Grundy was an Oxford don and historian, with a strong militaristic background. His specialism was the military history of Ancient Greece and Rome, but he also turned his attention to Saxon charters, field names and old highways and produced influential lists and articles for a number of English counties, including Hampshire.

See also: Piggott, Stuart Ernest

Born in Echunga, in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, in 1852 – only three years after the town had been founded – by 1861 she was living as a young girl in Alresford with her parents, Jacob and Mary. Jacob was a wealthy businessman who had come to England in 1853 after 14 years in…

He came from a family well rooted and in business in Fordingbridge. His father, John, is described as an ‘estate agent and auctioneer’, and he as a ‘land agent and auctioneer’. In 1880 his father was appointed coroner for the town and he followed in 1898. Later, he traded as Hannen & Sampson (HRO, 12M86).…

The son of Jacob Jacob II (1800-1888) and his wife Mary Ann (née Fry, buried in 1833 in Winchester Cathedral churchyard), he was christened at the Independent chapel, Winchester, and became a well-known local journalist and civic dignitary.

Jefferson was born in Wigton, in the county of Cumberland and, educated at a grammar school in the town. Of a ‘studious disposition’ and wishing for a ‘contemplative life’ he planned to enter the ministry. After teaching for a number of years, for various reasons he became estranged from the Established Church and in 1789…

R L P Jowitt was one of Hampshire Field Club & Archaeological Society’s most devoted servants. He was an indefatigable organiser of field excursions and associated events and had a particular interest in church architecture and archaeology which saw him lead many Field Club visits both within and outside the county. He served as Honorary…

James Joyce (B.A., F.S.A., B.D.) graduated at Oxford in 1846 and in the same year was admitted to holy orders. He held positions at Wing, Buckinghamshire, and Burford, Oxfordshire, before becoming in 1855, by the gift of the Duke of Wellington, rector of Stratfield Saye in Hampshire.

Rosalind Hill was born in the Wirral to Norman Hill, a prominent shipping lawyer, and his wife Mary.  After reading history at St Hilda’s, Oxford, she went on to gain a B Litt, researching ecclesiastical letter books of the 13th century.  She taught briefly at University College, Leicester before moving, in 1937, to Westfield College…

Although born in Winchester, the son of a naval surgeon, Kentish spent the second half of his life in Australia. He was baptised at St Laurence church on 7 May 1798. On 7 February 1826 he married Anna Maria Judd. Kentish had a somewhat ‘chequered’ career, including pamphleteering and political agitation, and was frequently beset…