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England & Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index
Marriages 1754 - 1837
Keymer St Cosmas & St Damian

 

The Parish

{Parish Description}The parish of Keymer lies in southern central Sussex at the foot of the South Downs and about 3 miles south of the expanded new town of Burgess Hill. Keymer is one of a number of springline settlements formed at the base of the chalk escarpment which fronts the South Downs, they sit where the clay butts up to the chalk and all of the parishes are elongated north to south to grant the parish a portion of each land type. Keymer is a large village sitting on the B2116 road which follows this east/west route from Hurstpierpoint to Lewes. Because of the differing land types within the parish there would have been a diverse agricultural base, from sheep on the chalk downs to cattle on the stiff clays of the Weald, with some arable farming thrown in. In addition the clays proved to be excellent material for potters and tile makers so these trades added to local employment. The parish is drained by many small brooks which head northwestwards to join the River Adur, this turns back southwards again to reach the English Channel, through a gap in the chalk ridge, at Shoreham by Sea. Keymer stands at around 50 metres above the sea but land rises dramatically to the south to reach local heights of almost 250 metres on Ditchling Beacon. Keymer parish was of a typical size for this county, it covered just over 1,400 acres and supported a population of around 1,300 parishioners. In Domesday times Keymer was held by one William of Vatteville and could boast 19 ploughs, 2 mills and meadows.


The Church

St Cosmas & St Damian's church sits just east of the main village crossroads and on the south side of the B2116 road. The only ancient portion of the church is the Norman apse but the remainder was wholly rebuilt in 1866. The church consists of the normal nave, chancel and western tower but is augmented by both northern and southern aisles and a southern porch, the tower is topped by a small spire. The building is clearly of little architectural interest as Pevsner dismisses it in a mere handful of lines. The church sits in an usual tiered site being elevated onto a platform reached by a flight of steps, the lower churchyard site behind a low brick & flint wall with a small wooden gate to grant access. There are a few trees about the site which do limit some angles for photography.


The Records

Register No Covering Dates Deposited With Register Style Quality Standard Comments
1 24th April 1754 - 1st November 1811 West Sussex Record Office - Reference - Par407/1/1/5 Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 4 entries per page Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads None
2 20th April 1813 - 15th December 1836 West Sussex Record Office - Reference - Par407/1/3/1 Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads None


Cuckfield Holy Trinity
Cuckfield Holy Trinity
Cuckfield Holy Trinity
Clayton St John the Baptist
Wivelsfield St Peter & St John the Baptist
Ditchling St Margaret
Clayton St John the Baptist
Pyecombe the Transfiguration
Ditchling St Margaret

