Ashurst St James

England & Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index
Marriages 1754 - 1837
Ashurst St James

The Parish

The parish of Ashurst sits almost centrally within the county of Sussex in the heart of The Weald. Ashurst is located about 3 miles north of the small market town of Steyning and sits on the B2135 road which connects Steyning with the A24 (the London to Worthing road) Ashurst is a rather dispersed settlement with a small centre grouped around the western side of the B2135 and the lane running westwards therefrom. The whole sits at the western edge of the flood plain of the nearby River Adur. That river's presence would have enabled a more diverse agricultural regime, pastures on the flood plain and arable on higher ground. The Adur drains southwards to reach the English Channel through the port of Shoreham by Sea. Ashurst is sited at just 15 metres above the sea, some 10 metres above the level of the river, this area of the Weald is fairly gentle countryside with local heights barely reaching 50 metres for some distance. Ashurst parish was fairly typically sized for its area, it covered just over 2,200 acres and would have supported a population of around 400 parishioners. In Domesday times Ashurst was a tiny place, held by one William of Braose it could offer just a pair of ploughs and 6 acre meadow.

The Church

St James' church sits to the northwest of the main settlement along Church Lane and over a quarter mile from the main centre of population. Pevsner is clearly rather taken by St James describing it as "one of the prettiest village exteriors in Susses", praise indeed from a man normally reticent in such offerings. The church is ancient too being largely of the 13th century, Pevsner speculates a build starting in 1180. Nave, chancel and southwestern tower all carry the distinctive styles of the Early English Gothic period and despite the replacement of all of the southern side windows they retain that character. The Victorians made those window changes during a restoration of 1877, the only significant changes since completion. St James sits on the eastern side of the rather narrow lane behind a low brick wall with a pathway entering at the southern end of the site. There are quite a few trees, in particular a group around the eastern end, which somewhat limit the available angles for photography.

The Records

Register No	Covering Dates	Deposited With	Register Style	Quality Standard	Comments
1	30th January 1755 - 10th November 1812	West Sussex Record Office - Reference - Par11/1/1/3	Standard preprinted and self-numbered combined Banns & Marriage register with 4 entries per page	Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads	None
2	2nd March 1813 - 14th May 1837	West Sussex Record Office - Reference - Par11/1/3/1	Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register	Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads	None

Wiston St Mary	West Grinstead St George	West Grinstead St George
Wiston St Mary		Henfield St Peter
Wiston St Mary	Steyning St Andrew	Steyning St Andrew

