Poll Book 1820

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Transcript of Owners and Occupiers Living in or Owning Freehold Property in Shoreham (and Kingston), Southwick, Lancing and Sompting as shown within Bramber Rape.

Compiled from The Poll for Knights of the Shire 1820

 

Candidates

A = Walter Burrell, Esq., of West Grinstead Park

B = Edward Jeremiah Curteis, Esq., of Windmill Hill

C = Charles Compton Cavendish, Esq., of Compton Place

Freeholder, His Abode and Vote Freehold Location & Type Occupier
Lucas William, Burpham C Lancing, house Cooper & others
Burry Henry, Sompting C Sompting, house & land Self
Kennard James, Sompting C Sompting, house & land Mr. Midhurst
Longley Edward, Lancing C Lancing, house Self
Bushby Thomas, Lancing C Lancing, house & land Mr. Hodges
Harwood William, Lancing C Lancing, house Self
Radcliffe John sen. New Shoreham C New Shoreham, house & land Self
Carver James, Lancing AC Lancing, house & land Self
Tate Henry, Sompting (vote not recorded) Sompting, house & garden Self
Hampton John, Lancing C Lancing, house Hodges
Cooper James, Lancing (vote not recorded) Lancing, house Unoccupied
Sowton John, Sompting C Sompting, house Mr. Knight
Bushby George, Sompting AB Lancing, house & land T. Bushby
Hill William, Sompting AB Broadwater, land Sandall
Carver Robert, Littlehampton C Lancing, house & land Gummery
Hall Nathaniel, Henfield AB Southwick, land Hall
Hillman Peter, Portslade AB Southwick, house & land Smith
Hobden D, Southwick AB Southwick, house Brown
Knight C, Southwick (vote not recorded) Southwick, house Frazier
Burton Richard, Cuckfield AB Shoreham, house & land Self & others
Lloyd J. Martin Esq., Lancing A Lancing, house & land Self
Rice John Esq., Shoreham AC Worthing, house Smith
Allen William, Lancing AC Lancing, house Self
Miller Thomas, Lancing AC Lancing, house & land Self
Allen Thomas, Lancing AC Lancing, house Self
Cooper James, Lancing C Lancing, house & land Unoccupied
Stubbs Hasted, Clayton AB Lancing, house Anderson & others
Groome Thomas, Steyning C Sompting, land Self
Hannington Smith, Brighton C New Shoreham, house M’Donald
Gorringe Wm. Esq., Kingston AB Kingston, house & land Self
Belling Francis, Sompting (vote not recorded) Sompting, (property type not recorded) (occupier not recorded)
Turner Thomas, Sompting AB Lancing, house Unoccupied
Dabbs William, Lancing AB Lancing, house & land Self
Blaker Nath., Lancing AB Lancing, house Self
Blaker James, Lancing AB Lancing, house & land Self
Stubbs William M, Sompting AB Lancing, house Self & others
Carr George, Shoreham (vote not recorded) Shoreham, house Pudwick & others
Sayers Samuel, Shoreham AB Shoreham, house Self
Roberts J.P. Esq., Hurstpierpoint AB

(perhaps John Pelham Roberts of Shoreham?)

Hurstpierpoint, house

(but perhaps a mistake and should be Shoreham?)

Custom House

(perhaps the Custom House in Church Street, Shoreham)