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 24/04/1754 William LENER     Catharine PICKHAM    
2 06/11/1754 George ELLIS     Elizabeth COMBER    
3 02/12/1755 John CAVE     Sarah CLIFFORD    
4 19/04/1756 William BALDY   Westmeston Mary EAGER    
5 29/04/1756 Charles ORAM     Betty ROSEBRIDGE    
6 26/09/1756 John ARNALL     Mary EDWARDS    
8 13/06/1758 William FRANCES   West Hoathly Elizabeth ELSIE    
9 20/02/1759 Richard SKINNER   St John The Baptist, Lewes Mary WOOD    
7 10/04/1759 John SMITH     Ann SOUGHTON    
10 22/09/1759 William FOREMAN   Ditchling Maria TILLY    
11 28/09/1760 Thomas RAWLEY     Mary LIMBREST    
12 05/04/1761 David MIDMORE   Poynings Ann HAYNES    
13 06/04/1761 Josiah DANEY   Cuckfield Mary BOOKER    
14 02/02/1762 Elliot ALLCOCK     Elizabeth BAKER    
15 09/02/1762 Thomas VERRAL   Chailey Sarah LAUGHAM    
17 03/06/1762 Faulkner BRISTOW   All Saints, Lewes Mary TURNER    
18 24/06/1762 Thomas AUSTEN Widower Marden, Kent Mary MARTEN Single  
19 29/09/1762 John COMBER     Ann HOLLANDS    
20 27/07/1763 Thomas PACKHAM     Elizabeth CLARKE    
21 05/03/1764 Edmund SAYERS   Henfield Ann ENGLISH    
22 12/02/1765 Peter BIRD Widower Cuckfield Ann TAYLOR Widow  
23 14/02/1765 Henry GEERING Widower   Sarah BUCKMAN Widow  
24 27/05/1765 William OSBORNE Widower Patcham Elizabeth MITCHEL Single  
25 08/07/1765 Thomas MILLER     Mary GATLAND Single  
26 10/08/1765 John LAUGHAM     Mary HEAVER    
27 14/09/1765 George BENNET     Elizabeth HEAVER    
28 08/04/1766 James TIPPING     Mary GOUGH    
29 03/03/1767 William ORAM Single   Phylly HOBDEN Single  
30 01/06/1767 John HOLCOMBE Widower   Elizabeth WELFARE Single  
31 06/10/1767 William MILES   Ditchling Ann GANDER    
32 22/09/1768 John MERCHANT Single Streat Philadelphia ALLCOCK Single  
33 31/12/1768 George HAYNES Single Lindfield Charity ENGLISH Single  
34 17/01/1769 John BUCKMAN Single Westmeston Elizabeth TAYLOR Single  
35 11/04/1769 John HARLAND Single   Lyddy PARSONS Single  
36 18/04/1769 William HAMSHAR Single Westmeston Ann TAYLOR Single  
37 29/04/1769 John NORMAN Single   Mary HAYWARD Single  
38 03/05/1770 Robert BURGESS Single   Elizabeth WHITE Single  
39 15/04/1771 John GANDER Single Clayton Esther SANDERS    
40 13/05/1771 James BROOKER Single   Ann EEDE Single  
41 18/05/1772 John EVERSHED Single Wisborough Green Ann BOURNE Single  
42 21/12/1772 Charles WATFORD   Ditchling Ann DIVALL    
43 18/02/1773 William PECKHAM Single   Elizabeth SANDER Single  
44 04/07/1773 John DARTNEL Widower   Ann NORMAN Widow  
45 01/01/1774 Thomas BROOMFIELD Single   Elizabeth PANNET Single  
46 28/11/1774 William LOWRY Widower   Mary SCUTT Single  
47 27/09/1775 Alexander COX Single Chailey Sarah BRIGDEN Single  
48 13/10/1775 John GEARING Single   Sarah BUTCHER Single  
49 15/04/1776 William BILLINGHURST Single Ditchling Hannah JONES Single  
50 31/03/1777 Thomas COX Single   Anna GEARING Single  
51 17/05/1777 Allen DAWSE Widower   Susannah NORMAN Single  
52 24/06/1777 William MILLS Single   Sarah MICHELL Single  
53 01/07/1777 Richard WOOLVIN Single Hurstpierpoint Sarah LUCKENS Single  
54 24/01/1778 Thomas MICHELL Single   Ann COOTER Single Ditchling
55 25/02/1778 William EAD     Mary BATTELMER    
56 30/04/1778 Thomas FORD Single   Ann WELFARE Single  
