Reuben Akehurst

b. 5 February 1843

Parents:

Father: James Akehurst b. 8 Aug 1802
Mother: Hannah Cramp b. c 1803
Last Edited: 3 Oct 2019

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Alfred Akehurst

b. 14 December 1845

Parents:

Father: James Akehurst b. 8 Aug 1802
Mother: Hannah Cramp b. c 1803
Last Edited: 3 Oct 2019

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Sarah Akehurst

b. 9 June 1689

Parents:

Father: John Akehurst b. 10 Feb 1655/56, d. 1701
Mother: Joan Weaver b. 30 Oct 1653
Last Edited: 4 Oct 2019

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

John Trice

Last Edited: 4 Oct 2019
  • Marriage*: John Trice married Mary (?) circa 1680 at England.
  • Anecdote*: John Tris (Treece?), 1702, in the account book kept by Edward and Thomas Lucke (his son), yeoman farmers in Wadhurst.1

Family:

Mary (?)

Child:

Mary Trice+ b. 9 May 1686

Citations

  1. [S266] Index to People, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project, "Source: 192; Entry: 157952."

Mary (?)

Last Edited: 4 Oct 2019
  • Marriage*: Mary (?) married John Trice circa 1680 at England.
  • Married Name: As of circa 1680, her married name was Trice.

Family:

John Trice

Child:

Mary Trice+ b. 9 May 1686

Elizabeth Rich

Last Edited: 22 Mar 2021

Family:

James Akehurst b. 20 Dec 1778, d. 1842

Children:

Elizabeth Akehurst b. 30 Aug 1807
Celia Akehurst b. 18 Feb 1810
James Akehurst b. 21 Jun 1812
John Akehurst b. 25 Dec 1814, d. 1816
Jonathan Akehurst b. 19 Oct 1817

Elizabeth Akehurst

b. 30 August 1807

Parents:

Father: James Akehurst b. 20 Dec 1778, d. 1842
Mother: Elizabeth Rich
Last Edited: 4 Oct 2019

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Celia Akehurst

b. 18 February 1810

Parents:

Father: James Akehurst b. 20 Dec 1778, d. 1842
Mother: Elizabeth Rich
Last Edited: 4 Oct 2019

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

John Akehurst

b. 25 December 1814, d. 1816

Parents:

Father: James Akehurst b. 20 Dec 1778, d. 1842
Mother: Elizabeth Rich
Last Edited: 4 Oct 2019

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Jonathan Akehurst

b. 19 October 1817

Parents:

Father: James Akehurst b. 20 Dec 1778, d. 1842
Mother: Elizabeth Rich
Last Edited: 4 Oct 2019

Family:

Louisa Godden

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Louisa Godden

Last Edited: 4 Oct 2019

Family:

Jonathan Akehurst b. 19 Oct 1817

John Martin

Last Edited: 4 Oct 2019

Family:

Susanna (?)

Child:

Susanna Martin+ b. 29 Sep 1779, d. 1869

Susanna (?)

Last Edited: 4 Oct 2019
  • Marriage*: Susanna (?) married John Martin circa 1775 at Sussex, England.
  • Married Name: As of circa 1775, her married name was Martin.

Family:

John Martin

Child:

Susanna Martin+ b. 29 Sep 1779, d. 1869

Hannah Akehurst

b. 1 August 1814

Parents:

Father: William Akehurst b. 29 Oct 1775, d. 1832
Mother: Susanna Martin b. 29 Sep 1779, d. 1869
Last Edited: 27 Nov 2020

Family:

Henry Hammond

Child:

Susan Hammond b. 1849, d. 1922

Citations

  1. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/).

Elizabeth Akehurst

b. 16 November 1819

Parents:

Father: William Akehurst b. 29 Oct 1775, d. 1832
Mother: Susanna Martin b. 29 Sep 1779, d. 1869
Last Edited: 4 Oct 2019

William Akehurst

b. circa 1821

Parents:

Father: William Akehurst b. 29 Oct 1775, d. 1832
Mother: Susanna Martin b. 29 Sep 1779, d. 1869
Last Edited: 4 Oct 2019

Family:

Mary Ann Styles

Henry Hammond

Last Edited: 15 Oct 2019

Family:

Hannah Akehurst b. 1 Aug 1814

Child:

