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
Sources and further reading:
Drinking in Deal.  Andrew Sargent
The Old Pubs of Deal and Walmer. Steve Glover & Michael Rogers.