They were a significant family in Wivenhoe from the mid 1700s to the late 1800s.
Notes of an interview with Mrs Freda Watsham made by Nicholas Butler in the mid 1980s
The family's connections to Wivenhoe
John Bawtree Hawkins was born 1868 and died from pneumonia 30 August 1916 whilst serving in France during WW1
An 85 acre site offering views of the River Colne and surrounding countryside.
Andrew Went's Grandfather was born there in 1892.
By A. F. J. Brown, Essex Record Office Publications No. 59, Essex County Council,1972, SBN 900360 14 3, 206pp
At Vine Farm, Wivenhoe Cross
Notes From the Wivenhoe Urban District Council (WUDC) Minutes and Local Press 1916-1920
Extract from the Will of John Venstree gentleman, 28 May 1591 (National Archives PRO 11/78/424)
Sale of Furniture and Farming Stock including Horses Carts and Casks of Malt
Held in the Washington State University Digital Collection
The Ipswich Journal, Saturday, 3 October 1789
About Peter Conway [born 1732 - died 1794]
The Watshams were significant people in Wivenhoe in the 20th Century
A History of the County of Essex, edited by Janet Cooper assisted by Shirley Duggan and C. C. Thornton, Volume X (pt) of the Victoria County History of Essex, Oxford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-19-722795-3, £85, 330pp
Article: Essex Standard 31 May 1858