1939 Register for Chidham Address Name DoB Stat Occupation Malthouse Nurseries Cooper, Francis R 31/05/1888 M Market Gardener Cooper, Elfredda V 22/08/1895 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Women’s Land Army and part time on Husband’s Land Closed Record Closed Record Closed Record The Cottage Cooper, Audrey A 14/10/1894 S Solicitor’s Clerk Deputy Superintendant Registrar for Chichester Closed Record Rosedene Sparshott, George H 27/09/1868 M Retired Naval Pensioner Sparshott, Mary 20/03/1874 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Sparshott, Mary P 10/09/1912 S Dressmaker Closed Record Closed Record Laburnum Cottage Campbell-Horsfall, Lilias 27/01/1881 W Tea Shop Manageress Campbell-Horsfall, Patricia L 14/03/1911 S Tea Shop Proprietor Campbell-Horsfall, Charles R N 20/04/1904 S Estate Agent’s Negotiator Brightstone Snow, Frank 26/07/1861 M Retired Naval Pensioner Snow, Alice 06/06/1886 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Robinson Davies, Joan C 14/03/1926 S School Southfield Cooper, John J O1/11/1861 M Civil Servant, Retired Cooper, Violet M 15/11/1875 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Hidmore Anstice, Charles J 29/03/1890 M Retired Deputy Divisional ARP Warden Anstice, Elsie L 08/08/1891 M Unpaid Domestic Duties ARP Ambulance Driver Closed Record Closed Record Moore, Mary S 23/05/1879 W Private Means Myrtle Cottage Dacome, Harry 20/09/1875 M Insurance Agent, Retired Dacome, Emma 19/07/1869 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Ivybank Tapping, Wyndham J 01/05/1883 M Hospital Contributory Scheme Clerk Tapping, Emily 31/10/1885 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Tapping, Wyndham A 15/07/1916 S Carpenter and Joiner Tapping, Dennis F 20/05/1924 S Hospital Contributory Scheme Junior Clerk Main Road Gardner, Alfred 27/03/1887 M Master Builder Gardner, Mabel 19/05/1903 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Arch Cottage Hackett, George O 24/04/1884 M General Labourer Hackett, Isabella R 17/07/1892 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Hackett Watts, Lorna J 18/01/1920 S Unpaid Domestic Duties Closed Record *********??? Meade, Alice S 30/05/1849 W Unpaid Domestic Duties Smyth, Mary S 09/11/1880 S Unpaid Domestic Duties Chesters, Evelyn C M 01/05/1913 M Teacher Penfold, Doris 28/09/1900 S Teacher Hackett, Jessie E M 08/01/1908 S Domestic Cooking and Waiting on evacuees The Cottage, Cut Mill Finch, Frederick F 25/12/1893 M Gardner, Private House St. John’s Ambulance Volunteer, Bosham Finch, Gladys 14/03/1901 M Unpaid Domestic Duties – Civil Nursing Reserve, Chichester Closed Record Cut Mill Thompson, Percy H 24/06/1874 M Variety Artiste (known as Percy Honri) Thompson, Annie 11/07/1876 M Theatrical Manageress (known as Mrs Percy Honri) Newsam, Mary K 18/07/1910 S Variety Artiste (known as Mary Honri) Tye, Edith 11/02/1888 S Housekeeper Waters Edge, Cut Mill Porter, Mary Y 04/01/1866 S Independent Means Denyer, Louisa 27/03/1872 S Housekeeper Prospect Farm Wakeford, Amos 29/04/1869 W Dairy Farmer Wakeford, Amos S 01/07/1899 S Farm Work, Heavy Work Wakeford, Florence A 23/04/1902 S House & Dairy Work for Father Prospect Farm Burt, Flora M 22/08/1864 S Old Age Pensioner Prospect Cottage, Sopp, Cecil R 12/05/1909 M General Labourer Cut Mill Sopp, Kathleen 13/09/1913 M Housewife Prospect Farm Castle, John 29/12/1869 S Showman Castle, Priscilla 18/10/1885 S Show-Woman Castle, William 