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Hi Terry,

I do have the same email and did get this, thank you so much!

Do you have a copy of the death certificate that I could take a look at please? That would be amazing! There was someone in the village that showed me a photo of a certificate and sledging from her funeral, but that was a long time ago and was via my ex partner’s family.

A crazy thing happened - I was metal detecting there and I found a women’s silver pocket watch from the 1860s and it was engraved “A. Ford - Fitling”. I did my research and found that Ann Ford was the sister of Edith’s Grandad who lived in Garton (who you mentioned in your post). Ann was at Canham’s Farm in Fitling years before working but passed way before Edith was born. I personally think the pocket watch was given to Edith by her Grandad as it was his sister’s and what a lovely gift to receive on your birthday. I think she fell in and that was lost in the pond. I found it where the pond used to be, as it used to be bigger than it is today.

Crazy story, but I think that it adds up completely well. I have photos of the watch I found somewhere, so I’ll find it but I don’t have access to it as my ex partners family kept it.

Edith was apparently working at the farm, and one story I heard was that she fell in from her bicycle when her dress got caught in the wheel. I’m not sure how true that part is, but nonetheless, a very sad story.

Hope you’re well,
Thank you very much!!

Good evening everyone,

I was wondering if someone could help me decipher exactly what this newspaper clipping means, please? I am a little confused about the whole situation!

It was posted on 17th April 1863 in the Stamford Mercury newspaper.

Thank you very much in advance!
Kind Regards,
Tony.

P.S. Thomas Lovett Beacock was my 3x great grandfather, and Gilbert Burton Handson was his step father. (note the old term of "son-in-law" to show this relation).

I was going to fall back on that option if I couldn't find anything/anyone on here couldn't find anything.

I have had a look at some, but to no avail. I was trying to find out if there was something in newspapers or anything similar, that I had possibly missed.

Thanks for responding.

Hello Everyone.

I am trying to find anything about the death of Edith Barr at Fitling, East Yorkshire. She apparently drowned in the pond at a farm there called Canham's Farm (sometimes known as Cantram's). I have found the death index from 1913, but trying to prove that she drowned.

We know for definite a girl drowned there. A lot of people in the village know of it and say that "she was a Ford". Her mother's maiden name was Ford and she was living in Fitling with her grandparents, also Fords.

Thank you very much in advance for your help,
Tony.

Fair enough! Yes I know, they're awful to try and read. I wish they photograph them again, as technology is a lot better now, meaning scanners etc are much better!