Philip Elen (abt 1745 - 1811)

[Olicana]

Hi, I would really appreciate it if anyone could help me find the birth of Philip Elen, who died in Arlington, Sussex in 1811. I want to find out who his parents were and whether he had any siblings, but seem to have hit a brick wall; despite having a very strong connection to Arlington, Sussex, he seems to have appeared out of nowhere!

He was a bachelor from Arlington aged 28 when he married Mary Moon (of Isfield) on 22 Jun 1773 in Isfield, Sussex, so he must have been born about 1745, but there does not seem to be any record of his baptism in Sussex.

Mary died in 1784 and despite being married for 11 years,  there do not appear to be any children from this marriage.

Philip then married Mary Pace in Arlington on 29 Oct 1785. They had six children, all born in Arlington; Philip (1786 - 1862), Mary Ann (1789 - 1839), John (1791 - 1862), Richard (1792 - 1871), David Leonard (1795 - 1844) and Leonard William (1800 - 1858).

If anyone could shed some light on Philip's origins I would be most grateful.

Thank you in anticipation