John Sellens & Mary Button

1.  John⁸ Sellens  (Robert⁷, Robert⁶, John⁵, Robert⁴, John³ Sellen, Robert², William¹ Sellyn)

(Source: Mark Milton) was born 1787 in Sedlescombe, Sussex, England, and died 1878 in

Crowhurst, Sussex, England. 

He married Mary Button 31 March 1811 in Crowhurst, Sussex, England, daughter of William

Button and Sarah Harmor.  She was born 1791 in Crowhurst, Sussex, England.

More About John Sellens:

1841 Census: HO107 1105 Sch. 16 Page 6

1841 Census-1: Farmer

1841 Census-2: Copards Farm, Crowhurst, Sussex, England

1851 Census: HO107 1636 Folio 144 Page 5

1851 Census-1: Farmer of 270 acres employing 2 men

1851 Census-2: Hill Farm, Crowhurst, Sussex, England

1861 Census: RG9 565 Folio 114 Page 9

1861 Census-1: Farmer of 100 acres employing 3 men and 2 boys

1861 Census-2: Old Castle, Dallington, Sussex, England

1871 Census: RG10 1037 Folio 29 Page 7

1871 Census-1: Retired Farmer

1871 Census-2: Woodhill and Castle, Dallington, Sussex, England

Baptism: 23 December 1787, Sedlescombe, Sussex, England (Source: Mark Milton)

Death Ref.: Vol. 2b Page 35 March 1879 1/4 Battle Reg., Sussex, England

More About Mary Button:

1841 Census: HO107 1105 Sch. 16 Page 6

1841 Census-1: Crowhurst, Sussex, England

1851 Census: HO107 1636 Folio 144 Page 5

1851 Census-1: Hill Farm, Crowhurst, Sussex, England

Baptism: 09 October 1791, Crowhurst, Sussex, England

More About John Sellens and Mary Button:

Marriage: 31 March 1811, Crowhurst, Sussex, England (Source: Mark Milton)

Children of John Sellens and Mary Button are:

+      2                 i.    James⁹ Sellens, born 1811 in Crowhurst, Sussex, England; died 05 August 1874 in

                                 Russell, Russell County, Kansas, USA.

+      3                ii.    Thomas Sellens, born 1814 in Crowhurst, Sussex, England; died 1885 in Sevenoaks Reg., Kent, England.

+      4               iii.    Sophia Sellens, born 1817 in Crowhurst, Sussex, England; died 1883 in Cranbrook Reg., Kent, England.

        5               iv.    John Sellens, born 1819 in Ewhurst, Sussex, England; died 1881 in Battle Reg., Sussex, England. 

                                 He married Mary Ann wife of John Sellens 1854 in Battle Reg., Sussex, England; born

                                 1812 in Ewhurst, Sussex, England; died 1891 in Battle Reg., Sussex, England.

More About John Sellens:

1841 Census: HO107 1105 Sch. 16 Page 6

1841 Census-1: Male Servant

1841 Census-2: Crowhurst, Sussex, England

1851 Census: HO107 1636 Folio 144 Page 5

1851 Census-1: Hill Farm, Crowhurst, Sussex, England

1861 Census: RG9 564 Folio 73 Page 10

1861 Census-1: Farmer of 124 acres employing 4 men and 3 boys

1861 Census-2: Darwell Furnace Farm House, Mountfield, Sussex, England

1871 Census: RG10 1035 Folio 78 Page 13

1871 Census-1: Farmer of 125 acres employing 4 men and 1 boy

1871 Census-2: Darwell Furnace Farm House, Mountfield, Sussex, England

1881 Census: RG11 1033 Folio 70 Page 6

1881 Census-1: Farmer of 124 acres employing 3 men and 2 boys

1881 Census-2: Darwell Furnace Farm House, Mountfield, Sussex, England

Death Ref.: Vol. 2b Page 35 June 1881 1/4 Battle Reg., Sussex, England

More About Mary Ann wife of John Sellens:

1861 Census: RG9 564 Folio 73 Page 10

1861 Census-1: Darwell Furnace Farm House, Mountfield, Sussex, England

1871 Census: RG10 1035 Folio 78 Page 13

1871 Census-1: Darwell Furnace Farm House, Mountfield, Sussex, England

1881 Census: RG11 1033 Folio 70 Page 6

1881 Census-1: Darwell Furnace Farm House, Mountfield, Sussex, England

Death Ref.: Vol. 2b Page 49 March 1891 1/4 Battle Reg., Sussex, England

More About John Sellens and Mary Sellens:

Marriage: 1854, Battle Reg., Sussex, England

+      6                v.    Samuel Sellens, born 1822 in Crowhurst, Sussex, England; died 1878 in Cranbrook Reg., Kent, England.