1760 1770 1780 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830

Register Reference	Date	Groom Forename	Groom Surname	Groom Status	Groom Abode	Bride Forename	Bride Surname	Bride Status	Bride Abode
1	30/01/1755	Edward	STEYNING		Henfield	Susan	MITCHELL
2	21/10/1755	Daniel	CRAIN			Mary	LASSITER
3	12/05/1756	John	GOLDS	Single		Mary	WEST	Single
4	18/10/1756	William	PERCIFUL		Wiston	Mary	LANGRIDGE
5	15/11/1756	George	BELCHAMBER			Susan	GOODEN
6	12/05/1757	James	HOLDEN			Mary	GUNTER
7	02/11/1758	Richard	BONIFACE			Ann	HILL		Henfield
8	11/02/1759	James	BOTTING			Sarah	GOCHER
9	15/05/1760	Thomas	PENFOLD			Susanna	CLARK
10	28/12/1761	Richard	FAIRS	Single	West Grinstead	Ann	PECKHAM	Single
11	29/04/1762	James	WALLER	Single		Mary	HILL	Single
12	20/05/1762	William	BRABY	Single	Pulborough	Elizabeth	LYNSUR	Single
13	01/06/1762	Henry	PECKHAM	Single	Rottingdean	Mary	JEFFERY	Single
14	25/09/1762	William	CHAMBERS			Susanna	HOLLAND
15	18/10/1762	Henry	LILLIOTT	Single	Shermanbury	Mary	CURTIS	Single
17	26/09/1763	James	JEFFERY	Single		Anne	WOOD	Widow	Billingshurst
16	11/10/1763	William	WESTOVER	Single	Upper Beeding	Mary	GRAVELY	Single
18	28/11/1763	William	SHERLOCK	Single	Cowfold	Mary	LYNSUR	Single
19	04/03/1764	John	MITCHELL	Single		Anne	MORGAN	Single
20	09/10/1764	Richard	FRANCIS	Single		Mary	TURNER	Single
21	28/10/1765	Thomas	MUZZELL	Widower	Findon	Hannah	BILLIGURST	Widow
22	05/12/1765	John	IFOLD	Widower		Jane	PARSONS	Single
23	08/05/1766	Thomas	PUTTOCK	Single		Anne	HARRIS	Single
24	14/05/1766	John	GOACHER	Single		Sarah	JEFFERY	Single
25	11/01/1767	John	BOTTING	Single		Martha	LANGLEY	Single
26	29/06/1767	Richard	BROAD	Single	Henfield	Jenny	MUZZELL	Single
27	12/05/1768	William	BARNFIELD	Single	Wiston	Anne	EVERES	Single
28	01/08/1768	David	EYRES	Single		Susannah	IFOLD	Single
29	06/06/1769	Samuel	DUBBINS	Single		Anne	BATES	Single
30	30/09/1769	John	GUNTER	Single		Elizabeth	MUZZELL	Single
31	08/10/1769	John	LAKER	Single	West Grinstead	Hannah	HILLMAN	Single
32	30/10/1769	Richard	STREETER	Widower		Elizabeth	FIST	Single
33	26/06/1770	Richard	BUTCHER	Single		Elizabeth	HERGAT	Widow
34	31/07/1770	William	MARCH	Single		Hannah	LILLIOTT	Single
35	22/12/1771	William	BOTTING	Single		Mary	FREEMAN	Single
36	02/03/1772	Luke	HAMBLETON	Single		Elizabeth	GUNTER	Single
37	03/03/1772	Richard	TURNER	Single		Sarah	DEDMAN	Single
38	09/02/1773	Richard	MORLEY	Widower		Hannah	DINES	Widow
39	10/05/1773	William	MUZZELL	Single		Kitty	LYNSUR	Single
40	05/08/1773	Thomas	NAILARD	Single	Upper Beeding	Mary	MUZZALL	Single
41	23/08/1773	William	BANFIELD	Single	Henfield	Hannah	FARLEY	Single
42	15/11/1773	John	AYRES	Single		Charity	MORLEY	Single
43	07/12/1773	John	CUTTERIDGE	Single	West Grinstead	Anne	FREEMAN	Single
44	05/04/1774	Henry	DUMBRILL	Single	Wiston	Elizabeth	CHARLOTT	Single
