MI's in St Mary - Horsham

[Chris in 1066Land]

Ozinnz

Hi there

In reply to your question:

Any chance there are any Bakers or Lanhams in the list?

There are no Bakers and only 1 Lanham:

29th March 1833, Henry Lanham of Bishopstone, Aged 73 Years.

Hope it helps

Chris in 1066

[ozinnz]

Dear Chris,

Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately not a match.
regards
Emma

[Tenerife Sun]

HI Chris
My dads family are Mitchell from Horsham/Faygate/Roffey.  I was married in St Marys Horsham and my two children christened there.but live abroad now so I can't get there myself so any help you can give me is very much appreciated

Wendy

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi Wendy

There are several of the 1170 memorials stones in St Mary's Churchyard, Horsham that bear the Mitchell / Michell surname.

The inscription record that I have was done in the 1950's , commissioned by the then Horsham Urban Council - but it is very basic in the information they wrote down.

No 183, MITCHELL Lucy, Wife of John and daughter of Hugh & Elizabeth Orlton
No 447, MITCHELL Edward, son of Samuel and Phoebe - 1822
No 448, MITCHELL Samuel, son of the above - 1833
No 449, MITCHELL Harriet, wife of Isac - 4th August 1850, and daughter Ann - 1847
No 460, MICHELL Sarah - 1777, Thomas - 1798 = a footstone
No 734, MICHELL Dr (or Drew) Michell - 1800 (rest illegible)
No 735, MITCHELL Sara Harriet, daughter of George and Harriet 1802 (rest illegible)
No 919, MITCHELL John, son of Edward and Catherine - 1813 (or 1815) aged 66
No 1146, MITCHELL Matthew, 2nd November 1880 aged 65 years

Hope the above will be of some use to you

Chris in 1066

NB - When the church decided to build a 2 million pound extension (Vestry) in 2003, I was commissioned to survey, transcribe and record all the the tombstones that they would be moving to accomplish same.
One of the stones was No 460 as listed above, and hopefully I have attached picture of same - please notice how much my transcription differes from the 1950's work

In
Memory of Sarah
Wife of Thomas Michell
Who died July the 10th 1777
Aged 53 years

Also Thomas Michell
Who died 8th October
1798
Aged 72 Years

[Indaloman]

Hi Chris

The Lintott's were a wealthy family in Horsham and for many years the Lintott Engineering in Foundry Lane, where amongst other things they made practice torpedos for the RN, it closed in the late 70's.

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi Indaloman

Thanks for that extra info - it all helps build up a database of facts

No wonder that Lintott was the most common name on the memorials - they had the money to erect them.

Thanks again

Chris in 1066

[Tenerife Sun]

Hi Chris

Thank you for the info and the photo.  I think that Samuel is mine but a sideways move.  My MItchells/Michells were blacksmiths and it is great great grand dad who is my 'brick wall' as I don't know who his parents were.  He was Francis Edward 1808 - 1888 (sometimes recorded as Edward) Is there anywhere I can look at your inscriptions without bothering you?  Are they on a CD that can be bought for instance?

Thank you again for your help and your time

Wendy

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi Wendy

Sorry that the info I gave you was not really what you were looking foor.

Again, sorry, but the MI's are only on my computer so not really searchable from afar.

Horsham records I believe have been well covered by the Sussex Family History Group, but I also believe the originals are in the West Sussex Record Office at nearby Chichester

Chris

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi again Wendy

Just been looking through some old Trade and Street Directories at

http://www.historicaldirectories.org/

and noticed these

1858 – Melvilles Directory
Michell Henry, Brewer and Malster, West Street Brewery (this one appears regularly up to and beyond 1900)

1859 – Post Office Directory
Mitchell Edward Francis, Beer Retailer & Blacksmith, Crawley Road

1866 – Post Office Directory
Mitchell Edward Francis, Blacksmith, Crawley Road

1878 – Post Office Directory
Mitchell James, Blacksmith, Crawley Road


I think that the above points to that Edward Francis is part of the extended family of Henry the Brewer, maybe even his son as they were both originally in the same trade of Beer Mking; and is James the son of Edward Francis. - Food for thought

Chris in 1066