57 23/06/1778 John THOMSON Single Rotherfield Jane GURRING Single  
58 26/07/1778 John MORRIS Single   Mary MOONK Single  
59 25/08/1778 John CORNEY Single   Margaret FELDWICKE   Hurstpierpoint
60 25/10/1778 William BELLABY Widower   Mary HASSELGROVE Single  
61 12/10/1779 Richard GOWER Single Wivelsfield Esther BURT Single  
62 13/07/1780 Ambras GLASEBROOKE Single Ditchling Charity SCRASE Single  
63 16/05/1781 John PICKNALL Widower   Jenny LONGFORD Single  
64 18/06/1781 James BARRETT Single   Mary SCRASE Single  
65 08/04/1782 Richard BENNET Single Westmeston Jenny SIMMONS Single  
66 24/06/1782 William BRASHER Single Wivelsfield Elizabeth CARTER Single  
67 24/04/1783 William BURT Single   Susan ANSCOMB Single  
68 29/05/1783 John WATFORD Single   Fanny DIVALL Single  
69 06/06/1783 Thomas TULLY Widower Clayton Anne NORMAN    
70 12/06/1783 Isaack RUSSEL Single Clayton Mary FOORD Single  
71 10/07/1783 John SIMMONS Single Clayton Ann SCREAS    
72 17/07/1783 Joseph BASFORD Single   Elizabeth JONSON Single  
73 29/10/1783 John FORD Single   Sophia SANDERS Single  
74 31/05/1784 John LUTMAN Single   Ann ALLCOCK Single  
75 22/09/1784 Thomas HEADLEY Single Lindfield Ann BEARD Single  
76 16/10/1784 Henry SIMMONS   Wadhurst Ann MICHEL    
77 01/11/1784 Edward NEEDES Single   Mary WIGINTON    
78 28/01/1785 Samuel BOLTON Single   Mary BELTON Single  
79 17/05/1785 Joseph BOWIN Single   Mary RIGHT Single  
80 16/06/1785 Thomas LINFIELD Single   Sarah SCRACE Single  
81 03/11/1785 William WILDER   Cuckfield Ann MILLER    
82 30/03/1786 Thomas BEARING   Clayton Ann ROBINSON    
83 17/04/1786 James WHITE Single   Mary GODDARD    
84 30/10/1786 William GOOLBY     Susanna ARNOLD Single  
85 07/11/1786 William PACKHAM   Plumpton Elizabeth ALLCOCK    
86 19/11/1786 Thomas ATHERFORD     Elizabeth REYNOLDS    
87 22/11/1786 James NORMAN     Mary PAGE    
88 22/03/1787 John POTTER     Mary BRIDGLAND    
89 26/04/1787 John ROGERS     Susannah TAYLOR    
90 04/07/1787 Stephen BROOKER Single Westmeston Martha ARNOLD Single  
91 05/02/1788 Richard WHITE     Sarah WICKS    
92 05/02/1788 Thomas WICKINS     Elizabeth BENNETT Single  
93 19/02/1788 Allen DAWS     Hannah COTINGHAM    
94 18/04/1788 William BROOMFIELD   Plumpton Elizabeth REEVES    
95 02/10/1788 George CHATFIELD   Clayton Ann NYE    
96 09/06/1789 John BASHFORD   Cuckfield Sarah STANDEN    
97 16/05/1790 John AYLWARD     Sarah RICHARDSON    
98 04/07/1790 Peter PARISH     Elizabeth FREELOVE    
99 21/07/1790 Thomas BROOKER     Anne BROWNE    
100 10/08/1790 James HOLLINGDALE     Lucy PAGE   Cuckfield
101 26/10/1790 Richard MILES     Mary BELLEBEE Widow  
102 23/11/1790 John BARTON   Hadlow, Kent Sarah BROOKER    
103 01/12/1790 Stephen AGATE   Ditchling Susannah MARTIN    
104 22/12/1790 Thomas EAGERS     Elizabeth COMBER    
105 14/02/1791 William BROOKER     Mary HUDSON    
106 14/02/1791 William FORD   Clayton Mary GODLEY    
107 14/02/1791 James PENFOLD     Anne WICKENS    
108 20/06/1792 Samuel FORD     Sarah SOUTTON    
109 11/09/1792 John CHAPMAN     Sarah EDE    
110 05/11/1792 John BROWN   Clayton Charity ROBERTSDALE    
111 05/11/1792 Henry MARTIN     Sarah SOPER    
112 07/10/1793 Thomas HARRIS   Hurstpierpoint Martha GODLEY    
