rebecca waters

[trish1120]

Looks good to me omega.

Herbert age 1 in 1841 is Sophias Son, 1851 she is married to William Kemp.
A Brother Theophilus Waters 1824 Mountfield is with them and her Father William Waters 1778 Mountfield.

So Marriage age looks close for William.    

[trish1120]

Cant find Rebecca but a SUSANNA Head, pauper, baptised Burwash;
JOHN 18 Jun 1815
(FreeREG)

[trish1120]

SUSANNAH Head Bapt 11 Mar 1795 Burwash to JOHN/SUSANNAH

Likely Parents John HEAD, Widower/Susannah STONEHAM, Spinster, who married 17 Apr 1786 Burwash.
Rebecca is a Family names as John/Susannah bapt a Rebeccah 6 Nov 1796
(FreeREG)

Familysearch has Burials;
SUSANNAH Head, age 54 (1762)   , 15 June 1816 Burwash
JOHN Head age 83 (1752) 24 March 1835 Burwash

[omega 1]

I cant find Rebecca either

[jonw65]

From The Keep
Warrant to arrest putative father
William Waters of Mountfield, labourer, father of an illegitimate child to be born to Susan Head of Burwash, singlewoman
1 April 1817
(Burwash Overseers)

[jonw65]

Warrant, Bastardy, before birth
Susan Head of Burwash
Image on FamilySearch (need to be logged in)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6MH9-9VR?i=701&cat=215229

[philrmoon]

Hi

Thanks for the information

Regards Phil

[jonw65]

Hi
An oddity
Banns called at Mountfield, 24, 31 May, 7 June 1840
Walter Beney, Bachelor, and Rebecca Waters, Spinster
Both of this Parish

No marriage in Mountfield, but a year later
June 1841 Battle 7 329
Beney, Walter
Waters, Rebecca
(+ 6 others)

1841 census has Rebecca Walters, 25, in Mountfield, as detailed previously
And in Ashburnham in 1841
Walter Beeny 30
Rebeca Beeny 20
Horace Beeny 1
all born county

Later census years, Rebecca Beeny says she was born Mountfield.

[trish1120]

Interesting jonw65;

Birth Reg GRO Index;
BENEY, HORRIS  BENEY, no Mothers mn***
GRO Reference: 1840  J Quarter in BATTLE UNION  Volume 07  Page 216