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John Hoare's family history page
MESSAGE:CAROLINE HAYES my emails to
you are bouncing- please let me have alternative contact details
As the section covering the extended Cheesman family has
grown ever larger it has threatened to take over. Therefore I have given them
their own page. My direct ancestors (much less interesting!) remain here
I am researching names connected with my family - so far the most interesting
group has been the CHEESMAN family in the Brighton area of Sussex- not all are
related of course, but they make up the vast majority of the three hundred-plus
names on file so far!
Until recently all references were to the United Kingdom and, indeed, virtually
all to Southern England, except for one member of the Cheesman family who emigrated
to Australia, although I know little of him. However, I have recently been contacted
by a lady who turns out to be distantly related. she has added a large and thriving
American connection. This is covered in a new 'American
Cheesman line' page
Out of respect for my family's privacy, all specific family references will
end at 1900. however, I will allow more recent references to some of the more
illustrious people.
My grandmother's name was Florence BELL Her father was Thomas BELL, born
around abt. 1848 in Lockerly, Hampshire, and her mother was Charlotte READ,
born abt. 1853 in Maiden Newton, Dorset, daughter of Joseph Read, from the same
place. At the time of the 1881 census there were 21 people from three households
living in the same house in Romsey. By 1901 grandmother had been in service,
and found her way to London, while eight of her twelve siblings were still living
with their parents, now in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire. The family were labourers
and woodmen.
My CHEESMAN family line (from my mother) has proved the most interesting
so far. I have built up a 'database' of some six hundred people named Cheesman
(and variants) in the Brighton area of Sussex, although many connections are
clearly not related. At last sight the database had a total of 1400 names! I
am happy to swap information with other researchers. the subject is covered
in an article published in the 'Sussex Family Historian',
the journal of the Sussex Family History Group.
As the information has built up I have had to set up a separate page
for my more indirect (often more interesting!) relatives - 'The
Cheesman family of Brighton'. I have also found other interesting
families in the area - these are covered very briefly in another page - The
Name Cheesman in Brighton, Sussex. There are useful research
links on my links page,
including the Guild of One-Name Studies
The line I have traced so far starts with John. In the baptism records at
Brighton, Sussex,for September 1767 he was quoted as 'John Cheesman, baseborn
son of Barbara Children'. This wording probably indicates
a reference to someone called Cheesman, but I it would be no more than a guess
that this was the name of the father. However, Barbara seems to have come from
a desperately poor family, receiving support under the poor law. John could
not have succeeded in life as he did without a good education and at least some
money.
John, although base born, went on to father a dozen children, and died in
1823 making provision for his family in a will which includes several houses
and tracts of land. He was certainly 'in the right place at the right time'
as the patronage of George IV led to the expansion of Brighton, but it seems
likely that he started out at least with a good education and some money behind
him. Perhaps his father - Cheesman? - was from a good family - perhaps Barbara
was a servant? This would fit the facts, but is currently no more than supposition.
Perhaps he was one of the younger sons of the Shoreham Cheesman family, but
records are incomplete and I have found nothing to confirm this other than a
hunch. There was also an Edward Cheesman living in Brighton in 1799. John's
first son John died as an infant, but his next son, also John, prospered. This
John also made a will, having apparently invested his money. Some of the family
were to prosper, but sadly my direct line shows very limited signs of affluence!
From 1791 to 1799 the children of the family were Christened at 'North Street
Duchess of Huntingdon's or dissenting Protestants' Church in Brighton. Before
and after this flirtation the family church was St. Nicholas, Brighton.
The new workhouse built in 1822 was the work
of a John Cheeseman, presumed to be one of our Johns, and a John Cheeseman was
awarded the contract to 'scavenge' (clean the streets - a valuable source of
manure) in 1818. However, there were complaints, and he lost the contract!
John's children were -
John, born 1788 before died as an infant
John, born before 1789
George, born 1791
Mary Ann, born 1793
William, born 1794
Henry, born 1797
Stephen, born 1799
Cornelius (my g-g-g-gf), born 1799 or 1801
Sarah, born before 1804
Henry, born before 1806
James, born before 1809
Eliza, born before 1822
George, the third son, known as George the elder,
was a master builder, trading with his son Charles as George Cheesman and sons,
and they were both very involved in the business life of Brighton.
Cornelius my great-great-great grandfather, was the seventh born, in probably
1801, and referred to himself as 'CHEESMAN CHILDENS': this incorporation of
the name CHILDENS or CHILDRENS in various forms continued into living memory,
although nobody in the family knew of its origins. He married Mary Maria DYMOCK
by licence. This could possibly indicate that the family were Catholics. however,
the next generation were married in St. Nicholas' (Church of England) Church
by banns. his descendants have suggested this. more about Catholicism below.
This line of the family also tends to add a central 'E' into the surname, which
probably indicates nothing more than the fact that they weren't very literate.
The next Cornelius was born in 1823. I have only found one sibling - an older
sister, Mary Maria. By trade he was a carpenter - a tradition
which continued to the next generation. In 1851 he lived at 18, Regent Street,
in the centre of Brighton (pictured left), with his wife Mary Ann, and sons
Cornelius and William, and daughter Mary Ann, along with the Piper family.
The third Cornelius was born in 1844. In the 1881 census he was recorded
as a journeyman carpenter, living at 22, Cheapside, Brighton. There are several
separate family stories about this line the family being Catholic - click here
for more information.
My grandfather, the fourth Cornelius, was born in 1870, the third of ten
(the first son was named George). He worked as a merchant seaman all his working
life. From about 1915 to 1940 he was a steward on the Union-Castle Line 'Edinburgh
Castle', sailing between Southampton and South Africa via Madeira. This probably
explains the fact that he doesn't seem to be in UK records in his early years.
Cornelius enjoyed the life and hated it when he was eventually forced to retire.
One of the few inherited items in the family is the sailor's chest his father
made for him to take to sea. It is simple, but expertly crafted. Another is
an EPNS eggcup bearing the 'Union-Castle' crest. Was it from the First Class
restaurant? My guess is that he helped himself to it as a retirement souvenir!
Apart from the American connection the
only known ancestor of mine known to have emigrated was a brother of Cornelius,
who would have been born around 1870, and according to family memories, emigrated
to Australia but died young. I have heard froma contact that there was a Reginald
born about 1888, who was a railway locomotive fireman in Perth and a private
in the Australian Imperial forces, who died back in Brighton in 1917.
My grandfather had two daughters, May and Vera,
my mother. Sadly, both have now passed away and my branch of the
name is no more.
