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Gloucestershire Lookup Requests / Re: TIMBRELL 1861 LOOK UP BERKELEY PLEASE
« on: Saturday 11 June 11 02:34 BST (UK)  »
' morning Sue

Yes, I'm on the Dowell side - a great-grandson of Thomas Dowell, eldest brother of Sarah (Have a gander at the Gloucester Docks website and look for Dowell Family links to the goldfields)

And you...a direct line from the Timbrell-Dowell marriage?

At 5'10" shall I call you 'Lofty'?...there were some tall-ish sons of Thomas, but not my grandfather. I don't think Tom himself was tall.

Ahhh the 'Percy Chookhouse' name...there lies a story! So, omelette, scrambled or poached

Yes, please use the text of the letter. It was from Sarah's aunt - Elizabeth Smith to Thomas Dowell May 9th 1858. Elizabeth was a sister of Sarah Dowell nee`Smith.

Am new to this chatroom stuff...so still a few things to get my head around.

Cheers

Geordie


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Gloucestershire Lookup Requests / Re: TIMBRELL 1861 LOOK UP BERKELEY PLEASE
« on: Friday 10 June 11 07:42 BST (UK)  »
Hi

Interested to read your post, albeit a few years after, regarding Timbrell and Sarah Dowell.

From a family letter to Sarah's brother Thomas:

....I went on purpose to witness if Timberell (sic) put the ring on right, your sister Sarah was married on the 12 of April 58. We all enjoyed ourselves very much we all wisht you had been one of our number but then that could not be. They all said there had not been such a pretty wedding here in Berkeley for many (a) long day. There was 3 cupple I have no doubt you will be surprised when I tell you your Uncle George Smith gave her away, only fancy, the very last person I thought of asking. We were all very glad with his company. I must say we cut a fine dash up the town, Timbrell & me Sarah and her uncle Rebecca & Philip Timbrell. So we were the tall ones. I have sent you a bit of cake...

Cheers

Geordie

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