STRANGE in Sussex

1. PARISHES
Brighton - St Michael's Church
Marriage:
1854 Aug 21. John Christopher STRANGE 26, Painter son of William Henry STRANGE Plasterer, married Sarah BARBER, 24 daughter of Charles Barber (Builder) witnesses James WATTA and Elizabeth CHILDS Brighton Registration District Reference Volume 2b Page 274

Brighton - St Peter's Church
Baptisms:
1855 Jan 07 William Henry STRANGE son of John Christopher & Sarah (nee BARBER) STRANGE Painter of Buckingham St, Brighton
1858 Jun 06 Fanny Margaret STRANGE dau of John Christopher & Sarah STRANGE, Painter of Oxford St, Brighton (Lawrence's ancestor)
1860 Jul 08 John Charles STRANGE son of John Christopher & Sarah STRANGE Painter of Oxford Street, Brighton, Sussex

Brighton - St Nicholas Church
Baptisms:
1837 Jan 22 George STRANGE son of George and Mary STRANGE of Carlton Hill Brighton, Lab
1846 Apr 12 Eliza daughter of George and Mary Strange of Ivory Place, Servant
1847 Aug 22 Esther daughter of George and Mary Strange of Ivory Place, Flyman
1856 Jun 01 Alfred Barber son of John Christopher and Sarah Strange of Fleet St. Painter.
1871 Oct 15 Gertrude Mary; Arthur Tennant Strange and Mary; living at Upper North St, a Solicitors Clerk
1871 Oct 15 Helen Maud; Arthur Tennant Strange and Mary; living at Upper North St, a Solicitors Clerk
1871 Oct 15 Herbert William; Arthur Tennant Strange and Mary; living at Upper North St, a Solicitors Clerk

Burials:
1841 Apr 08 Richard Strange of Jubilee St age 2 yrs *Died of smallpox by Coroners Warrant
1841 Apr 27 Mark Strange of Jubilee St infant *Died of smallpox by Coroners Warrant
1845 Jun 15 William Strange of Ivory Place age 1
1846 Feb 26 Mary Strange, Workhouse, age 3
1850 Aug 16 Esther Strange of Ivory Place, age 3yrs
1853 Jan 03 James Strange, Workhouse, age 52yrs,

1884 Pages Directory Brighton Sussex:
Miss E STRANGE Milliner,1Clifton Place, Brighton

Hove
1832 or 1837 Poll Book
John STRANGE Hove Independant, Hove Villa, Baverstock Square, Hove Sussex

Shoreham
1901 Census New Shoreham Sussex
William Strange 31 General Lab. b West Hanney Berks
Sophia Strange 30 General Lab. b West Hanney Berks

2. CENSUS RECORDS
1841
Brighton
HO 107/1121 Folio 14. St Peters Eno Dist 18, Jubilee Street
Sarah Strange 25 Ostler Yes

1851
Brighton
(See Barbara Lawrence's information under Kent)
HO107/1644
15 Upper Rock Gardens. BRIGHTON Sussex
Fanny STRANGE Adopted dau S 36           b Middx.London
                  HO107/1645/230
James STRANGE                42               b c1809 Frimley, SRY
                  HO107/1645/338/392
Living at 21 Ivory Place
George STRANGE     Head      44 Coachman      b Isleworth, MDX
Mary STRANGE       Wife      34               b Isleworth, MDX
Sarah STRANGE      Dau        9               b Shermanbury SSX
Eliza STRANGE      Dau        5               b Brighton SSX
Samuel STRANGE     Son        3 mths          b Brighton SSX

HO107/1645/400/392
25 Richmond Road Brighton Sussex with Charles Richard Vick, Postmaster.
George STRANGE          S    15 Stableboy

1881
Botolphs RG11/1101/7/8
Railway Cottages
William STRANGE    Head M    36 Platelayer ont b Hanney Berks (one of Stan Judge's rellies)
Mary Jane STRANGE Wife M    34                b Hanney Berks
William STRANGE    Son       10                b Hanney Berks
Sarah STRANGE      Dau        8                b Hanney Berks
Emma STRANGE       Dau        6                b Hanney Berks
Alice STRANGE      Dau        3                b Lyford Berks
Ada STRANGE        Dau        1                b Botolphs Sussex

Brighton
RG11/1076/63
12 Grafton St
M A H STRANGE      Head W     51 (Lodger) Income from land b Walworth Middx
Helen STRANGE           S     20 Income from Land        b Mitcham Surrey

RG11/1083/86
29 Coleman St
Thomas J STRANGE   Head M     44 Baker          b MiddxLondon
Maria STRANGE      Wife M     43 Laundress      b Ashton Surrey
Annie STRANGE      Dau        22 Dressmaker     b Brighton Sussex
Annie E. MARSH     Gdau       10 m              b Brihton, Sussex

