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Hampshire & Isle of Wight / Re: George Derham born approx 1800-1
« on: Friday 02 January 26 15:03 GMT (UK) »
Brownsea sea road may have existed elsewhere in Poole but the current Brownsea road is situated on Sandbanks which in 1790 was a uninhabited sand bar, except the odd tramp with no roads, on to or leading to the sand bar. the Canford estate records has no recorded name until it became Parkstone on sea I have not read the article but it is common for names to be given by locals before being adopted officially. I would have to query how Benjamin drowned on the brig Mary Anne on a road it is most likely he drowned at the entrance to the harbour as it was notoriously dangerous