Mill Road History > Residents of Mill Road
Appendix 3
Sources: Kelly’s Directory; Pike’s Directory; electoral registers; Government register, September 1939; planning applications and approvals; Censuses 1841-1911; Valuation Office Survey, 1914; house deeds; auction sale notices; conversations with current and former residents.
The tables indicate ownership only in cases where it is supported by available documentary evidence.
1 Mill Road
| Date | Occupier |
| 1962 | Walter Clay |
| 1977 | Amy C. Arch Henry G. Arch |
| 2001 | Alan K. Fidler |
3 Mill Road
| Date | Occupier |
| 1962 | Miss Kate Chandler |
| 1982 | James C. Ridley |
| 1988 | Thomas R. Stark |
| 1990 | Timothy C. Driver-Williams |
| 1995 | James S. Randall |
5 Mill Road
| Date | Occupier |
| 1962 | Alfred H. Jennings |
| 1964 | E. Johnson |
| 1966 | W.W.Steedman |
| 1970 | William E. Dabson |
| 1977 | Ada M. Dabson |
| 1979 | May A.E. Marshall |
| 1988-2000 | Beatrice A. Funnell |
7 Mill Road
| Date | Occupier |
| 1962 | Ronald R. Robinson Laura Robinson |
| 1984 | Thelma I.E. Woolgar |
| 1986 | Arthur H.S. Small Thelma I.E. Woolgar |
| 2000 | Thelma I.E. Woolgar |
9 Mill Road
| Date | Occupier |
| 1962 | Mrs A. K. Gander |
| 1964 | H. Stevens |
| 1973 | Harry Patching Kathleen S. Patching |
| 1986-2000 | Margaret A. Tooth Michael E. Tooth |
11 Mill Road
| Date | Occupier |
| 1962 | Miss Nora Pratt |
| 2000 | Sally House |
Mill House
| Date | Owner | Occupier |
| ? – 1841 | John Hamlin | David Morris (45) Miller. b. Sussex Andrew Haywood (30) Labourer. b. Sussex Sarah Haywood (30) b. Sussex Joseph Upton (40) Agricultural labourer b. Sussex Joseph Upton (15) Agricultural labourer b. Sussex William Upton (15) Agricultural labourer b. Sussex Harriot Upton (15) b. Sussex George Upton (10) b. Sussex |
| 1851 | John Hamlin (or his devisees) | Peter Fuller (25) Master miller, employing 2 men. b. Brighton Frances Fuller (26) Miller’s wife. b. Newtimber, Sussex Fanny Fuller (3) daughter. b. S. Malling Rose Fuller (3 months) daughter. b. S. Malling William Evens (16) Unmarried. Apprentice to miller. b. Balcombe William Scrace (26) Unmarried. Loader and general servant. b. Balcombe Loueasa Fannell (16) Unmarried. House servant. b. Chiddingly |
| 1861 | Richard Markwick | Richard Markwick (44) Master Miller, employing 2 men and a boy. b. Isfield. Hannah Markwick (44) b. Lewes. Miller’s Wife Hepzibah Markwick (10) b. Worthing. Scholar. Daughter Hannah Bates (10) Niece. Scholar. b. Lewes Ebenezer Markwick (73) Retired shoemaker. b. Uckfield. Head Jane Markwick (75) Wife. b. Isfield Elizabeth Markwick (36) Daughter. Unmarried. Formerly dressmaker. b. Isfield |
| 1871 | Richard Markwick | Richard Markwick (54) Miller, master employing 2 men and a boy. b. Isfield. Mary Markwick (52) b. Chailey. Wife NEW WIFE? Hepzibah Markwick (20) b. Worthing. Unmarried. Daughter Ebenezer Markwick (83) Retired cordwainer. b. Uckfield. Head Jane Markwick (85) Wife. b. Isfield Esther Markwick (60) Daughter Unmarried. b. Uckfield |
| 1881 | Richard Markwick | Richard Markwick (64) Miller, master employing 2 men. b. Isfield. Mary Markwick (62) b. Chailey. Wife Hepzibah Markwick (30) b. Worthing. Unmarried. Daughter Ester Markwick (70) b. Isfield. Unmarried. Sister Sarah Colbrow (55) Independent. b. Lewes. Visitor |
| 1891 | Frank Stone | Frank Stone (25) Miller and Baker. b. Newhaven. Annie Stone (24) b. Newhaven. Wife Reginald Stone (5) b. Lewes. Son Frank L(eslie). Stone (3) b. Lewes. Son George Blackmore (17) Assistant Baker. b. Lewes Oliver Washer (13) Domestic servant. b. Lewes |
| 1901 | Castle Leaver | William G. Robins (35) Miller and baker. Worker. b Dorset Elizabeth Robins (34) Wife. b. Dorset. Albert Robins (12) Son. b. Dorset Daisy Robins (3) Daughter. b. Glynde. Edward Bishop (48) Retired draper. b. Lambeth. Sarah Bishop (54) Manageress of Laundry. b. Chatham. Wife Maggie Bishop (16) Laundry Clerk. b. Greenwich. Daughter Richard Bishop (14) b. Woolwich. Son Emmie Howard (33) Assistant Manageress of Laundry. Single. Boarder. b. Norwich Mary Finnerty (22) Head Packer in Laundry. Single Boarder. b. Kensington |
| 1905 | Castle Leaver | James Charles Berry, builder (possibly of Berry & Bussey, Malling St, who built and converted the laundry) Pike’s Directory has Berry living at 9 Malling Hill Villas in 1906 |
| 1911 | Castle Leaver | Edward Bishop (58) Invalid. b. London. Sarah Bishop (64) Laundry manageress. b. Chatham. Wife Madge Bishop (26) Bookkeeper + journalist. b. Greenwich. Single Isabel Burrons (38) Laundry machinist. b. Cheltenham. Boarder (m) Kitty Matthew (24) Laundry packer + sorter. b. Hammersmith. Single |
