The marriage of John Shoesmith to Lydia Sheather

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Moderator comment: moving this to Sussex since it all seems to relate to that county 


Hi

I'm working on a family tree for a friend and on a scruffy piece of paper she found in the back of a book is

Marriage of Lydia Sheather
Date
15 OCT 1826
Location
Westfield, Sussex, England
to John Shoesmith

we haven't a clue who wrote it or when, working back they appear to be her 2x gr grandparents but as this is the only source we have besides the censuses I was hoping sks could point me in the direction of finding out more.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope to hear from you soon.

Regards

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[CaroleW]

Presume you already have this 1841 entry for John & Lydia?  All b Sussex

John Shoesmith   38 labourer
Lydia     35
James 14
John 11
Mary 9
Edmund  8
Francis 4
Elizabeth  1
HO107 Piece 1107/10  Folio 11 Page 2

[CaroleW]

There is a burial at St Mary in the Castle Hastings on 6.7.1854 for a Lydia Shoesmith but she is shown as aged 40

Having problems finding them in 1851

[keyboard86]

There is a burial at St Mary in the Castle Hastings on 6.7.1854 for a Lydia Shoesmith but she is shown as aged 40

Having problems finding them in 1851

Hi Carole HO107/1635/593/71 John 48 Lydia 46

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Thank you so much for your replies.

She took a lot of finding on the 51 census, but finally I found

Leydin Stevesmith

according to the censuses she was born at Ninfield which is just along from Bexhill on Sea in c 1805 but cannot find another death for a Lydia and her husband John had remarried by the time of the 61 census and was living at St Mary in the Castle

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Hi Carole

Can I please ask where you found the information about the burial

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[CaroleW]

A friend has some Sussex burial entries so I emailed her and she gave me the info

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Hi Carole

Thank you so much for taking the time and trouble of sending emails re this, I really do appreciate it

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[keyboard86]

Hi again, I just wonder if this is Lydia prior to marriage?

Baptism William Sheather 3rd July 1825 Catsfield Mother Lydia Sheather

In 1841 he is 16 at Catsfield Place, Battle
Census ref HO107/1109/ 1/20 / 13
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