General 1823 Wheat grown at Portsmouth was the first to be harvested in the country, ten days ahead of the rest of Hampshire. Good crops :- wheat, barley, turnips and swedish turnips. 5(20) 1835 The island is celebrated for the finest broccoli (heads of 25 lb). The soil and climate are peculiarly adapted to the vine, especially at Southsea where there is a fine vineyard. At Newtown Fratton is also a fine vineyard belonging to Mr Mearns. (Trusses of 5 lb) 38 1838 Snipe in abundance around Southsea Castle 89 1860 As late as 1860 the Queens Road area was a wheatfield for Swan Farm 9 Another well known local crop was Rhubarb and earlier the brewers kept pigs to feed the waste products to 11 Oct 1889 5 acres swedes, 5 acres cabbage, 3 acres turnips at Copnor for sale owner Mrs Leeke 100 1903 Pigsties on north side of Tangier Road causing drainage problems 95
Anglesea Farm 1864 Bought by Charles House 5(61) 1871 Son Henry farming the land, 22-23 Anglesea Lane 163 1879 Charles House died 163 1881 Eliza House, nee Stride died and Henry inherited the farm 163 1881 Henry House, 23 acres 1886 Henry died and the farm was inherited by his son Frederick William 163 1886 On his death son took over with 20 acres 5(61) 1899 Sold 5(61) 1889 Sold to Asylum 163 5 Mar 1889 15A 0R 36P adjacent to Asylum for sale by auction with farmhouse 100 1911 Anglesea Cottage, Harry Hastings, Market Gardner, see Hastings 1 1999 Farmhouse still standing split into two houses 163 Attweeks Farm Grove Road North / Wish Lane 1790-1934? Baffins Farm Tangier Road (south) 1738-1840 Part of Milton Manor 55 1738-1778 On lease to Mr Blake 55 1779-1782 On lease to Isaac Moody Bingham 55 1792 Part of Copnor Manor held by the Leeke family 5(61) 1783-1797 On lease to John Sone 55 1798 Split in two 106 acres farmed by William Sheldon, farmhouse and 120 acres farmed by George Smith 5(61) 1798 On lease to George Smith, 226 acres 55 1799-1807 On lease to Ambrose Riggs 55 1808-1839 On lease to George Smith 55 1822 78 acres leased to Henry Hill 5(61) 1828 Whole on lease to Hill family 5(61) 1832 Henry Hill, 51A, 100 94 1834 William Hill 94 1838 On lease to Andrew Nance 5(61) 1840-1859 On lease to Andrew Nance junr 55,89 1851 400 acres 5(61) 1855 Bavin s Farm, Andrew Nance 35 1867 Andrew Nance 75 1875-1879 George Harvey 35? William Hill 9,87 1898-1928 Morey And Flowers (1915 Edward Flowers) 1,95 1905-1915 Edward Flowers 1 1918-1923 Albert Flowers 1 1901 Land at Baffins farm extending to shore to be bought from Morey & Flowers to be used for refuse depot 95 1903 Morey & Flowers offered Corporation 12,000 for marsh land adjacent to field at Baffins 95 1903 58 acres of marsh land bought for 18,000 by Council 95 1904 Land required for new bridge at Copnor any land not required for the bridge to be used as public gardens, not used as Children s playground 95 1919 Council proposed to buy Baffins House and 112 acres of land for the erection of 500 houses 95 1924 [22278] new road on Baffins Farm Estate by Bailey & White Ltd 95 1928 Frank Morey 1 Dec 1928 Frank Morey died, run by his widow for a while then sold by Mr Morey snr 9
1934 Sold for 40,000 to Henry Moody (maybe earlier) 89 1934 Pond sold for 5,500 to Corporation by Morey & Flowers 89 The farmhouse was a fine Tudor building with big fireplaces and beamed rooms, it stood derelict and was vandalised after the sale of the farm until it was demolished. Tennis courts now occupy the site 9 The farmhouse and buildings stood to the south of the pond on what is now the south side of Hayling Avenue 42 Beach Farm Albert Road / Francis Avenue 1838 Part of Leeke family estate run by Charles Emery 5(61) 1833-1870 5(12),89 1859 Peter Emery 59 1867 George Smith 75 1878 George Smith 59 1887 Beach s Farm 166 Site of Farmhouse now Trinity Church? Benhams Farm Kingston Road / New Road 1840 Founded 9 Stables for 35-40 cows 9 1898-1934 Inverness Dairy, R Benham 1 1940 12-20 Inverness Road, R Benham & Sons,Cowkeepers 1 1952 Benham s Dairy Farm, see dairies 1 1962 R.Benham & Sons 1 1979-1982 Stables still visible from Inverness Road Demolished Bransbury Farm See Eastney Farm Buckland Farm 1839 Mary Kent 5(61) Burwell Farm 1659 Part of Froddington Manor 45 Church Farm Owner Samuel Leeke 5(61) Deadman s Lane (St Marys Road) (South) 1757-1777 On lease to Robert Moses 55 1778-1795 On lease for 1,000 years to John Sone 55 1796 On lease to Richard Shutler 55 1798 Divided in two, four fields, 46 acres, leased to William Poor, farmhouse and 64 acres leased to William Sheldon 5(61) 1867 42 Site now Cuthbert Road area 45 Church Farm 1812 Church Road, Crown Street area 114 Come s Farm Milton Lower, Middle or Upper? Copnor Farm 1719-1783 Part of Copnor Manor 55
