Family name also spelled DEERING.
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Samuel Dearing son of Arthur & Sarah Dearing, of Hellingly, Sussex (baptismal record)
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In October 1837 Samuel Dearing was present at the marriage of his sister Susan Dearing to James Mitchell in Arlington Sussex.
At the time of the 1851 England Census Samuel Dearing, aged 32?, born in Hellingly Sussex, brickmaker, and wife Emily, aged 33, born in Hellingly, were living in Hellingly. With them were children (born in Hellingly): Ellen (7), scholar, Luther (5), scholar, Abner (3), and infant daughter (5 days).
At the time of the 1861 England Census Samuel Dearing, aged 47, born in Hellingly Sussex, farmer of 4 acres, and wife Emily, aged 45, born in Hellingly, were living in Richard Road, Hellingly. With them were children (born in Hellingly): Ellen (17), Luther (15), agricultural labourer, Abner (13), agricultural labourer, Eliza (10), scholar, Samuel (8), scholar, and Elizabeth (3), scholar. Lodging were William Piper (28) of Hellingly, agricultural labourer, and James Akehurst (22) of Hellingly.
At the time of the 1871 England Census Samuel Dearing, aged 57, born in Hellingly Sussex, landowner of 5 acres, and wife Emily, aged 55, born in Hellingly, were living in Upper Dicker, Hellingly. With them were children (born in Hellingly): Luther (25), ag labourer, Abner (23), ag labourer, Eliza (20), Samuel (17), ag labourer, Elizabeth (13), and granddaughter Alice Burton (3) of Hellingly.
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Samuel Dearing of Hellingly died aged 65 years (burial record).
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The Will of Samuel Dearing late of Sharrod's Farm Upper Dicker Hellingly in the County of Sussex, farmer, who died 27 December 1877 at Sharrod's Farm, was proved 24 April 1882 at Lewes by Samuel Dearing, farm labourer, and Luther Dearing, brickmaker, both of Upper Dicker, the sons, the executors. Personal estate £196 16s. 6d. 3
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Re Samuel Dearing Deceased,
HELLINGLY.
About 2½ miles from Hellingly and 3 miles from Berwick Railway Station (main line), and 3 miles from the Market Town of Hailsham.
Valuable small Property known as "Sharrods," nearly 5 acres in extent and suitable as a small Poultry and Dairy. The old-fashioned Cottage of seven rooms is constructed of brick and timber and partly thatch and partly tiled with exposed oak floor, joists and timber. The Farm Buildings comprise well-built Stable and Cowshed, brick and tiled ; Piggery, Meal Room, brick and tiled ; Fowl-house and Cart Shed, Fatting Shed, etc.
The Land is sub-divided into small grass paddocks, with productive orchard and gardens.
MESSRS. GUY and SON are instructed
to submit the above to Public Auction at the Crown Hotel, in Hailsham, on WEDNESDAY, June 29th, 1910 (Hailsham Market Day), at 3.15 p.m., in One Lot ....
Southern Weekly News, Saturday, 18 Jun 1910, p. 1
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