Adonis Marchant

  General Notes:

At birth father is described as "Gent"
Had a long red beard and was nicknamed Doney. Farmer at time of his wedding
Joined Brighton Police Force 20.10.1870 where his file showed:
"19.11.1873 Promoted to 2nd Class
12.04.1876 Promoted to 1st Class
28.07.1878 This constable neglected his duty in the morning of 28th July i n n o t stopping two servant girls who left the house of Mr Haylee(?) Dunstal(? ) Pl ac e between 4 & 5 where they were servants and had robbed their Mistres s of pr ope rty to the amount of £8. The borough was put to the expense of £1- 9-3 fo r .... ....
12.04.1897 Superannuated with an allowance of £55-9-4d per annum (2/3rds pay).
02.03.1915 Died"
Cause of death: Arterial Sclerosis, Brain Atrophy. No P.M.
Adresses 1862: Bridge Farm, Burgess Hill/Ansty Road
1874: 42 Newhaven Street, Brighton
1915: 11 Franklin Street, Brighton
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  Noted events in his life were:

• Baptism, 28 Sep 1845, Twineham, Sussex England.

• connection. ⁸⁶² The connection between Karyn McMullin & myself is as follows:

Karyn McMullin is researching a friend's MARCHANT line,
her G Grandmother was Ethel Daisy Marchant b 1892
daughter of Percy Adonis Marchant b 1864 - d 1920 and Mary Ann Ticehurst
Ethel Marchant's father was Percy Marchant (1864)
His father was Adonis Marchant (1845)
His father was Thomas Marchant (1807)
His father was John Marchant (1786)
His father was William Marchant (1759)
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)

Adonis married Mary Ann Mayne on 24 Dec 1862 in Keymer Parish Church, West Sussex England. (Mary Ann Mayne was born in Jun 1843 in St Johns Common, Keymer, Hassocks, West Sussex England and died on 14 Aug 1918 in 48 Hannover Terrace, Brighton, Sussex England.)

  Marriage Notes:

Ref. number: F34 FX4
Mother Jane Marchant died 4 weeks before Adonis's wedding
Wedding witnessed by elder brother Elkanah and Julia Carter
Adonis was living at Bridge Farm, Burgess Hill/Ansty road
Mary Ann lived at St John's Common.
ADONIS and MARY ANN moved from Clayton to Brighton after Kate's birth in 1870
C1871 Family living with 3 children at 42 Newhaven St, Brighton
C1881 James Mayne, retired brickmaker, living with daughter Mary Ann and Ado n i s Marchant and their 6 children at 11 Franklin Street in Brighton
C1891 Still at 11 Franklin St with 6 children but MARY ANN (although still al i v e - See Census Surnames 1891) not registered.
In all Adonis and Mary Ann are said to have had 11 to 13 children