Ticehurst House and the Newingtons are synonymous with care for the insane since 1793 until the present day
The Newingtons are a long established Ticehurst family stretching back to Adam de Newington in the fifteenth century. Samuel Newington (1739 - 1811) was an apothecary and surgeon who, on January 26th 1793, in the Morning Chronicle under the heading "Insanity" advertised that he "having for thirty years past had patients under his care afflicted with this melancholy disorder, most of whom have been sent home to their friends in a sound state of mind, begs leave to inform the public that he has fitted up and neatly furnished a large and commodious house in Ticehurst for the reception of Patients of the above unfortunate description". The house, variously known as Ticehurst House or The Establishment, had been erected in the grounds of his home The Vineyard.
Samuel and his wife Martha had fifteen children and at his death in 1811, his two sons Charles (1780 - 1852) and Jesse (1779 -1819) succeeded to its management and with the death of Jesse in 1819, Charles became the asylum's proprietor and chief surgeon. By 1827 there were 30 male patients, 20 female patients, 19 female attendants and 17 male attendants. Charles Newington is credited with establishing the Asylum as one of the best of such establishments in England which he did over the subsequent decades until his death in 1852.
In 1812 Charles had married Elizabeth Hayes and their first two sons - Charles Edward Hayes Newington (1813 - 1863) and Samuel Newington (1814 - 1882) - continued the work of ministering to the insane. Their sons - Dr. Alexander Samuel Lysaght Newington (1846 - 1914) and Dr. Herbert Francis Hayes Newington (1847 - 1917), in turn, became the medical superintendants of Ticehurst House. In 1918 the Asylum was registered as "The Doctors Newington" a private unlimited company managed by four trusts representing various branches of the family until 1967 when it was re-incorporated as "Ticehurst House Private Clinic Ltd." and in 1974 it became part of Nestor Nursing Homes Ltd. Today it is part of the Priory Group and is known as "The Priory Ticehurst House".
| Generation No. 1 | |||
| 1. Samuel Newington was the son of Joseph Newington and Mary Newington [Tompsett]. He was born 24th Jun 1739 at Ticehurst, Sussex; died 8th Jul 1811 | |||
| He married Martha Playsted on 28th Oct 1761 at Jevington, Sussex. She was born 1740 at Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Samuel Playsted; died Sep 1831 at Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 91 years; buried 30th Sep 1831 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| 2 | i | Samuel Playsted who was born 1762 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 12th Jul 1762 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington; died 1828 | |
| ii | Mary who was born 1763 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 28th Sep 1763 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington | ||
| iii | Frances who was born 1765 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 27th Jul 1765 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington | ||
| 3 | iv | Sophie who was born 1767 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 8th May 1767 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington; died Sep 1858 Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 91 years; buried 30th Sep 1858 Ticehurst, Sussex | |
| v | Elizabeth who was born 1768 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 14th Dec 1768 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington | ||
| 4 | vi | Joseph (Josiah) who was born 1770 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 22nd Aug 1770 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington; died 1828 | |
| vii | Zebulen who was born 1773 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 9th Jun 1773 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington | ||
| 5 | viii | George who was born 1775 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 11th Jan 1775 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington | |
| 6 | ix | Henry who was born 1776 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 21st Sep 1776 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of Doctor Samuel Newington and Martha Newington | |
| 7 | x | Jesse who was born 1778 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 21st Dec 1778 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died Mar 1819 Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 40 years; buried 23rd Mar 1819 Ticehurst, Sussex | |
| 8 | xi | Charles who was born 1780 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1781 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of Samuel Newington (surgeon) and Martha Newington; died 27th Apr 1852 Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 71 years; buried 1st May 1852 Ticehurst, Sussex | |
| 9 | xii | Horatio who was born 1782 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 27th Dec 1782 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington | |
| xiii | Sarah who was born 1784 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 14th Oct 1784 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of Samuel Newington (surgeon) and Martha Newington | ||
