Nicholas Wratten & Amy Edwards

1.  Nicholas⁷ Wratten  (Thomas⁶ Rattin, Nicholas⁵, Nicholas⁴ Wratting, Stephen³ Wretten,

Stephen² Wrattinge, Stephen¹ Wratten) was born 1735 in Dallington, East Sussex, England, and

died 16 June 1820 in Herstmonceux, Sussex, England. 

He married Amy Edwards 30 April 1760 in Herstmonceux, Sussex, England, daughter of Henry

Edwards. 

Notes for Nicholas Wratten:

East Sussex Records Office:-

MINUTES OF MANOR COURTS

Manor of Eckington otherwise Ripe

FILE - Surrender - ref.  SAS/G20/616  - date: 29 May 1780

[from Scope and Content] Catherine Edwards, widow, and Nicholas Wratten and Amy his wife

(Catherine and Amy being customary tenants) to the use of Martha Martin of Ripe otherwise

Eckington, widow, of a messuage, barn, garden and 1a of land near the church in Ripe late

Lookers and formerly Cayley's, quitrent 8d

DEUDNEYS FARM, HERSTMONCEUX

Mables Bartons and Ponts Bartons, purchased by Thomas Scutt, 29 Sept 1846

FILE - Conveyance (deed to declare uses of fine) - ref.  AMS5944/6/7  - date: 31 Jul 1780

[from Scope and Content] Robert Holman of Dallington yeoman and wife Elizabeth (devisee of

Thomas Ince of Chiddingly deceased entitled to AMS5944/1) and Catherine Edwards of

Herstmonceux widow of Henry Edwards of Herstmonceux yeoman deceased, Nicholas Wratten

of Herstmonceux husbandman and wife Amy (one of the four daughters of HE entitled to

reversion of a 4th part of AMS5944/2) to Richard Hunnisett of Herstmonceux yeoman

FILE - Conveyance for £80 - ref.  AMS5944/6/9  - date: 31 Jul 1780

[from Scope and Content] Nicholas Wratten of Herstmonceux husbandman and wife Amy to

Henry Hunnisett of Hailsham yeoman

More About Nicholas Wratten:

Baptism: 27 June 1735, Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England

More About Nicholas Wratten and Amy Edwards:

Marriage: 30 April 1760, Herstmonceux, Sussex, England

Children of Nicholas Wratten and Amy Edwards are:

        2                 i.    Thomas⁸ Wratten, born 1762 in Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England.

Notes for Thomas Wratten:

National Archives:
Item details WO 97/1133/402
1760-1854: discharge papers arranged by regiment,
Scope and content THOMAS WRATTON
Born HERSTMONCEUX, Sussex
Served in 87th Foot Regiment; 8th Royal Veteran Battalion
Discharged aged 55
Covering dates 1798-1814
Held by The National Archives, Kew   
More About Thomas Wratten:

Baptism: 16 March 1762, Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England

+      3                ii.    Nicholas Wratten, born 1763 in Herstmonceux, Sussex, England; died 14 December

                                 1839 in Hailsham, Sussex, England.

        4               iii.    Amy Wratten, born 1767 in Herstmonceux, Sussex, England.

More About Amy Wratten:

Baptism: 26 June 1767, Herstmonceux, Sussex, England

        5               iv.    Henry Wratten, born 1769 in Herstmonceux, Sussex, England.

        6                v.    Sarah Wratten, born 1770 in Herstmonceux, Sussex, England.

        7               vi.    Mary Wratten, born 1774 in Herstmonceux, Sussex, England.

+      8              vii.    Joseph Wratten, born 1775 in Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England.

+      9             viii.    Edward Wratten, born 1777 in Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England.

+      10              ix.    John Wratten, born 1782 in Herstmonceux, Sussex, England.

        11               x.    Nelly Wratten, born 1783 in Herstmonceux, Sussex, England.

More About Nelly Wratten:

Baptism: 07 September 1783, Herstmonceux, Sussex, England

Generation No. 2

        3.  Nicholas⁸ Wratten (Nicholas⁷, Thomas⁶ Rattin, Nicholas⁵, Nicholas⁴ Wratting,

Stephen³ Wretten, Stephen² Wrattinge, Stephen¹ Wratten) was born 1763 in Herstmonceux,

Sussex, England, and died 14 December 1839 in Hailsham, Sussex, England. 

He married Sarah Richardson 07 December 1789 in Herstmonceaux, Sussex, England, daughter

of Matthew Richardson and Elizabeth Fox. 

