Ancestors of Mandy Willard

John HAYLER (1762-1822)

and Hannah SCUTT (1787-1868)

John Hayler and Hannah Scutt did not marry.  (They were not my direct ancestors.)

John Hayler was baptised on 31 October 1762 in Pulborough, Sussex.  He was the son of John Hayler and Mary Collins.  John died aged 59 years and was buried on 2 August 1822 in Pulborough.  He left a will which was proved on 2 December 1822 by Hannah Scutt who was appointed the executrix of his estate.

John had married Jenny Comper by banns on 6 July 1790 in Pulborough.  He was then a bachelor and she a spinster.  The witnesses to their marriage were Elizabeth Comper, Luke Comper and Nicholas Warner.

Hannah Scutt was baptised on 27 May 1787 in West Chiltington, Sussex.  She was the daughter of John Scutt (1751-1821) and Elizabeth Surgeon (c1755-1845).  Hannah died aged 81 years in March 1868 in the Petworth registration district.

On 28 December 1819 a bastardy order/bond was issued to John Hayler the putative father of 4 of Hannah Scutt's children, namely, Mary Hayler Scutt, John Hayler Scutt, Jane Hayler Scutt and Charlotte Hayler Scutt.

When the 1841 census was recorded, Hannah was said to have been 55 years old and living at Stall House in Pulborough, along with her her 15 year old daughter "Roade Scutt".  Also part of the household was the family of her daughter Jane and 2 agricultural labourers, namely, John Puttock aged 60 and 20 year old Edward Bristow.

The 1851 census records Hannah was a 66 year old widow and housekeeper, living with the family of her daughter Rhoda in Pulborough.

In 1861, Hannah was said to have been 74 years old and living in the home of her son-in-law Edward Skinner at Stall House in Pulborough.

John Hayler and Hannah Scutt had 5 known children:

1. Charlotte Hayler Scutt was baptised on 19 November 1809 in Pulborough.  Only her mother's name was recorded in the baptism register.

   Charlotte married William Parker by banns on 12 September 1828 in Pulborough.  The witnesses to their marriage were Jane Hayler Scutt and James Overington.

   William may have been baptised on 4 October 1807 in Pulborough, the son of George Parker and Avice Brockhurst.  He died aged 45 years and was buried on 16 December 1850 in Pulborough.  (Another William Parker married Hannah Waller on 28 October 1834 in Pulborough.)

   When the 1841 census was recorded the couple were both said to be 30 years old and living at Brickleys, Pulborough along with their 6 children.  William was then a farmer.

   The 1851 census recorded that Charlotte Parker was a 42 year old widow and farmer of 20 acres.  She was living in Pulborough with her 6 children and they were next door but one to the family of her sister Rhoda.

   William and Charlotte had the following children:

   1. William Parker was baptised on 29 March 1829 in Pulborough.  He died aged 30 years at Stall House in Pulborough and was buried on 7 April 1859 in Pulborough.  In 1841 he was 12 years old.  When the 1851 census was recorded he was a 22 year old servant and waggoner, living in the home of William Sprinks at Hammonds in Billingshurst.

      William married Ellen Nash by banns on 5 August 1854 in Pulborough.  He was a 25 year old bachelor and labourer and was a 21 year old spinster.  Their fathers were named as William Parker, farmer and Caleb Nash a labourer.  The witnesses to their marriage were Peter Parker and Rhoda Parker.

      William and Ellen had the following children:

      1. Jane Parker was baptised on 8 April 1855 in Pulborough.  She was a 6 year old scholar in 1861.

      2. Frances Parker was baptised on 28 June 1857 in Pulborough.  She was a 3 year old scholar in 1861.

      3. William Parker was baptised on 10 July 1859 in Pulborough.  The baptism register noted that his father was a machine man from Stall House.  He died aged 7 months and was buried on 9 February 1860 in Pulborough.  The burial register noted that he was from Stall House.

