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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Jethro Smale - Where to start researching in NZ?
« on: Friday 16 September 16 09:11 BST (UK)  »
I got the police info by emailing heritagecentre[at]met.police.uk they sent me digital copies of their records. As I'm not supposed to put my email address on here, I'm not sure how to send them to you - my computer skills are a bit limited! And they are on my laptop, not this ipad.
I have several pictures of Fanny, one (I think) before she married.
Why did they marry in Croydon, rather than her home in Great Warley?
Could you tell me what paper his death report was in, and do you know where he as buried?
My interest in Jethro was sparked by the family story of his death, although he is fairly peripheral to my main family history.
I have just thought: If you wrote to me. Dan Morgan. (*)
I could send you hard copies of what I have got.
Dan Morgan

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Jethro Smale - Where to start researching in NZ?
« on: Thursday 15 September 16 15:06 BST (UK)  »
I have only just registered with roots hat, so your request may no longer be relevant; but Jethro Smale was married to my mother's great aunt, Fanny Godsave, from Great Warley, Essex. I think that Jethro worked his passage back from NZ, as on his police attestation  forms, his occupation was given as seaman.
He was with the Thames police, stationed on a floating police station at Greenwich. He was drowned on August 21st 1890. The family tradition was that for a bet he said he could dive in and swim under the station - he drowned! Because he had taken off his jacket, he was not in uniform, and thus his widow got no pension. Police re rods confirm no pension was granted.
I have a little more information, if you are interested.
D Morgan

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