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James Sellen, farm labourer, son of Thomas Sellens, labourer and Elizabeth Sellen [Bassett]
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Date
Type
Information
Source
 
1808
Born
In the Parish of Mayfield, Sussex
Mayfield Parish Registers
 
8th May 1808
Christened
At St. Dunstan Church in the Parish of Mayfield, Sussex; son of Thomas Sellen and Elizabeth Sellen
Mayfield Parish Registers
 
1828
Birth of a daughter
Harriet in the County of Sussex
1841 Census
Mayfield, Sussex
 
29th March 1828
Married
Harriet Collins at St. Dunstan Church in the Parish of Mayfield, Sussex
Mayfield Marriage Registers
 
1830
Birth of a daughter
Frances in the Parish of Mayfield, Sussex
Mayfield Parish Registers
 
1831
Birth of a daughter
Charlotte in the Parish of Mayfield, Sussex
Mayfield Parish Registers
 
1834
Birth of a daughter
Elizabeth in the Parish of Mayfield, Sussex
Mayfield Parish Registers
 
1836
Birth of a son
William at Crabb Hill in the Parish of Mayfield, Sussex
Mayfield Parish Registers
 
1838
Birth of a son
James at Crabb Hill in the Parish of Mayfield, Sussex
Mayfield Parish Registers
 
1841
Birth of a daughter
Martha at Cowdens Hill in the Parish of Mayfield, Sussex
Mayfield Parish Registers
 
6th June 1841
Census
At Crab Cottage in the Parish of Mayfield, Sussex; James Sellens, M, Head, age 30 to 34, born Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
1841 Census
Mayfield, Sussex
 
1843
Birth of a daughter
Eliza at Crabs Cottage in the Parish of Mayfield, Sussex
Mayfield Parish Registers
 
1846
Birth of a son
George in the Parish of Mayfield, Sussex
Mayfield Parish Registers
 
1848
Birth of a daughter
Ann in the Parish of Mayfield, Sussex
Mayfield Parish Registers
 
30th March 1851
Census
At Frant Bakers in the Parish of Mayfield, Sussex; Head; widowed; occupation: farm labourer
1851 Census
Mayfield, Sussex
 
Oct to Dec 1860
Married
Harriett Wood [Sellings] [Heasman] [Relf]; registered at Uckfield District, Sussex; ref: 1860 Q4 Vol 2b Page 143
Register of marriages
 
7th April 1861
Census
At Chilley Cottage in the Parish of Mayfield, Sussex; James Sellings, M, Head, married, age 53, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
1861 Census
Mayfield, Sussex
 
1862
Birth of a daughter
Ann in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
1871 Census
Rotherfield and Crowborough
 
1864
Birth of a daughter
Rosehanna in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
1871 Census
Rotherfield and Crowborough
 
1866
Birth of a son
John in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
1881 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
 
1869
Birth of a daughter
Alice in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
1881 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
 
2nd April 1871
Census
At Pinehurst Cottage in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; James Sellings, M, Head, married, age 65, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
1871 Census
Rotherfield and Crowborough
 
28th May 1873
Birth of a son
Henry Thomas at Pinehurst in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
Rotherfield Parish Registers
 
3rd April 1881
Census
At Derridge in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; James Sellings, M, Head, married, age 78, born Mayfield; occupation: farm labourer
1881 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex

Ancestor's report
Descendent's report
Sellens, Sellen, Sellon, Sellin, Seling, Selling, Sellings, Sellins, Sillens family records
The ancestral pedigree of James Sellen, farm labourer
  
2nd marriageThomas Sellingm: 21st Oct 1773 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, SussexHannah Peckham 
 b: 1745
d: Mar 1825 Mayfield, Sussex
bur: 5th Mar 1825 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  b: 1751
d: Mar 1831 Mayfield, Sussex
bur: 30th Mar 1831 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
 
  
        
Thomas Samuel Hannah Anne Mary Philadelphia Cordelia John
b: 1774 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 25th Aug 1774 St. Dunstan Church
d: Oct 1839 Fletching Street, Mayfield, Sussex
bur: 23rd Oct 1839 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
 b: 1776 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 28th Mar 1776 St. Dunstan Church
d: Jul 1834 Mayfield, Sussex
bur: 16th Jul 1834 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
 b: 1778 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 5th Jan 1778 St. Dunstan Church
 b: 1780 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 11th Feb 1780 St. Dunstan Church
 b: 1782 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 1st Mar 1782 St. Dunstan Church
 b: 1785 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 16th Jan 1785 St. Dunstan Church
 b: 1788 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 9th Mar 1788 St. Dunstan Church
 b: 1791 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 15th May 1791 St. Dunstan Church
           
Grandfather
record
   
   
   
 Thomas Sellens
labourer
m: 3rd Jun 1801 Mayfield, SussexElizabeth Bassett 
 b: 1774 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 25th Aug 1774 St. Dunstan Church
d: Oct 1839 Fletching Street, Mayfield, Sussex
bur: 23rd Oct 1839 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  b: 1779
d: Oct 1847 Mayfield, Sussex
bur: 31st Oct 1847 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
 
  
     
 James John Frances Thomas Robert
 b: 1808 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 8th May 1808 St. Dunstan Church
 b: 1812 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 28th Jun 1812 St. Dunstan Church
d: Sep 1812 Mayfield, Sussex
bur: 22nd Sep 1812 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
 b: 1814 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 12th Jun 1814 St. Dunstan Church
d: Nov 1826 Mayfield, Sussex
bur: 27th Nov 1826 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
 b: 1816 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 27th May 1816 St. Dunstan Church
 b: 1820 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 16th Jul 1820 St. Dunstan Church
         
Parental
record
   
   
   
1st marriageJames Sellen
farm labourer
m: 29th Mar 1828 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, SussexHarriet Collins 
 b: 1808 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 8th May 1808 St. Dunstan Church
  b: 1807 Sussex
d: Dec 1848 Mayfield, Sussex
bur: 28th Dec 1848 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
 
  
          
Harriet  Charlotte  William James Martha Eliza George Ann
b: 1828 Sussex  b: 1831 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 11th Dec 1831 St. Dunstan Church
  b: 1836 Crabb Hill, Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 6th Mar 1836 St. Dunstan Church
 b: 1838 Crabb Hill, Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 18th Mar 1838 St. Dunstan Church
 b: 1841 Cowdens Hill, Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 3rd Jan 1841 St. Dunstan Church
 b: 1843 Crabs Cottage, Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 3rd Sep 1843 St. Dunstan Church
 b: 1846 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 3rd May 1846 St. Dunstan Church
 b: 1848 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 29th Dec 1848 St. Dunstan Church
d: Jan 1849 Mayfield, Sussex
bur: 24th Jan 1849 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
 Frances Elizabeth      
 b: 1830 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 28th Mar 1830 St. Dunstan Church
 b: 1834 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 9th Feb 1834 St. Dunstan Church
      
                 
Family
record
    
2nd marriageJames Sellen
farm labourer
m: Oct to Dec 1860Harriett Heasman2nd marriage
 b: 1808 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 8th May 1808 St. Dunstan Church
  b: 1832 Rotherfield, Sussex
d: Jan to Mar 1907
 
  
     
 Ann Rosehanna John Alice Henry Thomas
 b: 1862 Rotherfield, Sussex b: 1864 Rotherfield, Sussex b: 1866 Rotherfield, Sussex b: 1869 Rotherfield, Sussex b: 28th May 1873 Pinehurst, Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 10th Aug 1873 St. Denys Church
      

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