The Hampshire Family Historian | Volume 49 No.4 | March 2023

News from the Hampshire Archives

Gosport, in particular Mrs Dorothy Rose Blackman (d1979, wife of Leslie Blackman), a member of the organising committee for the Mayor of Gosport's Second World War victory celebrations, and a leading light in the local community. Collection includes cuttings, captioned photographs of the Gosport carnival, 1946, and related group photographs of Alverstoke Primary School, the Youth and Women's Fellowship Guilds at Christ Church, Stoke Road, Gosport, late 1940s, St Mary's Alverstoke church choir, 1950, Alverstoke Ladies' Bowling Club, c1950, and Gosport Red Cross detachment, 1952. Collection also includes a selection of papers concerning Mrs Blackman's son, David, including a circular message signed by King George VI commemorating victory in the Second World War, 8 Jun 1948, with certificate issued to Mr Blackman at the victory celebrations, 1946; photos and cuttings relating to Mr Blackman's life and interests, especially his career as a scientist and Government adviser on the movement of radioactive waste (working at AWRE, Aldermaston, Berks), including photos featuring the Marchioness of Anglesey who chaired ACTRAM (Advisory Committee for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials), 1980s. (112A22 uncatalogued) Houseman, Rohan and Benner, solicitors: deeds, legal documents and related papers concerning Heathcote family of Hursley Park, including conditions of sale and letting agreements for farms and properties on the Tylney Hall estate, c1892-1916, and papers

concerning the sale of Tylney Hall in 1916; copy will of Sir William Heathcote of Hursley Park, Bt, 13 Oct 1881, and related legal papers, c1912-53; papers concerning the trust funds comprised in the marriage settlement of Sir William and Lady Heathcote, and the will of Sir William Heathcote, 1885-1902; miscellaneous papers concerning family trusts, 1889-1958; probate of the will and codicil of Mrs Clara Rosalie Heathcote, dec'd, dated 16 Mar 1896, with related papers.(76A02, uncatalogued) Northington Farm, Overton: day book for the Northington Farm estate, Overton, recording daily expenditure on the farm and surrounding estate, 1940-50 (93A22) Nonconformist records East Boldre Baptist Church: Registers of births and burials, 1823-94 (births 1823-59, burials 1837-94); Church meeting minutes and lists of membership, 1817-60; Church Meeting minute book, 1860-1977; Church Meeting minutes, 2000-10 Church Meeting minutes, Oct 2012-Oct 2019; Leaders' Meeting minutes, Oct [year not known]; AGM minutes, Feb 2017 (100A22) Parish Council records Bramdean and Hinton Ampner Parish Council: Parish Council minute book, May 2020-Apr 2022; Recreation committee minute

books, Apr 1981-Jan 2022 (71M72) Soberton Parish Council: Parish

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