      As a 24 year old widow Ellen Parker married Richard Millham by banns on 13 October 1860 in Pulborough.  He was a 25 year old bachelor and labourer.  Their fathers were named as Cornelius Millham and Caleb Nash who were both labourers.  The witnesses to their marriage were Jesse Greenfield and Rebecca Parker.

      Richard was born about 1846 in Shipley, Sussex.

      In 1861, Richard and Ellen were both 25 years old and living at Brinsbury Cottage, Pulborough with their 1 month old daughter Emily.  Richard was an agricultural labourer.  Also with them were Ellen's 2 children and her brother Alfred.

   2. Peter Parker was baptised on 30 October 1831 in Pulborough.  He was 9 years old when the 1841 census was recorded.  In 1851 he was a 19 year old farmer's son and living with his mother.

      Peter married Fanny Balcher on 5 November 1859 in West Chiltington.

      Fanny Balchen was baptised on 20 November 1836 in West Chiltington and was the daughter of Henry Balchen and Frances Nicholson.

      When the 1861 census was recorded the couple and their young daughter were living at the Old Blacksmiths Shop in Pulborough.  Peter was then a 29 year old agricultural labourer and Fanny was 24.

      1. Fanny Parker was baptised on 7 October 1860 in West Chiltington.  She was 7 months old when the 1861 census was recorded.

      2. Peter Parker was baptised on 13 September 1863 in Pulborough.  The baptism register noted that his father was a labourer from North Heath in Pulborough and that his mother's name was Anne.

      3. William Parker was baptised on 8 September 1867 in Pulborough.  The baptism register noted that his father was a labourer and his mother's name was Fanny.

   3. Alfred Parker was baptised on 26 January 1834 in Pulborough.  In 1841 he was 7 years old.  When the 1851 census was recorded he was a 16 year old servant and agricultural labourer, living in the home of Geroge Jupp at Codmore Hill, Pulborough.  The 1861 census recorded that he was an unmarried 25 year old carter and living with his sister-in-law Ellen.

   4. Rhoda Parker was baptised on 21 February 1836 in Pulborough.  In 1841 she was 5 years old.  She died aged 19 years in West Chiltington and was buried on 9 June 1855 in Pulborough.

   5. Rebecca Parker was baptised on 24 June 1838 in Pulborough.  She was 3 years old in 1841.  In 1851 she was 14 years old.  When the 1861 census was recorded she was an unmarried 23 year old house servant living at Borough Farm, Pulborough.

      Rebecca married Walter Burrage by banns on 21 November 1863 in Pulborough.  He was a 27 year old widower and brickmaker and she was a 25 year old spinster.  Their fathers were named as Abraham Burrage a brickmaker and William Parker a labourer.  The witnesses to their marriage were George Hogsflesh and Maria Hogsflesh.

      Walter had previously married Elizabeth Etheredge on 3 December 1857 in Horsham.  He was baptised on 4 September 1836 in Horsham, Sussex and was the son of Abraham Burrage and  Mary.

   6. Charlotte Parker was baptised on 28 June 1840 in Pulborough.  At the time of the 1841 census she was 11 months old.  In 1851 she was 12 years old.  She died aged 11 years and was buried on 24 January 1852 in Pulborough.

   7. Ephraim Parker was baptised on 20 November 1842 in Pulborough.  In 1851 he was an 8 year old scholar.  He was said to have been a 16 year old servant and under carter in 1861 and living at Bewbush in Lower Beeding, Sussex.

      Ephraim married Rhoda Dudman by banns on 11 December 1869 in Pulborough.  He was a 26 year old bachelor and labourer and she was a 20 year old spinster.  Their fathers were named as William Parker and George Dudman who were both labourers.  The witnesses to their marriage were Jesse Greenfield and Ellen Richardson.

      Rhoda died aged 24 years and was buried on 21 November 1872 in Pulborough.

      Ephraim and Rhoda had the following child:

      1. Ann Parker was baptised on 23 October 1870 in Pulborough.

   8. Ann Parker was baptised on 6 December 1846 in Pulborough.  In 1851 she was 5 years old.  She died aged 6 years and was buried on 3 December 1852 in Pulborough.

