Family history research can be infinitely rewarding - discoveries enlightening with realization that so much is repeated down the generations.

It was exciting to personally find the headstone of John Hissey at Longworth, along with other Hissey's from 1550, and the bell in the tower engraved with his descendent John Hissey. 

(By strange coincidence, on my mother's side, Mallaby, there is a bell in the tower at Masham engraved with my Mallaby forebear)

The many hours spent trawling around Longworth, Wantage, Buttermere and all the Hissey places, for months on end over the years I visited England, was really satisfying.

Just like Janina Hedger (nee Hissey) and other relatives found, I know all about sitting in Records offices etc. I spent many hours on my trips to England chasing all over the countryside for information - what's so bloody infuriating at times is that they split it all up - I found some info on Maurice Hissey at Reading, but his will is kept at the Devizes office! that was quite a trek one day.

Meeting distant relatives found thru the course of research, has got to be another thrilling aspect - and discovering that family members peculiarities of a line thrice  removed in England, match the same peculiarities of your line here in OZ - now that's uncanny!!

Overview of the Hissey family lineage and our derivation from Hussey, is explained on my page Hissey Lineage Overview

I have also given more detail on the photos I took of the Buttermere Church and the stained glass window erected by Henry in 1855, in memory of his parents, (my great great grandparents) Jemima, who died in 1838, and Maurice, who died in 1847. 

 

Hubert Hussey






 

Thomas Hyssye

b 1515
Wantage



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Hyssie 1st 
b 06/06/1540 
Wantage 


Joane 

 

Longworth graves 

from 1558 onwards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Hissey 2nd 

Longworth 

m 11/02/1604 
Cicely Carter 

Edmund 

Robert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jane  
b 02/02/1605 
Hilton Waldrist  
 
 

Robert

b 11/11/1608

Hilton Waldrist

m 1633

 

Mary Ann


Hincksey 

 

 

Edward

b 21/10/1610

Hilton Waldrist

 

Richard

b 23/04/1614

Hilton Waldrist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John 3rd  

c 25/02/1635 
Longworth   
d 1678 
m 1657 
Ann 

Sisle

b01/11/1638 

Longworth

Joan

b26/09/1641

Longworth 

Robert

b

Longworth

Thomas

b1650

Longworth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John 4th 

c 16/03/1658 
Longworth 
d 1726 
Longworth 
m 1696 
Southmoor 
Mary Couldray 
b 1675 
Longworth 
d 15/05/1733 
Longworth 

Jonathon

b 13/10/1661

Longworth 

Robert

b 21/10/1664

Longworth 

Ann

b 27/12/1667

Longworth 

Charles

b 11/06/1674

Longworth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ann  
b 17/11/1695 
Longworth

John5th

b 20/07/1701

Longworth

d 1766

Longworth

m 19/02/1740

Mag Col Chapel

Mary Allin

b 26/02/1711

Iffley, Oxon

d 01/12/1769

Iffley, Oxon

Mary

b 29/07/1703

Longworth 

Elizabeth

b 02/05/1707

Longworth

 

Longworth House 1800's

Front

Back

John 6th  
b 25/10/1743 
Longworth  
d 04/05/1794  
Longworth 
m 31/08/1767 
Mary Langham  
b 25/11/1744 
Longworth 
d 21/06/1824 
Longworth

Richard

b 19/02/1746

Longworth

d 25/09/1829

Longworth

m 14/02/1764

Hester Stephenson

 

Jonathon

b 01/12/1748

Longworth

m 27/11/1773

Elizabeth Nobes

Elizabeth

 

Longworth

m 17/08/1774

Iffley

William Pike

Longworth House Fallowfields Hotel as it is now in the 2000'ss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elizabeth   
b 26/10/1768 
c

Longworth     

Manor Farm Buttermere

 

Manor Farmhouse Buttermere

John 7th 

b 15/06/1771

c

Longworth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mary

b 22/06/1773 

c

Longworth

 

 