45	29/05/1774	Henry	WATERMAN	Single		Elizabeth	STANFORD	Single
46	23/06/1774	Henry	FORD	Single	Henfield	Elizabeth	RICHARDSON	Single
47	23/08/1774	Henry	SAYERS	Widower		Sarah	EAMES	Widow
48	13/02/1775	Richard	TUSLEY	Widower	Wisborough Green	Hannah	BILLINGSHURST	Widow
49	23/04/1776	John	FREEMAN	Single		Ann	WOOLVEN	Single	West Grinstead
50	20/11/1776	Thomas	DUMBRIL	Single		Jenny	GUNTER	Single
51	23/12/1776	Samuel	BANFIELD	Single	Henfield	Sarah	NEWNHAM	Single
52	08/04/1777	Richard	LILLIOTT	Single		Anne	PENFOLD	Single
53	22/10/1777	Richard	LINDFIELD	Single		Elizabeth	STEERE	Single
54	16/06/1778	John	HOLDER	Single		Sarah	MONEREY	Single
55	17/11/1778	Thomas	HEBDITCH	Single		Anne	COATS	Single
56	17/06/1779	John	HILLMAN	Single		Lucy	PARSONS	Single
57	04/11/1779	Thomas	WOOLVEN	Single	Henfield	Ann	ELLIOTT	Single
58	07/02/1780	William	AYRES	Single	Henfield	Mary	STILL	Single
59	22/07/1781	Thomas	WOOLVEN	Single		Mary	CARTER	Single
60	02/02/1783	John	BACON	Single	Washington	Mary	YOUNG	Single
61	11/05/1783	William	PARSONS	Single	West Grinstead	Anne	NEWMAN	Single
62	30/05/1784	Richard	BLAKE	Single		Anne	HILLMAN	Single
63	05/10/1784	Richard	BUTCHER	Widower		Anne	WHITE	Single
64	04/01/1785	Francis	PELLING	Single	Sompting	Catherine	CHARLETT	Single
65	01/05/1785	Henry	WELLS	Widower	Ashington	Frances	GOLDS	Single
66	25/07/1785	William	CHANDLER	Single	Steyning	Sarah	MUZZALL	Single
67	25/08/1785	John	CARTER	Single		Elizabeth	TURNER	Single	Henfield
68	15/11/1785	John	GREENTREE	Single		Elizabeth	TANNER	Single
69	25/04/1786	John	STEADMAN	Widower	Henfield	Lucy	HILLMAN	Widow
70	12/10/1786	Thomas	ALLEN	Single		Jenny	REDMAN	Single	Wiston
71	28/10/1786	Philip	NICHOLLS	Single	West Grinstead	Frances	BRAYNE	Single
72	09/11/1786	James	BRISTOW	Single		Jenny	BROAD	Single
73	23/08/1787	Edward	STEYNING	Single		Jane	CHARLETT	Single
74	12/10/1787	Richard	CHARMAN	Single	Wiston	Anne	HARWOOD	Single
75	22/10/1787	George	MERRIOTT	Single		Elizabeth	WOOLGAR	Single
76	22/07/1788	John	WINTON	Single	Southwick	Sarah	GOLDS	Single
77	19/05/1789	John	MILLS	Single	Henfield	Catherine	SHORT	Single
78	01/04/1790	Thomas	BENNETT	Single	Steyning	Elizabeth	WOOD	Single
79	03/04/1790	Thomas	MANSELL	Single	West Grinstead	Anne	STANDEN	Single
80	05/04/1790	John	PELLING	Single		Hannah	BOTTING	Single
81	23/12/1790	John	BOORMAN	Single		Mary	FRANCES	Single
82	28/07/1791	William	JEFFERY	Single		Mary	BUCKMAN	Single
83	17/08/1791	James	CHARLETT	Single		Anne	PARVIN	Single
84	04/10/1791	Richard	SMART	Single	Billingshurst	Elizabeth	CARTER	Single
85	09/01/1792	John	CARTER	Widower		Frances	IFOLD	Single
86	10/04/1792	Thomas	ELLES	Single	West Grinstead	Sarah	BARKER	Single
87	18/12/1792	Thomas	DARTARY	Single	Ashington	Elizabeth	TANNER	Single
88	28/12/1792	James	RICHARDSON	Widower	Camberwell, Surrey	Elizabeth	SAYERS	Widow
