Southwick Baptism record look up

[Royalgaz]

Well Roy what can I say?? I have been putting off trying to piece together the pieces of information I had on this family, as it all looked too daunting (thought would attack over the weekend, when I can spread out over the kitchen table). But you have been a wonderful person and collated all the information together for me...........BIG BIG THANK YOU!! 

If my Virtue is related to the Martin family in someway it looks like you could be right and this will be a big challenge to prove, or disprove. It looks like I may need to spend a few months in the records office at this rate LOL.

I will have to re-read over what you have written and then decide the best course of action, but THANK YOU again for your great help.

Regards Gary

[janan]

Wow Roy you've been busy - how strange baptising each child twice in two parishes

I notice the Ringmer entries are submitted entries on the IGI but as they have exact dates may well be true - would need checking out at the ESRO
I can check the Patcham registers for any extra info when I next go to the WSRO - let me know Gary if you want me to.

Jan 

Also noticed submitted baptism entries for Kingston by Sea for Virtue, Sarah, Thomas and Richard Adams children of Richard Adams and Hannah Randal. It would seem likely that this is the Virtue who marries John Martin and her sister Sarah may well be the one who married John Upton in Portslade? I can also check the Kingston by Sea registers - again let me know.

[Royalgaz]

Hello Jan & Roy

I have had contact back from the persons with the Martin's in their tree and sadly neither of them know anything about or have researched Virtue or Richard Martin. They both have the mother Virtue Martin nee Adams as the one who died in 1845 in Patcham and her husband John died 1845 in Patcham.

Thank you Jan that would be very kind of you to look up those details if you don't mind.

I suspect knowing my luck there will be no more information on the registers 

Very curious about the baptisms in two areas. If only we could work out where Virtue died or when then that would probably help greatly. Argh they are frustrating me again...... will go see if there is anything else I can trace on the internet.

Regards Gary

[janan]

Hi Gary

Will check out Patcham and Kingston by Sea for you sometime in November.

Happy hunting
Jan

[L]

Although it is not an extracted record, Familysearch has a Virtue Martin marrying a William Morris in Headley,Surrey 18.06.1820. Have you ruled her out?

She is probably nothing to do with your family, but it may be worth checking out.
Lesley

[Royalgaz]

Thank you Jan appreciate it. 

Thank you Lesley, have looked at that record and it says she is born in Dorking. Have traced census records for possible William Morris and he appears to be widowed and from Dorking. Will keep it in mind and try to trace the original records, but looks doubtful she is mine.

Interesting story on Wikpedia about a John Upton of Patchworth but nothing else found sadly.

Gary

[Roy G]

Not specifically connected with your ancestry, but still a good read, is the life story of James Rooke of Southwick (1800 - 1890). He tells of a life spent working the fields, dodging the naval press gangs, village life and how the agricultural lands owned by some wealthy farmers stretched from the coast to way inland. 
He also records the change from being a rural ag lab working the fields to being a bricklayer building Shoreham Power Station.  His descendents migrated to Brighton where they became monumental masons, whilst his great uncle (ironically with the same name) was a Highwayman from Shoreham, hanged and gibbeted at Goldstone bottom.
(Tennysons Rispah records that hanging too)
Roy G

[janan]

Hi

I was unable to check the Patcham registers as it is East Sussex - I got confused with Patching. Did check the submitted Kingston by Sea Records which are as follows

Richard Adams baptised 25 Aug 1765 son of Richard Adams and Hannah his wife
Thos Adams baptised 26 Jan 1768 son of Richard Adams and |Hannah his wife
Virtue Adams baptised 11 Oct 1771 daur of Richard Adams and Hannah his wife
Sarah Adams baptised 9 Mar 1775 daur of Richard Adams and Hannah his wife

I was unable to check for a burial for Rhoda Upton 1828-33 in Southwick as the relevant fiche was missing - will do another time.

Jan

[Royalgaz]

Thank you so much for your time and efforts Jan much appreciated. I will try to get the records at East Sussex looked up and see then if anything ties together.

Regards Gary