1719 On lease to Joseph Smith 55 1720 On lease to Elizabeth White 55 1721-1724 On lease to Thomas Coward 55 1725-1726 On lease to Richard Pook 55 1727-1778 On lease to Elizabeth White 55 1779 On lease to Isaac Moody Bingham 55 1780-1782 On lease to John Stairs (Stares) 55 1783 On lease to John Sone 55 1792 Part of Copnor Manor under the Leeke family 5(61) 1798 Split in two, 70 acres James Bartlett, 31 acres Stephen Gauntlett 5(61) 1798 70 acres? 1825 Mr Knight quitting farm 100 1832 James Stephens, 87 94 1847 Mrs Lucy Dance 35 1847 On lease to Andrew Nance 5(61) 1851 250 acres Henry Hill 5(61) 1867 James Stephens 75 1874 George Harvey 96 1881 William A Stephens, see Stephens 1887 William Langford junr(copnor Road, Chichester Road, Bosham Road, Powerscourt Road area) 166 6/2/1879 Sophia Baker appointed her nephews Rev John Leeke and Samuel Leeke executors and in 1888 all her part of Queens Road Field was sold being 5A of Copnor Farm. The plot that became Preston Road was then owned by John Pink, Paulsgrove Road by Charles Dye and Bedhampton Road by George Coffin 114 Sophia Leeke married John Baker 1891 William Langford junr 1 1892-1896 Louis Butler 1 1897 Mrs Butler 1 1898 William Ball 1 1899-1900 Frederick Kennell 1 1901 Mrs Kennell 1 1905-1912 Mr Foot, lived in Rose Villa 1 1911-1918 George Foot, junr 1 1928-1938 William George Foot, 119 Copnor Road 1 Copnor Woods Farm 1725-1738 Part of Copnor Manor 55 1725-1737 On lease to Kenneth Mackenzie 55 1738 On lease to Mr Blake 55 Crescent Nursery 1900 J.G.Brison, Florist 1 Domer Farm Milton Road / Velder Avenue Dec 1840 For sale 404 acres including farmhouse 5(61), 100 1871 George Welsted, see Welsted 1874-1898 Gomer (Sic) Farm 42 1887-1923 Morey & Flowers 1,94,165 1898 Morey & Flowers - pig farm 95 1911 42 1915 Morey & Flowers 1 1918 Frank Morey, Morey & Flowers, Farmers and Florists 1 1928 Frederick Morey 1
1934 F.A Morey, Eastern Garage 1 1936 Exors of F.A Morey, Eastern Garage 1 1937-1951 Mrs D Morey, Eastern Garage 1 1967 Farmhouse in Milton Road, opposite Velder Avenue, Farmhouse and last of land became caravan site and garage 139 demolished 74 Eastney Farm Bransbury Road, Eastney Road, to Shore 1627 Mr Cotton, 197 acres? 1716 Mr Osmond 3 1722 Purchased by John White 5(61) Jan 1772 Purchased by Mr John White (former Mayor) 197A 1R 16P 27,45 1772 Split in two, 133 acres leased by James White followed by James Brent; 61 acres by Phineas Brown, William Simons and William Edney 5(61) 1785 James White (includes White s Nut Garden) 94 1793 Phineas Brown 61 acres 5(61) 1808 Two parts rejoined by Augustus Fielding who farmed 61 acres 5(61) 1811 George & Sarah Fielding 114 1817 On death of Mary White passed to Henderson Durhams 5(61) 1822 Whites 45 1832 George Fielding, 152A, 204 - which farm? 94 1832 James Ellis, 160A, 240 - which farm? 94 1839 Tenant James Ellis 5(61) 1841 Eastney Farm, see Jolliffe 1845 Lady Henderson Durham, timbered farmhouse 45,89 1845 Sold after death of Sir Philip Durham 5(61) 1845 Sold at auction by Crook, Son & Diaper, 145A 1845 Sold for 15,000 split up 89 145A 3R 27P bought by Government for Marine Barracks, remainder farmed 45 remaining 100 acres farmed by Charles Jollliffe 5(61) 1847-1857 Eastney Farm, John Day 35 1859 50A sold to Crown for RMA barracks by Miss Ann Henderson 181 1867 Charles Jolliffe 75 1881 Eastney Farm, George Jolliffe, see Jolliffe 1872-1892 Eastney Farm, Henry Bransbury 1,30,166 1894-1899 Eastney Farm, George Sansbury 1 1899 Eastney Farm, Charles Sansbury, refuse dumped in fields 95 1900-1905 Eastney Farm, Charles Sansbury 1 1911-1918 Eastney Farm, Henry Thomas Stride 1 1911 On James Goldsmith s death bought for 28,000 by Corporation with 1891 Bransbury Farm, James Goldsmith 30 1898 Bransbury Farm, Charles Sansbury 1 1915 [20000] Eastney Farm WC by C.W Stigant for Mr Ball 95 1920 Council agreed contract with Grit (Portsmouth) Ltd for 243 houses on the Eastney Farm Estate between Bransbury and Henderson Roads at cost of 222, 178 Milton Farm. Northern part laid out as Bransbury Park 89 Farm building on south side of what is now Bransbury Road, to east of Cadnam Road Elm Grove 1867 James Simmonds 75 Elm Grove Farm 1867 Henry Garrett 75
1 Fratton Farm Fawcett Road / Victoria Road North 1867 5(16),42 1879 Robert Jolliffe 1 2 Fratton Farm Fawcett Road / Lawson Road 1886-1887 Ellis Jolliffe 1,165,166 3 Fratton Farm 1867 North of Specks Lane 42 1868 Buildings on south side of Sheffield Road 42 4 Fratton Farm 1852 Mary Hill 128 1854 Mrs Hill, retiring? 100 5 Fratton Farm 24 Dec 1875 Sold by Godman family to Hugh Edmonston Montgomerie of London, Thomas Fraser, Thomas Bailey and Andrew Nance 114 Probably Wish Lane Farm Froddington Farm 1704-1727 Part of Froddington Manor 55 1719 On lease to Joseph Smith 55 1720 On lease to Elizabeth White 55 1721-1724 On lease to Thomas Coward 55 1725-1726 On lease to Richard Pook 55 1727 On lease to Elizabeth White 55 Gatcombe Farm Copnor Road / London Road / Stubbington Avenue 1291 Sir William De Escurs 65 Part of Stubbington Estate 1833 5(12) 1859 Sir William Curtis, bailiff James Dunning 59 1867 42 Part became Hilsea Barracks Gatcombe Farm Dutton Lane, east See Highgrove Farm Great Salterns Farm Burrfields Lane (South) 1600 Robert Bold and Mary Wandesford, lessees PCC 1640 Leased to Dr William Quartermaine PCC 1664 Dr Quartermaine in partnership with Richard Alchorne, total of 350A on 99 year lease 4d an acre PCC 1772 Mrs Amelia Stewart PCC 1828 Sharpe & Co, Salt Manufacturers 44 1830 Sold by crown to Francis Sharp 5(61) 1833 Great Salterns Farm 5(3) 1859 Great Salterns Farm, Henry Monk 59 1860 Salterns Farm?
