Publications
Napoleon's Playmate, by Merle Tidey, published December 1980 in Sussex Genealogist and Family Historian (vol. 2 no. 3, article, pp.112-113) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8671] & The Keep [LIB/501188] & CD SXGS from S.F.H.G.
Preview:"The girls in this delightful group are believed to be members of the Abell family who were associated with Napoleon when he was on St Helena. As a child, the harpist is said to have been a friend of the Emperor."
The Labourer's Revolt, by Colin W. Field, published December 2005 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 16 no. 8, article, pp.382-383) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508841] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:Mr Thomas Abell, assistant overseer at Brede, and his actions from 1829 to 1835 during the labourers' revolt