Hi Bob Munro! I'm doing my family genealogy and I'm looking for information on the Mills family. My great grandad James lived at 2 Ashton St Brighton in 1935 when he married. I can't find on the census if that's where his parents lived also. James' dad was Wilfred. If you know anything about the Mills family and could help me please could you email mel.moreland@yahoo.co.uk  Thank you.

Does anyone know how we get a copy of the photo? We're currently in the process of buying 57a Richmond Street and we're both vegetarians, which makes the purchase of an ex-butcher somewhat ironic. Quite like that though! Thank you.

I remember Hill's the butchers being there just after the War. We lived at 29 Windmill Street, almost opposite, and it was a Mr Hill that was very good at first aid; he bandaged my broken arm and applied two splints made from the bottom and lid of a date box. After Hills closed, I do not remember it opening again, but I may be wrong. If somebody had tried to open it as a grocers shop there would have been a lot of competition. There was Reeves right opposite, on the corner of Windmill Street, Darlings on the corner of Stanley Street, and another grocers on the corner of Montreal Road. Even the dairy on the corner of Windmill Terrace/Albion Hill sold groceries.

This is a long shot, but I have a relative named John Wilkinson who married a Monimia Bolingbroke. Monimia lived at 13 Richmond Terrace.
John's occupation listed on their marriage certificate dated 2 April 1913 is butcher's assistant. I was just wondering if anyone could tell me if they know of the Bolingbroke family and whether there were any other butcher shops in Richmond St, because if there weren't then the older fellow with the bike could well be my John Wilkinson.

John's address given on his marriage certificate was 24 Quebec St.

Would love to hear from anyone that might have some information or could answer my query.

Cheers

iIam currently doing my family tree (Reeves) and have an address of 80 Richmond Street on the 1891 census. I would love to hear from anyone who may have any connection or memories told by others regarding the Reeves family that lived here, (a message for Ron), you mention a REEVES grocer opposite. Do you have anymore info on them, regards

My great uncle James Samuel Brand lived at 59 Richmond Street at the time of the 1911 Census. He was described as an invalid attendant and lived there with his wife Maud, two sons and one daughter. James died in the 1950s, I believe at the same address. Would love to hear from anyone with connections to No 59.

Ron - My grandparents used to own the premises you are talking about with a dairy and grocery on the corner of Windmill Terrace and Albion Hill. Many a Sunday we used to visit them after my grandfather had delivered milk to all and my grandmother would still have the shop open till mid afternoon in case anyone ran out of milk, eggs, etc. She still managed to serve a delicious tea for us all. How hard they used to work in those days! My grandfather would deliver the milk in a barrow pushed up and down the nearby hills: even on Christmas Day as my Dad recalls.