Maurice

b 30/08/1775

c 27/12/1775

 Longworth 

d 04/06/1847 
Buttermere 
m 10/12/1801

Wantage 
Jemima Palmer 


d 05/11/1838

Buttermere 

William

b 29/11/177

c

Longworth

 

 

 

 

 

St James Church Buttermere

 

 

Ann 

b 05/06/1780

c

Longworth

 

 

 

 

 

Charles

b 10/08/1785

c

Longworth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

more details on  Manor Farm where Maurice, Jemima and the family resided and Maurice's Will are on my page

Hissey Lineage Overview

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elizabeth  Ann
b 09/07/1803  

West Hanney 


 
 
 

 

Charles

b 11/09/1804

c 26/12/1804

West Hanney, Berks, UK

d 10/01/1887

Hay Valley, SA, AUS 

m 27/02/1840

Emily Mills

b 01/05/1820

Ham, Wilts, UK 

d 13/11/1882 
Hay Valley, SA, AUS

Charlotte

b 30/06/1806

c

West Hanney

 

Ham Church

Alfred

b 1808 

c

Buttermere

 

 

m

Ann

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Standen Manor) 

 

 

Henry

b 1811

c

Buttermere 

d 28/06/1889

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas

b 1813

c

Buttermere

 

 

m

Ann Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

more details on Charles & Emily and the book of their descendents "A Shepherd Came From Buttermere" are on my page

Hissey Lineage Overview

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henry         

b 11/01/1842    
c

Adelaide     

d 01/05/1912
Williamstown,

William Charles

b13/05/1843

c

Adelaide

 

d07/05/1848

South Para Stn,

 

Thomas

 

b22/03/1845

Adelaide

 

d 12/03/1911

Barossa

 

George

 

b10/06/1846

c

South Para Stn, SA

d08/04/1848

South Para Stn,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elizabeth Ann

b04/10/1847

c

Cockatoo Valley

d24/05/1922

Richmond, Vic,

 

 

 

Clara

 

b12/12/1848

c

Cockatoo Valley

d05/03/1891

Tongala, Vic

Charles

 

b 20/05/1850

c

Gawler, SA, AUS

d 04/07/1926

Adelaide, SA, AUS

m01/12/1880 
Everelda Dawes 
b 13/05/1862 
Gawler, SA, AUS 
d 20/05/1936 
Gawler, SA, AUS

Sarah Mary

 

b 14/09/1852

c

Barossa

 

d 03/12/1912

Williamstown,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mathilda Jane

b12/03/1855

c

Barossa

 

d28/07/1937

Gawler

Alfred

 

b07/01/1858

c

Barossa 

 

d24/04/1860

Maria Florence

b20/12/1860

c

Barossa

 

d05/11/1942

Port Pirie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emily Matilda Francis  
b 19/11/1881

c

 

 

Henry Charles

b 14/05/1884

c

 

 

George Elliott

b 10/11/1886

c

 

 

Elsie May

 

b 04/01/1890

c

Maurice William

b 17/05/1892

c

 

 Laurel Eva    

b 24/02/1896

c

 

Arthur James

b 27/08/1900

c

Frederick Norman

 

b 05/10/1902
c 23/11/1902

Gawler, SA, AUS
d 05/09/1998
Toronto, NSW AUS
m 06/10/1945
Joyce Gilmour Mallaby
b 15/01/1914
Tamworth, NSW, AUS
d 05/12/2002
Toronto, NSW AUS

 

 

 

 

 

Joyce graduating pharmacy

@ 84 years of age

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ian Charles   
b 09/03/1949   
c

Victor Harbour, SA, AUS 

m 25/09/1971Newcastle 
Janice Kaye van de Werken 
b 01/04/1951 
Brisbane, QLD, AUS 

Ian & Jan Hissey

Lloyd George

b 23/11/1951

c

Victor Harbour 

d

Leonie Joyce

b 26/07/1953

c

Victor Harbour

d

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Byron Frederick  
b 04/09/1980  
Sydney, NSW, AUS

April Katrina

b 05/07/1988

Sydney, NSW, AUS