| 1914 | Castle Leaver | Mrs Bishop [annual rent £30] |
| 1916-17 | Castle Leaver | Mrs Bishop |
| Nov 1921 | East Sussex Sanitary Steam Laundry Co. | Thomas John Frampton Carter, Managing Director and Secretary of East Sussex Steam Laundry |
| Sept 1939 | Unoccupied | |
| ? – 1947 | East Sussex Steam Laundry Co. | Alfred Woodward. |
| Dec 1947 | Alfred FJ Woodward | Alfred Woodward, retired baker and confectioner. Purchased from the East Sussex Steam Laundry Co. for £2000 |
| Aug 1950 | Hettie L. Woodward | Mrs Hettie Lucy Woodward, widow of Alfred, who died in May 1950 |
| 1977 | Hettie L. Woodward | Helen Silvester Hettie L. Woodward |
| Aug 1986 | Brian Arthur Pointing Margaret Jean Pointing |
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| June 1987 | Roy Marsh Denise Yvonne Marie Marsh |
Roy and Denise Yvonne Marie Marsh |
| 1999-2001 | Martin Jangaard Nicola Jangaard |
Martin Jangaard Nicola Jangaard |
Malling Mill
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1925 | T.F. Carter | Converted to a bungalow | |
| 1934 | Charles Finch | ||
| Sept 1939 | Charles Finch (56) Kathleen Finch (57) Amy Dorrell (55) . Cecily Elsden (33) . Kenneth Elsden (7) Doris Finch (32) . + 2 redacted |
Stationer. Retired Unpaid domestic duties Married. Unpaid domestic Married. Unpaid domestic At school . Unpaid domestic duties |
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| 1951-1970 | Mrs K.L. Finch | ||
| 1971-2000+ | Rose E. Culver | Rose E. Culver | Alterations and additions 1985 |
13 Mill Road (16 Malling Hill Villas)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1905 | W.H. Hobden | John Parsons | |
| 1907 | W.H. Hobden | Daniel Moore | |
| 1911 | W.H. Hobden | Susan Moore (56) Rose Moore (19) |
Married. b. Southwick . Daughter. Single. Dressmaking. b. Ringmer Where was Daniel Moore? |
| 1914 | W.H. Hobden | Daniel Moore | Market value assessed at £200 |
| 1922-23 | Daniel Moore | ||
| 1938-40 | G. Winder | 1939 Register and subsequent directories place him at No. 17 | |
| Sept 1939 | Unoccupied | ||
| 1951-57 | George W Tester | At number 33 (aged 9) in 1911 | |
| 1964-77+ | Edith Tester | Edith Tester | At number 33 (aged 11) in 1911 |
| 1979 | Christine M. Arbenz Christopher J. Arbenz |
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| 1982-2000+ | Diana L. Ellis Leslie Ellis |
In the 1980s named Mill Cottage |
15 Mill Road (17 Malling Hill Villas)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1905 | WH Hobden | William Robins | |
| 1907 | WH Hobden | William James Biddle | Moved from 7 MHV |
| 1911 | WH Hobden | James W. Biddle (61) Elizabeth Biddle (48) |
Railway pensioner b Brighton Wife. b. Cambridge |
| 1914 | WH Hobden | JW Biddle | Rent £18 a year. Market value £205 (more land than next door) |
| 1938-40 | Mrs Biddle | ||
| Sept 1939 | George A Winder (50) Rose Winder (46) |
Builder’s labourer. Concrete mixer Household duties |
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| 1951-74+ | George A Winder | ||
| 1977-2000 | Christine E. Ramsauer Hans C. Ramsauer |
17 Mill Road (1 Malling Hill Villas)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1905 | Alfred Grieves | Mrs Bishop | Did she later move to Mill House? |
| 1907 | Alfred Grieves | Henry Cook | |
| 1911 | Alfred Grieves | Caleb Skinner (34) Kate Skinner (39) Charles John Skinner (8) Ada Kathleen Skinner (8) Ernest William Fiske (55) |
Carpenter. b. Eastbourne Wife. b. Norwood . Son. b. Chiselhurst . Daughter. b Chiselhurst Boarder. Married. Poultry farmer on own account |
| 1913-14 | Alfred Grieves | Miss Bradley | Now called ‘River View’ |
| Dec. 1914 | Alfred Grieves | Dennis | Rent 8/- a week. Market value assessed at £260 |
| 1916-17 | Samuel Dennis | ||
| June 1935 | Miss Joan Dennis | ||
| Sept 1939 | Ethel Dennis (55) Phyllis Davies (24) Ellen Fox (41) + 3 redacted |
Married. Housewife
Secretary. Single Unpaid domestic duties |
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| 1951-2 | John Christian | ||
| 1957-74+ | Mrs Christian | ||
| 1977 | Margaret Pettit Thomas R. Pettit |
Margaret Pettit Thomas R. Pettit |
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| 1984-2001 | John E. Winter Marjorie E. Winter |
John E. Winter Marjorie E. Winter |
19 Mill Road (2 Malling Hill Villas)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1905 | Alfred Grieves | Mrs Sargeant | |
| 1907 | Alfred Grieves | A.W. Worster | |
