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Lincolnshire / Re: Gosberton Clough Burials?
« on: Saturday 17 November 12 23:47 GMT (UK)  »
I would be interested in discovering this information as several of my RYLOTT & WITHERINGTON ancestors living in or close to Gosberton Clough were of the Methodist faith in the 19th & early 20th centuries. (Perhaps even earlier!)

Peter pghATmultilineDOTcomDOTau

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Lincolnshire / Re: Cuckoo Road, Spalding
« on: Wednesday 26 October 11 13:36 BST (UK)  »
On 9th May 2010 "Armadale" wrote <<I am doing research on history of the Holmes family from the Spalding area. In particular I wondered whether anyone knows of the Holmes family that used to have a potato farm in Spalding in the 1930s. And whether someone called Cyril Holmes (b. maybe born around 1910?) lived there.

I found an online Kelly's Directory (1919) and it says a James Holmes, farmer, lived at Clay Lake – which from the aerial map looks semi-rural. I wondered whether anyone remembers that place. I checked and there seems to be a potato farm around there even now - but owned by a different family.

I found out that in 1934 a Cyril Arthur Holmes lived in Carrington Road, Spalding and was a railway clerk (presumably at local station?). He was married to someone called Helen Garwell (there are a couple of Garwells locally - one is a corn and flour merchant at 1 High Street and the other is a publican called Banjamin Garwell at the Cross Keys Inn). They had a son called Michael Holmes (b. early 1930s) who apparently later joined the army. Think this part of the family moved away to Kettering. I’m only guessing, but I think these Holmes might be related to the Clay Lake potato farmers who lived nearby. Can anybody help? Or know who to ask? >>

Armadale, you might already know this - the 1911 Census includes in the family of Arthur George (& wife Sarah) HOLMES several children including "Cyril Arthur" aged 10 years(therefore born abt 1901). Cyril's father worked as a << Railway Goods Guard >> for the Midland(s) & Gt Northern railway. They lived at what looks like 43 Havelock street, Spalding.

Regarding the James HOLMES & Clay Lake in the '11 census a 30 y/o single man farmed << Clay Lake Farm, Spalding >>. This James "might be a James HOLMES in my own tree but he is 3 years too young! Also My James had been in S Africa (building railways coincidentally) but so far I've not been able to track (no pun) down when he left and returned to England but I know that he married  in about June 1912 in Spalding area.

Perhaps this will help you?

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Lincolnshire / Re: Holmes Family, Spalding
« on: Sunday 18 September 11 02:53 BST (UK)  »
I'm a HOLMES - born in Gosberton Clough but many of Dad'd parents and uncles were farmers in the Spalding area.

I'm trying to add to the tree & historical aspects & would appreciate as much help as I can get.

After moving from the western side of the county Witham on the Hill (nr Bourne) several branches moved to farm near Spalding in the mid 1800's setting mainly in the Pinchbeck area.

Peter  H    pgATmultiline  DOTcom  DOTau

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