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Christened 07/05/1685 at Slaugham, Sussex, Eng
Burried at Clayton, Sussex, Eng on 19/12/1736

Father: Thomas Mugridge
Mother: Elizabeth Pilford

Married Mary Darrel 09 October 1708 at Slaugham, Sussex, Eng Children. Mary Mugridge  c.06 Oct 1713 at Clayton, Sussex, Eng, m.25 Apr 1738 at Clayton, Sussex, Eng, d.01 Apr 1764 at Clayton, Sussex, Eng, Sarah Mugridge  c.30 Oct 1713 at Clayton, Sussex, Eng, m.30 Jan 1732 at Keymer, Sussex, Eng, d.22 Feb 1769 at Clayton, Sussex, Eng, 8 Children.

Notes: !CHRISTENING: Church of England "PARISH REGISTER TRANSCRIPTS"; 1559-1615; Parish Church of Cu ckfield, Microfilm #1364167; Page 105; FHC/Mesa; Note ceremonies performed at Slaugham that a re in the Cuckfield register. !PROBATE-SPOUSE-CHILDREN-GRANDCHILDREN-SONINLAW: Church of England, PROBATE RECORDS; 1732-173 8; Microfilm of original records at the Lewes Probate Calendar, VA34-VA55,1732-1738,Film #009 7258; Page168; FHC/Mesa. !BOOK-TRADE-SPOUSE-CHILDREN-GRANDCHILDREN: Hugh Matthews BURGESS HILL;;;pp58-60; FHC Salt Cit y, British Section, 942.25/B8H2m. The following is quoted from the above book. The fourth shopkeeper was one Thomas Mugridge who lived in London Road on the plot of land , part of which was later to become the site of Norman and Burt, the well-known local builder s who flourished in the 19th century through to about 1975 Thomas died in 1736 having also ac quired the 'Cottage and work house' originally erected by Henry Peckham. Since both his wil l and inventory have survived quit a lot is know about Thomas Mugridge or Muggeridge. By trade he was a fellmonger, a dealer in animal skins; not just any old rabbit and cattl e skins obtained from local butchers and farmers but also buckskin and 'beaver scins'. His ' shop goods' in addition to the beaver skins included 'men's and boys' briches (buck and doe ) and ship briches', which could possibly refer to breeches made of sheepskin. There were 3 1 pairs of these garments and some gloves in the shop when he died. Upstairs in the 'Chicher n Chamber' were '98 brocken buckscins', which must mean broken buckskins (pound28), along wit h a 'bead and stettle and healing [bed, bedstead and coverings of hangings]' a small flock be ad and stettle and all thereto belonging, a pair of andirons, three cheeses, some linen and o her small things', in all vallued at 34pounds 19s. 0d. There were three other bedrooms eac h of which contained a bed: the 'Chanber ore stayers [over the stairs]' also contained thre e chest and there was a'clock on the stair case' valued at 1 pound 1s. 0d. The 'Chandber or e the shop' had four chairs valued at a shilling apiece, whilst 'in a smale room ore ye stay r and a closet' there was in addition to the 'wool bead and a small stettele', a side saddl e and pillion another saddle, a chest, and 'some pocket scins' worth 2pounds. The latter ha d probably once been offcuts, left over from the making of breeches, now carefully salvaged a nd set aside for making pockets. He and Mary his wife, like so many of their contemporaries, brewed their own beer in th e 'Brewhouse' which contained keelers, tubs, barrels, a copper and 'and old brass kettele'. I n the 'Chichern' were dishes and plates of pewter, 'a dusen trenchers', four brass skillets , a couple of iron porridge pots and the usual cooking utnsils and fire irons; there was als o a worming pan to take the chill of the coarse sheets during the winter months. Curiously , the assessors made on reference to a table though they recorded seven chairs; perhaps it wa s included in 'Things unseen and forgot - 9s. 0d'. The outdoor stock comprised: two 'meres' [mares] worth 8 pounds the pair; some hay (3 po unds) a grindstone (2s. 8d.) and 'an ingen and allom in tubs' valued at 1 pound 10s. 0d. 'Ing en' was the current spelling for 'engine' which was almost certainly used in the process of t anning, possibly a kind of mill to grind bark,. Alum was used to make leather hard and stif f when it was called 'tawed leather'. In his will Thomas left to Mary his wife 'all the rents of my houses, lands and premise s during the term of her natural life and all my goods and chattels except my wearing appare l and ... the residue ...after my debts and legacies and funeral expenses are paid'. She wa s also appointed executrix. They had two daughters: Sarah, married to John English, who was bequeathed 'my Great Coat '; and Mary still unmarried and 'now dwelling with me'. Two grandchildren, Mary and Thomas E nglish, were to have a guinea apiece when they attained the age of 21, and after the death o f their mother the two women were each to have a half share in the estate. Mary died in 1744 , about eight years after her husband, and the two daughters duly inherited. Mary the daught er was now married to Nicholas Dunton, a local carpenter, and since he had been one of the wi tnesses to old Thomas's, one cannot escape the impression that he may have been aware of Mary 's prospects and begun paying her court from then on. Some twenty years before his death Thomas had taken on an assistant, John copper, who i n 1717, along with Thomas himself, was summoned to give evidence at the next Quarter Session s at Lewis against Anraham Clement of Wivelsfield, who had been charged with assaulting Roge r Davis of Cuckfield and of biting off his ear, It seems that Abraham Clement, formerly 'a n officer for the duty on leather', had gone to Thomas's shop to have some work done when h e heard that his successor, Roger Davis, was due to visit Thomas that very day and that he (D avis) had an old score to settle, In due course Roger appeaared and Abraham was instructed t o wait upstairs whilst Thomas and Roger completed their business; but abraham came down befor e his enemy had gone and they at once began quarrelling, in the course of which Abraham too k Roger 'by the neck cloath' and blows were exchanged. Thomas did his best to separate the t wo men but Roger would have none of it. He 'strip'd of his cloths' and challenged Abraham wh o didn't really want to fight, but the battle continued and Thomas, in a sworn statement befo re a magistrate, declared that he saw Roger's ear drop down between the two fighting men. Th e case was heard at nest Quarter Sessions in July when the court decided that since Roger Dav is had apparently started the fracas he should put up with the consequences, and that Abraha m Clement should be exonerated and discharged. !Burial: Church of England, Parish church of Clayton (Susses); 1601-1840;Part of the Michael J. Burchall Collection, film #1364150 Item 11; FHC/Mesa AZ. !BURIAL: Church of England, parish register of Clayton Sussex; 1601-1895; copy of the origina l Parish register, film #1068522; Items 2-14; MFHC.