Henry Mitchell, born c 1764 and Elizabeth Tester, born 1767( Edburton), lived in Steyning from around 1797 until 1857. They had 6 children:-

Henry, b1795, Michael b 1797, Charles, b1800, Frances, b1804, Catherine, b1808, and Elizabeth, b 1811.

• Michael married Margaret Woolgar, at Southwick 1823. They had 8 children:-

  Michael b1824, James b1825, Moses b1828, Mary b1830, Marchant b1835, Martha b1836, Maria b1837, Miriam b1839

  • Moses married Harriet Puttick at Southwick 1848. They had 11 children:-

    Mary Ann b1848, Margaret b 1849, William b 1850, Susan b 1852, Moses b 1853, Harriet b 1854, Marchant b 1856, James b 1857, Michael b 1859, Amy b 1861, Alice Maria b 1863.

    Moses (senior) became an engine driver, and James and Michael also worked on the railway in some capacity

    • Moses (junior) moved to London was a waggon maker in 1881, married Mary, and had a son Moses Caleb.

      The family moved to Gillingham Kent by 1909 where Moses Caleb married Ethel Kate Gerrish.

      • Moses Caleb and Ethel had 7 children:- Charles W.F.b 1911, Ernest C. b 1913, Jack W. b 1915, Daisy A. b 1916, Violet E. b 1918, Coralie M. b 1920, and Frank B. b 1921.

        By 1932 the family had moved to the Southampton area, Moses died 1932 age 78 at Eastleigh. Moses Caleb died 1936 age 55 at Southampton.

    • William married Phoebe Miller 1874 at Brighton, they moved to Hull, Yorks where they lived for 2 or 3 years before moving to London.

    • Marchant married Ann Eliza in Hull 1877, they moved back to Uckfield where their son Frederick Harold was born, he married Marie F. Sargent and they had 2 sons Malcolm F. b 1914, and Leonard John b 1916. Frederick Harold was killed in action 29th May 1918 near Bethune France.

The christian names of Moses and Marchant run through several generations of the family.

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