A History of Wandsworth Common

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IN PROGRESS — NOT FOR PUBLICATION

WHO SIGNED WHAT?

A WHO'S WHO IN THE BATTLE TO SAVE WANDSWORTH COMMON

WHO'S WHO

DEFENDERS OF WC

Who signed what...

[It would be good to add letter-writers. Notice below what a high proportion live at the the north of the Common — where the conflict was most intense. But also where the majority of people lived anyway — the rest of the common was very sparsely populated.]

George Alder, Battersea Rise (May 1868 Memorial)

[numerous refs in "50.15_west_of_st_john_s_Road.pdf"]

John Archbutt, Wandsworth Common (May 1868 Memorial)

Mr. BASS, Battersea (Preservation poster)

Francis R. Bertollacci [sp? Mr. F. BERTOLACCI?), Park Road, New Wandsworth (May 1868 Memorial) (Preservation poster)

Ambrose P. Boyson, Wandsworth Common (May 1868 Memorial)

[James Bevington]

[Samuel Bevington]

Mr. BICKERDIKE, Elm Terrace, St. John's Hill (Preservation poster — Secretary)

John BUCKMASTER, St. John's Hill (May 1868 Memorial) (Preservation poster — Secretary)

H. Brown, Cornwall Villa, Wandsworth Common (May 1868 Memorial)

William Carter, Althorp House, Wandsworth Common (May 1868 Memorial)

Wm. Compton Smith, Ivy Lodge, St. John's hill (May 1868 Memorial)

Mr. CONDER, Park Road (Preservation poster).

John Costeker, St. John's hill (May 1868 Memorial)

Edward Coventry, Wandsworth Common (May 1868 Memorial)

[= ? Mr. MILLIS COVENTRY, Wandsworth Common (Preservation poster).

CUMMINS, Nightingale Lane (Preservation poster)

James Du Buisson, Wandsworth Common (May 1868 Memorial)

Hubert de Carteret, Spencer Road (May 1868 Memorial)

C. ECCLES, Lavender Sweep (Preservation poster)

Charles Gray, Chestnut Villa, Wandsworth Common (May 1868 Memorial)

Mr. GREVALLE, Lavender Hill (Preservation poster) [Isn't he named "Gravelle" in a letter to a newspaper sometime?]

C. M. Hanson, Spencer Road (May 1868 Memorial)

Mr. HUNTER. Louvaine Road (Preservation poster) [Yes, this IS the famous Robert HUNTER].

J. S. Jenkinson, Vicar of Battersea (May 1868 Memorial)

G. JENNINGS, Nightingale Lane (Preservation poster).

J. D. Keighley, Ashdown, Wandsworth Common (May 1868 Memorial)

Mr. C. LAMBERT, Wandsworth Common (Preservation poster — Treasurer)

James LORD, St. John's Hill (May 1868 Memorial) (Preservation poster — Treasurer)

Andrew McKay, Park Road, New Wandsworth (May 1868 Memorial)

James Mudie, Park Road, New Wandsworth (May 1868 Memorial)

Paul Oppitz, Vardens Road (May 1868 Memorial)

Mr. OULDS, 25, Lavender Road (Preservation poster)

G. H. Page, Spencer Road (May 1868 Memorial)

E. R. RANSOME, Rushmere Cottage, Wandsworth Common (May 1868 Memorial) (Preservation poster)

Mr. J. ROSE [James Anderson Rose], Nightingale Lane. [NB also his brother William, Upper Tooting.]

Mr. N. SENIOR, Lavender Hill (Preservation poster) [Nassau Senior]

G. H. Swounell [sic? Swannell?], Wandsworth Common (May 1868 Memorial)

TOM TAYLOR, Lavender Sweep

Mr. WARRINGTON, Nightingale Lane (Preservation poster)

T. S. Watson, The Gables, Wandsworth Common. (May 1868 Memorial)

Alexander Webster, 25, Oberstein Road (May 1868 Memorial)

Mr. H. WHITING. Lavender Hill

Mr. M. WHITING. Lavender Hill

H. W. M. Wilson, Spencer Road (May 1868 Memorial)

1868 Memorial — from How the Battle for WC was Fought

[Notice some baddies!]

J. S. Jenkinson, Vicar of Battersea.

E. R. Ransome, Rushmere Cottage, Wandsworth Common.

H. Brown, Cornwall Villa, Wandsworth Common.

J. D. Keighley, Ashdown, Wandsworth Common.

Charles Gray, Chestnut Villa, Wandsworth Common.

William Carter, Althorp House, Wandsworth Common.

George Alder, Battersea Rise.

G. H. Page, Spencer Road.

C. M. Hanson, Spencer Road.

Hubert de Carteret, Spencer Road.

Paul Oppitz, Vardens Road.

G. H. Swounell, Wandsworth Common.

John Costeker, St. John's hill.

Wm. Compton Smith, Ivy Lodge, St. John's hill.

Alexander Webster, 25, Oberstein Road.

H. W. M. Wilson, Spencer Road.

James Mudie, Park Road, New Wandsworth.

Francis R. Bertolacci, Park Road, New Wandsworth.

John Archbutt, Wandsworth Common.

Andrew McKay, Park Road, New Wandsworth.

Ambrose P. Boyson, Wandsworth Common.

T. S. Watson, The Gables, Wandsworth Common.

James Du Buisson, Wandsworth Common.

Edward Coventry, Wandsworth Common.

Mr. Lord and Mr. Buckmaster addressed the Board etc etc

Fund of £5,000 for the Preservation of Wandsworth and Clapham Commons

Subscriptions up to April 14th 1870

[ADD AMOUNTS GIVEN]

H.W.Peek, Esq, MP, £1000.