1867 Great Salterns Farm 12 1867 Leased to Andrew Nance 5(61) 1903 Part of Great Salterns Estate offered to Council for 50,000 by J.Street, Council declined to buy 115 acres 95 1903 68 acres hard land plus 115 acres of mudland and 2 cottages near Baffins bought for 26,500 by council from Mr Street 95 1911 Bought by Corporation for 76,000 (includes Highgrove?) 89 1919 Great Salterns Farm tenant Mr Broadway, 60 per year 95 1920 350 acres of Great Salterns Estate brought by Corporation 1 1922 unoccupied cottage adjoining Mr Moore s cottage to be pulled down, barn to be rethatched 95 1926 100 acres of the Great Salterns Estate allocated for golf course 1 Now playing fields and corporation nursery 1937-1940 Farm House, Mrs Coggen 1 1990 House and some outbuildings still standing Jan 1995 Proposed to convert into educational city farm 9 2010 Green Farm Copnor Road, Rat Lane, Green Lane 1800 700 Acres? Part sold to Government for Rugby Camp 1859 John Burrill, bailiff Thomas Copsey 59 1881 Thomas Copsey, Copseys Cottage 3,9 1923 Upward and Hencock 1 1928 Upward and Hencock 75 acres 1 1932 William Upland 9 1933 Benham, 30 acres 9 1934-1953 Robert Benham & George Madden 1 1960 Benham, 3 acres 1 Feb 1960 Sold, was owned by War Dept, to A.G.Figgins Ltd. 9 Dec 1960 Sold to Mr Benham 9 See Green Farm Gardens, Streets 1961 Benham, one and a half acres, remainder built on 1 Last commercial crop rhubarb 16 Oct 1987 Part of barn collapsed in Great storm 1989 Mrs Benham moved, farm in trust 9 Dec 1990 Bought by Hotel chain, plans for restaurant in barn and managers accommodation in the old farmhouse Oct 1992 Outbuildings demolished See Green Farm under pubs 1 Highgrove Farm Tangier Road (North) See Tangier Farm 2 Highgrove Farm Part of Gatcombe Manor 5(61) Dutton Lane (Airport site) 1833 Highgrove Farm 6 1839 73 acres of Highgrove Farm leased to William Turner by the Carter family 5(61) 1859 Highgrove Farm, Henry Hill 59 1860 Gatcombe Farm 6 1867 Highgrove Farm 6 Francis Hunt (1827-1879), gravestone Milton Churchyard stone 1911 George Sansbury, junr 1 1915-1918 Ralph Watson 1
1923-1928 William Foot 1 George Foot? 9 Tom Foot? 9 84 acres market garden 9 76 acres, Highgrove Farm sold to Corporation for 37,000 172 1930 Sold to Corporation for Airport 1978 Farmhouse still standing in use as car hire office by 1988 Farmhouse demolished Hilsea Farm Copnor Road / Rat Lane (North) 1815 William Fidlin? 1833 6 1859 Captain Charles Burrill 59 1918-1940 John Stride 1 1946-1953 Herbert Stockwell 1 Jan 1960 Rat Lane Farm proposal to build flats on site 9 Robert Hunt Farmer 1835 In Lumps Lane area on land owned by George Player PCC 1867 Granada Cottage, Clarendon Road 75 James s Farm Palmerston Road / Kent Road 1834 89 Site now St Judes? 1 Jolliffe s Farm See Lower Farm 2 Jolliffe s Farm Fawcett Road Fratton Farm? 1834 89 Kingston Church Farm 1792 Part of Leeke family estate 5(61) Probably same as Church Farm Kingston Crescent 1832 George Godden, Farm, 40 94 Kingston Farm Kingston Road / Chichester Road (south) Part of Stubbington Estate? 1552 Sir Richard Wingfield, Lord Powerscourt 4 1594-1615 Playfoot family farmed land for 200 years 30 1809 Mr Green 5(61) 1811 John Green 94 1839 Tenant Thomas Suett 5(61) 1861 Tenant Frank Hill 5(61) 1865 Bailiff Joshua World 75 1867 Thomas Watson 75 25 Sep 1872 Auction announcement 68A 1R 21P of building land, Lot 1 60,85 on O.S. map 39A 2R 37P, Lot 2 161,162,164 on O.S. map 28A 2R 36P, Whole of land is well drained and in cultivation by Mr Watson whose
