Hi Debbie While searching for history on the house I found this!! http://www.curiousfox.org.uk/uk/mbprof2.lasso?eid=32840&-nothing May be the same family as it is somebody called LEE and worth a shot. It also appears on quite a few gazeteers dated in the 1600s http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/hantsgaz/hantsgaz/s0002858.htm This is an entry on our website Name: Donna Mills Email: [email protected] Name(s) Researching: FOSTER - Godfrey born Park House, Hambledon abt 1839 d.1916 married in 1865 GOODRICH - Elizabeth - Durly Mill d.1908 Hambledon, Hampshire Elizabeth and Godfrey with 8 children came to New Zealand on the 'Canterbury' in 1882. They bought a farm which they renamed 'Park Farm'. We have a book written by an ancestor George Foster dated 1911 - just looking to make contact with anyone who can give us further information Purbrook About a mile to the south of Waterlooville is Purbrook, a residential district stretching outwards on each side of the London road and ending at the top of Ports Down from which there is a magnificent view of Hayling Island, Langstone Harbour, the Solent and the Isle of Wight. Since the 1960s, Purbrook has developed around the Stakes and Crookhorn areas with houses, shops, schools and a golf course. Much of its history is centred around the Deverell family. In 1830 John Deverell moved to the district and, as Lord of the Manor, bought Purbrook Park lands. He built the second Purbrook Park House between 1838-1840 and two schools. Purbrook also gave its name to one of the chain of forts, known as Palmerston's Follies, which string along the top of Ports Down. Built in 1860 at a cost of £92,000, Fort Purbrook was occupied by the Army until 1925. The Navy occupied the Fort in 1947 and it became one of its secret establishments. It now serves as a Youth Activities Centre. The Wayfarers Walk passes near-by and there are some lovely walks linking to Purbrook and Widley and the Portsdown Hill and also out towards Denmead and Hambledon. http://www.havant.gov.uk/havant-2194 Chris and Caroline List Admin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Hayes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 8:34 AM Subject: {not a subscriber} hambledon >I wonder if any one can help. > > My great grandmother was married to a Thomas Lee b1855, who came from a > farming family in Exminster Devon. > My grandmothers birth certificate gives her address for the birth as Park > Hambledon.Date 1895. > We have a picture of Park House Hambledon at home handed down from this > Great grandmother(Rosetta Rundell). > I know the Foster family that lived there did emigrate to new Zealand > about 1890ish.I can find no record of Thomas Lee after her birth > cetificate, although he is deceased on my grandmothers wedding certificate > in 1925. > > I wonder if anyone knows how I acn find out the history of Park House, or > alternatively if there are any sites for checking farms or tenancies in > Hambledon? > I am at a dead end. Any help gratefully received! > Debbie > >