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People

A collection of articles by and about people who have lived in Clophill.


Edith Victoria Appleby

Born in Clophill on 6 April 1885

The Story of Edith Victoria Appleby - the mother of Eva and Dorothy Gillett

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Jack Burgoine

Jack Burgoine's Memories of Clophill.

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Susan Collip

How did a poor servant girl from Stanford manage to buy and run a shop in Clophill?

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Edward Crouch 1824-1915

"The Father of Clophill".

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Bert Dray

Billeted in Clophill during WW1.

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Jack Durston

Cricketer.

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David Gudgin

From the poorhouse to a career as a successful locksmith.

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Highwaymen

Real Highwaymen at the Flying Horse.

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Gillian Lovell (née Hunter)

Early memories of living at Oakley house.

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Machael

Tramp.

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Rev. Cecil Lloyd Matthews

Clophill Rector, 1911-1919

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Rev John Mendham

The Rector who had the new church built.

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Capt. Charles Moore R.N.

The story of a brave and adventurous Royal Navy officer, who fought in the Napoleonic wars, and his children.

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Rev. George H. Pattison

The Sad Case of the Lonely Rector.

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Jack Pitts

Jack Pitts' Memories of Clophill

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Florrie Robinson

An appreciation of a life-long resident of Clophill.

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Ivy Stokes

Shopkeeper, 1957-1986

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Andrew Hawkins Tanqueray

A magistrate who did much voluntary work for the village.

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Mrs Wallis

Supply teacher at St Mary's School from 1929

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Freda Whittamore

Early memories of visiting 9 Little Lane.

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"Kir"

A trip down Memory Lane.

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Unless stated otherwise, © Colin Watt 2024. 
Last Updated: February 15 2022