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Other People

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  • 'Calton' Dinner menus + Photo's by Alf Jefferies

    'Calton' Dinner menus + Photo's by Alf Jefferies

    Alf Jefferies worked in Wivenhoe Shipyard on HM Coastal Minesweeper ‘Calton' and was invited to the dinner to mark her launching
  • “Some Aspects of the History of Wivenhoe 1700 – 1900”

    “Some Aspects of the History of Wivenhoe 1700 – 1900”

    Written and researched by Roger Bacon, 1952
  • 50 Years of Playing the Organ at St Mary's

    50 Years of Playing the Organ at St Mary's

    The celebration of Graham Wadley's achievement as Organist and Choirmaster over 50 years - 25th April 2015
  • A 'rural' Park Road in 1969

    A 'rural' Park Road in 1969

    Memories of Jane Cole of what Park Road was like in 1969
  • A Ceremony for Wm Oakley 100 years after his death

    A Ceremony for Wm Oakley 100 years after his death

    Wm Oakley's grave now marked with a headstone thanks to the US authorities
  • A Cross in St Mary's made from the Lime Tree which once stood in the Churchyard

    A Cross in St Mary's made from the Lime Tree which once stood in the Churchyard

    This Lime Tree fell down in 1987 and Colin Oliver made a Cross from it
  • A family story about Hannah Harlow and The Greyhound - around 1875

    A family story about Hannah Harlow and The Greyhound - around 1875

    She lived in what became known as Alice's Cottage
  • About 'Flo' Yates who just made it to her 100th birthday

    About 'Flo' Yates who just made it to her 100th birthday

    Florence Annie Yates 21st August 1918 - 8th September 2018 who came to live with her daughter in Wivenhoe in 2009.
  • About Andrew Murray who died in 2013 aged 97

    About Andrew Murray who died in 2013 aged 97

    Andrew was married to local photographer Sue Murray for 59 years
  • About Arthur William Southgate (b.1863 - d.1929)

    About Arthur William Southgate (b.1863 - d.1929)

    A yacht steward most of his life and eventually landlord of The Falcon in 1929
  • About Bill Ellis who died 5th October 2012

    About Bill Ellis who died 5th October 2012

    A Eulogy given by Peter Hill at Bill's funeral on 6th November 2012
  • About Brian Anderton (1938 - 2015)

    About Brian Anderton (1938 - 2015)

    Lived the last years of his life in Wivenhoe
  • About Daphne Meyers - A 'home help' in the 1970s

    About Daphne Meyers - A 'home help' in the 1970s

    Daphne's story of the people she used to look after
  • About David McCaskey, a former lecturer at the Colchester Institute

    About David McCaskey, a former lecturer at the Colchester Institute

    David 'crossed the water in 1966 with an HNC in Hospitality, enjoyed a successful career in hotel management before becoming a lecturer at the Colchester Institute, retiring in 2007
  • About Don Hirst who died in 2015

    About Don Hirst who died in 2015

    A well-known character in several Wivenhoe organisations
  • About Dr Colin Phillips who died in 2018

    About Dr Colin Phillips who died in 2018

    As well as a lecturer at Essex University, he pioneered the Philosophy Breakfast at the Wivenhoe Bookshop
  • About Emily Jane Chidwick

    About Emily Jane Chidwick

    A VAD Nurse during WW1
  • About Faith Ressmeyer who died in April 2015

    About Faith Ressmeyer who died in April 2015

    Born in the USA but a Wivenhoe resident for many years. She was an inspirational, fun person; 300 people attended her Memorial Service after her death in April 2015.
  • About Ian Valentine (2nd March 1934 - 8th October 2019)

    About Ian Valentine (2nd March 1934 - 8th October 2019)

    Ian researched over 320 people from Wivenhoe who fought in WW1 and who did a great deal more in his life
  • About Jan Richardson OBE (born 14th May 1948 – passed away on 29th October 2020)

    About Jan Richardson OBE (born 14th May 1948 – passed away on 29th October 2020)

    A very lovely lady, liked and respected by everyone who had the privilege of knowing her.
  • About Jane Cole who passed away on 4th May 2020

    About Jane Cole who passed away on 4th May 2020

    Jane had lived in Wivenhoe since 1969 and achieved much during her life here
  • About Jean Harding who died in 2008 aged 85