The earliest ancestors I have traced with any certainty are George and Arabella
CHILDRENS. They lived in the Hartfield area (East of Gatwick, in Sussex), and
would have been born at the beginning of the 18th century, having seven children
between 1729 and 1747. Barbara was the fourth, born in 1736. In 1742 the family
are recorded as living in Hartfield, but supported by East Grinstead Parish
under the Poorlaw. Barbara was 31 when her son John was baptised in 1767. So
far I can only conjecture on the identity of the father, and the source of the
given name CHEESMAN.
Barbara's son John, despite his very lowly birth, was the centre of a large
and successful family. Apparently well educated, and quite wealthy, he tended
to record his children's surname as 'CHEESMAN CHILDENS'. In later generations
the name CHEESMAN dominated, with or without a central 'E', but with the last
forename recorded as Childrens.
My great-grandfather, Edward Hoare, married Angelina
CRUX in 1875. Until recently I had done little work on her line, although the
name was clearly uncommon. I have now been contacted by Michael Crux who has
not only traced the family back with some certainty to 1439, but has published
a book 'Living in Kent, a family history'. The book mentions Angelina,
and includes a delightful picture of the mill in Kent where the family lived.
She was born in 1840, one of four daughters of Henry CRUX, born before 1824.
I have added a page for the Crux family.
My mother and father's wedding photograph is at the top of this page.
My grandmother recounted two aspects of the HOARE family- first, we were
descended from East End brewers, second, we were way back related to the HOARE
family of bankers, but there was a falling out between the two sides of the
family.
There seems to be
some truth in the first point, in that Edward HOARE (my great grandfather) was
recorded as landlord of the Railway Tavern, Deptford, in 1876. In the 1881 census
he was recorded as a 'licenced victualler' living at 4, White Cross Place, Shoreditch.
By a remarkable happy chance I have been sent a photograph of the Railway Tavern
by a descendant of the next landlord. (click here
for a more information) I have also found published reference to Hoare's
beer in "The Magic of my Youth", by Arthur
Calder-Marshall. Sadly, more research seems to have put an end to the idea of
my family as brewers - it seems that Hoare's brewery was owned by the bankers,
who bought up the old Red Lion brewery in the mid 1800s. Their logo was the
Toby jug, which was kept on by Charringtons when they eventually bought the
brewery and incorporated it into their chain, and is still in use.
The second, more interesting, suggestion has logic behind it, but at present
looks unlikely to be true. My grandfather was Edward Henry, born 1876. In the
HOARE bankers family there is an Edward Henry born 1872. Close, but not close
enough! Still, who knows?
In fact, the name 'Edward Hoare' has now been used for six generations. The
first was born before about 1800, and married an Elizabeth. The next was born
in 1816 in Merstham, Surrey, and married Emily TYDY (spelling
varies). At this time they were apparently farmers.
By 1901, Edward Henry the erstwhile brewer, was living in a large house in
Pimlico (pictured right), occupation 'dealer in works of art'. The 1901 census
shows that he had one servant, and apparently only owned part of the house -
however, a grander life than running a pub!
In 1864 my great-grandfather, Cornelius
CHEESMAN married Hariett Sarah HOLLAND. She was the daughter of William
(Spencer?) HOLLAND and Emma DAVIES, who married in 1844.
The Keld family are descended from William KELD, born 1826. There are currently
a large number of descendants of Ernest John KELD and Elsie
SNAZELL, born at the turn of the century, who had nine children. however,
by an ironic twist of fate, this line of the name looks likely to die out in
a generation.
I would love to know more about Mary KITCHENER, who apparently was born in
1766, and died in 1822 in Brighton, having the married the 'baseborn' John CHEESMAN,
mothered twelve children, and seen him rise to a position of considerable wealth.
Elsie Snazell, born 1897 in Portsmouth, who married Ernest
John Keld, has one of the least common names I have encountered, which makes
research easier. Elsie's line currently goes back to Ambrose SNAZELL, born 1836.
The family originates around Essex and Suffolk.
My maternal grandmother's name was Eleanor Florence WILLIAMS - not the easiest
surname to trace! She was born in 1787 and her father was John Dalby, a Thames
lighterman. John died in 1882 when she was only three. Family recollections
suggest that neither she nor her elder sister Harriett or Henrietta, but known
as Hettie, were happy with their mothers next partner, and they were brought
up in a pub on Wapping old Stairs by her father's cousin Dalby. According to
the census by 1891 she was an inmate in the Ilford girls village home for Orphan
Neglected and Destitute Girls.In the 1901 census grandmother was living with
Dalby's family. There is a suggestion that Dalby was a LCC (London County Council)
councillor, and as such there was at one time a photograph of him kneeling to
King Edward. Searching IGI records for Dalby/Dolby, John, and Henrietta WILLIAMS
turns up entries in St. Dunstan's, Stepney, going back to 1643, and as if that
weren't enough, in 1811 a John Williams murdered seven people before committing
suicide in Wapping. Clearly more work is needed!
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George Cheesman the younger
Children Emma Eliza born 1837 Isabella
Maria born 1841 Alice born 1844
married Amelia Caroline Davies 1859
Children - Edmund George born 1860 Alfred
Addison born 1861 Jessie Amelia born 1862 Edith Mary born
1864
died 1882
George Cheesman the younger was born about 1814, and baptised
at St. Nicholas, Brighton in Sussex that year.
George worked alongside the business of his father George senior
as designer of houses and churches from about 1838 until about 1853. his work
is covered in my page covering the family building
businesses.
George played an active part in the business life of Brighton.
He was high Constable at a very young age, and was a Freemason for many years,
although he took no office.
George was destined to lead a remakably full life. The first,
and perhaps most dramatic, illustration I have found is that at the beginning
of December, aged 21, he was married under Scottish law in Gretna
Green to Emma Chandler. Emma was only (about) seventeen and lived in Brighton
like George; her father was dead.
We can only guess what transpired when they returned home to
mother, but straight after Christmas, on December 30th, George and Emma were
married under English law in St. Nicholas Church, Brighton. The revd. Wagner,
a customer of the family building business, officiated (normally the service
was taken by the curate). The wording on the marriage record shows the careful
thought that went into its writing -
Emma is 'a spinster and a minor' they were married 'by licence with the consent of
her lawful mother and guardian her lawful father being deceased' the words 'and
guardian' were inserted above the line as an afterthought. George signs his
name twice - as 'George Cheesman the younger' and 'George Cheesman
Childrens' the witnesses
are George Cheesman Childrens (George's father) and Stephen Tutt Hodd, the curate
of the Chapel Royal
Lest anyone suggests any further impropriety, George and Emma's
first daughter Emma Eliza was Christened in July 1837. Census records suggest
she was born in the spring of that year.
There are no pictures of Emma, but a photograph of her second
daughter Isabella (below) suggests that she may have been quite a beauty.
