High Park House was home to various members of the Wilson family and their servants:
1851
- William Wilson 41, Landowner
- Maria Letitia Wilson 33, Landowner’s wife
- Christopher Wyndham Wilson 6
- William James Wilson 5
- Charles Henry Wilson 4
- Evelina Antimo Wilson 3
- Frances Alanson Wilson 1
Servants:
- Henry Pickells 19, Footman
- Martha Saul 37, Cook
- Harriet Oddy 26, Nurse
- Elizabeth Smith 22, Nurse Maid
- Agnes Bunders 21, House Maid
- Agnes Wilson 22, Kitchen Maid
1861
- Maria Letitia Wilson 43, Occupation None
- Christopher Wyndham Wilson 16, Scholar
- Eveline Antimo Wilson 12, Scholar
- Frances Alanson Wilson 12, Scholar
- Leticia Sophia Wilson 6, Scholar
Servants:
- Mary Thompson 26, Governess
- Thomas Storey? 29, ?
- Charles Smith 36, Coachman
- Elizabeth Watt 40, Cook
- Harriet Oddy 36, Ladies Maid
- Margaret Robinson 26, General Servant
- Jemima ? 21, General Servant
1871
Servants:
- Thomas Bradshaw 22, Groom
- Ann Heslop 38, Cook
1881
- William James Wilson 35, Landed Proprietor
- Christopher Wilson 34, Landed Proprietor
Servants:
- Anne Bullock 27, Cook
- Ann Beach 40, House Keeper
- Anne Worsdall 30, Housemaid
- W Parkes 24, Butler & Valet
1891
- William James Wilson 45, Living on own means
- Rachel Wilson 31
- Augusta Charlotte Bainbridge Wilson 2
- Frances Laura Gandy Wilson 1
- Noel Jessie Haliburton Wilson 3m
Servants:
- Martha Warner 32, Housekeeper
- Elizabeth Briscow 32, Nurse
- Sarah Yeates 27, Waitress
- Mary Batty 19, Housemaid
- Agnes Garnett 22, Housemaid
- Annie Batty 14, Under Nurse
1901
- William James Wilson 55, Living on own means
- Sarah Jane Rachel Wilson 40
- Augusta Charlotte Bainbridge Wilson 12
- Frances Laura Gandy Wilson 11
- Noel Jessie Haliburton Wilson 10
- Charles W Wilson 10
Servants:
- Clara Irving 25, Parlour Maid
- Sarah M Jefferson 25, Children’s Nurse
- Mary M Hinde 14, Assistant Children’s Nurse
- Harriet J Hutchinson 34, Cook
- Rose M Faulkner 23, Housemaid
- Margaret L Ludlow 15, Kitchen Maid
By 1939, High Park House had been sub-divided into four properties:
No. 1 High Park
- Tenant in 1945: Mr. J. Stalker
No. 1a High Park
- Tenant in 1945: William Bracken
No. 2 High Park
- Tenant in 1945: Mr T. H. Bone
No. 3 High Park
- Tenant 1939-1945: James Wharton Nelson (1905-1970)
The four properties shared the kitchen garden.
High Park House was redeveloped c. 1990 and the property sub-divided into flats and extended.
Page last updated: 3 June 2020