People and families

This page will provide links to people and families who have played a part in making Blackham what it is today. Where there is more than one story or family for a surname, there will be a drop-down menu to help you navigate. We are aware some important families are missing so please help us fill in the gaps

Farmers in Blackham for many years

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Two Baldwins born in Blackham

George Bashford, wounded in WW1

Freddie Brown owned the garage at Carriers

Frank Childs killed in WW1

Father and two sons who fought in WW1

Family first came to Blackham in 1890s

Crowhurst family farmed in Blackham nearly 300 years

James Daughtrey lived at Watch Oak and fought in WW1

Frederick Divall, KIA with tragic consequences

Three generations of the Farnes family lived in Blackham

Three generations of the Floyd family in Blackham

William Ford, entrepreneurial son of Blackham wheelwright

Four brothers in the First World War

Memories of growing up in Blackham

James Gill, winner of DCM

Pioneer who gave his life for his country

Moved to Blackham from Nicaragua

VAD who survived pneumonia

Wave Hoadley and her daughters came to the Sussex Oak in 1920s

Frank and Iris were often at the centre of village life

Transported to Tasmania for stealing straw

Family who converted Presbyterian Church into their home

Memories of living at Pitfields

Patrolling icy seas

Lived at Pilbeams, fought at Ypres

Organist at Blackham Church for 60 years

Several Miles made an impact on the village

Billy was captain of Blackham FC

At the heart of Blackham concerts

Came from South Africa to settle in Blackham

One of the earliest families at Willetts Farm

Possibly Blackham’s first centenarian

Returned from Australia to die in WW1

Story that stretches from Stephnetts to New Zealand

Vicar who built Blackham’s first church

A victim of Passchendale

Landlord at Sussex Oak whose two daughters married local lads

Vicar at Blackham in the 1950s

Cheerful postman and WW11 casualty

KIA in France during WW1

Vicar at the time All Saints’ was built

Frederick and two sons fought in WW1

Memories of life at Summerford

Stories of a childhood at Beech Green

A family always actively involved in village life

Killed in WW1, no known grave

Wounded in battle for La Bassee Canal

Brothers who fought in WW1

Emigrated to Canada but returned to fight

Fought in the trenches in WW1

Fought in some of WW1’s bloodiest battles

Called up twice to fight in WW1

Three generations at the Post Office