Last modified: 28 October 2026
Who signed what...
[It would be good to add letter-writers. Notice below what a high proportion live at the the north of the Common — where the conflict was most intense. But also where the majority of people lived anyway — the rest of the common was very sparsely populated.]
George Alder, Battersea Rise (May 1868 Memorial)
[numerous refs in "50.15_west_of_st_john_s_Road.pdf"]
John Archbutt, Wandsworth Common (May 1868 Memorial)
Mr. BASS, Battersea (Preservation poster)
Francis R. Bertollacci [sp? Mr. F. BERTOLACCI?), Park Road, New Wandsworth (May 1868 Memorial) (Preservation poster)
Ambrose P. Boyson, Wandsworth Common (May 1868 Memorial)
[James Bevington]
[Samuel Bevington]
Mr. BICKERDIKE, Elm Terrace, St. John's Hill (Preservation poster — Secretary)
John BUCKMASTER, St. John's Hill (May 1868 Memorial) (Preservation poster — Secretary)
H. Brown, Cornwall Villa, Wandsworth Common (May 1868 Memorial)
William Carter, Althorp House, Wandsworth Common (May 1868 Memorial)
Wm. Compton Smith, Ivy Lodge, St. John's hill (May 1868 Memorial)
Mr. CONDER, Park Road (Preservation poster).
John Costeker, St. John's hill (May 1868 Memorial)
Edward Coventry, Wandsworth Common (May 1868 Memorial)
[= ? Mr. MILLIS COVENTRY, Wandsworth Common (Preservation poster).
CUMMINS, Nightingale Lane (Preservation poster)
James Du Buisson, Wandsworth Common (May 1868 Memorial)
Hubert de Carteret, Spencer Road (May 1868 Memorial)
C. ECCLES, Lavender Sweep (Preservation poster)
Charles Gray, Chestnut Villa, Wandsworth Common (May 1868 Memorial)
Mr. GREVALLE, Lavender Hill (Preservation poster) [Isn't he named "Gravelle" in a letter to a newspaper sometime?]
C. M. Hanson, Spencer Road (May 1868 Memorial)
Mr. HUNTER. Louvaine Road (Preservation poster) [Yes, this IS the famous Robert HUNTER].
J. S. Jenkinson, Vicar of Battersea (May 1868 Memorial)
G. JENNINGS, Nightingale Lane (Preservation poster).
J. D. Keighley, Ashdown, Wandsworth Common (May 1868 Memorial)
Mr. C. LAMBERT, Wandsworth Common (Preservation poster — Treasurer)
James LORD, St. John's Hill (May 1868 Memorial) (Preservation poster — Treasurer)
Andrew McKay, Park Road, New Wandsworth (May 1868 Memorial)
James Mudie, Park Road, New Wandsworth (May 1868 Memorial)
Paul Oppitz, Vardens Road (May 1868 Memorial)
Mr. OULDS, 25, Lavender Road (Preservation poster)
G. H. Page, Spencer Road (May 1868 Memorial)
E. R. RANSOME, Rushmere Cottage, Wandsworth Common (May 1868 Memorial) (Preservation poster)
Mr. J. ROSE [James Anderson Rose], Nightingale Lane. [NB also his brother William, Upper Tooting.]
Mr. N. SENIOR, Lavender Hill (Preservation poster) [Nassau Senior]
G. H. Swounell [sic? Swannell?], Wandsworth Common (May 1868 Memorial)
TOM TAYLOR, Lavender Sweep
Mr. WARRINGTON, Nightingale Lane (Preservation poster)
T. S. Watson, The Gables, Wandsworth Common. (May 1868 Memorial)
Alexander Webster, 25, Oberstein Road (May 1868 Memorial)
Mr. H. WHITING. Lavender Hill
Mr. M. WHITING. Lavender Hill
H. W. M. Wilson, Spencer Road (May 1868 Memorial)
1868 Memorial — from How the Battle for WC was Fought
[Notice some baddies!]
J. S. Jenkinson, Vicar of Battersea.
E. R. Ransome, Rushmere Cottage, Wandsworth Common.
H. Brown, Cornwall Villa, Wandsworth Common.
J. D. Keighley, Ashdown, Wandsworth Common.
Charles Gray, Chestnut Villa, Wandsworth Common.
William Carter, Althorp House, Wandsworth Common.
George Alder, Battersea Rise.
G. H. Page, Spencer Road.
C. M. Hanson, Spencer Road.
Hubert de Carteret, Spencer Road.
Paul Oppitz, Vardens Road.