tenancy expires Michaelmas 1873, tithe rent Lot 1 15 10s 1d, lot 2 12 5s 8d to Winchester College, for sale by Viscount Powerscourt 114 Little Gatcombe Farm Copnor Road / Green Lane/Gatcombe Avenue 52 acres 5(61) Lucius Curtis 181 1896 Arable land let to Corporation tenant with cottage 95 1898-1910 42 1896 Joseph Beard, Little Gatcombe Farm 1 1897-1899 George Sansbury, Little Gatcombe Farm 1 1900-1902 William Sainsbury, unnamed farm 1 1904 William Sansbury, Little Gatcombe Farm 95 1904-1914 William Sansbury, unnamed farm, after Burfields Road 1 1915-1918 John Gasser, Copnor Road - no farm name 1 1923 John Gasser? 1 Little Salterns Farm 1859 George Monk 59 Lower Farm Milton Road / Locksway Road 1833 Lower Farm? 1841 Middle Farm East, Mr Goldsmith 30 1846 Farmhouse bought by James Stephens 5(61) 1848-1874 Joliffe s Farm, George Jolliffe 1,30 1865 G.Witshad 75 1892 Stephen s Farm 9 1892 White s Farm, White? 1900-1912 Frederick White, Milton Farm House 1 Lower Milton Farm 1839 Tenant James Ellis 5(61) 1885 Acquired by James Goldsmith 5(61) Lumps Farm Lumps Lane 43A 29P Owned by Winter family for a considerable period 30 1600-1835 Part of Milton Manor? 1600-1627 On lease to Francis Winten? 1660 On lease to Ralph Lumpee 3-1690 On lease to Richard Cotton 55 1690 On lease to Thomas White 55 1785 On lease to John Osmond 94 1832 Johnathan Gain, 64 94 1834 Johnathan Gain, junr 94 Aug 1835 Sold to Government 45 1841 Lumps Farm, Johnathan Gain, 52, Navy 1842 Jonathan Gain PCC 1887 Daniel Netley, Market Gardener 166 Manor Farm Copnor Road / Moneyfields Lane 1758 Part of Hilsea Manor 37 1833 Moneyfields Farm 5(12) 1838 Part of Leeke family estate rented to William Smith 5(61)
mid 1840s Ann Hill 5(61) 1855 Ann Hill, Copnor 35 1867 Manor House Farm, Ann Hill 75 1874-1899 Manor Farm, Thomas Besant Russell, lived in Manor House 1,75, 166 1900 Mrs Russell 1 1907 Wall and gates to be set back by owner, Mr H.H Russell, for 680 from council 95 St Albans Church built on site of barn Manor Farm 1861 Near Milton Farm, see Stephens Marmion Farm Middle Farm Middle Farm East See Webb s Farm See Purnell s Farm See Lower Farm Middle Farm West Milton Road / Canal Side 1832 James Goldsmith, farm 135 94 1833 5(12) 1841-1859 James Goldsmith 30,59 1911 Middle Farm 42 1911 Bought by Corporation on James Goldsmith s death along with Bransbury Farm for 28,400. Part converted into Milton Park 89 Milton Farm 1691-1824 Part of Milton Manor 55-1691 On lease to Mr Chafin 55 1691-1704 On lease to Thomas White 55 1704 On lease to John Leigh 55-1782 On lease to James White 55 1782 On lease to Thomas White 55 1782 Mortgaged by Thomas White for 3,000 5(61) 1782 Tenant John Harris 5(61) 1789 Tenants Ellis family 5(61) 1824 On lease to John Burrill 55 1845 165A split into 27 lots 100 an acre 89 1845 Sold at auction by Crook, Son & Diaper, 165A in 27 lots 1854 Major Gilbert, Tenant Charles Boville Smith, 280 94 1855 Charles Boville Smith 35,87 1861 Milton Farm, James Goldsmith, see Goldsmith 1867 James Stephens & William Augustus Stephens, see Stephens 75 1887 Edwin Furner 166 1898 J.J.Pellew, Cowshed 95 1901 Refuse being dumped 95 1911 Milton Farm, northern part of what of is now Milton Park 42 1987 Barn thatched roof damaged in storm 1988 Barn rethatched 1998 Outbuildings to barn partially demolished to allow extension 9 Mar 1998 Barn re-opened 9 Milton 1867 Thomas Lilley 75
Milton 1867 George Wellstead 75 Moneyfields Farm See Manor Farm Newton s Farm Elm Grove, west of St Peters Grove 1834 52 acres 5(61) 1838 Part of Leeke Estate 5(61) 2 Acres 45 1844 Sold for 800 45 North End Nursery 1881 In London Road, John Burridge 171 Oak Farm Ophir Road / London Road 1859-1867 Elizabeth Ellis 59,75 1881-1898 William Henry (Harry) Stephens 1,166,171 1899 Samuel Honour 1 1900-1901 Frank Street 1 1905 James Hedger 1 1910-1913 Harry Cheesman 1 1915-1918 Charles Dye, brickfield, Ophir Road 1 Now Wood Estate 1978 Some outbuildings visible from Hartley Road Old Park Farm Palmerston Road Hatfield Road / Hunter Road See James s Farm Palmerston Road / Osborne Road Site