Edward & Susanna Manser of Westham
Edward Manser, son of Thomas and Frances, was baptised in Willingdon on 1st November 1713.
Susanna Wood, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth, was baptised in Westham on 12th September 1712.
Edward Manser married Susanna Wood on Westham on 20th November 1735, although the register records him as Thomas. At their first child’s baptism Edward was again recorded as Thomas but every other record has him as Edward. Perhaps this was a mistake in the registers or maybe his middle name was Thomas, after his father, although there is no proof of that. Nevertheless, Edward and Susanna clearly had nine children baptised in Westham:
Dorothy
14 July 1736
Westham
William
7 Aug 1740
Westham
Thomas
10 May 1743
Westham bur. 4 Jan 1743/4
Ann
10 May 1743
Westham bur. 24 May 1744
Mary
28 July 1745
Westham
Elizabeth
2 Jan 1747/8
Westham
Thomas
25 Dec 1752
Westham
Edward
30 Mar 1755
Westham born 4 Feb
John Nicholl, the vicar of Westham, carried out a mini census of the parish in July 1751 and Edward Manser was one of the householders recorded in Hankham, the most populous part of the parish in those days. With him were 2 women, 1 boy and 2 girls. As anyone over the age of 14 was considered an adult the 2 women would have been his wife, Susanna, and probably Dorothy who would have been 15. The children would have been William, and 2 of the other 3 girls. Also recorded in Hankham were a Mr Wood with 1 man and 1 woman; presumably relatives of Edward’s wife.
Edward and Susanna were both buried in Westham; Susan on 27th January 1783, aged 71, and Edward on 2nd February 1793, aged 80.
Of their children:
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Dorothy, of Dallington, married Edward Easton in Warbleton on 5th May 1761, witnessed by Edward Manser, presumably Dorothy’s father. They had eight children baptised in Warbleton:
Edward
8 Oct 1762
Warbleton bur. 24 Jan 1764
John
28 Feb 1764
Warbleton
Ann
18 Jun 1765
Warbleton
Edward
10 Apr 1767
Warbleton
Mary
9 Mar 1769
Warbleton
Thomas
17 Apr 1771
Warbleton bur. 6 Sep 1772
Sarah
7 Jan 1774
Warbleton
Thomas
21 Jun 1775
Warbleton
Dorothy died shortly after the birth of Thomas and was buried in Warbleton on 4th August 1775.
- Susannah married Joseph Mercheant in Pevensey on 15th December 1758.
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William married Sarah Vitler in Westham on 15th November 1762 but she died in childbirth and was buried in Westham on 18th March 1763. He then married Elizabeth Dennis, by licence, in Westham on 25th June 1765 and he was recorded as a labourer. William and Elizabeth appear to have had eight children:
Edward
1 Sep 1765
Westham born 10 Aug
William
22 Mar 1767
Westham born 7 Mar
Mary
3 Dec 1768
Westham born 2 Dec
Elizabeth
5 July 1770
Westham
Susannah
5 July 1772
Westham born 15 Jun
Lucy
Jan 1774
Westham born 20 Dec 1773
Sarah
ca. 1776
Westham
Thomas
20 Jun 1779
Westham born 30 May
Their daughter Susannah was buried on 7th June 1791, aged 18.
William’s wife, Elizabeth, was buried in Westham on 10th February 1820, aged 82, and William on 20th April 1826, aged 85.
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Mary married Thomas Clapson in Westham on 12th November 1771. They appear to have had one child in Brightling but have not been traced after that:
Hannah
31 May 1772
Brightling
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Elizabeth married James Brook in Westham on 17th January 1768, where they had seven children:
Ann
5 Jun 1768
Westham born 20 May
Bett
28 Jul 1771
Westham born 27 Jun
James
5 Dec 1773
Westham born 1 Nov
Thomas
28 Apr 1776
Westham born 6 Apr
William
20 Jun 1779
Westham born 1 Jun
John
2 Jan 1782
Westham born 27 Feb
Edward
10 Mar 1884
Westham born 8 Sep
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Thomas married Sarah Earle, of Friston, in Westham in March 1774 and they had one child baptised:
Ann
21 Sep 1775
Westham
However Sarah died and was buried in Westham on 27th June 1778, aged 28. Thomas then married Ruth Dan in Westham on 12th April 1779 and they went on to have ten children baptised:
Naomi
22 Jan 1780
Ripe
Ruth
29 Jan 1782
Westham born 9 Jan
Thomas
27 Janr 1784
Westham born 30 Dec 1783
John
23 May 1786
Westham born 9 Apr
Joseph
17 Oct 1788
Westham born 13 May
Orpah
20 Nov 1789
Westham born 24 Jun
Francis
20 Jan 1791
Westham
Elizabeth
14 Jul 1793
Westham born 3 Mar
Spencer
27 Mar 1796
Westham born 21 Dec 1795
Abraham
2 Dec 1798
Westham born 13 Sep
Thomas died, aged 45, before Abraham was born and was buried in Westham on 22nd April 1798.
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Edward married Susannah Ling in Westham on 7th October 1778 and they had thirteen children:
Anne
17 Nov 1778
Westham born 16 Nov, bur. 22 Nov
Elizabeth
19 Dec 1779
Westham born 3 Dec
Hannah
29 Jan 1782
Westham born 18 Jan 1782
Edward
11 May 1784
Westham born 22 Feb
Susannah
28 Jan 1787
Westham born 26 Dec 1786
Frances
12 Oct 1788
Westham born 18 Aug
David
14 Nov 1790
Westham born 11 Oct
Emma
3 Feb 1793
Westham born 1 Jan
Robert
23 Nov 1794
Westham born 1 Oct
William
2 Oct 1796
Westham born 6 Aug, d. 1797
Charles
9 Sep 1798
Westham born 14 Aug
Harriet
14 Dec 1800
Westham born 11 Nov
Thomas
20 Jun 1802
Westham born 29 Apr
Edward was buried in Westham on 28th November 1805, aged 50.