James Deedman

James married Mary Bonsey, a girl from the village of Worplesdon. She was one of the ten children of James Bonsey and his wife Sarah (Howard). The marriage produced five children, shown below.



James and Mary's family

NameBirth/*BaptismMarried
ParentsJames Deedman*18 November 17496 August 1777
Mary Bonsey*22 March 1751
ChildrenJames*16 August 1778
Ann*1 October 1780
William*14 October 1782
Mary*13 March 1785
Sarah*7 October 1787


Sadly, Mary died and was buried in Pirbright on 10 August 1788. James was left with a young family - his youngest child, Sarah, was just one year old - and life would have been a struggle.

In 1795 he married again and, with his second wife, Katharine, had three more children, shown here.

James and Katharine's family

NameBirth/*BaptismMarried
ParentsJames Deedman*18 November 174912 April 1795
Katharine HedbornUnknown
ChildrenHenry*24 May 1795
John*8 August 1801
Kitty*19 June 1804


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