The Marchant family (except Philadelphia we already have accounted for her bar 1881 / 1891 )
Richard Marchant bp. 5 Dec 1795 married Mary Ann Stuart by licence on 9 July 1828 at Lewes he a bachelor from Streat she a spinster from lewes
i am assuming Mary Ann died pre 1841 as she does not appear on the 1841 census with Richard although relationships and marital status were not given i am again assuming that Richard is with his children (next door to his mother and sister)
s/borough Laughton
Richard Marchant 42 Farmer
Ann 12
Richard 8
Mary 6
Elizabeth 4
All BIC
on the 1851 census, Richard by now 55 is and a farmer of 1.70 acres (at least i think thats what it says, could the 1 be a 4 i guess the dot is actually a comma ?) he has 5 labourers this time is he described as widower and he has the following people living with him:
Richard son 18
Mary dau 15 or 16
Elizabeth dau 14
elizabeth Dennet marchant sister her age has been struck through but we know she was b. 1809 she is an annuitant
as is the next member of her family which is transcribed as Tanner Sarah but the Tanner actually looks like James to me ?? she is listed as Aunt and a widow ages 68. they have 4 servants. its strange because Sarah is the only person with their name written surname first.
by 1861 Richard has moved to Lingfield, St Piers Farm and is a farmer of 231 acres employing 5 men and 1 boy with his son richard aged 28, dau mary 26 and Elizabeth 24. also present is Auntie Sarah who is now listed as Lodger Sarah Jenner aged 79 she is a landholder and of course richard Cane nephew aged 14.
Richard Marchant doesnt appear on the 1871 census and i can only think he must have died. i found his son Richard farming with his sister Mary in Withyham, thier cousin Frederick Springate is also there he is a head gardener. and to keep up the family trend even though there is just the 3 of them they have a young servant girl Emily Sharman just aged 12.
Eliz Dennet marchant 29 Sept 1809 doesnt appear to marry she is in Brighton in 1871 and dies there in 1879 aged 70
Emma bp. 23 Jan 1798 Streat married JOhn Beard from chailey on 21 July 1824
1851 as you know they are with John cane & Philadelphia
1861 1 grass square Alfriston, lives William Banks a master butcher, his wife Mary Elizabeth Banks b. chailey and their children Elizabeth Emma aged 2 and Julia Sarah aged 10 months and Williams mother in law Emma Beard aged 63 b. Streat all others b. Alfriston.
there is a death in 1874 of an Emma Beard which gives her age as 77, possibly your Emma ?