113 13/10/1793 William SIMMONDS     Jane HOWDEN    
114 02/06/1794 Edward OARAM     Maria NYE    
115 20/07/1794 William FELPS Single   Anne PATCHING Single  
116 09/03/1795 William BROOKER     Liddy LLOYD Single  
117 06/05/1795 Robert BROOKER     Margaret SHAW    
118 16/06/1795 Ned NOAKES   Eastbourne Mary Elizabeth LAUGHAM    
119 01/12/1795 Thomas PACKHAM Single   Elizabeth STONE Single  
120 04/02/1796 James EADE Single   Sarah LEWRY Single  
121 08/11/1797 William MITCHELL Single   Lucy HOLLINGDALE Widow  
122 12/04/1798 Thomas ENGLISH Single Hurstpierpoint Mary GARD Single  
123 14/07/1798 William TUGWELL Single   Ann SIMMONS Single  
124 06/10/1798 William TIDEY Single Newtimber Ann MILLS Single  
125 18/10/1798 Edward CHAPMAN Single   Sarah POTTER Single  
126 04/11/1798 John FULLER Single   Charity ENGLISH Single  
127 24/01/1799 Isaac SAYER Single Hurstpierpoint Elizabeth BIGNAL Single  
128 03/11/1799 Samuel TUGWELL Single   Elizabeth BROOMFIELD Single  
129 10/02/1800 John TALMEY Single   Ann VINCENT Single  
130 14/01/1801 John BATCHELOR Single   Anne SMITH Single  
130 19/11/1801 John BOTTON Single Lindfield Elizabeth WELLER Single  
131 23/12/1801 Francis ELLIOTT Single   Catharine POTTER Single  
132 30/12/1801 Philip PENFOLD Single Lindfield Mary BROOMFIELD Single  
133 17/02/1802 Stephen STONER Single   Esther GOWER Single  
134 30/05/1803 Thomas GANDER   Clayton Jane BENNETT    
135 03/06/1803 Richard HAZLEGROVE   St John Sub Castro, Lewes Elizabeth MILLER    
136 09/08/1804 Thomas Wellfare FORD Single   Ann STEVENS Single  
137 19/08/1804 Richard UNWINS Widower Ditchling Elizabeth MARTIN Single  
138 15/09/1804 John Collins THORPE Single   Ann COTTINGHAM Single  
139 19/11/1804 William TENDING Widower   Mary LANGFORD Widow  
140 03/12/1804 Thomas VIRGOE Single   Frances JUNIPER Single  
141 09/04/1805 Thomas MILES Single   Lucy EADE Single  
142 16/04/1805 William STANFORD Single   Susanna WHEELLER Single St Clement, Hastings
143 23/04/1805 William MEADS Single   Sarah MARCHANT Single  
144 07/07/1805 Thomas BROOMFIELD Single   Mary Wellfare FORD Single  
145 12/10/1805 Henry MILES Single Cuckfield Elizabeth JOHNSON Single  
146 07/11/1805 Henry MARTIN Widower   Hannah BURTENSHAW   Hurstpierpoint
147 30/12/1805 James BURTENSHAW Single Clayton Sarah MARTEN Single  
148 01/01/1806 John FLOAT Single   Sarah RICHARDSON Single  
149 19/06/1806 William AGATE Single   Harriot FORD Single  
150 12/11/1807 William MILLS Single Ditchling Elizabeth COX Single  
151 26/03/1808 Henry WOOLLVIN     Mary LINDFIELD Single  
152 27/07/1808 James BENNETT Single   Sophia FORD Single Hellingly
153 11/10/1808 Hugh VINCENT Widower   Mary LIKEMAN Widow  
154 17/10/1808 George FAITH Single Plumpton Sarah WALLER Single  
155 24/11/1808 John ELLMAN Single St Thomas, Lewes Susannah WHITEMAN Single  
156 15/03/1809 James RICHARDSON Single   Catherine RICHARDSON Single  
157 09/11/1809 Thomas JEFFERY Single Streat Frances FORD    
158 27/12/1809 James VINCENT Single   Sarah AGATE Single  
159 17/01/1810 James Taylor MILES Single   Mary BENNETT Single  
160 07/05/1810 Richard GOWER Single   Sarah BETTS Single  
161 12/10/1810 Allen SMITH Single Ditchling Mary STUBBS Single  
162 12/10/1810 William LINDFIELD Single   Lydia STUBBS Single  
