14 Gensing Street St Leonards

[Pam Maslin]

My great-grandfather Josiah Diprose owned a grocery shop at 14 Gensing Road, St Leonards on Sea and I believe he and his family lived over the shop for many years. He was a grocer for 70 years. Can anyone tell me if the shop is still standing?? Does anyone have a photo of it they can email to me?? Do you know anything of the Diprose / Elphick families who lived in the area? Josiah married Rachel Elphick? Hope someone can help.

[Norma Mechaly]

Dear Pam Maslin, do you have a husband or father named Roley,his mothers maiden name was Doris Gower?

[M. Biggar]

Hi Pam,
I'm attaching info on Josiah Diprose's family from the 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 censuses. The info is in Word, so you should be able to open it. Let me know if you can't and I can email it to you.

No info on the marriage or the children with parents Josiah and Rachel in the LDS British Isles Vital Records Index. Perhaps the records from their parish have not been transcribed yet for computer.

He was very easy to find (nice to have an unusual name to research!). The Diprose's lived in many of the same areas as my ancestors and one married an ancestor in Australia (many Hastings folks emigrated elsewhere). Some old records refer to the name as Deprose or Deeprose, so search under that as well when you are doing your research. Good luck with your research!

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[M. Biggar]

Hmm the attachment doesn't seem to work, so I've cut and pasted the info here for you (years are approx birth years based on age given to enumerator, followed by birthplace):

1861 UK Census Sussex Hastings (West) St. Mary Magdalen 14 Gensing Rd, Household 197, note that another household 198 appear to have also been sharing 14 Gensing Road: Benjamin and Harriet Baker (whitesmith and Drifemaker/dressmaker?).
Josiah Diprose abt 1835 Ditton, Buckinghamshire, England Head Grocers Asst
Rachal Diprose abt 1838 St Leonards, Sussex, England Wife Milliner

1871 UK census Sussex Hastings St. Mary Magdalene 10 Gensing Road
Annie Deprose abt 1862 St Leonard Daughter scholar
Edward Deprose abt 1868 St Leonard Son
Ernest Deprose abt 1866 St Leonard Son scholar
Frederick Deprose abt 1864 St Leonard Son scholar
Josiah Deprose abt 1835 Dinton, Buckinghamshire, England, Head, Grocer, employs 1 boy
Rachael Deprose abt 1838 St Leonard, Sussex, England Wife Milliner and dressmaker

1881 UK census Sussex Hastings St. Mary Magdalen - 14 Gensing Road
Edward Diprose abt 1868 St Leonds On Sea, Sussex, England Son Scholar
Ernest Diprose abt 1866 St Leonds On Sea, Sussex, England Son Pupil Teacher at Nat School
Ethel Diprose abt 1878 St Leonds On Sea, Sussex, England Daughter
Frederick Diprose abt 1864 St Leonds On Sea, Sussex, England Son Grocers Assistant
Grace J. Diprose abt 1872 St Leonds On Sea, Sussex, England Daughter Scholar
Josiah Diprose abt 1835 Ford, Buckinghamshire, England Head, Grocer, master, employs 1 man
Rachel Diprose abt 1838 St Leonds On Sea, Sussex, England Wife
Emily Offin abt 1857 St Leonds On Sea, Sussex, England Servant General Servant (Domestic

1891 UK census Sussex Hastings St. Mary Magdalene 14 Gensing Road
Josiah Diprose, head, 56, grocer, born Ford, Buckinghamshire
Rachael Diprose, wife, 53, born St. Leonards Sussex
Ethel Diprose, daughter, 12, scholar, born St. Leonards
Gertrude E. Diprose, daughter, 9, scholar, born St. Leonards

1901 UK Census Sussex Hastings St. Leonards St. Mary Magdalene Christ Church Parish 29 North Street
Ethel Diprose abt 1879 St Leonards, Sussex, England Daughter , School teacher
Gertrude Diprose abt 1882 St Leonards, Sussex, England Daughter , Clerk in Cycle Store
Josiah Diprose abt 1835 Ford, Berkshire, England Head , Master Grocer
Rachel Diprose abt 1838 St Leonards, Sussex, England Wife , Housekeeper

[chris_prins]

I can't beleive i just found this. Ernest Diprose was my Great-Uncle, and i've been trying to find as much info as i can on him. Thankyou very much for this info.

Chris.

[patrickvic]

J.Diprose mentioned in 1896 Directory as having a shop in 14 Gensing,but in 1926 it was under the name of A.W,Heard and after that it was used for various trades mainly antique dealing..If I am correct it is an unusual shop and has been recently renovated perhaps converted to private use..if you like I can take a photo and send it on..

[christopher]

That would be wonderfull thankyou, that way i cound show the family a bit of our background. admin.technicalservice@gmail.com

[patrickvic]

I hope that you have received the pictures..Number 14 is the one in which a red and white van is parked outside..Number 18 is on the corner..I have since found out that all these houses from number 14 to 18 were shops doing various trades and have been converted to houses..It seems that Gensing Road was at one time a busy ? shopping area !

[mary_b]

I was born at 13 Gensing Road when the shop belonged to Backshalls the shoe repairer. No 14 was a grocer's shop while no.12 was Miltons, the greengrocer. There was a hairdresser/barber shop that belonged to Mr Welfare about no.10. My grandparents lived at Chapmans Dairy at 22 and 23 North Street.