| 1911 | Arthur William Worster (34) Myra Rowena Worster (37) Arthur William Worster (8) Kate Hepzibah Worster (4) Eliza Dunk (72) Sarah Ann Bushly (34) |
Carpenter. b West Hoathly Wife. b Brighton . Son. b Chichester . Daughter. b Lewes . Mother in law. Widow Visitor. Cook. b Chichester |
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| 1913-14 | Alfred Grieves | Joseph G. Evans | |
| Dec. 1914 | Alfred Grieves | Luxford | 8/- a week rent. Market value assessed at £250 |
| 1914-15 | H. H. Timms | ||
| 1922-23 | A. Brown | ||
| 1931-32 | George Brown | ||
| Sept 1939 | George Brown (75) Mary Brown (76) Rebecca Brown (46) |
Railway signalman retired Incapacitated . Daughter. Unpaid domestic |
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| 1951-57 | Miss R. Brown | ||
| 1971-74+ | Norman Byers | ||
| 1979 | Charles F.D. Keen Jane Keen |
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| 1988-2000+ | Aileen W. Duncan Philip J. Duncan |
21 Mill Road (3 Malling Hill Villas)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1905 | Alfred Grieves | Miss Sharpe, dressmaker | |
| 1910 | Alfred Grieves | George Brockhurst | |
| 1911 | Alfred Grieves | Marie King (32) . . Mable (sic) King (8) . George King (6) Nellie Lapworth (14) William Thomas Sparswick (30) Lillie Sparswick (31) |
Actress in portable theatre. Married. b Wales Daughter. b Peterhead, Aberdeenshire Son. b Maidenhead. Niece. School. b Birmingham Boarder. Play actor. b Reading . Boarder. Actress. b Birmingham |
| Dec. 1914 | Alfred Grieves | Victor Jubilee Wood | Rent 8/- a week. Market value assessed as £250 |
| 1918 | Victor Jubilee Wood | Victor Jubilee Wood | Bought from Alfred Grieves for £150 |
| 1926 | Mrs Lucy Voakes | Mrs Lucy Voakes | Widow of Grange Road, Lewes. Bought from VJ Wood for £500. Died Dec. 1931. |
| 1927 | Lucy Voakes | William Chamberlain | Inspector of weights and measures |
| 1931-32 | Lucy Voakes | George Edwin Ayling | |
| April 1932 | Frank Washer | George Edwin Ayling | Washer, builder of Ringmer, bought from Lucy Voakes’s executors for £350 |
| June 1932 | Henry Herbert Fuidge and Annie Fuidge | George Edwin Ayling | H.H. Fuidge, farmer of Moor House Farm, Ringmer, bought from Frank Washer for £475 |
| 1934-36 | Henry Herbert Fuidge and Annie Fuidge | Albert F. Cheeseman | |
| Sept 1939 | Henry Herbert Fuidge and Annie Fuidge | Albert Cheeseman (32) Kate Cheeseman (30) Eric Cheeseman (6) |
General fitter, cement works Unpaid domestic duties At school |
| 1956-1959 | Kate and Albert Cheeseman | Kate and Albert Cheeseman | Bought from Annie Fuidge for £650 |
| 1971-2000+ | Kate Cheeseman | Kate M. Cheeseman |
23 Mill Road (4 Malling Hill Villas)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1905 | Alfred Grieves | Pickering | |
| 1907 | Alfred Grieves | George Stevens | |
| 1910 | Alfred Grieves | Louis E. Avenell | |
| 1911 | Alfred Grieves | Unoccupied | |
| Dec. 1914 | Alfred Grieves | Frederick Baker | Rent 8/- a week. Market value assessed as £250 |
| 1916-17 | Frederick Goody | ||
| 1920-21 | Thomas Copper | ||
| 1932-34 | Mrs Copper | ||
| Sept 1939 | Sarah Copper (78) Alice North (57) . May Whitfield (43) |
Widow. Unpaid domestic duties Widow. Unpaid domestic duties Single. Paid domestic (at No. 11 in 1911) |
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| 1951-2 | Mrs S.A. Copper | ||
| 1957 | Mrs A M North | ||
| 1964-74+ | Miss M. Whitfield | ||
| 1977 | Annie Whitfield | ||
| 1993-2000+ | Colin P. Isted Joanne Isted |
25 Mill Road (5 Malling Hill Villas)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| Oct 1901 | Alfred Grieves | ||
| 1905 | Alfred Grieves | J. Brown | |
| 1911 | Alfred Grieves | Joseph Brown (62) Louise Brown (55) Ernest Brown (18) |
Plasterer. b. Lewes . Wife. b. Wandsworth . Son. Single. Bottle washer in brewery. b. Lewes |
| Dec. 1914 | Alfred Grieves | Herbert Lower | Moved from 8 MHV. Rent 8/- a week. Market value assessed as £250 |
| 1916-17 | Alfred Grieves | P. W. Leach | |
| May 1918 | James (Jesse) Greenfield Lamper (railway clerk) of 20 Toronto Terrace | James (Jesse) Greenfield Lamper | Bought from Alfred Grieves for £190. Mortgage of £140 from Lewes Coop Industrial and Provident Society |
| Oct 1927 | James Morley (railway signalman) of Culver Junction, Barcombe | James Morley | Bought from Alice Lamper (widow) for £475
Jesse Lamper died 20/6/27 |
| Sept 1939 | James Morley | James Morley (75) Alice Morley (76) |
Railway signalman retired. Unpaid domestic |
| 1951-2 | Norman FG Brummell Joan Brummell |