Roberts N. Esq., New Shoreham AB New Shoreham, house Gates
Weller William, New Shoreham AB New Shoreham, house Robson
Clagram William, New Shoreham AB New Shoreham, house Self
Tate George, New Shoreham AB New Shoreham, house Sayers
Lloyd James, New Shoreham AB New Shoreham, house Self
Innott Harry, New Shoreham AB New Shoreham, house Self
Hawkins John R., New Shoreham AB New Shoreham, house Self & others
Kent William, Old Shoreham (vote not recorded) Old Shoreham, (property type not recorded) (occupier not recorded)
Crumb William, New Shoreham AB New Shoreham, house Self
Broadhead Matt., New Shoreham (vote not recorded) New Shoreham, house Self
Butler John, New Shoreham AB New Shoreham, house Self
Willett John Ford, New Shoreham AB New Shoreham, house Self and another
Finnall William, New Shoreham AB Old Shoreham, mill Self & another
Finnall John, New Shoreham AB Old Shoreham, mill Self & another
Clayton Thomas, New Shoreham AB New Shoreham, house Self
Oliver Thomas, New Shoreham AB New Shoreham, house Kinnaird
Roberts Benjamin, New Shoreham (vote not recorded) New Shoreham, garden Self
Dedman John, New Shoreham AB New Shoreham, house Corbit
Lashmar William, Shoreham AC Shoreham, house Self
Dedman William, Shoreham AB Worthing, house Chelwich
Dedman James, Shoreham AB Worthing, house G. Dedman
Pain James, New Shoreham AB New Shoreham, house Self
Smith John, Brighton AB Southwick, malt-house Self & others
Gorringe W.P. Esq., Kingston AB Southwick, house & garden Longhurst
Tillstone Thomas, Shoreham AB Shoreham, house Self
Fuller Hugh, Old Shoreham AB Washington, land Self
Holmes Robert, Lancing AB Lancing, land Self
Chatfield John, Beeding AB Shoreham, house Ansell
Overington Thomas, New Shoreham C Durrington, house & land Self & others
Nealds Geo. Mich., Guildford C South Lancing, house Dabbs
Nevell John, Brighton C South Lancing, house & land Steele
Morley Thomas, New Shoreham C New Shoreham, house Self & others
Gates John, New Shoreham C New Shoreham, house Self & others
Streater James, Lancing AC Lancing, house Self & others
Cooper James, Shoreham C Shoreham, house Self & others
Skelton Francis, Shoreham C Shoreham, house Tilson & others
Winton Harry, Sompting AB Sompting, house & land Self
Hunt George, Brighton C Southwick, house & land Nigh
Parker John, Lancing C Lancing, house & land Self
Moffet John, Lancing C Lancing, house Sharp
Patrick Henry, Worthing AC Lancing, house & land Unoccupied
Hooper Rev. T. P., Sompting AB Sompting, vicarage Self
Ratcliffe John jun., Old Shoreham C New Shoreham, house & land Bennett
Martin Richard, Lancing AC Lancing, house Slaughter
Penfold James, Lancing AC Durrington, land Self
Hutchins Rev. N., New Shoreham (vote not recorded) New Shoreham, vicarage Self
Martin William, Lancing AC Lancing, land Short
Hawkins Henry, St. Mat., Midx AB New Shoreham, land Clayton
Mitchell James, Worthing C New Shoreham, house & land West & another

Blind Fanny Winton

Blind Fanny Winton

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I’ve known about Old Shoreham’s blind Fanny Winton for many years but never got round to reading Martha Rigden’s account in her 1873 book ‘By A Way They Knew Not.’

In clearing some old papers recently I discovered this anonymous resume of the book that condenses Fanny’s story of a hard life, going blind, travelling to Brighton for (somewhat harsh) treatment, bedridden for 30 years etc., and also tells us a little of the area and the people in it.

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Wall Advertisements

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19th Century Wall Advertisements in John Street

During the 19th and early 20th centuries it was common practice for the commercial areas of most towns and cities to have advertisements painted on the walls of business premises and shops, some were of a high quality, almost works of art. Over the years since most signs have disappeared through overpainting or weather erosion but some still remain. Nowadays they are more appreciated for their historic and artistic value and efforts tend to be made to preserve them. Commonly known now as ghost signs they once appeared most everywhere in Shoreham’s High Street but less so on premises in side streets such as the Beehive pub in North Street and the Burrell Arms Hotel in Brunswick Road. Continue reading “Wall Advertisements”

Stow & Son Yachts

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Thomas Stow & Son Yachts 1866 – 1936,

Courtney & Birkett and Francis Suter

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries Thomas Stow & Son earned themselves a reputation internationally as a respected designer and builder of good quality luxury racing yachts and other types of boat at their shipyard on the river at Shoreham. In his book ‘The Ships and Mariners of Shoreham historian Henry Cheal lists some of their schooners, yawls, luggers and cutters. These were of high quality, well planned internally to give them a ‘roominess’ rarely matched by other makers. Besides supplying private customers Stows also built many of the boats that carried British troops up the river Nile for the 1884 Sudan Expedition.

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Ships Built or Registered in Shoreham

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Ships Built or Registered in Shoreham

from the 13th century to the early 1900’s. (excluding yachts which are listed in the separate article Stow & Sons Yachts 1866 – 1936 and Courtney & Birkett.’)

This index is consistently the most frequently referred to record on the Shorehambysea.com History Portal web site. This, and the printed library version, is the third update since the first publication in 2010 and now includes information on over 600 vessels. Ranging from mediaeval times to the 20th century, fishing smacks to 48-gun men of war and merchant ships that travelled the world known to have been built in Shoreham, Kingston and Southwick. Even during the 18th century Shoreham ships sailed as far as India, Australia, the Americas and the West Indies. War ships were still being built for the Royal Navy and one Shoreham built man of war (HMS Scorpion) had a particularly eventful career capturing five French ships in 1795 before subsequently joining Shoreham’s merchant fleet only to be captured itself yet still managed to return to British merchant trading shortly after.

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A Diary of Events

A Diary of Events

Shoreham in WWII by Gerald White

As the month of September arrived, the National news couldn’t have been worse. Local people who had no radio gathered in public houses and homes where a radio was available, everyone expected the worst. Mr Stanley Baldwin the Prime Minister spoke to say that Herr Hitler had gone back on his words of peace, would not undertake his promise not to invade Poland and because of this we were now at war with Germany.

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