Hi Colin,
Thank you very much for taking the time to give me such a detailed response. I will try and do your sterling efforts justice by providing some useful input. Edward is one of my 5x GGparents, through Samuel, his son Michael and then Michael's daughter Lucy. Like you I have been at this game for a long time, but on this line, have been stuck at Lucy for many, many years because I did not have her baptism. Later census entries give her place of birth as Warnham, but there is no baptism in the PR. Most of Michael's other children were baptised in Warnham, but not Lucy. Recently however, I came across a reference to a Lucy Charman , d.o. Michael, baptised in Poynings in Nov 1811, which I'm hoping will be the entry I was looking for. Yes, Samuel was obviously the poor relation, but Edward allowed his daughter to marry her love, and even provided the house for them to live in. A nice story.
Yes, I will certainly follow up the churchyard plan reference - Edward must certainly have had a headstone at some time. You almost certainly will have this reference but I will mention it just in case - Diocese and Archdeaconry of Chichester, Deposition Books, Jan 1617 - Mar 1626, a John Charman of Warnham, husbandman, was witness to the will of Thomas Borer of Warnham in Dec 1625. The entry tells us that John was born, and had always lived in Warnham, and that he was aged about 46 years ie born c1579 in Warnham. Was he the father of John bc 1608?
More later
Best wishes
Richard