Origin of the surname: From the place-name Helmsley in the North Riding of Yorkshire. William de Helmslac c1160-83 (Early yorkshire charters).
Descendants of: Thomas HELMSLEY.
Thomas HELMSLEY baptised November 1734 Little Horsted, married Lucy
DICKER on the 6th March 1764 at Buxted.
They had children,
Elizabeth HELMSLEY baptised 29th July 1764 at Buxted and married 10th October 1785 John COTTThomas HELMSLEY baptised 5th April 1768 at Buxted.
John HELMSLEY baptised 3rd June 1770 married 16 Feb 1795 Mary HALL
William HELMSLEY baptised 9th March 1772 married 24th October 1796 Jane SMITH
George HELMSLEY baptised 20th November 1774 and married 26th June 1797 Elizabeth WEST
Mary HELMSLEY baptised 13th April1777 at Buxted
Henry HELMSLEY baptised 7th May 1780 at Buxted.
Richard HELMSLEY baptised 6th October 1782 Buxted and married Elizabeth CHATFIELD on the 26th October 1809. Buried 9th October 1853 at Buxted, labourer.
For my descent from this couple click here.
Anne HELMSLEY baptised 19th June 1785 Buxted.Lucy HELMSLEY baptised 10th August 1788 Buxted.
My line of descent from Richard Helmsley and Elizabeth Chatfield is,
Elizabeth CHATFIELD (1789 - 1827) married Richard HELMSLEY (1780- 1853)Elizabeth HEMSLEY (1815 - 1874) married Thomas COX (1805 - 1853)
Alfred COX (1852 -1914) married Jane KNIGHT (1851 - 1935)
Alfred John COX (1885 - 1954) married Annie Elizabeth WEST (1881 -1961)
If you have HEMSLEY ancestry in East Sussex e-mail me. I have information
going back to 1640 - but I take no credit, that must go to 'Mac' Hupman of Northamptonshire
and Jim Smith of Carlshalton, Surrey.
Try Mac's home page at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/malcolm.hupman/