of Handleys Penhale Farm Penhale Road 1830s Samuel Hill 5(61) 1839 Owner Francis Francis, tenant James Ellis 5(61) 1860-1867 42 1887 Speck s Farm, Charles Day 166 Port Royal Farm Locksway Road, north east 1858 Owner Jonathan Gain, tenant John Stride 5(61) 1867 Henry Stride, Milton Common 75 1881 Henry Stride, see Stride 1888 Henry Stride, 24 Anglesea Lane, son John 163 1896-1899 Henry Stride 1 1903 Well to be closed 95 by 1908 Acquired by James Goldsmith 5(61) 1911-1928 Mrs Mary Stride, Asylum Road 1 1915 [19986] Port Royal Farm, Asylum Road WC for Mrs M Stride 95 Portsea Farm 1702 30
1 Priory Farm Bradford Junction 5A 3R 20P 45 1867 42 1867 Thomas Marshall 5(61) 1867 Thomas Marshall, Market Gardener 75 1874-1878 Thomas Marshall, Market Gardener 35,59, 96 Oct 1878 Sold 2,45,57 1878 6 Acres sold for Abingdon, Bradford and Froddington Road 5(61)? Bakerley? 2 Priory Farm 1891-1892 Priory Farm, William Bedwell 1 1896-1899 William Bedwell, Hill Lane 1 1900 Priory Farm, Knight 1 1905 Priory Farm, Charles Hebb, Priory Lane 1 1911 Priory Farm, Mrs Hebb, Priory Road, Milton, south side 1 Milton? Prospect Farm Milton Road / Rodney Road Purnell s Farm 1808 Purchased by James Goldsmith 5(61) Middle Farm 5(61) Enlarged on enclosure of common 5(61) 1813 Enlarged to 67 acres 5(61) 1839 Middle Farm 5(61) 1858 Enlarged by adding adjoining property owned by Leggatt family 5(61) Rat Lane Farm Salterns Farm See Hilsea Farm See Great Salterns Farm St Marys Farm Copnor Road / Milton Road / St Marys Road 1881 John Gauntlett, see Gauntlett 1886 John Gauntlett 1 1887 St Marys Road at Shearer Road area, John Gauntlett 165 1891-1894 St Marys Road, between 85 and 87, John Gauntlett 1 1901 John Gauntlett 1,166 1891-1899 Copnor Road, John Gauntlett, junr 1 1911 Arthur Gauntlett & Sons, Dairy Farmers, Milton Road 1 Simpson Road 1840-1860 William Warren Silverlock, dairy farm 5(61) Speck s Farm See Penhale Farm and Fratton Farm 1 Stamshaw Farm Twyford Avenue, north west Samuel Twyford 5(61) 1838 Rented by James Reeves, 43 acres 5(61) 1867 42 1975-1989 Pounds Shipbreakers
2 Stamshaw Farm Stamshaw Road, west? Langridg? Samuel Twyford 5(61) 1833 6 1832-1834 David Kent ( 87 1832) 94 1839-1851 Leased to Andrew Nance, bailiff William Silvester 5(61) 1867 42? Arthur Talk and John James of Petersfield? Stamshaw Farm 1881 Stephen Gauntlett 171 Stephen s Farm See Lower Farm Stubbington Estate (250 Acres) Gatcombe Farm, Stubbington Farm, Kingston Farm, two houses on corner of Oyster Street 9 Stubbington Farm Owned by Southwick Priory (See Manors) 5(61) 1537 Lessee Thomas Carpenter 181 1543 Granted by Henry VIII to Winchester College 5(61) Owned by Winchester College, part of estate included Pesthouse Field until 1814 when it was commandeered by the Government, compensation 6,000 9 1565 Henry Byckley 4? George Ridge 9 1773 John Ridge, lived in Stubbington Lodge 66 1780-1822 Leased by Thomas Thistlethwaite to Thomas Fitzherbert for 400/year 5(61) Mar 1788-1815 Thomas Thistlethwayte of Southwick, leased to Thomas Fitzherbert who lived in Stubbington Lodge 51 1803 Bailiff Thomas Meades 5(61) Nov 1822-1859 On lease to John Burrill, bailiff David Kent 9 1832 John Burrill, Parsonage Farm, 200 94 1834 John Burrill 94 1838 Kent family 206 acres 5(61) 1875 George Edward Kent 5(61) 1878 Mr Kent 9 On lease to Edward Kent (died 8 Jan 1903) son of David Kent 9 1881 George Kent, 400 acres 171 1891-1899 George Kent 1 1901 Sold, pond drained (site east side of Balfour Road, between Laburnum Grove and Stubbington Avenue)? 1902 Site of pond now being built on 95 1905 Farm and Lodge Mrs Kent 1? Split up into Stubbington, Swan and Benhams? Swan Farm Kingston Road / Stirling Street? William Poor? 1860s Sold? 1867 42 1 Tangier Farm Tangier Road, north 1810 Tangier Farm 5(12)? Highgrove Farm?
