Hi,
Has anyone come across the family of Thomas Sussex (born abt 1816) and Mary Smale/Small (born abt 1814) from St Giles in their research. They had a son called Joseph born 6 June 1858.
I am trying to confirm Thomas's parents and can't find a baptism!
Any info appreciated.
Thanks

Thomas SUSSEX married Mary SMALE June qtr 1841, Torrington district vol 10 page 485. They are shown in 1851:
Name Relationship Mar Age Sex Occupation Birthplace
Thomas SUSSEX Head M 36 M Farm Lab St Giles-Dev
Mary SUSSEX Wife M 36 F --- St Giles-Dev
William SUSSEX Son - 9 M Scholar St Giles-Dev
Margaret SUSSEX Daur - 7 F Scholar St Giles-Dev
Emanuel SUSSEX Son - 6 M Scholar St Giles-Dev
Thomas SUSSEX Son - 4 M --- St Giles-Dev
Sarah SUSSEX Daur - 2 F --- St Giles-Dev
Mary SUSSEX Daur - 4m F --- St Giles-Dev
Address: Hamlet Of Kingscott, ---
Census Place: St Giles In Wood Torrington, Devonshire
PRO Reference: HO/107/1894 Folio: 105 Page: 16 FHL Film: 0221045
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The 1861 census shows:
RG9/1497 Folio 70 page 16 Schedule 60 Lower Headland, St Giles in the Wood (all born in ST Giles)
Thomas SUSSEX 46 Ag Lab
Mary SUSSEX 45
Emanuel 19 Ag Lab (age is clear)
Mary 9 Scholar
Eliza 7 Scholar
Jane 4
Joseph 3
John 3 mos

Hi Deborah - thanks for the details re Thomas Sussex and his family, it's greatly appreciated!
Regards
Claire

Hi Claire,

My 3x grandfather was Thomas Sussex. As Deborah O'Brien indicated, he married Mary Smale in 1841. I have also run into a roadblock trying to find his parents. For a while I believed Thomas Sussex (born - 1784) that married a Jemima Welch (born 1788) were his parents, but after further research, I now do not think they are.

FYI - Mary Smale was born in 1817 or 1816, not 1814. The 1881 census shows Mary (Smale) Sussex as 64 years old, but it is easy to mistake the the 4 in 64 as a 7 (hence the error in the census data indicating she was born in 1814 instead of 1817).

Interestingly, the Joseph Sussex (Thomas and Mary's son) that you referenced as being born in 1858, is my 2x Grandfather's younger brother. My 2x grandfather (also Thomas Sussex) was born in 1847. He in turn had an illigetimate son who was born in 1868 (my Great Grandfather- again named Thomas Sussex) who was raised by my 3x grandfather.

As a result of this, my Great Grandfather was raised with Joseph Sussex (his uncle) by Thomas and Mary (my 3x Grandparents).

Joseph and my Great Grandfather married sisters, Mary Jane and Hannah Kelly respectively.

The reason I bring this up is because I presume you may be a decendent of Joseph Sussex having referenced him. If this is accurate, we would be 3rd or 4rth cousins (all conjecture of course).

E-mail me with any comments.

Andy Sussex
asussex@1stconnect.com

Joseph Sussex was my great-grandfather. One of his sons, Richard, was my grandfather. One of Richard's daughters, Myra, was my mother. I live in Canada, but went to the UK when my mother passed away in April 2008. I visited St Giles in the Wood, and Joseph and his wife Mary's grave.

My great grandparents were Joseph and Mary Sussex. My Grandfather was a son of Joseph and Mary, named Richard. My mother was a daughter of Richard Sussex. I now live in Canada, but visited St Giles in the Wood in April 2008 at the time my mother passed away. I visited Joseph and Mary's grave.