Brighton
Located on the south-east coast of England, Brighton is a seaside town dating back to the fourteenth century. It has long held importance as a fishing centre and was the largest town in Sussex by the seventeenth century. The town's fishing industry declined in the late seventeenth century. However, from the 1730s onwards Brighton developed into a centre for entertainment, health care and frivolity. The agreeable weather and easy access to the sea led to eminent London physician Dr Richard Russell advocating Brighton as a place for the wealthy to come and recuperate from illness by taking the sea air and total immersion in the sea, known as 'dipping'. The most notable of these new visitors attracted to the growing resort was the Prince Regent.
Between 1780 and 1822 George IV set about transforming his farmhouse into the Marine Pavilion, an extravagant and lavish Chinese style building furnished with the most luxurious fashions. This royal patronage propelled Brighton to the forefront of high society and it rapidly became the place to be seen with upwards of 2,000 people visiting the town every week to copy the Royal family and take advantage of the health properties of the sea-water. The town became even more accessible following the arrival of the railways in 1840, allowing even the working classes to travel to the coast with their families. The increasing importance of Brighton as a centre for health care and tourism as well as its continued role as a fishing port is reflected in the population of the town which increased substantially over the course of the nineteenth century, rising from 7,339 in 1801, to 65,569 in 1851 before eventually reaching 123,478 in 1901.
These are the people in Brighton we are interested in:
- Samuel Akehurst (1802-1881), AUCTIONEERS APPRAISERS VALUERS HOUSE AGENTS
- Thomas Allen (1811-1891), PHYSICIAN, SUGEON, REGISTERED PRACTITIONER, INCLUDING POOR LAW HOSPITALS DOCTORS ETC
- John Thomas Ansell (1818-1852), OTHER CIVIL SERVICE OFFICERS AND CLERKS
- John Eyre Ashby (1820-1863), MINISTER, PRIEST, OF OTHER RELIGIOUS BODIES
- William Hawes Attree (1808-1869), OTHER POST OFFICE OFFICERS AND CLERKS
- John Badcock (1800-?), CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS
- Frederick Dale Banister (1823-1897), CIVIL ENGINEERS
- William Barnett (1818-1889), CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS
- Charles Barton (1821-1904), CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS
- William Barton (1803-1857), MINISTER, PRIEST, OF OTHER RELIGIOUS BODIES
- Robert Cooper Lee Bevan (1809-1890), BANKERS
- Richard Bithell (1821-1902), SCHOOLMASTERS AND TEACHERS (DEFAULT)
- Joseph Davison Blacklock (1814-1876), CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS
- Edward Booty (1812-1879), PAINTERS (ARTISTS)
- Charles Briant (1800-1863), SCHOOLMASTERS AND TEACHERS (DEFAULT)
- Charles Brook (1824-1907), TAILORS (NOT MERCHANTS) - DEFAULT
- John Brown (1797-1871), BROKERS, FACTORS, COMMERCIAL AGENTS (NOT - MINE, QUARRY, INSURANCE)
- William Peter Burford (1802-1878), MERCHANT SERVICE; SEAMAN-NAVIGATING DEPARTMENT
- William Burt (1801-1894), VETERINARY SURGEONS
- Philip Capon (1810-1892), SCHOOLMASTERS AND TEACHERS (DEFAULT)
- Charles Chalk (1811-1871), SOLICITOR
- Thomas James Hayter Chase (1814-1895), POLICE
- Charles Cheesman (1817-1865), SHIP AND BOAT OWNERS
- John Cherriman (1807-1891), DENTISTS AND DENTISTS ASSISTANTS
- Ebenezer Clark (1809-1878), DENTISTS AND DENTISTS ASSISTANTS
- Henry Cooper (1801-?), ARMY OFFICERS (EFFECTIVE)
- Valentine Byrom Corrie (1820-1881), BROKERS, FACTORS, COMMERCIAL AGENTS (NOT - MINE, QUARRY, INSURANCE)
- Franz Maria D'Alquen (1807-1877), MUSICIAN, MUSIC MASTER, SINGER (NOT TEACHERS)
- Richard Dill (1823-1912), PHYSICIAN, SUGEON, REGISTERED PRACTITIONER, INCLUDING POOR LAW HOSPITALS DOCTORS ETC
- George Drummond (1808-1854), PHYSICIAN, SUGEON, REGISTERED PRACTITIONER, INCLUDING POOR LAW HOSPITALS DOCTORS ETC
- Charles Dumbrell (1800-1866), GROCERS TEA DEALERS
- Francis Dumergue (1815-1855), BARRISTER, ADVOCATE
- Charles Frederick Dusart (1811-1867), MUSICIAN, MUSIC MASTER, SINGER (NOT TEACHERS)
- Thomas Edwards (1792-1878), BROKERS, FACTORS, COMMERCIAL AGENTS (NOT - MINE, QUARRY, INSURANCE)
- William Faithfull (1821-1857), PHYSICIAN, SUGEON, REGISTERED PRACTITIONER, INCLUDING POOR LAW HOSPITALS DOCTORS ETC
- Charles Leslie Falkiner (1801-1858), OFFICERS OF THE NAVY (EFFECTIVE)
- John Fawcett (1803-1878), ARMY OFFICERS (EFFECTIVE)
- William Henry Funnell (1826-1881), CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS
- George Gallard (1809-1889), ACCOUNTANTS