+      7               vi.    Lydia (Liddy) Sellens, born 1824 in Crowhurst, Sussex, England.

+      8              vii.    Edmund Sellens, born 1827 in Crowhurst, Sussex, England; died 1892 in Hailsham, Reg., Sussex, England.

+      9             viii.    Alfred Sellens, born 1829 in Crowhurst, Sussex, England; died 1894 in Cranbrook Reg., Kent, England.

+      10              ix.    Mary Ann Sellens, born 1830 in Crowhurst, Sussex, England.

+      11               x.    Eliza Sellens, born 1834 in Crowhurst, Sussex, England.

Generation No. 2

        4.  Sophia⁹ Sellens (John⁸, Robert⁷, Robert⁶, John⁵, Robert⁴, John³ Sellen, Robert², William¹

Sellyn) was born 1817 in Crowhurst, Sussex, England, and died 1883 in Cranbrook Reg., Kent, England. 

She married (1) Henry Guess.  He was born 1829 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England. 

She married (2) Henry Sinden 12 February 1842 in Crowhurst, Sussex, England, son of Joseph

Sinden and Mary Burgess.  He was born 08 October 1815 in Catsfield, Sussex, England, and died

1844 in Cranbrook, Kent, England.

More About Sophia Sellens:

1841 Census: HO107 1105 Sch. 16 Page 6

1841 Census-1: Female Servant

1841 Census-2: Copards Farm, Crowhurst, Sussex, England

1851 Census: HO107 1619 Folio 366 Page 19

1851 Census-1: Blacksmith - Widow

1851 Census-2: Hawkhurst, Kent, England

1861 Census: RG9 508 Folio 125 Page 29

1861 Census-1: Smith's wife

1861 Census-2: Horns Road, Hawkhurst, Kent, England

1871 Census: RG10 952 Folio 31 Page 20

1871 Census-1: The Moor, Hawkhurst, Sussex, England

1881 Census: RG11 940 Folio 49 Page 33

1881 Census-1: The Moor, Hawkhurst, Sussex, England

Death Ref.: Vol. 2a Page 436 June 1883 1/4 Cranbrook Reg., Kent, England

More About Henry Guess:

1861 Census: RG9 508 Folio 125 Page 29

1861 Census-1: Blacksmith Master employing 1 man

1861 Census-2: Horns Road, Hawkhurst, Kent, England

1871 Census: RG10 952 Folio 31 Page 20

1871 Census-1: Smith employing 2 men

1871 Census-2: The Moor, Hawkhurst, Sussex, England

1881 Census: RG11 940 Folio 49 Page 33

1881 Census-1: Blacksmith

1881 Census-2: The Moor, Hawkhurst, Sussex, England

1891 Census: RG12 695 Folio 118 Page 24

1891 Census-1: Ironmonger

1891 Census-2: The Moor, Hawkhurst, Sussex, England

More About Henry Sinden:

1841 Census: HO107 1109 Page 9

1841 Census-1: Catsfield, Sussex, England

More About Henry Sinden and Sophia Sellens:

Marriage: 12 February 1842, Crowhurst, Sussex, England

Child of Sophia Sellens and Henry Guess is:

        30               i.    Rosina¹⁰ Guess, born 1860 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England. 

                                 She married George James S Bradley 1880 in Cranbrook Reg., Kent, England; born 1851

                                 in Canterbury, Kent, England.

More About Rosina Guess:

1861 Census: RG9 508 Folio 125 Page 29

1861 Census-1: Horns Road, Hawkhurst, Kent, England

1871 Census: RG10 952 Folio 31 Page 20

1871 Census-1: Scholar

1871 Census-2: The Moor, Hawkhurst, Sussex, England

1881 Census: RG11 939 Folio 92 Page 17

1881 Census-1: The Moor, Hawkhurst, Sussex, England

1891 Census: RG12 909 Folio 92 Page 4

1891 Census-1: With her step-brother Henry Sinden

1891 Census-2: School Masters House, Breamore, Hampshire, England

1901 Census: RG13 2810 Folio 211 Page 6

1901 Census-1: 21 Eton Road, Balsall Heath, Worcestershire, England

More About George James S Bradley:

1881 Census: RG11 939 Folio 92 Page 17

1881 Census-1: Architect and Design Master employing 3 men

1881 Census-2: The Moor, Hawkhurst, Sussex, England

1901 Census: RG13 2810 Folio 211 Page 6

1901 Census-1: Artist - Flowers and Landscape

1901 Census-2: 21 Eton Road, Balsall Heath, Worcestershire, England

More About George Bradley and Rosina Guess:

Marriage: 1880, Cranbrook Reg., Kent, England

Marriage Reference: Vol. 2a Page 1085 September 1880 1/4 Cranbrook Reg., Kent, England

Children of Sophia Sellens and Henry Sinden are:

      7.  Lydia (Liddy)⁹ Sellens (John⁸, Robert⁷, Robert⁶, John⁵, Robert⁴, John³ Sellen, Robert²,

William¹ Sellyn) was born 1824 in Crowhurst, Sussex, England. 

