CONSTABLE family of WIX

[NEILKE]

i have no imfo on consable but manningtree is the best place in england to visit my dad and his family moved there in the 1930s only movimg back up north when he got married to my mam i still visit every year my auntie still lives up at lawford she is retired but they still do bits of growing on their settlement.in a few years people will be reserching why people moved south in the 30s
regards neil

[dawlc]

Hi Manningtree Ed

Micaiah Aylward was my paternal Grandmother's uncle.  He was baptised John Micaiah but always know as Micaiah to separate him from his father who was also called John.  He was 19 when the accident happened and had only worked on the railways for four months.  I have a photocopy of the inquest into his death that was reported in the local paper.  If you would like to see it; send me a personal message via Rootschat and I'll send it to you.  If you have a photo I would like to see it.  Apparently next to it are two smaller headstones; these belong to children of one of Micaiah's sisters (Caroline).  Caroline was supposed to be psychic and on the day Micaiah was killed (the accident happened at 2 pm) she looked up and saw him standing at the top of her stairs she said to him, "What are you doing there Curly (his nickname)"?  He apparently replied, "That he'd come to see her before he died"!  I'm not sure who paid for the headstone (maybe the railways company) because Micaiah's father was an agricultural labour and I'm sure could not have afforded such a tribute. 
Thank you for your interest.
Deborah.

[Manningtree Ed]

Hi,

I only signed up because I found the Aylward surname and Lawford on a google search!  So need to do one more post to activate PM's!

[Manningtree Ed]

Apologies for filling up the thread ..

The grave does have a smaller headstone immediately in front of it, and another to the right of it.
I'll happily send the photo I have onto you.

And now I can PM!

[valcolb]

Hi
Let me know if this thread is still alive as I have information concerning Micaiah John which has not appeared thus far.
Rgds Colin (Brookside Cottage, Lawford, Nov '76 to Sept '85)

[trish1120]

May have been already found by the OP?
Possible?

FRANCIS Constable bapt 03 Apr 1804 All Saints, Great Oakley to JOHN/MARY
Sibling JOHN bapt same church 02 Jan 1803

John CONSTABLE of Wix a Bachelor married Mary JOSSELYN a Minor, 12 Oct 1802
Witnesses John JOSSELYN/James CASTON
By licence with consent of guardians

1881 Census Francis is born c 1804 Gt Oakley*

As Francis was a Ag Lab I cant see any connection to Constables mentioned 2007 by kiebitz

Trish