On the way back from spending the last few days at my dads we decided to stop off in Brightling to look at Mad Jack Fuller’s grave. It is certainly unique and the ideal place for my daughter to get a picture for a book reading competition. Whilst there we had a look inside the […]
I have added the Webbs that are in the 1871 and 1878 Post Office Directory as well as the 1890 Kelly’s Directory of Sussex into the ‘Other Sussex Webbs’ page. Strangely, there were not as many as I thought there were going to be.
I have just returned from a very hot holiday in the Isle of Wight with the family. Just south east of Newport you can find ‘Arreton Barns’ which hosts a collection of craftsmen and women and their wares. Next to this is St George’s Church which is a wonderful place. I have photographed most of […]
1276 Stephen De Chillye 1306 Simon De Wynchelse 1332 Stephen ‘is rector’ 1344 William Chilli 1361 Gilbert Osmund 1382 Thomas De La Port 1388 John Lytlington 1388 John Coupere 1397 Richard Dulyan 1400 Robert Reygate 1407 John Tydelsyde 1407 John Maister 1415 Thomas Dalyngton 1425 John Shryvenham 1478 William Freston 1527 James Haryson 1527 John […]
There are a number of very unfortunate deaths you can find when browsing through coroners records. Here are 10 of the most unfortunate Killed by the tackle of a windmill Scalded to death by falling into a keeler of hot beer Killed by the floor of a granary falling on him Fell into a dung […]
These people appear on Reverend Coker Egertons Diaries of Burwash in 1858. If you would like a look up please ask below. Victorian Village – 1858 Miss Blunden, postmasters daughter Mr Harding Old Hawkins Mr Brook, music tutor Isted child, funeral Sally Weston Carman Mrs Sands Ballard Edmund King Samuel Waterhouse, age 65, funeral Mrs […]
The following are people who appear in 1857 in Rev Coker-Egerton diaries of Burwash. If you want a look up please post below. Victorian Village 1857 Mr Taylor, vet Mr Newington, 83 Mr Cox, National Schoolmaster Mr & Mrs Tilley Mrs Isted Mrs Dann Mrs Wood, shop owner Mrs Wood, parish clerks wife Hawkins Mrs […]
I have made a quick index of Rev Coker-Egertons book, Sussex Folk and Sussex Ways. If you need a lookup please post name and page number below. Rev A Eden 17 Mr Skinner, Miller 21 Archdeacon Courtail 35 Mike Hamilton/Hambledon 51 Mrs Hussey 54 John Fuller 54 Bodle Holmes photo between 78 and 79 Samuel […]
I have started work on transcribing the Hastings section of the 1774 Sussex Poll, this will probably take a couple of weeks but I will update the database on a regular basis so it will have information in there from this moment onwards. I have also added a search facility allowing you to input a […]
So that concludes the family of Charles Webb & Mary Pilbeam. It is as accurate as I can get it using the GRO birth, death indexes etc but if there are mistakes or you have any further information then please don’t hesitate to contact me and corrections/additions can be made.