Norman left in the late 1950s to become landlord of the Rifleman (later the Pewter Pot, then the Meridian) in Western Road | |
| 1960 | Harry Foster | ||
| 1957 | John A. Leister | John. A. Leister Ruth Leister |
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| 1982 | Ruth Leister | Ruth Leister | |
| 1988 | Adrian N. Woolley Susan M. Woolley |
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| 1990 | Marian E. Pearce Trevor R. T. Pearce |
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| 1997-2000+ | Ian C. Bowley Petrina W. Bowley |
27 Mill Road (6 Malling Hill Villas)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1905 | Alfred Grieves | J. Surgey | |
| 1911 | Alfred Grieves | Harold Hatchman (26) . Gladys Dorothy Hatchman (23) Harold Thomas Hatchman (1) Herbert William Gale (14) Ernest Frederic Gale (12) |
Bakery and confectionery worker. b. Lewisham Wife. b. Lewes . Son. b. Chichester . Boarder. House boy (domestic) b. Lewes Boarder. School. b Lewes |
| 1913-14 | Alfred Grieves | William Wicks | |
| Dec. 1914 | Alfred Grieves | Surgey (tenant in 1905) | Rent 8/- a week. Market value assessed as £250 |
| 1916-17 | Thomas Henry Proffitt-White, Charles James |
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| 1920-21 | Joseph Clarke | ||
| 1922-38 | Sidney Mountford | ||
| Sept 1939 | Emily Mountford (61) Alfred Mountford (30) |
Widow. Unpaid domestic duties Single. Driver, mechanic light lorry |
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| 1951-2 | Mrs E.J. Mountford | ||
| 1964 | Harry Winter | ||
| 1968 | Arthur H. Winter | ||
| 1970 | Harold W. M. Vaughan | ||
| 1972 | Stuart Plunkett | ||
| 1974 | James R.W. Hunter Alexandra C. Hunter |
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| 1982 | Amanda J. Sanders Donald T. Sanders Douglas G. Sanders |
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| 1984 | Connie Gregory Alison L. Gregory |
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| 1988-2000+ | Connie Gregory |
29 Mill Road (7 Malling Villas)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1905 | Alfred Grieves | W. Dutton | |
| 1906 | Alfred Grieves | William James Biddle | |
| 1907 | Alfred Grieves | Thomas Blore | |
| 1910 | Alfred Grieves | Frank Gale | |
| 1911 (2 households: Cox in 3 rooms; Gale in 2 rooms) | Alfred Grieves | Emma June Cox (33) Jack Maurice Cox (9) Roland Frank Cox (7) Florence Kathleen Cox (5) Eileen Cox (5 months) Frank Gale (51) . Emma Jane Gale (51)* Rose Annie Gale (19) Florence Grace Gale (9) |
Widow. Laundress. b. Lewes Son. b. Brighton . Son. b. Brighton . Daughter. b. Brighton . . Daughter. b. Lewes . Labourer (painting worker) b. Lewes Wife. b. Lewes . Daughter. Single. b. Lewes Daughter. b. Lewes . *Married 34 years; 12 children; 11 living |
| Dec. 1914 | Alfred Grieves | Gale | Rent 8/- a week. Market value assessed as £250 |
| 1939 | Emma Gale (80) Frank Gale (57) . George Todman (32) Sarah Jane Todman (33) Ernest Hockley (33) |
Widow. Householder Royal Navy pensioner. Married General labourer, cement works Household duties. . Groom. Single |
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| Feb 1947 | George W. Todman | George W. Todman | |
| 1964 | Mrs S. J. Todman | Mrs S. J. Todman | |
| 1977 | Mrs S. J. Todman | Sarah J. Todman, John R. Beck, Gillian M. Beck |
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| 1986 | John R. Beck Gillian M. Beck |
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| 1995-2000+ | John R. Beck |
31 Mill Road (8 Malling Hill Villas)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1904 | Mrs Caroline Halliday | Of Bickenhall Mansions, London. Bought from Alfred Grieves for £250 |
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| 1906 | Caroline Halliday | Frederick Goody | Later moved to 8 then 15 then 14 then 4 MHV |
| 1907 | Caroline Halliday | J. C. H. Martin | |
| 1911 | Caroline Halliday | Herbert John Lower (24) Elizabeth Lower (24) Dorothy Lower (2) Herbert Frank Lower (2 months) Frederic Crowhurst (22) |
Domestic groom. b. Lewes Wife. b. Lewes . Daughter. b. Lewes . Son. b. Lewes . . Boarder. Single. Traction engine labourer |
| Dec. 1914 | Caroline Halliday | John Smith | Rent 7/6 a week. Market value assessed at £220 |
| 1920 | T. J. Bowles | Rent 7/- a week, to be increased to 9/10 a week from September 1920 | |
| 1924-25 | D. Burgess | ||
| 1929-30 | Frederick Farrant | ||
| 1932-34 | Robert Bourne | ||
| 1939 | Robert Bourne (79) Frances Bourne (75) |
Retired publican.
