Much of our family life for at least three generations has been recorded on film, in black and white and occasionally a blast of technicolor. Family holidays feature strongly: at 'Lucknow' (my Stocking grandparents' bungalow at Camber Sands), at nearby Rye or elsewhere on the South coast of England and Europe. These are just a … Continue reading Stocking family holidays (1930s +)
Sussex
John Hill (b1836): An Elsted lad’s first marriage?
With such a common name and occupation, I knew that my 2xgreat grandfather, Labourer John Hill, was always going to be difficult to trace before his marriage to Elizabeth Sarah Windebank in 1869. From the later censuses, I knew he was born in Elsted in rural Sussex, and from his marriage certificate, that he was … Continue reading John Hill (b1836): An Elsted lad’s first marriage?
Where was ‘Churvey the Slough’??
The 1881 and 1891 census entries for my 2xgreat grandparents John Hill and Elizabeth Sarah Windebank are intriguing for the birthplaces shown. Unlike their children, they were not, it seems, Londoners. He was born in Elsted, Sussex,; her birthplace was variously described as Chalvey or Churvey, and 'Churvey the Slough', and variously Buckinghamshire or Berkshire. … Continue reading Where was ‘Churvey the Slough’??
My Stocking Roots 