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Lincolnshire / Re: Glanford Brigg burial sites
« on: Wednesday 27 November 13 04:27 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for your response Argusy.  Nice to know that we have friends across the Tasman!
We did actually find my GGF there.  It was a long and convoluted story, but he was buried with his daughter - who was killed in WW1.  The graves are in a pretty sorry state right now however.
Cheers from NZ

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Lincolnshire / Re: Glanford Brigg burial sites
« on: Wednesday 29 May 13 22:38 BST (UK)  »
This is hilarious. 
As I indicated, my cousin in Canada wrote to the school and Clifford Jones kindly sent him the pirate picture.  The hilarious part is that I was required to dress up as a pirate for a function last Saturday night, just as these messages started to flow!

I mentioned that I have a 'Companion to the Bible' that was presented to her.  My sister has two further prize books of hers.  I quote from a letter from her.  I am not prepared to part with these books, but if you would like photos (or scans) of the inscriptions, I am happy to provide those.

I have two books which were presented to Etta by Christ’s Hospital. The first entitled ‘ Seekers after God ‘ by Rev F.W. Farrar, D.D., F.R.S. , Dean of Canterbury. The book is about the lives of three heathen philosophers, Seneca, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius, who “amid infinite difficulties and surrounded by a corrupt society, devoted themselves to the earnest search after those truths which might best make their lives ‘ beautiful before God ‘.”  The book has the Christ’s Hospital crest in gold on the cover and inside is inscribed “ from the gift of George Moore Esq. A Governor of the hospital 1849 – 1876. A Prize ‘ Intended as an encouragement to the attainment of knowledge of the Holy Scriptures’.” Awarded to Etta Harris – Upper IV July 1901. That was the year of the census and it appears from the census details that Etta was in Hereford at that time aged 15 years. What a book to read!!! At 15 !! – but it had only been published by Macmillan the previous year so was ‘hot off the press”.

The second book is a Holy Bible and book of Common Prayer together and also has the crest on the cover and is inscribed: The Gift of the Governors of Christ’s Hospital to Etta G. Harris, the 17th day of April 1903. I see on the school’s website that every pupil who reaches the final year at the school is presented with a Bible. Well this might be it! She would have been in the 6th form that year, 17 years old and ready to leave the school. What happened after that and did she return as a teacher and not a nurse?

Regards
John

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Lincolnshire / Re: Glanford Brigg burial sites
« on: Tuesday 28 May 13 00:21 BST (UK)  »
Hi David
A wee bit of confusion here.  I copied your exciting missive to my cousin in Canada - who thought that I was asking him for a photo and then emailed the school.  The perils of modern rapid (mis) communication.
My apologies for the confusion.

BTW, I also have a prize that was awarded to her by the school.  I shall send you details of that as well.  It may provide another clue.
Regards
John

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Lincolnshire / Re: Glanford Brigg burial sites
« on: Monday 27 May 13 21:37 BST (UK)  »
G'day David
What an exciting message out of the blue!  I actually know very little about Etta, although there are unverified 'stories'.  She does seem to have been a 'good' person who did not leave a trail of destruction behind her.
Yes, I do happen to have a photo - which I shall dig out and send you next week. (I am unfortunately 110% committed until then I am afraid.)
Please do send pictures of the memorial and any other data that you might have on her.
I am happy to give you my email address if you wish.
Kind regards
John

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Lincolnshire / Re: Glanford Brigg burial sites
« on: Monday 30 April 12 22:39 BST (UK)  »
Jennie, you are wonderful.  Thank-you a zillion times.
Somebody did look a while ago but found nothing.  I now suspect that we were looking for the wrong thing.  Alfred was the local Baptist minister from 1902 to 1917 - but had long since moved on.  It made no sense for him to be buried in Glanford Brigg at all.  But that was what the records implied.  Then we found the plaque on the wall and assumed a red herring.
Alfred's only daughter, Etta, was killed in the bombardment in 1914 and I had never found her grave - another task for another day I thought.
Now you have supplied the missing piece of the puzzle.  She was buried in the churchyard where her father was minister.  When he died, he was buried next to her - so it is HER grave that we must find.  Bingo!
Kind of sad, because his wife is buried on the other side of the world.
Would you mind also taking a photo of the area around the grave so that we can find it more easily if we ever make it to the UK again?
Thanking you ever-so-very-much.
John Harris

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Lincolnshire / Re: Glanford Brigg burial sites
« on: Monday 30 April 12 10:16 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Jennie & Geoff.  Those references are amazing and I cannot thank you enough!
Jennie, I was clearly too tired when I answered your message because I now realise that the words that you quote are different to the plaque that I found.  Have you actually seen that gravestone or are the words that you quote from an electronic record somewhere?
I think that you have found the grave that has eluded me.
This is the plaque that I had found.  I now need to locate and photograph the grave.
This is suddenly becoming most exciting!

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Lincolnshire / Re: Glanford Brigg burial sites
« on: Sunday 29 April 12 08:33 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Jenni.  I have (with the help of kind people like yourself) found that plaque.  I am still at a loss to where the old man is buried.  I fear that having his name on the plaque is a bit of a red herring.  All of the records say that he is buried there - but we cannot seem to find a grave.
I am also at a loss to know where Etta is buried.  Although, when one reads the stories of the bombardment, there may well have been nothing left to bury.
Thanks again for your kind help.  Being on the other side of the world, I cannot toddle down on a Sunday afternoon and look for myself.
Kindest regards from the antipodes.

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Lincolnshire / Re: Glanford Brigg burial sites
« on: Thursday 08 March 12 02:40 GMT (UK)  »
Well thanks.  You HAVE been a huge help.  Kind regards from the Shakey Isles.

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Lincolnshire / Re: Glanford Brigg burial sites
« on: Wednesday 07 March 12 19:29 GMT (UK)  »
Wow Trish - that was prompt.  Thanks.  I am now hoping that somebody local may be able to follow your clues and take a peek.  There are some wonderfully kind people out there!

I am actually from the other place that says G'day - New Zealand.  Now I am REALLY intrigued.  What is your relationship to Alfred and is there a family history in the name Trish (Patricia I presume)?  I thought that I was the only line of descendents.

Alfred Benjamin is my mysterious GGF and I am happy to trade with you what I have on him if you want.

Cheers

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