Battersea Committee

Mr James Lord

Mr M Whiting

Mr Noel Whiting

Mr H Whiting

Mr C Eccles

Revd J S Jenkinson

Mr E R Ransome

Mr C Lambert

Mr J C Buckmaster

Mr Millis Coventry

Mr Hunter

Lady Pollock

Mr Hadfield

Mr Scrivens

Mr J Hewitson

Mr Tom Taylor

Mr Young

Mr Turner (on collecting card)

Mr Clark Butcher

Mr Gravell

Mr Bickerdike (on collecting card)

Mr Conder (on collecting card)

Mr Amor

Mr Creasey

Mr Godfrey

Mr J Horrocks, Stationer

Mr Price

Mr Benison, the Newsman

Wandsworth Committee

Mr James Du Buisson

Mr J.B. Bevington

Mr Ambrose P Boyson

E R Ransome

Mr T S Watson

Mr T S Howell

Mr Edward Coventry

Mr Geoffrey Bevington

Mr Mason (on collecting card)

Mr N G Walsh

Mr C Bell (on collecting card)

Mr W Atkinson (on collecting card)

Mr Messers Gray & Lucas Ironmongers

Mr Heisch

Mr R Moir

Mr T Worsfold, Gardener to J.B. Bevington, Esq.

Mr Working Man named Forrester, at Public Meeting

In consequence of this letter, the following Committee has been organized for collecting the sum specified, viz.:

Treasurers:

Mr. JAMES LORD, St. John's Hill,

Mr. C. LAMBERT, Wandsworth Common,

Secretaries:

Mr. J. C. BUCKMASTER, St. John's Hill,

Mr. BICKERDIKE, Elm Terrace, St. John's Hill,

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Mr. C. ECCLES, Lavender Sweep

Mr. F. BERTOLACCI, Park Road

Mr. CUMMINS, Nightingale Lane

Mr. WARRINGTON, ditto.

Mr. G. JENNINGS, ditto.

Mr. J. ROSE, Nightingale Lane.

____________________

Mr. TOM TAYLOR, Lavender Sweep

Mr. H. WHITING. Lavender Hill

Mr. M. WHITING, ditto

Mr. E. R. RANSOME, Wandsworth Common

Mr. Mr. MILLIS COVENTRY, ditto. Mr.

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Mr. CONDER, Park Road

Mr. BASS, Battersea.

Mr. OULDS, 25, Lavender Road.

Mr. HUNTER. Louvaine Road.

Mr. N. SENIOR, Lavender Hill.

Mr. GREVALLE, Lavender Hill.

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[Keith Bailey August 2021]

INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE WANDSWORTH COMMON CAMPAIGN 1867-71

Name 12/1867 4/1868 3/1870 4/1870 5/1870

Adamson, Thomas 0 0 0 0 xP

Alder, George 0 x 0 0 0

Archbutt, John 0 x 0 0 0

Bass, George 0 0 x 0 0

Batley, ? 0 0 0 xWC 0

Bertolacci, Francis 0 x x 0 0

Bevington, Samuel B x 0 x xC? 0

Bickerdike, George xCnw 0 xS 0 0

Boyson, Ambrose P 0 x 0 xWC 0

Browne, Henry 0 x 0 0 0

Buckmaster, John C* x 0 xS x P

Carter, William 0 x 0 0 0

Carteret, Hubert de 0 x 0 0 0

Compton Smith, William x x 0 0 0

Conder, John 0 0 x x 0

Corthorn, Charles 0 0 0 xWC 0

Costeker, John 0 x 0 0 0

Coventry, Edward Millis 0 x x xWC 0

Cummins, John Blake xCse 0 x 0 0

Dryden, Alfred Erasmus 0 0 0 0 xP

DuBuisson, James 0 x 0 xWC 0

Eccles, Charles 0 0 x x 0

Gammon, Edwin Cnw 0 0 0 0

Gilby, Thomas 0 0 0 0 xP

Gravell, John 0 0 x 0 0

Gray, Charles 0 x 0 0 0

Hanson, Conrad Abben 0 x 0 0 0

Haydon, Charles 0 0 0 xWC 0

Howell, Thomas Symonds 0 0 0 xWC 0

Hunter, Robert 0 0 x x 0

Jenkinson, John Simon 0 x 0 0 0

Jennings, Josiah George xCse 0 x 0 0

Keighley, Thomas Dodd 0 x 0 0 0

Lambert, Charles xT 0 xT 0 0

Lord, James 0 x xT 0 0

Mason, John Gauntlett 0 0 0 xWC 0

McKay, Andrew 0 x 0 0 0

Mudie, James 0 x 0 0 0

Ord, Richard Cnw 0 0 0 0

Oppitz, Paul 0 x 0 0 0

Oulds, George 0 0 x 0 0

Page, George Hunt 0 x 0 0 0

Paine, George North xCnw 0 0 0 0

Ransome, Edward R 0 x x xWC P

Roffe, Thomas (or Henry) 0 0 0 xWC 0

Rose, James Anderson xCse 0 x 0 0

Senior, Nassau 0 0 x 0 0

Swonnell, George 0 x 0 0 0

Taylor, Tom 0 0 x 0 0

Wainwright, James G 0 0 0 xWC 0

Warrington, Richard Silvester xCse 0 x 0 0

Watson, Thomas S 0 x 0 xWC 0

Webster, Alexander 0 x 0 0 0

Whitehead, John 0 0 0 xWC 0

Whiting, Henry 0 0 x 0 0

Whiting, Matthew 0 0 x 0 0

Wilson, Henry 0 x 0 0 0

Wix, Frederick xCnw 0 0 0 0

Key

x Membership recorded

C Committee

se/nw Collectors' Areas

W Wandsworth

P Putney

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