Emma bore George another two daughters but died of cancer in
1855. George appears to have accumulated quite a lot of money, and taken what
would now be called early retirement. He moved to Tunbridge Wells.
Isabella Maria Cheesman, second
daughter of George CHEESMAN the younger and Emma Chandler.
born 1841, died 1914
Amelia Caroline Davies, born 1836 died 1915
(George's second wife)
George married Amelia Caroline Davies, who was twenty one years
his junior, in 1859 in Hastings. The wedding must have been quite a grand affair
- the fathers of both bride and groom were recorded as 'gentleman', and one
of the witnesses was the Mayor of Brighton. They had a second family, two boys
and two girls. The first born, Edmund George, settled in America. There are
family photographs in my 'Cheesman family in
America' page. The second was Alfred Addison,
who is in my family page.
George later moved to St Florence, near Tenby in South Wales,
where he ran a farm. According to one reference book there was at one time a
monument to him there, but it seems to have been lost - unless you know better!.
George had a substantial amount of money. He was able to look
after both his families, and in particular stayed in contact with Isabella Maria,
who never married, right up to his death. He invested in property in America,
which was to lead his sons to set up business there.
George died in St. Florence in 1882 leaving £28,000, a
very substantial amount in those days. His obituary from the local newspaper
is below. His will with three codicils is still in the archives. To the modern
eye it is almost impenetrable in its complexity, although its general aim was
relatively simple. George made provision for his daughters by both marriages
as well as his wife in the form of annuities, but he left his stables horses
and cows and associated fixtures to his wife Amelia Caroline, and land he had
bought in Leavenworth county, Kansas, to his oldest son Edmund George. The younger
son, Alfred Addison, received a comparable cash inheritance, and the will went
to great lengths to treat the family fairly. The original will made 'his friend'
Frederick John GILBURD an executor with a small inheritance. However, the second
codicil replaced him with Isabella Maria, George's daughter by his first marriage,
who never married. The American family maintain that George was cheated out
of a substantial amount of money by a close friend.
We regret to announce the death of an old Brightonian,
Mr George Cheesman, who died after a long illness
at St. Florence, near Tenby, on Saturday morning,
at the age of 68 years. Mr Cheesman was a well-known man
in Brighton, and took active part in all the
leading events in the town. He was High Constable of the town
upwards of thirty years ago, and was, we believe,
one of the youngest men ever appointed to the office,
For many years he was connected with the eminent
building firm of Cheesman and Co., but had retired therefrom
for a considerable time, when
he went to reside at Tunbridge Wells but subsequently removed to Tenby. His death
removes of those with whom the past history of Brighton was intimately connected.
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The Extended Cheesman Family of Brighton
The Cheesman Family of Brighton
New page December 2004
updated 27/2/2006
This page is dedicated to the extended Cheesman family
descended from John Cheesman, born in Brighton before 1767. It has grown from
my own research into my mother's family.
I am researching names connected with my family - so far the most interesting
group has been the CHEESMAN family in the Brighton area of Sussex- not all are
related of course, but they make up the vast majority of the three hundred-plus
names on file so far!
Until recently all references were to the United Kingdom and, indeed, virtually
all to Southern England, except for one member of the Cheesman family who emigrated
to Australia, although I know little of him. However, I have recently been contacted
by Vicki Morrison who turns out to be distantly related. she has added a large
and thriving American connection. This is covered in a new 'American
Cheesman line' page, and I now host her own family
biography.
As the information has built up I have found other interesting Cheesman families
in the Brighton area - these are covered very briefly in another page - The
Name Cheesman in Brighton, Sussex. There are also useful research links
on my links page, including the Guild of One-Name Studies
Out of respect for my family's privacy, all specific family references will
end at 1900. however, I will allow more recent general references to some of
the more illustrious people.
My CHEESMAN family line (from my mother) has proved the most interesting
so far. I have built up a 'database' of some four hundred names in the Brighton
area of Sussex, although many connections are still to be established. I am
happy to swap information with other researchers. the subject is covered in
an article published in the 'Sussex Family Historian',
the journal of the Sussex Family History Group.
The line I have traced so far starts with John. In the baptism records at
Brighton, Sussex,for September 1767 he was quoted as 'John Cheesman, baseborn
son of Barbara Children'. This wording probably indicates
a reference to someone called Cheesman, but I it would be no more than a guess
that this was the name of the father. However, Barbara seems to have come from
a desperately poor family, receiving support under the poor law. John could
not have succeeded in life as he did without a good education and at least some
money.
John, although base born, went on to father a dozen children, and died in
1823 making provision for his family in a will which includes several houses
and tracts of land. He was certainly 'in the right place at the right time'
as the patronage of George IV led to the expansion of Brighton, but it seems
likely that he started out at least with a good education and some money behind
him. Perhaps his father - Cheesman? - was from a good family - perhaps Barbara
was a servant? This would fit the facts, but is currently no more than supposition.
Perhaps he was one of the younger sons of the Shoreham Cheesman family, but
records are incomplete and I have found nothing to confirm this other than a
hunch. There was also an Edward Cheesman living in Brighton in 1799. John's
first son John died as an infant, but his next son, also John, prospered. This
John also made a will, having apparently invested his money. Some of the family
were to prosper, but sadly my direct line shows very limited signs of affluence!
From 1791 to 1799 the children of the family were Christened at 'North Street
Duchess of Huntingdon's or dissenting Protestants' Church in Brighton. Before
and after this flirtation the family church was St. Nicholas, Brighton.
The new workhouse built in 1822 was the work
of a John Cheeseman, presumed to be one of this family, and a John Cheeseman
was awarded the contract to 'scavenge' (clean the streets - a valuable source
of manure) in 1818. However, there were complaints, and he lost the contract!
George, the third son, known as George the elder, was a master builder, trading
with his son Charles as George Cheesman and sons, and they were both very involved
in the business life of Brighton. George's son George the younger also worked
as a builder, often designing buildings for his father's company, but was not
the son in 'George & son'. The first George also had a son Stephen, who
became a ship owner. In fact, the whole family were very active in Sussex as
builders and ship owners and operators. This line of research has uncovered
a large amount of fascinating information and is covered in four separate pages
-
George the younger was a remarkable character. Whilst in his early twenties
he eloped to Gretna Green just over the border in Scotland, and married Emma
Chandler. Emma was from Brighton like George, aged about seventeen, and her
father was dead. They returned to Brighton and were married under English law
three weeks later. They had three children, all girls. The second of these,
Isabella Maria, born 1841, never married and stayed closely connected with her
father and his second family all her life. I have recently been sent a copy
of a family photograph of George. My guess is that it was taken about 1870.
Emma died in 1855 aged only 37.
