A LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL HOUSES OF THE ISLAND OF ST.HELENA AND 
THEIR OCCUPANTS DURING THE CAPTIVITY OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON

(from G.C. Kitching, 'A Handbook and Gazetteer of the Island of St Helena')


ALARM COTTAGE			Mr T McRitchie, Merchant
ALARM HOUSE			Mr T H Brooke, Co1. Wynyard, Sir T Reade
ARMSTRONG'S CORNER		Mr Saul Solomon
ARNO'S VALE			Mr R Barker, Contractor
BARGOE'S (Half Tree Hollow)	Lieut. R Armstrong
BAMBOO HEDGE			Mrs Lambe (?)
BEVIAN'S			Mr W Janisch (partly)
BEARCROFT'S (Rock cottage)	Col. E B Wynyard
BRIARS, THE			Mr Balcombe and all the Commanders in Chief
CASTLE, THE			Sir Geo. Cockburn
CHUBB'S SPRING			Capt. J Bennet
CHUBB'S SPRING COTTAGE		Mr T S Rainsford, Inspector of Police (~.)
CLEUGH'S PLAIN			Mr D Ibbetson, ~CG until 1818
DEADWOOD			Mr T Breame, Farmer
EAST LODGE			Mr C Blake, Asst. Secy. Sheriff
ENFIELD (see Knoll House)	Dr Melliss, Dr Thomas Shortt, and perhaps Dr Baxter
FAIRY LAND			Mr T Greentree, Member of Council
FARM LODGE			Lieut. Col. Smith, Cmdg. St Helena Artillery
FRIAR'S LODGE			Mr G Doveton
HERMITAGE, THE			Built by the Rev. B J Vernon, Jnr. Chaplain
HORSE PASTURE FARM		See Woodlands, West
HUTT'S GATE			Dr Papps, Major C Harrison, Brigade Major
HUTT'S GATE COTTAGE		St. Matthew's Vicarage
KENT COTTAGE			Rev. Richard Boys. Snr. Chaplain
KNOLLCOMBE'S			Sir. Geo. Bingham, Brig. Genl. Pine Coffin
KNOLL HOUSE			See Enfield
KNOLL COTTAGE			Lieut. J Shortis
LEMON GROVE			Mr W H Seale, Asst. Accountant
LUFKIN'S			Mr T Breame, Jnr.
MALDIVIA			Major Hodson (in the winter)
MASON'S				Miss Mason
MOSQUITO COTTAGE		Mr B A Wright, Accountant
MOUNT PLEASANT			Sir William Doveton
MYRTLE GROVE			Mr D Leech, Asst. Accountant
NEWFOUNDLAND			Mr C Weston, Goaler (farm)
OAKLANDS			Mr Robert Leech, Member of Council, Major D Kinnaird
OAK BANK			Major C R G Hodson
PERKIN'S (Elder Cottage)	Mr J Lowden (farm)
PINK GROVE			Mr W Julio
PLANTATION HOUSE		Sir H Lowe
POST OFFICE			Sir P Malcolm. Officers Mess
PRINCE'S LODGE			See Knoll Cottage.
PROSPECT			Mr T H Brooke, Secy. to Govt.
RED HILL COTTAGE			Lieut. D K Pntchard
ROBINSON'S			Mr J Robinson, Farmer
ROCK MOUNT	 		Mr J Bagley, Farmer
ROSE COTTAGE	 		Mrs Greentree
ROSEMARY HALL			Count Balmain and Baron Sturmer
ROSS COTTAGE			Messrs Balcombe & Coy.
RURAL RETREAT			Lieut. Col. J A Wright, cmdg St Helena Infantry
ST.MATTHEW'S VICARAGE		Mar~al Bertrand and later D Ibbetson
SANE VALLEY			Dr Kay, Medical Supt.
STONE TOP COTTAGE		Lieut. R Armstrong
SUNNY SIDE			Rev. B J Vernon. partly
SWANLEY VALLEY			Mr J Knipe, Farmer
TERRACE KNOLL			Mr A Beale, Dpty. Secy., and Baron Gorgaud
THOMPSON'S WOOD			Capt. & Qrmaster Mr C Sampson
TRAP COT			Lieut. N Kennedy
VIRGIN HALL			Mr Daniel Harnilton Farmer and husband of "The Rosebud"
WALBRO'				Balcombe & Co., Count Las Cases
WEST LODGE			as Thompson's Wood
WILLOW BANK			Mr Legg, Farmer
WOODLANDS EAST			Mr J Des Fountain, Storekeeper
WOODLANDS WEST			Mr S and later Mr R Knipe
WOOD COT			Mr Richard Leech, son of Mr Robt. Leech, Storekeeper

N.B.

Dr Baxter			untraced, possibly at Plantation
Mr Brabazon			Master Attendant, Jamestown
Major A Emmet			untraced, possibly Jamestown
Lieut. Basil Jackson		1. Shared a cottage with Lieut. H W Wortham.
				Possibly Rose Cottage
				2. Partly at Mr Clinghams cottage at Longwood Gate
				3. Terrace Knoll
Lieut. Col. Lyster		untraced, possibly at Plantation
Major Power			untraced
Capt. H H Pritchard		Supt. of Telegraphs, Ladder Hill
Major Gideon Gorrequer		lived at Plantation House with Sir Hudson Lowe.


	The Senior Officers of the Troops had houses
	provided for them at Francis Plain, Lemon Valley
	and Deadwood. There were also many temporary
	huts and cottages at the latter place for the
	officers and their wives and families.