Large Estate owned by French Marquis - Redmarley (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Monday, July 11, 2011, 17:46 (4937 days ago) @ shertur

Hi, welcome to the Forum, especially with such an unusual query.
I too have ancestors from Redmarley although sadly I don't have much hands-on experience of the village itself, although other members no doubt will. You may care to read the following post about the village.

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=31286

It's been named as such since Domesday times:
"Ridmarley Dabitot was so called from Geoffry de’Abetot a Descendant of Robert D’abetot Steward of the Household to King William the Conqueror & Brother to Urso D’abitot who was under the same King Sheriff of this County." #
So you can see there's plenty of Gallic history within the village although not sure about any Marquis'.

According to this account the family line died out in the C18th when they lived at Down House.
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43157&strquery=redmarley#n76

Anyhow, your query mentions "this village in 1935" which infers you mean your village in Sussex as you don't actually state what village ?. I presume you meant to state Redmarley ?.
Also please can you name one or more of your Redmarley ancestors so we can actually place them in the Census and hopefully within the village itself.

The oldest Directory mention I can find is from 1850 Post Office Directory so inline with your Census details.
http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/d.asp

This lists "Gentry" as Ann Commeline at Roundbush, Edward Cooper at Wetherdine, George Doweswell at Down House (the "priciple seat"), Lt-Col Henry Gee Roberts at Hazeldine House.
It would be interesting if your ancestors tie up with these names ?.