Ancestors of Mandy Willard

John HOADLEY (1799-1865)

and Susan NORRIS (1802-1881)

John Hoadlee and Susan Norris were my 3x Great Grandparents.  (Click here to see their place in my pedigree chart.)  They married by banns in the parish church of St. Mary's in Billingshurst, Sussex.  He was then a bachelor and she a spinster.  They were both of Billingshurst and made their X marks.  The witnesses were John Voice (marked) and Job Voice (signed).

John Hoadley was baptised on 7 April 1799 in Henfield, Sussex.  He was the second son and youngest of six children born to Richard Hoadley (1762-1829) and Hannah Snashall (1763-1807).  He died aged 65 years on 12 June 1865 at Church Lane in Henfield.  His cause of death was Heratitis (18 months) and Rheumatism (6 months).  His death was registered by Mary Chowne of Nep Town, Henfield, who was present at the death and made her X mark.  (I don't think Mary was a relative.  As Mary Bishop she had married Edward Chowne in 1835.  I think it possible she and maybe others in the village were taking it turns to sit with or nurse John in his final days to give Susan some respite.)  John was a cordwainer (i.e. leather worker) and shoemaker.

Susan Norris was baptised on 13 June 1802 in Billingshurst.  She was the fifth daughter and seventh child of Richard Norris (1755-1826) and Hannah Scutt (1769-1849).  She died aged 79 years (as per her death certificate) on 20 February 1881 at Shiprods Cottage in Henfield.  Her cause of death was a second attack of apoplexy (3 days) and paralysis.  Her death was registered by Charles Dowlen, son, who was also of Shiprods Cottage and had been present at the death.  (Charles was her son-in-law.)  Susan was a dressmaker.  When the 1871 census was recorded she was lodging with John Sharpe and Fanny Sharpe at Fern Cottage in Henfield.

At the time of the 1861 census the couple were living alone in Church Street, Henfield and John was a boot and shoemaker.

Very grateful thanks to Simon Bushell for providing the above image.

John Hoadley and Susan Norris had 5 known children:

1. Richard Hoadley was baptised on 5 April 1822 in Henfield.  When the 1841 census was recorded he was 18 years and living in the home of John Morley, a sadler, in Cowfold.  His occupation may then have been journeyman sadler, but it is difficult to read the hand writing in the census.

2. Priscilla Hoadley was baptised on 27 June 1824 in Henfield.  Like her mother she was a dressmaker.  She died aged 91 years and her death was registered in the second quarter of 1915 in the Brighton registration district.  At the time of the 1851 census she was an unmarried 25 year old living with her parents.  In 1881 she was still unmarried and lodging with the family of Thomas Boniface at 2 Campbell Road in Preston, Sussex.  When the 1901 census was recorded she was still living in Preston and was an unmarried 75 year old still earning her living as a dressmaker.

3. Frederick Hoadley was baptised on 5 June 1826 in Henfield and buried there on 1 July 1839, aged 13 years.

4. Albert Hoadley was baptised on 14 August 1831 in Henfield.  He married Emma Geere in 1854.  (They have their own page.)

5. Susan Hoadley, my 2x Great Grandmother, was baptised on 27 July 1834 in Henfield.  She married Charles Dowlen in 1856.  (They have their own page.)

NOTES

In 1841 the family were living in Church Street, Henfield, along with William Duffer and Lucy Duffer, both aged 20 years.  Susan's elder sister had a daughter Lucy Burchell born in 1818.  Could Lucy Duff and Lucy Burchell have been one and the same?

The witnesses to the marriage of John and Susan were John Voice and Job Voice.  I don’t know if they were relatives, friends or Churchwardens.  On the same day that John and Susan were married, 2 of her sisters and a niece were also baptised in Billingshurst, so it sounds as if there would have been plenty of family around who could have witnessed the marriage.  John Voice was possibly born about 1800 in Billingshurst as the son of Thomas Voice and Mary Chalcraft, and he married Elizabeth Hard in 1825 Wisborough Green.  Job Voice was possibly born about 1801 in Billingshurst as the son of Edward Voice and Sarah Steer, and he married Mary Fuller in 1824 Kirdford.  If 1800 John and 1801 Job were the witnesses, they would seem a bit young to have been Churchwardens.  Nor do I recognize any of the surnames as being related to the Hoadley or Norris families, so I can only assume John and Job were friends.  Incidentally John’s Grandfather was also Job’s Great Grandfather.

Mary Chowne was present at John's death in 1865.  As Mary Bishop she had married Edward Chowne by banns on 29 August 1835 in Thakeham, Sussex.  He was then a bachelor and she a spinster and the witnesses to the marriage were John Mitchener and James Comper.  When the 1861 census was recorded the couple and their children were living in Neptown, Henfield and Edward was an agricultural labourer.

