From Free Reg.
Marriage. James Holden/ Elizabeth Mockett. 13 July 1796. Cuckfield.
Children. Elizabeth 1797. Mary 1798. Jane 1800. James 1803. Parents James and Elizabeth. Father's occupation - blacksmith. Cuckfield.
Baptism. James Holden. 2 Dec 1770. Cuckfield. Parents James and Jane. BUT 10 baptisms in name of James Holden in Sussex 1765-75.
Hi this is interesting. Do you think that this James who was christened in Cuckfield and had those children christened there between 1797 and 1803 is the same one who had children christened in Brighton?
The interesting thing here that that James [the one born 1770] was the older brother of Jane Holden [christened February 1773]. Jane was married to Stephen Holden of Hurstpierpoint in 1793 and their daughter Hannah [born 1795] married Daniel Wells in 1815. Daniel and Hannah were the parents of Winifred Wells who in turn married George Holden. That George was born in 1814 in Brighton and is the son of the James and Elizabeth I am trying to identify.
There are certainly a lot of Holdens. I have Holdens in Cuckfield and Hurstpierpoint who intermarried and there are so many called James.
Like I said, if that James born 1770 in Cuckfield is the one who was the father of George [born 1814 Brighton] it would definitely make this interesting.
Matt