   9. Matilda Parker was baptised on 25 November 1849 in Pulborough.  The 1851 census recorded that she was a year old.  She died aged 2 years and was buried on 24 January 1852 in Pulborough.

2. Jane Haylor Scutt was baptised on 24 May 1812 in Pulborough.  Only her mothers name was recorded in the baptism register.

   Jane married Samuel Scutt by banns on 12 September 1831 in Pulborough.  The witnesses to their marriage were William Reeves and James Overington.

   Samuel was baptised on 10 June 1804 in Pulborough, and was the son of Robert Scutt (1774-1838) and Susannah Boxall (c1772-1822).

3. Mary Haylor Scutt was baptised on 5 February 1815 in Pulborough.  Only her mother's name was recorded in the baptism register.  Mary was baptised on the same day as Thomas Holden Murrum.  She died aged 33 years and was buried on 21 September 1848 in Pulborough.

   Mary had the following child:

   1. Mary Ann Haylor Scutt was baptised on 18 August 1833 in Pulborough.  The baptism register noted that she was baseborn.  She died in 1917.

      When the 1841 census was recorded she was 7 years old and living with her parents.  In 1851 she was 17 years old and living with the family of her Aunt Rhoda in Pulborough.

      Mary married Richard Bristow by banns on 22 January 1853 in Pulborough.  He was a 24 year bachelor and labourer and she was a 19 year old spinster.  Their fathers were named as Thomas Bristow and James Scutt who were both labourers.  The witnesses to their marriage were Henry Whittington and Elizabeth Scutt.

      Richard was baptised on 25 January 1829 in Pulborough and was the son of Thomas Bristow and Ann Duke.  He died in 1877.

      When the 1861 census was recorded the couple and their 5 children were living with Richard's elder unmarried 56 year old brother, Thomas Bristow, at Horn Croft in Pulborough.  Thomas and Richard were then said to have been born in West Chiltington.  Richard was a 32 year old engine driver of a threshing machine and Mary Ann was 28.

      By 1871 the couple and their 6 children were living at Tiddesfold in Rudgwick, Sussex.  Richard was a 42 year old farmer of 80 acres, employing 5 men and 2 boys.  Mary Ann was 37.

      In 1881 Mary was a 48 year old widow and housekeeper in the home of 48 year old widower George Johnson and his 2 children at Nutbourne,  Pulborough.  Her daughter Annie was also part of the household.

      Richard and Mary Ann had the following children:

      1. William Thomas Bristow was baptised on 13 November 1853 in Pulborough.  He was a 7 year old scholar in 1861.  In 1871 he was a 17 year old agricultural labourer and living at home with his parents.

         William married Jane Phillis Russell in 1886.

         1. Amelia Jane Bristow

         2. William Richard Bristow

         3. Alfred Bristow was born in the second quarter of 1892 in Tandridge, Surrey.  Alfred married Florence Fox in 1915.  They had 2 daughters.

         4. Edith Eleanor Bristow

         5. Frances Kate Bristow

      2. Ellen Bristow was baptised on 9 December 1856 in Pulborough.  She was a 5 year old scholar in 1861.  In 1871 she was 15 years old.

         Ellen married William Boxall by banns on 10 April 1875 in Rudgwick. Sussex.  He was a 25 year old bachelor and carter and she was a 20 year old spinster.  They were both of Rudgwick.  Their fathers were named as George Boxall a labourer and Richard Bristow a farmer.  The witnesses to their marriage were William Bristow and Caroline Bristow.

      3. Caroline Elizabeth Bristow was baptised on 20 December 1857 in Pulborough.  She was a 3 year old scholar in 1861.

      4. Hannah Bristow was baptised on 5 February 1860 in Pulborough.  She was a year old at the time of the 1861 census.  In 1871 she was an 11 year old scholar.

         Hannah married James Buckman.

         James was born about 1853 in Rudgwick.

