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Old 30-12-11, 20:13
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Mother of James Harland
Name - "official" name and what they were known as
Hopestill Roots
Date and place of birth
c1759 Fletching, Sussex
Names of parents
Robert & Mary Roots
Baptism
21 Sep 1759 St Andrew & St Mary, Fletching, Sussex
Details of each of his or her marriages
21 Jun 1782 All Saints, Lindfield, Sussex to James Harland (b1763-d1806)
Occupation(s) - if any
None
Addresses where they lived:
Fletching [baptism]
Lindfield [9 children bapt there]
Horsleydown Lane, Southwark at death

Date, place and cause of death
Oct 1831 Horsleydown Lane, Southwark, which was where her daughter Hopestill Pillow lived
Date and place of burial
23 Oct 1831 St John, Horsleydown, Southwark, Surrey
Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable
n/k
Memorial inscription - if any
None. Graveyard has no monuments left, church destroyed though the foundations are still there under the London Mission.

The British Newspaper Archive appears to have an entry for her about her being a grocer in Lindfield & dissolving a partnership , but I haven't taken out a sub yet, something for the future.

Last edited by Jill; 28-03-13 at 06:00. Reason: possible occupation/ link to son
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