Parsons family

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whiffler
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Re: Parsons family

Postby whiffler » Sun Sep 10, 2017 8:09 pm

Might Rosemount be the other house ?

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Re: Parsons family

Postby Antony81 » Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:48 am

Many kind thanks for the information, extremely useful. I am positive that I have heard of Rosemount, so will need to check on old newspaper cuttings to see if I can find it.

I am lucky that I have inherited a family photo album dating from the 1890s up until the 1920s, but unlucky that nobody is named and no locations are named. So a case of trying to identify locations and people.

I also have a photo in the album of the Alexandra Hotel, which I believe was in Hastings? I believe that some of the Parson families interests included hotels.

The family was also married into the Hickman family of Hole Farm in Hastings, but I am not sure if the photos show Hole Farm?
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Re: Parsons family

Postby Antony81 » Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:51 am

These are interesting photos, but unfortunately little clue as to where they are. However, I have wondered if they might represent some sort of party for staff at F.J. Parsons?
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Re: Parsons family

Postby jimbreeds » Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:20 pm

More very interesting photos! If only we knew more. The only thing I know about Hole Farm is the modern estate and Hole Farm Close where my cousin lives! I've seen a similar photo of the hotel before but I think it was soldiers on the balcony during WW1.

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Re: Parsons family

Postby jimbreeds » Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:25 pm

These are the Hickmans in 1923 including Hole Farm.
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There's a Mrs. Parker shown for the hotel.

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Re: Parsons family

Postby ColinL » Tue Sep 12, 2017 10:00 am

The Alexandra Hotel is on the Hastings seafront just past the pier going towards St Leonard's and is now converted into flats, having closed perhaps in the 1980-90s

It was amongst the places that issued lists of guests who would be staying there and they were published in the local press
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Re: Parsons family

Postby whiffler » Tue Sep 12, 2017 11:24 am

jimbreeds wrote:These are the Hickmans in 1923 including Hole Farm.
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There's a Mrs. Parker shown for the hotel.


Aha !. It was off St Helen's Rd which explains why I couldn't reconcile the photos with any map of Hole Farm, Westfield Lane.

No time to explore maps for a day or two.

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Re: Parsons family

Postby Antony81 » Tue Sep 12, 2017 2:41 pm

Many kind thanks for the added information.

I am wondering if the house might be Hole Farm?

I have found an article about a sale in 1945 which would suggest that it was a fairly large residence. The old couple would fit in as John George Hickman (1839-1916) and his wife Emily Wildish (1841-1915). One of their daughters, Julia Hickman (1877-1867) had marred Joseph Parsons (1875-1937) of Cumberland House in 1900.
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Re: Parsons family

Postby trevormonk » Sat Nov 18, 2017 6:03 pm

If you are researching the Parsons family did you know that they came from Beckley ?
In 1841 James Parsons was living in Horseshoe Lane, Beckley.

Frederick Joseph was the son of Joseph.
Joseph was the son of Frederick J.
Frederick J was the son of Isaac.
Isaac was the son of James and Mary and born in Beckley in 1820

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Re: Parsons family

Postby shineri » Mon Feb 03, 2020 9:49 pm

Among Joseph Parson's business interests were:
1900 Director, Hastings and Eastbourne Steamboat Service. Co.
1904 Director of the Albany Hotel
1909 Progressive League member
1918 Owner of Feaist’s bakery
1924 Hastings Permanent Building Society Director
1927 Hastings Cottage Improvement Society
1928 Supporter of Blacklands Horticultural Society
1929 Director of Queen’s Hotel
1930 Director of Hastings and St Leonards Gas Co.


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