Peter Hunnisett

John & Elizabeth Pattenden of East Grinstead

John Pattenden, the eldest surviving son of Richard and Mary, was baptised in East Grinstead on 27 December 1753.

He married Elizabeth Gower in East Grinstead on 30 October 1774 and they had the following children:

Of their children:

• Ann may have married Thomas Butler in Salehurst on 18 Jan 1801.

• Mary married Benjamin Cork in West Hoathly on 14 Sep 1806 and in 1841 they were living in Hartfield, Sussex.

• Thomas may have married Harriet French in Salehurst on 18 Apr 1818.

• William married Amelia Dearling.

• Edward married Lucy Brooker in Croydon, St John the Baptist, in August 1821 and they had the following children baptised:

  Edward

  10 Feb 1822

  Worth

  William

  30 May 1824

  East Grinstead

  Caroline

  28 Jan 1827

  East Grinstead

  Amelia

  1 Feb 1829

  East Grinstead

  James

  11 Aug 1833

  Worth

  In 1841 Edward was a sawyer living in Copthorne, in the parish of Worth, Sussex. In 1851 he was farming 9 acres at Copthorne Farm with his wife and sons Edward, William and James living at home. The sons were all shown as sawyers. In 1861 Edward and Lucy were still farming 11 acres in Worth. Edward died in 1863.

• Henry married Jane Wood in East Grinstead on 9 January 1820 where they had the following children:

  John

  7 May 1820

  East Grinstead

  Eliza

  25 Aug 1822

  East Grinstead

  Henry

  10 Jul 1825

  East Grinstead

  Jane

  24 Jun 1827

  East Grinstead

  William

  24 May 1829

  East Grinstead

  Sarah

  29 May 1831

  East Grinstead

  George

  22 Jul 1832

  East Grinstead

  Harriet

  6 Jul 1834

  East Grinstead

  James

  1836

  Horne (died young?)

  Peter

  31 Dec 1837

  East Grinstead

  Thomas

  1840

  Horne

  Edmund

  1842

  Horne (died 1842)

  Amos

  3 Oct 1843

  Horne

  Henry was a sawyer living in Horne in 1841 with his wife and most of their children. In 1851 they were at Hedge Court in Horne parish. By 1861 Henry was shown as a farmer and sawyer at Waterbury Castle, Horne and in 1871 he was still farming 20 acres in Hedge Court Road with the help of his son Amos. Henry died in 1874 aged 84.

  • George probably married Philadelphia from Godstone with whom he was living in 1861 with their two children Anne and Alfred both born in Worth. They also appear to have had a son William in 1858 but he is not with them in 1861.

  • Peter married Ellen Gear in East Grinstead on 17 September 1859 and they are known to have had two children there, William in 1860 and Charles in 1862. They also had a daughter Ellen and a son Hursley baptised in Felbridge in 1864 and 1866 respectively.

• Charlotte married James Meads in Balcombe on 21 Jan 1822 and are known to have had the following children baptised:

  John

  28 Jul 1822

  Ardingly

  William

  17 Feb 1824

  Ardingly

  James

  20 Feb 1825

  Ardingly

  Eleanor

  24 Dec 1826

  Ardingly

  Thomas

  28 Dec 1828

  Ardingly

  Mary

  10 Apr 1831

  Ardingly

  Joseph

  3 Feb 1839

  Ardingly

  In 1841 James and Charlotte were in Ardingly with their youngest three children.