The Garlands in Wivenhoe

This branch of the Garland family are recent residents of Wivenhoe. From about 1877 Charles Garland lived in Camberwell, South London. His son Herbert stayed close by and lived in Dulwich where his son Basil was born and educated. On his return from Gibraltar in 1948, Basil, now married to Dora Hope, moved to Dulwich Common and Terry was brought up in Dulwich. In 1975 the family (Basil, Dora and Terry) moved to Dedham on the Essex/Suffolk border. Terry married Pam Barton in 1981 and moved first to Canterbury and then to Headcorn in Kent.

In December 1987 Terry, Pam and their two children (Emily and Francis) moved to Wivenhoe, partly for professional reasons and partly to be closer to both sets of grand-parents. Pam's parents lived in Alresford, the next village to the east down the Colne estuary.

Pam's father, Charles Halls Barton, died in November 1997. His memorial is in the old churchyard of Alresford. In 1998, Terry and Pam built an extension to their house, where Barbara moved to in October 1998.

Terry's parents were at that time still living in Dedham, but in 1999 Basil and Dora also moved to Wivenhoe. Their house in Dedham had been a mile out of the village, which had limited facilities and little public transport. They are now within easy walking distance of shops, buses to Colchester and the train station.