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Restful Days
Many days were spent all over this area for many years with the special man in my life and children. I still spend quiet days there dreaming, remembering all the good years, visiting friends we have there.
An Idilic Childhood
My grandmother, Lillian Kemp, lived at 9 Howard Close. We visited regularly and had the best days running all over the village. Fishing sticklebacks out of the pond, looking for rats at the rubbish dump (!), trying to catch the wild kittens, riding various ponies bare back, raiding orchards for apples, watching the shire horses pulling the brewery dray on Derby Day as they set off from the Chequers pub. We lived full time, briefly, at Howard Close and I attended the school in Breech Lane and sang in the choir at St Peters. Sadly my grandmother passed away in 1971 so those wonderful days were cut short. I have very fond memories of those days
Dudleys in Walton on The Hill
My great-grandfather Henry Dudley grew up in Walton On The Hill, as did many of his ancestors and siblings. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1874. His father Jacob Dudley married my great-great-grandmother Jemima King in 1828 and they had eleven children. Walton On The Hill, I am proud to say, looks every bit as I would have imagined it to be, a beautiful, peaceful and serene location. Next year following my retirement, I will fulfill a lifelong ambition to visit Banstead and all its surrounding counties including of course Walton On The Hill. My family tree is on ancestry.com.uk .
Howards Close
I was born at 23 Howard Close in October 1963. It was a lovely place for children to grow up. A large green and a playground, little traffic, dogs and other residents. Everyone looked out for one another. I attended the infant school and then the junior school in Breech Lane. I was married in Walton church on March 5th 1988, a cold bright day, it snowed in the morning. It is the very best place for riding. I started at a young age and carried on. I have ridden all over Walton Heath, Walton Common, Headly Heath, Epsom Downs and I know all of these areas totally. I really miss such wonderful riding country. I now live in Cornwall but do come back each year to visit.
1972
Married at the wonderful old church of St. Peter's Walton on the Hill, 5th July 1972. At this time, my parents were living at Tudor Court, Walton St. Walton on the Hill, and Mum, owned the shop below, Anne Cleeves. I had been over in NZ for almost two years on a working holiday, and came home with a Kiwi in tow, strict instructions from the parents, if you want to marry, please marry at St Peter's so we did. Loved the area, walked for miles over Walton Heath, even before I left UK for NZ.. as Mum had the business for years there, and we lived in Streatham. Happy memories of a lovely village, what surprised me one day here in NZ, a car came down the lane, now the lane where I am is a no exit, out in the country, and I spoke with the driver, she said you are English, I said yes, lived in Surrey for a bit, she said, her Uncle was there,... Read more
John Rowbottom
My great grandfather lived in Walton in 1891, his name was John Rowbottom and he lived at the forge in Walton Road. He had three sons. One son, William, was born there. His first wife died there in 1890 and he married his housekeeper Jane Cooper. If anyone has any more info please let me know.
William Wilks
I am researching my family tree and believe that William Wilks and his wife Alice lived in Walton on the Hill during the late 1930s early 1940s. He was a nurseryman/gardener by trade. Any information would be very helpful.
Thank you.
