| Home Surname List Name Index Sources | Sixth Generation54. Jesse Sales was born on 27 Nov 1792 in Rotherfield, Sussex.23 Jesse claimed he was born in Rotherfield - this is shown in each census in which he appears (the 1841 census shows him as not born in Kent). Since he was baptised at Groombridge Chapel ("Groombridge for Speldhurst"), it is likely that his parents lived at Park Corner when he was born. This is in the top end of the old Rotherfield parish, which butted up to Speldhurst parish, and Groombridge Chapel is closer by several miles to Park Corner than Rotherfield church. He was baptized on 25 Dec 1792 in Groombridge Chapel, Speldhurst parish, Kent.23 Between 1819 and 1830 he was a Blacksmith in Leigh, Kent.136 He appeared in the census on 8 Jun 1841 in Leigh Street, Leigh, Kent.56 In 1841 he was a blacksmith in Leigh, Kent.56 He appeared in the census on 30 Mar 1851 in Street, Leigh, Kent.16,53 In 1851 he was a blacksmith, employing 2 men in Leigh, Kent.53 He appeared in the census on 7 Apr 1861 in Leigh, Kent.16 He appeared in the census on 2 Apr 1871 in private house in Leigh, Kent.16,137 Age 78. In 1871 he was a master blacksmith, employing 2 men. He appeared in the census on 3 Apr 1881 in Leigh, Kent.16 Retired blacksmith. He died on 13 Sep 1882 in Leigh, Kent, age 89.138 He was buried on 17 Sep 1882 in Leigh, Kent.138 Confirmed by gravestone at St Mary, Leigh. Jesse Sales is described as blacksmith on the baptism records of his children Ann, George, Thomas and John. Jesse Sales and Frances (Fanny)
Taylor were married on 9 Jan 1815 in Penshurst.139 Witnesses Richd Taylor and John Allison. (John Doley
took the details from the Bishops Transcripts.) Frances
(Fanny) Taylor was baptized on 19 Mar 1795 in Rotherfield, Sussex.16 She was born in 1794/95 in Rotherfield,
Sussex.137 Calculated
from year of death on gravestone at St Mary, Leigh.
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