Author: paulineridley

LAMB

From Barry LAMB October 2011:
“Hello people of Dallington
Finding your website is a lucky break for me because it provides a way to contact your village. You see with my elementary knowledge of genealogy I have found that my Grandfather JOHN LAMB was buried there in 1780 just two years after his son, also JOHN married MARY WESTGATE in Berwick. Unfortunately it appears that there is a 70 year period of no records so I’ve hit a brick wall. Please will someone advise me by email if any records of births, marriages and deaths are kept in the church since there are few on the Internet. Thank you for your kind help.
Barry Lamb Vancouver, British Columbia”

YORK

From Julia Mackintosh (nee YORK) October 2011:
I have been tracing my YORK family tree for some time and have found that the family settled in Dallington for a number of years. The children of Thomas YORK (1659?) and Susannah Blackman are all mentioned in a tenement analysis of the village:
Thomas YORK (1697-1761) lived in Graylings stores in 1726,
John YORK (1699-1748) (my direct ancestor) lived at Christmas Farm in 1745. I think that he was a bricklayer.
Benjamin YORK (1706-1747) is listed as living at the Old Manor 1740, following his father Thomas.
Does anyone know of any information about the bricklaying trade in the village or of any other information about the York family? Or about any of these buildings – do they all exist today?
I would love to hear from you.Many thanks, Julia (jmackintosh@rabutler.essex.sch.uk)

IZZARD/ISARD

From Dave IZZARD April 20, 2011:
“Hi everyone, i know this may seem a long shot but i have traced my family history back to Dallington 1686 where my 9th great grandfather married Mary Dallaway, and i cant find anything further back. William Isard seems to pop up in Dallington from nowere and wed Mary, as i say its a long shot but if you could point me in the right direction, well what a help.Many thanks “

SINDEN

From Phyllis Latham(Originally posted April 10, 2011 )
Please could someone help me. I am trying to trace a SINDEN family. It is believed that a Richard Sinden was married to Susanna and that the family may have originated in Dallington. The first son I have is a Richard born Heathfield 1777 but can’t get any further back. Many thanks.Phyll

POUND

February 20, 2017 Milly asked “Does anyone know of the name Pound in Dallington circa 1850s or thereabouts. The first names are Henry Bidder Pound, Francis Gad Pound,Ebenezer Pound of Brooklands Cottage and Ann Pound? Thank you”

  • Reply from site editor “Dear Milly – a quick Google search found a navy service record for Gad Pound. He’s shown in the 1861 census as having been born in Dallington in around 1836, though on the date of the census was in Shanghai on the Royal Navy vessel “Actaeon “. By 1881 he’s retired and living in Surrey. If I have a chance to find out more I’ll post it here, and please share whatever you find and I’ll set up a separate page for the pound family”
  • Milly: “Dear Pauline Thank you very much for your interesting reply. Pound is my Grandfather and his ansestors surname. I think there were a few in and around Dallington. I’m going to try and research further but thank you for the info.”

Haselden

April 2017 Francesca Haselden posted this message:

“I’m trying to find some more information about Haselden Farm. Haselden is my surname and my grandfather, though born in London, believes he had family in East Sussex. I stumbled upon Haselden Farm on Google Maps and am trying to see if I can tie it to my family history. Does anyone know if the farm at any point was occupied by a Haselden family? Or if it got the name from elsewhere? The only census I can find it mentioned in is 1861 where it is occupied by the Stapely family.”

April 21, 2017: reply from Arthur S. Haseltine “My name is Art Haseltine, I live in Springfield, MO. The Haselden’s who owned this place lost it in the 1630’s to someone working for King Charles I they were puritans during the English Civil War. One of them was a merchant adventurer who helped financethe Pilgrims in 1620. Two sons (Peter and Robert) came to Rawley, Mass in 1636. You can google and find where their farms were. Some of their descendants moved to Rockingham Vermont and are buried there. Over the years the names changed for some of their descendants to Haseltine. I descend from them. My great great grandfather Ira Haseltine founded the town of Richland Center, Wisconsin. Frank Lloyd Wright the architect was born in his home. Ira was a US Congressman a founder of the Abolition Party in Rippon Wisconin in 1854 and seconded Abraham Lincoln’s name in nomination for President at the Republican Convention in Chicago in 1859. He established orchards in Greene County Missouri after that was elected to Congress in 1880. Hope this helps your research. Good luck cousin!”

George Douglas MACHIN (‘Mac’)

‘Mac’ George Douglas Machin, sometimes known as ‘Captain Mac’ was known locally in his village of Dallington as a charming but eccentric character who was a ‘Fleet Street cartoonist’. He served as a balloon observer in the First World War, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He also gained fame as a cartoonist for his work on the soldiers newspapers, ‘Blighty’ magazine. His output was prolific and his signature, ‘Mac’ appeared on drawings in scores of publications. He drew war posters for the Goverment in both world wars. He illustrated several sporting cigarette cards sets during the 1930s.”

