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Sussex Lookup Requests / Re: Burwash - Coker Egerton diaries
« on: Saturday 28 February 09 13:21 GMT (UK) »
Hi Kerry,
Thanks for the welcome.
Yes it would be one and the same. Harriet did have a child called Bridget. Harriet was my gt gt grandfather's second wife. His first wife Jane Barrow died in Ticehurst in 1839. They had 3 children. Sarah, George and Thomas. He then married Harriet in 1844, who I presume had Bridget by Reuben before they married. They then had a further 9 children. Frederick, Matilda, Elich, William, Reuben, Mary, Eli, Henry and Charles (my gt grandfather), who married a Rose Phillips. All were born around the areas of Burwash, Cuckfield, Kaymer, Linfield, Southwick. According to the 1861 census Reuben Russell was a Gamekeeper. Bridget Pilbeam Russell married a Charles Packham. There were many Russells and Pilbeams. Apparently there are still some Pilbeams in Burwash. This I cannot confirm because I live out in the Canary Islands and this was found out by pure luck. In that one of my clients actually lived in Burwash so knows the Pilbeams and apparently they are still a rum lot, whatever that means. Regards Rosemary
Thanks for the welcome.
Yes it would be one and the same. Harriet did have a child called Bridget. Harriet was my gt gt grandfather's second wife. His first wife Jane Barrow died in Ticehurst in 1839. They had 3 children. Sarah, George and Thomas. He then married Harriet in 1844, who I presume had Bridget by Reuben before they married. They then had a further 9 children. Frederick, Matilda, Elich, William, Reuben, Mary, Eli, Henry and Charles (my gt grandfather), who married a Rose Phillips. All were born around the areas of Burwash, Cuckfield, Kaymer, Linfield, Southwick. According to the 1861 census Reuben Russell was a Gamekeeper. Bridget Pilbeam Russell married a Charles Packham. There were many Russells and Pilbeams. Apparently there are still some Pilbeams in Burwash. This I cannot confirm because I live out in the Canary Islands and this was found out by pure luck. In that one of my clients actually lived in Burwash so knows the Pilbeams and apparently they are still a rum lot, whatever that means. Regards Rosemary