James Gutsell was born 1793 in Brede, Sussex, England to Richard Gutsell (1759-1809) and Elizabeth Gould (c1763-1851) and died after 1871 Westfield, Sussex, England of unspecified causes.
Brede is 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) from Westfield. Living in Westfield, in the censuses he said that he was born at Westfield.