Joseph Shoosmith Morris

  General Notes:

of Stone Cross in Laughton [morris3.FTW]
1841 CENSUS: Living at High Street, Southover, age given as 55, occupation malt s ter and birthplace as Sussex. (HO 107, 1120, 13, 19.)
DEATH: Civil Reg. Refce. December 1845, Lewes, 7, 247.
MI: All Saints Churchyard, Lewes, Sussex.
Joseph inherited Stone Cross Farm, Laughton from his grandfather who died 181 5 . Joseph was in situ by 1804 when he was paying a poor rate of –15.12.0 twic e ye arly. He later became a maltster in Southover, Sussex.

  Noted events in his life were:

• connection. ³⁶⁵ The connection between Ross Jepson & myself is as follows:
Ross Jepson . . .
Is linked in some way to . . .
Hephzibah Woolgar (1846) who married Harry Jepson (c1848)
Her father was Richard Woolgar (1809) who married Elizabeth Morris (1816)
Her father was Joseph Morris (1784) who married Ann Marchant (1786)
Her father was Thomas Marchant (1762)
His father was Thomas Marchant (1731)
His father was William Marchant (1701)
His father was Thomas Marchant (1676)
His father was William Marchant (1648)
His father was Thoms Marchant (1615)
His father was Richard Marchant (1584)
His father was Miles Marchant (1545) & he also had William Marchant (1592)
He had William Marchant (1633)
He had William Marchant (1668)
He had Elizabeth Marchant (1706) who married Robert Saxby (c1704)
They had Robert Saxby (1732)
He had Richard Saxby (1770)
He had Isabella Saxby (1795) who married George Wilson (c1802)
They had Sarah Wilson (c1825) who married Henry Bird
They had George Wilson Bird (1858) who married Monaro Garrett (1862)
Her father was Thomas Garrett (1830)
His father was John Garrett (1805) & he also had Eleanor Garrett (1836) who married John Stafford (1834)
His father was William Stafford (1811) who married Elizabeth Goodall (1814) & they also had William Stafford (1842)
He had Eva Stafford (1874) who married Arthur Clinton (1868)
They had James Clinton (1895) who married Martha Walker (1901)
Her father was Thomas Walker (1854)
His father was William Walker (1820) & he also had Martha Walker (1865) who married John Sutherland (1861)
His father was John Sutherland (1829) who married Margaret Elliot (1835)
They had Elizabeth Sutherland (1863) who married John Nicol (1844)
They had Margaret Nicol (1889) who married G. A. Davies (1994)
He had Colin Davies (1925)
He had me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

Joseph married Ann Marchant, daughter of Thomas Marchant and Ann Fuller, on 13 May 1805 in South Malling, Sussex England. (Ann Marchant was born in Jul 1786 in South Malling, Sussex England, died on 18 Sep 1864 and was buried on 23 Sep 1864 in All Saints, Lewes, East Sussex England.)

  Marriage Notes:

Extract from the Sussex Marriage Index:
Place: Archdeaconry of Lewes Marriage Licence, Date: 11 May 1805:
Subject: Joseph MORRIS, bach 21+ Laughton
Spouse: Ann MARCHANT, sp 18 Southmalling wcof Thos M. gent S.M.
Extra Information: SRS 26 ss: J.M.; Thos MARCHANT gent S.M.
Extract from the Sussex Marriage Index:
Place: South Malling, East Sussex, Date: 13 May 1805:
Subject: Joseph MORRIS, Laughton
Spouse: Ann MARCHANT, otp (lic)
Extra Information: Witness wits: Eliza MARCHANT; C/G.TINSLAY
According to the Marchant Pedigree she married Joseph Shoosmith - this needs v e r ifying with Peter Tucker