Origin of the name: 'From Chatfields in Bolney or Chatfield farm in Cowfold' William de Chattefeld 1296 (Reaney, 1997). 'Ceatta's open land' Chatefeld 1279 (Glover, 1975).
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Descendants of William Chatfield (c.1757 - 1817).
William married Hannah HOLMES
on the 11th December 1785 at Maresfield.
In the 1803 Militia list, he is a servant, 'willing to stand'.
On 27th March 1817 he was buried at Marefield, age 60.
Hannah was buried, age 85, on the 20th October 1850 at Maresfield 'of Piltdown'.
The children of this marriage were,
Sarah CHATFIELD baptised 29th April 1787 Maresfield and married 8th November 1806 to John HOBBS .
Elizabeth CHATFIELD baptised 11th April 1789 at Maresfield. Elizabeth married on the 26th October 1809 to Richard HELMSLEY at Maresfield. She was buried on the 10th June 1827 at Marefield, age 39.
John CHATFIELD baptised 11th April 1789 Maresfield, married. Elizabeth PECKHAM born circa 1794 and buried the 5th July 1868.
Mary Ann CHATFIELD baptised 22nd January 1792 married 27th May 1822 John DRAWBRIDGE .
William CHATFIELD baptised 16th March 1794 and buried 31st July 1864 at Maresfield married. 16th Apr 1820 Sophia BURGESS
Hannah CHATIELD baptised 20th March 1796 Maresfield died 1866 and married 28th January 1817, William SMITH.
Thomas CHATFIELD baptised 3rd July 1797 Maresfield married 3rd December 1820, Mary Ann WYNN.
1831 transported to Tasmania for stealing fowls - 'a troublesome person'.
Jane CHATFIELD baptised 5th October 1800 Maresfield and married 7th July 1822, William SCOTT.
Naomi CHATFIELD baptised 26th December 1802 Maresfield died 15th May 1885, married Jonathan STEVENS.
Henry CHATFIELD baptised 13th January 1805 Maresfield died 18th September 1884, married 30 Jan 1831 Elizabeth HOPE.
Robert CHATFIELD baptised 14th February 1808 Maresfield and buried at Marefield age 73 on the 27th March 1881, married Harriet?
Elizabeth CHATFIELD married Richard
HELMSLEY on the 26th October 1809 at Maresfield.
The children of this marriage were.
Richard HEMSLEY baptised 14th February 1808 Maresfield
Lucy HEMSLEY baptised 13th August 1813 Maresfield
Elizabeth HEMSLEY baptised 19th February 1815 at Maresfield, married Thomas COX on 27th October 1835 at Buxted. Elizabeth was buried on 26th November 1874 at Highurstwood (Buxted).
Thomas HEMSLEY baptised 15th December 1816 at Maresfield.
Susanna HEMSLEY baptised 27th December 1818 at Maresfield
Jane HEMSLEY baptised 19th May 1822 married George TESTER on 27th January 1846 at Maresfield.
Naomi HEMSLEY baptised 11th May 1823 at Maresfield.
William HEMSLEY baptised 28th May 1827 married Elizabeth ?.
Elizabeth HEMSLEY married Thomas
COX on 27th October 1835 at Buxted.
The children of this marriage were.
Charles COX baptised 12th November 1835 at Rotherfield baptist church, married Mary Ann TEAGUE on 3rd October 1857 at Buxted.
Thomas COX born 1838 Buxted, married Mary ?
Richard COX born 1841 Buxted
Elizabeth COX born 1843 Buxted, married on 16th August 1862 Thomas TURK at Buxted.
George COX born 1846 Buxted, married Eliza ?
Harriott COX baptised 4th November 1849 at Buxted married Benjamin MILLER on 29th October 1870 at Buxted.
Alfred COX born November 1852, married Jane KNIGHT (1851 - 1935) on 25th October 1879 at St. Nicholas, Brighton.
Alfred COX married Jane
KNIGHT on 25th Ocotber 1879 in Brighton.
The one child of this marriage was,
Alfred John COX born 27th June 1885 at South Malling, Lewes married on 19th February 1908 to Annie Elizabeth WEST(1881 -1961)