    About Jean Harding who died in 2008 aged 85

    Jean was co-founder of the Wivenhoe Bookshop
  • About John Forsdick

    About John Forsdick

    Born 15th June 1929 - and died 20th January 2016
  • About John Stewart who died February 2018

    About John Stewart who died February 2018

    John Stewart collected a huge number of photographs and other Wivenhoe memorabilia known as the Wivenhoe Memories Collection
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People
  • Births, Marriages and Deaths in Wivenhoe
  • Essex People 1750-1900
  • Fun and Games in the 19th Century
  • Graves and their Transcriptions in Wivenhoe's New Cemetery
  • John Stewart – A Wivenhoe Life
  • John Venstree of Wivenhoe 1591
  • Local Land Army Girls in 1942
  • Mary Ann Howling - an early resident of the Mary Ann Sanford almshouses
  • Mary Ann Turner, one of the first residents in the Sanford Almshouses
  • McEvers Bayard Brown
  • Member of Husk's Shipyard family visits the Wivenhoe Memories Exhibition - April 2015
  • Memories of the Village Bakery
  • Michael William Butt
  • Mr and Mrs Pawsey of Ballast Quay House
  • Mr Peter Green of Wivenhoe in his fishmonger's shop in Eld Lane, Colchester
  • Opening Ceremony of the Wivenhoe Almshouses
  • PC Sid Cox - Wivenhoe's policeman 1972 - 1997
  • People who have lived at Jonathan Feedham Court
  • People who have lived at the Mary Ann Sanford Almshouses
  • People who have worked for Wivenhoe Town Council
  • Phoebe Burrows story from about 1850 to the present day
  • Private Sid Ham Essex Regiment
  • Rear Admiral John Lee Barber's 90th Birthday Celebration - April 1995
  • Rear-Admiral John Lee Barber DSO CB (1905 - 1995)
  • Reflections on life at the Wivenhoe Girls and Infants School
  • Rennie, Ritchie & Newport Shipbuilding Co. Ltd
  • Residents of the Wivenhoe Almshouses
  • Rifleman Harold HARLOW (died 25th April 1917)
  • Samuel Gardiner Green [1839-1921]
  • Sarah Ann Eaton - an early resident of the Mary Ann Sanford Almshouses
  • Semprini lived in Wivenhoe
  • Shead Family - Early 1900s
  • Stanley Cook
  • Story of the Black Buoy Public House under Reg and Jean Blackwell
  • The Conways - Wivenhoe's Forgotten Family
  • The Funeral of Eccentric Millionaire Bayard Brown who died in April 1926
  • The Great Escape in 1870
  • The John Stewart 'Gone Fishing' Memorial Trophy
  • The Nick Butler Interviews
  • The Racing Yacht "Genesta"
  • The Sanford Family Legacy in the 1800s
  • The Three Avian Friends
  • The Watshams
  • The Will of John Potter - 1759
  • The Wivenhoe Doctors in the late 1800s
  • Thomas Cawton (1605-1659)
  • Thomas Corder Goodwin (6 October 1833 – 22 July 1900)
  • Thomas Tunmer - and a Forgotten Spa
  • Tony Forsgate's early memories growing up in Wivenhoe in the 30s and 40s
  • Victor Williamson
  • Visitors to Husk and Son's Boatyard
  • WAGA People
  • Who Lived in Wivenhoe in the 18th Century and What Did They Do?
  • Will of John Thomas, Yeoman, 1809 - 1813
  • Will of Kezia Hines 20 August 1880
  • Will of Mary Hester Slater Rebow 1777-1834
  • William Brummell (1777-1853)
  • Wivenhoe Families
  • Wivenhoe Football Club
  • Wivenhoe Footballers - 1907
  • Wivenhoe Open Gardens started in 1987
  • Wivenhoe People- Royal Navy
  • Wivenhoe Quarry, W.G. and Mr Bill Loveless
  • Wivenhoe Regatta - July 2016
  • Wivenhoe Sailing Club - 1925
  • Wivenhoe Town Council Mayors
  • Wivenhoe Urban District Council Chairmen
  • Wivenhoe Welslyan Brass Band 1911
  • Workers Education Association - Wivenhoe Branch
  • The Sanfords
  • The Gooch Family
  • The Havens Family
  • The Corsellis Family
  • People Interviewed for the Story of Wivenhoe
  • People who served in WW1
  • Other People
  • The de Veres
  • The Rebows and the Martins
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