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Messages - sleepybarb

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Devon / Re: Bird Family of Exeter
« on: Tuesday 11 November 25 19:38 GMT (UK)  »
I live not far from Stuart Road, I suspect the shop was converted into a house at some point. It might be worth you posting on a page on Facebook called Exeter Past and
Present or Exeter Memories. East Wonford Hill is not very far from there.
Barb

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Devon / Re: Exeter Workhouse
« on: Wednesday 29 January 25 15:54 GMT (UK)  »
Tree house may have the records if the archives don’t.There were two workhouses in Exeter.Redhills in St.Thomas .It became a hospital.And Heavitree which also became a hospital.You may have seen it on Who Do You Think You Are with Rose Ayling Ellis.
Barb

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The Lighter Side / Re: WDYTYA Series 21
« on: Tuesday 10 September 24 20:17 BST (UK)  »
We live near to where the workhouse was in Exeter,in fact I worked on one of the last surviving wards in the early 80’s. We used to have to reassure patients it wasn’t the workhouse now. The children’s home was used as an auxiliary hospital during WW1.But was the school of nursing for pupil nurses when I trained,I remember my our tutor telling us about the flat. The old wards are used as offices now.
As for Aston ,my parents families both originated there
Barb

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Devon / Re: Asylum at Heavitree, Exeter.
« on: Friday 21 July 23 22:49 BST (UK)  »
I can’t think of any as Higher cemetery has a mixture of graves.St.Michaels, church,Heavitree has a graveyard. You could try Exeter Past and Present on Facebook ,someone might know.
Barb

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Devon / Re: Asylum at Heavitree, Exeter.
« on: Friday 21 July 23 15:23 BST (UK)  »
I wonder if he’s buried in Higher Cemetery,it’s quite close to Heavitree.It’s very big and unless he has a grave stone ,it may not be possible to find the grave.
Barb

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The Common Room / Re: "Known Unto God" and DNA identification
« on: Saturday 03 April 21 09:19 BST (UK)  »
My husbands great uncle is remembered on the Loos addendum,we we have no idea where he is buried,but he’s remembered in our family histories.
Barb

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The Common Room / Re: How to say "You're wrong"?
« on: Thursday 18 March 21 18:12 GMT (UK)  »
I’m afraid I wouldn’t bother. My cousins son has my grandparents wrong on his tree with Grandad dying in1963. Wrong he died 1935 and aforementioned cousins grandfather registered the death!
  Barb

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Unwanted Birth, Marriage, Death Certs A to G / Surplus Birth and death Certs
« on: Thursday 25 February 21 15:19 GMT (UK)  »
Birth certificate bought in error.John Briscoe son of william and Susanna born Willenhall June 1841.
Death Certificates
John Briscoe 1884 Sedgley ,Staffs
John Briscoe 1885,Aston Birmingham.
Henry Taylor 1937,Kings norton Birmingham.

I've had these a little while so not a recent mistake,but if you think they might be yours ,let me know
   Barb

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Devon / Re: Painters Row, haven Rd , Exeter
« on: Tuesday 22 December 20 18:38 GMT (UK)  »
Alan, it may have been renamed Painters Court.Thats what I found googling it.
Barb

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