Any information on Brisley, Shoesmith or Huggett family ancestors from Peasmarsh or Tenterden would be appreciated please. My 3rd gt grandfather, Henry Brisley (various spelling) born about 1786 Tenterden, Kent. Baptised 2 july 1786 Ruckinge, Kent. Occupation according to his son William Henry’s baptism was a gamekeeper. Died about aug 1824 Peasmarsh, Sussex. Buried as Henry Brissenden aged 38. Married on 3 feb 1821 at St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh to Sarah Shoesmith (Not to be confused with a person with the same name who died in Australia) was born 4 feb 1793 Tenterden, Kent. She was baptised 19 april 1793. She remarried on 7 dec 1828 in Peasmarsh to Jesse Huggett (1802-1865). Sarah, Jesse and her 2 Brisley children and 2 Huggett children left for South Africa arriving Table Bay, Cape, on the 19th Jan 1839. She died in the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa on the 1st april 1864 and is buried in Tulbagh, Cape, South Africa. Thank you.
Peasmarsh in East Sussex Village Guide