Housewife. |
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| 1951-2-1974+ | Miss W.N. Luck | Helper at the Christian Alliance of Women and Girls. | |
| 1977 | Peter K. Roberts Rosemary M. Roberts |
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| 1982-2000+ | Norma Allen Richard L. Allen |
33 Mill Road (9 Malling Hill Villas)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1904 | Caroline Halliday | Of Bickenhall Mansions, London. Bought from Alfred Grieves for £250 |
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| 1906 | Caroline Halliday | James Charles Berry | |
| 1911 | Caroline Halliday | Thomas J Tester (37) Edith Mary Tester (38) Rose Elizabeth Tester (16) Thomas James Tester (14) Edith Tester (11) George William Tester (9) Alfred Henry Tester (4) Louise Tester (2) Robert John Tester (1 month) |
Laundry engineer. b. Hove Wife. Ironer (laundry). b. Brighton Daughter. b. Hove . Son. School. b. Hove . Daughter. School. b. Hove Son. b. Hove . Son. b. Hove . Daughter. b. Hove . Son. b. Lewes |
| Dec. 1914 | Caroline Halliday | Tester | Market value assessed at £250 |
| 1920 | T.J. Tester | Rent 7/- a week, to be increased to 9/10 a week from September 1920 | |
| Sept 1939 | James T. Tester (TJ?) (65) Edith M. Tester (66) Florence Pope (23) |
Engine warehouseman . Wife. Laundry worker ironer Laundry worker drier |
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| 1951-2 | James T. Tester | ||
| 1955 | Dennis Leister | Dennis Leister | |
| 1968 | Thomas R. Pettit | At number 17 in 1977 | |
| 1969-74+ | J. Pettit | ||
| 1977-2000+ | Marie J. Brown Michael Brown |
35 Mill Road (10 Malling Hill Villas)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1907 | William Weller | Frederick Goody | Moved from No. 8 MHV |
| 1911 | William Weller | Albert Moon (35) . Mabel Hannah Moon (31) Harry Moon (38) |
Horse driver (mineral van) b. Firle Wife. b. Chichester . Brother. Farm labourer. b. Firle |
| Dec. 1914 | William Weller | Albert Moon | 7/6 a week rent. Market value assessed at £235 |
| 1936-38 | Frank Verrall | ||
| 1938-40 | Cecil Robert David Musk | ||
| Sept 1939 | Doris M. Musk (35) Joyce BM Sutton (27) Kathleen LV Gillett (11) + 3 redacted |
Married. Unpaid domestic duties. Single. Telephonist. . At school |
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| 1951-2 – 1974+ | Herbert P. Howard | ||
| 1977 | John W. Chapman, Elsie C. Howard, Jane Urry |
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| 1979 | Daphne N. Dixon | ||
| 1982 | Michael J. Fox Daphne N. Dixon |
Police officer | |
| 1986 | Daphne Fox Michael J. Fox |
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| 1990 | Tobias J. Dixon Katherine Dixon Daphne Fox Michael J. Fox |
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| 1999 | Daphne Fox Michael J. Fox |
37 Mill Road (11 Malling Hill Villas)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1907 | William Weller | Frederick Moreton | |
| 1911 | William Weller | George Whitfield (61) Sarah Whitfield (50) Harry Whitfield (19) . Frank Whitfield (17) . May Whitfield (14) Annie Whitfield (11) |
Laundry Van man. b. Waltham Wife. b. Hawley, Hants Son. Single. Laundry van man. b. Wellingham Son. Single. Porter in iron foundry. b. Old Malling Daughter. b. Old Malling Daughter. School. b. Old Malling |
| Dec. 1914 | William Weller | Whitfield | 7/6 a week rent. Market value assessed at £235 |
| 1936-38 | Frank Whitfield | ||
| Sept 1939 | Grace M. Whitfield (43) Frances G. Clinton (12) Edward A. Whitfield (10) Frank W. Whitfield (9) + 3 redacted |
Married. Unpaid domestic duties At school . At school . At school |
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| 1951-2 -1982+ | Frank Whitfield Grace M. Whitfield Edward A. Whitfield |
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| 1984 | Helen J. Turner Ian A. Turner |
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| 1993 | Christopher Collinson Maisie Collinson |
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| 1995 | Simon C. Thomason |
39 Mill Road (12 Malling Hill Villas)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1905 | William Weller | ||
| 1910 | William Weller | William Norman | |
| 1911 | William Weller | William Norman (30) Elizabeth Norman (39) Henry Hemsley (62) Elizabeth Hemsley (62) |
Carman at laundry. b. Rodmell Wife. b. Ringmer. . Boarder. Mushroom grower. b. Ringmer Boarder. b. Lewes |
| Dec. 1914 | William Weller | Frederick Morton | 7/6 a week rent. Market value assessed at £235 |
| 1916-17 | Mrs Holder | ||