07/03/1887 S Showman Castle, Henry 24/02/1889 S Showman The Retreat Hewitt, Archie A 18/01/1894 M Laboratory Mechanic, Experimental Wireless, RN Hewitt, Elizabeth M 02/04/1895 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Closed Record Closed Record Closed Record Closed Record Haddock, Violet A 23/03/1888 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Bennett, Caroline E 13/11/1868 S Poultry & Fruit Hamstead House Dorley-Brown, George Wallace 26/05/1892 M Farming, Agricultural Building Contractor – ARP Service Dorley-Brown Meredith, Grace 11/09/1892 M Hotel Proprietor – Florence Nursing Ancillary Meredith, Peggy E 21/12/1913 M Professional Fashion Designer Closed Record Drooglever, Isobel 03/09/1905 M Governess Bennett, Maud 01/08/1909 M Chambermaid Osborne, Arthur W 11/01/1910 S Club Steward Jevers, Charles F 02/12/1884 M Medical Officer (Retired) Jevers, Mabel L 23/05/1887 M Wife Closed Record Closed Record Closed Record The Bungalow, West, Helen M 03/04/1897 M Chambermaid, Hotel Hamstead House (unemployed) Closed Record Oakleigh Solomon, Francis W 07/09/1868 M Boiler Maker, Retired – Civil Artificer Royal Dockyard Solomon, Martha J 26/11/1872 M Unpaid Domestic Duties The Cottage Hewson, Arthur S 27/11/1879 M Southern Railway Worker Hewson, Annie A 26/03/1877 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Hewson, Stuart A 04/10/1911 S Incapacitated Davis, Phyllis M J 06/10/1918 S Domestic Work Closed Record Howell, Frederick C 11/06/1907 M Milk Roundsman Howell, Doris A F 26/08/1907 M Domestic Duties Closed Record Closed Record Closed Record West View, Drift Lane Sparling, George S H 14/03/1875 M General Labourer Sparling, Eunice C 24/10/1874 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Sparling, George J A 19/12/1898 S Agricultural Labourer, Incapacitated Suter, Frank T 21/06/1876 S Permanent Way Railway Heavy Worker Hamstead Farm Willard, Alfred G 11/04/1908 M Agricultural Labourer Willard, Kathleen F M 01/06/1910 M Land Worker 61 Gate House Hayler, Alfred George 18/06/1896 M Railway Gate Checker Hayler, Eleanor Jessie 17/09/1900 M Railway Crossing Keeper Closed Record Closed Record Closed Record Closed Record Closed Record Albion Villa Wilkes, Ernest J 11/04/1886 M Market Gardener, Own Accord Wilkes, Bessie 17/01/1895 M Assistant in above Rogers, James 17/03/1872 M Pensioner – Retired Navy Rogers, Harriet 15/05/1874 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Barnes, Ada Emily 22/05/1876 S Domestic Elm Cottage Piper, William H 25/01/1888 M Local Government Officer (Cashier) Piper, May 22/05/1989 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Closed Record Orchard Cottage, Woodward, George H 30/09/1871 M Publican (Retired) Spring Gardens, West Woodward, Mary 04/11/1868 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Ashling Spring Gardens, West Colwell, Leopold P 14/06/1888 S Land Work Ashling Colwell, Edith 30/05/1865 W Woodlands, Drift Lane Ayling, Ernest F 29/08/1895 M Threshing Hand (Agriculture) Ayling Ethell M 19/10/1902 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Ayling, Alice, F C 25/08/1863 W Unpaid Domestic Duties Albion Cottage Prentice, Lily 27/07/1898 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Scott, Ernest H 29/02/1900 S Steam Engine Driver (Heavy Work) Jones, Samuel L 17/10/1908 S General Labourer (Heavy Work) Prentice, Joseph C 20/11/1917 M General Labourer (Heavy Work) Closed Record Marco Hill, Gladys H 17/10/1907 D