John Akehurst of Alfriston
(1700-)
Sarah
(-1745)
William Akehurst of Berwick
(1727-1801)
Elizabeth
(-1800)
Sarah Akehurst
(1750-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
0. Unknown

  • William Akehurst
1. Henry Machine

Sarah Akehurst 1

  • Christened: 1 Apr 1750, Bishopstone, Sussex, England 2
  • Married: 2 May 1774, Alfriston, Sussex, England 3

  Research Notes:

Family name spelled ACKHURST in the baptismal register.

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'William natural son of Sarah Akehurst' was christened less than a month before Sarah's marriage to Henry Machine (otherwise Machen). It is possible that Henry was William's father.

Writing his Will in Jan 1792 Joseph Akehurst of Beddingham, shepherd, bequeathed to his daughter Frances the wife of William Stephens of Westfirle his copyhold cottage in Alfriston which had originally been the estate of Sarah Machen and William Akehurst, children of Joseph's brother William.

  Marriage Information:

Sarah married Henry Machine on 2 May 1774 in Alfriston, Sussex, England.

  Marriage Notes:

Henry Machine of the parish of Maresfield and Sarah Akehurst of this parish

Married by Banns

Witnesses: H Hawes, James Cooper

Sources

1 The Akehurst Wills of East Sussex (1541-1858), Geoffrey Barber, 2nd Edition, Tree 4, p. 23.

2 Bishopstone Parish Registers, Baptisms.

3 Alfriston Parish Registers, Marriages, p. 14, no. 53.

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