? Frances Hunt?? 1911 George Foot, see Foot 1915 Morey & Flowers 1 1928 George Foot, between what were 135 and 139 1 1929 Sold 9 1936 George Foot, 137 Tangier Road 1 1978 Outbuildings still standing at southwest end of Highgrove Road 2 Tangier Farm Burrfields Road, north 1810? Trafalgar Place/St Marys Road 1852 Estate of Mary Ann Sayers to be sold by auction 114 Lot 1 Market Garden, Cottage, barn, stables and cowhouse, 6A in possession of Mr Turner, includes valued Elm trees 114 Lot 4 Beerhouse, The Prince of Wales, Cumberland Terrace, Lake Lane, occupied by Lewis Hart 114 Lot 1 sold 900, Lot 4 for 280 to John Lovegrove Anderson 114 Trafalgar Farm Clive Road, south 1841-1861 See Wellsteed 1867 Henry Thomas Wellsteed 42,75? Charlotte Wellstead 5(61) Upper Farm Milton Road / Priory Lane 1833 Upper Farm 5(12) 1841 Milton Farm, James Goldsmith 30? Bowes? Part now Milton Park Upper Milton Farm 1798 Inherited by Gilbert family 5(61) 1839 145 acres Major Edward Gilbert tenant Edward Turner 5(61) 1851 230 acres tenant Charles Smith 5(61) 1861 tenant Mrs Turner 5(61) 1871 142 acres tenant Mr Webb 5(61) 1872 125 acres and farmhouse, tenant Johnathan Webb, sold to James Goldsmith 5(61) Webb s Farm or Marmion Farm Marmion Road to Elm Grove 1832 Josiah Webb, Land 100 94 1834 Mr Webb 89 1838 Part of Leeke family estate leased to Josiah Webb 5(61) 1839 Josiah Webb 5(61) 1855 Josiah Webb, Marmion Place 35 Western Parade 1807-1850 2,3 White s Farm Wish Farm See Lower Farm See Marshall and Emery
Wish Lane Farm Bradford Road / Elm Grove / Somers Road / St Andrews Road Part of St Peters Park Estate 45 1832 Sold by R.Godman Temple? 1832 11½ acres leased by Temple to Josiah Webb 5(61) 1838 Part of Leeke family estate leased by Josiah Webb 5(61) 1865 Yard - Elm Grove, St Peters Road, St Andrews Road and St Ursula Grove area 42 Woodland Farm Woodland Place Remnants of Church Farm 43
Some families were at different farms over the years Farms Ellis Emery 1841 Milton, James Ellis, 60, Farmer, Mary, 50 171 1841 Lazy Lane, Peter Emery, 50, Farmer, Ann, 50; son Peter, 20 171 1851 Lazy Lane, Peter Emery, 59, Farmer of 40 acres employing 4 outdoor labourers, Ann, 61; son Peter, 34 171 1861 Lazy Lane, Peter Emery, 68, Farmer of 40 acres employing 3 men & 1 boy; Ann, 60; son Peter, 45 171 1871 Lazy Lane, Peter Emery, 80, Retired Farmer, Anna, 85; son Peter, 54, Farmer 171 1881 Lazy Lane Farm Cottage, Peter Emery, 65, Retired Farmer 171 1891 76 London Road, Peter Emery, 74, Retired Farmer living on own means 171 1841 Wish Village, Beach Cottage, Charles Emery, 41, Gardener, Jennett, 40; son Charles, 18; Robert, 1 171 1851 Wish Lane, Charles Emery, 53, Gardener, Jennet, 52; sons Charles, 28, Market Gardener; Robert, 10 171 1861 Beach Farm, Wish Lane, Charles Emery, 63, Gardener employing 2 boys; Sarah, 55; sons Charles, 41, Market Gardener; Robert, 21, Market Gardener 171 1871 5 Marshalls Lane, Robert Emery, 30, Agricultural Labourer, Charlotte, 28; son Robert, 1 171 1881 4 Wish Farm, Robert Emery, 44, Market Gardener, Charlotte, 38; sons Robert, 11; Charles, 4; William, 2 171 1891 32 Leopold Street, Robert Emery, 51, Gardener, Charlotte, 49; sons Robert, 20, Gardener; Charles, 16, Farm Servant; William, 13 171 1901 44 Wainscott Road, Robert Emery, 27, Gardener; brothers William, 21, Gardener; Henry, 19, Gardener 171 1911 12 Prince Albert Street, Robert Emery, 41, Market Gardener; brother Harry, 28, Market Gardener 171 Flowers Foot Gauntlett 1881 3 & 5 Crasswell Street, Edward G Flowers, 29, Potato Merchant, Jessie, 32 171 1891 28 Crasswell Street, Edward G Flowers, Potato Merchant, 39, Jessie, 42; sons Albert, 7; Ernest, 4; Sidney, 2; Stanley, 4m 171 1901 Baffins Farm, Edward Flowers, 49, Farmer; son Ernest, 14; Sidney, 12; Stanley, 10 171 1911 Baffins Farm, Edward George Flowers, 59, General Merchant, Jessie, 62; sons Ernest, 24, General Merchant; Sidney, 22, Builder; Stanley, 20, Builder s Apprentice 171 1881 11 Napier Road, George Foot, 23, Gardener, Sarah, 20 171 1891 52 Langley Road, George Foot, 38, Agricultural Labourer, Sarah, 30; sons James, 7; William, 4; Thomas, 2 171 1901 Moneyfield Lane, George Foot, 43, Market Gardener, Sarah, 40; sons James, 17, Market Gardener; George, 15, Market Gardener; Thomas, 12; Charles, 9; Arthur, 3 171 1911 Tangier House, Tangier Road, George Foot, 53, Farmer, Sarah, 50; sons Thomas, 22, Farmers son; Charles, 19, Farmers son; Arthur, 13; Bertie, 8 171 Beach Farm? 1841 Fratton Lane, James Gauntlett, 42, Agricultural Labourer, Louisa, 40; son George, 13; Henry, 1 171
