Ronald Vincent Fowler, 5112602 Lance Corporal, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion Ronald was born on the 25th July 1917, he was the son of Charles Fowler and Eliza Jane Bridgewood. He was one of 14 children all born in Warwickshire. In 1939, Ronald lived at 20 Alexandra Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire with his father, step-mother andContinue reading “D-Day – Remembering Ronald Fowler”
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Tram Accident – Easter Monday 1907
Bus and tram services had reached Sutton New Town by 1900. The Sutton Journal from 14th November 1901, comments “It has been found that towns a few miles apart can be connected together by the electric tram at less cost than by railways.” In 1903 a bus service ran from South Croydon to Sutton, butContinue reading “Tram Accident – Easter Monday 1907”
Edwin Mills – Ostler
Looking at newspapers from 100 years ago shows a very different Sutton to the one we know today. This blog focuses on Edwin Mills – an ostler who lived in Sutton New Town. An ostler is a person employed to take care of horses, usually at a stable connected to an inn. Edwin was anContinue reading “Edwin Mills – Ostler”
Elizabeth Fewell
Sutton New Town’s Sub Postmistress Elizabeth Fewell (nee Newman) was born in Croydon in 1839. She married James Fewell in Upper Norwood in 1862. By 1865 they had moved to Sutton. By the time of the 1871 census Elizabeth and James had settled at Lind Road, Sutton. James worked as a postman and they ranContinue reading “Elizabeth Fewell”
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