The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Elizabeth Sellen [Bassett]
Generation No. 1
  1. Elizabeth Sellen [Bassett] She was born 1779; died Oct 1847 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 68 years; buried 31st Oct 1847 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Thomas Sellens, labourer on 3rd Jun 1801 at Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1774 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 25th Aug 1774 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Sellens and Hannah Sellens; died Oct 1839 at Fletching Street, Mayfield, Sussex, aged 65 years; buried 23rd Oct 1839 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iJames who was born 1808 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 8th May 1808 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Sellen and Elizabeth Sellen
  iiJohn who was born 1812 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 28th Jun 1812 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Sellings and Elizabeth Sellings; died Sep 1812 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 17 weeks; buried 22nd Sep 1812 Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiFrances who was born 1814 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12th Jun 1814 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Sellens (labourer) and Elizabeth Sellens; died Nov 1826 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 12 years; buried 27th Nov 1826 Mayfield, Sussex
3 ivThomas who was born 1816 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 27th May 1816 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Sellin (labourer) and Elizabeth Sellin
4 vRobert who was born 1820 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 16th Jul 1820 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Sellin (labourer) and Elizabeth Sellin
   
Generation No. 2
  2. James Sellen, farm labourer was the son of Thomas Sellens, labourer and Elizabeth Sellen [Bassett]. He was born 1808 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 8th May 1808 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Sellen and Elizabeth Sellen
  iHarriet who was born 1828 at Sussex
  He married (1) Harriet Collins on 29th Mar 1828 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1807 at Sussex; died Dec 1848 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 41 years; buried 28th Dec 1848 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFrances who was born 1830 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 28th Mar 1830 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of James Sellins (labourer) and Harriet Sellins
  iiCharlotte who was born 1831 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 11th Dec 1831 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of James Sellin (labourer) and Harriet Sellin
5 iiiElizabeth who was born 1834 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 9th Feb 1834 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of James Sellin (labourer) and Harriet Sellin
  ivWilliam who was born 1836 at Crabb Hill, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Mar 1836 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of James Sellen (labourer) and Harriet Sellen
  vJames who was born 1838 at Crabb Hill, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 18th Mar 1838 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of James Sellin (labourer) and Harriet Sellin
  viMartha who was born 1841 at Cowdens Hill, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jan 1841 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of James Sellins (labourer) and Harriet Sellins
  viiEliza who was born 1843 at Crabs Cottage, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Sep 1843 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of James Sellen (labourer) and Harriet Sellen
  viiiGeorge who was born 1846 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd May 1846 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of James Sellens (labourer) and Harriet Sellens
  ixAnn who was born 1848 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th Dec 1848 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of James Sellings (labourer) and Harriet Sellings; died Jan 1849 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 6 weeks; buried 24th Jan 1849 Mayfield, Sussex
  He married (2) Harriett Wood [Sellings] [Heasman] [Relf] on Oct to Dec 1860, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1860 Q4 Vol 2b Page 143. She was born 1832 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1907, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1907 Q1 Vol 2b Page 93, aged 73 years. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born 1862 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiRosehanna who was born 1864 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiJohn who was born 1866 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivAlice who was born 1869 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  vHenry Thomas who was born 28th May 1873 at Pinehurst, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Aug 1873 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of James Selling (labourer) and Harriet Selling
   
  3. Thomas Sellin, farm labourer was the son of Thomas Sellens, labourer and Elizabeth Sellen [Bassett]. He was born 1816 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 27th May 1816 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Sellin (labourer) and Elizabeth Sellin
  He married Ann Foster on 11th Mar 1837 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1812 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHannah who was born 1838 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Apr 1838 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Sellens (labourer) and Ann Sellens
  iiCaroline who was born 1841 at Fletching Street, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jan 1841 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Sellins (labourer) and Ann Sellins; died Jun 1860 Speldhurst, Kent, aged 19 years; buried 22nd Jun 1860 Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiAnn who was born 1842 at Fletching Street, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Nov 1842 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Sellen (labourer) and Ann Sellen; died Nov 1851 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 9 years; buried 3rd Nov 1851 Mayfield, Sussex
6 ivThomas who was born 1844 at Fletching Street, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12th May 1844 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Sellen (labourer) and Ann Sellen
  vFrances who was born 1845 at Harlotts, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1846 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Sellens (labourer) and Ann Sellens; died Aug 1855 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 9 years; buried 26th Aug 1855 Mayfield, Sussex
7 viRobert who was born 1848 at Harlotts, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Apr 1848 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Sellings (labourer) and Ann Sellings
  viiElizabeth who was born 1850 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1850 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Sellens (labourer) and Ann Sellens
  viiiNancy who was born 1852 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1852 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Sellings (labourer) and Ann Sellings
8 ixJacob who was born 1855 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Apr 1855 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Sellens (labourer) and Ann Sellens
  xHarriett who was born 1857 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd May 1857 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Sellings (labourer) and Ann Sellings
  xiJohn James who was born 1859 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Aug 1859 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Sellings (labourer) and Ann Sellings
   