163 12/12/1810 John DEUDINEY   Ditchling Catherine MITCHELL    
164 06/02/1811 William PORTER Single   Ann MONTAGUE    
165 20/05/1812 James MILES Single Ardingley Amelia EADE    
166 08/10/1812 Hezekiah CHATFIELD   Cuckfield Philadelphia BANKS    
167 01/11/1812 Henry PARKER Single   Mary Anne CREW Single  
1 20/04/1813 Richard WOOLVIN Single   Sarah BROOMFIELD Single  
2 15/05/1813 Henry SMALL Single East Chiltington Sarah BAKER Single  
3 28/02/1814 William GODLEY Single Pyecombe Emma ORAM Single  
4 14/03/1814 James BURTENSHAW Single West Grinstead Mary CHAPMAN Single  
5 29/04/1815 Richard ROSER Single Lindfield Margaret THOMSON Single  
6 01/06/1815 Henry TUFHAM Single Brighton Rebecca BOTTING Single  
7 08/09/1815 Henry MARLEY Single Hurstpierpoint Lucy JENNER Single  
8 27/09/1815 William NORMAN Widower   Barbara LEANEY Single  
9 20/10/1815 William SHAW Widower Chailey Elizabeth Barbara DAYNES Single  
10 08/11/1815 Richard WHITING Single Wivelsfield Hannah SMALL Single  
11 19/12/1815 William MATTHEWS Single Hurstpierpoint Lucy MARCHANT Single  
12 28/12/1815 John DIPLOCK Single   Mary OSBORNE Single  
13 13/06/1816 Alexander CHEALE Widower Uckfield Elizabeth ACTON    
14 01/11/1816 Mathew MILES Single Clayton Jane HOBDEN Single  
15 30/11/1816 John WALLER Single Ditchling Mary HOLLINGDALE    
16 07/07/1817 Ned GANDER Single Albourne Barbara AVERY Single  
17 25/08/1817 James NORMAN     Jane BAKER Single  
18 22/11/1817 John FIEST Single Wivelsfield Sarah HARRIS Single  
19 26/11/1817 Jonas BREACH Single   Elizabeth PICKNELL Single  
20 06/04/1818 Onesimus LARWELL Single   Lydia FORD Single  
21 22/04/1818 John JOHNSON Single Chailey Lydia BROOKER Single  
22 30/06/1818 Thomas WOOLLVIN Single   Sarah EAGER Single  
23 01/08/1818 Henry ORAM Single   Jane PACKHAM Single  
24 03/10/1818 John BARRETT Single   Sarah COTINGHAM Single  
25 09/10/1818 Thomas ALLFREY Single Clayton Catherine PICKNELL Single  
26 21/10/1818 John LINDFIELD Single   Elizabeth LIGHTMAN Single  
27 04/11/1818 John POST Single   Lucy EDE Single  
28 31/12/1818 William MARTIN Single   Anna ROWLAND Single Ditchling
29 21/01/1819 Thomas WILKINGS Single   Frances REEVES Single  
30 29/03/1819 James CHATFIELD Single   Mary HOWARD Single  
31 24/05/1819 William LIKEMAN Single   Elizabeth WOOD Single  
32 05/12/1819 James GIBSON Single   Hannah BELLCHAMBERS Single  
33 28/12/1819 Thomas ORAM Single   Lucy BARRATT Single  
34 26/07/1820 Thomas COTINGHAM Single   Mary SIMMONS Single  
35 16/09/1820 Thomas DURTNALL Single Clayton Charlotte COTINGHAM Widow  
36 13/06/1821 James BARRATT Single   Elizabeth MILLS Widow  
37 26/08/1822 George POOLEY Single   Lucy WALLER Single  
38 23/04/1823 William WHITE Single   Mary WICKINS Single  
40 07/05/1823 William BENNETT Single   Catherine WALLER Single  
39 16/05/1823 Edward TURNER Single Wiggonholt Elizabeth TURNER Single  
41 31/08/1823 Henry WALLER Single   Amelia MITCHELL Single  
42 22/02/1824 Thomas MARTEN Single   Amelia EDE Single  
43 23/04/1824 John SMITH Single   Sarah RANDALL Single  
44 07/08/1824 James RAVEN Single Cuckfield Sarah MITCHELL Single  
45 12/04/1825 Barnabas GLAZEBROOK Single   Ann ALCOCK Single  
46 26/04/1825 William FORD Single   Mary Ann KNIGHT Single  