She married Horace Bourner 04 April 1850 in Catsfield, Sussex, England, son of Peter Bourner and

Jane Bourner.  He was born 1825 in Crowhurst, Sussex, England, and died 1870 in Eastbourne,

Sussex, England.

Notes for Lydia (Liddy) Sellens:

Marriage recorded as Sellons

More About Lydia (Liddy) Sellens:

1841 Census: HO107 1105 Sch. 16 Page 6

1841 Census-1: Female Servant

1841 Census-2: Crowhurst, Sussex, England

1851 Census: HO107 1638 Folio 393 Page 7

1851 Census-1: Broad Oak, Heathfield, Sussex, England

1861 Census-1: RG9 567 Folio 104 Page 6

1871 Census: RG10 1039 Folio 52 Page 7

1871 Census-1: Widow of a Miller Journeyman

1871 Census-2: 5 Crown Lane, Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Baptism: 16 October 1824, Crowhurst, Sussex, England

More About Horace Bourner:

1851 Census: HO107 1638 Folio 393 Page 7

1851 Census-1: Miller

1851 Census-2: Broad Oak, Heathfield, Sussex, England

1861 Census: RG9 567 Folio 104 Page 6

1861 Census-1: Miller Grinder

1861 Census-2: Stair Lane, Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Baptism: 04 September 1825, Crowhurst, Sussex, England

More About Horace Bourner and Lydia Sellens:

Marriage: 04 April 1850, Catsfield, Sussex, England

Children of Lydia Sellens and Horace Bourner are:

        37               i.    Alfred¹⁰ Bourner, born 1851 in Heathfield, Sussex, England; died 1863 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England.

More About Alfred Bourner:

1851 Census: HO107 1638 Folio 393 Page 7

1851 Census-1: 1 month old

1851 Census-2: Broad Oak, Heathfield, Sussex, England

1861 Census: RG9 567 Folio 104 Page 6

1861 Census-1: Scholar

1861 Census-2: Stair Lane, Eastbourne, Sussex, England

+      38              ii.    Albert Bourner, born 1854 in Heathfield, Sussex, England.

        9.  Alfred⁹ Sellens (John⁸, Robert⁷, Robert⁶, John⁵, Robert⁴, John³ Sellen, Robert², William¹

Sellyn) was born 1829 in Crowhurst, Sussex, England, and died 1894 in Cranbrook Reg., Kent, England. 

He married Jane Crouch 24 September 1857 in Crowhurst, Sussex, England, daughter of William

Crouch and Elizabeth Crouch.  She was born 1830 in Catsfield, Sussex, England, and died 1907 in

Cranbrook Reg., Kent, England.

More About Alfred Sellens:

1841 Census: HO107 1105 Sch. 16 Page 6

1841 Census-1: Crowhurst, Sussex, England

1851 Census: HO107 1636 Folio 144 Page 5

1851 Census-1: Hill Farm, Crowhurst, Sussex, England

1861 Census: RG9 564 Folio 73 Page 10

1861 Census-1: Farmer of 106 acres employing 2 labourers

1871 Census: RG10 1035 Folio 77 Page 12

1871 Census-1: Farmer of 106 acres employing 3 men and 1 boy

1871 Census-2: Park Pale House, Mountfield, Sussex, England

1881 Census: RG11 940 Folio 27 Page 48

1881 Census-1: Labourer in Coal Business

1881 Census-2: Woodbury Road, Hawkhurst, Kent, England

1891 Census: RG12 695 Folio 103 Page 41

1891 Census-1: Ag Labourer

1891 Census-2: Winchester Road, Hawkhurst, Kent, England

Baptism: 21 June 1829, Crowhurst, Sussex, England

Death Ref.: Vol. 2a Page 423 December 1894 1/4 Cranbrook Reg., Kent, England

More About Jane Crouch:

1841 Census: HO107 1109 Sch. 7 Page 7

1841 Census-1: Catsfield, Sussex, England

1861 Census: RG9 564 Folio 73 Page 10

1861 Census-1: Park Pale, Mountfield, Sussex, England

1871 Census: RG10 1035 Folio 77 Page 12

1871 Census-1: Park Pale House, Mountfield, Sussex, England

1881 Census: RG11 940 Folio 27 Page 48

1881 Census-1: Woodbury Road, Hawkhurst, Kent, England

1891 Census: RG12 695 Folio 103 Page 41

1891 Census-1: Winchester Road, Hawkhurst, Kent, England

1901 Census: RG13 777 Folio 20 Page 32

1901 Census-1: Widow

1901 Census-2: Winchester Road, Hawkhurst, Kent, England

Death Ref.: Vol. 2a Page 429 September 1907 1/4 Cranbrook Reg., Kent, England

More About Alfred Sellens and Jane Crouch:

Marriage: 24 September 1857, Crowhurst, Sussex, England

Children of Alfred Sellens and Jane Crouch are:

        46               i.    Arthur¹⁰ Sellens, born 1861 in Mountfield, Sussex, England.