         In 1881 the couple and their 2 children were living at Smithers Cottage in Rudgwick.  He was a 28 year old farm labourer and she was 21.  Hannah gave her place of birth as West Chiltington.  Also with them was his sister Emily Buckman aged 13 and her brother Thomas Bristow.

         They had the following children:

         1. James Buckman was born about 1880 in Rudgwick.

         2. A daughter was born in 1881 in Rudgwick.  She was unnamed and under 1 year.

      5. Peter Bristow was born in 1861 in Pulborough.  He was 3 days old when the 1861 census was recorded.

      6. Mary Ann Bristow was baptised on 16 November 1862 in Pulborough.  She was an 8 year old scholar in 1871.

      7. Richard Bristow was baptised on 10 June 1866 in Pulborough.  He was a 4 year old scholar in 1871.

      8. John Bristow was baptised on 31 May 1868 in Rudgwick.  He was 2 years old when the 1871 census was recorded.

      9. Thomas Bristow was baptised on 7 April 1872 in Rudgwick.  The baptism register noted that his father was a farmer from Tiddlesfold Farm.  In 1881 he was a 10 year old scholar and living with the family of his sister Hannah.

      10. Annie Bristow was baptised on 14 June 1874 in Rudgwick.  The baptism register noted that her father was a farmer from Tiddlesfold Farm.  In 1881 she was 6 years and living with her mother.

   Mary married James Scutt by banns on 16 November 1835 in Pulborough.  The witnesses to their marriage were Rebecca Whittington and James Overington.

   James Turner Scutt was baptised on 22 March 1806 in Pulborough and was the son of Mary Scutt.

   When the 1841 census was recorded the couple were both said to be 25 years old and living in North Heath, Pulborough with their 2 daughters.  James was then a farmer.  Also with the family was 25 year old servant Thomas Standen.

   James and Mary had the following daughter:

   1. Elizabeth Scutt was baptised on 20 November 1836 in Pulborough.  She was 4 years old when the 1841 census was recorded.  When the 1851 census was recorded she was a 14 year old house servant in the home of 89 year old Henry Whittington and his 81 year old wife Mary at White ??? in Pulborough.

      Elizabeth married William Parker by banns on 19 May 1860 in Pulborough.  He was a 26 year old bachelor and labourer and she was a 23 year old spinster.  Their fathers were named as George Parker and James Scutt who were both labourers.  The witnesses to their marriage were Charles Parker and Jesse Greenfield.

      William was baptised on 29 December 1833 in Pulborough and was the son of George Parker and Charlotte Martin.

4. John Hayler Scutt was born on 9 March 1818 and baptised on 3 September 1818 in Pulborough.  Only his mother's name was recorded in the baptism register.  He died in 1892.

   John married Rebecca Whitington by banns on 26 April 1836 in Pulborough.  The witnesses to their marriage were Jesse Voice and Rainey Voice.

   Rebecca was baptised on 15 June 1817 in Pulborough and was the daughter of Henry Whitington and Mary Steen.  When she was baptised her parents were from North Heath in Pulborough.  She died in 1896.

   The 1851 census recorded that the couple and their 7 children were living at Skinners in Pulborough.  John was a 37 year old farmer of 20 acres and Rebecca was 39.

   John and Rebecca had the following children:

   1. Harry Scutt was baptised on 13 August 1837 in Pulborough.  He was 13 years old in 1851.

   2. Charlotte Scutt was baptised on 11 August 1839 in Pulborough.  She was 11 years old in 1851.

   3. Rebecca Scutt was baptised on 30 May 1841 in Pulborough.  She was 8 years old in 1851.

   4. Hugh Scutt was baptised on 7 January 1844 in Pulborough.  He was a 5 year old scholar in 1851.

   5. John Hayler was baptised on 31 May 1846 in Pulborough.  He was 4 years old in 1851.

   6. Harvey Scutt was baptised on 16 April 1848 in Pulborough.  He was 2 years old in 1851.

   7. William Scutt was baptised on 25 August 1850 in Pulborough.  He was 7 months old at the time of the 1851 census.

   8. Mary Scutt was baptised on 17 October 1852 in Pulborough.

   9. Joseph Scutt was baptised on 4 June 1854 in Pulborough.

   10. Walter Scutt was baptised on 18 January 1857 in Pulborough.

   11. Sarah Ann Scutt was baptised on 28 August 1859 in Pulborough.

5. Elizabeth Hayler Scutt was baptised on 9 February 1823 in Pulborough.  Only her mother's name was recorded in the baptism register.

