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My family, the Michell's who owned the Manor of Cuckfield (a descendant of the original owner of the Manor, Gilbert III de Aquila of the Honor and Barony of Pevensey) from the 13th cent, which includes a farm mention by yourselves, "Sidnye Farm". If l can give assistance in your search please contact my Email address - ^(*)
Sidye Farm was built & owned by the Michell's from the 13th cent. - 17th cent. They owned most of the Manor at that time, the Burrell's were off a later date.

Comt'e Iohn de Mychelham [Earl de Michel] - Wayne Quinnell
(Honor and Barony of Pevensey - Lords of the Land of the Eagle)

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....."Gilbert de Aquila, surnamed the Great, who flourished in the 11th century was called Gislebertus Magnus (Magnus I., the Great King of Norway & Denmark 1035-47). This name was again Latinised (transformed) into Saxonise (English) as Gilbert Michel (evolved as Michell) ; and it is remarkable that although the family (descendants of one common ancestor) of which he was head is extinct in the legitimately (the act of investing with the rights and privileges of lawful birth) from him still in existence---one for their patronymic (a name derived from that of a parent or ancestor) Eagles, from Aquila, and the other Michel, from Magnus---the one his family, the other his personal surname"....."the distinguished (famous) family of Aquila, Lord's of the Honour (a title of distinction) and Barony of Pevensey, or, as it was named after them, of the Eagle, was the source of two Sussex families of Michel (Michell, or even, Mitchell) and Eagles---Gilbert was the prevelant Christian name of the Aquila's---Michel-ham (Michel---personal surname/ham---homestead ; Michel's people living by the stream) Priory was founded by Gilbert III de Aquila"....."with respect to the presumed origin (derived from an ancestor) of the family of Michell in that that of the distinguished house of Aquila, from whom the Honor of the Eagle was named, and for some remarks upon the coat of Arms---and will therefore proceed to the evidence on which the accompanying pedigree (ancestor) is founded---of the Cuckfield Registers---and having been able to ascertain to what parish or county the family subsquently moved, I have been able to carry the pedigree further".....'the Michell's of Cuckfield, Eastbourne, Hastings & the Stammerham & Field Place Estates Michells and other's.....
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Gilbert III de Aquila (who built Michelham Priory in 1220 and granted it to the Augustinian Black Canons of the Holy Trinity of Hastings in 1229) owned Cuckfield parish in the western area of Sussex in his term of office, before his death in 1231ad---creating Sussex's Oldest Family---The Michell's.....Gilbert the 3rd is my 21st great grandfather.

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Have family tree of the Michell's (Michel, Mychel etc) of Stammerham Estates---can I help.
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Does anyone out there have any information on the Michells of Stammerham and the Field Place Estates.
Eagleone

Has anyone have any information, photograph's etc, etc on the Mitchell's who ran pleasure trips of Hastings seafront in front of the amusement arcade between the 1940s to the late 70s.
From Eagleone.