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Messages - a Dickson gran'chile

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Toc H
« on: Thursday 20 January 11 14:44 GMT (UK)  »
thank you so much - i have just had a look at the first few pics and they are wonderful - i have all my grand fathers photos of ww1 in trenches/Somme etc and those of his visits to the memorials once peace had settled.

i need to put aside some time to get them scanned and uploaded - when i do i will PM you a link

for now, all i have managed to do is here:

http://tochdicksonlamp.proboards.com/

Sarah

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Toc H
« on: Thursday 20 January 11 14:27 GMT (UK)  »
thank you Lydart.

...and may i wish you the best of times in February - i clicked on your blog and admire your adventurous spirit.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Toc H
« on: Thursday 20 January 11 14:13 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: a Dickson gran'chile on Sunday 19 December 10 12:21 GMT (UK)
Quote from: silvertourist on Sunday 19 December 10 08:14 GMT (UK)
yes I need to post a few more. I have a few photos as does the rest of the family. I will pm you when I have sent enough posts.

Alistair

ahh - PM thing is now working for you.

Sarah

just wondering if silvertourist got my PM  :-\

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Toc H
« on: Sunday 19 December 10 12:22 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: ricoba on Sunday 19 December 10 11:04 GMT (UK)
Toc H was still going here in West Oz in the 70s.My grandmother had a button on her bed to push when she needed someone,Once pressed it would activate a flashing rotating light in the window,all the people in the street knew to watch out for it.
It made her feel a lot safer.


that's good to know ricoba. 
i'm sure the world could do with a lot more Toc H spirit at the moment.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Toc H
« on: Sunday 19 December 10 12:21 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: silvertourist on Sunday 19 December 10 08:14 GMT (UK)
yes I need to post a few more. I have a few photos as does the rest of the family. I will pm you when I have sent enough posts.

Alistair

ahh - PM thing is now working for you.

Sarah




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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Toc H
« on: Sunday 19 December 10 07:16 GMT (UK)  »
hello Silvertourist,

I don't think I can private message you until you have made a few more posts.
I expect I may have a few family photos that might interest you.  I am trying to get them into some kind of order and plan to put them on the web for family to see.

Brian was a prolific photographer, and I seem to have inherited all his albums - so it may take some time!

Merry Christmas  :)

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Dorset / Re: Weeks
« on: Saturday 13 November 10 12:58 GMT (UK)  »
In the early years of the 18th century the local venturer at Lulworth was one Charles Weeks, who lived at Winfrith, and who had developed a particularly shrewd way of defrauding the revenue. He would buy seized goods at legitimate auctions, and mix in the smuggled article for onward shipment, often to London. When an officer challenged Weeks to produce receipts showing that duty had been paid, Weeks could often do so. When he couldn't, he would threaten the officer with litigation; on the pittance paid by the government, no customs officer could afford a legal action, so the smuggler escaped.

Perhaps a relation?

I will make enquiries in the village - am pretty sure there are some Weekses here.

in view of the policy here to combat id theft, if I have any luck I'll give any contact I locate the url for this forum and let you know via PM.


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Dorset / Re: my family interests
« on: Tuesday 12 October 10 15:46 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: maz1 on Tuesday 07 December 04 09:15 GMT (UK)
hi
thought i would add my dorset interests in here, if any one can help id be greatful.
Hill
Mullins
Woolfries
Pearce
White (no very little of)
Groves
Goff
Dowell
Wheeler
Pitcher
Childs

I am doing this search for my partner and still know very little - the last six names are cousins.  The first five are our main interests
hope to hear from someone
thanks in anticipation
Maz

There are quite a few Whites living at Lulworth Cove.

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Dorset / Re: Lulworth Catholics
« on: Tuesday 12 October 10 15:39 BST (UK)  »
I thought you might be interested - Making History on Radio 4 12/10/10 had a short piece on Catholics at Lulworth.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qxrc

I visited the RC chapel at Lulworth Castle last week.








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