   Elizabeth married James Whitington by banns on 6 April 1839 in Pulborough.  He was then a 23 year old bachelor and labourer and she was said to be an 18 year old spinster and sempstress (should that be seamstress?).  Their fathers were named as William Whitington and John Hayler.  The witnesses to their marriage were James Overington and John Hayler Scutt.

   James was baptised on 15 March 1818 in Pulborough and was the son of James Whitington and Sarah.

James Comper and Hannah Scutt had the following daughter:

1. Rhoda Scutt was baptised on 31 December 1826 in Pulborough.  Only her mother's name was recorded in the baptism register.

   Rhoda married twice, firstly to Edmund Bristow by banns on 10 July 1841 in Pulborough.  He was a 23 year old bachelor and labourer, whilst she was said to be a 17 year old spinster and servant.  Edmund's father was named as Thomas Bristow a labourer, but Rhoda's father was not mentioned.  The witnesses to their marriage were William Evans and Ann Holden.

   Edmund was baptised on 16 November 1817 in West Chiltington, Sussex and was the son of Thomas Bristow and Ann Duke.  He died aged 37 years and was buried on 9 October 1855 in Pulborough.

   In 1851 the couple and 3 children were living in Pulborough, along with Rhoda's mother, 17 year old niece Mary Ann Scutt and 2 servants, namely Henry Thomas an unmarried 20 year old farm labourer and 15 year old plough boy Charles Thomas.  Edmond was then a 33 year old farmer of 50 acres employing 1 man and 1 boy.  Rhoda was then 24.

   Edmund and Rhoda had the following children:

   1. Ann Bristow was baptised on 12 May 1844 in Pulborough.  She was 6 years old in 1851.

   2. Edmund Bristow was baptised on 6 September 1846 in Pulborough.  He was 4 years old in 1851.

   3. John Bristow was baptised on 8 August 1849 in Pulborough.  The 1851 census records he was a year old.  In 1861 he was 11 years old and the eldest of his siblings living at home.

   4. Mary Bristow was baptised on 1 February 1852 in Pulborough.  In 1861 she was 9 years old.

   5. William Bristow was baptised on 31 December 1854 in Pulborough.  In 1861 he was 6 years old.

   Rhoda next married George Skinner on 18 February 1860 in Itchingfield, Sussex.  He was a bachelor and labourer.  Their fathers were named as George Skinner a labourer and James Comper a farmer.  The witnesses to their marriage were Harvey Whitington and Sarah Whitington.

   George was baptised on 23 April 1826 in Billingshurst and was the son of George Skinner and Louisa Pavey.

   When the 1861 census was recorded the couple together with 4 children and her mother, were living at Stall House in Pulborough.  George was a 35 year old agricultural labourer and Rhoda was 34.

   In 1871, George, Rhoda and their 3 children were living at Buckman Corner in Billingshurst.  He was a 45 year old agricultural labourer and she was 44.

   George and Rhoda had the following children:

   1. Elizabeth Bristow or Skinner was baptised on 6 September 1857 in West Chiltington.  She was 3 years old when the 1861 census was recorded.

   2. Rhoda Skinner was baptised on 13 December 1863 in Pulborough.  In 1871 she was a 7 year old scholar.

   3. George Skinner was baptised on 7 October 1866 in Billingshurst.  He was 4 years old in 1871.

   4. Peter Skinner was baptised on 3 April 1870 in Rudgwick.  He was a year old when the 1871 census was recorded.

   5. Louisa Ann Skinner was baptised on 23 March 1873 in Rudgwick.

HAYLOR          SCUTT