Edward Luxford

Edward Luxford of Eastbourne: The Parish Registers of St. Mary's Church, Eastbourne, Sussex, England, continue the record of this particular Luxford family. Edward was the only son of John and Mary Luxford and was baptised in St. Andrew and St. Mary's Church, Fletching, on 18 April 1718. He had moved to Eastbourne by at least 24 March 1745/6 as he was listed as resident there in a court transaction as approving the transfer of a mortgage of £60 on Upper Clapwater from one tenant, Arthur Bedbrough, husbandman of Ardingly, to John Rootes, yeoman of Fletching. Edward worked as a wheelwright. Edward married Jane FRENCH by license in St. Mary's Church, Eastbourne, on 13 July 1750. They lived in Eastbourne after their marriage but Edward still retained a financial interest in the family farm at Upper Clapwater until 20 April 1765, when he sold it to Samuel Weller, yeoman of Fletching, for a bond of £646. Edward and Jane Luxford had at least nine children. The transcripts are unfortunately incomplete at this point, and two further births in 1784 and 1791 are possibly also attributable to them. Their known children were: Mary Luxford, privately baptised 05 May 1753; Winifred Luxford, baptised 13 September 1756; Jane Luxford, baptised 28 November 1758; John Luxford, privately baptised 26 June 1761; Edward Luxford, baptised 21 November 1763; William Luxford, privately baptised 05 June 1765; another Edward Luxford, baptised 12 June 1768; Jeremiah Luxford, baptised 20 January 1771; and George Luxford, baptised 25 June 1773. Edward LUXFORD m Jane FRENCH [13 July 1750].

1. Mary LUXFORD, baptised 1753, died 1760;

2. Winifred LUXFORD, baptised 1756, died 1799;

3. Jane LUXFORD, baptised 1758, died (?), married;

4. John LUXFORD, baptised 1761, died 1829, married, had issue;

5. Edward LUXFORD, baptised 1763, died 1764;

6. William LUXFORD, baptised 1765, died (1850), married, had issue;

7. Edward LUXFORD, baptised 1768, died (?);

8. Jeremiah LUXFORD, baptised 1771, died 1834;

9. George LUXFORD, baptised 1773, died (?). Edward died in August 1788 and his burial is recorded in the parish register of St. Mary's Church, Eastbourne, as occurring on 15 August 1788. Jane Luxford [n%C3%A9e French] died in April 1805 and her burial occurred on 11 April 1805.  The death is also recorded of Mary, the first child of Edward and Jane, who was buried on 11 June 1760. Their second son, named Edward after his father, died as an infant and was buried on 23 June 1764. The second daughter, Winifred, died and was buried on 07 April 1799. The first son, John, lived to the age of 68 years, before dying and was buried on 11 October 1829. Jeremiah, the second youngest son lived to the age of 67 years, but fell upon hard times having to go into the Workhouse, where he died and was buried on 17 May 1834. Jane Luxford, the daughter of Edward and Jane Luxford, had an illegitimate daughter, Mary Tuffen Luxford, who was baptised on 11 April 1784. She was later married to Nicholas TUFFEN by banns on 08 August 1784. The younger son, Edward married Mary (?) and lived in Lewes, Sussex. They had at least one child, Jane French Luxford, born on 23 March 1803 and baptised on 28 May 1803 in St. Michael's Church, Lewes.

The Luxford saga : a 500-year family odyssey, England to New Zealand / compiled by Michael Raymus Butler. Author: Butler, Michael Raymus. Publisher: New Plymouth, N.Z. : M. Butler, 2009. ISBN: 9780473143572 (pbk.) : 9780473143572 (pbk.) 0473143577 (pbk.) Description: vi, 354 p. : ill., ports., geneal tables ; 30 cm. Subject: Luxford family. New Zealand --Genealogy. Great Britain --Genealogy.