James Funnell, 1846, Barcombe: a curious twist of fate!
Posted in Stories on Aug 30th, 2008 No Comments »
James was born in 1822 in Barcombe (near Lewes, East Sussex), son of William Funnell and Catherine “Kitty” Locke. The seventh of nine children. Like six of his brothers and sisters, he was christened at the local church, St Mary the Virgin, on the 24th of March 1822. No doubt, he cried before his godparents […]