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Member Since: November 2005 Posts: 2 Send Message	David	Report	24 Nov 2013 10:27
Member Since: November 2005 Posts: 2 Send Message	1841 look up please. Benjamin Sexton. Born ca 1771 and another ca. 1806. Also, anyone interested in Henry Sexton of Norwich please respond.
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Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31 288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	24 Nov 2013 10:32
	Welcome to the boards David. This one....... ?? ..1841 England Census about Benjamin Sexton Name: Benjamin Sexton Age: 70 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1771 Gender: Male Where born: Norfolk, England Civil Parish: St Augustine Hundred: Norwich County/Island: Norfolk Country: England Street Address: Occupation: View Image Registration District: Norwich Sub-registration District: Coslany Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 788 Book: 2 Folio: 47 Page Number: 11 Household Members: Name Age Joseph Semons 50 Mary Semons 55 Benjamin Sexton 70 (Blacksmith) Mary Sexton 63 John Sexton 13 (Res: Wales's Buildings.........all born in County)
	Researching: "If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 12 081 Send Message	Andrew	Report	24 Nov 2013 10:34
	Where born:Norfolk, England Civil Parish:Horstead With Stanninghall Benjamin Sexton 35 Farming Bailiff Sarah Sexton 25 Louisa Sexton 4 James Christinass Sexton 1 and Where born:Norfolk, England Civil Parish:Heacham Benjmin Sexton 33 Ag Lab Lucy Sexton 33 Mary Sexton 7 Wm Sexton 5 Sarah Sexton 3 Charles Sexton 1 Andy
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17 958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	24 Nov 2013 10:40
	Baptism (if him) County Norfolk Place Salhouse Church All Saints At RegisterNumber DateOfBirth BaptismDate 19 May 1771 Forename Benjamin Sex M FatherForename John MotherForename Patience FatherSurname SEXTON http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl Chris :) County Norfolk Place Norwich Church St Augustine RegisterNumber 186 MarriageDate 25 Sep 1797 GroomForename Benjamin GroomSurname SEXTON GroomAge GroomParish GroomCondition Single GroomOccupation GroomAbode BrideForename Mary BrideSurname WATTS BrideAge BrideParish BrideCondition Single BrideOccupation BrideAbode GroomFatherForename GroomFatherSurname GroomFatherOccupation BrideFatherForename BrideFatherSurname BrideFatherOccupation WitnessOneForename Jeremiah WitnessOneSurname DYE WitnessTwoForename Elizabeth WitnessTwoSurname FRIEND Notes Bride & Witnesses sign X
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23 482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	24 Nov 2013 10:45
	A tree on Ancestry says Benjamin was born 1773, son of Benjamin Sexton & Sarah Tyler. He married Mary Watts 25 Sep.1797, Norwich. Chidren Benjamin 1800, John 1801, William 1807 and Robert 1813.
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63 409 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	24 Nov 2013 10:51
	To find whether anyone else is interested in these people, look in 'search all trees'
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17 958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	24 Nov 2013 10:52
	County Norfolk Place Norwich Church St Peter Mancroft RegisterNumber 150 MarriageDate 23 Jun 1772 GroomForename Benjamin GroomSurname SEXTON GroomAge GroomParish Heigham GroomCondition Widower GroomOccupation GroomAbode BrideForename Sarah BrideSurname TYLER BrideAge BrideParish BrideCondition Spinster BrideOccupation BrideAbode GroomFatherForename GroomFatherSurname GroomFatherOccupation BrideFatherForename BrideFatherSurname BrideFatherOccupation WitnessOneForename M WitnessOneSurname SHORT WitnessTwoForename Palmer WitnessTwoSurname BROWN Notes bride & groom signed their mark Chris :) Year:1763 Supplied Surname:SEXTON Surname:SEXTON Full First name:Benj Supplied First Name:Benj Spouse Surname:PIXTON Spouse Full First name:Mary Spouse First Name:Mary Place:NORWICH ST MARY COSLANY County:Nofolk Record source:Boyd's Marriage Index 1538-1840 (Find My Past) http://www.oldbritishnews.com/historic-databases/death-sentences-1820/death-sentences-1822-02/ Benjamin Sexton Summer 1822 Norfolk, England (relating anywhere in 'Tree'?)
Member Since: November 2005 Posts: 2 Send Message	David	Report	24 Nov 2013 16:38
Member Since: November 2005 Posts: 2 Send Message	Many thanks. The Heigham Benjamin looks likely as other members of the Sexton family lived in this area of Norwich. I have been unable to trace baptisms for several members of the family. Perhaps they just didn't get round to it. David Culley.

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