  4. Robert Sellin was the son of Thomas Sellens, labourer and Elizabeth Sellen [Bassett]. He was born 1820 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 16th Jul 1820 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Sellin (labourer) and Elizabeth Sellin
  iGeorge who was born 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  5. Elizabeth Heasman [Sellens] was the daughter of James Sellen, farm labourer and Harriet Sellings [Collins]. She was born 1834 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 9th Feb 1834 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of James Sellin (labourer) and Harriet Sellin
  iCaroline who was born 1853 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiJulia who was born 1857 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married Anthony Heasman, shoemaker on 30th May 1857 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 20th Oct 1821 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 13th Jan 1822 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iIsabel who was born 1858 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Nov 1858 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
9 iiJames who was born 1861 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Jun 1861 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiAlfred who was born 1864 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Jan 1864 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivFrances who was born 1866 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 28th Oct 1866 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  vSamuel who was born 29th Mar 1869 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 13th Jun 1869 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viCharles Albert who was born 3rd Jan 1872 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11th Feb 1872 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiEmily who was born 1875 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Dec 1875 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  6. Thomas Sellings, labourer was the son of Thomas Sellin, farm labourer and Ann Sellings [Foster]. He was born 1844 at Fletching Street, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12th May 1844 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Sellen (labourer) and Ann Sellen
  He married Elizabeth Fry on July to Sep 1865, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1865 Q3 Vol 2a Page 707. She was born 1848 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
  iThomas who was born 1866 at Pembury, Kent
  iiCaroline who was born 1869 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiiFrederick who was born 1872 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  ivAmos who was born 1874 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  vAlbert who was born 1876 at Speldhurst, Kent
   
  7. Robert Sellings, bricklayer was the son of Thomas Sellin, farm labourer and Ann Sellings [Foster]. He was born 1848 at Harlotts, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Apr 1848 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Sellings (labourer) and Ann Sellings
  He married Clara Lawrence on Oct to Dec 1872, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1872 Q4 Vol 2a Page 877. She was born 1853 at Capel, Kent. They had the following children:
  iRose who was born 1874 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiKate who was born 1875 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiiWalter who was born 1878 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  ivAlice who was born Aug 1880 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
  8. Jacob Sellings, labourer was the son of Thomas Sellin, farm labourer and Ann Sellings [Foster]. He was born 1855 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Apr 1855 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Sellens (labourer) and Ann Sellens
  He married Elizabeth Jane Coppard on Oct to Dec 1875, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1875 Q4 Vol 2a Page 961. She was born 1857 at Speldhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iAmy who was born 1877 at Speldhurst, Kent
  iiBertha who was born 1878 at Speldhurst, Kent
  iiiClara who was born Oct 1880 at Speldhurst, Kent
   
Generation No. 4
  9. James Heaseman, signalman on railway was the son of Anthony Heasman, shoemaker and Elizabeth Heasman [Sellens]. He was born 1861 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Jun 1861 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married (1) Esther Smith on July to Sep 1882, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1882 Q3 ol 2b Page 198. She was born 1862 at Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 2nd May 1883 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Jun 1883 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiHenry Albert who was born 23rd Sep 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Nov 1884 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiGeorge Anthony who was born 4th May 1886 at Westham, Sussex; christened 29th Aug 1886 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivEmma G. who was born 1889 at Westham, Sussex
  He married (2) Naomi Vaughan on Oct to Dec 1892, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1892 Q4 Vol 2b Page 382. She was born 1849 at Arundel, Sussex
   

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