1851 Wish Lane, James Gauntlett, 53, Gardener, Cesia, 50; sons George, 23, Gardener; James, 10; Frederick, 6 171 1861 Wish Lane, James Gauntlett, 65, Farmer of 9 acres employing 2 Labourers, Jane, 59; sons Henry J, 20 171 1871 33 Albert Road, Louisa Gauntlett, 69, Market Gardener; son Frederick, 26, Market Gardener 171 1881 Albert Road, farm no name, Frederick Gauntlett, 36, Market Gardener employing 2 men & 1 boy, Lydia, 30; son Frederick, 7; James, 4 171 1891 Richmond House, Fawcett Road, Frederick Gauntlett, 46, Retired Farmer, Lydia, 39; son Frederick J, 17, Marine Engine Apprentice; James, 15 171 1851 Milton, John Gauntlett, 35, Cow Keeper, Jane, 32; son John, 15; Charles, 5 171 1861 28 St Marys Road, John Gauntlett, 43, Market Gardener, Jane, 39; John, 22, Cow Keeper; Charles, 16, Market Gardener; Henry, 3 171 1871 10 Milton Lane, John Gauntlett, 55, Master Market Gardener, Jane, 52; son Henry, 12 171 1881 38 St Marys Road, John Gauntlett, 64, Market Gardener, Jane, 61; son Henry, 22, Dairyman 171 1891 St Marys Farm, between 85 & 87 St Marys Road, John Gauntlett, 74, Farmer, Jane, 71; Henry, 32, Milk Dairyman 171 Goldsmith Harvey Hastings Hill House 1841 Milton, James Goldsmith, 66, Ann, 70; son James, 35, Farmer, Elizabeth, 27; John, 1 171 1851 Milton, James Goldsmith, 76, Ann, 79; son James, 46, Farmer, Elizabeth, 37; James, 14; John, 11 171 1861 Milton Farm, James Goldsmith, 56, Farmer 150A employs 7 men & 2 boys, Elizabeth, 46; son James, 24 1871 Milton House, James Goldsmith, 64, Landowner, Elizabeth, 56; Son James, 34, Landowner & Farmer employing 8 men & 3 boys 171 1881 1 Milton Road, James Goldsmith, 75, Farmer, Elizabeth, 66; son James, 44, Farmer 171 1891 Milton Farm, James Goldsmith, 85, Farmer, son James, 54 171 1901 Milton Farm, James Goldsmith, 64, Farmer 1871 2 Priors Lane, George Harvey, 24, Master Dairyman, Eliza, 25; son George, 5 171 1881 Baffins Farm, 1 Tangiers, George Harvey, 35, Farmer of 500 acres, employed 25 labourers, 5 boys, Eliza, 35; George, 15, Farmer; Harry, 12; Andrew, 6; Richard, 2 171 See Anglesea Farm 1901 59 Malta Road, Harry Hastings, 43, Brickmaker, Harriet, 35; sons William J.G, 17, General Labourer; Alfred G, 10; Albert, 6; Archibald, 2 171 1911 Anglesea Cottage, Asylum Road, Harry Hastings, 53, Market Gardener, Harriet, 45; sons Alfred, 20, Gardener; Ernest, 16, Gardener; Archibald, 12; George, 9; Percy, 7; Arthur, 1 171 See Baffins Farm See Anglesea Farm and dairies
Jolliffe 1841 Eastney Farm, Robert Jolliffe, 30, Yeoman, Thirza, 30 171 1851 Lazy Lane, Robert Jolliffe, 40, Farmer of 186 acres employing 17 labourers, 40; son Robert E, 7; Ellis W, 4, George Henry, 8m Father-in-law James Ellis, 74 171 1861 Lazy Lane, Fratton Farm, Robert Jolliffe, 50, Farmer of 157 acres employing 3 labourers, 3 boys & 6 women; Thirza, 51; son George Henry, 10; Arthur, 9 171 1871 Fratton or Specks Farm, Robert Jolliffe, 60, Farmer of 200 acres employing 6 women, 5 boys & 12 men, son Ellis, 24, Farmer of 32 acres employing 1 boy, 4 women & 5 men; sons George, 20, Farmer, Arthur, 18, Solicitor s Clerk 171 1881 Lazy Lane Farm House, Ellis Jolliffe, 34, Yeoman farmer, farming 100 acres, employs 8 labourers, 2 boys and 4 women, Clara, 30 171 1881? Eastney Farm, George Jolliffe, 60 acres, employs 5 men, 2 boys and 2 women 171 Langford Marshall Russell Stephens See Copnor Farm 1841 Wish Village, Thomas Marshall, 30, Gardener, Maria; sons Thomas, 13; Charles, 2 171 1861 Wish Lane, Thomas Marshall, 53, Market Gardener employing 3 agricultural labourers & 2 boys cultivating 24 acres, Maria, 53; sons Charles, 21, Agricultural Labourer ; George William, 17, Agricultural Labourer ; Albert, 15 171 1871 1 Marshalls Lane, Albert Marshall, 25, Market Gardener, Mary, 28; brother, Charles, 32, Agricultural Labourer; father Thomas Marshall, 64, Dairyman 171 1881 Wish Farm, Albert Marshall, 35, Market Gardener, Mary, 67; father Thomas, 75, Dairyman 171 1891 Rhododendron, Milton Road, Albert Marshall, 45, Farm Labourer, Mary, 43 171 