LEWES - St John Sub Castro

[toni*]

Toni - if you have found your relatives in the census if you look at the top of the page it usually says what parish the road is in.   I cannot find Highdown Rd on a current map of Lewes.  What dates are you talking about?
Andrea

Highdown road is still there, up past the prison & hospital  behind Neville Road

Toni

[sillgen]

Ah yes, got it now.  I must have been looking at the wrong bit of the index!    It is quite a way from St John's.
Are they the couple who were living in Mount St Southover in 1901?   My gut feeling is that Highdown Rd will be post 1901 - most of the building out there looks much newer as I drive past.  When did they live there and more to the point when did they die?
Andrea

[Dibley]

Hi all!
I have Carters, Leggatts, and a Gorringe in my tree from Sussex some who go back to 1600's.  Unfortunately, I haven't yet been able to confirm dates etc. as they're from the LDS which can be very wrong at times.  Most of these come from Lewes or surrounding area.  Many thanks to Chris for all this info!

[zal]

hi chris is it possible for you to look see if there are any heath  and funnells baptisms or burials  please  there could also be fullers  but not sure on that one

[toni*]

Ah yes, got it now.  I must have been looking at the wrong bit of the index!    It is quite a way from St John's.
Are they the couple who were living in Mount St Southover in 1901?   My gut feeling is that Highdown Rd will be post 1901 - most of the building out there looks much newer as I drive past.  When did they live there and more to the point when did they die?
Andrea

yes they are the people that were living at Mount St Southover in 1901

They were living there in 1930's for sure and also in 1950

i have no idea when they died but i am sure they are not alive aged 126!

my view of the house from outside is a 1930's house.

they would most probably be buried in the cemetary down Winterbourne but i thought i would ask.

[sillgen]

I didn't think they might still be alive!   It is just that from Chris' point of view if he has an idea of dates it saves him searching hundreds of years in his index and helps to make sure he finds the right ones - often families use the same names in different generations.  The more information you give the easier it is for him.
Andrea

[toni*]

yes i know you didn't think they would still be alive!

Toni

[zal]

hi toni you sent me to emails  but unable to find replys chris

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi Backchat

Sorry for the delay in answering, but been away on 5 weeks holiday in Somerset - marvellous what you can do when you have retired isnt it?

First of all, no deaths in the burial registers pre 1800 for your required names -
but there are these baptisms in the registers pre 1800

1606 Feb   22   Comber   Thomas   m  John            
1608 May   19   Comber   James   m  John            
1609 Jun   17   Comber   Anne   f  John            
1611 Nov   23   Comber   Robert   m  John            
1618 Aug   4   Comber   Anne   f  John   Anne         
1769 Jan   11   Comber   Richard   m  Richard   Mary         
1771 Feb   21   Comber   Mary   f  Richard   Mary         
1771 Sep   20   Comber   Thomas   m  Thomas   Elizabeth         
1824 Jun   6   Comber   Mary Ann   f  Phillip   Elizabeth   OTP   Labourer   
1832 Jan   15   Combes   Charles Robert   m son of Philip   Elizabeth   OTP   Labourer   
1610 Nov   22   Coomber   John   m John            
1749   Jun   7   Coomber   Elizabeth   f  Thomas   Elizabeth         
1750   Nov   29   Coomber   Martha   f  Thomas   Elizabeth         
1755   Sep   25   Coomber   Hannah   f  Thomas   Elizabeth         
1760   Feb   24   Coomber   Elizabeth   f  Robert    Sarah      they belonged to Captain Mandaunt's Light Troop of House   born 14 Feb
1832   Jul   8   Coomber   Samuel   m  son of    Joseph   Elizabeth   OTP   Labourer   

Hope they help

Chris in 1066