The Doodson.co.uk web site has been going for a long time but has never had a blog. This is it.…
1921 census returns available!
Family history buffs got some exciting news this month (January 2022), that the 1921 England and Wales Census us now…
A short history of Glovers Yard, Havelock Road
If you’ve ever walked down (or up!) Havelock Road you may have noticed a building on the west side of…
Charles Griesbach’s bakery at 277 Ditchling Road
A recent edition of our local free magazine “The Fiveways Directory” (so named after the area of Brighton called Fiveways…
Eli Corney, signwriter – Victorian advert on corner of Shaftesbury Road, Brighton
Every now and again signs or adverts become visible around Brighton, and spark my curiosity. This one is on an…
Albert Billett and his shop in Brighton
This is a little bit of genealogy research that is nothing to do with the Doodson surname, but is an…