Article appearing in the December 1993 issue of the Sussex Family Historian.

Volume 10 No. 8, page 313

ADMISSIONS REGISTERS TO ST. JOSEPH'S ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL 1891-1938

Address 1891-1938 Milton Road, Brighton, Sussex.

Address 1993 Davey Drive, Hollingdean, Brighton, East Sussex.

R. C. Grant. 41 Osborne Road, Brighton, East Sussex BNl 6LR


The other day I was fortunate enough to see the originals of our old school registers. They were en route to the County Record Office for safe keeping but I was able to inspect them overnight. Being unable and unwilling to copy all 1,850 entries I felt the least I could do was to list those Catholics who left the school for other countries. The details are below.

For any other members who had Catholic ancestors who were educated in this Brighton school, or may have been pupils there themselves, the records will now be at Lewes for your investigation. Regrettably I cannot afford time to undertake searches in these books for members. However, the pupils and I would be interested to hear from anyone who has past links with the school.


Entry Name........... Date of Birth..Came from.... Left School Destination

45.... John Scullin......... 1. 2.1892...................... 1. 2.1906 America

112... Cecil Hollamby...... 22. 4.1900..................... 31. 7.1913 Australia

152... John Bollamby ...... 18. 4.1902..................... 31. 7.1913 Australia

510... Elix Hollamby....... 20. 8.1905.. .................. 31. 7.1913 Australia

1035.. Violet Pitch........ 10.11.1912.. .................. 20.11.1925 Australia

162... Niell Baker......... 14. 3.1898.. Portslade......... 19. 4.1907 Canada

208... Herbert Weedon....... 2. 7.1900.. Hove.............. 10.10.1906 Canada

209... Ellen Weedon ........ 6. 7.1897.. Hove.............. 19.10.1906 Canada

476... Mary L Pett......... 19. 7.1903...................... 1. 8.1912 Canada

477... CatMeen E Pett...... 17. 1.1905...................... 1. 8.1912 Canada

604... James Pett.......... 20. 1.1907...................... 1. 8.1912 Canada

506... Harold S Mead........ 1. 6.1899.. London............ 30.11.1910 Canada

507... Philip A Mead....... 18. 9.1900.. London............ 30.11.1910 Canada

1006...Tennis Brand......... 1. 7.1911.. Canada............ 12.10.1922 Canada

1033.. Faith Page........... 7. 6.1913...................... 9. 9.1921 Canada

1355.. Edward Criddle....... 1. 8.1920.. Ontario............ 6.11.1928 Canada

834... Gertrude McDonald... 29.11.1903.. Dublin............ 20.12.1916 Dublin

978... Irene Daly.......... 25. 8.1908.. Dublin............. 9. 9.1921 Dublin

979... John Daly........... 10. 3.1910.. Dublin............. 9. 9.1921 Dublin

1595.. Eileen Merryman...... 2. 9.1927.. Shorncliffe........ 1. 3.1935 Dublin

1586.. Christian Merryman.. 12. 4.1929.. Shornclfffe........ 1. 3.1935 Dublin

122... Eleanor Curtis ..... 25.11.1899..................... 11. 5.1906 Ireland

509... Henry L Murphy....... 4. 7.1901.. Dublin............ 27. 7.1911 Ireland

511... Mary J Murphy....... 31. 5.1905.. Dublin............ 27. 7.1911 Ireland

1352.. Mary Kate Carr...... 27. 6.1917.. Shannon............ 5.11.1928 Ireland

1353.. Margaret Carr ...... 21. 8.1918.. Shannon............ 5.11.1928 Ireland

1354.. Annie Carr.......... 21. 2.1921.. Shannon............ 5.11.1928 Ireland

1530.. Margaret Spreadbury..l2. 1.1923..................... 28. 8.1932 Ireland

1707.. Cathleen Gleeson.... 24. 2.1929.. Hay Heath......... 29. 7.1937 Ireland

1822.. Catherine Larcombe.. 12. 5.1932.. Rottingdean........ 3. 8.1939 Ireland

806... Hippolyte Goursinon. 16. 3.1907.. Scotland.......... 22.11.1917 France

850... Gaston Goursinon.... 31. 4.1910.. Scotland.......... 22.11.1917 France

919... Margaret Scbnider.... 2.10.1910..................... 31. 7.1919 Germany

1639.. Luke Moneypenny..... 14.10.1926.. West Chiltington... 7. 3.1940 West Africa