Alverbank

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Gosport, Hampshire, England

Alverbank. The right wing was a later addition

Around 1840 the Right Honourable John Wilson Croker was persuaded by Alexander Baring, Lord Ashburton to build a sea-side retreat next to his own at Stokes Bay in Alverstoke, Hampshire. ^[1] By 1851 the house was the residence of Lieutenant General Henry Bunbury and his wife. ^[2]

Croker died in 1857 ^[3] and for a year, 1857/8 the house was the home of Prince Alfred second son of Queen Victoria while he studied at Burney's Academy. With him was his governor, Lieutenant J.C. Cowell of the Royal Engineers and the Reverend W. R. Jolly.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Hampshire Gardens: Alverbank Hotel
2. ↑ 1851 Census of England
   Alverbank, Stokes Bay, Alverstoke, Hampshire, England

   First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Henry E	Bunbury	Head	Married	Male	72	Retired Major General	London
   Emily L A	Bunbury	Wife	Married	Female	67	-	London
   Cecilia C	Napier	Niece	Unmarried	Female	31	Daughter of General G Napier	Essex
   Mary	King	Servant	Married	Female	45	Ladies Maid	Kildare, Ireland
   Mary	Davy	Servant	Unmarried	Female	37	Lady's Maid	Devonshire
   Anne	Coe	Servant	Unmarried	Female	24	Cook	Suffolk
   Mary A	Thomas	Servant	Unmarried	Female	24	Housemaid	Hampshire
   Richard	Palmer	Servant	Married	Male	46	Butler	Suffolk
   James	Steward	Servant	Unmarried	Male	21	-	Suffolk
   George	Dodd	Servant	Unmarried	Male	28	Groom	Suffolk
   Elias	Long	Servant	Unmarried	Male	18	Stableboy	Suffolk

3. ↑ History of Parliament online: CROKER, John Wilson (1780-1857), of Munster House, Fulham, Mdx. and West Molesey , Surr

• http://www.fortgilkicker.co.uk/alverhouse.htm
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-456000-96000/page/3

• http://www.gosport.gov.uk/sections/environment/streetscene/horticulture/parks-and-open-spaces/19-stanley-park/