Cook Do*****? Chapman, Elsie, M 12/10/1899 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Chapman, Eric G 01/12/1927 S At School Closed Record Chapman, Harold 23/12/1899 M Royal Navy - AB HMS Victory RNB Portsmouth Hamstead Croft Dixon, Jack 12/10/1909 M Motor Mechanic, Heavy Backler, Stanley 18/01/1920 S Motor Mechanic, Heavy Dixon, Iris Louise 08/10/1915 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Ayling, Pauline E 19/03/1883 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Closed Record Chidham Lodge Pulman, Thomas 08/10/1883 M Independent – Disabled Ex Serviceman – Sgt in Royal Sussex Regt. Pulman, Eva U 13/05/1881 M Housewife Closed Record Closed Record Oakdene Gillingham, John E 23/04/1871 M Market Gardener, (Retired) Gillingham, Elizabeth 19/04/1867 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Orchard Cottage Butler, Edward E G 03/03/1892 M Carpenter Butler, Clara R 25/10/1900 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Butler, John B 21/07/1925 S Farm Work Closed Record Closed Record Horn, Henry T 28/01/1906 S Farm Labourer West Oaks Whitney, William 06/01/1888 M Milk Roundsman Whitney, John C 23/09/1916 S Local Government Officer – Clerk to Treasurer Closed Record Flemming, Lily V 20/12/1902 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Closed Record Cobnor House Beale, Sydney W P 11/09/1875 M Farmer – Major (Retired) in Royal Sussex Regt. Beale, Margaret L C 20/06/1886 M Domestic Duties – Masseuse CSMMG (Retired) – Hospital Ancillary Service Goodwin, Mildred K 09/07/1905 S Cook Closed Record Closed Record Closed Record Cobnor Cottages Dunn, Gwendoline E 19/07/1903 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Closed Record Dunn, Aileen B 08/07/1932 S At School Kennerleys, Mary 03/06/1907 S Milk Round and Poultry – Women’s Land Army Closed Record Cobnor Cottages Burgess, John 24/04/1909 M Chauffeur - Handyman Burgess, Louisa Kate 24/08/1916 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Closed Record Closed Record ****?low, Cobnor Philmore, Thomas 25/10/1893 M Farm Labourer Philmore, Kate 10/07/1886 M Unpaid Domestic Duties *********? Lloyd, Alfred C 07/05/1893 M Head Gardener Lloyd, Violet A 09/03/1900 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Chidmere Baxendale, Eleanor S M 15/04/1902 M Unpaid Domestic Duties – ARP Chichester RDC, Women’s Land Army West Sussex Baxendale, Hugo L 08/11/1899 M Private Means – Magistrate, County Councilor and Market Gardener (own account) – Divisional Warden ARP Chichester and Chairman of Agricultural War Committee Closed Record Closed Record Viner, Helen 03/10/1889 S Children’s Nurse Smith Wells, Doris E 25/03/1911 S Domestic Servant Closed Record Closed Record Chidmere Cottage Jupp, Ernest E 01/08/1904 M Gardener Jupp, Florence A 07/03/1906 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Closed Record Closed Record Closed Record West View Hackett, Edward W 17/03/1872 M Market Gardener (own account) Hackett, Kate 26/12/1876 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Hackett, Edward J 06/03/1906 S Assisting Father (Market Gardener) Hackett, Winifred M 21/03/1907 S Domestic Work Closed Record Belfrey Cottage Tibbits, Peggy 12/11/1912 M Unpaid Domestic Duties – Secretarial Work for WVS Closed Record Tibbits, Emma 15/03/1873 S Secretary, (Retired) WVS Civil Defence S Kensington Centre Post Office Hackett, John H C 16/12/1875 M Labourer Market Gardener Hackett, Elizabeth D 15/12/1875