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Ebenezer BODLEY at St Margarets Lower St Pulborough
« on: Thursday 19 February 09 20:50 GMT (UK) »
Hi
In the 1911 census Ebenezer and Esther Bodley were servants to a retired clergyman- Robert Jamblin. Ebenezer was a waiter/gardener and Esther was the cook.

IS there anyone who can give me information as to where it is? I have tried googling (not my strong point I may say) without success.

Was it a church? or simply a house ?

Would like to find out some work history for the Bodleys. Ebenezer (born 1860)died in 1949 and his death was registered in Surrey North. Have not traced Esther's(born 1868) death yet.


Many thanks...
Cheers Vicki (New Zealand)

Greater London/Essex: Bayes, Bodley, Bower, Burdett, Collins,  Durieu (Durien), Foay, Flood, Greenfield, Hill, Ling, Livermore, Markham, Lewin, Urwin, Whitnall
Berkshire: Brunsden, Brunsdon, Butler
Wiltshire: Lush, Shergold, Coomb(e)s,
Kent: Coppins
Other regions: Bathurst, Coffin
Scotland: Waddell

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Re: Ebenezer BODLEY at St Margarets Lower St Pulborough
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 25 February 09 16:02 GMT (UK) »
Hi Vicki - St Margarets would have been a house, certainly not a church or anything like.

I've been up and down the census pages trying to place it in Lower Street.  It would seem that the enumerater has it thus

1891 - Henley House, St Margarets, Malthouse Buildings and The Red Lion.  There are other houses between but they are not named.
1901 - Henleys, St Margarets, Red Lion

Now - Henleys is still there a big house on the corner of what is now Rivermead.

St Margarets must be gone, probably on the site (or close to) of what is now Arundale School...a small private day school for girls and boys

Malthouse Buildings, was I beleive six houses - now the site of an assisted living type complex of flats been there since late 60's early 70's.

Red Lion - no longer a pub now a private house.....

If you go to Google Maps satellite view and bung in Pulborough, look for Lower Street, look for Rivermead.  You will see that Rivermead is a road that goes off Lower St loops and comes back on to Lower St. D shaped on map.

Look along Lower Street between the Rivermead road...with Henleys in the left corner and the old Red Lion about two thirds the way along going, it would be East but right on the map...looks like this is an old view it's a grey plot with no trees, then St Margarets would have been along there somewhere.

Hope this makes some sense :-\

Suey


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Sussex - Knapp. Nailard. Potten. Coleman. Pomfrey. Carter. Picknell
Greenwich/Woolwich. - Clowting. Davis. Kitts. Ferguson. Lowther. Carvalho. Pressman. Redknap. Argent.
Hertfordshire - Sturgeon. Bird. Rule. Claxton. Taylor. Braggins

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Re: Ebenezer BODLEY at St Margarets Lower St Pulborough
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 25 February 09 19:50 GMT (UK) »
Hi Suey
Thanks for your reply. I have 'googled' but wasnt sure if I was in the right direction. So armed with your clear directions I will settle in and google away.
I did wonder if it was Lower St Pulborough as one name rather than Lower Street, Pulborough, if you get my drift. However what you have said makes heaps of sense. Once again thanks heaps...Cheers Vicki
Greater London/Essex: Bayes, Bodley, Bower, Burdett, Collins,  Durieu (Durien), Foay, Flood, Greenfield, Hill, Ling, Livermore, Markham, Lewin, Urwin, Whitnall
Berkshire: Brunsden, Brunsdon, Butler
Wiltshire: Lush, Shergold, Coomb(e)s,
Kent: Coppins
Other regions: Bathurst, Coffin
Scotland: Waddell

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Re: Ebenezer BODLEY at St Margarets Lower St Pulborough
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 25 February 09 21:42 GMT (UK) »

Glad to be of some help!.  :D 

Suey

 
All census lookups are Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Sussex - Knapp. Nailard. Potten. Coleman. Pomfrey. Carter. Picknell
Greenwich/Woolwich. - Clowting. Davis. Kitts. Ferguson. Lowther. Carvalho. Pressman. Redknap. Argent.
Hertfordshire - Sturgeon. Bird. Rule. Claxton. Taylor. Braggins