With all good intentions......

[avm228]

just as in my own family (and probably many others on here) its a case of 'once an ag. lab, always an ag.lab' ... me and my passion for growing veg !

LOL

Fortunately for me, in the light of some nefarious forebears, it doesn't always go like that "once a fraudster, always a fraudster"

Anna

[Lydart]

Glad about that Anna !

I think (after reading the obit) that I met her once, when about 12-15 years ago we were digging a site in Hereford for the new Treasury building ... we certainly had an emminent lady on site once or twice who could look at a bone and immediately tell you whether the past owner had died of syphillis, or TB, or rheumatism ...

[avm228]

I think (after reading the obit) that I met her once, when about 12-15 years ago we were digging a site in Hereford for the new Treasury building ... we certainly had an emminent lady on site once or twice who could look at a bone and immediately tell you whether the past owner had died of syphillis, or TB, or rheumatism ...

Wow - that's amazing that you met her

[peterbennett]

Hi Anna

             1832   a slip of the tongue.

Hi Pam

          Yes I have seen that one on genes, obviously related in some way, but doubt a direct line from our Mr Charles Matthews.

What I was trying to get over was that the Carey Franklin Coombs who married Nina May Matthews doesn't come into the reckoning until they married in 1904, so any Coombs before that date are not related to Charles Matthews the first owner of the book.

According to online sources, one of these daughters (the elder, born 1940) became a distinguished palaeopathologist and significant contributor to rheumatology research - sadly she died in 2001.

Anna

I will find her marriage and see if I can spot the births of her children, then its over to BT to find an address.

Quite an illustrious family, makes a change from chasing ag/labs.

peterbennett

[PaulaToo]

Not helping in any way, but letting you know I'm on the sidelines cheering you on.
The fact that the book is the Pilgrim's Progress makes this all the more interesting for me. I have a copy from the family collection, given as a Sunday School prize in 1912 which I cherish. You'd have to smack that out of my hands!

[Rabbit B]

What a brilliant story, hope that it has a happy ending.
Wish I could crack my brick walls like that!

Well done folks marvelous job all round, I do hope that you get a happy ending.   

[kesannah]

Well done everyone. Pity we can't all knock our brick walls down like this.

[Lady Di]

Good Heavens!

Leave you all alone for a short time and brilliance shines through - again!

What an impressive amout of work everyone has done - thank you all so very much.

I can't believe that this poor little book was actually owned by such an impressive family as well. I wouldn't have found any of this info in a million years as I was also expecting to search for ag labs etc.

The interesting thing about this book is that although the cover is dusty and worn, it still has the original tissue paper interleaved between the first couple of drawings - don't think the book has been handled or read much over the last almost 150years - not cherished like yours Paula.

Thank you everyone
Di

Edit - I agree about the brick wall demolition team - I'd pay RChatters to breakdown any of my brick walls at any time - you're the best 

[peterbennett]

Hi All

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According to online sources, one of these daughters (the elder, born 1940) became a distinguished palaeopathologist and significant contributor to rheumatology research - sadly she died in 2001.

Anna

       I have found the marriage of our palaeopathologist and birth and marriage of her eldest son, he still lives in Bristol, unfortunatly he seems to be exdirectory so no phone/address.

I have found him in the www.192.co.uk index for the 2007 electrol roll but do not have credits.

Anybody got any credits and would like to help 

peterbennett