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Ridgway - late 1920s
From the private collection of Jennifer Drury
Ridgeway - 2002
Photography by Jennifer Drury
My father was George William Chapman and I know all about the Race Hill farm. I also know all relatives who lived there. Aunt Peggy is still alive and well, as is Uncle Roy and Uncle Gordon. Sadly the rest have passed away. It is nice to know that Cousin Maureen is about in Liverpool, and also Second Cousin Shane.
Hello Joyce Chapman, I'm Shane's mum, Pat. I and cousins Maureen and Sylvia would love to hear from you we're all into Family History.
Hi Pat, it's nice to hear from my cousin. I haven't heard or seen you, Maureen or Sylvia for years. I have been trying to find out information about the farm, but I keep coming to dead ends. It is very strange if you ask me. I don't know what you three have come up with. Please stay in touch via breing@aol.com. I am now living in Wales, the best thing I ever did.
We lived at #61 from about 1960 or 61 to 1968 and then moved to Balsdean Road, from there we moved to Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, and from there to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. We had lots of fun rolling down the Ridgeway, going to Rudyard Kipling and flying kites free "got a tiger in your tank!" from the Gas station on the green around the corner.
I lived in a prefab in 13 Rudyard Road with my sister Edith and brother Ronnie. I attended Woodingdean Primary School from 1952 to 1959. I remember posting letters at the post box in the Ridgeway and walking to the Church hall to collect orange juice and dried milk with my mother. My father Ronald Latham played cricket for Downs C.C. We used to play on scrubland nicknamed 'the dump' which is now a park in Kipling Avenue. The names I can remember in the street were Cheeseman, Neame, Wilson, Hall, Bibby, Ward, Daniel, Boniface, Grooms, James, Weller, Kelly, Eke and Langridge. Does anyone remeber this?
Hello Malcolm, I don't know whether you remember me, only I'm your first cousin! Harold (my father) was your father's brother or one of them. What a small world. Sheer chance to stumble upon this site. Trust you are well.
Hi John, do I remember you? Yes I do and Marian and Alan and Auntie Bet. I remember you as a boy showing me your new football boots just before you played for Brighton Reserves against Aldershot. My Dad Ron, myself and Uncle Harold enjoyed many a moment at the Albion and in Kensington Gardens with your Dad's barrow of bric-a-brac. My wife Phyll and I are tracing the family and we are back to 1812. Nice hearing from you. Keep in touch.
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