The Reffell Family - 1700s

By the 1700s the Reffell family is well established in the lovely Surrey village of Shere. Other locations nearby known to have Reffell connections in this century are; Dorking (from 1735), Stoke D’Abernon (from 1755), Abinger (from 1771) and Albury (from 1782).

Settlement Certificates exist in the Surrey History Centre for the following families:-

• Elstead – 17 November 1787 for Henry, wife Ann and six children (Mary 1777, William 1779, Henry 1781, Elizabeth 1783, Thomas 1785 and George 1787) from Peperharow.
• Albury – 21 April 1781 for William, wife Hannah and one daughter Ann from St. Martha’s.
• Stoke D’ Abernon – 27 March 1749 for Marmaduke, wife Mary and six children (Mary 1738, William 1740, John 1742, Marmaduke 1743 & Sarah 1745) from Cobham.

Timeline

1746	John Reffell is born
10 February 1771	John marries Elizabeth Terry at Abinger
21 March 1775	Elizabeth – wife of John is buried at Shere
8 October 1776	John marries Ann Burchatt at Cobham
July 1779	John pleads for money to pay for doctors bill - Thomas Reffell’s wife’s broken leg £2-2s-0p
1787	Seats in Shere church are paid for by John
19 December 1781	John Reffell baptised is at Shere
3 December 1788	An infant John is buried
1790	John is living in Upper Street, Shere
1791-8	John is paid for some beer by the Reverend George Bray
28 December 1794	James – son of John & Ann is buried
1795-9	John & Ann are living at Denton, Upper Street, Shere
30 June 1786	Joseph Reffell is baptised at Shere
1797	John is the occupier of The White Horse, Shere
7 June 1798	John Reffell is buried at Shere