Lord and Lady Bunny - Almost Royalty!

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Bridges, Rev. Alexander Henry. He was born c 1812 at Epsom, Surrey was a Clerk (clergyman) was curate of St. Mark’s at Horsham 1851. In 1861 he was the Curate of Southwater. In 1871 he was the Rector of Beddington. He died 1891. He had owned Beddington Rectory, property in Scotland and a flour mill and other property in Argentina. He left Langshott manor, and other property in Horley and Horne, to his wife Caroline Matilda on condition that it passed on to their son John Henry Bridges (below) at her death. Vagg, Daphne. Lived at Mole End, Church Road Horley. Died 2006. Past President of the “National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies” Two years later in 1867 he married Emily Jennings who was the only girl in the family of nine boys. George and Emily had two girls and six boys. Stalford, Denzil (Danny) “Denzil ‘Danny’ Stalford was born 19th February 1915, son of a London dentist, and qualified in March 1938. He reopened his father’s dental practice at 93 Camberwell Road until he was called-up in May 1941 to serve in the Royal Army Dental Corps. He was promoted to Captain in 1942 and served at home for two years. He volunteered for service with the Invading Forces and landed, with mobile dental equipment, at Arromanches on D Day + 11.

There is also no evidence of “Bolters” then being an ale house. However in her husband’s Will made in 1537, he described himself as a citizen of London and an innholder. In 1900 he left Sweden for England to join the family company of Furness Withy & Co. Ltd. in West Hartlepool for the first two years, then was transferred to London to the Freight Department. In 1904 he was appointed Assistant Manager to the office of Furness Withy in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, shortly after he became the Manager, and Managing Director for the company in the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland. In Halifax, he was very active in civic affairs and became an Alderman in 1917. He was a director in the British Maritime Trust, a trustee of the Furness Seaman’s Fund, a director in the Sailors’ Home of Halifax. Early in 1990 he joined Horley Local History Society and became co-author of two notable publications, one on “Horley in Wartime” and another on the history of the “Chequers”. Desoutter, Marcel. Born London 1894. His father was Louis, a watchmaker & jeweller, born in France, his mother was Philomen?, also born in France according to the 1901 census when the family were living at 1 Maddox Square, in the Parish of St. George, Hanover Sq. London. William’s Great granddaughter Phoebe Brown’s son, Thomas Lee Jr. is considered the founder of Saybrook, CT (USA). Another of the descendants of William Brown Matthew Griswold (1762-1799) became the 2nd Governor of Connecticut. Matthew Griswold’s descendants governors of states, congressmen, and even the President of Yale University.

Even though these are children's books and look even like they are specifically written for a younger audience, these books can also be enjoyed by lder readers. I'm 26 and these books feel so nostalgic that I just can't put them down. There are a lot of funny situations that can even be enjoyed more by older readers because of their social experiences (e.g. Mrs Treaclebunny is a character that everyone above a certain age had already encountered in his or her life - often accompanied by a lot of eye rolling) Birnage, Derek. Derek Birnage was the founder editor of one of the most popular boys sports comic “Tiger” in the 1950s when he lived in Horley at No 8 Fairfield Avenue. In 1933 he financed the building of a large showroom, parts store and workshop (now a Weatherspoon pub) also a petrol filling station and a large garage for commuters to store their cars (where the Waitrose Superstore is today) and gave it to one of his sons to manage. (Brian. Buss. Et al) Lenders, M. Francois, H. M. Lenders was the Belgian Consul-General in 1908. He appears to have been the first owner of Newstead Hall in Haroldslea Drive about 1902, and he occupied Haroldslea House from about 1905 to 1908

According to the Horley Tithe Apportionment 1846, he owned vast amounts of land in the Horley area including, the land where Albert Road, Southlands Avenue and Crawley Sewage Works are built, also much of Meath Green area and Nutley Deane Farm. [Henry Smith’s and Lord Amherst’s estates: enabling the trustees of Henry Smith to accept a rentcharge out of property belonging to Lord Amherst at Horley (Surrey), in exchange for land at Sevenoaks (Kent). Dated 1793] (Wikipedia et al. ) Burstow, James. Born Horley c 1870. He was a carman living in Lumley Road, 1901. He supplied the horses for the fire brigade. Ramsey, Dame Mary. Dame Mary gave money to Christ’s Hospital to buy the Manor of Horley in about 1602.In July 1936 the Monotype Directors met for lunch at the Savoy Hotel, London to honour Frank Pierpont on his retirement. Stapley, Thomas. Thomas born in Herstmonceaux, Sussex c1849 was a grocer & draper living with his family in Albion House, Station Road in 1901. His wife was Mary Jane Avery. Thomas’ son George had a business at Grosvenor House in Station Road and his other son, Aubrey ran a gentlemen’s outfitter shop also in Station Road (now known as High Street.)