Mary was baptised on 4 October 1812 in Thakeham and was the daughter of Thomas Bishop and Mary Standen, who had married on 12 October 1811 in Sullington, Sussex, at which time he was a bachelor and she a spinster.

1841 census - Church Street, Henfield, Sussex (HO107/1098/9, page 11)

John Hoadley, 40, Shoe m, born Sussex

Susanna Hoadley, 35, born Sussex

Priscilla Hoadley, 15, born Sussex

Albert Hoadley, 10, born Sussex

Susanna Hoadley, 7, born Sussex

William Duffer, 20, born Sussex

Lucy Duffer, 20, born Sussex

1851 census - Church Land, Henfield, Sussex (HO107/1647, folio 524, page 17)

John Hoadley, Head, Mar, 47, Shoemaker & journeyman, born Sussex, Henfield

Susanna Hoadley, Wife, Mar, 45, born Sussex, Billingshurst

Priscilla Hoadley, Daur, U, 25, Dressmaker, born Sussex, Henfield

Susan Hoadley, Daur, U, 16, born Sussex, Henfield

1861 census - Church Street, Henfield, Sussex (RG9/606, folio 139, page 14)

John Hoadley, Head, Mar, 59, Boot & Shoe Maker, born Henfield, Sussex

Susan Hoadley, Wife, Mar, 55, born Billingshurst, Sussex

1871 census - Fern Cottage, Henfield, Sussex (RG10/1085, folio 58, page 5)

John Sharpe, Head, Mar, 38, Miller, born Woodmancote, Sussex

Fanny Sharpe, Wife, Mar, 38, born Woodmancote, Sussex

John Sharpe, Son Unm, 9, Scholar, born Henfield, Sussex

William Sharpe, Son, 6, Scholar, born Henfield, Sussex

Horace Sharpe, Son, 4, Scholar, born Henfield, Sussex

Charles Sharpe, Son, 3, born Henfield, Sussex

Harry R Sharpe, Son, 1, born Henfield, Sussex

Percy Sharpe, Son, 2m, born Henfield, Sussex

Susan Hoadley, Lodger, W, 69, Dressmaker, born Billingshurst, Sussex

1841 census - Millend, Henfield, Sussex (HO107/1098/9, page 6)

Jane Choune, 63, not born Sussex

George Choune, 20, Bricklayer Lab, born Sussex

Edward Choune, 30, Bricklayer Lab, not born Sussex

Mary Choune, 25, born Sussex

Jane Choune, 5, born Sussex

George Choune, 3, born Sussex

1851 census - Barrack Row, Henfield, Sussex (HO107/1647, folio 503, page 11)

Edward Chowne, Head, Mar, 44, Ag Lab, born Yorkshire, Hull

Mary Chowne, Wife, Mar, 38, born Sussex, Thakeham

Jane Chowne, Mother, W, 75, Pauper (late Charwoman), born Yorkshire, Pontefract

Jane Chowne, Daur, U, 15, Servant, born Sussex, Henfield

George Chowne, Son, U, 13, Scholar, born Sussex, Henfield

Thomas Chowne, Son, 7, Scholar, born Sussex, Henfield

William Chowne, Son, U, 4, born Sussex, Henfield

James Chowne, Son, U, 2, born Sussex, Henfield

1861 census - Neptown, Henfield, Sussex (RG9/606, folio 106, page 7)

Edward Chowne, Head, Mar, 55, Ag Lab, born Yorkshire, Hull

Mary Chowne, Wife, Mar, 53, born Sussex, Thakeham

George Chowne, Son, Un, 23, Ag Lab, born Sussex, Henfield

Thomas Chowne, Son, Un, 17, Ag Lab, born Sussex, Henfield

William Chowne, Son, 15, Ag Lab, born Sussex, Henfield

James Chowne, Son, 12, Ag Lab, born Sussex, Henfield

Velzar Chowne, Son, 8, Scholar, born Sussex, Henfield

Edward Chowne,Son, 5, Scholar, born Sussex, Henfield

1871 census - Mill End, Henfield, Sussex (RG10/1095, folio 27, page 9)

Edward Chowne, Head, Mar 67, Ag Lab, born Yorkshire, Hull

Mary Chowne, Wife, Mar, 64, born Sussex, Thakeham

Thomas Chowne, Son, Unm, 27, Bricklayer, born Sussex, Henfield

James Chowne, Son, Unm, 22, Painter, born Sussex, Henfield

Spelzar Chowne, Son Unm, 18, Ag Lab, born Sussex, Henfield

Edward Chowne, Son, Unm, 15, Agu Lab, born Sussex, Henfield

HOADLEY          NORRIS