More About Arthur Sellens:

1861 Census: RG9 564 Folio 73 Page 10

1861 Census-1: 3 months old

1861 Census-2: Park Pale, Mountfield, Sussex, England

1871 Census: RG10 1035 Folio 77 Page 12

1871 Census-1: Scholar

1871 Census-2: Park Pale House, Mountfield, Sussex, England

1881 Census: RG11 940 Folio 27 Page 48

1881 Census-1: Labourer in Coal Business

1881 Census-2: Woodbury Road, Hawkhurst, Kent, England

1891 Census: RG12 695 Folio 103 Page 41

1891 Census-1: Ag Labourer

1891 Census-2: Winchester Road, Hawkhurst, Kent, England

1901 Census: RG13 777 Folio 20 Page 32

1901 Census-1: Ag Labourer Cattle

1901 Census-2: Winchester Road, Hawkhurst, Kent, England

        47              ii.    Emma Sellens, born 1865 in Mountfield, Sussex, England.

More About Emma Sellens:

1871 Census: RG10 1035 Folio 77 Page 12

1871 Census-1: Scholar

1871 Census-2: Park Pale House, Mountfield, Sussex, England

1881 Census: RG11 940 Folio 27 Page 48

1881 Census-1: Woodbury Road, Hawkhurst, Kent, England

1891 Census: RG12 695 Folio 127 Page 3

1891 Census-1: General Domestic Servant

1891 Census-2: Highgate, Hawkhurst, Kent, England

1901 Census: RG13 777 Folio 20 Page 32

1901 Census-1: Winchester Road, Hawkhurst, Kent, England

     10.  Mary Ann⁹ Sellens (John⁸, Robert⁷, Robert⁶, John⁵, Robert⁴, John³ Sellen, Robert²,

William¹ Sellyn) was born 1830 in Crowhurst, Sussex, England. 

She married William Bannister 1856 in Battle Reg., Sussex, England.  He was born 1821 in Sussex, England.

More About Mary Ann Sellens:

1841 Census: HO107 1105 Sch. 16 Page 6

1841 Census-1: Crowhurst, Sussex, England

1851 Census: HO107 1636 Folio 144 Page 5

1851 Census-1: Hill Farm, Crowhurst, Sussex, England

Baptism: 25 July 1830, Crowhurst, Sussex, England

More About William Bannister and Mary Sellens:

Marriage: 1856, Battle Reg., Sussex, England

Marriage Reference: Vol. 2b Page 67 December 1856 1/4 Battle Reg., Sussex, England

Child of Mary Sellens and William Bannister is:

        48               i.    William¹⁰ Bannister, born 1857 in Hollington, Sussex, England.

       11.  Eliza⁹ Sellens (John⁸, Robert⁷, Robert⁶, John⁵, Robert⁴, John³ Sellen, Robert², William¹

Sellyn) was born 1834 in Crowhurst, Sussex, England. 

She married Eli Tippett 12 April 1868 in Dallington, Sussex, England, son of John Tippett.  He was

born 1833 in Brightling, Sussex, England, and died 1869 in Battle Reg., Sussex, England.

More About Eliza Sellens:

1841 Census: HO107 1105 Sch. 16 Page 6

1841 Census-1: Crowhurst, Sussex, England

1851 Census: HO107 1636 Folio 144 Page 5

1851 Census-1: Hill Farm, Crowhurst, Sussex, England

1871 Census: RG10 1037 Folio 29 Page 7

1871 Census-1: With her father and son - Housekeeper

1871 Census-2: Woodhill and Castle, Dallington, Sussex, England

Baptism: 26 January 1834, Crowhurst, Sussex, England

More About Eli Tippett:

Death Ref.: Vol. 2b Page 30 September 1869 1/4 Battle Reg., Sussex, England

More About Eli Tippett and Eliza Sellens:

Marriage: 12 April 1868, Dallington, Sussex, England

Child of Eliza Sellens and Eli Tippett is:

        49               i.    John¹⁰ Tippett, born 1869 in Dallington, Sussex, England.