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London and Middlesex / Re: Maynard family
« on: Friday 08 July 16 19:31 BST (UK)  »
 A bit chewy! And you can still get them.
Thanks for that info. I think that Anne Elizabeth was "my" Charles sister, so that explains the relationship.
An odd detail:- Charles was born in Ashdon, a village near Saffron Walden, and my grandparents retired to the village of Sewards End, which is only 3 - 4 miles from Ashdon!
Small world!!!
Thanks again
DuncanW

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London and Middlesex / Re: Maynard family
« on: Friday 08 July 16 17:28 BST (UK)  »
That's really interesting, though I can't quickly find a direct link either with siblings or children.
Time will tell!
Many thanks

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London and Middlesex / Re: Maynard family
« on: Friday 08 July 16 16:17 BST (UK)  »
First - an apology. I put an incorrect family name (which I've corrected) Her name was Speller. She was born in Bow in 1870. Her father was Charles Speller and mother Catharine Bynon, both born in 1842 I think that the Maynards were living in Hackney when she visited them. Charles Speller was born in Linton, Cambs, father Charles S and Catherine's parents were John Bynon ( 1808-77) and Mary Skinner Keall. My guess is that she saw Charles Gordon Maynard and his brother somewhere around 1880 - 5. I don't know if the Aunt was the relation ( as we know, almost any older female was called 'aunt' in those days). The odd bits that I've found with the Maynard family don't appear to have any direct connection, and I'm guessing that she told me the story somewhere around 1950 or a little earlier.
Thanks for your interest.
Kind regards

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London and Middlesex / Maynard family
« on: Friday 08 July 16 14:44 BST (UK)  »
My grandmother told me that she remembered, as a girl going to visit her Aunt, and her cousins were making sweets in the family kitchen. The family were the Maynards of wine gum fame, and dates etc fit in with their published history. However, I can't find the actual link between the families. She was Kate Elfreda (sometimes spelt as Elfrida) Speller, born about 1870 and later married to Edward Lawrence Burt. All help gratefully received!
Many thanks

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Cambridgeshire / Re: Wood family in Melbourne
« on: Monday 13 July 15 10:49 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks for that. I'll follow it up.
Apologies for the "e" but followed on from the old spelling without thinking that it had been dropped over the years.

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Essex / Re: Rebecca Marshall buried 17 Jan 1836 Beaumont cum Moze.
« on: Monday 29 June 15 16:42 BST (UK)  »
It might be worth writing to the Trinity Methodist Church, Pier Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea. I think one of their member's father was at Beaumont Methodist Church in the 1980-90's and named Marshall.

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Essex / Re: the people's home saffron walden. 1930's
« on: Monday 29 June 15 16:37 BST (UK)  »
There used to be 'The Workhouse' which was for the poor and destitute and in Radwinter Road. I seem to remember that both men and women could live there, but were kept segregated at night.

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Cambridgeshire / Wood family in Melbourne
« on: Tuesday 23 June 15 12:24 BST (UK)  »
William Wood (b. 1791) was married to Mary Casbon (b. 1798) and owned land in Melbourne. My oldest aunt, just before she died, told me that "the family never play cards as the Wood brothers lost the village of Melbourne playing cards". I have no idea if there was any truth in the story, but they did move to Great Chishill and appeared to have 'come down in the world' as he became a wheelwright.
My guess is that they may have lost the parcels of land that they owned - not the whole village - but have no idea how one can find out.
Many thanks
Duncan

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London and Middlesex / Re: Maynards sweet factory
« on: Monday 22 June 15 11:02 BST (UK)  »
I'm trying to find out the relationship with the Maynards and my own family. My grandmother said that she remembered going to visit an aunt and finding her sons were making sweets in the kitchen. This would have been before the invention of the Wine Gums themselves. I understand that the family ran a confectioners shop in East London, making many of the sweets themselves. At that time, my grandmothers name was Kate Elfreda (sometimes spelt Elfrida) Speller, born 1870 and later married to Edward Lawrence Burt.
Many thanks

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