John Faulkner lived and was a tailor in Littlehampton. His will was proved in 1855, so I am assuming he was still alive in 1851. He transferred a lease to some land in Westergate in 1842, so he was alive in 1841. He was married to Sarah Weller, from Arundel. They married in Arundel in 1806. Their estates were bequeathed to nephews and nieces, so I assume they had no children of their own.
John had a brother, Thomas, variously called a higgler or huckster "of Slindon". He married Philly Chatfield (nee Lock) in Yapton in October 1799. Earlier that year, in Yapton, they had a son called Reuben Chatfield (AKA Faulkner). In 1802, in Slindon, they had a daughter called Fanny and in 1806, in Slindon, they had a son called Alfred. John and Thomas also had a sister called Frances. She had an illegitimate son called William born, I think, in Binsted in 1824.
I don't know where John, Thomas and Frances were born or when. Philly and Alfred died in Binsted in December 1826. I don't know when Thomas died. As I knew where John was living, his occupation and his wife's name and where she was from, I thought that he would be easier to trace in a census. This would then give me his place of birth and age.
I am descended from Philly and Thomas and their son, Reuben.
Thanks - Deborah
