William Sheather

Abt 1735 - 1807  (~ 72 years)

• Name	William Sheather  [1]
  Born	Abt Jan 1734/35	Etchingham, Sussex, England
  Christened	26 Jan 1734/35	St Nicholas' Church, Etchingham, Sussex, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Jun 1807	Ninfield, Sussex, England
  Person ID	I5292	So Many Generations
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	John Sheather,   b. 29 Mar 1702, Etchingham, Sussex, England ,   d. 14 Jun 1778, Etchingham, Sussex, England  (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Frances Sellings,   b. 9 Jan 1697/98, Flitwick, Bedfordshire, England ,   bur. 17 Mar 1772, Etchingham, Sussex, England  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	25 Feb 1726/27	St Nicholas' Church, Etchingham, Sussex, England   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F1603	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Ticehurst,   b. 27 Aug 1738, Ashburnham, Sussex, England ,   d. 4 Jun 1809, Ninfield, Sussex, England  (Age 70 years)
  Married	3 Apr 1763	Ninfield, Sussex, England   [3, 5]
  Children	+ 1. William Sheather,   b. Abt Oct 1763, Ninfield, Sussex, England ,   d. 29 May 1839, Peasmarsh, Sussex, England  (Age ~ 75 years)  [natural]   2. John Sheather,   b. 12 Feb 1766, Ninfield, Sussex, England ,   d. 6 Nov 1795, Wiltshire, England  (Age 29 years)  [natural]   3. Robert Sheather,   b. 12 Feb 1766, Sussex, England ,   d. 9 Jun 1839, Ninfield, Sussex, England  (Age 73 years)  [natural]   4. Samuel Sheather,   b. 26 Mar 1768, Ninfield, Sussex, England ,   d. Bef 1784, Wiltshire, England  (Age < 15 years)  [natural] + 5. James Sheather,   b. 2 Dec 1769, Ninfield, Sussex, England ,   d. 21 Sep 1818, Ninfield, Sussex, England  (Age 48 years)  [natural] + 6. Martha Sheather,   b. 27 Oct 1771, Ninfield, Sussex, England ,   d. 1 Mar 1832, Ninfield, Sussex, England  (Age 60 years)  [natural]   7. Edward Sheather,   b. 8 Aug 1773, Ninfield, Sussex, England ,   d. 6 Nov 1795, Ninfield, Sussex, England  (Age 22 years)  [natural]   8. Mary Sheather,   b. 8 Aug 1773, Ninfield, Sussex, England ,   d. 1 Jun 1787, Ninfield, Sussex, England  (Age 13 years)  [natural] + 9. Henry Sheather,   b. 8 Jun 1778, Ninfield, Sussex, England ,   d. 4 May 1852, Catsfield, Sussex, England  (Age 73 years)  [natural]   10. George Sheather,   b. 1 Aug 1782, Ninfield, Sussex, England ,   d. 4 Sep 1854, Sussex, England  (Age 72 years)  [natural] + 11. Charles Sheather,   b. 23 Nov 1782, Ninfield, Sussex, England ,   d. Sep 1859, Beckley, Sussex, England  (Age 76 years)  [natural]   12. Samuel Sheather,   b. 26 Mar 1784, Ninfield, Sussex, England ,   d. 9 Jun 1839, Ninfield, Sussex, England  (Age 55 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F1612	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  In the Ninfield Parish Register it is recorded that because of the severity of the weather and with no work able to be done , on January,15, 1776 the Earl of Ashburnham made a gift of five guinnes to the poor of the parish and the money was distributed by the churchwardens. Only one person received five shillings and that was WilliamSheather, all the rest on the list receiving three shillings andunder.

  
  

• Sources

  [S204] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2014;;). [S1648] Details: IGI Sussex Citation Text: J148031-?-1067148. [S205] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2014;;). [S1649] Details: IGI Sussex Citation Text: M148031-?-1067148. [S1746] Details: IGI Sussex Citation Text: M148191 0242.