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John was sentenced to transportation for seven years in 1852. In 1861 / 1881 he is in Hurstpierpoint, so if he went he managed to return.
 
John Walder bap. 19 Mar 1820 Shermanbury m. 2 Aug 1843 Hurstpierpoint
Lydia Sayers bap. 24 Oct 1819 Hurstpierpoint
Parents Thomas and Mary
 
    Thomas 1784 Samuel

William Luzzell Sayers bap. 4 Nov 1838 Hurstpierpoint
-one parent Lydia
Henry Sayers bap. 23 Apr 1843 Hurstpierpoint
-one parent Lydia
m. Harriett
Peter bap. 1 Sep 1844 Hurstpierpoint
Thomas b. 11 Jan 1846 Hurstpierpoint m. Mary Ann Newnham
Mary bap. 6 Jun 1847 Hurstpierpoint Notes
Priscilla b. 1850 Clayton Early Death d. 1859 -Sep Qtr Cuckfield 2b _7
Anne b. 1852 Cuckfield
 
Shermanbury Parish Records (A2A) "report of a removal order of - Walder, his wife and six children from Cuckfield and agreement to try and come to some arrangement with Cuckfield, January 1851"
 
Census: 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891

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1841 Census -Cuckfield 184117
Address Name Age Profession Where Born
Tythes House -with 3 other servants only. John Walder 20 M.S. Same County

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1851 Census -Ansty Cuckfield 185188/b
Address Name Rel. Con Age Profession Where Born
Ansty Lydia Walder Head M 31 Pauper Hurstpierpoint Sussex
William Walder Son U 12 Ag Lab Hurstpierpoint Sussex
Henry Walder Son U 8 Twineham Sussex
Peter Walder Son U 5 Hurstpierpoint Sussex
Thomas Walder Son U 4 Hurstpierpoint Sussex
Mary Walder Dau U 3 Hurstpierpoint Sussex
Priscilla Walder Dau U 1 Clayton Sussex

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1861 Census -Albourne 186142
Address Name Rel. Con Age Profession Where Born
Lanes Peter Peacock Head M 54 Ag Lab Albourne Sussex
Harriett Peacock Wife M 48 Ardingly Sussex
John Walder Lodger Wid 41 Ag Lab Shermanbury Sussex
Peter Walder Son U 16 Ag Lab Hurstpierpoint Sussex
Ann Walder Dau 9 Scholar Cuckfield Sussex

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1871 Census -Hurstpierpoint 187141
Address Name Rel. Con Age Profession Where Born
Sayers Common -Standey Family
-Labourer
John Walder Lodger Wdr 51 Labourer Shermanbury Sussex

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1881 Census -Hurstpierpoint 1881202
Address Name Rel. Con Age Profession Where Born
11 Sayers Common Peter Peacock Head M 75 Ag Lab Albourne Sussex
Harriet Peacock Wife M 68 Ardingly Sussex
Jane P Peacock Dau 19 Albourne Sussex
John Walder Lodger 61 Ag Lab Shermanbury Sussex

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1891 Census -Hurstpierpoint 1891232
Address Name Rel. Con Age Profession Where Born
Sayers Common -Peacock Family -as 1881 John Walder Lodgr S 71 Shepherd empee Shermanbury Sussex

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Extracts from Session Rolls -ESRO QR/962 1852
10th January 1852 John Walder Labourer Hurstpierpoint / Cuckfield
One fagot to value of threepence from Charles Tulley
Plea not guilty
Verdict Guilty on the whole endictment 1st Offence
Sentence: One week imprisonment to hard labour
24th February 1852
One sack to the value of one shilling and sixpence and one bushel half of another bushel of flour to the value of 10 shillings.
Property of Charles Packham and another
Six months hard labour, last week of each calendar month in solitary confinement.
Plea not guilty Verdict guilty on the whole indictment
Second Offence
Transported for seven years to commence at the expiration of his first sentence.

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Notes on Mary Walder 1847
Mary had a daughter Alice Walder, born 3 Oct 1869 in the Cuckfield Union Workhouse. Mary never married.
Alice married James Gideon Goldsmith (1869 -1900) at Chiddingly and they had the following children:
Frederick Thomas 1893 - 1911
Lily Mary 1894 - 1940
Elsie 1896 - 1962
Florence Alice 1898 - 1974
James Henry 1900 - 1970
Alice died 2 Apr 1949 in Eastbourne.

Notes courtesy of David Hall, a present day descendant.

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