada as "Home Children" after their father died in 1875 and their mother in 1876. I am busy filling in the gaps and this is all very helpful. I have tracked down the ship and the "Care Society"
Still a mystery why a large Sampson family did not take in the 8 and 6 year old children of Frederick but we are piecing things together.
Keep up the good work.
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Hi everyone,
I recognised the Peskett surname when this thread reappeared recently.
I have been researching a family in Billingshurst. The 'husband' I have been investigating was found guilty of receiving stolen goods in the 1840's and was transported to Bermuda where he died shortly after landing, as a result of illness that developed as a result of the conditions on the ship. He had made a diary which survived.
There is some correspondence between members of this family and the Peskett family (who were related through the Gosling's) and also correspondence from Puttocks) that is available through the East Sussex Record Office. I have to admit I'm researching on a budget :'( but if anybody is able to obtain copies of any of the correspondence I would be very interested to find out more :D).
If you would like to know the name of the original family I have been investigating please send me a private message.
- Penny
References found via Access to Archives website:
Letters addressed to Mrs Sophia Peskett (née Gosling) at Maidstone from her sister, 1830 - 1845 AMS5774/4 [n.d.]
From Elizabeth Beard, Oldland Mill, Keymer AMS5774/4/9 14 Aug 1836
These documents are held at East Sussex Record Office. Contents:
Illness of brother John Gosling who has been seen by doctors Todd of Brighton, Covy of East Grinstead, Jones of Fletching and Cruse of Newick. JG has purchased some land on [Ashdown] Forest upon which he is about to build some cottages; he has sold all his concerns at Newick. Describes building works at the mill, a gypsy party, stoolball, barndance and singing at Newland and Whitelands. Parker contemplating a return to America
and more letters under the same group...
Letters addressed to Mrs Sophia Peskett (née Gosling) at Maidstone from her sister, 1830 - 1845 AMS5774/4 [n.d.]
From Elizabeth Beard, Plumpton AMS5774/4/10 23 Mar 1845 (Penny's note; Eliz b 1791 with Joseph Beard b 1796 in 1841 in plumpton and a younger Richard Beard. Sophia Gosling married Philip Peskett 1830 Wivelsfield)
These documents are held at East Sussex Record Office. Contents:
Family debate about the [unspecified] Billingshurst business and of P Kennett's proposed emigration as a result of his 'folorn, wretched situation' and his son Edwin's difficulty of remaining at Billingshurst with the 'suspicion of dishonesty' created by his father. News of Ann's family
Fragment of letter as above AMS5774/4/11 nd
More of the Billingshurst business. Alfred went to his newly taken business at Uxbridge last week. Ann (at Alfriston) has procurred a servant
Letter from Mary Puttock, Billingshurst, to Matilda [?Peskett] AMS5774/4/12 27 Nov 1848
Contents: ((Penny's note Matilda was Matilda Peskett dau of Philip Peskett and Sophia Gosling who seemed to have moved from Maidstone to Berkshire not Bedford, her mother Sophia having died in 1846 in Maidstone))
Hopes she is happy at new home at Bedford. Local weddings. Has been to Brighton (which is unusually full of fashionable company) for a week where she heard Mrs Balfour's lecture on the female characters of Scott. Misses Kate and Ellen Potter will take the late Miss Jeffery's school
Letter from Mary Puttock, Billingshurst, to Matilda [?Peskett] AMS5774/4/13 13 Feb [?1849]
Contents: Describes season of dances and the soiree at Horsham. Family and Billingshurst news
p.s. contact details for East Sussex Record office can be found via this link:
http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/atoz/heading913.aspx?forms=&acc=1&ae=1&ah=1&al=1&ar=1&aw=1
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Hello,
I have noticed that you are doing a one name study of the Boorer's
would you be able to tell me when the crossed over from sussex to surrey,i have now got back to at least 1710 and there orrigins are getting a little hazie.
regards
Shylow
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Hi shylow and welcome to Rootschat :D
I'm afraid that Grandad James passed away a few years ago.
Someone else has taken over the one name study. You can find contact details via the GOONS website:
http://www.one-name.org/index.html
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Hello Bearkat,
Many thanks for taking the trouble to answer.
Regards
Shylow
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HI FROM DEE OF SUSSEX.IM LOOKING FOR A SARAH ANN BOORER MY GREAT GREAT GRANDMOTHER MARRIED IN 1851 BOMBAY TO A DAVID SADLER IN THE ARMY IN INDIA IN BOMBAY IN 1847 PREVIOUS TO THAT DAVID WAS A SHOEMAKER .?I CANT FIND WHERE SHE WAS BORN SARAH ANN BOORER WHICH COUNTRY ON ANCESTRY.COM IN ENGLAND OTHER COUNTRYS AND CANT FIND BIRTH IN INDIA ANY HELP PLEASE AS TO WHERE I SHOULD LOOK NEXT .?
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Hi Dee,
I would think that the England General Board could be a good place at the moment to repost your request as you don't currently know where Susanna came from. (This conversation you have entered is regarding the Peskett family of Sussex).
In the meantime, Sarah's baptism, in India, plus birthdate is on the IGI at http://pilot.familysearch.org/
She was born about 24 days before being baptised, so I imagine she was born in India. Her siblings baptisms are there too.
There is also a possible baptism in the county of Gloucestershire, for her husband on the same site, plus details of his parents in his marriage record which is also recorded in the country of India on the same site. Of course he may have been born in India too.
Good luck and I'll look out for another message from you on the England-General board.
Penny
p.s. you could also visit the Families in British India Society at http://www.fibis.org/
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Hi Dee,
Boorer is a prolific Sussex and Surrey name,I have Boorers that have dropt one of the Os which makes things really difficult in the tracing,
If you are on Genes Reunited i would be happy to open up my tree for you..
Shylow
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to shylow can you open your Genes Reunited family tree for me and what name should I look under first name second name Peskett.? kind regards DEE