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Fourth Generation
Family of Thomas BRIGDON (B3) and Ann
B4 William BRIGDON
Born on 16 August 1724 in Lindfield, Sussex.
The family appears to have moved from Lindfield to Cuckfield around 1750
Picture 2 - Cuckfield in 1740
In 1752 when William was 27, he first married Sarah, in Cuckfield, Sussex.
They had one child:
John (1754 Cuckfield -)
About 1756 when William was 31, he second married Elizabeth COX (1730-), in Cuckfield, Sussex. Elizabeth was the daughter of William COX and Elizabeth, from East Lavant, Sussex.
They had the following children:
Francis (1762 Cuckfield -)
Elizabeth (1775 Cuckfield -)
B5 James BRIGDON
Born about 1726 in Lindfield, Sussex.
In 1752 when James was 26, he married Susan, in Cuckfield, Sussex.
They had one child:
Mary (1755 Cuckfield -)
Cuckfield
The word Cuckfield is believed to be Saxon for a clearing in the forest or the haunt of the cuckoo. Certainly, this historic English village is set on the Sussex Weald, with magnificent views right across the South Downs.
On the northern heights the bones of an iguanadon were found and, at the southern edge of the village, there was a bronze/ Iron Age settlement. The parish church is nine hundred years old and the old grammar school, one of the earliest in the country, dates back to the period of Henry VII.
Once the market town and key administrative centre in the district, the High Street is lined with attractive 16th century houses and several of the pubs are associated with the village heyday as major coaching stop on the old London to Brighton route. The Queen's Hall, erected in 1897 to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, contains the Parish Council Office, Village Library and Museum.
The village is surrounded by beautiful countryside with famous gardens nearby; it offers specialist shopping, two hotels and restaurants and is situated with easy access to the M23/A23 motorway, with the main line railway two miles away.
My Family Tree is a 60 minute documentary that I have made with my digital camcorder and edited into a video production.
This documentary is the story of four families. It is the story of my father's parents, Brigden and Chapman, and my mother's parents, Crowhurst and Plowman.
The video can be purchased for £5 plus £2 postage and packaging. To order a copy click here