G. H. Swounell, Wandsworth Common.
John Costeker, St. John's hill.
Wm. Compton Smith, Ivy Lodge, St. John's hill.
Alexander Webster, 25, Oberstein Road.
H. W. M. Wilson, Spencer Road.
James Mudie, Park Road, New Wandsworth.
Francis R. Bertolacci, Park Road, New Wandsworth.
John Archbutt, Wandsworth Common.
Andrew McKay, Park Road, New Wandsworth.
Ambrose P. Boyson, Wandsworth Common.
T. S. Watson, The Gables, Wandsworth Common.
James Du Buisson, Wandsworth Common.
Edward Coventry, Wandsworth Common.
Mr. Lord and Mr. Buckmaster addressed the Board etc etc
Fund of £5,000 for the Preservation of Wandsworth and Clapham Commons
Subscriptions up to April 14th 1870
[ADD AMOUNTS GIVEN]
H.W.Peek, Esq, MP, £1000.
Battersea Committee
Mr James Lord
Mr M Whiting
Mr Noel Whiting
Mr H Whiting
Mr C Eccles
Revd J S Jenkinson
Mr E R Ransome
Mr C Lambert
Mr J C Buckmaster
Mr Millis Coventry
Mr Hunter
Lady Pollock
Mr Hadfield
Mr Scrivens
Mr J Hewitson
Mr Tom Taylor
Mr Young
Mr Turner (on collecting card)
Mr Clark Butcher
Mr Gravell
Mr Bickerdike (on collecting card)
Mr Conder (on collecting card)
Mr Amor
Mr Creasey
Mr Godfrey
Mr J Horrocks, Stationer
Mr Price
Mr Benison, the Newsman
Wandsworth Committee
Mr James Du Buisson
Mr J.B. Bevington
Mr Ambrose P Boyson
E R Ransome
Mr T S Watson
Mr T S Howell
Mr Edward Coventry
Mr Geoffrey Bevington
Mr Mason (on collecting card)
Mr N G Walsh
Mr C Bell (on collecting card)
Mr W Atkinson (on collecting card)
Mr Messers Gray & Lucas Ironmongers
Mr Heisch
Mr R Moir
Mr T Worsfold, Gardener to J.B. Bevington, Esq.
Mr Working Man named Forrester, at Public Meeting
In consequence of this letter, the following Committee has been organized for collecting the sum specified, viz.:
Treasurers:
Mr. JAMES LORD, St. John's Hill,
Mr. C. LAMBERT, Wandsworth Common,
Secretaries:
Mr. J. C. BUCKMASTER, St. John's Hill,
Mr. BICKERDIKE, Elm Terrace, St. John's Hill,
____________________
Mr. C. ECCLES, Lavender Sweep
Mr. F. BERTOLACCI, Park Road
Mr. CUMMINS, Nightingale Lane
Mr. WARRINGTON, ditto.
Mr. G. JENNINGS, ditto.
Mr. J. ROSE, Nightingale Lane.
____________________
Mr. TOM TAYLOR, Lavender Sweep
Mr. H. WHITING. Lavender Hill
Mr. M. WHITING, ditto
Mr. E. R. RANSOME, Wandsworth Common
Mr. Mr. MILLIS COVENTRY, ditto. Mr.
____________________
Mr. CONDER, Park Road
Mr. BASS, Battersea.
Mr. OULDS, 25, Lavender Road.
Mr. HUNTER. Louvaine Road.
Mr. N. SENIOR, Lavender Hill.
Mr. GREVALLE, Lavender Hill.
