Maxwells of Selborne
The brother of my 5xgt grandfather William Maxwell, was Thomas Maxwell, born in Harting in 1754. Thomas and Elizabeth's son Henry Maxwell, born 1807 in Harting, was by the census of 1841 living in Selborne with his wife Jane and two sons, Henry Thomas Maxwell and George Alfred Maxwell and daughter Emma Jane. Henry was listed as a Grocer and Draper and this business continued into the 1900s, run by his son Henry. Henry Thomas marries Jane Maria Waterman in 1861 and they have three children, George, William and Kate. His sister Emma Jane marries John Waterman in 1868, perhaps a brother of Jane Maria... The last Maxwell in the village, I think, was Henry George Selborne Maxwell, son of George, who lived to a ripe old age of 97! In the introduction to Gilbert White's book 'The Natural History & Antiquities Of Selborne & A Garden Kalendar', the editor Richard Bowdler Sharpe writes - "Mr Henry Maxwell of Selborne, who has helped me so much in the elucidation of the history of the village ...". He goes on to mention Henry Maxwell's memory of carts running through Selborne. He receives a second mention towards the end of the Introduction "...especially Mr Henry Maxwell whose assistance will be more fully acknowledged in the course of a more detailed work which I have in preparation". I hope my research is correct and as I have just discovered my family's connection with Selborne, I would love to read any other memories of the Maxwells of Selborne... I can't wait to visit!
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RE: RE: Maxwells of Selborne
I've been wondering if my great great grandad, Charles Bennett, who was born in Selborne Street, Selborne, in 1828, worked as an assistant for Henry Maxwell. According to the census of 1841 it appears he was, aged thirteen. Charles became a draper in Downing Street, Farnham during the 1850s, then a Master Draper near Market Square, Basingstoke, before going bankrupt during the 1860s! He ended up in Lymington, where the Bennetts owned a drapers in High Street, Lymington. Sadly, Charles died young, aged forty-two, and is buried in Selborne. I saw his grave long ago, at the time not taking much notice, but now, researching family history, I'd love to find his grave again and find out where Henry Maxwell's shop was. I had a suspicion it might have been the art gallery on the Plestor. I wonder if that's so. Jo Clutton Alton, Hants
Comment from Jo Clutton on Sunday, 28th November 2010.