Because of problems with the index of the English civil records, George's
second marriage details proved elusive for many years, but now thanks to the
help of a chance note from a contact on the internet, all is revealed! George
re-married in 1859 to Amelia Caroline DAVIES (left),
twenty one years his junior. The marriage took place in Hastings with the mayor
of Brighton as one of the witnesses. George and Amelia had two sons and two
daughters - Edmund George, Alfred Addison, Jessie Amelia, and Edith May. At
some stage George retired from building and moved to Tunbridge Wells. The American
line is covered in its own page.
Alfred Addison
(pictured at an early age on the right) fought in the Boer War. It would seem
from newspaper reports in the US 'Tonganoxie Mirror', based on letters to his
brother Edmund George, that he was in the Cavalry: one report mentions that
he had his horse shot from under him. Alfred seems to have had a lifelong love
of horses - he apparently spent many years travelling between England and America
in connection with the horse breeding trade. My American relatives believe that
he was involved in the introduction of Arab horses to America, with his English
base in Cheltenham. He eventually married at the age of 50, and seems to have
settled back in that city. I understand that his son was Major George (known
as 'Cheese') Cheesman, who was a very distinguished airman in the Second World
War. He rose to the rank of Major in the Royal Marines and was awarded the DSO,
MBE and DSC for his bravery. Although I am proud to be distantly related to
this man, I don't think it would be correct to go into more detail here. His
achievements are however recorded in the Fleet Air Arm archive.
(The Distinguished Service Order medal is a British award for gallantry,
almost always in action. It was first awarded in 1886 and rates second only
to the Victoria Cross.)
There was another George, the nephew of George the younger (b. about 1849,
died after 1885), who was a solicitor in Brighton
The seventh child of John, Cornelius
CHEESMAN, my great-great-great grandfather, was born in 1801, and referred
to himself as 'CHEESMAN CHILDENS': this incorporation of the name CHILDENS or
CHILDRENS in various forms continued into living memory, although nobody in
the family knew of its origins. He married Mary Maria DYMOCK by licence.
The earliest ancestors I have traced with any certainty are George and Arabella
CHILDRENS. They lived in the Hartfield area (East of Gatwick, in Sussex), and
would have been born at the beginning of the 18th century, having seven children
between 1729 and 1747. Barbara was the fourth, born in 1736. In 1742 the family
are recorded as living in Hartfield, but supported by East Grinstead Parish
under the Poorlaw. Barbara was 31 when her son John was baptised in 1767. So
far I can only conjecture on the identity of the father, and the source of the
given name CHEESMAN.
Barbara's son John, despite his very lowly birth, was the centre of a large
and successful family. Apparently well educated, and quite wealthy, he tended
to record his children's surname as 'CHEESMAN CHILDENS'. In later generations
the name CHEESMAN dominated, with or without a central 'E', but with the last
forename recorded as Childrens.
Frederick John Gilburd was recorded as 'brother in law' in the will of Charles
Cheesman written in 1880. That makes him a relative, although I don't have enough
information to know who he married. I know that he was born about 1818, son
of William and Mary Gilburd, and married Mary Ann Chandler. The Cheesman and
Gilburd families seem to have a close connection over many years, but it is
possible that they fell out around 1882.
I would love to know more about Mary KITCHENER, who apparently was born in
1766, and died in 1822 in Brighton, having the married the 'baseborn' John CHEESMAN,
mothered twelve children, and seen him rise to a position of considerable wealth.
I have no family connection with the Pocock family, but they are an old Brighton
family, and appear in various situations in connection with my family. Henry
co-owned ships with George the elder.
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John hoare's Family history links
Family History Site map and Useful links to related family
history sites
(last updated 26/11/2005)
On This site -
John Hoare's Family History Page
The base for all my family history site, including names in alphabetical order.
As the number of Cheesman entries has grown I have moved the extended Cheesman
family to their own page, keeping my direct line here.
Who Built Brunswick Square?
the reference books will tell you that the records are inconsistent, but the
Cheesman family were there. My research has brought me to the conclusion that
they built the first house of what is possibly the greatest Regency development
in the land!
My article published in the 'Sussex Family Historian'
a slightly updated version of an article published in the 'Sussex Family Historian',
the quarterly journal of the Sussex family History Group, September 2000, about
my research into the Cheesman family in Brighton
Brighton
Fishing Museum
Although little publicised, this museum holds a substantial archive of contemporary
newspaper articles related to the fishing industry in Brighton, with approaching
a hundred hits under 'Cheesman'. Unfortunately it is only accessible at the
museum.
Church Plans Online
The Lambeth Palace Library, the record office for the history of the Church
of England, have made available plans for Parish Churches. I would argue with
their interpretaion of which George was responsible for which aspect of the
building, but the site offers a fascinating insight.
East Sussex Records Office
There are separate Records Offices for East and West Sussex, but most records
for the Brighton area are here. It is situated in Lewes, Sussex.
Guild
of One-Name Studies Click through to find contact information for groups studying specific names,
including the 'Cheeseman' group. (Includes Cheesman)
Julie's
Sussex Page
More Cheesman references, plus background information and useful links
The
Regency Town House, Brighton
The archive includes a transcript of an 1836 book 'Brighton As It Is' containing
much useful background information
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John Hoare's Homepage
Welcome to the home
page for John and Sheila Hoare and our family.
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please contact us.
Last updated 1/11/2003
click
here to visit our family history page Research
into names connected with our families from 1736 to the present
day, including Bell, Cheesman (and variations),
Children, Crux, Davies, Dymock, Hoare, Holland, Keld, Kitchener,
Pocock, Read, Snazell, Tidy/Tydy, and Williams.
In particular, the Cheesman family played an important role as builders
and shipowners during the expansion of Brighton in the 1800's.
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John Hoare's family history page
The Cheesman Family in America
revised 20/12/2004
To go to the Cheesman Family of Brighton
- click here
To go to John Hoare's Family History page, including the Cheesman family - click here
Other Cheesman families from the Brighton area - click here
to go to John Hoare's family homepage click here
Site map and useful family history links - click here
I would be interested to hear more about any of these entries or swap information
- to e-mail us click here
Vicki Morrison's Cheesman Family Biography
Vicki Morrison, who is descended from Edmund George Cheesman,
has helped me enormously in researching the family. She has written her own
family history, and I am delighted to have a copy of it on my website -click
here
Until the autumn of 2003, I knew of no family connection
with America. I was astonished to be contacted by Vicki Morrison, who we have
established is distantly related. Not only could she extend my family to the
present day in the United states, but she was able to send me copies of early
photographs.
