James Hyland (abt. 1809 - 1889)

Born about 1809 in Sedlescombe, Sussex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Noakes — married 2 May 1831 in Battle, Sussex, England

Husband of Sophia Mepham — married 14 Feb 1859 in Battle, Sussex, England

Descendants

Died 11 Oct 1889 at about age 80 in Battle, Sussex, England

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Biography

• Previous marriage to Mary Noakes - 2/5/1831. Died 2/1/1845. Married Sophia Mepham in 1859 some years after the birth of their children.
• Listed as agricultural labourer and/or tollhouse keeper in UK censuses.

Reports in both the Hastings & St. Leonards Observer and the Sussex Agricultural Express outline the circumstances surrounding his death. It appears that he was suffering from what we would now call dementia and was rather prone to wandering around the house at night. On the night of 11 October 1889, this resulted in him falling out of a window and breaking his leg in two places. It was not clear how long he had been lying outside in the cold before he was found by a neighbour but a combination of the trauma and the cold resulted in his death later that day.

Baptism

• 15 Oct 1809 Sedlescombe, Sussex, England, son of Thomas and Mary Hyland ^[1]

Sources

• Find My Past;

Hyland James 1809 1889 England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Battle, Sussex, England

Hyland James 1809 1889 Sussex Burials Battle, Sussex, England

Hyland James 1811 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Battle, Sussex, England

Hyland James 1810 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Battle, Sussex, England

Hyland James 1810 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Battle, Sussex, England

Hyland James 1810 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Battle, Sussex, England

Hyland James 1810 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Battle, Sussex, England

Hyland James 1859 England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 Battle, Sussex, England

Hyland James 1831 England Marriages 1538-1973 Sedlescomb, Sussex, England

Sussex County Records Office, Lewes

Hastings & St. Leonards Observer 9 November 1889.

Sussex Agricultural Express 5 November 1889.

Entry from Sedlescombe St John the Baptist 1780 - 1812 First names James Surname HYLAND Sex s Baptism Date 15-Oct Year baptised 1809 Father first names Thomas Father surname HYLAND Mother first names Mary Mother surname HYLAND

1. ↑ Sussex Family History Group website, baptisms for Sedlescombe, Sussex

Acknowledgments

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