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Title: Verrall - Sussex
Post by: Ni Sheaghdha on Monday 17 September 07 02:23 BST (UK)
I am looking for a William Verrall who married Alice Morley in Brighton Sussex in 1914.  I think that he came from the Lewes area and that Alice Morley had connections with Chailey Barcomb area P
Can anyone help?
Title: Re: Verrall - Sussex
Post by: sillgen on Monday 17 September 07 10:40 BST (UK)
Hi
I have looked at the 1901 census and there are too many William Verralls to be sure which one is yours - and none in Lewes.   You may have to get the certificate which will give his age and father's name and those for Alice too.
Have you any idea when and where they died?   The death index may give an age which would help pin them down.   Did they stay in Sussex?   
Andrea
Title: Re: Verrall - Sussex
Post by: Ni Sheaghdha on Tuesday 18 September 07 12:42 BST (UK)
I think that William had the initial of T I will come back to you  with more information later
Thankyou
Cáit
Title: Re: Verrall - Sussex
Post by: Jox on Friday 16 October 09 11:16 BST (UK)
Yes, there are Verrall families in Lewes area.
I found one in Piddinghoe / Swanborough villages, indexed as VIRRALL
but same family later assuming the regular spelling.
I'll look up the reference and given names of the couple and children:
Jox
Title: Re: Verrall - Sussex
Post by: mnmilt on Monday 19 October 09 04:07 BST (UK)
Hi Cait,
From taking a look around other message boards it may seem that you have the marriage certificate for William T Verrall and Alice Morley.  If so, who was listed as William's father and who were the witnesses at the wedding?  Also, it would appear from these message board postings that William Verrall was married previously and widowed the year before he married Alice Morley.  You had mentioned that William and Alice had one son, although a search of the BMD did not list a Verrall child with a mother's maiden name of Morley.  I have just taken a look at the 1911 census and can find a William T Verrall in Brighton living with Jane C Verrall (age 44) and George R Verrall (age 9).  It could be that William and Alice's son was George R Verrall (i.e. William's natural son and Alice's stepson).  William T Verrall is noted as being born in 1869 in Brighton.

Am I on the right line?  If so, I should be able to provide you with some more information.

Regards

Mark