Susan Hammond b. 1849, d. 1922

Mary Ann Styles

Last Edited: 4 Oct 2019

Family:

William Akehurst b. c 1821

John Latter

b. 9 November 1606, d. 1654

Parents:

Father: Edmund Latter b. c 1575, d. 1656
Mother: Agnes A'Downe b. 19 Nov 1570
Last Edited: 11 Jan 2024
  • Baptism*: John Latter was baptized on 9 November 1606 at St Denys, Rotherfield, Sussex, EnglandB.1
  • He was the son of Edmund Latter and Agnes A'Downe.
  • Anecdote: John Latter of Rotherfield contributed 1/- to the Relief of Irish Protestants 1642.2
  • Anecdote: The Rotherfield manorial court held on 9 Jul 1646 confirms the deaths of John's brother William Latter, his wife Elizabeth and daughter Agnes. John is left to inherit the property which would otherwise have succeeded to Agnes:
    They present that Agnes Latter only daughter of William Latter deceased who held to her and her heirs the succession (...... after the death or forfeiture [of the property] of Elizabeth formerly wife of said William & mother of the said Agnes) of & in a messuage, house, garden & 2 parcels containing by estn 4 acres with appurtenances situate at Towne rowe[?] in Rotherfield since last court died so seised and that John Latter is uncle & heir of the said Agnes viz. only brother of the said William her father comes the said John & prays etc the succession etc. To whom the lady grants etc And he makes releif 3/-etc.3
  • Marriage*: John Latter married Elizabeth (?) circa 1649 at England.
  • Anecdote: The children Edmund and John are mentioned in the will of their grandfather, Edmund Latter.4
  • Death*: John Latter died in 1654 at Rotherfield, Sussex, EnglandB. (no burial record exists probably because of the poor record keeping during the English Civil War.)5
  • Anecdote: The Rotherfield manorial court records of 24 May 1654 state that John Latter the younger has died since the last court meeting was held and that he died with the right to possess (after the death of Elizabeth wife of John Page, wife of the late William Latter, and who is still living at this stage) of viz. one messuage & 5 acres of assart land with appurtenances & that Edmund Latter is his eldest son & heir to the premises & within age viz. of the age of four or five years and that after his death there happened nothing to the Lady for a heriot because it was a reversion etc. [This is just a notification to the court of Edmund's right to his inheritance which the court accepts and records]6
  • Anecdote*: Note that John Latter is identified as being deceased in his father's will made 20 Jan 1654/55.4

Family:

Elizabeth (?) b. c 1625, d. 1688

Children:

Edmund Latter b. 16 Sep 1649, d. bt 1675 - 1680
John Latter b. 31 Mar 1654, d. c 1700

Citations

  1. [S388] Website "FamilySearch" (http://www.familysearch.org/) ""England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6XZ-3W1 : 10 February 2018, John Latter, ); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,468,914."
  2. [S266] Index to People, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project, "Source: 5; Entry: 63530."
  3. [S464] Indexed translation of a court book of the manor of Rotherfield, 1631-1724 (ESRO: PAR 465/26/1/6) "p.50 (p.63 of PDF - Pullein Transcription Vol VI - Rotherfield 1631 - 1724 Court Rolls Part 1 to 1665)."
  4. [S135] Will of Edmund Latter of Tonbridge, Kent, England, made 20 Jan 1654, proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 2 Jan 1656. (TNA: PROB 11/261/251).
  5. [S464] Indexed translation of a court book of the manor of Rotherfield, 1631-1724 (ESRO: PAR 465/26/1/6) "p.67 (p.83 of PDF - Pullein Transcription Vol VI - Rotherfield 1631 - 1724 Court Rolls Part 1 to 1665)."
  6. [S464] Indexed translation of a court book of the manor of Rotherfield, 1631-1724 (ESRO: PAR 465/26/1/6) "p.67 (p.83 of PDF - Pullein Transcription Vol VI - Rotherfield 1631 - 1724 Court Rolls Part 1 to 1665)."

