
1.
William10 Sheather (William9,
William8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas5,
John4, John3, Thomas2,
Thomas (The
Elder)1) was born 1791 in Peasmarsh,
Sussex, England, and died 1867 in Rye, Sussex, England.
He met (1) Alice Whiteman.
He married (2) Mary Pain 18 February
1831 in Beckley, Sussex, England. She was born 1791 in
Sussex, England, and died 1848 in Rye Reg.,
Sussex, England.
Notes for William
Sheather:
Overseers of the Poor:
bastardy - ref. PAR511/34
Bastardy
orders
FILE - Bastardy order -
ref. PAR511/34/4/5 - date: 17 Oct
1815
[from Scope and Content]
against William Sheather of Beckley, labourer, father of the bastard
son of Alice Whiteman born at
the workhouse 26 Sep 1815
FILE - Summons for failing
to obey bastardy order - ref.
PAR511/34/4/26 - date:
1822
[from Scope and Content]
against William Sheather father of the bastard son of Alice Whiteman
born at the
workhouse
WINCHELSEA CORPORATION
RECORDS
Court
papers
Recognizances
FILE - William Sheather of
Beckley, labourer, in £20 and Peter Dulvey Stoneham, miller, in £10
for Sheather to appear at the
next Quarter Sessions to answer a charge that he is the father of
Alice Whiteman's bastard child;
11 Jul 1815; appeared and discharged; Endorsed:
'Recognizance
respited till the Michaelmas Sessions 1815' - ref. WIN/252 - date: 17 Oct
1815
WINCHELSEA CORPORATION
RECORDS
Letter from William
Sheather, Brede to (The Overseers of Winchelsea) 19th January
1825
"I have made arrangements
with Mrs Cogger concerning the boy. This is to inform you that from
25th December 1825 I shall
pay the money to het, Mrs Cogger and I hope you will not give me any
trouble about the last
quarter's pay as I shall some and see you before
long.
Endorsed W Sheather for
bastardy.
WINCHELSEA CORPORATION
RECORDS
Letter from William
Sheather, Brede to (Charles Arnett Winchelsea assistant overseer 10th
October
1825
"I am sorry [to] say I have
been so ill for this five weeks past that I have not been able to do the
least thing but thank God I
am now getting a little better and when I am able to come over I shall
come and settle the
account.
More About William
Sheather:
1841 Census: HO107 1106
Sch. 43 Page 3
1841 Census-1: Reliving
Officer
1841 Census-2: Beckley, Sussex, England
1851 Census: HO107 1634
Folio 450 Page 1
1851 Census-1: Reliving
Officer
1851 Census-2: 4 Oakes,
Beckley, Sussex, England
1861 Census: RG9 558 Page
8
1861 Census-1: Reliving
Officer
1861 Census-2: Four Oaks,
Beckley, Sussex, England
Baptism: 06 March 1791,
Beckley, Peasmarsh, Sussex, England
Death Ref.: Vol. 2b Page 6
December 1867 1/4 Rye Reg., Sussex, England
More About Mary
Pain:
1841 Census: HO107 1106
Sch. 43 Page 3
1841 Census-1: Beckley, Sussex, England
More About William
Sheather and Mary Pain:
Marriage: 18 February 1831,
Beckley, Sussex, England
Child of William Sheather
and Alice Whiteman is:
2
i.
Unknown11 Whiteman, born 26 September 1815 in Beckley
Workhouse, Sussex,
England.
Child of William Sheather
and Mary Pain is:
3
i.
Frederick11 Sheather, born 1833 in Udimore, Sussex, England.
More About Frederick
Sheather:
Baptism: 31 March 1833,
Udimore, Sussex, England (Source: Jane Baker
(Sheather). Nov 2003)