Vicki has access to a large number of family reports, whereas
I have almost none and depend on official records. However, Vicki has also put
me in touch with another descendant, Kathleen Reaser Anderson, who has researched
the family in depth from all sorts of sources, and we can be pretty certain
about the information on this page.
In general I do not make specific references to any event
within one hundred years, but the story is so interesting that I have pushed
my rule to the limits by allowing references to material which is non-specific
or in the Public domain. If anyone is offended they should contact me and I
will remove the offending information.
John Hoare
This page continues the story of my
Cheesman family, and their part in the life of Brighton, Sussex, in the
UK, as builders.
George CHEESMAN the younger
had retired to Tunbridge Wells by1866. His American descendants have suggested
that he later moved to Cheltenham, where he took to breeding Arab horses. I
cannot confirm this, although his daughter Jessie Amelia was to marry there.
I DO know that George moved to St. Florence, in Tenby, where he had stables.
George died in St. Florence in 1882 leaving £28,000, a
very substantial amount in those days. His will with three codicils is still
in the archives. To the modern eye it is almost impenetrable in its complexity,
although its general aim was relatively simple. George made provision for his
daughters by both marriages as well as his wife in the form of annuities, but
he left his stables horses and cows and associated fixtures to his wife Amelia
Caroline, and land he had bought in Leavenworth county, Kansas, to his oldest
son Edmund George. The younger son, Alfred Addison, received a comparable cash
inheritance, and the will went to great lengths to treat the family fairly.
The original will made 'his friend' Frederick John GILBURD an executor with
a small inheritance. However, the second codicil replaced him with Isabella
Maria, George's daughter by his first marriage, who never married. The American
family maintain that George was cheated out of a substantial amount of money
by a close friend.
A formal group
photograph of the Cheesman family, about 1912
Edmund George Mary, his wife
Surviving children (in order
of age) Edith Mary Maude Charles Alfred Beatrice
Jessie Asa Basil Emma Edmund Harrison Theodore Joseph
Edmund George CHEESMAN apparently set up a farm in Tonganoxie,
south of Kansas City (in Leavenworth County), and later a large greenhouse business.
He married and had nine children. Two died young, but the other seven went on
to marry.
A photograph of the
Cheesman family from about 1920
(L-R)
Alice (Edmund George's granddaughter)
Edmund Harrison (Edmund George's
son)
Edmund George
Maude (Edmund George's daughter)
A 1922 publicity still
from the silent 'Mounties' series -
Edd Cheesman is on the right
Edmund George's eighth child of nine, Edmund Harrison CHEESMAN, sometimes
known as Eddy, became a silent film actor as Edd CHEESMAN. He appeared in the
silent 'Mountie' adventure series directed by Irving
Cummings, and is credited in three two-reel short films - "The Valley
of the Missing," "Patsy's Jim," and "Corporal Jim's Ward.".
These have been issued as a set on VHS in the states, but don't seem to be available
at present. If anyone out there knows of a source, or has tapes available, I
would be happy to tell the world!.
Edmund had three children and his line is flourishing.
Theodore Joseph CHEESMAN, the youngest of nine, became a film
editor in the Golden age of Hollywood, under the name of Ted CHEESMAN, although
some references call him Ted CHEESEMAN, Tod CHEESMAN, or even Tod CHESSMAN!
He already had a hobby interest in amateur radio, with the callsign W6KVY. Ted's
first films were silent, but he moved over to sound with the comedy 'Scratch
as Catch Can' issued in 1931, only two years after sound first came on the scene
with 'The Jazz singer'. Ted's understanding of electronics must have been an
important advantage in the transition to sound. He was to be credited as editor
in many films, some of them major, from 1928 to 1938.
During the later part of World War 2 Ted came to London, where
he joined the Royal Air Force and was employed repairing aircraft radio equipment.
He returned to America after VE Day (Victory over Europe - May 8th, 1945). He
went back to Hollywood where he worked as a film editor for the United States
Air Force.
Ted's most prestigious films were probably the 1933 production
of 'King Kong' starring Fay Wray, and the 1935 production of 'She'. Merian C.
Cooper produced both these films as well as Cheesman's only important postwar
film, 'Mighty Joe Young', released in 1949. These films and others, including
'Son of Kong' have several Production credits in common.
Ted married late in life, but had no children.
Alfred Addison, meanwhile, is reported to have been involved
in exporting Arab horses from the United Kingdom to the united States, allegedly
crossing the Atlantic thirty one times. He eventually married at the age of
50, and seems to have settled back in Cheltenham, in England. His story continues
back on The Cheesman family of Brighton page.
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The Cheesman Families in Brighton
The Cheesman families in Brighton
last updated 04/01/2002
(a slightly updated version of an article published in the 'Sussex Family Historian', the quarterly journal of
the Sussex family History Group, September 2000)
I have been researching my family history in a fairly haphazard way for several years. The Cheesman
branch (my mother's family) soon proved interesting, partly because my grandfather had been Christened
'Childrens'. My mother muttered darkly that the priest must have been drunk, but the truth was to prove
much more interesting. My investigations eventually took me to ESRO at Lewes, where I was encouraged
by the peaceful atmosphere (I was used to the crush of the old GRO at St. Catherine's House!) and
helpful staff, who were able to help me make rapid progress, and this led me to the SFHG, where I have
always been greeted with enthusiastic help.
It seemed that whenever I mentioned the Cheesman family to a member there was always someone
around with a connection. The more I researched, the more Cheesmans I found! Furthermore, I have
been contacted by fellow researchers from time to time, but we have rarely found a good match.
Unfortunately, my early expectations of a huge tree, neatly tying them all in was not to be. I have now
done a blitz on the 1851 and 1881 censuses, as well as the baptism and marriage indices at ESRO, and I
have several hundred Sussex/Brighton Cheesmans on the computer. I have tied up my family line
reasonably well back to 1750, and I can see a couple of other lines, but the sheer number of apparently
non-related occurrences in the area is a constant source of amazement. I alternate between being
self-satisfied for what I have found and frustrated by the number of connections I know I must have
missed.
My current sticking point, and perhaps my cry for help, is with Barbara CHILDRENS (b. abt 1736), the
fourth of seven offspring of George and Arabella CHILDRENS. At the age of 31 she gave birth to a son
who was christened as 'John CHEESMAN, baseborn son of Barbara CHILDRENS'. Giving the baseborn son
the father's surname in this way is unusual. I have found some possible matches, but nothing definite.
Despite his apparently lowly birth, John did well. He married Mary KITCHENER, fathered probably twelve
children, was referred to as 'a gentleman' in official records, and left a large amount of property around
Brighton in his will. It has recently been suggested to me that he must have had quite a good start in life,
and at least a good education and some money. Referring back to the unusual wording of his baptism,
was he brought up in his father's family? Was Barbara a servant? Or did his wife Mary have money?
