Former pupils at Wisborough Lodge Preparatory School, Sussex.

Colin Derek Henshilwood of St Albans, Herts, died peacefully on November 13th in hospital, aged 75. Greatly loved by his wife Carolyn, sons Stephen and Michael and Grandad and Gagash to his five grandchildren. Funeral Service 1.20 p.m., Wednesday November 24th at West Herts Crematorium, Garston, Watford. Family flowers only, donations, if desired, direct to Cancer Research UK. All enquiries to Phillips Funeral Services, tel: 01727 812244. (http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/125012/henshilwood)

Carolyn Henshilwood has kindly allowed us to include some information on Colin she provided to George Harvey, as follows:-

"Just to fill you in a bit more. On leaving school Colin did an Engineering Course in Reading.  Next was National Service in Germany and Cyprus.  He was there at the height of the EOKA emergency in Cyprus. After that he joined Brooke Bond in Reading, on the sales side, before being sent to East Africa.  His father had been quite a "big cheese" with Brooke Bond in India. He was in East Africa for a few years with Brooke Bond, until he was transferred back to the UK in'65.  He was in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Kampala, Uganda and in Mombasa. He had a great time there and seemed to play lots of golf !  He eventually made a brave career move from tea to beds!  He left Brooke Bond and joined Slumberland Beds in 1970. He remained in the bed industry until he was able to retire early at 60. We were very fortunate to enjoy the 15 years of his retirement together.

I spoke to Colin's sister Pat and mentioned you having made contact.  She seems to remember meeting a George when she attended his Sports Days!  She is 2 years younger than Colin.  Their parents would have been in India, but she was also at boarding school and I think that was also in Sussex. Colin didnt keep in touch with any school pals from Wisborough Lodge.  I have had a good laugh looking at the old school photos.  I seem to remember looking at them before.

I met Colin in Nairobi in 1964.  My parents lived there.  He came back to England early '65 and I followed.  We were married later that year.  We have 2 sons and 5 grandchildren.  My youngest son lives in Vancouver, so I dont see enough of them. My other son lives fairly close to me and his children are grown up. It has been nice to have made contact with you and made me feel very close to Colin again."

John B. Molyneux passed away April 19, 2010, at Manatee Memorial Hospital in Holmes Beach, FL. John B. Molyneux was born November 9, 1935, in Stoke Newington, London, England, to Alfred and Clara. He attended Hurstpierpoint College in Sussex, graduating in 1953. He was 74. John served as a Lieutenant of the Royal Armored Corps and in 1957, he began working as a brewer for Guinness Harp Corp. After seven years with Guinness, John transferred to the U.S. to join the company’s marketing staff and was later promoted to vice-president of the metro beer division, in Queens, NY. Molyneux was best known in the confectionery industry for taking an unknown UK mints brand and launching it in the U.S. to great success, according to longtime friend Charles Trinder. As founder and President of Callard & Bowser (USA), Molyneux is credited with the U.S. launch of Altoids mints and Terry’s Chocolate Orange. He retired in 1998. Trinder says. “John was an outstanding business man and wonderful human being who guided Callard & Bowser from a small company to a significant player in the candy industry.”

In 1958, he married Caroline Mary at Holy Trinity Church in Northwood, Middlesex, England. Molyneux is survived by his wife, Caroline, four children and many grandchildren. A memorial is to be planned in Connecticut, where Molyneux lived for many years.

Comment: This is evidently the same John Molyneux who attended Wisborough. He was a staunch supporter of the Orangemen, which was supported by the fact that another pupil (George Harvey) knew he was a Huguenot descendant. George discovered that the Huguenots had a profound religious influence in Ulster. I also see that Stoke Newington was a district favoured for their settlement. (Moly was born in Stoke Newington) That he attended Hurstpierpoint also point towards an ex-Wisborean (this was a recommended college for pupils to move on to). The Sussex connection is also therefore strong. The clincher is this from George" I've had a look at a Hurstpierpoint alumni site, and discover a late entry obituary in the Spring 2013 "Hurst Johnian Club" newsletter which reports on the passing of John Molyneux (Shield 1953) in 2010........"he played cricket and hockey for the school.......he was a very good goalkeeper......he went on to play top class club hockey. After leaving school he went into the brewing business and emigrated to the USA".
"I only got to researching his history because he had signed the photo we have of him including his middle initial B."
Note that in the Wisborough magazine from 1948, John Molyneux is also described as a Right Back: A good hard-working right back and he can also be relied on to play with stubbornness throughout a match. He has a good knowledge of the game generally and in particular of the position in which he plays."

Finally, his photo shows a man who one can recognise a very similar to the person we knew.