1851 Stamshaw, John P Russell, 65, Dockyard Foreman, Clarissa, 62; son Thomas B, 30, Bank Clerk; Henry, 21, Farm Bailiff 171 1861 Kingston Crescent, Thomas Russell, 41, Brewer, Mary, 30 171 1871 Manor Farm, Thomas B Russell, 50, Yeoman Farmer of 120 acres employing 7 men, 3 women & 1 boy, Mary, 40; son Thomas F, 8; Percy, 6; Harold, 1 171 1881 9 Copnor Road, Thomas Russell, 60, Farmer of 120 acres, employing 9 men and 1 boy; son Harold H, 11 171 1891 Manor House, Copnor Road, Thomas Russell, 70, Farmer & Market Gardener, son Arnold, 21, Solicitor 171 1841 James Stephens, 45, Farmer at Copnor, Mary, 40; son William 7 171 1851 James Stephens, 56, Farmer at Milton 200A employing 8 labourers, Mary, 50; son William Augustus, 17; son-in-law Henry Bransbury, 22, Brewer 171 1861 James Stephens, 66, Farmer Manor Farm 190A employing 8men & 3 boys, Mary, 60; son William, 28, Elizabeth, 25; Edmund,10m 171 1871 Milton Farm, James Stephens, 76, Retired Farmer, granddaughter Mary Bransbury 171 1871 Milton Farm, William A Stephens, 37, Farmer of 83¾A employing 5 men & 3 boys, Elizabeth, 35; sons James, 10; Thomas, 8; William, 6 171
1881 7 Copnor Road (next to Harvest Home, 8) William A Stephens, 47 Farmer of 19 acres employing 2 men, Elizabeth, 45; son James, 20, Farmer; Thomas, 18; William, 16 171 1841 Copnor, James Stephens, Market Gardener, 21, Esther, 22; son James, 7m 171 1851 Copnor. James Stephens, 30, Farmer of 180 acres employing 13 labourers, Esther, 31; sons, James, 10; William, 5 171 1861 Copnor Road, near Harvest Home, James Stephens, 40, Farmer of 110 acres, Esther, 41; son William Henry, 17 171 1871 9 Copnor Road, James Stevens, 50, farmer of 100 acres employing 6 men & 1 boy, Esther, 51 171 1881 2 Osborne Terrace, Commercial Road, James Stephens, 60, Retired Farmer, Hester, 61 171 Stride Wellstead 1871 23 Anglesea Lane, Henry Stride, 38, Gardener, Elizabeth, 37; sons Henry, 12; John, 10; Frederick, 6; Alfred, 4 171 1881 24 Anglesea Lane, Henry Stride, 48, Gardner, Elizabeth, 48; sons John, 20; Frederick, 16; Alfred, 14; William, 8 171 1841 Fratton Lane, George Wellstead, 36, Yeoman, Amelia, 35; sons George, 13, William, 10; Henry, 4; John, 2; Frederick, 2m 171 1851 Back of Trafalgar, George Wellstead, 44, Market Gardener, Amelia, 44; sons William, 20, Carpenter, Henry, 14; John, 12 171 1861 Trafalgar Farm, George Wellsteed, 54, Yeoman, Amelia, 55; son John, 22, Labourer 171 1871 near Cremorne Gardens, Milton Road, George Welsteed, 63, farmer of 50A, employing 3 men & 1 boy, Amelia, 64; son George, 16 171 1861 12 Cherry Garden Lane, George Wellsteed, 57, Market Gardener, Lucy, 62 171 1871 Cherry Garden Lane, George Wellstead, 65, Retired Market Gardener, Lucy, 70 171 Wellsteed 1871 42 London Road near Pitts Lane, Henry T.W Wellsteed, 34, Market Gardener, Ann, 33; son Harry E, 8 1881 Milton Road, Tomes(Sic should be Domer) Farm, Henry Wellsteed, 44, Farmer of 90 acres employing 4 labourers, Annie, 43; son Harry, 18 171 1891 At Portchester
Farmhouses Pig Sties -1901 Thomas Leach, Brandon Road 95 1901 W.H.Hodges, Powerscourt Road 95 1904 Jeremiah Sansbury, Hill Lane 95 1904 Thomas Stride, Asylum Road 95 Airport Service Road Highrove Farhouse Later became clubhouse for airport 9 Demolished Asylum Road/Milton Road 1900 Milton Farmhouse, Milton 1 1911 Milton Farm House, Asylum Road/Milton Road 1 119 Copnor Road 1929 Farmhouse 192 24 Cottage Grove 1966 Farmhouse? Froddington Farm House 1881 171 Green Road Kingston Crescent Farmhouse at rear of Gloucester Terrace Kingston House demolished 1975/6 believed to be farmhouse 9 No was house of brewery owner See Kingston Brewery 70 Knox Road 1800s Cottage Style Farmhouse built? 9 Lazy Lane Farmhouse 1881 171 Palmerston Road / Villiers Road 1966 Farmhouse? Demolished 155 Queens Road Built late 1800s believed to be part of farm 9 (Does not fit as in middle of terrace?)
Farmer's Burials Goldsmiths: Milton Churchyard James 1755-1838 James 1774-1855 James 1805-1892 James 1837-1911 Hunts: Milton Churchyard Francis 1827-1879 George Edward Kent Kingston Cemetery Other Farmer details James Goldsmith 1806 Born at Milton 171 Wife Elizabeth, born Guildford 171 1837 Son James born at Milton 171 Not sure if farmer 1904 John Baker Goldsmith of Fareham, footway in Milton Lane closed 95