Publications
William Pike and the Blue Book, by Peter Foreman, published March 2010 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 19 no. 1, article, pp.13-15) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508842] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:I can recall as a child being aware of a large blue reference book called Pike's Directory at my parents' home in Brighton. It was out of date but I understood that it had some relevance to my mother's family. I do not know what became of the book but the name and fact of its existence stuck in my memory. Recently I began to research my family history and, after the inevitable trawl through censuses and other records, the family tree started to take shape. Like a jigsaw puzzle, pieces slipped into place wills the help of a bit of detective work. There are some pieces missing and, just possibly, one or two pieces from a different jigsaw have caused confusion!
My grandmother Eva May DENNES was born in Hastings in 1875. Her parents were Thomas DENNES and Fanny PIKE. Fanny was the daughter of my great-great-grandfather William PIKE who was born in Earls Barton, Northamptonshire in about 1805. As far as I can discover, William PIKE appears to have had nine children; three by his first wife, Elizabeth, and six by his second wife, Sarah.
My grandmother Eva May DENNES was born in Hastings in 1875. Her parents were Thomas DENNES and Fanny PIKE. Fanny was the daughter of my great-great-grandfather William PIKE who was born in Earls Barton, Northamptonshire in about 1805. As far as I can discover, William PIKE appears to have had nine children; three by his first wife, Elizabeth, and six by his second wife, Sarah.