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The SETFORD Family of Sussex
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My Setford AncestorsI join the Setford tree with a 2x Great Grandfather, Thomas Setford (1838-1905), who it is strongly believed was the father of my illegitimately born Great Grandfather, Thomas William Tullett (1862-1911). Thomas senior married Thomas junior's mother, Catherine Tullett (1836-1924), 4 months after the birth baby Thomas. In the 1871 and 1881 census Thomas junior was recorded as Thomas Setford son of Thomas and Catherine. But when junior married in 1884 he did so in the name of Tullett and his father's name was not recorded on the marriage certificate. The family story passed on to me by my mother is that when Thomas, junior, died in 1911, his wife told their children that they should have been Setford's and not Tullett's. Thomas Setford (1838-1905) was the son of Henry Setford who died aged 44 in 1838, just 4 months after his son Thomas was born. Therefore, Henry was born about 1794, but so far I have not found his baptism. I have checked the East Sussex Baptism Index, but nothing was found. Other Setford baptisms also seem to be missing, or individuals were baptised as adults. Henry Setford (1794-1838) married Hannah Sawyers (1814-1882) in 1832 in Chailey, which is where their 4 children were baptised, but Henry was buried in Newick. The Setford clan is not all that large and they seem to have arrived in Sussex in about the 1750's. Might they have originated from Hampshire? The first known Sussex Setford couple were described as 'Travellers'. Could this imply they were gypsies? But they did not have gypsy sounding names, which could mean they were just in search of work. Might the surname Setford be a corruption of the place name of Sidford in Hampshire? I am slowly trying to include details of all Sussex Setfords, in an effort to try and work out who belonged to which family. |
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The Sussex Family History Group's Marriage Index records 22 Setford/Sitford marriages between 1773 and 1832.
I have a copy of the National Burial Index, second edition, on CD, which records the following number of Setford/Sitford burials in England and Wales:
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