I came across a mention of Maud Bullock in a 1914 newspaper and decided to research her life. There are a number of mentions of her in the newspapers, and I was also pleased to find that a relative had put up photos of her on a family tree on the Ancestry subscription database. What […]
Author Archives: Stephen van Dulken
11 January 1838, Brighton Gazette HASTINGS. Our Quarter Sessions commenced on Wednesday, the 3rd, before Mr Recorder Austin… John Jarvis, a flyman, for embezzling money belonging to his master, Mr Edlin; six months’ imprisonment, three months thereof to hard labour in Lewes gaol. – Henry Bartholomew, a lad, for embezzling the money of his master, […]
By chance I came across the following item in the 10 December 1910 issue of the Hastings and St Leonards Observer, and I wanted to know more about the happy couple. WEDDING IN AMERICA. – The marriage took place, on November 11th, of Mr A.W. Ede, son of Mr and Mrs Ede, of St Leonards, […]
This post consists of a lengthy extract from the 25 December 1875 issue of the Hastings and St Leonards Observer. A long article titled ‘Our shops at Christmastide’ consisted of descriptions of their seasonal decorations, and what goods they offered, street by street. The shops must have been quite a sight. South Colonnade no longer […]
The Rev. Paul Warschawski was long associated with St Leonards. This post is an attempt to nail down details his life and that of his children, but there are some mysteries I have not been able to resolve. One interesting fact is that his two sons, and his son in law, all changed their surnames […]
The Lawn, St Leonards on Sea, consists of five pairs of semi-detached houses, numbered 1 to 10 as viewed from the road from left to right. The houses are Grade II listed and are described as follows on the Historic England website: THE LAWN 1. 5204 St Leonards Nos 1 to 10 (consec) TQ 8009 […]
In the 9 May 1848 issue of the Sussex Advertiser there was a report on magistrates hearing an application for a liquor license. This was by Louisa Barnett, single woman, for the license of the Tivoli Inn, recently held by Richard Harman. She was represented by her lawyer, Mr Baker. The Tivoli was situated on […]
On this Remembrance Sunday, I am giving in this post some entries from the Hastings and St Leonards Observer’s “On active service” section during World War II. The initial dates are of the newspaper issue. Links are to the official record in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) website. I have added a few notes […]
I find the first newspaper extract full of pathos. 19 Apr 1837, True Sun INSOLVENT DEBTOR’S COURT, APRIL 18. A DISAPPOINTED IMMIGRANT. James Ballard applied on his petition to be discharged, and was unopposed. The insolvent, who had been a baker at St Leonard’s, Sussex, resolved, at the beginning of the present year, to emigrate […]
The Hastings and St Leonards Observer was typical among Victorian seaside resort newspapers in reporting the arrivals and other activities of ‘fashionable’ visitors to St Leonards. An unusual surname means that it is possible to see just how devoted a family could be to visiting the town. There are gaps, due either to the digitised […]