| 10 | xiv | John who was born 1787 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 2nd Feb 1787 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington | |
| Generation No. 2 | |||
| 2. Samuel Playsted Newington was the son of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington [Playsted]. He was born 1762 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 12th Jul 1762 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington; died 1828 | |||
| He married Elizabeth Wilmott on 21st Oct 1794 at Bethersden, Kent. She was born c 1765 | |||
| 3. Sophie Broadley [Newington], proprietor of houses was the daughter of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington [Playsted]. She was born 1767 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 8th May 1767 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington; died Sep 1858 at Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 91 years; buried 30th Sep 1858 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex | |||
| She married Peter Wybrants Broadley on 28th Aug 1800 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. He was born 1771, son of Peter Broadley and Sarah Wybrants; died Sep 1823 at Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 52 years; buried 18th Sep 1823 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex | |||
| 4. Joseph (Josiah) Newington was the son of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington [Playsted]. He was born 1770 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 22nd Aug 1770 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington; died 1828 | |||
| He married Parnel Taylor on 21st Jun 1796 at St Nicholas, Rochester, Kent. She was born c 1775. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Mary who was born 1797 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 28th May 1797 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex | ||
| ii | Elizabeth who was born 1798 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 23rd Oct 1798 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex | ||
| iii | Martha who was born 1801 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 6th Jan 1801 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex | ||
| iv | Frances who was born 1802 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 30th Nov 1802 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex | ||
| 11 | v | Sophia who was born 1805 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 25th Jan 1805 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex | |
| 5. George Newington was the son of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington [Playsted]. He was born 1775 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 11th Jan 1775 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington | |||
| He married Sarah Tompsett on c 1795. She was born c 1775. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Samuel Tompsett who was born 1800 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 24th Feb 1800 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex | ||
| ii | Sophia Broadly who was born 1804 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 28th Jun 1804 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex | ||
| iii | Elizabeth who was born 1805 at Frant, Sussex; christened 31st Dec 1805 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | ||
| 12 | iv | John who was born 1807 at Frant, Sussex; christened 29th Oct 1807 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | |
| v | Sarah who was born 19th Jul 1810 at Frant, Sussex; christened 28th Aug 1810 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | ||
| 6. Henry Newington was the son of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington [Playsted]. He was born 1776 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 21st Sep 1776 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of Doctor Samuel Newington and Martha Newington | |||
| He married Elizabeth Hyland on 26th Dec 1804 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex. She was born c 1780. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Henry Hyland who was born 1806 at Whitechapel, London; christened 2nd May 1806 St Mary, Whitechapel, London | ||
| ii | Horace who was born 1808 at Whitechapel, London; christened 26th Dec 1808 St Mary, Whitechapel, London | ||
| iii | Elizabeth who was born 1810 at Whitechapel, London; christened 26th Dec 1810 St Mary, Whitechapel, London | ||
| iv | Edward William who was born 1813 at Whitechapel, London; christened 18th Jun 1813 St Mary, Whitechapel, London | ||
| v | Ellen who was born 1815 at Whitechapel, London; christened 31st May 1815 St Mary, Whitechapel, London | ||
| vi | Owen who was born 1817 at Whitechapel, London; christened 26th Dec 1817 St Mary, Whitechapel, London | ||
| vii | Martha Playsted who was born 1820 at Whitechapel, London; christened 11th Oct 1820 St Mary, Whitechapel, London | ||
| viii | Samuel Joseph who was born 1823 at Whitechapel, London; christened 5th Nov 1823 St Mary, Whitechapel, London | ||
| 7. Jesse Newington was the son of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington [Playsted]. He was born 1778 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 21st Dec 1778 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died Mar 1819 at Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 40 years; buried 23rd Mar 1819 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex | |||
