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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Sussex => Topic started by: Peggy on Wednesday 30 April 08 19:58 BST (UK)

Title: Portslade By Sea Susex
Post by: Peggy on Wednesday 30 April 08 19:58 BST (UK)
I am looknig for any information on a Henry Brice and a J. Sweetman/Sweatman living at 44 Norway St during WW1 at this address. An uncle of mine A.R.Knight was corresponding with J Sweetman/Sweatman while serving in France. Would love to find out who these people were, possibly relations.

Peggy
Title: Re: Portslade By Sea Susex
Post by: Jane Masri on Thursday 01 May 08 15:17 BST (UK)
Hi Peggy,
Have you tried taking a different route on this one?  By that I mean trying to find a relationship between your uncle & these people in Portslade through the regular channels of family tree research?  What form did the correspondence take?  chit-chatty, business-like?  Did he mention any other people?  Did J. Sweetman sound like a male or female?  If someone knows Portslade well perhaps they could tell you if it's a residential address or commercial.
If you want to give us more information about your uncle, perhaps we can see what can be found  :)

jane
Title: Re: Portslade By Sea Susex
Post by: Peggy on Thursday 01 May 08 16:19 BST (UK)
Hi Jane, thanks for the reply. First your new twiglet is soooo
cute a real joy no doubt.
This will sound crazy I know but the J Sweetman name and address were found on envelopes (empty!)ones. I was able to check the address and found Henry Brice living  there. I have a connection to Brice in Hitchin Herts. I have a big folder on these people, census records, street directories etc. I just thought through this route I might find someone who would recognize the names and thereby find a connection. Perhaps I should revisit my record collection and  try again to make a connection.

Peggy
Title: Re: Portslade By Sea Susex
Post by: Jane Masri on Thursday 01 May 08 16:54 BST (UK)
Hi Peggy,
We think she's cute too, so maybe we'll keep her  ;D  Her great grandmother (my late mother) was called Peggy.  I think that's why I was drawn to your posting :D
It sounds like a good idea to dust off those records.  If you need any help just shout!

jane

PS.  Just had a thought.  If they were sent to Portslade by your uncle when he was away on service, how did they end up in your possesion?
Title: Re: Portslade By Sea Susex
Post by: rosie99 on Thursday 01 May 08 17:02 BST (UK)
Hi

There is a web page for Portslade where you could post this query

http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/category_id__126_path__0p114p.aspx

someone local might be able to help

Rosie
Title: Re: Portslade By Sea Susex
Post by: Jane Masri on Thursday 01 May 08 17:06 BST (UK)
 ;D I just paid a visit to the site, Rosie, so you beat me to it  :)  Norway St. seems (at least nowadays) to be a street of shops,

jane
Title: Re: Portslade By Sea Susex
Post by: rosie99 on Thursday 01 May 08 17:16 BST (UK)
Hi

I just knew that some people posted on it about those they remembered in the area.
I spent the first three years of my life in North Street but don't remember anything, only what I have been told so it has been interesting to me.

Rosie
Title: Re: Portslade By Sea Susex
Post by: Peggy on Thursday 01 May 08 17:30 BST (UK)
Hi Rosie, can`t thank you enough. I just left a message on the" MYbrightonand hove" message board. What a great site thanks again. Hopefully I will be able to solve a long standing mystery.

Peggy
Title: Re: Portslade By Sea Susex
Post by: rosie99 on Friday 02 May 08 07:37 BST (UK)
Hi Peggy

Just hope someone on there can help  ;D

Rosie
Title: Re: Portslade By Sea Susex
Post by: Peggy on Friday 02 May 08 16:19 BST (UK)
Hi Rosie, thanks for the tip, it`s a beautiful site and I left a message. Hope something turns up.

Peggy
Title: Re: Portslade By Sea Susex
Post by: thehibberds on Saturday 03 May 08 00:11 BST (UK)
I am looknig for any information on a Henry Brice and a J. Sweetman/Sweatman living at 44 Norway St during WW1 at this address. An uncle of mine A.R.Knight was corresponding with J Sweetman/Sweatman while serving in France. Would love to find out who these people were, possibly relations.

Peggy

I used to walk past Norway Street on my way to and from school many many years ago. Despite what is said later on this thread Norway Street, Portslade is definitely not a street of shops.  Its quite close to me and I would be happy to go and have a look and take a pic of number 44 if you like.  Let me know.

All the best

David
Title: Re: Portslade By Sea Susex
Post by: Peggy on Saturday 03 May 08 15:09 BST (UK)
Hi David, good of you to reply. I am happy to learn 44 Norway St still exists, I don`t suppose any of the names I am interested in have any meaning for you, Henry Brice, J
(may be Jane) Sweetman/Sweatman. According to Kelly`s street directories she was a dressmaker and a George Sweetman was a shoe maker if he is her husband, I`m not sure about this.
I am in the US and would love to have a picture of 44 Norway St. How would you do this? I guess you would post it here, right?

Regards, Peggy
Title: Re: Portslade By Sea Susex
Post by: Peggy on Tuesday 20 May 08 20:36 BST (UK)
Hello again David, re your offer of a picture of 44 Norway St, my response was yes by all means I would love to have a picture, BUT I AM WONDERING IF YOU COULD SEND IT BY AN ATTACHMENT TO MY EMAIL? What do you think of this?

Regards,
Peggy