| 1920-21 | Alfred Eade | ||
| 1938 | George Frederick Townshend | ||
| Sept 1939 | George F. Townshend (30) Kathleen Townshend (30) Bryan G. Townshend (2) |
General engineers Chief Clerk Unpaid domestic duties Under school age |
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| 1951-2 | George F. Townshend | ||
| 1960 | Miss Weller | A relative of the original developer? | |
| 1974 | Paul R. Hulatt | ||
| 1977 | Jane L. Barton | ||
| 1988 | Anthony C. Bennett, Sian Saunders |
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| 1993 | Constance Owen | ||
| 1995-2000+ | Constance Owen Miriam C. Owen |
41 Mill Road (13 Malling Hill Villas)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1905 | William Weller | ||
| 1910 | William Weller | Mrs W. T. Martin | |
| 1911 | William Weller | Jane Martin (47) . . Venetia Winton Martin (20) |
Widow. Private means b. Bramley, Hants Daughter. Single. b. Lewes |
| Dec. 1914 | William Weller | Martin | 7/6 a week rent. Market value assessed at £235 |
| 1916-17 | Albert Ellis | ||
| 1932-34 | D. Luck | ||
| Sept 1939 | Cecil A. Taylor (36) Alice J. Taylor (37) Derek J. Taylor (5) + 1 redacted |
Bakers roundsman motor driver Unpaid domestic duties At school |
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| 1951-2 | Cecil A. Taylor | ||
| 1964 | Ronald Guile Sandra M. Guile Debra J. Guile |
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| 1990-2000+ | Ronald Guile |
43 Mill Road (14 Malling Hill Villas)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1905 | William Weller | ||
| 1910 | William Weller | Mrs Vallett | |
| 1911 | William Weller | Jesse Pannett (27) Ethel Pannett (25) Joan Pannett (5 weeks) |
Brewers Clerk. b. Lewes Wife. b. Bexhill . Daughter. b. Lewes |
| 1913-14 | William Weller | F. Goody | Moved from 15 MHV? |
| Dec. 1914 | William Weller | F. Goody | 7/6 a week rent. Market value assessed at £235 |
| 1916-17 | Thomas K. Farncombe | ||
| 1920-21 | Frederick Goody | Moved back? | |
| 1934-36 | David W. Rees | ||
| 1936-38 | Albert Moon | ||
| Sept 1939 | Albert Moon (64) . Mabel H. Moon (59) Hubert Moon (24) Mabel E. Elliott (24) |
Mineral water salesman Unpaid domestic duties Plumber and hot water fitter. Single Daily domestic. Single (Moons at 35 Mill Road in 1911) |
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| 1951-2 | Albert Moon | ||
| 1957 | Arthur C. Snell | ||
| 1964 | Robert J. Steer | ||
| 1974 | Christopher R. Scoble | ||
| 1977 | Angela L. Hathaway Richard R. Hathaway |
Angela L. Hathaway Richard R. Hathaway |
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| 1988-2000+ | Bridget M. I. Rose | Bridget M. I. Rose | Civil engineer, ESCC |
45 Mill Road (15 Malling Hill Villas)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1905 | William Weller | ||
| 1911 | William Weller | Frederick Goody (41) . Emily Jane Goody (48) |
Clerk in a Gas Company. b. Kenley, Surrey Wife. b. Stapleford, Wiltshire |
| 1914 | William Weller | Miss M. Bennett | 8/- a week rent. Market value assessed at £260. Large conservatory |
| 1920-21 | Stephen Homewood | ||
| 1922-30 | Mrs Spurling | ||
| 1934-36 | Robert Hill Shennan | ||
| Sept 1939 | Robert H. Shennan (33) Kathleen Shennan (28) Hugh PJ Rogers (28) |
General fitter and driver Heavy worker Housewife . Single. Soft furnishing salesman |
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| 1951-2 – 1979+ | Robert H. Shennan Kathleen Shennan |
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| 1984-2000+ | John D.S. Broadhurst | John D.S. Broadhurst Bridget M. I. Rose (to 1990) |
Marketing director. Bought in a probate sale |
2 Mill Road (4 Council Cottages)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1929-30 | East Sussex CC | Alexander Frank King | |
| Sept 1939 | Alexander Frank King (39) Gladys J. King (33) . + 4 redacted |
General labourer. ARP ESCC Unpaid domestic duties |
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| 1951-57 | Alex F. King | ||
| 1960 | Roy Puttick | ||
| 1966-2000 | Daniel B. Cobb Evelyn Cobb |
4 Mill Road (3 Council Cottages)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1929 | East Sussex CC | Arthur Sharp | |
| Sept 1939 | Arthur G. Sharp (42) Ethel B. Sharp (37) . Richard Jenner (72) . + 1 redacted |
Steam lorry driver Unpaid domestic duties Lime works labourer, retired |
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| 1957 | Arthur Sharp | ||
| 1964 | Derek W. Bacon | ||
| 1973 | Victor C. Miller | ||
| 1979 | Derek A. Mackintosh Teresa Mackintosh |
