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Offline Bitza 5

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Re: What was the saddest death in your Tree ?
« Reply #270 on: Saturday 01 July 06 09:19 BST (UK) »
aparently it was normal for a widow with kids to marry a man soon after her husbands death so she had fiinancel support, a widower with kids would remarry as soon as he could so his new wife could look after the kids while he went to work. when my grandfarher was killed in the 30s my nan married his brother who was a widower only 3 months later. i think it was only the very rich who waited for a year and a day.


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Re: What was the saddest death in your Tree ?
« Reply #271 on: Monday 17 July 06 14:32 BST (UK) »
I came across one at the weekend. A distant cousin together with his wife and 6 children aged between 1 and 14 all died together when the SS Lusitania was sunk in 1915.
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William Williams of Llanllyfni
John Jones in Llanelli
Evan Evans in Caio
David Davies of Llansanffraid
Evans: Caio/Carms
Jones: CDG, DEN

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Re: What was the saddest death in your Tree ?
« Reply #272 on: Monday 17 July 06 14:54 BST (UK) »
Now that is tragic :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

Kerry
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Re: What was the saddest death in your Tree ?
« Reply #273 on: Monday 17 July 06 23:49 BST (UK) »
I must admit that would be hard to beat in the "saddest" deaths.
I think its time though for a new topic, something happy?
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Re: What was the saddest death in your Tree ?
« Reply #274 on: Tuesday 18 July 06 00:21 BST (UK) »
Can't help thinking that it would have been even sadder had one survived?
SOM/Chard/Combe St Nicholas/Ilminster:  Dean[e]/Doble/Jeffery/Burt;  DEV/Yarcombe:  Dean/Gill/Every; 
BRK/Newbury:  Westall/Green/Lewis/Canning;  WIL/Allcannings:  Hiscock/Amor;  Froxfield:  Hobbs/Green;  HAM/Kingsclere:  Martin/Hiscock/Westall;  WAR/Marton/Bubbenhall:  Glenn/Holmes;  STS/Yoxall/Hamstall Ridware/Barton-u-Needwood:  Holmes/Dainty;  STS/Brewood/Codsall/Penkridge/Hatherton:  Dean[e]; GLA/Aberdare:  Dean/Dane

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Re: What was the saddest death in your Tree ?
« Reply #275 on: Tuesday 18 July 06 06:20 BST (UK) »
You are probably right.  :-\  This subject is getting a bit too tragic for this lovely sunny weather.  Very depressing.  Perhaps I should stop reading.

Kerry :'(
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Re: What was the saddest death in your Tree ?
« Reply #276 on: Tuesday 18 July 06 09:52 BST (UK) »
Quote from: dee-jay on Tuesday 18 July 06 00:21 BST (UK)
Can't help thinking that it would have been even sadder had one survived?

I dug around a bit last night and found that the governess survived. Three of the childrens bodies were recovered and buried in Ireland.
Stuck with:
William Williams of Llanllyfni
John Jones in Llanelli
Evan Evans in Caio
David Davies of Llansanffraid
Evans: Caio/Carms
Jones: CDG, DEN

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Re: What was the saddest death in your Tree ?
« Reply #277 on: Tuesday 18 July 06 20:11 BST (UK) »
Now it's getting even sadder!!!!

Please stop!

Kerry ;)
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Re: What was the saddest death in your Tree ?
« Reply #278 on: Thursday 20 July 06 13:51 BST (UK) »
I have just received a birth certificate for one of my ancestors, which shows that her father was dead by the time of her birth. He got married in August 1865 aged 23, died of Psthithis (TB) in November 1865 and his daughter was born the following May.
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