____________________________________________________
[Keith Bailey August 2021]
INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE WANDSWORTH COMMON CAMPAIGN 1867-71
Name 12/1867 4/1868 3/1870 4/1870 5/1870
Adamson, Thomas 0 0 0 0 xP
Alder, George 0 x 0 0 0
Archbutt, John 0 x 0 0 0
Bass, George 0 0 x 0 0
Batley, ? 0 0 0 xWC 0
Bertolacci, Francis 0 x x 0 0
Bevington, Samuel B x 0 x xC? 0
Bickerdike, George xCnw 0 xS 0 0
Boyson, Ambrose P 0 x 0 xWC 0
Browne, Henry 0 x 0 0 0
Buckmaster, John C* x 0 xS x P
Carter, William 0 x 0 0 0
Carteret, Hubert de 0 x 0 0 0
Compton Smith, William x x 0 0 0
Conder, John 0 0 x x 0
Corthorn, Charles 0 0 0 xWC 0
Costeker, John 0 x 0 0 0
Coventry, Edward Millis 0 x x xWC 0
Cummins, John Blake xCse 0 x 0 0
Dryden, Alfred Erasmus 0 0 0 0 xP
DuBuisson, James 0 x 0 xWC 0
Eccles, Charles 0 0 x x 0
Gammon, Edwin Cnw 0 0 0 0
Gilby, Thomas 0 0 0 0 xP
Gravell, John 0 0 x 0 0
Gray, Charles 0 x 0 0 0
Hanson, Conrad Abben 0 x 0 0 0
Haydon, Charles 0 0 0 xWC 0
Howell, Thomas Symonds 0 0 0 xWC 0
Hunter, Robert 0 0 x x 0
Jenkinson, John Simon 0 x 0 0 0
Jennings, Josiah George xCse 0 x 0 0
Keighley, Thomas Dodd 0 x 0 0 0
Lambert, Charles xT 0 xT 0 0
Lord, James 0 x xT 0 0
Mason, John Gauntlett 0 0 0 xWC 0
McKay, Andrew 0 x 0 0 0
Mudie, James 0 x 0 0 0
Ord, Richard Cnw 0 0 0 0
Oppitz, Paul 0 x 0 0 0
Oulds, George 0 0 x 0 0
Page, George Hunt 0 x 0 0 0
Paine, George North xCnw 0 0 0 0
Ransome, Edward R 0 x x xWC P
Roffe, Thomas (or Henry) 0 0 0 xWC 0
Rose, James Anderson xCse 0 x 0 0
Senior, Nassau 0 0 x 0 0
Swonnell, George 0 x 0 0 0
Taylor, Tom 0 0 x 0 0
Wainwright, James G 0 0 0 xWC 0
Warrington, Richard Silvester xCse 0 x 0 0
Watson, Thomas S 0 x 0 xWC 0
Webster, Alexander 0 x 0 0 0
Whitehead, John 0 0 0 xWC 0
Whiting, Henry 0 0 x 0 0
Whiting, Matthew 0 0 x 0 0
Wilson, Henry 0 x 0 0 0
Wix, Frederick xCnw 0 0 0 0
Key
x Membership recorded
C Committee
se/nw Collectors' Areas
W Wandsworth
P Putney
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Philip Boys (aka "HistoryBoys")
[numerous refs in "50.15_west_of_st_john_s_road.pdf"]
John Archbutt, Wandsworth common (May 1868 Memorial)
Francis R. Bertollacci [sp? Mr. F. BERTOLACCI?), Park road, New Wandsworth (May 1868 Memorial) (Preservation poster)
John BUCKMASTER, St. John's Hill (May 1868 Memorial) (Preservation poster - Secretary)
H. Brown, Cornwall Villa, Wandsworth common (May 1868 Memorial)
William Carter, Althorp House, Wandsworth common (May 1868 Memorial)
James Du Buisson, Wandsworth common (May 1868 Memorial)
Hubert de Carteret, Spencer road (May 1868 Memorial)
Charles Gray, Chestnut Villa, Wandsworth common (May 1868 Memorial)
James Lord, St. John's Hill (May 1868 Memorial) (Preservation poster - Treasurer)
Andrew McKay, Park road, New Wandsworth (May 1868 Memorial)
James Mudie, Park road, New Wandsworth (May 1868 Memorial)
Alexander Webster, 25, Oberstein road (May 1868 Memorial)
1868 Memorial - from How the Battle for WC was Fought
From HOW THE BATTLE WAS FOUGHT...
On the evening of this memorable April 18th [CHECK TEXT - actually 13th], 1870, a crowded public meeting was held at the "Spread Eagle" Assembly Rooms, under the presidency of Mr. Bevington, J.P., supported by Messrs. Buckmaster, Ransome, Eccles, Coventry, Boyson, Hunter, [p.7] Mason, Conder and others...The following gentlemen were named as a nucleus for the Wandsworth Committee: Messrs. Du Buisson, E. Coventry, Boyson, Wainwright, Ransome, Howell, Watson, Corthorn, C. Haydon, Roffe, Batley, Whitehead, and Mason.
From HOW THE BATTLE WAS FOUGHT...
The first conservators appointed by the Act were: -
Mr. James Du Buisson, JP
Mr. Edwin Rayner Ransome
Mr. Charles Eccles
Mr Charles Lambert
Mr. Thomas Simons Watson
And the following were subsequently appointed as under: -
Mr. Wyatt By Secretary of State for the Home Department.
Sir Edwin Pearson Appointed by he First Commissioners of Work
Mr, Meaden Appointed by the Metropolitan Board of Works