FAMILY NAMES – Page 2 – Dallington History

HATTEN, Le Pelley

Alan H Fraser posted query February 11, 2014 “I’m looking for photographs of Rev. John Charles le Pelley Hatten, a cousin of my grandmother Mabel Elizabeth Hatten, who was Rector of Dallington from 1911 to 1934. He died at St. Leonards on Sea on 30 Jan 1943, and was buried in Dallington. He and his wife Lilian (nee Lilian Frances Susan Kingsford) had two children, Violet (born 1911, died in 1928) and John (born and died in 1914), so there are no surviving relatives who may have photographs of the family. I have managed to find photographs of Rev. Hatten’s World War 1 communion set, service medals and service record that were “sold on eBay. Thanks to anyone who can help!

Pauline Ridley : Dear Alan – there’s a photo in the book Six Miles from Everywhere – details on Resources page
Alan: “I can’t see any way to post photos here, is there an email address where I can send the photos of Rev. Hatten’s World War 1 communion set, service medals and service record?”
Nigel Draper: “Rev. Hatten officiated at the wedding of my grandparents at Ashburnham parish church in June 1915. His signature on the marriage certificate reads “J. CLeP. Hatten Rector of Dallington”
Alan “Thanks to Nigel Draper for new info about Rev. John Charles le Pelly Hatten.[and] Thanks to Pauline Ridley for her help with obtaining Karen Bryant-Mole’s book, and the picture of my grandmother’s cousin Rev. John Charles Le Pelley Hatten with his family. The photo was supplied by Jean Farmer. I’ve been in touch with Karen,but she doesn’t now have contact details for Jean. Around 2003 Rev. Hatten’s Field Communion set and WW1 medals were sold on eBay to a collector in Ireland, but he cannot now remember who he bought them from. I’m now looking for anyone who may have other photos of the Hatten family, as there are no surviving relatives. Their daughter Violet died of TB in 1928 when she was 16, and Karen’s book says her friends in the Rangers took turns to sit at her bed side. Would any photos of the Dallington Rangers from those days have survived?

MITCHELL

From Susan MITCHELL on August 25, 2010 “I am researching my husbands family tree and would like to know any information you can give me regarding a George James Mitchell born in Dallington around 1857 and his father George Mitchell also born in Dallington 1835. He worked for a Mr James Cox living in Dallington Street and he was a farmer of 40 acre’s. I would appreciate any information. Regards Susan”

Reply from Roy Iremonger December 2011: “Mitchell Family Dear Susan,
Taking a quick look through the census returns I have spotted some of your family.
John Mitchell ,b.1806 married to Sarah. Son, George b.1836.
1861 census show George married to Mary and living at Newcastle Farm and their son, George being born in 1857. George and Mary remained in Dallington until their deaths and are now buried in St Giles Extension Church Yard (plot 47).The last entry for their son,George is in 1871 when he is living at “Forsters” aged 14 and is described as an “Ag Lab”.Sorry about the delay in replying. Regards,Roy”

SANGSTER

From Kelly Mowat on November 5, 2010 “Hi Im looking for information on John SANGSTER & his family John was born in 1929 & died in 2001, i believe he lived in Dallington until his death. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Regards”

Reply from Roy Iremonger November 13, 2011 “Dear Kelly, I just had quick walk around the church-yard and came across the grave of John Sangster which he appears to share with his wife and her mother. I didn’t make a note of the details but I will send them if you need them. I will gladly e-mail a photograph of the grave if you would like it. No other details at present. Regards, “
Reply from Bob Potter “I had some knowledge of John Sangster and his death.
Contact me if you wish.”

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