Sellens - Crowhurst and Sedlescombe

[smithysarah]

Looking for John Robert Sellens 1787-1831 who married Mary Button.  This was all the information a gentleman at a local family history meeting my Mum attends in Essex seemed to have.  I've tried to help Mum out as found the marriage transcript at Crowhurst 31 March 1811.  Is anyone able to check the parish records just in case any addition info.
There is a John and Mary in the 1841-1861 census that I have found that has John of Sedlescombe  about 1788 and Mary of Crowhurst 1791.  The IGI for Mary has her parents as William and Sarah. Is anyone able to check the parish records for John.  I have no idea where he gets the Robert from and the death at 1831 from.

Very confused and am stumped without looking at the originals as one should never assume anything!!

Thanks
Sarah

[pjm99]

Sarah,
From Sedlescombe baptisms:
23/12/1787 Selens John son of Robert & Mary Selens
HTH
Peter

[smithysarah]

Many Thanks - that was quick. Maybe the Gentleman Mum met confused with John Robert Sellen as John Sellens son of Robert!!  I will give the info Mum to pass on - I think their next meeting is in a couple of weeks.  This should help him and may encourage him to do some more research on the family.

Thanks again

Sarah

[omega 1]

Hello Sarah

There was a Robert Sellens buried at Sedlescombe, 20 July 1831

Robert was 74.
Extra info states Robert was from Crowhurst.

Hope the above helps in someway

omega 

[pjm99]

Sarah,
Robert & Mary had several other children baptised in Sedlescombe:
30/07/1786   Selens    Robert
25/01/1789   Selens    Mary
21/05/1790   Sellens    Walter
13/05/1792   Sellens    James
08/09/1793   Sellens    Elizabeth
10/04/1796   Sellens    Thomas
07/01/1798   Sellens    Jane
06/12/1801   Sellens    Sarah
20/02/1803   Sellens    Samuel
31/05/1807   Sellens    Susan
Peter

[smithysarah]

  You two have been great in assisting my request for Mum on the Sellens. 

Looks like John was the eldest chlild of eleven and that the father Robert died in 1831.  I wonder if Robert was from Crowhurst or just living there in 1831 when he died if so did he also originate from Sedlescombe.  One of the reasons I enjoy family history so much is that its never ending.

Will pass everything on to Mum.
Thanks again

Sarah

[pjm99]

Sarah,
John's brother Robert was the eldest, John was next eldest. There is no baptism for Robert senior at Sedlescombe so unlikely he was born there.
Peter

[smithysarah]

Thanks again

[swebby]

Just some other links between Sellens and Sedlescombe, they may be unrelated

In 1876 the Congregational Chapel started services in Sedlescombe, in 1878 a chapel was built from subscriptions of local people. Officers who used to work at the church included Sellens.

Sellens & Cramp used to own a Grocers & Drapers in Sedlescombe from 1890.

If you create an account at familysearch.org you can view online records (that include scans of the parish records) at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=23437&query=%2Bplace%3A%22England%2C%20Sussex%2C%20Sedlescomb%22%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline

Sean