- James Matthias Gilbertson (1803-1868), MUNICIPAL, PARISH, AND OTHER LOCAL OR COUNTY OFFICERS
- Thomas Glaisyer (1809-1898), CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS
- Sebastian Glouton (1806-1864), SCHOOLMASTERS AND TEACHERS (DEFAULT)
- William Grant (1818-1860), LIBRARIANS
- Christopher Greenfield (1819-1864), CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS
- Alfred Gwilt (1810-1883), ARCHITECTS
- Frederick James Hall (1803-1854), BARRISTER, ADVOCATE
- George Lowden Hanson (1799-1879), CLERGYMAN OF THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH (CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN ENGLAND AND WALES, CHURCH OF SCOTLAND IN SCOTLAND)
- Henry Hebden (1800-1861), ARMY PENSIONERS
- Henry Pelham Heneage (1811-1875), ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST
- George Philcox Hill (1803-1875), SOLICITOR
- James Ansley Hingeston (1804-1884), PHYSICIAN, SUGEON, REGISTERED PRACTITIONER, INCLUDING POOR LAW HOSPITALS DOCTORS ETC
- George Wilcox Huckerby (1824-1901), POOR LAW SERVICE
- Charles John King (1803-1867), POOR LAW SERVICE
- James Knight (1811-1884), REPORTERS AND SHORTHAND WRITERS
- Frederick Auguste Laing (1820-1856), SCHOOLMASTERS AND TEACHERS (DEFAULT)
- Charles Lamb (1816-1890), SOLICITOR
- William Henry Langley (1803-1868), SOLICITOR
- Thomas Leake (1828-?), MEDICAL ASSISTANTS
- William John Leathem (1815-1857), PAINTERS (ARTISTS)
- John Marchant (1799-?), FARM - BAILIFFS STEWARDS FOREMEN
- William Beau Miller (1813-1895), MINISTER, PRIEST, OF OTHER RELIGIOUS BODIES
- Frederick Morton (1818-?), ACTORS
- Joseph Moule (1813-?), INSURANCE AGENTS
- John Murray Naesmyth (1803-1876), MUNICIPAL, PARISH, AND LOCAL OR COUNTY SHERIFFS AND CLERKS
- William Henry Niebour (1809-1888), MUSIC PUBLISHERS, MUSIC SELLERS
- Andrew Nugent (1810-1889), ARMY OFFICERS (EFFECTIVE)
- John Standen Paine (1806-1881), CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS
- John Gosling Paine (1830-1859), MEDICAL STUDENTS
- Thomas Paley (1803-1860), BARRISTER, ADVOCATE
- William Pepper (1806-1887), SCULPTORS (ARTISTS)
- Gavin Elliott Pocock (1816-1875), PHYSICIAN, SUGEON, REGISTERED PRACTITIONER, INCLUDING POOR LAW HOSPITALS DOCTORS ETC
- David Walter Pugh (1810-1860), MUNICIPAL, PARISH, AND OTHER LOCAL OR COUNTY OFFICERS
- Thomas Pyper (1818-1902), CLERGYMAN OF THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH (CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN ENGLAND AND WALES, CHURCH OF SCOTLAND IN SCOTLAND)
- Edward Hamer Ravenhill (1806-1852), CLERGYMAN OF THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH (CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN ENGLAND AND WALES, CHURCH OF SCOTLAND IN SCOTLAND)
- Herbert Charles Redknap (1830-?), SCHOOLMASTERS AND TEACHERS (DEFAULT)
- Samuel Ridley (1823-1891), AUCTIONEERS APPRAISERS VALUERS HOUSE AGENTS
- Thomas Robson (1825-?), CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS
- Charles E Rothwell (1824-1866), COMMERCIAL OR BUSINESS CLERKS
- William Russell (1802-1871), LAND, HOUSE, SHIP--SURVEYOR
- William Sawyer (1828-1882), AUTHORS EDITORS JOURNALISTS AND CREATIVE ADVERTISING WORKERS
- Thomas Scotland (1805-1871), OTHER CIVIL SERVICE OFFICERS AND CLERKS
- Henry Rutherford Smith (1820-1878), BANKERS
- William Philip Snell (1814-1904), SOLICITOR
- James Francis Symonds (1809-1877), CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS
- Isaac Tester (1793-1857), POOR LAW SERVICE
- Edward Thurkettle (1823-1892), LIVERY STABLE KEEPERS, CAB AND BUS OWNERS
- Thomas Trocke (1801-1882), CLERGYMAN OF THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH (CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN ENGLAND AND WALES, CHURCH OF SCOTLAND IN SCOTLAND)
- James Turner (1813-1858), PHYSICIAN, SUGEON, REGISTERED PRACTITIONER, INCLUDING POOR LAW HOSPITALS DOCTORS ETC
- John Ward (1819-1858), ENGAGED IN SCIENTIFIC PURSUITS (INC INVENTORS AND SCIENTIFIC QUALIFIERS)
- Richard Webb (1820-1892), ITINERANT PREACHER, SCRIPTURE READER, MISSION WORKER
- Richard Mallam Webb (1804-1881), AUCTIONEERS APPRAISERS VALUERS HOUSE AGENTS
- Benjamin Webb (1802-1890), AUCTIONEERS APPRAISERS VALUERS HOUSE AGENTS
- William Drake White (1794-1867), OTHER CIVIL SERVICE OFFICERS AND CLERKS
- Charles John Whiting (1812-1896), OTHER POST OFFICE OFFICERS AND CLERKS
- Peter Richard Wilkinson (1815-1882), AUCTIONEERS APPRAISERS VALUERS HOUSE AGENTS
- William John Williams (1818-?), SOLICITOR
- Thomas Fuller Wood (1807-1890), REPORTERS AND SHORTHAND WRITERS
- Arthur Worthington (1830-?), ARCHITECTS
- Charles Wright (1815-1883), PERFORMERS SHOWMEN EXHIBITION SERVICE