BOXSELL Family from Salehurst and Robertsbridge

[chriss5356]

Hello
My granfather was james puxted, son of samuel puxted of ticehurst. I think the name puxted was derived from puxty. As a child I was told the name was created to divide a pair of brothers after some fallout. Robert puxted emigrated to Aus, survived by son.

[jrg_from_oz]

Glad to find another with the PUXTED spelling - most seem to be PUXTY.

Can you post some names and dates back from your grandfather, so I can see if I can place the line?

John

[chriss5356]

Hi again
My granfather was James walter Puxted DOB 31/01/1890, died 1983.
His father was Samuel, age 42 (1901 cen') husband of Emma.

The family had association with Talbot Road, Hawkhurst, Kent around 1910
Church Cottage Kilndown, Goudhurst around 1904
1 Howes Cottage Hawkhurst around 1908
These addresses have been taken from some old postcards, but it's not always clear who was living where. I also have an old photo postcard which shows 4 women, named Alice, Hetty, Vicy, Emily.

I can probably find out more from my Aunts, if you think this is the right line?
Chris

[jrg_from_oz]

Chris,

Anything further you can find out will help, because the PUXTED/PUXTY line in Australia left Sussex in the late 1830s. We need to get back to the early 1800s, even the late 1700s, before looking for a link between the families.

John

[Barbaricbarb]

Hello there

I was doing a general search of Rootschat for the Puxty name in the Kent and SUssex counties and came across this post - hence the such late response!!!.

I've just started looking at the Ticehurst Puxtys myself as  I have discovered that Elizabeth Puxty (who married second Husband George Weddle / Woddle / Waddle of Hawkhurst in 1846- she 1st married Jesse Cheesman in 1833) is my great x3 grandmother. Her parents appear to have been Peter Puxty and Nancy Ann <?> ; his parents probably Samuel Puxty and Elizabeth (Betsy) Chantler married about 1789. I haven't found anything that goes back further along that Puxty line as yet - I don't know who Samuels parents are. 

I did see that there were Puxtys in other nearby villages in both Sussex and Kent and have been wondering how they could be linked, especially as a James Puxty married Judy Puxty (Elizabeths sister) in 1839 and have been wondering if there was a distant kinship there.

I have come across a few different spellings of Puxty / Puxtey / Puxted / Puxtead / Paxty so far.
All the info I have gleaned so far is from Familysearch Pedigree resourses and also Ancestry.

If you wanted to pool current info etc I'd be more than happy to help as far as I can. I'm still trying to sort them out at present!

Barb 

[jrg_from_oz]

Barb,

Love to combine PUXTY information, and see where it leads.

Please contact me directly at johngrah (at) ozemail.com.au.

John

[Stovepipe]

Some Salehurst PRs are transcribed here: http://salehurst.netfirms.com/index.html

There are some BOXSELLs, variously spelt, but they might be slightly early.

[jrg_from_oz]

Thanks stovepipe - can't see any likely looking connections, unfortunately.

John

[Barbaricbarb]

Hi there

Just to say I am emailing you privately with what I have sorted out so far. I don't know if this will help in linking up to your Boxsells, Puxtys but it's worth a go!!

Barb