More About Nicholas Wratten and Sarah Richardson:

Marriage: 07 December 1789, Herstmonceaux, Sussex, England

Children of Nicholas Wratten and Sarah Richardson are:

+      12               i.    David Nicholas⁹ Wratten, born 04 December 1791 in Herstmonceux, Sussex,

                                 England; died 21 April 1882 in Hailsham, Sussex, England.

        13              ii.    Emma Wratten, born 1794 in Hailsham, Sussex, England.

More About Emma Wratten:

Baptism: 20 December 1794, Baptist, Hailsham, Sussex, England

                       iii.     Harriet Wratten, born 1794 in Hailsham, Sussex, England

        14            iv.     Caleb Wratten, born 1802 in Hailsham, Sussex, England. 

                                 He married Caroline Wren 18 February 1828 in Brighton, Sussex, England.

Notes for Caleb Wratten:

Creator(s):

Church of England, Herstmonceux Parish, East Susse

East Sussex Records Office:

School records - ref. PAR399/25

Herstmonceux School: deeds

FILE - School site, purchased in 1840 - ref.  PAR399/25/1/1-4  - date: [1799]-1840

[from Scope and Content] From a list of deeds for which Everest covenanted

to produce, it appears that the field formed part of the estate sold by Thomas

Studwell, yeoman and his wife Mary to Richard Honeysett, yeoman and

William Honeysett, husbandman on 7 and 8 October 1799, mortgaged back to

Studwell the following day and sold to Jesse Smith, yeoman and John

Pursglove, farmer (William Gill, banker taking on the mortgage) on 12 and 13

May 1809. On 18 and 19 November 1830 Smith appears to have sold his

interest to Caleb Wratten, maltster and the mortgage to have been assigned

to Richard Salter, gent. Wratten charged his interest to Robert Watkins, esq

on 7 December 1830 and on 12 and 13 March 1832 Wratten and Watkins

conveyed an estate to Henry Salter, land surveyor, and Wratten and John

Mayo Pursglove entered a deed of composition with their creditors. James

Everest and his trustee George Harman, builder, purchased the estate from

Watkins on 23 and 24 March 1837 and the outstanding mortgage terms were

assigned by Watkins and Salter to Edgar Blaker of Lewes, gent; Watkins

gave a bond of indemnity against the claims for the heirs of Judith Pocock.

The following day Everest mortgaged the property to Edward Blaker of

Brighton, grocer for £600 at 4% (PAR399/25/1/1-4).

London Gazette 24h January 1832

JOHN PURSGLOVE, of Garden Street, in the Parish of Hurstmonceaux in the

County of Sussex, carrying on business with Caleb Wratten, as Common

Brewers, that he is in insolvent circumstances, and is unable to meet his

engagements with his creditors.

London Gazette 10th April 1832
We the undersigned, Caleb Wratten and John Mayo Pursglove, of Gardner-street, in

the Parish of Herstmonceaux, in the County of Sussex, Common-Brewers and

Copartners, do hereby dissolve and determine the said Copartnership, and the same

if hereby and henceworth dissolved and determined accordingly: As witness our

hands this 20th day of February 1832.
Caleb Wratten
John Mayo Pursglove

More About Caleb Wratten:

Baptism: 21 May 1802, Baptist, Hailsham, Sussex, England

More About Caleb Wratten and Caroline Wren:

Marriage: 18 February 1828, Brighton, Sussex, England

+      15              v.    Naomi Wratten, born 1806 in Hailsham, Sussex, England.

        8.  Joseph⁸ Wratten (Nicholas⁷, Thomas⁶ Rattin, Nicholas⁵, Nicholas⁴ Wratting, Stephen³

Wretten, Stephen² Wrattinge, Stephen¹ Wratten) was born 1775 in Herstmonceux, East Sussex,

England. 

He married Caroline Wood 14 May 1829 in Herstmonceaux, Sussex, England.  She was born

1801 in Whatling, Sussex, England.

