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People

In this topic, you will find information about lots of people who are living in Wivenhoe at present or who have lived here and made the place what it is today.

  • Ernest James RAND

    Ernest James RAND

    A Wivenhoe born Australian Soldier (Died 22nd June 1918)
  • Essex People 1750-1900

    Essex People 1750-1900

    By A. F. J. Brown, Essex Record Office Publications No. 59, Essex County Council,1972, SBN 900360 14 3, 206pp
  • Four Generations of the Scofield Family

    Four Generations of the Scofield Family

    Gibson Scofield family
  • Fred Downing's model Thames Sailing Barge

    Fred Downing's model Thames Sailing Barge

    Made in 1979 and now in the Nottage Maritime Institute
  • Fun and Games in the 19th Century

    Fun and Games in the 19th Century

    19th century entertainment
  • Harry and Sarah Rice - Incomers at Work WW1

    Harry and Sarah Rice - Incomers at Work WW1

  • Harry William Peck and the History of Cedrics Garage

    Harry William Peck and the History of Cedrics Garage

    Growth from a small garage to a luxury coach hire business.
  • Harvey John Wix

    Harvey John Wix

    From World War One Admiral's chef to Chip Shop owner
  • Helen Hawkins

    Helen Hawkins

    A Red Cross VAD nurse during WW1
  • Henry Foote of Wivenhoe 1595

    Henry Foote of Wivenhoe 1595

    Extract from the Will of Henry Foote, yeoman, 29 March 1595, Essex Record Office D/ACW 3/204
  • Herring smoking at The Cross

    Herring smoking at The Cross

    Next to the water tower in Tower Road.
  • Ida Green

    Ida Green

    Daughter of James Green drowned aged 3
  • Jack Barrell Remembered (Born in 1910 and died in 2005)

    Jack Barrell Remembered (Born in 1910 and died in 2005)

    He ran the Wivenhoe newsagents during the 1960s
  • Jean Harding (1923 - 2008)

    Jean Harding (1923 - 2008)

    A tribute to a lovely lady who was respected by everyone
  • Joan Hickson OBE - 'Miss Marple' [1906 - 1998]

    Joan Hickson OBE - 'Miss Marple' [1906 - 1998]

    About Joan Hickson who lived in Wivenhoe
  • John Espinasse's Will 14 July 1726

    John Espinasse's Will 14 July 1726

    Peruque Maker of Wivenhoe [National Archives PROB 11 611 171]
  • John Martin-Harvey. The Biography of an Actor-Manager

    John Martin-Harvey. The Biography of an Actor-Manager

    By Nicholas Butler, Nicholas Butler, 1997, ISBN 0 95707376 1 5, 224pp, (E.WIV.920 HAR)
  • John Stewart who died on 5th February 2018

    John Stewart who died on 5th February 2018

    His funeral will be on Friday 23rd March at 2.30pm. Read about his contribution to Wivenhoe
  • John Venstree of Wivenhoe 1591

    John Venstree of Wivenhoe 1591

    Extract from the Will of John Venstree gentleman, 28 May 1591 (National Archives PRO 11/78/424)
  • Jonathan Carter's Will 1765

    Jonathan Carter's Will 1765

    Staymaker of Wivenhoe (National Archives PROB 11/941/291)
  • Joyce Blackwood: Childhood Memories - 1934 to the Pre Second World War

    Joyce Blackwood: Childhood Memories - 1934 to the Pre Second World War

    Joyce is the daughter of the yachtsman, Ben Blackwood. She became a teacher and a pioneer woman sailor. She was born in Queens Road in 1928 and lived there for 83 years.
  • Len Barton & Gordon Green - Greengrocers in Wivenhoe

    Len Barton & Gordon Green - Greengrocers in Wivenhoe

    High Street
  • Lily Elizabeth Wade

    Lily Elizabeth Wade

    A tragic accident at Wivenhoe Railway Station
  • Local Land Army Girls in 1942

    Local Land Army Girls in 1942

    They replaced the men in the fields who had gone off to fight in the War
  • The Gooch Family

    The Gooch Family (2)

  • The Havens Family

    The Havens Family (6)

  • People Interviewed for the Story of Wivenhoe

    People Interviewed for the Story of Wivenhoe (54)

  • People who served in WW1

    People who served in WW1 (5)

  • Other People

    Other People (65)

  • The Corsellis Family

    The Corsellis Family (10)

  • The de Veres

    The de Veres (2)

  • The Rebows and the Martins

    The Rebows and the Martins (16)

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