Publications
Charleston Farm, by Annette Rose, published March 2008 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 18 no. 1, article, pp.18-21) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508968] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:Nowadays Charleston Farm at West Firle is run by the Charleston Trust, part of the Bloomsbury Group and is open to the public. The artists Vanessa BELL and Duncan GRANT became tenants here in 1916 and it was also a gathering place for such writers as Leonard and Virginia WOOLF. Many years before this, however, my MARTEN ancestors were in residence.
A letter of complaint in 1787, by Annette Rose, published June 2008 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 18 no. 2, article, pp.98-100) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508969] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:I mentioned in my article 'Charleston Farm' in the last issue that eight of my MARTEN ancestors are buried in the Marten Vault, under the floor of the Old Meeting House, Ditchling.
Between 1785 and 1790, John BURGESS, the part-time gravedigger was in charge of the cam of the Vault. During the summer of 1786 my great-great-great-great-uncle Peter MARTEN died and was duly buried in the Vault but this event was to cause John BURGESS a great deal of stress and a consuming anger.
Between 1785 and 1790, John BURGESS, the part-time gravedigger was in charge of the cam of the Vault. During the summer of 1786 my great-great-great-great-uncle Peter MARTEN died and was duly buried in the Vault but this event was to cause John BURGESS a great deal of stress and a consuming anger.
The story of Belmont Dairy, by Annette Rose, published December 2008 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 18 no. 4, article, pp.185-189) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508971] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:Belmont Dairy in Turkey Road, Sidley, Bexhill, was founded in 1899 by a Mr OTTAWAY. It then had several owners before my grandfather William Henry MARTEN bought the dairy in 1922. At this time them were numerous dairies in Bexhill.
A Holiday in Dorset in 1796, by Annette Rose, published March 2014 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 21 no. 1, article, p.39) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508980]
Preview:My home has been in Dorset for the last 43 years (although I was born and brought up in Sussex). I had always thought that none of my ancestors had any connection with this county - that is until I read a couple of letters written by my aunt Mary MARTEN (4x great) who had been on an extended holiday in Dorset during March, April, May and June of 1796. Mary's home was in Firle, Sussex.