Dengate Reunion

The following is an extract taken from the local newspaper:

The Dengate Family Throws a Party

A unique reunion took place at the Masonic Hall, St Leonards, on Easter Monday, when eight members of the well-known Peasmarsh family of Dengate, who had not met under one roof for over 60 years, gathered with their children and grandchildren for a day of celebration.

The idea of the reunion originated with 81-year-old Mr Ernest Dengate, of 69, Manor Road, Hastings, and the function was arranged by Mr Cecil Dengate, one of his sons.

In this family there are six brothers and two sisters, ranging from Mr William Dengate, who was born in 1852 and who lives in Stonefield Road, Hastings, to Mrs Skinner (Miss Carrie Dengate), who is 64 and lives in Wakefield.

This gathering was the first at which they had all sat down together to a meal since members of the family left their father's farm at Peasmarsh to start out in life...

This is a preview - to read the full story see the March Dengate eJournal 2009