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| Workhouse surgeon Richard Rugg 1851 Surgeon Richard Rugg of Middle St Brighton was doctor for the Workhouse/ Infirmary c1851 and in practice into 1870s. Does ... | S Bland | 2 | 4 February 2021 10:52 AM by Pat White |
| Broadbridge Family Since my name was originally Broadbridge,I am curious about the origins of the family.Davebridge@cruzio.com Thanks, | David Bridge | 3 | 4 February 2021 10:36 AM by John Broadbridge |
| Stoner/Mowbray My great grandfather Herbert Mowbray had a hair dressers in Air street (and his brother ran another in Queen`s street) ... | Stephanie Caplen-Jerromes | 24 | 1 February 2021 10:40 AM by Stephanie Jerromes |
| Brigden's Car Sales, Hampton Place, Brighton Back in the 1960s, my father purchased a black Standard 10 saloon from Brigden’s Car Sales. I remember the business ... | Alan Hobden | 15 | 1 February 2021 10:38 AM by Tim Sargeant |
| Help with a street name, please. Mary Ann Ross was baptised in St Nicholas, Brighton, on 5 February 1837. I’ve attached the record and would be ... | Kevin Ross | 4 | 1 February 2021 10:36 AM by Geoffrey Mead |
| Can anyone remember a headmaster called George Lockie brown maybe during the thirties My great uncle George Brown was a headmaster of an elementary school somewhere in Brighton but I do not know ... | Adam Pearson | 3 | 1 February 2021 10:36 AM by Andrew Barrowcliff |
| DONKEYS ON THE BEACH PLEASE CAN ANYONE HELP ME? I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MY GREAT GRANDFATHER INTRODUCED DONKEYS ONTO THE BEACH IN THE 1890’S ... | DEBORAH YOUNG | 7 | 1 February 2021 10:35 AM by Lisa Spicer |
| name of 1980s resturant Hello,does anybody remember the name of a french restaurant that was located at the top of st James street during ... | Ann Taylor Taylor | 13 | 1 February 2021 10:34 AM by Uly Antoniou |
| Brigadier General K J Kincaid Smith I have been researching my grandfather’s war record and have come across the name of his old CO – (then) ... | Geoff Robbins | 2 | 1 February 2021 10:34 AM by ronald isles |
| family history Also, Phyllis may have married a Kenneth Yeates in 1950 and moved to Worthing. Am desperate for any information. Thankyou | laura | 4 | 1 February 2021 10:33 AM by Matthew YEATES |
| Trevor Chepstow I read a few postings that Trevor Chepstow has recently died. My sympathies to family and friends. What has become ... | David Ward | 9 | 28 January 2021 7:47 AM by Jozef Kis |
| Does anyone recall the Brighton Giants basketball team from the 1950's/60's? In 1964 I joined the Brighton Giants basketball team. The team had been formed some years beforehand by Barry Widdowson ... | Alan Phillips | 1 | 28 January 2021 7:46 AM by Alan Phillips |
| Western Road shops no longer there Does anybody know the name of a large departmental store on the western road that was approx opposite Maples we ... | Mrs J Pullen | 27 | 28 January 2021 7:45 AM by Chris McCarthy |
| Charles New Orleans Skinner While researching my family tree I have come across Charles New Orleans Skinner (1885-1949). Research shows him involved in the ... | Allan Warner-Clarkson | 1 | 28 January 2021 7:44 AM by george sibun |
| Bill Butler Anyone have any information about the whereabouts of Bill Butler once owner of Unicorn Bookshop in Gloucester Road Brighton.I have ... | Edward | 11 | 28 January 2021 7:44 AM by Rosy Frier-Dryden |
| Scabes Castle Having found where Scabe’s Castle was, can anyone tell memore about Scabe? | Brian Field | 2 | 28 January 2021 7:43 AM by Carol Homewood |
| Sir David Scott 1782-1851 Sir David Scott (1782-1851), 2nd Baronet of Dunninald, was a prominent Brighton resident in the 19th century and a local ... | Paul | 8 | 28 January 2021 7:39 AM by C.E. Crozier |
| Davigdor Dairies Does anyone have any information about Davigdor Dairy{or Dairies}.I remember them from my childhood and sometimes was taken by my ... | Edward | 11 | 28 January 2021 7:39 AM by Mark Thompson |
| History of school teachers Hello. My first message on this website. I understand that my grandfather, William Frederick Farrar, was a teacher in the Brighton ... | John Farrar | 16 | 28 January 2021 7:38 AM by Deborah Halliday |
| Portslade Street One of my ancestors, William Packham, lived in Portslade Street, Portslade in 1861. Can anyone tell me where this was? ... | Geoffrey Barber | 5 | 19 January 2021 9:16 AM by Geoffrey Barber |
| sack factory does any one remember the sack factory in portslade where you could get a couple of days work over the ... | duffy | 4 | 19 January 2021 9:15 AM by steve jepps |
| Portland Road School Hello, We are trying to find out how many pupils attended West Hove Schools, then Portland Road School when it opened ... | Derek | 2 | 19 January 2021 9:14 AM by Simon Leney |
| Ventnor Villas Am trying to find out what the houses originally looked like on both the inside and out. Also who ... | Maggie Bacon | 3 | 19 January 2021 9:11 AM by Contribution Form (do not delete) |
| st martins hotel Does anyone remember the Saint Martins Hotel just off the seafront and do you remember the address or can any ... | Michael Griffin | 4 | 13 January 2021 11:21 AM by Michael Griffin |