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Richard Strevett. Station Master, Hailsham on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. At this time,the branch line from Polegate terminated at Hailsham. One 'Terrier ' Tank engine No.76, named Hailsham, (driver Johnny Tassell)  was shedded at Hailsham. The engine shed just big enough to accommodate one engine was located at the station end of the cattle dock, which ran parallel to Station Road. The shed being approximately opposite to Cobden Place.  At this time, South Road ran straight across in front of the railway cottages at the foot of the bridge. The line was extended to Heathfield and Eridge in 1880 and this necessitated the construction of the bridge by the Congregational Church and the diversion of South Road over the bridge.

Thomas Head. –father or grandfather of Frank Head who owned the Confectioners shop at 11 Station Road., later N.S.Piper. Frank founded and led the Hailsham Fife and Drum Band.

 Richard Vine- founder of Vine's butchers, George Street. Lived at Wilmington House London Road. (Fond of telling how he started his business by buying a quarter of a carcasse of mutton and selling it retail.when his profits allowed he would buy a further quarter carcasse and then a whole one and so on ) In the 1900s the shop in George Street was run by his son Morgan.

 George Press.-? father of T.P.Press,a famous slow bowler with Hailsham Cricket Club.
Philip Terry._? father of F. W.Terry.lnspector and Collector of Taxes with office at North Street (36?) ,next to the infants school playground.

 Benjamin Stonestreet. Builder. Built the old Post Office in Market Square.
David Guy - father of George Godfrey Guy, a well known auctioneer, with offices in North Street  ( the double fronted house below the present Post Office.) He was also Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths, a post which his daughter "Maggie",Mrs Taylor , took on for many years into the I 960s at least.
Further notes on Hailsham Post Office
In 1866 the post office was in George Street (cannot be sure but I have a faint recollection of hearing Ellis's grocer's shop mentioned ). This was about the third shop down George Street on the right from Market Square. On the appointment of Thomas Snashall as Postmaster, the office was moved to 'Fleur de Lys', Market Street.