Wilmshurst Family - Sussex

[CHackett]

Would love to find out more information about Thomas b.1803, and Frances Wilmshurst (nee Morris) b.1818. (Potentially in Buxted)

I believe they had a daughter, Ellen Frances, who married John Smith in 1874. (my greatx3 grandmother).

Would love to know if they had more children or anything about their siblings/parents... and go back further

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Many children

Eliza  1836 died 1836
John   1837
Harriott   1839
Alfred  1840  died 1840
Emma/Amy    1842
Sarah Ann 1843  died 1844
Lucy   1844
Elizabeth  1847
Henry  1849  died 1851
Ellen   1852
Ann     1854   
Mary   1856
Alice  1858
   

   

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Only one Thomas baptised in Buxted around the right time - parents Robert and Mary

Hannah Wilmshurst   Baptism  18 Aug 1799
John Wilmshurst   Baptism  19 Apr 1801
Thomas Wilmshurst  Baptism 10 Jul 1803
Mary Anne Wilmshurst  Baptism  3 Nov 1805
William Wilmshurst    Baptism  3 Jul 1808
Robert Wilmshurst     Baptism   1 Jul 1810
Elizabeth Colbran Wilmshurst  Baptised  9 Mar 1817


Robert senior and junior are together in 1851 - father born c1776

Given when the children start arriving, and Elizabeth's middle name, this looks like a possible marriage

Robert Wilmshurst
Mary Colbrand
Marriage Banns     26 Mar 1799,    Buxted

[CHackett]

Thank you, this is so helpful!

I've tried to look into Mary Colbran to find potential parents, but have come up with nothing 

[mckha489]

Have you looked at The Keep?

https://www.thekeep.info/collections/search?s=Colbran+&qa%5Bkeyword_reference_type%5D=0&qa%5Bpartner%5D=&qa%5Btitle%5D=&qa%5Bperson%5D=&qa%5Bplace%5D=&qa%5Bsubject%5D=&qa%5Bformat%5D=&qa%5Bidentifier%5D=&qa%5Bdate_from%5D=&qa%5Bdate_to%5D=&cbav=2&cbadvsearchquery=

[omega 1]

Hello 

Is this your girl ?

Buxted,St Margarets
27th May 1776
Mary, daughter of John & Mary Colebran
From SFHG

Marriage fron SMI CD

Buxted
2nd July 1773

John Colebrand ( name spelt differant ways ) to Mary Carrett

Hope this helps
omega

[amondg]

Image of the marriage on ancestry

John Smith 21  Carpenter  Father John Smith
Ellen Frances Wilmshurst 22 - father Thomas Wilmshurst

Both give an address of Town Row
4 November 1874 Rotherfield, East Sussex

Witness Edgar Bassett, Amelia (Mills crossed out) Bassell perhaps the ll should be tt