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Desperate Villains – The Hawkhurst Gang in West Sussex

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By Jenny Bettger, Archives Assistant (Research) Walking along Broyle Road in Chichester you will find a large stone with a faded inscription.  Known as ‘The Smugglers Stone’, it records the execution of six members of the notorious Hawkhurst Gang in 1749.  From their base in Kent, this gang controlled much of the smuggling trade along…

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Poverty and Punishment – the Glue family

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By Jenny Bettger, Research Assistant When researching genealogy, you often come across individuals or family groups that stand out.  This was the case for me with the Glue family, who I discovered when I was looking at families with longstanding links to the Rogate area.  The Glues, or Clues, as they were also known, were…

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