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| 1986 | Alan S. Arnold Davina E.D. Arnold |
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| 1990 | David Gardner Frank S. Gardner |
6 Mill Road (2 Council Cottages)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1929-30 | East Sussex CC | George Charles Bryant | |
| Sept 1939 | George C. Bryant (39) . Gertrude E. Bryant (39) Geoffrey GR Bryant (12) |
Lorry driver and fitter’s mate. ARP ESCC Unpaid domestic duties At school |
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| 1952 | George C Bryant | ||
| 1957-2000 | Brian T. Green Agnes J. Green |
8 Mill Road (1 Council Cottages)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1929-30 | East Sussex CC | Samuel James Lee | |
| Sept 1939 | Samuel J. Lee (55) Minnie Lee (54) . Horace J. Lee (16) Eric R. Lee (13) James Lee (82) |
Blacksmith Unpaid domestic duties Labourer At school Labourer, retired |
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| 1952 | Samuel J Lee | ||
| 1957-2000 | Kenneth C. Jarrett Anne Jarrett |
8a Mill Road
A dwelling erected in the garden of 8 Mill Road. An archaeological watching brief was prepared in September 2010, as a condition of permission being granted.
10 Mill Road (Sunnybrae)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| May 1931 | Mr C Painter | ||
| Sept 1939 | Charles Painter | Charles Painter (43) . Frances Painter (38) Richard Short (77) Clifford Morfee (6) Bernard Chapman (4) + 1 redacted |
Motor repair works foreman. ARP part time Housewife . Butcher, retired At school At school |
| 1952 | Charles Painter | Charles Painter | |
| 1957 | Alfred M.P. Wilson | ||
| 1960 | Alfred Godfrey | ||
| 1962 | Mrs Zilla Williams | ||
| 1982 | Gillian M. Hunt Martin J. Hunt |
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| 2000 | Catherine J. Castle Garry C. Taylor |
12 Mill Road (South Winds)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| Oct 1931 | Mssrs H Milham & Sons | ||
| 1934 | Harry Milham | Arthur Beeforth | Arthur Beeforth later at number 14 |
| Sept 1939 | Harry Milham | Harry Milham (55) . Jane Milham (65) . Mary Regan (Rougarey) (11) . . . . . James F. Dodd (30) + 1 redacted |
Brick-maker and layer Unpaid domestic duties At school. Identified as an evacuee. Original entry is Regan; later altered to Rougarey (possibly Lougarey) apparently in 1957. Groom (army during WW2) |
| Harry Milham married Jane Dodd in 1939. Jane Milham worked at the Laundry. Harry Milham died in a motor cycle accident during the war |
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| 1951 | Jane Milham | Mrs J Milham James F. Dodd Nellie Dodd |
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| 1957 | Jane Milham | Mrs J. Milham | |
| 1962-2000 | James F. Dodd | James J. Dodd Mark Dodd Hollie Dodd Stella G. Dodd |
14 Mill Road (Dorarth)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| Oct 1931-1940 | Mssrs H Milham & Sons | ||
| Sept 1939 | Arthur Beeforth | Arthur Beeforth (30) . Doris Beeforth (35) . + 1 redacted |
Chief clerk, building society. Local Aux. Fire Service. Unpaid domestic duties. A ‘Mrs Beeforth’ returned to teaching at Mountfield Rd Boys (Elliston p 35) Was that Doris? |
| 1957 | Arthur Beeforth | Arthur Beeforth Doris Beeforth Trevor Beeforth |
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| 1960 | Cyril H. Evans Mavis Evans 3 children |
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| 1966 | Henry Stephenson | ||
| 1969 | L.B.M. Stevenson | ||
| 1973-2000 | Charles A. Ellis Merrilyn Ellis |
16 Mill Road (Wyndgates)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| Feb 1932 | Mr P.R Wicks | Purchased from the trustees of Robert Hillman’s will in 1931 for £50 (16 and 18 Mill Road). PR Wicks (b. c 1885) builders. Yard in Sun Street. Employed c 200 people. Did work for the Woolfs at Monks House. |
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| 1934-36 | P.R. Wicks | William C. Gatcombe | |
| Sept 1939 | P.R. Wicks | John W. Doughty (71) . Desmond Banks (16). Gladys W. Frith (Doughty) (40)+ 1 redacted |
Restaurant (?) superintendent, retired. At school (relative of PR Wicks) Unpaid domestic duties |
| 1951-57 | P.R. Wicks | Mrs A Faulkner | |
| 1961 | Kenneth Percy Wicks, Johanna Maria Wicks |
Kenneth P. Wicks | Building foreman. Son of PR Wicks. Returned from Australia 1961. Ownership transferred by deed of gift from father to son and his wife, October 1961. |
| 1977 | Geoffrey Wicks | Geoffrey A. Wicks Johanna M. Wicks Kenneth P. Wicks |
