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WYMERING with HILSEA.
WYMERING is a parish in the Southern division of the county, Portsdown hundred, Fareham petty sessional division and union, Portsmouth county court district, Winchester diocese and archdeaconry and rural deanery of Alverstoke, a mile north-west from Cosham station, 4 miles north from Portsmouth and 91 from London. A large portion of the village of Cosham is in this parish, the remaining portion being in the parish of Widley, the old main road from Portsmouth to London separating the village: particulars of Cosham are given with Widley. The church of SS. Peter and Paul is a handsome Norman stone structure, with low spire containing 2 bells: the east window, and several smaller ones are stained. The register dates from the year 1600. The living is a vicarage annexed to the rectory of Widley, joint annual value £600, in the gift of Francis Nugee esq. and held by the Rev. Horatio Bolton Smith, of University College, Durham. Thomas Thistlewayte esq. is lord of the manor and chief landowner. The soil is loam; subsoil, chalk. The chief crops are wheat and other cereals. The area is 3,079 acres of land and 780 of water; rateable value, £6,263; the population with Hilsea in 1871 was 1,206, including 365 military.
POTWELL is partly in this parish. Here is an almshouse, founded and endowed in 1608 by Mrs. Honor Wayte, for aged females.—Letters through Fareham. Cosham is the nearest money order office.
Hilsea is a small village 3 miles north-east from Portsmouth and a mile south from Cosham station. Here are Royal Artillery Barracks, built in 1854; and the fortifications, which were for many years much neglected, are now considerably strengthened and are very extensive.
— Honorary Vestry Clerk & Lay Reader, Thos. B. Baker
POST OFFICE, Wymering.—Joseph Oliver, receiver. Letters arrive from Cosham at 7.30 a.m. & 12.30 p.m.; dispatched at 10 a.m. & 7.30 p.m. Cosham is the nearest money order & telegraph office
Cosham School Board (formed 1878) for the united parishes of Widley & Wymering; Board School Benjamin Caesar, master; Miss Higgs, mistress; Miss Helen Warwick, infants’ mistress
Smith Rev. Horatio Boltn. L. TH. Vicarage
Martin Wm. Billett, farmer, Paul’s gro
Peel George, farmer
Pittis George, farmer
Stephens John, farmer & dairymanArbuthnot Colonel
Dowman Capt. [superintendent of Government property], Portsdown cot
Gibbons Deputy-Surgeon Gen. John C.B.
Luard Major Charles Edward R.E. Hilsea Lodge, Hilsea, Cosham R.S.O
Copsey Thomas, farm bailiff to Henry Padwick esq
Duke Morris, farmer, Gatcombe farm, Cosham R.S.O.
Evans Elizabeth (Mrs.), beer retailer
Martin Frances Eliza (Mrs.), New Coach & Horses
Oliver Joseph. shpkpr. & subpostmaster
Woodley Stephen John, King’s Head
Henry G. Dagmer, vils. Hilsea, Landport
Stratton Frederick, Little Gatcombe farm, Hilsea, Landport
Windebank Charles, Green Post, Hilsea, Landport— Kelly, E.R. (1880), Kelly’s Directory of Hampshire, with the Isle of Wight, Wiltshire and Dorsetshire, Kelly & Co. Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London source
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This is not an exact transcription; I’ve merged additional entries related to Hilsea from other sections of the document into the last section above.
An LLM offers the following definitions (which I have not confirmed):
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L. TH.: Licentiate in Theology
This title would have been used to denote someone who had received a formal theological qualification, often allowing them to serve in roles such as a curate, vicar, or minister, without necessarily holding a full degree from a university. This kind of qualification was particularly relevant in the 19th century, especially for clergymen who were trained in theological colleges but did not attend universities like Oxford or Cambridge.
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Paul’s gro: Paulsgrove
That one’s me. Took me a second - I thought he was a grocer.
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C.B.: Companion of the Order of the Bath
An honour bestowed for distinguished military or civil service. (confirmed - see The Edinburgh Gazette, 1 August 1879)
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R.E.: Royal Engineers
An officer in the British Army’s Royal Engineers
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R.S.O.: Railway Sub Office
Indicates that the person’s postal service would have been handled through a sub-office of a railway, common at the time when railways were a major part of the mail delivery system. So, “Cosham R.S.O.” would refer to the railway sub-office in Cosham, Portsmouth.
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vils.: villas
The entry likely means that G. Dagmer Henry lived in or owned property in the villas located between or associated with Hilsea and Landport, two distinct areas in Portsmouth. It’s common in older directories for addresses to indicate multiple nearby locations, especially if the person had property or business interests in both.