Village people
Throughout history there have been many famous and less famous people and families connected with Campsea Ashe. On this page you is information about some of these people who have been researched and more will be added as our knowledge grows about them. Click on the blue links for more information about the village people
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Since 1312 there have been a total of at least 37 Rectors appointed to serve the people of Campsea Ashe. (Large pdf file will take a long time to load) |
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| Frances Tomblin |
Nurse to the Sheppard family 1794 - 1848 |
| The Bailey family | The earliest known member of the Bailey family was born in the village in the early 1770s. The family was resident in the village until at least the 1890s, so they were influential in the village for over 100 years. |
| The Cable family | Henry and Naomi Cable ran the Post Office in the early 1900s and lived at reading Room Cottage. |
| The Culling Family | William Culling (1859 - 1948) was born in London and worked for the Police Force. He moved to Campsea Ashe sometime after marrying Donna Riches, a local girl who's family ran the Bucks Head Inn. |
| The Gibbs family | The Gibbs family lived in Campsea Ashe for over 100 years and came from the Bedfordshire area. One of the family worked as housekeeper at the High House |
| The Last family | The earliest known member of the Last family is Robert who was born in Debenham in 1550. His descendents moved to Campsea Ashe in 1793. |
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The May(s) Families Click here for the Butley familes Click here for the Rendlesham family |
There have been two seemingly unrelated families with the name of Mays (or Mayes). One branch came from the Butley area and one from Rendlesham. |
| James Pratt 1795 - 1892 and family |
James was born in Little Glemham, but moved to Campsea Ashe when he married his wife, Letitia. They lived at and ran the Bucks Head Inn and had a total of at least 10 children. |
| The West family |
It is not known where the West famly came from, but Samuel and Mary are the earliest known members of the family and they were lkiving here in the late 18th century |
| The Youngman family | The Youngman family lived in Campsea Ashe in the 19thcentury. In all probability they were not a rich family and were a fairly typical family of their time, but as with all families, there is a tale to be told. |
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