Notes for Joseph Wratten:

Also with Joseph and Caroline in 1851 is their grandson George Scott aged 3

More About Joseph Wratten:

1841 Census: HO107 1107 Sch. 9 Page 1

1841 Census-1: Army Pensioner

1841 Census-2: St Leonard, Hastings, Sussex, England

1851 Census: HO107 1635 Folio 583 Page 50

1851 Census-1: Pensioner

1851 Census-2: Cottage back of No. 2 Shepherd Street, St Mary Magdalen, Hastings, Sussex, England

Baptism: 19 December 1775, Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England

Notes for Caroline Wood:

Also with Joseph and Caroline are Mary and Frances Wood, aged 17 and 15 (Possible children of Caroline)

More About Caroline Wood:

1841 Census: HO107 1107 Sch. 9 Page 1

1841 Census-1: St Leonard, Hastings, Sussex, England

1851 Census: HO107 1635 Folio 583 Page 50

1851 Census-1: Cottage back of No. 2 Shepherd Street, St Mary Magdalen, Hastings, Sussex, England

More About Joseph Wratten and Caroline Wood:

Marriage: 14 May 1829, Herstmonceaux, Sussex, England

Children of Joseph Wratten and Caroline Wood are:

        16               i.    Elizabeth⁹ Wratten (Source: Pat Paradine.), born 1830 in Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England.

More About Elizabeth Wratten:

1841 Census: HO107 1107 Sch. 9 Page 1

1841 Census-1: St Leonard, Hastings, Sussex, England

Baptism: 29 August 1830, Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England

        17              ii.    Charles Wratten (Source: Pat Paradine.), born 1831 in Herstmonceux, Sussex, England. 

                                 He married Frances wife of Charles Wratten; born 1831 in Hastings, Sussex, England.

 More About Charles Wratten:

1841 Census: HO107 1107 Sch. 9 Page 1

1841 Census-2: St Leonard, Hastings, Sussex, England

1851 Census: HO107 1635 Folio 583 Page 50

1851 Census-1: Seaman

1851 Census-2: Cottage back of No. 2 Shepherd Street, St Mary Magdalen, Hastings, Sussex, England

1861 Census: RG9 568 Folio 39 Page 35

1861 Census-1: Servant - Draper

1861 Census-2: Bank House - Hailsham, Sussex, England

1891 Census: RG12 765 Folio 15 Page 23

1891 Census-1: Boatman

1891 Census-2: 31 Shepherd Street, St Mary Magdalene, Hastings, Sussex, England

Baptism: 21 August 1831, Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England

More About Frances wife of Charles Wratten:

1891 Census: RG12 765 Folio 15 Page 23

1891 Census-1: 31 Shepherd Street, St Mary Magdalene, Hastings, Sussex, England

        18             iii.    Caroline Wratten (Source: Pat Paradine.), born 1833 in Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England.

More About Caroline Wratten:

1841 Census: HO107 1107 Sch. 9 Page 1

1841 Census-1: St Leonard, Hastings, Sussex, England

Baptism: 21 April 1833, Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England

        19             iv.    Emily Wratten (Source: Pat Paradine.), born 1835 in Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England.

More About Emily Wratten:

1841 Census: HO107 1107 Sch. 9 Page 1

1841 Census-1: St Leonard, Hastings, Sussex, England

Baptism: 05 July 1835, Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England

        20              v.    Ann Wratten (Source: Pat Paradine.), born 1837 in Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England.

More About Ann Wratten:

1841 Census: HO107 1107 Sch. 9 Page 1

1841 Census-1: St Leonard, Hastings, Sussex, England

1851 Census: HO107 1635 Folio 583 Page 50

1851 Census-1: Scholar

1851 Census-2: Cottage back of No. 2 Shepherd Street, St Mary Magdalen, Hastings, Sussex, England

Baptism: 19 November 1837, Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England

        9.  Edward⁸ Wratten (Nicholas⁷, Thomas⁶ Rattin, Nicholas⁵, Nicholas⁴ Wratting, Stephen³

Wretten, Stephen² Wrattinge, Stephen¹ Wratten) was born 1777 in Herstmonceux, East Sussex,

England. 

He married Mary Smith 1806 in Hellingley, Sussex, England. 

More About Edward Wratten:

Baptism: 19 December 1777, Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England

More About Edward Wratten and Mary Smith:

Marriage: 1806, Hellingley, Sussex, England

Child of Edward Wratten and Mary Smith is:

        21               i.    Thomas⁹ Wratten, born 1822 in Sussex, England and died 1906 in Grafton, New South Wales.       

Generation No. 3

        12.  David Nicholas⁹ Wratten (Nicholas⁸, Nicholas⁷, Thomas⁶ Rattin, Nicholas⁵, Nicholas⁴

Wratting, Stephen³ Wretten, Stephen² Wrattinge, Stephen¹ Wratten) was born 04 December

1791 in Herstmonceux, Sussex, England, and died 21 April 1882 in Hailsham, Sussex, England. 

