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HAZELDEN
" Dweller in a valley where hazel trees grow "
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The name Hazelden is English in origin.
Its roots can be traced back to Anglo-Saxon times, first appearing in
ancient medieval records in Sussex.
William de Haseldenn is recorded in the "Subsidy Rolls" of Sussex in 1296.
My Hazelden ancestry is as follows:
GENERATION ONE
Joseph Hazelden 1764-1835 and Philadelphia born 1762
marriage unknown
CHILDREN
William
baptised 4 June 1793 at Framfield, Sussex
Joseph
baptised 6 May 1795 at Framfield
Mary baptised 13 May 1798 at Framfield
John
baptised 13 April 1800 at Framfield, died 1867 at Uckfield
Maria
baptised 17 November 1802 at Framfield
George
baptised 12 May 1805 at Framfield
Leonard baptised 5 July 1807 at Framfield
(my direct ancestor)
Matilda baptised 20 May 1810 at Framfield
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In 1793, Joseph was known to be a pauper.
Joseph was buried at Uckfield, Sussex on the 8th September, 1835.
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GENERATION TWO
Leonard born 1807 and Margaret Davidson 1814-1850
marriage unknown
CHILDREN
Leonard baptised 30 June 1833 at
Framfield
Mary baptised 1 May 1836 at Uckfield and died 27 June 1841 at Berwick. Cause
of death was "disease of the mesenteric glands".
Maria born 21 February 1838 at
Berwick, Northumberland
James born November/December 1840 and died 8 October 1841, both at Berwick.
Cause of death whooping cough.
Bridget Davidson born 19 August 1842 at Berwick
(my direct ancestor)
William born 1845 in Berwick
James Davidson born 1847 in
Berwick
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In 1833, Leonard was a soldier and living in Uckfield, Sussex and he was by
then married to Margaret. She was born in
Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland, many miles away from Sussex.
Margaret's family did not appear to move away from their home town where at
that time there was a large barracks. It must be considered a possibility
that Leonard was posted there whilst serving in the army and that is how
they met.
By 1838 Leonard had left the army and was working as a labourer. The family
had left Sussex and moved to Berwick where
they remained until at least 1851. Margaret had died on the 15th
February,1850 from consumption and Leonard was left to
bring up their young family alone.
It seems highly likely that they returned to Sussex at some point, later events such as births and marriages seemed to occur in Sussex and other southern England counties.
Date and place of Leonard's death is unknown.
The grave of Margaret Hazelden (nee Davidson)
St Mary's Churchyard, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.
Two of Leonard and Margaret's children, Mary and James, are buried in the
same grave. Note the date of death for Margaret, it says 5 January 1850
when,
according to her death certificate, she actually died 15 February 1850.
Bridget Davidson Hazelden, daughter of
Leonard and Margaret, married John Williams on the 6th July, 1873
at Ripley Parish Church, Derbyshire.
Bridget Davidson Williams ( nee Hazelden )
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