Another Visit to East Sussex Record Office

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi to all Sussex Researchers

I will be visiting the East Sussex Record Office again during the week commencing 4th July (last visit before our annual holidays)

If there is anything I can look up for you, or verify from the available recods - please post the details on this thread if there is.

I would prefer Parish Register entries, Sussex Directory enquiries, Monumental Inscriptions, etc, rather than sitting in front of a viewer looking at census film, especially now that most of the census are on line.

Looking forward to having a busy day

Chris in 1066

[kiwi]

Hi Chris,

I 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

I would dearly like to know any details that you maybe able to copy down if it is not too time consuming.  The second reference about the wheelwright's interests me as John Stace was a wheelwright in Berwick before coming out to NZ, (he may have sold out to White,)but I hoped it might have a description of the house or shop, I don't imagine Berwick was big enough to have two wheelwright establishments!!

Your generous offer is too good to miss, but I will quite understand if it falls into the" too hard basket".

Best regards,
kiwi.

[TangoGirl]

Hello Chris 
Thank you for your very kind offer. I was wondering if you could possibly have the time to see if there's any monumental inscriptions for Frant and Arlington ? I'm trying to establish which Edward Page is my ancestor and i'm hoping there's some clues in the MI's.

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.

Thanks for your time, it's much appreciated.
Regards Val

[Eds]

Greetings Chris,
    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. 
       Thanks again.
                   Kaye

[daz68]

Thanks very much for your kind offer Chris.

I was hoping you might be able to help me fill in some details regarding the parents of my GGGG Grandfather George Stace who was christened on the 4 November 1804 in Heathfield, Sussex.  I know there names were George and Mary but not any of their BMD details.  Could you please check the Heathfield Parish records for their marriage details and potentially also for their birth details? 

Any help in uncovering another generation in my family history would be greatfully received.

Many thanks Chris.

Darren

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi there

Kiwi, Valley, Eds & Daz68

Have printed off your lookup requests and will use these as my work sheets.

I am also in Lewes all next week - re-transcribing the monuments in St John the Baptist, Southover.

They were originally done by school children back in 1996, but recent research on some of the stones that are going to be moved to provide Disabled Access and Toilet Facilities has shown that quite a few errors were made - so we are going to do them again.

So, if we get a very wet day next week, it might see me in the record office earlier than expected.

Chris in 1066

[m.sharp]

Hi Chris,
Can u help me too pls.  Just discovered my Grandad Herbert William Sennitt died in Easbourne on 30.12.1930.  I have the certificate, but need to know if he was actually married to his 'Widow' E. Sennitt as he left my Nan for another woman and if i am right she would not divorce him and was apparently notified when he died (I think) as next of kin.  Is there any way of finding out if he had any more children with this lady or if he left a will, which might throw some insight into it.  He lived at 76 Pevensey Rd. Eastbourne but died at 123 Church St. Eastbourne. I have been on to all the sites but can only find him and my dad, who had the same name. Hope u can help, thanx a lot.
Margaret.

[cullen]

Chris,

Please could you look up in their index of baptism for 2 people.

 all Thomas RICHARDSON b 1735 - 1747 

 all Elizabeth BROOKER b abt  1735 - 1747

I know this couple married 15 Apr 1766. Plumpton. and they had childen in Alciston and Street but it would be useful to know if there were many other Thomas Richardson's  born around this time so i can try and work out who his parent were.
i am guessing that they were about 20yrs old when they married

Many thanks

Kay

[cullen]

Chris,

Please could you also check the index to Baptims for
William RICHARDSON.
he was born about 1836 in Lewes area according to 1861, 71 & 81 census. His marriage cert states his father was a Richard Richardson
Unfortunatly I cannot find him on the 1851 to confirm this

Many thanks

Kay