Publications
Free Breakfasts for All, by Arthur J. Gautrey, published December 1973 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 1 no. 3, article, pp.60-62) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7965] & The Keep [LIB/501253] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:Among some documents kindly made available to the Eastboune Local History Society by Mrs Davies Gilbert of Birling Manor, was a bundle tagged Valuable papers relating to the parish of Eastbourne. They related to the ancient custom, mentioned in Budgen's Old Eastbourne, of the parson or his under tenant giving free breakfasts to the parishioners on three Sundays in harvest each year, and to the lawsuit to which the custom gave rise.
Ann of Cleves' Eastbourne Tithes, by Arthur J. Gautrey, published June 1974 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 1 no. 5, article, pp.112-114) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7965] & The Keep [LIB/501253] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Shocks or Sheaves?, by Arthur J. Gautrey, published September 1974 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 1 no. 6, article, pp.175-178) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7965] & The Keep [LIB/501253] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:The article gives a wonderful picture of Eastbourne and some of its inhabitants in 1689/90
Intriguing Entries from Eastbourne and Pevensey Parish Registers, by A. Gautrey, published June 1975 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 2 no. 1, article, p.8) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7966] & The Keep [LIB/501254] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Discovering those 'Country Cousins', by Arthur J. Gautrey, published December 1975 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 2 no. 3, article, pp.77-79) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7966] & The Keep [LIB/501254] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
One of the benefits of writing a family history is receiving invitations to visit newly-discovered relatives. I have just returned from a visit to the United States and Canada after seeing some third cousins of whose existence I was quite unaware until recently. Although the story has, I am afraid, no Sussex interest, members might like to know of my experience.
Misdemeanours of Ellis Midmore, by Arthur J. Gautrey, published March 1976 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 2 no. 4, article, pp.132-133) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7966] & The Keep [LIB/501254] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Some Willingdon Parish Apprentices, by Arthur J. Gautrey, published June 1976 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 2 no. 5, article, pp.161-163) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7966] & The Keep [LIB/501254] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Some Eastbourne Folk of Bygone Days, by Adrian Gaultry, published 1978 (Eastbourne Local History Society)
Abstract:Albert Gearing's fascinating history of his family through the male lineage from 1500 to the present day makes the reader feel a surrogate family member - and glad to be one.
There are extracts from jurors' notes of the 16th century that provide a vivid insight into life in the Tudor age. In the late 18th century, the family leave Sussex to become Thames Watermen - and as the seven year apprenticeship was unpaid, forced to live in Greenwich workhouse - life in which Albert Gearing gives much detail and contemporary illustrations.
In his descriptions of his father, a survivor of the Gallipoli Campaign who died in 1997 at the age of 102 years, we have a deeply moving tribute to one of the more fortunate participants in the First World War. The author's account of his own early life throws fresh light on a vibrant community that will interest not only those who know and care about Greenwich, but students of social history everywhere.
"In spite of all the air raids and shortages of everything, it was amazing how cheerful people were, especially Londoners who could always crack a joke about things. I never heard anyone say that we should give in. There is no doubt that Churchill kept our spirits up with his famous speeches, which we looked forward to listening to. There was absolutely no doubt in his mind that we should win through. I think that was what kept us going."
There are extracts from jurors' notes of the 16th century that provide a vivid insight into life in the Tudor age. In the late 18th century, the family leave Sussex to become Thames Watermen - and as the seven year apprenticeship was unpaid, forced to live in Greenwich workhouse - life in which Albert Gearing gives much detail and contemporary illustrations.
In his descriptions of his father, a survivor of the Gallipoli Campaign who died in 1997 at the age of 102 years, we have a deeply moving tribute to one of the more fortunate participants in the First World War. The author's account of his own early life throws fresh light on a vibrant community that will interest not only those who know and care about Greenwich, but students of social history everywhere.
"In spite of all the air raids and shortages of everything, it was amazing how cheerful people were, especially Londoners who could always crack a joke about things. I never heard anyone say that we should give in. There is no doubt that Churchill kept our spirits up with his famous speeches, which we looked forward to listening to. There was absolutely no doubt in his mind that we should win through. I think that was what kept us going."