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jan4776
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I'm wondering if anyone has come across the Blundell family of Binsted, Sussex. There was a William Blundell marry a Mary Coot in Binsted in 1724. Mary I think came from Coates cum Burton parish. William I think came from Slindon. They had a son Richard baptised in 1731 and I'm trying to connect him to a Richard Blundell that married Ann Howick, from Bepton, in Stedham in 1769. Ending up and raising their family in Selham. I was wondering what would be in Binsted, Stedham & Selham that would entice them to go there. Does anyone know if there were large houses there that they would have found work in. Is anyone else researching this family.
I would be grateful for any information as I have been going nuts trying to know where to look next.
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Little Nell
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Hi jan,
William and Mary were both recorded as otp on their marriage. Richard came from Selham, while Ann Hoick was of Stedham. This is according to the Sussex Marriage Index.
I think I may have just given you further cause to go nuts 
Nell
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jan4776
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Hi Nell
There were no Blundells at Selham prior to Richard going there, I've checked the PRs ,so Richard never came from there so what was he doing in Selham, was there a large farm or house. Bepton is right next door to Stedham so that's feasible. But what is otp?
Jan
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Hi Jan,
For Binsted, you could try:
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=22940
There is a book called, "Binsted and Beyond - Portrait of a Sussex Village" edited by Emma Tristram.
I was going to suggest the member interest pages on the SFHG site - but you're already there, I think 
Binsted was and is very small. There were two largish houses - Binsted Ball and the Rectory. There would have been about three farms when the Blundells were there. Walberton is larger and within walking distance.
A book entitled, "Portrait of Slindon" by Josephine Duggan Rees has recently been revised and updated.
Deborah
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jan4776
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Hi Deborah
Thanks for the information, I will try & get hold of those books. I have been to the Binsted site, it's great.
Jan
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Little Nell
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otp = of this parish
To be recorded as of any parish, he must have gained settlement there, unless he came from a better off background. He could have been hired as a farm servant or he may have served an apprenticeship there, settling there once he had completed it. Just a couple of thoughts.
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jan4776
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Hi Nell
Richard and his family ended up on poor relief at Selham, although at one time the Howicks were quite comfortably off, he did manage to live to a ripe old age of 83 and Ann to 73 and were buried at Selham, although it said from South Ambersham on the PR. I believe they are right next door to each other. Unfortunately there are no settlement records for Selham that have survived. It's very rural, maybe he was the usual Ag Lab. I just need to connect him to the Blundells at Binsted, why would he go from there, perhaps they did move around from farm to farm for work in those days.
Jan
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jan4776
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Hi Jean
I have two Mary Blundells/Blundens around that time, Mary Blundell born 1782, Selham, daughter of Richard Blundell & Anne Howick and Mary Blunden born 1810, Midhurst, daughter of Charles Blunden( Richard & Ann's son, name changed between Blundell & Blunden) & Mary Hounsome. Richard & Ann's daughter had a couple of illegitimate children by the same chap, (said somewhere she was living as his wife) called Robert & Can't remember the other one. The other Mary I don't know what happened to her yet. Her father(Charles) died when she was about nine and her eldest brother moved up to Kingston but I'm not sure what happened to the rest of the family. Still trying to find out. Doesn't sound like it's the same branch of the family, but you never know could be a connection some way back. If you can trace any Blundells/Blundens back to Binsted we may have more luck.
Jan
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RobHam
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Hi Jan
If you need any particular look ups I have some of the early Binsted parish records on fiche, the General register from 1638 to 1812 and Marriages and Banns from 1766 to 1811.
I obtained these fiches some time back to try and sort out my Hotston (various spellings) line. Unfortunately the christening that I need is missing from the PR's, seems to be because the ink on the relevant document page has completely faded. I do intend one day to visit Chichester to check out the BT's for this christening.
Robert
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jan4776
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Hi Robert
That's really kind of you and I would love to take up your offer. I have a William Blundell marry a Mary Coot in Binsted on 4 May 1724 yet I cannot find any Blundells before that date in Binsted so the chances are he didn't come from there originally. However when I looked at the marriage details it said they were both of the parish. Would that mean they had been granted settlement rights, is that how it worked?
I can find a Mary Coot, baptised in Coates cum Burton in 1698 and the only William Blundell I can find is one baptised in Slindon in 1678, which would make him about 46 when he married. Quite old for those days but I don't think he lived for many years after he was married. A William Blundell was buried in Binsted 1732, but I'm not sure if that was him or his son. The parish register pages were in a terrible state and are really hard to read on the microfiche. I had popped down to Chichester early on in my research.
They had four children, John , William, Mary and Richard, between 1724 and 1731, which makes me think that it was William snr who was buried in 1732.
As with my previous postings, I'm trying to see if Richard was the same Richard Blundell who married in Stedham in 1769 and settled in Selham are one & the same. There are no settlement records that have survived for Selham. I'm hoping you may have a better copy of the Parish Registry than I looked at. Any information on them would be gratefully received.
Jan
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RobHam
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I have found the following.
Cannot find any Blundell before William's m. in 1724 but the records are virtually un-readable. Perhaps there are BT's available in Chichester for Binsted that may help.
Coot does seem to crop up through the records so there is a good chance that Mary originally came from Binsted.
I can confirm the m. of William to Mary Coot 4 May 1724 BOTP. No other data recorded for this m.
Three burrials recorded for 1732
William 11 April - infant
Anne 13 April 1732
William 29 April
Some baptisms to William and Mary Blundell
John - 4 June 1724
Son - 26 May 1726 (name is unreadable)
Mary - 22 Jun 1729 born to William and Mary but surname is unreadable but could well be Blundell.
Richard - 1731
This looks to be little more than you already have.
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jan4776
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Hi Robert
Thanks for the information, I had been to Chichester and that is where I got the information from, couldn't read it there either. I wonder who the Anne Blundell was, she doesn't seem to be one of their children, did it have any other details about her. I don't suppose you have the settlement details for Binsted do you. That might throw some light on the family. Mary Coot I think came from Coates cum Burton although there are other Coots in Binsted I think they may be extended family. Was there a large house in the area that they all worked in?
Jan
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RobHam
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The SMI also has a m. between
Edward Blundell
Jane Bignel
17 Dec 1719 Climping
Again Edward is missing from the IGI but a good chance that he is related to William in some way.
Searching through the IGI indicates that there are many Blundel family lines in East Sussex but not too many in West Sussex. I noticed some christenings early 1700's in Chichester and Bosham, not too far from Binsted. Do note that not all of the Chichester parishes are covered by the IGI.
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