David Bruce Payne
Dundolma House, Marine Parade, Walmer
St George’s House, 170 Beach Street
177 Beach Street
Occupation: Curate of St Mary’s Walmer & Canon of St George’s Deal
David Bruce Payne was a well-known figure in both Deal and Walmer. He was the vicar of St George’s in Deal from 1868 up to his death in 1913. A young man, George Rose, who was enjoying a holiday in Deal, staying with his relations, attended St George’s regularly on a Sunday. This is what he wrote in his diary –
Sept 2nd 1900 ‘Went to St George’s church in the evening. Had a beautiful service, organ lovely, singing good, sermon splendid.’
Sept 9th 1900 ‘St George’s in the evening beautiful music and a splendid sermon. Mendelssohn’s Cornelius March to walk out on.’
May 31st 1903 ‘Hot morning. Went to St George’s. Canon Payne is splendid as a Christian and a scholar.’
The Temperance Movement attracted support from clergymen of all dominations. The founding of the ‘Deal Lodge’ gave Canon Payne the chance to speak out to his congregation and highlight the evils of ‘drink’. In 1875 Reverend Payne, joining forces with the Rector of St Andrew’s and the Congregational Minister, persuaded the magistrates in Deal to close the Bricklayer’s Arms situated in West Street due to the ‘immoral character of the house’.
Payne’s youngest son, Orlebar, followed his father into the church. He was a curate in Sandwich when, in July 1922, he was involved in a road accident. Both he and his wife were travelling on his motorcycle and sidecar when it collided with a lorry. Emma was thrown clear but Orlebar was critically injured and died.
| Name | Born | Baptised | Married | Died | Buried |
| David Bruce Payne | 1827 | 15 March 1827 Wistow, Yorkshire (Baptised by his father Rev Samuel Payne) |
Elizabeth Woodfall November 15 1856 St. Mary’s, WalmerBorn Walmer 1833 Died Walmer 1913 |
1913 Walmer |
Old St Mary’s Walmer |
The Children of David Bruce Payne & Elizabeth Woodfall
| Name | Born | Baptised | Married | Died | Buried |
| John Bruce Payne | 1856 | 29 October 1856 Old St Mary’s Walmer |
Emma Jane Knight 1878 St Pancras London |
4 February 1928 Bishop Stortford Hampshire |
Unknown |
| Dr Alexander Bruce Payne | 1858 | 1 Sept 1858 Old St Mary’s Walmer |
Ellen ‘Nellie’ Mary Phillips 1882 London |
3 April 1896 Walmer | 7 April 1896 Old St Mary’s, Walmer |
| Arthur Malcolm Bruce Payne | 1860 | 5 April 1860 Old St Mary’s Walmer |
1863 Walmer |
14 Oct 1863 Old St Mary’s, Walmer |
|
| Lilian Mary Bruce Payne | 1862 | 1 Jan 1862 Old St Mary’s Walmer |
Unmarried | 1898 Walmer |
17 Aug 1898 Old St Mary’s, Walmer |
| Edgar Stuart Bruce Payne | 1863 | 25 December 1863 Old St Mary’s Walmer |
Annie Flora Rosier 7 January 1890 St George’s, Deal emigrates to Canada 1920 |
1914 Dover | St Peter and Paul Charlton, Dover |
| Eustace Murray Bruce Payne | 1866 | 23 Oct 1866 Old St Mary’s Walmer |
Mary Edith Dumareso | 1904 Deal | 11 April 1904 Old St Mary’s, Walmer |
| Mabel Bruce Payne | 1868 | 9 Nov 1868 Old St Mary’s, Walmer |
Leonard Burton Watson 1914 Deal |
4 Sept 1951 Walmer | 8 Sept 1951 Old St Mary’s, Walmer |
| Dr Edward Melville Bruce Payne | 1871 | 17 April 1871 St Georges, Deal |
Marguerite Burnham Fair 4 May 1902 Sibbertswold (Shepherdswell) |
20 May 1933 London |
Unknown |
| Hylda Janet Bruce Payne | 1873 | 19 Aug 1873 St George’s, Deal |
1) Ross Wood Wakefield 1910 Deal 2)Rev Arthur Harryman 1928 Dartford, Kent. |
3 Oct 1942 Henlow, Bedfordshire |
Unknown |
| Rev Orlebar David Bruce Payne | 1875 | 15 Nov 1875 St George’s |
Emma Constance Baxter Coggin 19 April 1906, Folkestone |
20th July 1922 London (Road accident) |
25 July 1922 Old St Mary’s, Walmer |
Census
| Year | Address | Name | Relationship | Occupation |
| 1851 | Castle Street, Walmer | Richard G West | Head | Boarding House Keeper |
| Eliza | Wife | |||
| Margaret Wheatley | Lodger | Annuitant | ||
| David Bruce Payne | Lodger | Curate of Walmer. BA University Coll. Durham |
Census
| Year | Address | Name | Relationship | Occupation |
| 1861 | Dunholme House Terrace, Walmer | David Bruce | Head | MA Curate of Walmer |
| Elizabeth Woodfall | Wife | |||
| John Bruce | Son | Scholar | ||
| Alexander Bruce | Son | Scholar | ||
| Arthur Malcolm Bruce | Son | Scholar | ||
| Eliza Castle | Visitor | Teacher | ||
| Sarah Ann Radcliffe | Servant | Cook | ||
| Charlotte Barling | Servant | Housemaid | ||
| Ann Elizabeth Amos | Servant | Nursemaid |
Census
| Year | Address | Name | Relationship | Occupation |
| 1871 | 134a Beach Street | David Bruce Payne | Head | Vicar of St. George’s |
| Elizabeth W | Wife | |||
| Lilian M B | Daughter | Scholar | ||
| Edgard B | Son | Scholar | ||
| Eustace B | Son | Scholar | ||
| Mabel B | Daughter | |||
| Infant- not baptised | Son | |||
| Mary Wraight | Servant | Cook | ||
| Susan Wraight | Servant | Nurse | ||
| Elizabeth Goddard | Servant | Housemaid |
Census
| Year | Address | Name | Relationship | Occupation |
| 1881 | 171 Beach Street | David Bruce Payne | Head | DD Vicar of St. George’s |
| Elizabeth W | Wife | |||
| Lilian M B | Daughter | Scholar | ||
| Mabel B B | Daughter | Scholar | ||
| Hylda J B | Daughter | Scholar | ||
| Orlebar D B | Son | Scholar | ||
| Mary M Drury | Servant | |||
| Annie M Bushell | Servant |
Census
| Year | Address | Name | Relationship | Occupation |
| 1891 | 170 Beach Street, St. George’s House | David Bruce Payne | Head | Vicar of St. George the Martyr |
| Elizabeth W | Wife | |||
| Lilian M B | Daughter | |||
| Eustace M B | Son | |||
| Hylda J B | Daughter | |||
| Harriet Cushney Frances Eastes |
Servant Servant |
Domestic Domestic |
Census
| Year | Address | Name | Relationship | Occupation |
| 1901 | Missing for Deal |
Census
| Year | Address | Name | Relationship | Occupation |
| 1911 | 177 Beach Street | David Bruce Payne | Head | Clergy Church of England |
| Elizabeth Woodfall | Wife | |||
| Edgar Stuart Bruce | Son | Solicitor | ||
| Mabel B B | Daughter | |||
| Agnes Muriel Burton | Servant | Cook |
Poll Books (selected)
| Year | Profession | Qualifying Residence |
| 1859 | Clergyman | Walmer |
| 1868 | Listed as not Voting | Beach Terrace, Walmer |