Edmund Latter

b. circa 1650, d. circa 1705
Last Edited: 7 Oct 2019
  • Birth*: Edmund Latter was born circa 1650 at Sussex, England.
  • Anecdote: This Edmund Latter is not the one baptised 16 Sep 1649 at Rotherfield, son of John Latter junior, as manorial records confirm that he died without issue (i.e. didn't have children so his estate passed to his younger brother John Latter). He may be the Edmund Latter bap. 2 Feb 1643/44 son of Andrew Latter and Alice Downe.1,2
  • Marriage: Edmund Latter married Mary Lashmar on 11 June 1678 at Rotherfield, Sussex, EnglandB.3
  • Anecdote*: Title: Copy of court roll, manor of Rotherfield
    Date: 24 Oct 1678
    Repository: East Sussex Record Office
    ESRO reference: SAS/AB/405
    Description:
    Surrender of Edmund Latter to use of Edmund Latter for life, and then to his intended wife, Mary Lashmore, then to their issue, and his admission thereon
    messuage in which Edmund Latter dwells, with gardens, on Rotherfield Hill (one rood) and a barn called Bonnetts with way leading from messuage to barn; also garden (one rood) called Bachelands next to the barn, and pice of meadow (half acre), also lodge or hovel [tigellum] and garden formerly of Adam Fermor in Rotherfield
    Steward: Thomas Houghton
    [rough endorsement: Latter's settlement on his wife. This is copyhold from a thorn left in the fence of the laurel hedge, the other side of the laurel hedge westward is freehold]
    [Latin].
  • Occupation*: Edmund Latter was a cordwainer.
  • Anecdote*: Title: Lewes Sessions: orders relating to poor relief
    Date: 18-19 Jul 1689
    Repository: East Sussex Record Office
    ESRO reference: QO/9/1689-07-18
    Description: Order for Edmund LATTER of Rotherfield who appears to the court to be a person of good ability to pay parish officers of same 30s per annum, quarterly, towards the relief of ..blank. LATTER his mother.
  • Anecdote: There are only two widows buried at Rotherfield after the above court order before 1710, and they are:
    Anne Latter, widow, buried 27 Apr 1690, widow
    Mary Latter, buried 4 Apr 1691, widow.
  • Death*: Edmund Latter died circa 1705 at Rotherfield, Sussex, EnglandB.
  • Anecdote: Title: Covenant to surrender for £125
    Date: 5 Oct 1706
    ESRO reference: SAS/AB/408
    Description: Mary Latter of Rotherfield, widow of Edmund Latter of Rotherfield, cordwinder, and Humphrey Latter of Groombridge, Kent, mercer, only son and heir of Edmund Latter, to Humphrey Fowle of Rotherfield, esq
    messuage with garden upon Rotherfield Hill (one rood); also barn called Bonnetts with a way from the messuage to barn; also garden (one rood) called Bachelands near the barn; and a parcel of meadow (half acre); also lodge or hovel formerly a kitchen and now one garden formerly belonging to Adam Fermor; all held of the manor of Rotherfield and now occupied by James Mugridge and formerly the lands and tenements of Edmund Latter deceased, surrendered by him 4 Oct 1678 to use of Edmund Latter and remainder to Mary Latter by name of Mary Lashmore his then intended wife for her life.

Family:

Mary Lashmar

Children:

Edmund Latter b. 8 Dec 1680, d. 1688
Mary Latter b. 3 Sep 1683, d. Dec 1683
Humphry Latter+ b. 29 Jul 1685, d. 1722

Citations

  1. [S464] Indexed translation of a court book of the manor of Rotherfield, 1631-1724 (ESRO: PAR 465/26/1/6) "Pullein Transcription Vol VI - Rotherfield 1631 - 1724 Court Rolls Part 1 to 1665, p.67 (p.83 of PDF).
    "
  2. [S464] Indexed translation of a court book of the manor of Rotherfield, 1631-1724 (ESRO: PAR 465/26/1/6) "Pullein Transcription Vol VI - Rotherfield 1631 - 1724 Court Rolls Part 2 from 1666 & index, p.110 (p.28 of PDF).
    "
  3. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

John Latter

b. 31 March 1654, d. circa 1700

Parents:

Father: John Latter b. 9 Nov 1606, d. 1654
Mother: Elizabeth (?) b. c 1625, d. 1688
Last Edited: 4 Dec 2023
  • Birth: John Latter was born in 1654 at England.
  • Baptism*: John Latter was baptized on 31 March 1654 at St Denys, Rotherfield, Sussex, EnglandB, Abode: Town Row.1
  • He was the son of John Latter and Elizabeth (?)
  • (Witness) Will: John Latter is mentioned in the will of Edmund Latter dated 20 January 1654/55 at Tonbridge, Kent, EnglandB.2
  • Anecdote: Title: Lewes Sessions: orders relating to poor relief
    Date: 19 Apr 1694
    ESRO: QO/10/1694-04-19
    On the examination of Anne MOORE an inhabitant of All Saints, Lewes singlewoman, it appears that John LATTER of St Michael's had carnal knowledge of her and by him she had a male bastard born in All Saints named John; LATTER has run away leaving the child to the charge of All Saints; he had to him and his heirs a messuage or tenement and 5 acres of land called Salters Hill at Town Row, Rotherfield in the possession of Richard RUSSELL; JP's ordered the rents to £5 per annum to be paid to All Saints; he had no goods to be found; order is now confirmed with the right of All Saints to re-tenant the property if Russell leaves.
  • Anecdote*: The Rotherfield manorial court held on 7 Jul 1695 records:
    At this court comes John Latter a customary tenant & surrenders 1 messuage with appurtenances & 5 acres of assart in Rotherfield held by the yearly rent of 3/- heriot & other services called Salters [at Town Row on Packhams Hill - Pullein]. To use & …… of Elizabeth now wife of Thomas Hutchinson of Rotherfield Batcher & the heirs of the said Elizabeth for ever which said Elizabeth present in court praysed And she gives the lord for fine £5.
    The Salters property had been in the Latter family for 100 years (1595-1695).
    Note: Thomas Hutchinson married Elizabeth Greenwood by licence at Tonbridge on 29 Oct 1682, with the record stating that Thomas was "of Rotherfield". Thomas HUTCHENSON bap. 9 Jan 1647/48 at Rotherfield, son of Richard. Elizabeth Greenwood possibly bap. 13 Mar 1659 at Tonbridge, Kent, daughter of John.3
  • Death*: John Latter died circa 1700 at England.
  • Anecdote: John may have been the last male Latter in his line (originating from Edmund Latter (c1575-1655)).

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S135] Will of Edmund Latter of Tonbridge, Kent, England, made 20 Jan 1654, proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 2 Jan 1656. (TNA: PROB 11/261/251).
  3. [S464] Indexed translation of a court book of the manor of Rotherfield, 1631-1724 (ESRO: PAR 465/26/1/6) "(p.60 of PDF - Pullein Transcription Vol VI - Rotherfield 1631 - 1724 Court Rolls Part 2 from 1666 & index)."

Edmund Latter

b. 16 September 1649, d. between 1675 and 1680

Parents:

Father: John Latter b. 9 Nov 1606, d. 1654
Mother: Elizabeth (?) b. c 1625, d. 1688
Last Edited: 7 Oct 2019
  • Birth: Edmund Latter was born in 1649 at England.
  • Baptism*: Edmund Latter was baptized on 16 September 1649 at St Denys, Rotherfield, Sussex, EnglandB, son of John junior.1
  • He was the son of John Latter and Elizabeth (?)
  • (Witness) Will: Edmund Latter is mentioned in the will of Edmund Latter dated 20 January 1654/55 at Tonbridge, Kent, EnglandB.2
  • Death*: Edmund Latter died between 1675 and 1680 at Sussex, England.3,4
  • Anecdote: The manorial records below show that Edmund Latter died between 1675-1680 and that he had no heirs, suggesting he never married and had no children.
  • Anecdote*: Rotherfield Manorial Court 15 Sep 1675
    At this court the lord grants licence to John PAGE & Elizabeth his wife formerly wife of William LATTER deceased, to let to farm a messuage, tenement, garden orchard & 3 pieces or parcels of land & meadow with appurtenances in Rotherfield called Salters hill to Edmund LATTER of …. [Frant?] from the feast of The annunciation B.V.M [Blessed Virgin Mary] now next to follow for 21 years accepts[?] the lord & his heirs rent & ….. for the said premises in paid & accustomed [?] And make condition that no washe shall be made in the said premises during the said term
    Pullein Transcription Vol VI - Rotherfield 1631 - 1724 Court Rolls Part 2 from 1666 & index, p.101 (p.16 of PDF)
    Comment:
    Elizabeth PAGE (previously LATTER, wife of William LATTER who died 1640) has use of the property during her life so ownership will not pass to her nephew Edmund (heir to the property) until her death. Edmund gets to farm the property before then by leasing it from Elizabeth.4
  • Anecdote: Rotherfield Manorial Court 13 Apr 1680
    They present that Elizabeth formerly wife of John PAGE & before of William LATTER, who held for the term of her life etc. one messuage & 5 acres of assart with appurtenances in Rotherfield [Salters at Town Row – Pullein] held by the yearly rent of 3/- & heriot & other services since last court died so seised after whose death nothing falls to the lord for heriot because she had a husband [?]
    And that after the death of the said Elizabeth the said premises descended to Edmund LATTER & his heirs and he afterwards died without issue and that after his death the said premises descended to John Latter & his heirs as brother the heir of Edmund And that there fell no heriot after the death of Edmund because he had no animal. Comes the said John LATTER & prays etc. And he makes for two reliefs 6/- etc.
    Pullein Transcription Vol VI - Rotherfield 1631 - 1724 Court Rolls Part 2 from 1666 & index, p.110 (p.28 of PDF)
    Note:
    Elizabeth LATTER, widow, married John PAGE, weaver of Waldron, on 22 Nov 1641.
    Elizabeth PAGE was buried 5 Jan 1680 at Waldron (“wife of John”).3