| He married Isabel Enegar on 2nd Jun 1812 at Ninfield, Sussex. She was born c 1780 | |||
| 8. Charles Newington, surgeon was the son of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington [Playsted]. He was born 1780 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1781 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of Samuel Newington (surgeon) and Martha Newington; died 27th Apr 1852 at Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 71 years; buried 1st May 1852 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex | |||
| He married Elizabeth Hayes on 15th Jan 1812 at Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. She was born 1782 at London, daughter of the Rev. William Hayes; died 1864. They had the following children: | |||
| 13 | i | Charles Edmund Hayes who was born 1813 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 24th Feb 1813 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died Jan 1863 Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 50 years; buried 12th Jan 1863 Ticehurst, Sussex | |
| 14 | ii | Samuel who was born 1814 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 19th May 1814 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died Jul 1882 Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 68 years; buried 6th Jul 1882 Ticehurst, Sussex | |
| iii | William John who was born 1816 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 6th Jan 1816 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, christened as John William Newington; died Jan 1879 Brighton, Sussex, aged 63 years; buried 14th Jan 1879 Ticehurst, Sussex | ||
| 15 | iv | Philip Playsted who was born 1817 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 24th Jun 1817 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died May 1874 Wilmington, Kent, aged 56 years; buried 5th May 1874 Ticehurst, Sussex | |
| v | Frederick Paget who was born 1819 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 28th Jul 1819 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died Aug 1820 Ticehurst, Sussex, infant; buried 30th Aug 1820 Ticehurst, Sussex | ||
| vi | Francis who was born 1820 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 5th Oct 1820 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex | ||
| vii | Alexander Thurlow who was born 1822 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 21st Sep 1822 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex | ||
| viii | Eliza Martha who was born 1825 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 11th Jul 1825 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex | ||
| 9. Horatio Newington was the son of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington [Playsted]. He was born 1782 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 27th Dec 1782 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington | |||
| He married Elizabeth Baker on 1807. She was born c 1785 | |||
| 10. John Newington was the son of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington [Playsted]. He was born 1787 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 2nd Feb 1787 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, son of Samuel Newington and Martha Newington | |||
| He married Mary Barrow on 29th Oct 1816 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, witnessed by Thomas Barrow and Harriet Barrow. She was born c 1795. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Thomas Barrow who was born 1817 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 12th Sep 1817 Tunbridge Wells, Kent | ||
| ii | Betsy Barrow who was born 1819 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 15th Dec 1819 Tonbridge, Kent | ||
| iii | Sarah who was born 1821 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 31st Jul 1821 Tunbridge Wells, Kent | ||
| iv | Henry Playsted who was born 1823 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 17th Apr 1823 Tunbridge Wells, Kent | ||
| Generation No. 3 | |||
| 11. Sophia Tournay [Newington] was the daughter of Joseph (Josiah) Newington and Parnel Newington [Taylor]. She was born 1805 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 25th Jan 1805 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex | |||
| She married Robert Tournay on 18th Nov 1836 at St. Margaret's Church, Horsmonden, Kent. He was born 1800 at Bodiam, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Ann Eliza who was born 1838 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 23rd Jun 1838 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex | ||
| ii | Emily who was born 1840 at Ticehurst, Sussex | ||
| iii | Alice who was born 1841 at Ticehurst, Sussex | ||
| 12. John Newington, rate collector was the son of George Newington and Sarah Newington [Tompsett]. He was born 1807 at Frant, Sussex; christened 29th Oct 1807 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | |||
| He married Emily Julia Richards on July to Sep 1845, registered at Bromley District, Kent, ref: 1845 Q3 Vol 5 Page 57. She was born 1819 at Brixton, Surrey. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Emily who was born 1849 at Halstead, Kent | ||
