Bishop of Westfield c. 1808 Lookup, please?

[Jane Masri]

Glad that's been of help.
(B) after the brides name means the marriage was by Banns as opposed to a licence.

jane

[bishopsb]

John,
Yes that fits perfectly as my family has always talked of Robertsbridge as home. 
Many thanks
Susan

[Uncle Reff]

For completenesses;

1871 census
Northbridge Street, Salehurst

Samuel Bishop H M 62 Labourer on turnpike road Sussex Westfield
Mary W M 59 Sussex Salehurst

RG10; Piece: 1047; Folio: 45; Page: 10

1881 census
East Street, Salehurst

Samuel Bishop H W 72 Road labourer Sussex Westfield

RG11; Piece: 1046; Folio: 13; Page: 19

Again for Salehurst read Robertsbridge

BMD

Samuel Bishop d 1Q/1890 Ticehurst Sussex
Mary Bishop d 4Q/1871 Ticehurst, Sussex

John

[bishopsb]

John and Jane,

The Online Parish Records clerk (http://www.sussex-opc.org/) only came up with a Samuel baptised 1816 and 1829, too late I think. 

Any other avenues I could pursue? 

[Jane Masri]

Samuel seems to swing between saying he was born Westfield & Sedlescombe on the census.  They are next to each other so maybe he was born in one but spent most of his life in the other (if you see what I mean)
Did you try OPC for Sedlescombe?  Someone is covering that.
There is a good parish map on the Sussex Family History Site;
http://www.sfhg.org.uk/newmap_of_parishes.html This might help you.

jane

[bishopsb]

Another dead end!
No Samuel Bishop baptised in Salehurst, Westfield, or Sedlescombe. 

Some of the OPCs mentioned trying Hollington, Whatlington, Mountfield, or Ewhurst.  What is the procedure for searching areas without a clerk?

[Jane Masri]

Try contacting the Sussex Family History Group (SFHG) http://www.sfhg.org.uk/  they have a baptismal index they can look-up.  Keep a note of the places that have been searched with the dates that have been searched so that they don't duplicate.

jane

[bishopsb]

I have done this, but without any luck.  However, I was told the Sussex database is incomplete.  What is the procedure for finding records that are not indexed?  I am sure of the year +/- 1 and just 2 or 3 locations.   

[allibaker]

cant help with samuel bishop baptism but here are some of his children-
all baptised salehurst sussex to samuel bishop and mary-
william bapt 12th dec 1830
alice bapt 4th nov 1832
thomas bapt 21st feb 1836
harriet bapt 14th aug 1842
james bapt 1st dec 1844
henry bapt 21st feb 1847
george bapt 18th aug 1850
mary anne bapt 26th sept 1852
REGARDS
ALLI