Here are the slides from the talk given by Roy Iremonger for the Local History Group (please note that there are 91 illustrated slides and even after reducing the file size this is still 4MBm so may take a while to open)

George Douglas Machin

SANDS

SANDS Information from family history website http://sandh.me.uk/ssx1867/dallington1867.html

JOHN SANDS was born in 1703 in Dallington, Sussex (source : Lee Jacobs and Philip Thompson). He was baptised on 21st January 1703 in Dallington,Sussex (source : Lee Jacobs and Philip Thompson). He married MARY VALENCE on 18th January 1727/8 in Warbleton, Sussex (source : IGI, Batch No.: M042841 Dates: 1559 – 1812 Source Call No.: 0504418 Type: Film Printout Call No.: NONE Type: Sheet: 00 ). She was born in Warbleton, Sussex (source : Philip Thompson).
JOHN SANDS was born circa 1740, to JOHN SANDS and MARY SANDS nee VALENCE? (source : Joanne Mays Becker ). He was baptised on 9th December 1733 in Warbleton, Sussex (source : Joanne Mays Becker). He was a farmer (source : Joanne Mays Becker). He married ELIZABETH MARTIN on 5th February 1760 in Mountfield, Sussex (source : Keith Sands). The witnesses were Jeremiah Shadwell and William Sands. She was born circa 1738 in Mountfield, Sussex (source : burial entry). Her parents were WILLIAM MARTIN and KATHERINE CATT and she was christened on 21st November 1738 in Mountfield, Sussex (source : IGI, no source available).

JOHN SANDS (and/or his son JOHN SANDS?) appear to have rented the Manor House, Dallington, from the Earl of Ashburnham, from 1772 to 1816. In 1785 the rental was 1 pound-10 per annum. ” The building, which is a three-bay hall house, dates from the late fourteenth or fifteenth century. Whilst it is not impossible that this building was once the manor house of Dallington, its size suggests that it is more likely to have been the seat of the local manorial court … The house was known as Manor House or The Manor, while the farmland, which lay to the south and east of the property, was known as Acelands Farm or sometimes Manor Farm” (source : “Dallington, Six Miles from Everywhere, the History of a Sussex Village” by Karen Bryant-Mole). The house stayed in the family until 1851, rented by James Sands (John Sands Jr�s son) (source : Joanne Mays Becker and Keith Sands).

ELIZABETH SANDS nee MARTIN died on 20th June 1787, just three months after her son John�s marriage to Anne, and was buried in Dallington, St Giles, stone number 31 (source : SFHG Tombstone Inscription). The inscription reads : � SANDS, ELIZABETH, wife of JOHN SANDS, 20/6/1787 aged 48�, so JOHN SANDS was still alive in 1787. The Bishop’s Transcripts record a burial on 6th January 1787 for the “wife of John Sands sen.” . John senior was possibly buried on 8th April 1812 in Dallington, but as no age is given, this may not be him (source : Joanne Mays Becker).

The Children of JOHN SANDS and ELIZABETH MARTIN:

JOHN SANDS was born circa 1757. He was christened on 30th November 1760 in Dallington, Sussex (source : Dallington Parish Register).
MARY SANDS was born circa 1765. She was christened on 28th July 1765 in Mountfield, Sussex (source : Keith Sands). She died on 12th January 1793 in Dallington, Sussex, aged 27 (source : SFHG tombstones and burials index). She was buried on 16th January 1793 in Dallington, Sussex (source :Keith Sands). Her tombstone (number 30 in St Giles, Dallington, Sussex) reads : ” SANDS, MARY, died 12/1/1793, aged 27″ (source : SFHG tombstones and burials index).

SIVIER/SIVYER

I’ve collated here a number of older messages regarding the Sivyer family. If you have any more information or questions please use the Reply box below

August 13, 2009 | Linda Sivyer   “I live in Australia and we have traced our Sivyer ancestors back to Dallington with confirmation of this to around 1660s to a John Sivyer. I visited Dallington in 2007 and went to the church yard/cemetery but the old graves were too difficult to read. Is there any possibility of receiving a list of names buried in the church yard? I would appreciate any help that you could give.  We have proof back to William Sivyer born 17-7-1757 at Salehurst who married Elizabeth Burtt on 26 June 1786. William Sivyer died in 1838 at Cranbrook. From William’s parents back, we have names and dates but no proof of anything. What we have is:

  • JOHN SIVIER born 1661 at Dallington married Elizabeth YORK born 1661 at Dallington. They were married on 23 October 1688. John and Elizabeth had 5 children, youngest of whom was Francis born 3.12.1702 at Dallington..
  • Francis SIVIER married Sarah FORSTER on 28 October 1731 at Salehurst . They had 7 children of whom William born 17-7-1757 at Salehurst is the youngest and so we go down from there. We know that there were Sivyer (Sivier)s at Dallington from the Hearth Tax Records. So, if anyone knows of how we can go back further, it would be great. My father has researched and paid people in the UK to do research for him for over 40 years and now, this is as far back as we can go. What a steep little hill it is to the church yard at Dallington. I will send you separately a photo taken of me standing below the clock.”

