Another Visit to East Sussex Record Office

[debbi2k]

Hi Chris,

I am desperate to find the baptism of Nellie Ivy Jewhurst so I can ascertain her parents to move further back.She was born in 1898 in Rye.

Many thanks and if you need anything for Devon I'm your man well woman.


Best Wishes

Debbi

[muvva]

Hello Chris,

I am just checking the boards after being away from home for several weeks visiting my family. What a very kind offer! I can see that you are going to be very busy already, so this is only if you have enough time, ok?

My lookup is from the Mayfield parish registers.

Thomas Kemp, son of William and Frances Kemp, was baptised on 3 March 1834 along with his three of his younger sisters, Ruth, Hannah and Elizabeth. It was the same day as Elizabeth's marriage to Richard Habens.

Another cousin researching the same family told me that the baptism record also gave the birthdates of the four children.  Thomas' date of birth being 16 Sept 1833. I thought at the time that he must have been a heck of a shock for his parents as they would both have been 58 at the time, 15 years after the birth of their last child!

What puzzles me is that in William Kemp's will of 1838, he appears to name his children in order of age. Thomas is named as his second son, between William b.1804 and Richard b.1818. Please could you check the baptism record and see if it does indeed give the birthdate of Thomas as 1833? Perhaps my cousin misread the date.

Also, on the Sussex Marriage Index I found a marriage of a Thomas Kemp to Elizabeth Blackman in Mayfield on 26 August 1835. I am thinking that if the birthdate for Thomas I've been given is wrong, then this could well be my Thomas. Could you also check for witnesses of this marriage if you have time please? They may just ring a few bells...

Many thanks,
Chris :

[sussexkim]

Hi Chris,

If you have time could you possibly look into

JOHN NEWNHAM born 1826 Fletching/Horsted Keynes
BENJAMIN NEWNHAM born 1824

I would like to know if they were brothers and if there were any other siblings.

Also could you verify the following marriage.

CAROLINE NEWNHAM TO GEORGE BROWNING, 1877 Danehill.

Many Thanks,

Kim

[cullen]

Chris,

One to cross OFF your list so you have more time for others

Elizabeth BROOKER b abt 1735 - 1745

I found her baptism in Street 1737

Many thanks

Kay

[robsal]

Hi Chris,

If l`m not to late could you possibly look up the following baptism in Isfield, Sussex.? 

John JENNER c1803 Son of John JENNER & Sarah nee TAYLOR.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Kind Regards,

Robert

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi there Sussex Researchers

Today, I spent just over 5 hours in the East Sussex Record Office at Lewes and had a really usefull day in finding answers to your queries.

Got a few household chores to catch up with before I start posting the results later this evening

Watch this space

Chris in 1066

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi Kiwi

 have a request if it is not too time consuming or difficult.
The East Sussex Record Office has an archive called:

'Archive of Burtenshaw and Son of Hailsham, Auctioneers and Valuers'
Catalogue Ref : BUR
Administrative Records
Auction and valuation books - ref. BUR/2/1
File- Auction Book -ref. BUR/2/1/10 date Nov 1850-Sep 1851
page 211. Berwick: farming live and dead stock (Stace) 1851

also

in the same catalogue
File - Auction book- ref BUR2/1/19 date Dec 1852 Jun 1853
p116. Berwick, blacksmith's shop: house, wheelwright's and blacksmith's shops (late White) 1853

At the record Office today, I filled in my little 'request slips' for obtaining documents from below stairs, but instead was told that Bur/2/1/19 and Bur/2/1/10 were not kept on the premises.

They need 7 to 10 days notice to bring them in from where they are kept.

Sorry about that

Will put in a request for same in plenty of time for my next visit which is likely to be in September

Chris in 1066

[Chris in 1066Land]

hi Valley

Edward Paige died in the March qtr (FreeBMD)of 1893 (aged 70)
at Frant in the Ticehurst reg district.

There's another Edward Page (spelling is different) who died in the June qtr(FreeBMD)of 1874 (aged 71) at Arlington in the Hailsham reg district.

Fingers crossed you might find some little clue, im totally lost !!
I've searched for his sons birth certificate for years to no avail. All i know is that Edward is a farmer according to his sons marriage certificate.

Unfortunately the books containing the Register Transcriptions which are on open access on the shelves in the record office did not cover the time period we were looking for.

Burials were from 1543 up to 1813 only in Frant
Burials were from 1607 up to 1812 only in Arlington

so was unable to complete your lookup request

Sorry

Chris in 1066

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi Ed

Ta muchly for your kind offer. I will restrain my self and only ask for one 
   Would like to have the  death and if possible age of William  EDWARDS. He died sometime between 1851 and 1861census. He was in Hartfield in the 1851 census and was born abt 1805. I checked the free BMD and found two possibilities in East Grimstead in1852. I thought perhaps his death maybe in a Hartfield PR. This fellow is one of my brick walls. 

Unfortunately the Parish Registers transcripts for Hartfield that were on open access on the shelves at the record office covered the period

1793 to 1812 and 1881 to 1934

so the period we wanted 1851 to 1861 was not covered.

Found this Baptism in the Hartfield Registers

June 10th 1804, William Edwards, son of William and Annie

Could not check the East Grinstead Register for Burials as it covered the period 1558 up to 1812 only

Chris in 1066