The Body Family
Cromwell Road Brighton
By Ivor Body
My Grandmother Mary Alice Indcox before coming to Brighton and meeting my Grandad J A Body
My dad Gerald Body, 5 Aunties their Nannie and dog Hove or Brighton Beach
Alice Mary Indcox married J A Body New York Lived in Manitoba then returned to Brighton
Harold Body Brighton College died France 1916
The Body's appx 1904 Brighton
The Body's moved from farming in Kent, mainly hops, to Brighton in 1890. J A Body opened a Brewery in Brighton. Had 10 children 5 girls and 5 boys. The Aunties were supposed to have gone to Roedean, but the school found no trace of them. The uncles went to Brighton College. One Harold went to Canada via the Montreal Bank London. Joined the Canadian Volunteer force. Was injured in France and hospitalized in England. Returned to France and died 1916 at Mount Sorrell Ypres. He is remembered in the Brighton college book and on the memorial plaque in the school chapel also the Montreal Book of the dead. My Grand father played Rugby for England in the 2nd and 3rd official internationals against Scotland at Glasgow 1872 and the London Oval 1873. He is listed on the ESPNSCRUM site and had a article on the site in November 2010 appx 140 years later.He went to Tonbridge school and with 3 other old boys formed the very successful Gypsies R F C. He married Mary Alice Indcox in New York and set up home in Canada opened a Flax Oil Works at Point Douglas Avenue and lived at 9 George Avenue Winnipeg. Two of his children were born Winnipeg Hospital Mabel and Frederick.The latter married Bella Alvina Whitely and had two children after returning to Canada from Brighton. James Alfred returned to Brighton and lived in Cromwell road. None of the aunties ever married, but had successful employment. Three of the uncles married and had children. J A Body returned to Kent and was ill for several years before he died. They are still remembered even some I never knew, but have found out so much about them thanks to the internet and what is stored in peoples diaries, parish sites etc.
This page was added on 07/01/2011.