John died in 1823, and had a gravestone in St. Nicholas. The name CHILDRENS was to re-appear
randomly as the last Christian name or the surname when his descendants' names were recorded. The
oldest surviving son, John CHEESMAN the younger (b.1789), seems to have taken over the property. The
third born was George CHEESMAN (b.1790), who set up a builder's business as 'George Cheesman and
Son'. This company built several churches for Henry WAGNER, Vicar of Brighton, as well as being
responsible for the rebuilding of old stables as the Concert Hall in the Dome. They also built the new St.
Nicholas' vicarage in 1834 and are commemorated as patrons of the controversial restoration of St.
Nicholas' Church in 1854. Another son of the first George was Charles CHEESMAN (b.1817) who was
recorded in the 1851 census as a ship owner - in turn his son Charles CHEESMAN (b.1843) was recorded
in the 1881 census as a builder in Uckfield.
Cornelius CHEESMAN (b1801), the seventh child, was also a builder, but he seems not to have prospered
quite as well. He incorporated the name Childrens as his last Christian name, and was followed by three
generations of John Cornelius Childrens CHEESMANs. These were the names that had been so easy to
locate in my early research, and the last was my grandfather.
I would be delighted to hear from anyone who may be able to fill in any of the missing links, and equally
anyone who is looking for Cheesmans or Childrens. I hardly need add that the spelling of the names
varies in a fairly random way, and the status of the name CHILDRENS alternates between surname and
Christian name.
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The Name Cheesman in Brighton, Sussex
The Name Cheesman in Brighton, Sussex
last updated 20/12/2004
The name Cheesman, and its variants Cheeseman, Chieseman, etc.,
are very common in Sussex, and particularly around Brighton. There is apparently
no particular reason for this other than the mundane connection with making
cheese!
When I started researching my family history I soon found that
the names on my mother's side were more interesting than my own. I soon established
that my Cheesman family were from Brighton, where they had played an important
part in the life of the town up to the end of the Victorian era, and I started
recording the name wherever it cropped up in that area. I now have quite a database,
but it is still astonishing how often I come across the name with no apparent
connection with any of the local families. Of course, one day I may find the
magic links that tie all these families into one large clan!
On this page I have listed briefly some of the interesting families
I have found. I would be glad to exchange information with others researching
this subject - please
click here
John Hoare
On my links page
you will find useful research links, including the Cheeseman One-Name Study
The Builders
My family included
local builders who were responsible for many local Churches,
as well as Civic and large scale domestic projects. They also had
an interest in cement manufacture and coal supply, and were prominent
in the running of the town.
The Captains
There was a Francis Cheesman, who found fame in 1821, by saving the life of
the 'celebrated aeronaut' (baloonist) Mr. Charles Green, when he came down in
the sea. Francis was first mate and in control of the steam packet 'Thomas',
and steered the boat into the silk of the partially deflated and uncontrollable
baloon, thus letting the remaining air out, and making it possible to pull the
gentleman on to the ship. (Click here to read
a transcript) Francis apparently became a steam packet Captain in his own right,
on the Brighton-Dieppe run from the Chain Pier, and he was followed by his son
James.
When he was in his seventies James was Captain of the pleasure
steamer 'Brighton' for its last six years. This vessel was reported as being
patronised by the Princess Royal and the Duke of Fife, and carrying 33,333 passengers
in one season.
Unfortunately, references to Captains often fail to give Christian
names, so it is hard to be definitive.
Also, if you don't mind practicing your French, there is an
interesting History of the Brighton-Dieppe line (later to be the
Newhaven -Dieppe line), which mentions Captain Cheesman in connection with
two of the line.
The first Pier Master of the West Pier
The first pier master of the West Pier was William Alfred Cheesman, who was
also a proprietor of bathing machines, as was his father Robert. William was
awarded medals for life-saving. One of William's six children, Harry, was recorded
as artist and photographer in 1881. Visit the West Pier's website
China dealers
There were three generations of Cheesman who ran a china shop in North Street
- the number changes over the years, but this could be due to renumbering. First
entry is William in 1824, last is William Oliver, in 1885. There currently appear
to be two intertwined lines of these china merchants, but I'm sure that further
research would resolve this to one family.
I have been told that the company was known as 'Cheesman Goss'
and had a considerable reputation. apparently their products occasionally appear
on E-bay and sell for substantial amounts. I would be very interested to hear
about this.
The Cheesman Family in Meeting house Lane
Several generations of Cheesmans live in adjoining houses
in Meeting House lane, starting with Peircy Cheesman, born sometime before 1759.
The family may well have been related to the china dealers. Unfortunately, with
each generation the ownership of the houses became more confused, and the sorry
story ended with a legal action taken by Ann Rhone, (nee Cheesman) against her
own offspring in 1877.
The houses later became part of Hanningtons Department Store.
The Miller of Portslade
William Cheesman owned the windmill in North Street, Portslade,
just North of Brighton from 1785. On his death it passed into the hands of the
Peters family until it became unsafe and was demolished in 1882. The family
relationships are complicated and sometimes uncertain - visit "The Peters story"
Shell fishmongers and the oyster bar
There was a Jonathan who ran a tobacconists at 4, Pool Lane, in 1832. By 1846
this had become a shell fishmongers, and Pool Lane was Pool Valley. By 1862
this had been passed on to a Charles Cheesman. By 1884 Charles was running a
branch a 19, East Street, while the Pool Valley address was also recorded as
'oyster rooms', run by E. Cheesman. There is a footnote to this story - there
is a reference in 'Life in Brighton', by Clifford Musgrave that Cheesmans Oyster
Bar was later run by Harriet, Charles' widow, who refused to serve King Edward
until he put out his cigar!
Shipowners and the Fishing Fleet
My family owned and operated several merchant ships through the
mid 1800's. They also often appear in local newspaper reports of
the fishing catch, with especial reference to mackerel.
The Town Crier
Samuel Cheesman was town crier at least from 1838, when he succeeded George
Cherriman, to 1868. He had seven children, and I would expect his family to
have been involved in the life of the town, but I have found little evidence
of this.
The American Connection I have recently discovered that one of my ancestors settled in America,
and there is a flourishing branch of the family there. I have
a page for this line, and I also host Vicki Morrison's
Family Biography.
Over to You! If you would like to add a paragraph about an interesting Cheesman or Cheeseman
family in the Brighton area, perhaps with a link to your own site, contact
me!
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The Cheesman Family Builders
Brighton Workhouse 1822
last updated 4/3/2006
From a plate published in 'Illustrated History of Brighton'
by John Ackerson Erredge, published 1862
Brighton Workhouse, Church Hill, Brighton, Sussex (above the
graveyard of St. Nicholas' Church)
designed by William Mackie of London, built 1820-1822 by John Cheesman.