RG11/1084/22/38
24 Howard Rd
John STRANGE       Head M     53 House Painter (Unemployed) b London, Middlesex
Sarah STRANGE      Wife M     52                b Brighton, Sussex
Albert STRANGE     Son S     18 Carpenter (Unemployed) b Brighton, Sussex
Martha STRANGE     Dau        12 Domestic Servant       b Brighton, Sussex
George STRANGE     Son        10 Scholar        b Brighton, Sussex

RG11/1087/39
21 Ann Street
Sarah STRANGE      ServS      15 Gen Servant    b Brighton Sussex

RG11/1090/148
In Race Hill Workhouse
Thomas STRANGE     Head W Pauper Coachman (dom) b Farnham Surrey (no age)

RG11/1091/88/35
37 Duke Street
Mary STRANGE mother-in-law    64 W Nurse Monthly   b Shermanbury Sussex
George STRANGE brother-in-law 44 S General servant b Brighton Sussex

RG11/1093/13/18
20 Regency Sq
Ellen STRANGE      Serv S     32 Parlourmaid    b Harmondsworth Middx

RG11/1094/56/38
1 Clifton Place
Eleanor STRANGE    Head       43 Milliner       b Wokingham, Berkshire

Chichester St Bartholomew
Orchard Street
Robert Henry STRANGE Head M 40 Fellmonger Staleybridge, Dorset
Julia STRANGE Wife M 40 Laundress Somerset
John STRANGE Son 12 Scholar Chichester, Sussex
Julia STRANGE Dau 8 Scholar Chichester, Sussex
Henry Robert STRANGE Son 6 Scholar Chichester, Sussex
Maurice Samuel STRANGE Son 4 Scholar Chichester, Sussex
James B. STRANGE Son 2 Chichester, Sussex
E. STRANGE Dau 1 Chichester, Sussex

Chichester Subdeanery
RG11/1128/48
Southgate
Thomas STRANGE Serv S 19 Bake Sherbourne Dorset

Cuckfield
RG11/1062/76/18
2 Highlands
Ann Matilda STRANGE Head S 44 Dividends East Hampstead, Berkshire
Sarah Ann STRANGE Sistr S 38 Dividends East Hampstead, Berkshire

Eastbourne
RG11/1038/127
2 Lismore Road
Neville STRANGE Head M 38 Draper & Costumier Tunbridge Wells Kent
Mary E STRANGE Wife M 36 Bishopsbourne Kent
Edward C STRANGE Son 10 Eastbourne Sussex
George N[eville] STRANGE Son 8 Eastbourne Sussex
Henry D STRANGE Son 7 Eastbourne Sussex
Alfred L STRANGE Son 5 Eastbourne Sussex
Hilder STRANGE Dau 3 Eastbourne Sussex
Alice H STRANGE Dau 5 m Eastbourne Sussex

Frant
RG11/1049/89/24
23 Frant Rd
Amelia STRANGE Serv U 29 Nurse Dom Wokingham, Berkshire

Hastings - St Mary In The Castle
RG11/1025/57/38
9 Whitefriars Rd
Kate M. STRANGE Board U 24 Machinist Sewing Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Hastings - St Michael
From: Alan Carter - here is the entry for our Strange family
Debbie Williams' mother is Elizabeth Anne STRANGE born 21 May 1929 daughter of Frank born 5 July 1893 in Hastings he was a son of Alfred W. below.
I'll get the marriage details from her, if she knows. Elizabeth Anne Strange married Norman Victor Poynton of Liverpool, must have been c1950. (Note from Graham Price - Norman Victor Poynton of Liverpool was my second cousin once removed; he passed on in 1975 and is laid to rest by his wife Frances (first wife who- died 1950s, so looks like he married again and they had Debbie). Debbie Williams will then be my third cousin. If anyone knows of Debbie or Alan Carter, could they please get in touch..)

RG11/1027/63/40
7 Stratford Place,
Francis T. STRANGE Head M 57 Hosier & Glover London, Middlesex
Charlotte M. STRANGE Wife M 50 London St Clement Danes, Middlesex
Alfred W. STRANGE Son U 28 Assistant London Clerkenwell
Frank E. STRANGE Son 9 Scholar Silverhill, Sussex

Hove
RG/1098/57
56 Goldstone Road, Brighton Sussex
John STRANGE Head M 21 Groom Unempl+ Brighton Sussex (Barbara's line)
Alice STRANGE Wife M 20 Brighton Sussex

Lancing
RG11/1103/50
Gas Works
Herbert Pinckney STRANGE 17 Scholar Dulverton Somerset

Littlehampton
RG11/1120/90
42 South Terrace
Alice STRANGE Pupil 17 Scholar Chelsea London
Eliza J STRANGE Pupil 16 Scholar Chelsea London

Newhaven
RG11/1073/44
Bridge House
Albert STRANGE Board S 21 Engine Fitter Hove Sussex

RG11/1073/75
Sea Side Dist No 20 Huts
James STRANGE Board S 52 Messenger Liverpool

Ore
RG11/1021/78
Fern Side
Harriett STRANGE Serv S 25 Gen Servant to George Haggar Clerkenwell Middx

