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Jesse Dunk
Jesse was born in the village of Mountfield in East Sussex and was baptised in the local parish church of All Saints on 22 April 1787. The church of All Saints was built in the 12th Century with the tower being added in 1200. 15th Century drawings of the church show that it has been…
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George Sheader
Nana Watson was born Kathleen Ashdown, the daughter of James Ashdown, so it comes as a bit of a surprise to learn that her paternal grandfather was James Sheader and his father was George Sheader. It took a long time to work through the maze of conflicting information about this strange family, but I think…
Our Family's History 