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Sergison

NOT Serjison.

Memorial to Mary Ann Kerr, Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield.
From findagrave.

Capt. Francis Sergison,
born 1730,
of Cuckfield Park, Cuckfield, Sussex.
He died 1793.
He had issue:

1. Col. Warden Sergison,
   eldest son, born 1765,
   of Cuckfield Park, Sussex.
   He was Colonel in the Royal Horse Guards Blue.
   Listed as of Cuckfield at mar.
   He mar 17 July 1792 to Mary Ann Kerr [born 27 Nov 1767], no issue.
   Marriage settlement dated 9 and 10 July 1792. NOT 1802.
   She died 14 Sept 1804 (or possibly 10 Sept or 11 Sept), age 37 yrs.
   She was bur 22 Sept 1804 in Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield. Memorial in the nave. See findagrave.
   His will dated 8 Dec 1806.
   He died 9 July 1811, age 46 yrs.
   He was bur 16 July 1811, Cuckfield. See index.
   Will proved 24 October 1811.
   His sister and her husband inherited Cuckfield Park.

Extract from SERGISON in [Burkes LG, 1886]

Cuckfield Park, Sussex.
From OS map. Surveyed: 1874. Published: 1879.
See modern satellite view.
See street view of entrance.

Cuckfield Park, Sussex. View from SW.
Photo 2005 by Peter Jeffery.
See full size. From Geograph.

Cuckfield Park, Sussex. View from E.
Photo 2015. See full size.
From here. See similar shot.

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References

• SERGISON in [Burkes LG, 1886, p.1647]

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Sources yet to be consulted

• SERGISON in [Burkes LG, 1937]
• Marriage settlement of Mary Ann Kerr and Warden Sergison, 9 and 10 July 1792, West Sussex Record Office, Add Mss 37,542-37,543.

• Will of Warden Sergison of Cuckfield, Sussex. Proved 24 October 1811.
  • PROB 11/1526/420 in [NA.UK].
  • See transcript by Bob Janes.

• East Sussex Record Office, AMS6112/5.
• Search for other papers related to Warden Sergison (died 1811).

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• Cuckfield on Geograph
  • Square with Cuckfield Park
  • Square with Cuckfield church

• Cuckfield on Wikimedia Commons
  • Holy Trinity Church