Rowe Carswell (1773-1837)
| Born | 1773 |
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| Died | 16 October 1837 |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Foster (1776-1838) |
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A miller and baker[1] known to have two of the four windmills (one possibly the property mapped by William Herbert in his plan of Hastings Castle as 'Old Mill House', opposite the Whitefriars Hotel) known to have existed on the West Hill from 1812 to 1830. He also owned a granary on Plynlimmon Terrace. According to a note from The Keep, he purchased Mill Field in 1827[2]. He was also a baker with a property at 56 High Street.[3]
Rowe would appear to have had a complex personal life, being involved with two separate women, both named Elizabeth. He had a child by Elizabeth Waters in 1796, then in 1799 a child by Elizabeth Foster (1776-1838), eventually marrying Miss Foster in 1801 and going on to have a further six children, five of whom survived to adulthood. In 1832, he was listed as being resident at 50 George Street[4].
Two or three of the West Hill windmills were still extant in 1874, the last remaining one (a Smock Mill) being sold on the 28th March 1874.
Children
| Children of: Rowe Carswell and Elizabeth Foster (1776-1838) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Harriet Foster(1799-1882) | 1799 | [[Boykett Breeds (1794-1861)]] | |
| Jane Carswell (1801-1881) | November 1801 | 4 January 1881 | [[William Ransom (1801-1849)]] |
| Anne Carswell (1803–1873) | 1803 | 1873 | [[Edward Farncomb (1782–1851)]] |
| William Carswell (1808-1858) (1808-1858)
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| Ellen Carswell (1814-1895) | 1814 | 1895 | [[Arthur Sawyer Brook]] |
| James Carswell (1818-1878) | 1818 | 1878 | [[Susannah Breeds (1816-1859)]] |
| Charles Carswell (1820-1823)
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| Children of: Rowe Carswell and Elizabeth Waters (-) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Honor Carswell Waters (1796-1828)
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References & Notes
- British Newspaper Archive Brighton Gazette 26 October 1837 Pg. 0003'"`UNIQ--nowiki-000235C2-QINU`""`UNIQ--nowiki-000235C3-QINU`""`UNIQ--nowiki-000235C4-QINU`""`UNIQ--nowiki-000235C5-QINU`"'
- ↑ British Newspaper Archive Brighton Gazette 26 October 1837 Pg. 0003
- ↑ East Sussex County Council Archive The Keep GB179_YCL_ACC9658_19_6_2
- ↑ Hastings of Bygone days and the Present (Henry Cousins 1911 ed.) pg.258 ISBN: 9789332862449 ESCC Library Google Books " Amazon
- ↑ Pigot's Directory 1832