89	11/09/1793	John	LILLIOTT	Single		Zilpah	DUMBRILL	Single
90	01/10/1793	John	BROOKS	Single	Steyning	Sarah	BROAD	Single
91	07/11/1793	William	HAMBLETON	Single		Mary	HAMPER	Single
92	12/11/1793	John	JEFFERY	Single		Mary	BARKER	Single
93	09/02/1794	Thomas	CHAMBERS	Single	Henfield	Jane	BANFIELD	Single
94	24/04/1794	William	CARTER	Single		Elizabeth	CROW	Single
95	28/09/1794	Henry	BOTTING	Single		Anne	STANFORD	Single
96	20/02/1795	John	OLIVER	Single		Anne	BOTTING	Single
97	03/05/1795	James	SHORT	Single		Mary	COMBER	Single
98	23/08/1795	William	MANVELL	Single	Horsham	Anne	LAKER	Single
99	06/10/1795	William	BARNETT	Single	West Grinstead	Elizabeth	BOTTING	Single
100	14/04/1796	Thomas	BARKER	Single		Elizabeth	MUZZALL	Single	Henfield
101	13/07/1796	John	ROBERTS	Single		Ruth	LELLIOTT	Single
102	28/02/1797	Luke	LUCKIN	Single		Jane	GRANT	Single
103	16/04/1797	Samuel	DUBBINS	Single		Elizabeth	STRINGER	Single
104	13/07/1797	James	COMPER	Single		Anne	LILLIOT	Single
105	10/08/1797	William	BAYTOPP	Single	West Grinstead	Charlotte	BURGESS	Single
106	23/01/1798	Thomas	SAYERS	Single		Anne	FRANCES	Single
107	08/02/1798	James	BRISTOW	Widower	West Grinstead	Elizabeth	RICKELS	Single
108	02/05/1798	James	SEARLE	Single		Elizabeth	WOOD	Single
109	10/05/1798	Reason	LASSAM	Single		Lucy	HILLMAN	Single
110	29/05/1798	John	DEWDNEY	Single		Sarah	MUZZALL	Single
111	29/06/1798	Thomas	MARLEY	Single	Storrington	Sarah	GOBLE	Single
112	01/09/1798	Thomas	CAPELIN	Single	Steyning	Elizabeth	GROVER	Widow
113	04/09/1798	John	LONGHURST	Single	Upper Beeding	Mary	TURLE	Single
114	17/09/1798	William	STREET	Single		Mary	BROWN	Single
115	22/04/1799	John	TULET	Single		Rachel	SAYERS	Single
116	12/11/1799	James	WHITE	Single	Kingston, Hampshire	Sarah	CARTER	Single
117	10/07/1800	Henry	WOOD	Single		Sarah	WHEATLAND	Single
118	11/08/1800	John	ELLIOTT	Single		Elizabeth	SAYERS	Single
119	30/09/1800	Charles	PERKINS	Single	Angmering	Barbara	BROAD	Single
120	20/10/1800	Abraham	MARSHALL	Single		Anne	CROW	Single
121	23/12/1800	Daniel	STRINGER	Single	Shipley	Anne	BANFIELD	Single
122	22/10/1801	Michael	IRISH	Single	All Saints, Lewes	Sarah	WOOLLVEN	Single
123	27/10/1801	James	STENNING	Single		Sarah	BACON	Single
124	16/02/1802	James	STEDMAN	Single		Anne	MILES	Single
125	07/06/1802	Daniel	CHAMBERS	Single	Washington	Sarah	REEVES	Single
126	22/07/1802	William	BROWNINGS	Single		Anne	FREEMAN	Single
127	15/09/1802	James	CARTER	Widower		Mary	CHEESMAN	Widow
128	08/10/1802	Richard	LAKER	Single		Mary	MUZZALL	Single
129	26/10/1802	John	MELHAM	Single		Elizabeth	DUMBRILL	Single
130	30/11/1802	Caleb	OSBORNE	Single	West Grinstead	Mary	BOTTING	Single
131	10/03/1803	John	AYRES	Single		Elizabeth	STANFORD	Single
132	10/11/1803	John	LINTOTT	Single	Horsham	Rebecca	STANFORD	Single