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S135] Will of Edmund Latter of Tonbridge, Kent, England, made 20 Jan 1654, proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 2 Jan 1656. (TNA: PROB 11/261/251).
  3. [S464] Indexed translation of a court book of the manor of Rotherfield, 1631-1724 (ESRO: PAR 465/26/1/6) "Pullein Transcription Vol VI - Rotherfield 1631 - 1724 Court Rolls Part 2 from 1666 & index, p.110 (p.28 of PDF).
    "
  4. [S464] Indexed translation of a court book of the manor of Rotherfield, 1631-1724 (ESRO: PAR 465/26/1/6) "Pullein Transcription Vol VI - Rotherfield 1631 - 1724 Court Rolls Part 2 from 1666 & index, p.101 (p.16 of PDF).
    "

Elizabeth (?)

b. circa 1625, d. 1688
Last Edited: 5 Oct 2019

Family 1:

John Latter b. 9 Nov 1606, d. 1654

Children:

Edmund Latter b. 16 Sep 1649, d. bt 1675 - 1680
John Latter b. 31 Mar 1654, d. c 1700

Family 2:

George Tompsett d. 1688

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  2. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

George Tompsett

d. 1688
Last Edited: 5 Oct 2019

Family:

Elizabeth (?) b. c 1625, d. 1688

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  2. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Edmund Latter

b. 7 February 1618/19

Parents:

Father: John Latter b. c 1575, d. 1662
Mother: Elizabeth (?) d. 1652
Last Edited: 8 Oct 2019

Family:

Child:

Catherine Latter b. 24 Dec 1648, d. 1668

Citations

  1. [S388] Website "FamilySearch" (http://www.familysearch.org/) ""England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3G2-S5T : 10 February 2018, Edmond Latter, ); citing - 2:2JHH8B7, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,279."

Alice Latter

b. 1 October 1609, d. October 1609

Parents:

Father: John Latter b. c 1575, d. 1662
Mother: Elizabeth (?) d. 1652
Last Edited: 8 Oct 2019

Citations

  1. [S388] Website "FamilySearch" (http://www.familysearch.org/) ""England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6XZ-929 : 10 February 2018, Alice Latter, ); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,468,914."
  2. [S388] Website "FamilySearch" (http://www.familysearch.org/) "Film: 004426969; Image 326."
  3. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Ann Latter

b. 1605

Parents:

Father: John Latter b. c 1575, d. 1662
Mother: Elizabeth (?) d. 1652
Last Edited: 6 Oct 2019

Citations

  1. [S388] Website "FamilySearch" (http://www.familysearch.org/) ""England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NDZR-6MF : 10 February 2018, Anne Latter, ); citing - 2:2JHGLTW, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,279."

Mary Lyte

Last Edited: 6 Oct 2019

Family:

Humphry Latter b. 29 Jul 1685, d. 1722

Child:

Humphrey Latter b. 23 Jun 1723, d. 1789

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

Humphrey Latter

b. 23 June 1723, d. 1789

Parents:

Father: Humphry Latter b. 29 Jul 1685, d. 1722
Mother: Mary Lyte
Last Edited: 6 Oct 2019

Citations

  1. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.