Peter Hunnisett

Richard & Sarah Elphick of Wartling

Richard, the second son of Samuel and Mary, was baptised in Pevensey on 1 July 1763.

Sarah Wratten, a daughter of Nicholas and Amy (Emma), was baptised in Ninfield on 10 May 1770.

Richard Elphick married Sarah Wratten in Wartling on 30 November 1791 and they are known to have had the following children baptised in Wartling:

In 1841 Richard and Sarah were living at Boreham Street, Wartling, and Richard was listed as an agricultural labourer. Sarah was buried in Wartling on 12 March 1846 aged 75 and Richard was buried there on 3 June 1849 aged 86.

Of their children:

• William married Mary Johnson in Herstmonceux on 27 July 1812 where they had at least 3 children:

  Alfred

  8 Aug 1813

  Herstmonceux

  David

  16 Jul 1815

  Herstmonceux

  George

  16 Jan 1818

  Herstmonceux

  William was a gardener and nurseryman and they lived in Gardner Street, now the main part of the village of Herstmonceux. At all of the census dates from 1851 they had one or more of their son David’s children living with them. From 1861 Mary was shown as blind. Mary died in 1881 at the age of 90 and William was buried in Herstmonceux on 16 January 1886 aged 93.

• Alfred married Mary Ann Smith in Hellingly in 1837 where they are known to have had 9 children. He was a gardener and in the 1860 he moved to Reigate but by 1901 he had retired and they were living in East Hoathly.

• David married Ann Butler in Chiddingly in 1834 and they are known to have had 9 children in Herstmonceux where he worked as a gardener. David died in 1872.

• David married Mary Barnes and lived in Westham

• Jane married John Sargent in Wartling on 23 May 1819 and they had 9 children baptised in Wartling:

  Jane

  24 Oct 1819

  James

  14 Jan 1821

  Eliza

  1 Dec 1822

  Elizabeth Elphick

  13 Mar 1825

  John Edward

  24 Feb 1828

  Hannah

  14 April 1831

  Zilpah

  20 Jul 1834

  Charles Jonathan

  9 Jul 1837

  Esther

  22 Dec 1839

  In 1841 the family were living at Boreham Street in Wartling but I have not traced them after that.

• Emma married William Harmer in Wartling on 11 November 1824 and they are known to have had 4 children baptised in Warbleton:

  William Heber

  2 Apr 1826

  Emma Elizabeth

  10 Aug 1828

  Jesse

  21 Nov 1830

  Thirza

  11 Feb 1838