Hussey family in South Street Bridport

[AsH62]

I am a researcher in Topsham, Devon and trying to trace a Bridport family who arrived in White Street, Topsham in the 1840s. The family were Robert Hussey and his wife Ann (nee Ward) with their children, a family of rope makers and twine spinners who appear to have come for a specific job.

At this time there were suddenly a few families in the rope industry in White Street which is on the quay in the port but before and after the 1851 census there were none. The Hussey parents had returned to Bridport by 1857 leaving two of their adult daughters in Topsham, I know this because in 1857 one of their daughters returned to South Street Bridport to have her baby.

My problem is that I can't match Robert to any other family in Bridport, I can find other Hussey people in South Street but so far I can't connect them. Please can anyone tell me anything about this family?

Thank you
Alison

[ShaunJ]

Possibly Robert is the one baptised 26 December 1802 at Bridport, son of John & Martha?

[AsH62]

Thank you, that looks good, it is such a large local family that it is a bit tricky without knowing Bridport and it's history.
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[ShaunJ]

Possible siblings, also children of John and Martha, baptised at Bridport:

Ann 1801
Mary 1805
Henry 1807
John 1812

There's also a Martha in 1789 but that seems too much of a gap

[AsH62]

Oooh, more family, thank you

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