He married (1) May Punnett 26 December 1816 in Herstmonceux, Sussex, England.  She was

born 1795 in Heathfield, Sussex, England. 

He married (2) Hannah Oxley (Source: Pat Paradine.) 23 June 1863 in Hailsham, Sussex, England,

daughter of Samuel Oxley and Ann Oxhill.  She was born 1830 in Heathfield, Sussex, England,

and died 1882 in Hailsham, Sussex, England.

Notes for David Nicholas Wratten:

He married for the second time to his housekeeper Hannah Oxley when he was 72 and produced

6 children. He died age 90 when his youngest child was 7.

David was a master cooper.There was a famous sign over his

Cooper`s shop in Hailsham East Sussex Which read :-                                     

          As other people have a sign,

         I say -- just stop and look at mine!

         Here, Wratten, cooper, Lives and makes

         Ox bows, trug-baskets, and hay-rakes.

         Sells shovels, both for flour and corn,

         And shauls, and makes a good box churn,

         Ladles, dishes, spoons and skimmers,

         Trenchers too, for use at dinners.

          I make and mend both tub and cask,

         And make `em strong, to make them last.

          Here`s butter prints, and butter scales,

         And butter boards, and milking pails,

         N`on this my friends may safely rest--

         In serving them I`ll do my best;

         Then all that buy, I`ll use them well

         Because I make my goods to sell. 

David`s poem is reproduced in "The Village Cooper" No. 28 in the Shire Album series. 

Pat Paradine - 2005

More About David Nicholas Wratten:

1851 Census: HO107 1638 Folio 40 Page 22

1851 Census-1: Master Cooper employing 1 man

1851 Census-2: Hailsham, Sussex, England

1861 Census: RG9 568 Folio 24 Page 4

1861 Census-1: Cooper

1861 Census-2: Hailsham, Sussex, England

1871 Census: RG10 1042 Folio 27 Page 8

1871 Census-1: Cooper

1871 Census-2: High Street, Hailsham, Sussex, England

1881 Census: RG11 1041 Folio 29 Page 11

1881 Census-1: Cooper -- Retired

1881 Census-2: High St, Hailsham, Sussex, England

More About May Punnett:

1851 Census: HO107 1638 Folio 40 Page 22

1851 Census-1: Hailsham, Sussex, England

1861 Census: RG9 568 Folio 24 Page 4

1861 Census-1: Hailsham, Sussex, England

More About David Wratten and May Punnett:

Marriage: 26 December 1816, Herstmonceux, Sussex, England

Notes for Hannah Oxley:

Hannah's brother Hezekiah married Mary Ann Grant

More About Hannah Oxley:

1871 Census: RG10 1042 Folio 27 Page 8

1871 Census-1: High Street, Hailsham, Sussex, England

1881 Census: RG11 1041 Folio 29 Page 11

1881 Census-1: High St, Hailsham, Sussex, England

More About David Wratten and Hannah Oxley:

Marriage: 23 June 1863, Hailsham, Sussex, England

Child of David Wratten and May Punnett is:

        30               i.    Abigail¹⁰ Wratten, born 19 June 1855 in Hailsham, Sussex, England.

More About Abigail Wratten:

1861 Census: RG9 568 Folio 24 Page 4

1861 Census-1: List as daughter but would presume granddaughter

1871 Census: RG10 1042 Folio 27 Page 8

1871 Census-1: High Street, Hailsham, Sussex, England

Children of David Wratten and Hannah Oxley are:

+      31               i.    Nora¹⁰ Wratten, born 21 March 1864 in Hailsham, Sussex, England.

        32              ii.    Edith Wratten, born 19 April 1866 in Hailsham, Sussex, England.

More About Edith Wratten:

1871 Census: RG10 1042 Folio 27 Page 8

1871 Census-1: Scholar

1871 Census-2: High Street, Hailsham, Sussex, England

1881 Census: RG11 1041 Folio 29 Page 11

1881 Census-1: High St, Hailsham, Sussex, England

1891 Census: RG12 987 Folio 88 Page 10

1891 Census-1: Domestic Servant

1891 Census-2: Basildon House, Basildon, Berkshire, England

+      33             iii.    Howard Nicholas Wratten, born 02 October 1869 in Hailsham, Sussex, England.

+      34             iv.    Elam David Wratten, born 03 March 1873 in Hailsham, Sussex, England.