| ii | George who was born 1850 at Halstead, Kent | ||
| iii | Mary who was born 1851 at Halstead, Kent; christened 26th Jan 1851 St. Margaret's Church, Halstead, Kent | ||
| iv | Adile who was born 1852 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 3rd Oct 1852 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent | ||
| v | Sophia who was born 1854 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 25th Jun 1854 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent | ||
| vi | Elizabeth who was born 1857 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 23rd Aug 1857 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent | ||
| vii | John who was born 1858 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 23rd May 1858 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent | ||
| viii | Charles who was born 1860 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 1st Jul 1860 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent | ||
| 13. Charles Edmund Hayes Newington, practising physician was the son of Charles Newington, surgeon and Elizabeth Newington [Hayes]. He was born 1813 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 24th Feb 1813 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died Jan 1863 at Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 50 years; buried 12th Jan 1863 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex | |||
| He married Eleanora Wetherell on 27th Dec 1842 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. She was born 1816 at Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Charles May Hayes who was born 22nd Sep 1843 at Marylebone, London; christened 6th Dec 1843 St Mary, Marylebone, London | ||
| ii | Lucy Elizabeth Hayes who was born 1845 at Marylebone, London; christened 24th Apr 1845 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent | ||
| iii | Eleanora Anne Caroline Hayes who was born 1846 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 6th May 1846 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent | ||
| iv | Dr. Herbert Francis Hayes who was born 1847 at Ticehurst, Sussex; died July to Sep 1917, aged 70 years | ||
| v | Frances G Hayes who was born 1849 at Ticehurst, Sussex | ||
| vi | Arthur C Hayes who was born 1850 at Ticehurst, Sussex | ||
| 14. Samuel Newington was the son of Charles Newington, surgeon and Elizabeth Newington [Hayes]. He was born 1814 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 19th May 1814 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died Jul 1882 at Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 68 years; buried 6th Jul 1882 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex | |||
| He married Georgiana Oakeley Malcolm Beatson on 16th Feb 1841 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. She was born 1819 at Frant, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Albert William Beatson who was born 1844 at Frant, Sussex; christened 20th May 1844 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | ||
| ii | Douglas Philip Davidson who was born 1845 at Frant, Sussex; christened 22nd Jun 1845 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | ||
| 16 | iii | Dr. Alexander Samuel Lysaght who was born 1846 at Frant, Sussex; christened 17th Jun 1846 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1914, aged 67 years | |
| iv | Walter James who was born 1847 at Frant, Sussex; christened 26th Nov 1847 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | ||
| v | Catharina Caroline Letitia who was born 1849 at Frant, Sussex; christened 7th Oct 1849 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | ||
| vi | Campbell who was born 1851 at Hastings, Sussex | ||
| vii | Caroline E who was born 1857 at Ticehurst, Sussex | ||
| viii | Letitia L who was born 1858 at Ticehurst, Sussex | ||
| ix | Ethel D O who was born 1859 at Ticehurst, Sussex | ||
| 15. Philip Playsted Newington was the son of Charles Newington, surgeon and Elizabeth Newington [Hayes]. He was born 1817 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 24th Jun 1817 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died May 1874 at Wilmington, Kent, aged 56 years; buried 5th May 1874 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex | |||
| He married Mary Holmes Bosworth on Apr to June 1856, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1856 Q2 Vol 2a Page 560. She was born c 1820. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Philip Cater who was born 1857 at Westerham, Kent; christened 14th Apr 1857 St. Mary's Church, Westerham, Kent | ||
| ii | Edith Mary who was born 1858 at Westerham, Kent; christened 26th Sep 1858 St. Mary's Church, Westerham, Kent | ||
| Generation No. 4 | |||
| 16. Dr. Alexander Samuel Lysaght Newington, registered physician was the son of Samuel Newington and Georgiana Oakeley Malcolm Newington [Beatson]. He was born 1846 at Frant, Sussex; christened 17th Jun 1846 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1914, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1814 Q1 Vol 2b Page 140, aged 67 years | |||
| He married Mary Gertrude F. Barnes on July to Sep 1875, registered at St. Georges, Hanover Square District, London, ref: 1875 Q3 Vol 1a Page 544. She was born 1851 at City of London | |||
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