Bibliography - Gwen May née Philcox
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Discovering the Philcoxes of Hartfield, by Gwen May née Philcox, published March 1988 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 8 no. 1, article, pp.37-38) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10736] & The Keep [LIB/501260] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

A narrative history of the descendants of Thomas Philcox born 1671 in Battle and Sara Hadlar who married in 1699. Article covers the years 1671 - 1956 in the parish of Hartfield

The Spanish Prisoner, by Mrs Gwen May, published June 1994 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 11 no. 2, article, pp.76-77) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14878] & The Keep [LIB/501263] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Extract from the diary of George Philcox (1903-1983)

The Church Of St. Richard De Wych, by Gwen May, published December 2013 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 8, article, pp.346-347) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508979] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

My father, George PHILCOX (1903-1983) was a prolific writer in his notebook diaries and I am fortunate to have inherited these. He was born at Furnace Farm on Ashdown Forest and lived in the area all his life. On 3rd February 1960 he writes of a walk on the Forest from the Hollies.
'I came near the site of the Church of St. Richard de Wych. I could just see the pinnacle of the tower. This Church, although still standing, is only used for a store now. It is some years since services were held there. Aunt Harriet was organist there fora good many years. I think the services were only in the afternoons. I never went there except on Ascension Day when we all trooped along from the school. I don't think we went there for any other religious day. The Church was built, I believe, for a Mr THOMPSON who was 'king' of Ashdown Park sometime about 80 or 90 years ago'

Uncle Stan's Conscientious Objector, by Gwen May, published December 2014 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 21 no. 4, article, p.159) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508854]

Stanley PHILCOX (1890-1974) was the eighth child and fourth son of the ten children born to George and Alice PHILCOX (my great grandparents). In 1916 he joined the army as a private in the Royal Fusiliers, going at first to Chichester and in September 1916 to France. Three of Stanley's brothers were also in the army and his eldest brother (my grandfather), already married and living away from the family home in Coleman's Hatch, was doing war work at Woolwich. Stan wrote many letters home to his mother and sisters, some of which I have been lucky to inherit. He first meets the conscientious objector, who is never named, when he joins up at Chichester. He is refusing to eat and is shut in the guard room.

A Sad Story of Dementia, by Gwen May, published June 2016 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 22 no. 2, article, pp.87-88) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/509232]

Reading Janet Wilkins item 'Asylum For Granny' in the March 2016 Sussex Family Historian reminded me of a story in my family history concerning my great aunt. She was the fifth child (third daughter) of the ten children of my paternal great grandparents. She was born on 4th May 1884 at Cleman's Hatch and baptised (probably at the Ridge Chapel) on 22nd June 1884. She was the only one of those ten children I did not know as she died before I was born.