The inscription over the main door reads -
Brighthelmston Poor-house,
Erected AD., 1821
Vicar, Rev. R. J. Carr, D.D.
Churchwardens Edward Blaker, Robert Ackerson, Richard Bodle
A map of part of Brighton, 1866, showing the 1822 workhouse
(North is roughly to the top)
The layout of the 1822 workhouse can be seen from this map.
It had apparently not changed appreciably from the time of building. The replacement
on Race Hill had been delayed by difficulties with the water supply, but had
come into use a year before the time of publication of this map - in a map published
a year later, the building has vanished.
There was accomodation for 600 inmates, and accomodation was
divided into four accomodation sections, each with its own yard, plus the central
section -
The Northern wing housed wards fifty feet measuring by twenty
five feet, for males not capable of hard work, with sleeping rooms, eating rooms,
sick rooms, and a boy's school.
Next were apartments for females, including the sick, lying-in
women (following childbirth), children, and all females not capable of hard
work
The central section housed the entrance hall, and administrative
area. Behind it were the kitchen, wash house, brew house, bake house, and laundry
Next were apartments for males able to work, the upper floor
being sleeping rooms, while the lower floor contained workrooms, a school room,
and an eating room.
The Southern wing contained sleeping rooms, a school room, and
an eating room. It's yard contained a corn mill, a whiting manufactory, and
workshops for dressing flax, carding wool, etc.
The inmates ground their own flour and made their own clothes,
as well as making such items as whiting (or 'whitening' - ground chalk used
for white-washing, etc.), ropes, cords, doormats, rugs, and sacking.
Contemporary descriptions suggest that there was much local pride in the
facilities, but with the rapid growth of the town it was recorded as being too
small by 1848. A suitable site for a new workhouse was found at Elm Grove, but
progress was unusually slow, with particular difficulty with the water supply,
and the new site, known as Race Hill Workhouse, wasn't occupied until 1865.
The Cheesman family were members of the Directors and Guardians
of the poor for most of the life of this workhouse. One recorded
scandal took place in 1838 when they were found to be eating rather
too well at Board meetings. According to a Erredges 'History of
Brighthelmston' published in 1862 the menu included 'John-Dorees,
salmon,lobsters, Norfolk squab pie, poultry, joints in profusion,red
and white wines by the dozen and spirits by the gallon, cigars by
the box, and snuff by the pound'. The table furnishings were
reported as equally lavish.
I am very lucky in that my wife found a copy of 'Erredge' in
an antique/junk shop. There are various versions, some illustrated,
but the text is apparently the same. There is a copy in the East
Sussex Records Office at Lewes
Erredge's 'History of Brighthelmston' has now been reprinted
with an extended introduction by John Farrant. I am probably biassed
because of the references to my family, but it is full of local
history related both to the town and its inhabitants, and is a good
read. The original text was written as a series of newspaper articles,
and the reprint keeps to this order. however, there is now a chronological
table and, most usefully, an index. The book is available from a
variety of sources, but should you be inclined to click through
the link on the right you will pay the standard price, and contribute
a little to the upkeep of my site!
It may be of interest that The National trust has restored the
workhouse at Southwell, near Nottingham, and it is now open to the public.
It dates from a couple of years after the Brighton workhouse, and according
to published figures could only accommodate 150, as opposed to the 600 of Brighton,
but is built along very similar lines, and reflects the mood of the nation at
the time. The fact that the Southwell Workhouse is considered revolutionary
suggests that the Brighton Workhouse was even more so.
John Hoare
As a politeness I have been linking to the website for Charles Allcorn,
one of the inmates of the workhouse in the 1850s. however, the page has gone
missing again, so I am giving up on this one!
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Were the Cheesman family Catholics?
Were the Cheesman family Catholics?
first draft 11/4/2005
My mother Vera has always said her father's family were Catholics. All my
research has come up with Church of England connections, other than a short
flirtation with 'The Duchess of Huntingdon's or Dissenting Protestants' in the
late 1700's. This was a charismatic movement in the Brighton area.
One of my cousins says that her mother said that the mother's father's family
was Catholic, and the mother had her children Christened when their father was
away working for the Merchant Navy. My other cousin tells a similar story.
I recently heard from a correspondent who turned out to be descended from
my great-grandfather. She asked if I knew anything about the family converting
to Catholicism. It transpired that her Cheesman ancestors were definitely Catholic,
and she even had a photograph to confirm this. Allegedly at one stage there
was infectious disease in the family, and the only person to visit them was
a Catholic priest. In response the whole family converted to Catholicism.
Putting all these facts together, it would seem at least possible that the
conversion took place soon after Cornelius Cheesman married Harriett Holland
in 1864 at St. Nicholas' Church, Brighton.
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Vera Hoare
Vera Hoare
born 1915 died 2005
with Vera's passing my branch of the name Cheesman has
died out
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The Crux Family
My Great Grandmother was Angelina Crux. In my haste to follow the family
line back to its origins I had overlooked the Crux line, until I was contacted
by the family on the internet, and told that they had not only researched the
name in great depth, but that Michael Crux had privately published the family
story as 'Living in Kent, a family history 1289-1900'. What is more, Angelina
was in there!
The rest of this page is my version of a brief family history based on Michael's
book.
The Crux family name is first recorded in the 12th century in north East
Kent. The name is probably based on the Latin for 'cross'.
A fairly definite line exists from the will of William Crux dated1468. By
the 16th century there were two lines - those who lived in the area of Medway
and the Swale Estuary described themselves as mariners, while those who lived
around Hartlipp called themselves yeomen or husbandmen.
One notably affluent family member was John Crux, who moved from Hartlipp
to the Faversham area. He had considerable property around North Kent, and contributed
to the Faversham
Market hall, subsequently the Guildhall. John's will made in 1585, is detailed
and fascinating.
On the mariners' side, William Crux is recorded as settling in Dover by 1641.
One of the earliest family 'artefacts' is in the parish Church of Hastingleigh, a village of some 200 souls, about five
miles East of Ashford in Kent. Thomas Crux carved his name in the porch in 1653!
From 1798 to 1810 another John Crux was the landlord of the Sun Inn, Sun Street in Canterbury. This was used by
Charles Dickens as the model for the 'Little Inn' visited by Mr. Micawber in
'David Copperfield'. The Sun hotel is still in business in Sun Street, but my
first research on the internet suggests that there is some competition amongst
local businesses to claim the connection with Dickens!
