Winchester Museum
Winchester in Hampshire is one of my ancestral places. Here lived my mother’s maternal forebears with the surnames JEFFERY, MARMAN and BRICKNELL.
The earliest would probably be William Jeffery, born in Hursley in 1790, a bricklayer who seems to have moved to Winchester and married Martha Dyer of Upton Grey. The whole family seem to have been bricklayers, carpenters and other builders.
St John's Church, Winchester
The oldest Marman ancestor would be the mysterious Thomas Marman, who seems to have had four children with a woman called Sarah Bennett and then abandoned them.
They ended up as the subject of a parish resettlement order from St John’s to St Maurice’s on August 14, 1819. At that time they were Caroline Marman, aged about seven, Emma aged about five, Thomas aged about four and Edwin aged about three.
This is all that remains of St Maurice Church in the middle of Winchester. The four Marman children were christened here thanks to the overseers of the poor in 1819
Plaque on the tower of St Maurice Church, Winchester
Edwin/Edward was my 3-great-grandfather. He was a broker and a market entrepreneur but died young of TB.
Caroline died aged nine. Emma never married but lived into her 90s as a shopkeeper. Thomas was a ropemaker.
Here are some pictures of Winchester’s old streets and churches, taken in August 2005.
The Square in Winchester, where Edward Marman ran the indoor market in 1850
Market Lane, Winchester
Market Lane, Winchester
Market Lane, Winchester
Lower Brook Street, Winchester, where 3-great-grandfather Edward Marman died of TB in 1851, aged 34
Holy Trinity Church, where my 2-great-grandfather Edwin Jeffery married Jane Marman 1858
Holy Trinity Church, Winchester
Holy Trinity Church, Winchester
Holy Trinity Church, Winchester
Holy Trinity Church, Winchester
The porch of Holy Trinity Church, Winchester
The porch of Holy Trinity Church, Winchester
This is Eastgate in Winchester, home of Richard and Caroline Jeffery (3-great-grandparents) in 1861
Another view of Eastgate Street in Winchester
Union Street, Winchester
Oh dear, I thought this was Union Street, Winchester, where my 2-great-grandparents Edwin and Jane Jeffery lived in 1861, but Ivor tells me (see comments) that it is Lower Brook Street - and indeed Google Earth confirms it is...
Again, this is Lower Brook Street, not Union Street - thanks to Ivor for the correction...
My great-grandmother Adeline Jeffery was born in St George's Street, Winchester, in 1867
An alleyway in St George's Street, Winchester - I bought some antiquarian books here...
St George's Street, Winchester
Hanging basket in St George's Street, Winchester
The masonic temple in St George's Street, Winchester
The masonic temple in St George's Street, Winchester, with the motto Audi Vide Tace
Wales Street in Winchester, where 3-great-grandparents Richard and Caroline Jeffery lived in 1871 and 1881, although these buildings are more modern...
Wales Street, Winchester
The Ship Inn, Winchester - as it's in Wales Street, I assume my ancestors would have frequented this hostelry...
Willow Tree Inn, Durngate Terrace, Winchester, where Thomas Marman’s friend Frederick West was landlord in 1879
Water Lane, Winchester, home of 2-great-grandparents Edwin and Jane Jeffery 1881
Water Lane, Winchester
Water Lane, Winchester
The cathedral green, looking towards the city
I didn’t take any pictures of Winchester Cathedral (seemed a bit too obvious at the time!) but you can see some on the cathedral website – here are two of them.
Winchester Cathedral's West front
The amazing vaulted ceiling of Winchester Cathedral
Finally, there is the King Alfred statue, which I saw decades ago when on an archaeological field class in Wessex, but which I somehow managed to miss on this visit. Arthur was King of Wessex in the ninth century and Winchester was his capital. The statue was put up in 1901.
The King Alfred statue in Winchester, a photograph by Ian Cunliffe
The Squirrelbasket 
VERY INTERESTING POST.
AS A RESIDENT OF EASTGATE STREET FROM CHILDHOOD
UNTIL 1980 I MUST POINT OUT THAT YOUR STREET PICTURES
MARKED AS UNION STREET ARE IN FACT PICTURES OF
LOWER BROOK STREET/
Oh dear, thanks for the correction – I have changed the captions now. I see from Google Earth that there is not much left of old Union Street, it all seems to be modern blocks now…
Best wishes 🙂
This is very interesting. We appear to have the same relatives! My brother has traced back to William Jeffery. Maybe we could compare notes!
I was looking dor pictures of Lower Brook Street and came across your interesting article, i was born in Winchester in 1952. Mike
What lovely photos. My ancestors lived in Hampshire and one was Lord Mayor of Winchester in the 1500’s. His tombstone is at the St. Maurice’s entryway. Thanks for all that you shared!
Wooo! How lucky to have such a high-profile ancestor!
Most of mine were too poor even to get mentioned in any records.
Thanks ever so for the kind comment 🙂