Thomas & Harriet Simmons (nee Pilbeam)

[speedy]

Hi Kerry,

Hope all is well with you!!  Just to let you know that a relative also following the Simmons family back in time has Thomas c1700, married Elizabeth Boys on the 30th May 1721 by licence at Rye.  These were the parents of Thomas 1724, married to Grace Parks.  Prior to this date he believes that the surname was spelt Symonds.

Hope this is useful

Regards Sheila

[kerryb]

Sheila

Thanks for the information, I shall look that one up on the Sussex Marriage Index. 

I imagine that before long we would find other spellings of Simmons, so wouldn't be surprised.

Kerry

[kerryb]

Sheila

Just to confirm your last message, I went to East Sussex Records Office recently and checked the Brightling PRs and there is no Thomas Simmons born there round 1730 so we can cross him off our list.  I also found the marriage of Thomas to Elizabeth Boys on the Sussex Marriage Index, so that where he came from then!

Thanks again

Kerry

[Starbird]

Hello everyone -
sorry if I'm posting incorrectly but this is all new to me. I am related to the Simmons/Pilbeam through Harriet (1851) who was my great grandmother married to William Coleman, have just started researching this line so any help would be fantastic.
Thanks
Linda

[Starbird]

The Lamb at Wartling is definitely not nor ever has been The Horseshoe. The Horseshoe Inn is  just up the road at Windmill Hill Herstmonceux. I know both these places well. I live about 20miles from either of them.
hope it helps
Linda

[speedy]

Hello Linda,
I haven't been keeping up todate with my family tree, I got a bit stuck at 1600 ish and got a bit disheartened.  I will check my spreadsheet later today and see if I have your gt grandmother, thinking back she must be the daughter of Harriet & Thomas Simmons.
Sheila

[kerryb]

The Lamb at Wartling is definitely not nor ever has been The Horseshoe. The Horseshoe Inn is  just up the road at Windmill Hill Herstmonceux. I know both these places well. I live about 20miles from either of them.
hope it helps
Linda

Hi Linda

I don't know why I ever said that, because I know the Horseshoe Inn too quite well, I think at the time I got confused because Wartling parish is in two halves and I didn't realise the Horseshoe was in.  I live about 10 miles away.  I haven't done much research on the Simmons family lately, got stuck with an early one in the Rye area.

Kerry

[speedy]

Hello Linda, Sorry for the delay, can you confirm if this is the Harriet you looking for, she was the 4th child of Harriet Pilbeam and Thomas Simmons (married 1842)


Harriet Simmons   Ticehurst,Sussex Abt 13th Oct. 1850
   
1851 Census   Borzell Farm House aged 8months
1861 Census   Lattendens Ashburnham

Sheila

[Starbird]

Hi Sheila!
Thanks for your reply, yes she is "my" Harriett sh is my great grandmother.