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George Packham, Miller Extraordinary, by Maurice Packham, published September 1989 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 8 no. 7, article, pp.291-294) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10736] & The Keep [LIB/501260] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

George Packham (1792-1872), son of John Packham of Shortbridge, near Fletching, was educated at Horsted Keynes Charity School and apprenticed to William Sudds of the Cliff, Lewes to become a millwright. In 1823 he went to live in France and became a friend to King Louis Philippe. Article covers the years 1708 - 1872 in France and Sussex.

Walter Gale, A Man of Parts, by Maurice Packham, published March 1991 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 9 no. 5, article, pp.163-169) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11999] & The Keep [LIB/501261] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The story of Walter Gale, schoolmaster at Mayfield

An Unfestive Occasion, by Maurice Packham, published December 1991 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 9 no. 8, article, pp.283-284) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11999] & The Keep [LIB/501261] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The story of Samuel Bush who was presented to the living of Wadhurst in July 1743

A Pig in a Sack, by Maurice Packham, published June 1992 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 10 no. 2, article, pp.45-47) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14877] & The Keep [LIB/501262] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The "Pig in a Sack" was the schoolhouse at Mayfield where Walter Gale and his successor Benjamin Hearnden taught.

Things Unseen and Forgot, by Maurice Packham, published December 1993 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 10 no. 8, article, pp.319-321) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14877] & The Keep [LIB/501262] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Discovering the life of Agnes and Lawrence Peckham of Mayfield from his will of 1558 and an inventory of his goods.

Arms and the Man, by Maurice Packham, published September 1997 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 12 no. 7, article, pp.243-245) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14879] & The Keep [LIB/508814] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Traces the heraldry of the Peckhams from John the Elder of Mayfield who in 1592 bought land in Salehurst and thereby became the Lord of the Manor of Bosnyes. Three generations later William the Younger rebuilt Iridge House. Questions are raised over the pedigree.

The Church round the corner: St Anne's, Kemp Town, by Maurice Packham, published 14 December 2000 (96 pp., Brighton: QueenSpark Books, ISBN-10: 0904733815 & ISBN-13: 9780904733815) accessible at: The Keep archive of QueenSpark Books

This book examines the social and religious history of St. Anne's Church, which was located in the heart of Brighton. Maurice Packman, the author, was a choirboy at St. Anne's in the 1930s and he takes a gently humorous look at the community of his fellow worshippers. The church has been demolished, but memories of the trials and tribulations of its parishioners live on through the eyes of the author.

The Registers of Mayfield and Wadhurst, by Maurice Packham, published September 2003 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 15 no. 7, article, pp.309-311) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15249] & The Keep [LIB/508827] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.