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| 1984-2000 | Geoffrey Wicks | Geoffrey A. Wicks Pamela A. Wicks |
Bought from Johanna M. Wicks. |
18 Mill Road (Cresswell)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| Feb 1932 | Mr P.R. Wicks | Also built 16 Mill Road (see above) | |
| 1934-36 | Mr P.R. Wicks | William J. Twort | |
| Sept 1939 | Mr P.R. Wicks | Frederick Jenkins (28) . Gwendoline D Jenkins (23) |
Shopkeeper – newsagent / tobacconist Unpaid domestic duties |
| 1951-52 | Mr P.R. Wicks | Stanley T Weaver | |
| 1957 | Dennis Wicks | Dennis F.R. Wicks Jean A. Wicks Simon J. Wicks |
Son of P.R. Wicks |
| 1979 | Kathleen M. Glennon Joseph P. Glennon Michael J. Glennon |
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| 2000 | Helen Skelton Kathleen M. Glennon |
20 Mill Road (Thiseldo)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| Nov 1931 | Mr A.E. Rawles | ||
| 1938-40 | Archibald William Briggs | ||
| Sept 1939 | George Brown (65) Mary Brown (66) Rebecca Brown (46) |
Retired railway signalman Incapacitated Unpaid domestic duties. Single |
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| 1934-36 | A.W. Briggs | ||
| 1951-52 | Mrs ES Briggs | ||
| 1957 | George Whitfield | ||
| 1968 | Eileen J. Stevenson Kenneth R. Stevenson |
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| 1982-2000 | Barbara A. Ryan Harold E.J. Ryan |
22 Mill Road (Wendy)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| Feb 1932 | Mr H Hindon | Mr H Hindon | Harry Hindon grew up in Hastings; moved from Waterloo Place.Served in the army in WW1: survived unscathed; Home Guard 1940-44. Served printer apprenticeship post WW1 |
| Sept 1939 | Henry Hindon | Henry Hindon (41) . . . . Gladys M Hindon (38) Marie L. Hayward (Donovan) (12) + 1 redacted |
Letterpress machine minder at Lewes Press in Friars Walk (present NHS building). Harry was the foreman printer. Unpaid domestic duties. At school. Identified as evacuee (Original entry is Donovan; later altered to Hayward, apparently in 1949). The Hindons hosted 3 evacuees. One (Eileen) remained in Lewes and married locally |
| 1951-52 | Henry Hindon | Henry Hindon Gladys Hindon |
Harry and Gladys had no children. They kept a large garden and grew vegetables |
| 1977 | Gladys Hindon | Gladys M. Hindon | Gladys was nicknamed Wendy – after the house name. She died in 1997, aged 96, in a residential home, where she moved after Harry’s death. |
| 1988 | Robert J. Bell, Janet A. Bell |
Robert J. Bell Janet A. Bell |
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| 2001 | Justine Horton | Justine (Dodie) Horton |
24 Mill Road (Erzanmyne)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| Feb 1931 | Mr AS Ellis | ||
| Sept 1939 | Albert Ellis | Albert Stephen Ellis (49) Lilian Ellis (54) |
Plumber . Household duties |
| Oct 1944 | Albert Ellis | ||
| 1951-52 | Albert Ellis | Albert Ellis Mrs EF Bending |
Now in 2 flats: 24 and 24a |
| 1957 | Rev D.H. Hall | Rev Hall Mrs Bending |
Flat 24 Flat 24a |
| Oct 1962 | Captain R. Stone | ||
| 1964 | Rev H. Llewellyn Mrs Bending |
Flat 24 Flat 24a |
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| 1966 | John H. R. Blount Mrs Bending |
Flat 24 Flat 24a |
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| 1968 | John H.R. Blount R. Bailey |
Flat 24 Flat 24a |
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| 1971 | John H.R. Blount M. Manser-Hawkesworth |
Flat 24 Flat 24a |
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| 1973 | John H.R. Blount Enid Blount |
Now one household | |
| 1984 | Angela M. Chapman Ralph H. Chapman |
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| 2001 | Dianna M. Gunnell Jeremy M. Simcock |
26 Mill Road (Spithurst)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| Sept 1931 | Mr D.B. Parris | ||
| Sept 1939 | David Parris | David B Parris (59) Mabel Parris (54) Mary J Barnes (73) |
Retired dairy farmer Home duties Home duties. Widowed |
| 1951-57 | Mrs S Sutherland | ||
| 1962 | Peter S. White | ||
| 1970 | Jack S.R. Phillips | ||
| 1977 | Anne L. Ives Derrick B. Ives |
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| 1984 – 2000 | Carol Archer Michael D. Archer |
28 Mill Road (Roman Way)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1979 – 2000 | Brian Bennett | Brian L. Bennett Phyllis I. Bennett |
30 Mill Road (Crickets)
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1993 – 2000 | Andrew Thrower | Andrew S. Thrower Dorothy J. Thrower |
32 Mill Road
| Date | Owner | Occupier | Notes |
| 1993 – 2000 | John Bradbury | Eileen Bradbury John F. Bradbury |
