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Lincolnshire / Re: Betty & Madge Broughton of Grantham.
« on: Wednesday 18 January 12 17:32 GMT (UK)  »
I was contacted by a Beth Lawence through my ancestry.com tree. She was curious about Madge and found him on my Moorhead/Welch tree. She told me she grew up in Lincolnshire, England in a small village. Her headmistrees at her school was Madge. Her past was a bit of a mystery but they did know she had an American husband, Perry Arsenault and daughter Judith. That contact was what started me doing more searching.

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Lincolnshire / Re: Betty & Madge Broughton of Grantham.
« on: Wednesday 18 January 12 16:27 GMT (UK)  »
Perrys sister Wava wrote a memoir. When Perry returned from war he lived with her.  From the memoir: Perry had married an English school teacher to give their child a name, but wouldn't live with her. She came over to this country and moved in with us, and Perry walked out the same night. They had a beautiful little girl called Judy, so while his wife Madge worked, I had another little one to care for, besides my own. The childrens ages were one, two and three. Madge stayed for two years before she left for England. Perry loved his little girl, but he refused to come and see her unless her mother was gone. Otherwise there would be an argument. Her parents had come over for a whole summer while she was here. We didn't have room for them so Madge rented a room across the street for them and they had their meals with us. They were wonderful people and they enjoyed the food so much. Our rationing was nothing during the war compared to theirs in England.
  Finally , Madge gave in and gave Perry a divorce and went back to England.

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Lincolnshire / Re: Betty & Madge Broughton of Grantham.
« on: Sunday 15 January 12 17:58 GMT (UK)  »
Madge did come to US but she & Perry were divorced and she went back to UK with their daughter. I found them on ship lists coming & going. Madge apparently never remarried and was a school teacher. Perry did remarry. He died in 1974.

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Shropshire Lookup Requests / Re: Bowen 1851-1871
« on: Wednesday 25 November 09 20:34 GMT (UK)  »
The Mary Ann Bowen is my grandmother. Her parents are James Bowen & Mary Jane Ashley. They also had a son William who can be found with his Ashley grandparents in Berriew, Wales. She came with her mother to United States in 1882. William stayed with Ashleys until 1893 when he also came to US. Still trying to find out what happened to James Bowen.

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