Baden-Powell, Lord Robert Stephenson. Born Paddington 1857, died Nyeri, Kenya 1941 aged 83.? Founder of Boy Scout & Girl Guide movements. Lived at Little Mynthurst in Smalls Hill Road, Norwood Hill 1916. Phyllis E Mudford was born in Wallington, Surrey in August 1905 and died in January 2006. After marrying Maurice King they lived at Merstham before they came to Oak Lea, Meath Green Lane in 1944 where she lived for the rest of her life. Maurice died in 1959.

De Rutherwyk, John. He was a monk who was elected Abbot of Chertsey Abbey. 1307 – 1346.? As Chertsey Abbey owned Horley Church and much land in Horley, Rutherwyk was the landlord of much of the parish. When WW1 started he relentlessly tried to join up as his three of his four sons had. Then age 66 he was repeatedly turned down as the War Office had an age limit of 60. Eventually the South Lancashire Regiment accepted him as a junior Lieutenant. In May 1916 he was appointed to the Horse Transport and went to France behind the lines where the Battle of the Somme was about to commence on 1 July. His task was to bring up supplies as the battle raged and as he had done on numerous occasions was doing so on 21 July a mile or so east of Albert when an enemy shell landed close by and he was killed. Constable, James. Born c 1780. Shopkeeper ran the drapers shop next to Horley Mill. Later apparently he moved to Storrington, Sussex. (See also John Maple, below.)

Extracts from “The First Day on the Somme” by Martin Middlebrook, 1971) Also from his great-grandson, Henry Reid, Et. Al. Another member of staff, Robert Gooch suggested to Leo that he might find a niche for himself in the new sport of Greyhound Racing and persuaded him to apply for the post of Greyhound Editor of the Star, a position he held for twenty years under the pseudonym ‘Leveret’. In amongst all this, Leo still found time to judge occasionally, breed and show several types of dogs and contribute feature articles to the doggy press, primarily to Our Dogs as well as secretaryship of the Wembley Society, in conjunction with which he organised a National Dog Tournament in September, 1935. Joan’s name first appears in the Charlwood Court Rolls dated 1548 when she was fined 2d ~ (1 p) for not attending this court. She was also fined the same amount for the same reason in 1552. No reasons are given for non attendance, but it could have been because she was not living at “Bolters” on those dates as she and her husband also owned a property in London. It has been suggested that the couple used “Bolters” as a country retreat to avoid the unrest in London around that time.Mallinson, Edgar. Born in Westminster c1896. Lived in Albert Rd. 1901. His father was a house decorator. His brother Thomas started by selling papers at station newsagent, shop in Station Road. Changed name of shop during WW2 from “Mallinson of Horley” to “Mallinson of Britain” They then moved to “Gable End” Offington Drive, Worthing, Sussex, and finally he moved into Hopedene Nursing Home Wordsworth Road, Worthing and died 16th January, 1941. Knowles, Charlie. Charlie Knowles was a colourful character in Horley during the 1960s, not only because of his white beard and his sporty grey top hat, but also where on numerous occasions he spent his nights. For almost two years he slept under the remaining elm tree in the car park of the then “Chequers Hotel”. One reason for doing so was said to be his belief that the tree was on Horley Common and he wanted to exercise his right to use the common. Baker, George. George was in partnership with his brother Arthur, (above). They were surveyors and valuers and had an estate office in the store building in the High Street. Later they had their office in the new building on the corner of Massetts Road and Victoria Road (charity shop). They also ran the Horley Market in Smallfield Road. Cohen, Adolphus Henry. Owner of the Haroldslea Estate. Born Birmingham 1857, his father, Julius, was a Prussian Jew. Julius was an importer Swiss watches and diamond merchant, Adolphus also was also a diamond merchant. He died in London 1933, and left his properties to his wife Ethel and son Nicholas. It was reported he held lively parties at Haroldslea sometimes requiring the attendance of the police.