133	21/04/1804	Henry	ELLIOT	Single		Sarah	WORSFIELD	Single	Steyning
134	01/08/1804	John	AGATE	Single	West Grinstead	Jenny	BAYTOPP	Single
135	03/06/1805	Samuel	GODSMARK	Widower	Portslade	Judith	GAUTCHER	Single
136	08/06/1806	Thomas	GOACHER	Single		Charlotte	BACON	Single
137	10/06/1806	Richard	GATES	Single	Steyning	Mary	STANFORD	Single
138	23/10/1806	Henry	LINDUP	Single	West Tarring	Elizabeth	STANFORD	Single
138	04/12/1806	Zedekiah	ELLIOTT	Single		Sarah	BAYTUPP	Single
139	23/02/1807	Thomas	CHAMBERS	Single		Ann	GATLAND	Single
140	07/05/1807	John	VADGE	Single		Mary	FREEMAN
141	20/06/1807	Thomas	ELLIOTT	Single		Ann	HAMMOND	Single
142	21/09/1807	Richard	CHERRIMAN	Single		Sarah	MITCHELL	Single
143	27/12/1807	Thomas	PAYNE	Single		Harriot	BLAKE	Single
144	19/04/1808	James	STURT	Single		Charlotte	LINCER	Single
145	17/08/1808	Levi	WELLS	Single	West Grinstead	Hannah	STANFORD	Single
146	22/05/1809	James	FARES	Single		Mary	HILLMAN	Single
147	21/11/1809	John	LANGLEY	Single	Henfield	Sarah	CHANDLER	Single
149	06/11/1810	Henry	LUXFORD	Single	Henfield	Mary	BOTTING	Single
150	16/04/1811	Edward	BOTTING	Single		Jane	KNIGHT	Single
151	30/07/1811	John	BANFIELD	Single		Ann	ROWLAND	Single
152	15/08/1811	Thomas	SMITH	Single		Lucy	STRINGER	Single	West Grinstead
153	19/10/1812	William	JUDEN	Single		Sarah	NEWICK	Single
154	10/11/1812	Edward	LAKER	Single	Pulborough	Elizabeth	COOPER	Single
1	02/03/1813	John	PAYNE	Single	Upper Beeding	Harriot	HAMBLETON	Single
2	24/08/1813	John	BOORMAN	Single		Ann	CHANDLER	Single
3	08/10/1813	William	JENDEN	Single		Mary	JEFFREY	Single
4	10/05/1814	Jesse	MUZZALL	Single		Hannah	HAYBITTLE	Single
5	01/08/1814	Richard	ALLEN	Single		Elizabeth	BENSON	Single
6	01/11/1814	Richard	DUFFIELD	Single		Elizabeth	MUZZALL	Single
7	16/05/1815	Thomas	HAYBITTLE	Widower		Sarah	POTTER	Widow
8	08/02/1816	Richard	FREEMAN	Single		Frances	PHILPOTT	Single
9	23/04/1816	Harry	STRINGER	Single		Charlotte	COOPER	Single
10	13/06/1816	John	PARKHURST	Single	Ashington	Mary	CHANDLER	Single
11	08/10/1816	William	MOBSBY	Single		Caroline	CHANDLER	Single
12	17/10/1816	Michael	AGATE	Single	Warnham	Susanna	STANFORD	Single
13	23/10/1816	Peter	ALLEN	Single		Charlotte	STRINGER	Single	West Grinstead
14	28/11/1816	John	NYE	Single	Henfield	Mary	WHEATLAND	Single
15	24/03/1817	Thomas	PARKER	Single	Sompting	Frances	TORNOR	Single
16	05/12/1817	Peter	KNIGHT	Single		Barbara	BOTTING	Single
17	07/01/1818	Henry	FLINT	Single		Sarah	PELLING	Single
18	02/11/1818	Henry	MOBSBY	Single		Elizabeth	HILLMAN	Single	Horsham
19	08/08/1819	Peter	FREEMAN	Single		Elizabeth	STANDING	Single
20	07/09/1819	Luke	LUCKIN	Single		Leah	JEFFERY	Single
21	28/12/1819	William	HARDIN	Single	West Grinstead	Elizabeth	GREENFIELD	Single
22	21/05/1820	John	NEWMAN	Single	Shermanbury	Mary	GOACHER	Single