1891
Steyning
RG12/0825/3/31/11
77a Pages Garden
William STRANGE Lodger S 22 ag lab BRK West Haney

RG12/0825/3/33/16
114 High Street
William STRANGE Head M 46 platelayer (railway) b BRK Hanney (sick)
Mary J STRANGE Wife M 44 BRK Hanney
Emma STRANGE Dau 16 BRK Hanney
Alice STRANGE Dau 14 BRK Lyford
Ada STRANGE Dau 11 BRK Bottolphs
Minnie STRANGE Dau 9 BRK Bottolphs
Florence J STRANGE Dau 6 BRK Bottolphs
David STRANGE Son 4 BRK Bottolphs

From Kit Strange
I am interested particularly in the south coast STRANGE branches
Robert Christopher 'Kit' Strange 1954, Chichester son of
Robert Peter Strange 1930, Chichester son of
Robert Henry Strange, 1901 (I think), Chichester son of
Robert [Harold?] Strange, 187?, Chichester

From: Janet McBride December 2006
Looking for info on Alice strange poss birth abt 1878. had a son called Albert Edward Bazen c1897, possible father Thomas Bazen possibly from Portsmouth, Beeding or Baring area.

I have been having some luck with the census returns and think I may have unraveled some of our mystery. However, none of it is proven as yet. I'm little stuck as to how to prove any of it as the person in the middle of it all is baby Albert Edward b 1897 who was known as Albert Edward Bazen in later life and said that he was illegitimate and that he was brought up by an aunt and his mother then went on to have more children and she died young. I can't find any Albert Edward Bazen references but have found Albert Strange in a family where everything else fits. Unfortunately his birth certificate shows him as Albert Edward Bazen and appears to say that Alice and father Thomas Bazen were married. There are no references for this and we have no explanation as to why he would be Albert Strange as a child and then become Bazen in adult life;.other than that he joined the navy as a young boy (poss age 9 or 10) and maybe then he would have used his father's name and it stuck.
I see from this website there is William Strange the railway line worker in 1881 and say he is one of Stan Judge's Rellies.
Here is what I have come up with
1891 Census Steyning, Sussex - See above:

1881 Census, Botolphs, Shoreham, Sussex, Railway Cottages, RG11; Piece: 1101; Folio: 7; Page: 4;
Father: William Strange 36, Head, Platelayer On The Line , born Hanney, Berkshire, England
Wife Mary Jane
Household Members:Charles Anscombe 17; Ada Strange 1; Alice Strange 3; Emma Strange 6;
Mary Jane Strange 34; Sarah Strange 8; William Strange 36; William Strange 10

In 1901 - the father appears to have died.
Death Sep 1897 William Strange 52   Steyning 2b 190

Mother is living with daughter Ada - now shown as Ada Tuck married but no sign of husband who I think she married Jan-Mar 1901.
Marriage
Q1 1901 Ada STRANGE to William JohnTuck Steyning 2b 429

Also, there is a 3 year-old Albert Strange which we think may well be Alice's son Albert Edward Strange - who later took on his father's name of Albert Edward Bazen. The census shows him as son of the mother who is 52 years old which seems unlikely.

1901 Steyning, Sussex Census RG13; Piece: 947; Folio: 54; Page: 9; Sched 50
Albert Ed Strange 3 Son Mother's name: Mary Jane born:     Broadwater, Sussex, England
Household Members:
Mary Ann Mace 82 (boarder/lodger); Albert Ed Strange 3 son (although we suspect this is actually Alice's son);
David Strange 14 son; Florence S Strange 16 dau; Mary Jane Strange 52 (widow)
Ada Tuck 21 (married) .

Meanwhile - although not possible to prove - Alice appears to be working nearby as a servant in 1901:
1901 Steyning Sussex RG13; Piece: 947; Folio: 27; Page: 11. Census
Alice Strange Servant 24 born: Wantage, Berkshire domestic servant
Household Members: GOULD family
Alice Strange   24

It looks like Alice then went on to Marry in 1906

Marriage
Q4 1906 Alfred DALMON to Alice STRANGE Steyning 2b     667

Death Q1 1908
Alice Dalmon 31 Brighton 2b     160
She may have had some of the following children in this time (possibly before her marriage). Note that one is called Alfred the same as her husband.

Births Q1 1906
Alfred Leslie Dalmon Steyning
Stanley James Dalmon   Steyning

Birth Q3 1907
George Edward Dalmon Steyning

Alfred then appears to marry again in 1913
Q1 1913 Alfred Dalmon to Ada E Thurley Steyning

If baby Albert Strange is Albert Edward Bazen then he had a son also called Albert Edward Bazen who joined the RAF and died in a plane crash in 1950. I found this posting on an RAF site which gave us lots of info to follow up on; from 'Last Take Off':
"5 April 1950 Wellington T10 NC615 2ANS West of Horam, E Sussex. The a/c was descending in a very steep dive and at about 1000' it broke up. The reason for the initial dive could not be established. Pilot II Gordon James MURDOCH, Signaller II Albert Edward BAZEN, F/Lt Harry SELMAN F/Lt William Alfred RYDE".