Reply from Douglas Sewell on August 18, 2009:  “Regarding the Sivyer(Sivier) enquiry I am working on a updated version of the burial list for both the churchyard and the cemetery. If I can identify the name I will let you know….Douglas.”

April 19, 2010 | David Edgerton: “I also live in Australia (Brisbane) and my mother was also a decendent of William Sivyer and Elizabeth Burt. I found a site which traced the Australian Sivyer’s back to the Grandparents of Willian. http://www.fairhall.id.au/families/myline/desc-021880.htm According to the site Willams parents were John Sivyer (born Dallington 1661) and Elizabeth York. John’s parents were John Sivyer and Martha Rolfe. I am visiting the UK in Sept 2010 and am also hoping to find more history about the Sivyers.”

From Holly Schuetz on April 21, 2010:  “Hi..I’m from US. My ancestor, David Sivyer immigrated to US from Kent, England. According to his marriage record, his parents were Francis Sivyer & Sarah Poile of Kent, England. I know my Sivyers go way back to 1660′s, but would like to document the births, marriages of Sivyers in Dallington. Where can I write to look at parish christening records?
Would like to know more about my Sivyers. My gg grandmother was Sarah Jane aka Jeannie/Jeanette Sivyer – daughter of David Sivyer and Philomena Brunette. Thank you. Sincerely, Holly”

June 22, 2010 /jackie “hi, i just wondered if any of you have come across in y research,a francis sivier c1790,married a mary ann davies 1812 alfriston sussex?have drawn a complete blank on him, sivier is my mum paternal line, jackie”

From Christine Colbourne on August 13, 2010: “Hi – I am doing a One Name Study on SIVIER/SIVYER and have done quite a bit of research on the Sussex Siviers. The marriage of John Sivier and Martha Rolfe does not appear on the Sussex Marriage Index but there is the one reference to the couple on the Dallington baptism registers as the parents of Thomas Sivier baptised 9 Mar 1664. There is also a baptism on 5th Jan 1661 for a John Sivier – son of John Sivier. It is this John Sivier that people are assume married Elizabeth York 23 Oct 1688 in Dallington. However – if you check the burial registers for Dallington you find that John Sivier son of John Sivier died in 1669 and was buried there on the 18th May. Hence he cannot be the John who married Elizabeth York. Looking at wills of the time which mention John Sivier of Dallington it would appear he was a son of Stephen Sivier who married Elino r/Helen Lymberhurst at Sedlescombe in 1658.
Christine Colbourne – member of the guild of One Name Studies rersearching SIVIER/SIVYER/SIVERS/SIVER

From Trevor Sivyer sivyert@aol.com August 31, 2011: “it is very interesting reading your comments about the sivyer family.my name is trevor sivyer and i live in hastings in east sussex,england. my brother graham and mother still live locally as do most of our children. many years ago my grandfather(robert sivyer) which was also my fathers name traced back many 100s of years and most of our relatives were in the mayfield/east hoathly areas of east sussex,these places are not far from dallington.”

 

Dallington War Memorial

With the 100 year anniversary of the outbreak of World War 1 there has been a good deal of research throughout the country regarding those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
This has certainly been the case in Dallington as we prepare to remember those brave young villagers as part of our Flower Festival, with a special event being held in St Giles on Saturday 9th September at 7pm.
Preparation for this event has revealed a lot more information that appears to have been forgotten.
In 1918 the temporary Dallington Memorial contained the names of 21 villagers who lost their lives during this conflict. However, when the permanent memorial was unveiled in 1920 the roll of honour had been reduced to 8. In the vast majority of cases their sacrifice has been recorded on nearby memorials but there does appear to be a number of young men from Dallington whose deaths have not been included on any traceable memorials.
It is our hope that these forgotten heroes will be added on to our village memorial.
We have been contacted by family members of one young man who have requested that his name be added and it is our wish to include any other Dallington man who has not been remembered elsewhere.
The following men had previously been recorded as having been killed in the 1st World War but memorials of their sacrifices have not been traced.

William Adams
Cecil Baker
R.W.Bell
Arthur Catt
Frederick Kemp jun.
Harry Lulham

If any reader has any further information regarding the above I would be very pleased to hear from them.

Roy Iremonger (Tel. 01323 832627 or royandsue01@btinternet.com)