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Hampshire & IOW Lookup Requests / Re: Any information regarding Foxlease Farm and surrounding area of Minley.
« on: Thursday 18 November 10 20:07 GMT (UK)  »
I can't tell you much about the area now (in fact I'm interested myself). My mothers family gave the farm as their address on the 1911 census. Their name was Holman, and my grandfather was a gamekeper on Minley estates (I think!)

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Buckinghamshire / Re: ROBERTSON/McCALMONT
« on: Monday 28 June 10 02:24 BST (UK)  »
I'm not sure this is of relavance to anyone, but my father was head gardener at "The Vache" from 1950 to about 1954/55 when it was sold to the Coal Board. I spent four wonderful years exploring the estate and remember "Mrs Dawson" as a very nice person.Mr Dawson was not in good health and we didn't see much of him. I can recollect she would have a Christmas party each year for the estate staff. I can still remember some of the games we played. In those days, only my sister, myself and a friend ever seemed to visit Captain Cooke's Monument. Now and then we would have "famous " people visit (ie Dirk Bogarde?) which was fun. My Dad grew corn, grapes, peaches, figs,loganberries and all kinds of stuff that was influenced by California. Hope this is of some interest to the family

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