23	04/06/1820	Edward	COX	Single	Steyning	Hannah	BOTTING	Single
24	24/08/1820	Richard	WOOLGAR	Single		Hester	BOTTING	Single
25	20/05/1821	Thomas	GILES	Single	Henfield	Nanny	CARTER	Single
26	01/07/1821	Richard	FLINT	Single	Ashington	Elizabeth	ELLIOTT	Single
27	04/11/1821	John	LINSUR	Single		Mary Ann	TURNER	Single
28	24/12/1822	John	BRABY	Single	Portslade	Emily	DUBBINS	Single
29	11/10/1823	Edward	HAMPSHIRE	Single	Brighton	Mary	HAMBLETON	Single
30	17/07/1824	William	GRANT	Single		Elizabeth	FREEMAN	Single
31	24/07/1824	Thomas	BRAZIER	Single	Wivelsfield	Jane	BAYTOPP	Single
32	31/10/1825	Richard	PELLEN	Single		Jane	LINTOTT	Single
33	26/12/1826	Thomas	ELLIOTT	Widower		Hannah	MUGGERIDGE	Widow
34	21/09/1827	Henry	GOACHER			Martha	MEARS
35	26/11/1827	Benjamin	STANDING	Single	Hamsey	Sarah	KNIGHT	Single
36	08/04/1828	Peter	PENFOLD	Single	Washington	Eliza	COMPER	Single
37	11/05/1828	Henry	LILLIOTT			Hannah	HILLMAN
38	11/10/1828	John	STRINGER	Single		Hannah	PARKER	Single	West Grinstead
39	18/07/1829	William	HAMBLETON	Single		Elizabeth	PETERS	Single
40	03/11/1829	John	BRISTOW	Single		Sarah	ALLEN	Single
41	07/11/1829	William	HODGES	Single	Henfield	Mary	JENDEN	Single
42	18/07/1830	William	GRANT	Single		Mary	MAINS	Single
43	30/01/1831	John	BARNET	Single	Leominster, Herefordshire	Mary	HAYBITTLE	Single
44	03/04/1831	George	ALLFREY	Single	Henfield	Ann	GOACHER
45	03/04/1831	Thomas	ELLIOTT	Single		Harriet	MUZZALL	Single
46	03/07/1831	Richard	DEWDNEY	Single		Mary Ann	FREEMAN	Single
47	04/07/1831	Joseph	MUZZALL	Single		Sarah	WHITE	Widow
48	12/10/1831	Luke	LUCKIN	Single		Elizabeth	WORSFIELD	Single	Wiston
49	05/03/1832	Aaron	TIDY	Single		Jane	COOPER	Single
50	22/04/1832	James	GOACHER	Single		Jane	MARTIN	Single	West Grinstead
51	27/05/1832	Benjamin	THOMSET	Single	Steyning	Harriet	ELLIOTT	Single
52	05/11/1832	Edwin	CORRIE	Single		Bridget Phoebe	WOOD	Widow
53	04/12/1832	Henry	WOOD	Single		Ann	HERYATT	Single
54	08/04/1833	Henry	GOACHER	Single		Louisa	OSBORNE	Single
55	14/09/1833	William	STURT	Single		Susan	FRANCES	Single
56	14/09/1833	Richard	LINSUR	Single		Lucy	HILLMAN	Single
57	02/11/1833	James	PELLEN	Single		Elizabeth	GOACHER	Single
58	11/11/1834	William Nye	GOLDS	Single	Shipley	Jane	GRANT	Single
59	12/11/1834	Henry	FOICE	Single		Eliza	BANFIELD	Single
60	26/12/1834	Frederick	MARKWICK	Single	East Grinstead	Sarah	FREEMAN	Single
61	01/01/1835	Peter	AGATE	Single	West Grinstead	Ann	FREEMAN	Single
62	28/02/1835	Edmund	COURTNEY	Single		Sarah	ELLIOTT	Single
63	14/10/1835	James	BANFIELD	Single		Jane	HILL	Single	Steyning
64	08/11/1835	John	LINSER	Widower		Elizabeth	BOTTING	Single
65	07/04/1836	William	KNIGHT	Single	Ashington	Harriet	BANFIELD	Single
67	14/05/1837	Edward	LELLIOTT	Single		Jane	GOCHER	Single

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