ticehurst marriages

[Maid of Kent]

Hi there.

Joseph Wenham 1747 married Frances Crittenden on the 29th June 1772 at St Mary Ticehurst. Is it possible to fine their marriage lines and so their parents? any help very gratefully received!

thanks Meg

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi there Meg

Unfortunately this is all it says:

Extract from the Sussex Marriage Index:
Place: Ticehurst, East Sussex,  Date: 20 Jul 1772:
Subject: Joseph WENHAM, bach Etchingham
Spouse: Frances CRUTTENDEN, sp otp (B)
Extra Information: Witness wit: Jn.WICKHAM; J.POLHILL

Sorry

Chris in 1066Land

[Maid of Kent]

Hallo Chris, Thanks for your prompt reply. I've mailed the vicar at St Mary Ticehurst perhaps he can come up with something and I'll have to follow the lead from Etchington where Joseph Wenham was born.

Good hunting
Meg

[Maid of Kent]

HI Chris, Looked up John Wickham (witness) on familysearch org. found a man born 1752 in Ticehurst no prove of course but I like to think its him!!! he got married 8th Jul 1777 in Ticehurst. regards Meg

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi Meg

Well done

I looked on the 1801 census for ticehurst (yes, this census still survives) and although there are 3 wickam families, non have John as the head (1 Humphrey, 2 Richard)

Also looked for Wenham / Whenham  and Cruttendon families - but there were none of either.

Chris in 1066Land

[Maid of Kent]

hi Chris, couldn't find anything about the other witness
J. Polhill, I'd hoped it was John Wickhams fiance, but he married Jenny Kemp so that put pay to that fantasy!!!
Meg

Meg - put wrong date on the previous message - now have amended it - Chris

[Maid of Kent]

 Hi Chris, re: Wenham and Cruttenden families in Ticehurst - wonder what  happened to them? Meg

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi again

Not sure where they went, but you didnt have to move far, say like the next village - I was only looking at Ticehurst itself, not the surrounding area.

By the time of the 1851 census, there were 2 Cruttenden families back in Ticehurst as well as some 16 people with the Wenham surname.

Chris in 1066Land

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi

Have just looked at the 1811 census for Ticehurst only (again it survives) and low and behold there are no Cruttendons or Wenhams.

In the 1841 census for Ticehurst, there are 3 entries for Cruttenden but none for Wenham

Strange is it not

Chris in 1066Land