Dabney, Harriett Hollington b1806

[Clazy2000]

 I am trying to find parents for Harriett Dabney who married George Morfee 24 Nov.1826 @ St.Clements,
The censuses shows her as being born at Hollington 1806
 I have not been able to find her baptism in the Hastings' Dabneys despite her marriage in Hastings. Can anyone do a Hollington look up please? I think she will be in  the Hollington records rather than the Battle records at this time. She is one of my brick walls.
With thanks
Gill

[patrish]

Are you sure she was a spinster at the time of her marriage 

I know her age would suggest so but often they could be widowed very young.

[Clazy2000]

Thanks for that but I am afraid I've drawn a blank . Checked Sussex Marriages for a male Dabney marrying a Harriett    Have also checked All Saints/St.Clements burials for a male Dabney 1820 until her marriage in 1826.Unfortunately her status isn't given in her marriage to George.

It is not a name that is found widely in Sussex they seem to be clustered around Hastings eg. Fairlight, Guestling,Hastings and Ore. (Sussex Marriages) Drew a blank on Family Search as well.

Haven't given up on this possibility as other than a straightforward Hollington birth under the name Dabney, it's the only possibility.
Thanks again.
Clazy 2000

[omega 1]

Hello Clazy

Is this your Harriet,transcribed Dabner

At Hollington,22 Sept 1803
Harriet Dabner,daughter of John & Martha.

Her siblings were transcribed Dabney

Kind Regards

omega

[Clazy2000]

Hi Omega

Thank you so much for that. I have John & Martha as one of several  possibles.

 Is it poss. to have her siblings names and their dob. There are a cluster of female Dabneys marrying Hastings in the 1820s namely Sarah, Jemima and Harriet and I have always had the inkling they may have been her siblings and hence the family had moved to Hastings.

Regards
Clazy 2000

[omega 1]

Hello Clazy

All children of John & Martha & baptised at Hollington

William Dabney,16 Jan 1797
Cordelelia Dabney,2 Dec 1798

Also these

Jane Dabner.19 Oct 1806
Charlotte Dabner,16 Apr 1808

Kind Regards
omega

[Clazy2000]

Thanks Omega

It seems they moved about a lot, John & Martha married Fairlight 1793, some children born from 1797 Hollington. Jane & Delia married Guestling, William poss. married Hollington and Harriet in Hastings.At the same time their names change from Dabner to Dabney. No wonder I couldn't find them.

Thank you so much for your help
Clazy 2000

[omega 1]

Your Welcome Clazy

I expect they moved around for work,much like today

omega

[Clazy2000]

Hi Omega

Probably ag.labs and the villages are within 8 or 9 miles of each other ,so it's all plausible.

 It just makes it more difficult to find them with the different parish records and the different version of the name. I am afraid I have been spoilt as most of this line were fishermen who rarely moved from Hastings (as was Harriet's husband )
Another brick removed!

Thanks again
Clazy2000