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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Re: Prince of Wales Hotel,Scarborough
« on: Thursday 14 June 12 15:06 BST (UK)  »
It was interesting to read your message, it is always good to add to knowledge of what happened in your local town.  I thought that you might like to know that the Prince of Wales Hotel is still standing but it is now private luxury flats.  I'm not sure about it being an old people's home but I do know that in the 1970's they had a very good Italian restaurant and night club there on the lower floors.  Doubt if it was elderly people living above it then!

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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Re: Prince of Wales Hotel,Scarborough
« on: Tuesday 01 May 12 13:03 BST (UK)  »
Sorry I'm afraid I don't know anything much about the hotel until it closed.  Scarborough library have quite a lot of information including the newspapers on microfilm.  If you contact them they may be able to tell you what they have got.  Their phone number is 0845 0349517 or email scarborough.library@northyorks.gov.uk.

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Berkshire / Re: Murder in Epsom
« on: Thursday 31 March 11 16:24 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for this information.  I didn't realise that murder was of such interest, even ones that happen half the country distant. 

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Berkshire / Re: Murder in Epsom
« on: Wednesday 30 March 11 14:00 BST (UK)  »
Yes, thank you, this is where I got my information from.  It seems odd to put an article into a newspaper from the south west when the incident happened in the home counties.  This is what makes me think that there is a connection. 

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Berkshire / Murder in Epsom
« on: Wednesday 30 March 11 12:52 BST (UK)  »
Does anyone have any information about the murder of a gamekeeper, Eli Cox, aged 18 in 1818?  I have found references to this incident in several national newspapers.  My 3x great grandfather, Edward Cox, moved from Dorset to Windsor as a gamekeeper around this time and he had a younger brother, Eli, born in 1800 and I was wondering if this was Edwards brother, moving to Berkshire with him and getting himself murdered for being 'assiduous in his duties'. I can't find a death for Eli in Dorset but they did move around the county quite a lot.

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Yorkshire (North Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: SCARBOROUGH Workhouse records
« on: Monday 27 September 10 14:25 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
The two books of records I have transcribed date from1837 to 1845 and from 1853 to March 1858.  I cannot find any mention of Hugh or Hannah Procter in either book. This suggests that they didn't go into the workhouse until after that date but before the move in 1859.  There is however, a James Proctor, born 1777 who came into the workhouse on 23rd April 1840.  He was a sailor and a widdower and he had no work.  He died in the workhouse on 13 November 1853. 
Regards
Anita

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Yorkshire (East Riding & York) Lookup Requests / Re: Parish records for MUSTON
« on: Monday 08 February 10 17:14 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, it's me again.  I don't know if this is relevant to your reasearch but as you know I am transcribing workhouse records and while doing the discharges last week I came across the following:

Mary Barker from Muston died 22nd June 1843.

I immediately thought of you and when I got home I looked for her name in the admissions but I cannot find it.  I can only assume that either the entries are not complete, that a few people were missed off or maybe she came in on the 22nd June and her admissions was missed.  We will never know. 

ACass

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Completed Yorkshire (North Riding) Look up Requests / Re: 1881, 1891, 1901 please - Jane Pashby, Scarborough COMPLETED
« on: Thursday 21 January 10 16:50 GMT (UK)  »
I picked up you query as I was looking for John Fewster who is an ancestor of mine.  While transcribing some workhouse records I came across an Esther Pashby and I wondered if you would be interested.  I may be throwing something into the ring that is totally unrelated to you but it may be of interest.
Esther Pashby (classed as a bastard) was admitted to Scarborough Workhouse on the 1st March 1841. Her year of birth is given as 1828.  She left the workhouse on the 8th June 1841 to go into service.  She was re-admitted on the 1st June 1843 as an emergency because she had a lame foot.  I have not yet found when she was discharged but if you are interested I will let you know if I come across her name again.

ACass

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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Re: Scarborough 1900s
« on: Wednesday 09 December 09 15:32 GMT (UK)  »
My family have lived in Scarborough since the mid 1800's.  Yes there were a lot of poor people, remember it was a fishing town and income was dependant on the catch and the weather.  From what I can gather, there was very much a community spirit, everyone knew everyone else ( or was related) and they did help each other out, at least that is the impression I have got from my family.

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