Edward King was born in Lymington, the son of Richard and Elizabeth King. He was educated at Amsterdam House, Christchurch, before joining the family business in the town, which was an offshoot of his grandfather’s printing business in Yeovil. One member of the family, Charles, had moved to Lymington in 1805, and his nephew, Richard…

Reginald Hooley was a wine merchant from Winchester with a passion for fossil collecting.  He was born in Southampton and began his paleontological career by searching out specimens on the Isle of Wight, eventually discovering a new species of dinosaur.  

Samuel Gordon Hooper, born in Greenwich, was educated at Sherborne School, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and Wells Theological College. He married Dorothy Masters in 1924. From 1931 to 1949, he served as Vicar of All Saints’ Church, Milford-on-Sea, where he became deeply involved in the local community, contributing to Milford Hospital, the Boys’ Club, Toc H,…

William Hope was born in Derby, the son of Rev William Hope and his wife Hester (neé Williams) and educated at Derby Grammar School before going up to Peterhouse, Cambridge.  He graduated with a BA in 1881, received his MA in 1884 and the following year became Assistant Secretary at the Society of Antiquaries. 

John Horrocks was born in Manchester. A graduate of London University, the title of his thesis for a Doctor of Literature degree was ‘Machiavelli in Tudor Political Opinion & Discussion’. He had a varied career, including a spell as ‘a reporter in the House of Commons’, before joining the staff of University College, Southampton in…

His only publication, much-quoted, was Notes on the topography of Portsmouth, together with historical and statistical information, published in 1913. He was prompted to put his considerable knowledge of the city – acquired as a ‘conveyancing solicitor’ – into print after being asked by the journalist and historian W.G. Gates for help in compiling his…

W H Hudson was born in Argentina to American immigrant parents, who tried their hand at sheep farming. In his twenties he travelled widely, settling in England in 1869 and becoming a British citizen in 1900.  He was essentially a naturalist and ornithologist, but also wrote romances with a South American setting.  These attracted little…

Alan Borman Hutchins was the elder son of John D’Oyly Hutchins and his wife Mary (nee Borman) of Penton Lodge, Penton Mewsey.  He attended Winchester College from 1797-1800, before going on to the Queen’s College, Oxford, being awarded a BA and ordained a deacon in 1803. He became a priest two years later and two…

‘… to friends and acquaintances… she seemed a quiet, unassuming woman with intelligence and compassion who rarely spoke of her activities on the international stage, but threw herself into village life, becoming the unofficial village historian and president of several local organisations.  To international colleagues, she was an efficient organizer, tireless worker for rights and…

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.