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London and Middlesex / Re: John Drake 1773, help needed!
« on: Saturday 23 July 11 07:59 BST (UK) »
Hi Tessa
I am also a descendant of William Henry Drake, but from his first wife, Louisa Purkis.
In 2001 I graduated with my MA in history - my thesis was entitled, Civilians at War: William Henry Drake and the Commissariat in the Crimean War. I have had access to some letters he and Louisa wrote during the Crimean War as well as a transcript of the Journal he kept around this time. From his Journal I can tell you that Ella Wood Drake was born in Grahamstown before 24 Oct 1864, before he went to New Zealand.
I would like to do more research into him and other commissaries of the time - and am slowly getting to it.
I would also like to publish the Crimean letters and hopefully part of his Journal as well, as there are many students of the Crimean War who are interested in the role of the Commissariat during that time. I am therefore trying to contact descendants of his second family in the hope of tracing the original Journal. You can't help with that in any way, can you?
All the best
Megan
I am also a descendant of William Henry Drake, but from his first wife, Louisa Purkis.
In 2001 I graduated with my MA in history - my thesis was entitled, Civilians at War: William Henry Drake and the Commissariat in the Crimean War. I have had access to some letters he and Louisa wrote during the Crimean War as well as a transcript of the Journal he kept around this time. From his Journal I can tell you that Ella Wood Drake was born in Grahamstown before 24 Oct 1864, before he went to New Zealand.
I would like to do more research into him and other commissaries of the time - and am slowly getting to it.
I would also like to publish the Crimean letters and hopefully part of his Journal as well, as there are many students of the Crimean War who are interested in the role of the Commissariat during that time. I am therefore trying to contact descendants of his second family in the hope of tracing the original Journal. You can't help with that in any way, can you?
All the best
Megan