By 1839 we find Henry Crux and his wife Mercy listed as running the Appledore
Mill. Appledore is a little village 8 miles Soutwest of Ashford
in South Kent. By 1861 they had four daughters, but no sons. The mill is pictured
at the top of the page, and is an illustration from the Michael Crux book. It
was very large, and running it must have been hard work. In 1864, aged 54, Henry
sold up and moved to London, where he became a baker.
Edward Hoare, my Great Grandfather, was born in Merstham in Surrey, some nine miles North of Crawley,
West Sussex, but grew up in London. By 1871 he was a shopman and corn dealer.
We can conjecture that baker and corn dealer would have done business, and in
1875 Baker's eldest daughter married corn dealer.
I can thoroughly recommend the Crux family history I have
referred to. I have no commercial connection, but will pass on requests to the
Crux family - e-mail
me
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The Railway Tavern, Deptford
The Railway Tavern
first draft 2/12/2004
This is a picture of the Railway Tavern, Hamilton Street, Deptford. It was
kindly sent to me by Richard Menari. The photograph was thought to have been
taken in the 1880s, but having 'tweaked' the image I have noticed that I can
now see an advertisement for the 1910
film 'Birth of a Nation' at the Scala Theatre! The landlord in the 1880s was
Duncan Jenkins, who was thought to have been one of the gentlemen standing at
the door. Mr. Jenkins bought the Railway Tavern some time after the 1881 census,
and sold it in 1888.
My great grandfather Edward Hoare was the landlord in 1876 when my grandfather
was born, but had moved on by 1881. LCTU was a apparently the London Carmen's
Trade Union (there are references to it on the TUC website). The LCTU was formed in 1888 to represent carters
working around London docks. It was renamed 'The National Union of Vehicle workers'
in 1913, but the old initials painted on the windows of the pub would have probably
not been changed for several years. NACPU must have been something similar,
but I haven't yet traced it.
I understand that the building was demolished in the 1970s to make way for
a small housing estate.
Regardless of the exact date of the photograph, it gives a very clear sense
of what 'The Railway Tavern' would have been like when my family lived there.
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extract from "The Magic of my Youth"
Extract from "The Magic of my Youth" by Arthur
Calder-Marshall
The authur, under age, visits 'the Blue Posts' off Tottenham Court Road (Central London)
"I pushed open the door.
Behind the bar was a peroxide blonde who pulled beer dreamily as she conversed with a red foxy-faced
man sitting on a stool. Her cheeks were white with powder, her thin lips painted with greasy lipstick in a
parody of passion. From home training I knew she was 'common' and probably fast. She appeared
entrancingly desirable, even though she was pathetically plain and undernourished. I liked standing there
not being served. It was a cheap peek at Life.
Having served customers to my right and left, she deigned to notice me. "And what do you want, son?"
she asked.
The 'son' riled me (though it might have been 'sonny'). In a loud, clear voice which betrayed the timidity
it was meant to disguise I said, "I want two large Elephants, please." This sentence, formulated as I
hesitated outside, seemed to me a triumph of expertise, until I saw the expression on the girl's face.
"I'm sorry, son," she said; "I didn't quite catch."
A couple of large Elephants," I repeated, laying my money on the counter. "Or four small ones would
do."
She turned to a managerial person by her side. "There's a young gentleman here," she said in a ringing
voice, "wanting to buy elephants. Could you see to him?"
The bar was silent. The customers knew they were on, to a good thing. The Manager asked me to repeat
my request. I did so with what I hoped was the proper scorn of anybody in the pub business who didn't
know what an Elephant was. "There's a pet shop up the road, son," he said, "but I doubt they could give
you delivery tonight." This and the roar of laughter which followed it made me realise the double
entendre, but I was too ashamed to laugh myself. "Don't you," I asked with surging contempt, "don't you
keep Fremlin's Elephant Ale?"
"Oh," said the barmaid. "This is a Hoare's house, sonny, not a Fremlin's. What about two large Hoares?".
Nearly capsized in the hurricane of laughter which this suggestion raised, I paid across my money,
snatched the large Hoares and pushed into the street
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tradition
which continued to the next generation. In 1851 he lived at 18, Regent Street,
in the centre of Brighton (pictured left), with his wife Mary Ann, and sons
Cornelius and William, and daughter Mary Ann, along with the Piper family. 
There seems to be
some truth in the first point, in that Edward HOARE (my great grandfather) was
recorded as landlord of the Railway Tavern, Deptford, in 1876. In the 1881 census
he was recorded as a 'licenced victualler' living at 4, White Cross Place, Shoreditch.
By a remarkable happy chance I have been sent a photograph of the Railway Tavern
by a descendant of the next landlord. (click here
for a more information) I have also found published reference to Hoare's
beer in "The Magic of my Youth", by Arthur
Calder-Marshall. Sadly, more research seems to have put an end to the idea of
my family as brewers - it seems that Hoare's brewery was owned by the bankers,
who bought up the old Red Lion brewery in the mid 1800s. Their logo was the
Toby jug, which was kept on by Charringtons when they eventually bought the
brewery and incorporated it into their chain, and is still in use.
Emma is 'a spinster and a minor'
Because of problems with the index of the English civil records, George's
second marriage details proved elusive for many years, but now thanks to the
help of a chance note from a contact on the internet, all is revealed! George
re-married in 1859 to Amelia Caroline DAVIES (left),
twenty one years his junior. The marriage took place in Hastings with the mayor
of Brighton as one of the witnesses. George and Amelia had two sons and two
daughters - Edmund George, Alfred Addison, Jessie Amelia, and Edith May. At
some stage George retired from building and moved to Tunbridge Wells. The American
line is covered in its own page.
Alfred Addison
(pictured at an early age on the right) fought in the Boer War. It would seem
from newspaper reports in the US 'Tonganoxie Mirror', based on letters to his
brother Edmund George, that he was in the Cavalry: one report mentions that
he had his horse shot from under him. Alfred seems to have had a lifelong love
of horses - he apparently spent many years travelling between England and America
in connection with the horse breeding trade. My American relatives believe that
he was involved in the introduction of Arab horses to America, with his English
base in Cheltenham. He eventually married at the age of 50, and seems to have
settled back in that city. I understand that his son was Major George (known
as 'Cheese') Cheesman, who was a very distinguished airman in the Second World
War. He rose to the rank of Major in the Royal Marines and was awarded the DSO,
MBE and DSC for his bravery. Although I am proud to be distantly related to
this man, I don't think it would be correct to go into more detail here. His
achievements are however recorded in the Fleet Air Arm archive.
The Bell Family Line
1910
film 'Birth of a Nation' at the Scala Theatre! The landlord in the 1880s was
Duncan Jenkins, who was thought to have been one of the gentlemen standing at
the door. Mr. Jenkins bought the Railway Tavern some time after the 1881 census,
and sold it in 1888.