47 12/09/1825 Edward UPTON Single   Ann Wellfare FORD Single  
48 26/01/1826 Alexander CHEALE Widower Uckfield Mary DAYNES Single  
49 20/04/1826 Thomas POTTER Single Pulborough Sarah MARTEN Single  
50 07/06/1826 John GEARING Single   Sarah OSBORNE Single  
51 25/09/1826 Henry LINDFIELD Single   Eliza AVEREY Single  
52 01/10/1826 Richard EAGER Single   Mary MORLEY Single  
53 18/04/1827 George FIELDER Single   Phoebe PACKHAM Single  
54 09/05/1827 James GATFORD Single Cuckfield Mary PACKHAM Single  
55 10/06/1827 Charles MILTON Single   Ann EDE Single  
56 25/07/1827 James TUGWELL Widower   Hannah WALLER Single  
57 15/10/1827 Gideon DUPLOCK Single Ditchling Mary MARTEN Single  
58 31/10/1827 Henry TULLEY Single   Maria DAVEY    
59 10/11/1827 William ORAM Single   Ruth LELLIOTT Single  
60 06/12/1827 Henry JENNER Single   Charlotte DENNETT Single Cuckfield
61 25/05/1828 Peter EDE Widower   Sarah WILLETT Single  
62 18/10/1828 William FOYCE Single Albourne Caroline LELLYATT Single  
63 23/11/1828 John POWER Single   Sarah ORAM Single  
64 16/07/1829 John MILE Widower   Sarah REVES Single  
65 13/10/1829 James BROOKER Single Chailey Jane WILLET Single  
66 18/09/1830 William STONIER Single   Sarah COTTNGHAM Widow  
67 16/02/1831 Henry BARRETT Single   Harriot BURT Single  
68 19/04/1831 James GARDEN Single   Harriot TUGWELL Single  
69 18/06/1831 Thomas MILLER Single   Mary VINCENT Single  
70 04/10/1831 Henry RICHARDSON     Jane JUNIPER    
71 25/10/1831 Edward MICHELL Single   Sophia REEVES Single  
72 06/12/1831 Thomas GREENFIELD Single Wiggonholt Sarah KNIGHT Single  
73 20/05/1832 Richard HAMPER Single Westmeston Mary ORAM Single  
74 17/06/1832 Henry DURTNALL Single   Hannah HOBDEN Single  
75 29/09/1832 James COLLINS Single   Mary MILLER Single  
76 29/09/1832 James REEVES Single   Sarah HEMSLEY Single  
77 10/12/1832 Daniel SAYERS Single   Anne LONGHURST Single Hurstpierpoint
78 05/02/1833 John MARTEN Single   Sarah ORAM Single  
79 17/04/1833 William AGATE Single   Mary HOLDEN Single  
80 27/04/1833 Henry BIGNALL Single   Maria ASHDOWN Single  
81 02/11/1833 Isaac WICKENS Single   Sarah GANDER Single Hurstpierpoint
82 19/11/1833 Henry MITCHELL Single Hellingly Eliza GIBBS    
83 24/12/1833 Henry COLLINS Single   Elizabeth LOVEGROVE Single  
84 28/12/1833 Henry WHITE Widower Clayton Sophia OSBORNE Single  
85 16/07/1834 Frank HOMEWOOD     Martha EDE    
86 07/09/1834 Henry WALLER Single Ditchling Elizabeth HARLAND Single  
88 20/02/1835 Henry ROWLAND   Ditchling Mary MARTIN    
89 27/03/1835 George GANDER     Hannah PACKHAM    
90 25/04/1835 George UPTON     Ellen MILES    
91 04/07/1835 Thomas EAGER     Rebecca EDE   Brighton
92 13/08/1835 John MILES     Elizabeth SMALE    
93 31/08/1835 John COLAY     Mary DAWSON    
94 15/02/1836 James TURNER   Ditchling Mary MARTEN    
95 17/04/1836 James STEVENS     Sarah Ann LINDFIELD    
96 29/07/1836 Edward WOOLGAR     Mary WOOLVEEN    
97 04/09/1836 Thomas MARTEN Widower Hurstpierpoint Mary SURTNALL    
98 24/09/1836 Thomas BIGNALL   Ditchling Ann BETTS    
99 17/11/1836 William SHEPHERD   Clayton Audrey VINCNET   Clayton
100 15/12/1836 Benjamin WOOD Widower Plumpton Hannah JENNER Single  

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