John & Ann Blunden of Willingdon
Baptisms have not been found for either John Blunden or Ann Howell but they are known to have married in Willingdon on 28th July 1741 where they had eleven children baptised:
William
14 Feb 1741/2
Willingdon (bur. 29 Mar 1742)
Sarah
8 May 1743
Willingdon
Ann
2 Sep 1744
Willingdon
Elizabeth
6 July 1746
Willingdon
Catherine
30 Nov 1747
Willingdon (bur. 30 Nov 1747)
John
6 Nov 1748
Willingdon (bur. 30 Nov 1748)
Mary
11 May 1750
Willingdon (bur. 3 July 1750)
Phillis
3 July 1751
Willingdon (bur. 9 Mar 1751/2)
Thomas
30 Mar 1753
Willingdon
Lucy
19 Mar 1756
Willingdon
Ruth
30 Mar 1759
Willingdon
Ann appears to have died of smallpox (noted in the burial register) and was buried in Willingdon on 23rd July 1760.
John was buried in Willingdon on 15th May 1763 at which time their youngest three children were still aged 10, 7 and 4.
Of their children:
- Ann married William Douch in Wartling on 14th April 1766.
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Lucy married James Brayzier in Bexhill on 8th October 1775 and they may have had the following children:
John
16 Feb 1776
Bexhill
Harriet
29 Sep 1777
Bexhill
William
29 Apr 1779
Bexhill
James
25 Jan 1781
Bexhill (bur. 26 Nov 1782)
Edward
17 Jul 1782
Bexhill
James may have been buried in Bexhill on 24th March 1817, aged 67.
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Ruth, of Alfriston, married John Climpson in Willingdon on 11th May 1786 where they had eight children baptised:
John
1 Oct 1786
Willingdon
Henry
25 Nov 1787
Willingdon
Ann
30 Aug 1789
Willingdon
Obadiah
26 Jun 1791
Willingdon
William
16 Jun 1793
Willingdon
Edward
17 May 1795
Willingdon
Charles
26 Jun 1796
Willingdon
Ruth
18 Feb 1798
Willingdon
Ruth appears to have been buried in Willingdon on 23rd September 1819, aged 62, and John on 3rd June 1849, aged 89.