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Devon / Re: FORD family Woodleigh
« on: Friday 09 July 10 21:41 BST (UK)  »
There is only one daughter Rebecca the elder of the children i havent got my notes at the moment so can not give you info Emma married into the Clark/e family please p.m me .. I been at this for many well over 20years  ;D it gets adictive ..

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Devon / Re: FORD family Woodleigh
« on: Friday 09 July 10 21:04 BST (UK)  »
Hello Leandra,
I think there was a transcription error when it was first written the latter was my 2xgt-grandmother Emma northmore Ford born Woodliegh in 1846 father John Ford gunsmith  this as alway's puzzled me too her mother was Sarah H.
Kind regards TREEBUSTER

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Armed Forces / Re: Court Martial punishment
« on: Tuesday 06 July 10 23:12 BST (UK)  »
I have also been looking at the service records of ancestors army records to.. I was intrigued to find that my ancestor had the letter D branded under his left arm the suffering he must of gone through it describes his ordeal of desserting twice then going on to make up a  long service interesting  further on to ww1 his grandson goes on to be absent with out leave failing to turn up at a parade  e.c. i recomend any one to read and find service records it gives a real in sight in to ones ancestors Miltary lifes ...

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Oxfordshire / Old bus station Thame
« on: Monday 05 July 10 23:07 BST (UK)  »
Hello i wonder if any one remembers the Old bus station that had a house next to it in Thame ..
My grandparents lived in  the house next to it  and grandad was a inspector therwould it be possible to get photos of it perhaps in the 1960s when did it close ?
I have happy memorys of long summer holidays ...

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Devon / Re: HOSGOOD Steps Brixham
« on: Thursday 29 April 10 07:33 BST (UK)  »
I only met granfer Harry once  or twice if that and that was when i was  fairly  young and noreen about the same we saw more of Madge  each summer .  I will p.m you on here   later ....

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Devon / Re: HOSGOOD Steps Brixham
« on: Thursday 29 April 10 07:23 BST (UK)  »
Hello Humber  :)
I am Joans eldest grandchild and i used to come to Brixham with my Nan athough more often with mum and dad..

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Devon / Re: HOSGOOD Steps Brixham
« on: Wednesday 28 April 10 13:22 BST (UK)  »
Just realised where the confusion was we still have the same family Walter senior was the maison/builder he had three sons and  the  FISHERMAN was Henry Walter or Walter Henry nan refered him has granfer harry and the builder was William John who my nan said brought her back to Brixham after henrys daughters were born to look after their mother while there father was away at sea fishing ...

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Devon / Re: HOSGOOD Steps Brixham
« on: Wednesday 28 April 10 12:28 BST (UK)  »
Hi  humber i a hope you r ecieved my p.m just incase you havent  recieved it ?
I  remember my nan telling me that   her uncle one of many builders in the family he lost his life in 1930s  while either repairing a roof or building one and leaving her aunt a widow hi  brother her father was a fisherman and he was also my mothers grandfather he lived with his married daughter and she kept lots of small pets mainly birds and a lovely macaw Parrot and i remember comeing out of the cottage on a summers evening and smelling the lovely sea air and mixture of Jasmine and  honeysuckle such happy memorys.. When i saw that a cottage had been made nto a holiday let i wondered whether this was the same one and the steps that went on and on and such a challenge for the elderly on a hot summers day and i too am tracing the family tree as i discovered some very interesting thing over my 22years family history search...

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Sussex / Re: Trying to find gt-grandmothers burial
« on: Saturday 27 February 10 19:24 GMT (UK)  »
 ;D ;D Thanks folks will try the suggestions not sure about the burial in the hospital in the 1960s though :-)

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