Allen 1841 please

[ShaunJ]

I wonder why Jonas/Josias changed his name

My guess is that "Jonas" is a mistranscription.

[artifis]

Re. what if anything going on in Battle and district at the time, it might be worth contacting the Battle & District Historical Society to see if they have any info about epidemics etc. at the time.

Unfortunately the burials transcription for Battle St Mary's is in christian name order not date so it's exceedingly awkward to determine if there were larger than normal burials occurring - this caused me no end of issues tracing my ancestors in the area.

[suey]

Re. what if anything going on in Battle and district at the time, it might be worth contacting the Battle & District Historical Society to see if they have any info about epidemics etc. at the time.

Unfortunately the burials transcription for Battle St Mary's is in christian name order not date so it's exceedingly awkward to determine if there were larger than normal burials occurring - this caused me no end of issues tracing my ancestors in the area.

If you are using the SFHG database you can sort by forename, surname or date order.

Choose the parish, choose baptisms or burials. When you have chosen the year group you will get the title. Look for the book symbol to the right, click on the book and you will get the list...along the top are the choices .

[artifis]

Well I never knew you could sort like that, thanks for the tip Suey.

That would have saved me many, many frustrating hours years ago when I was looking for my Battle ancestors.