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Re: Hi - can anyone help me find my great grandfather's brother?
« Reply #18 on: Monday 11 July 11 11:01 BST (UK) »
Hi Can1958

I also wondered who J Timberlake was...

Did you know that Fulham Football Club started out as St Andrew's church team at about the same time. I guess it is likely that our relatives would have known some of the early players...?

http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Images/MorganPhillipsInterview_22_tcm21-88575.pdf

http://www.standrewsfulham.com/articles/football.html

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Re: Hi - can anyone help me find my great grandfather's brother?
« Reply #19 on: Monday 11 July 11 11:21 BST (UK) »
It looks like J Timberlake was probably Joseph Timberlake. He features in the 1891 census living in the parish of St Andrews and his profession is given as Verger Church of England. He was born in about 1851 in Hemel Hempstead. I guess he may have known our relatives, or he may have just helped with the services and acted as a witness when needed. I do not think my relatives lived in the area for very long so I am guessing that they would not have had many friends or family nearby when they were married. 

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Re: Hi - can anyone help me find my great grandfather's brother?
« Reply #20 on: Monday 11 July 11 15:14 BST (UK) »
Yes, I found out about the Fulham FC connection to the church, but I'm a bit confused as my ggf played for Chelsea Reserves and some medals have been handed down to my sister (an ardent Chelsea supporter, as are most of the family).  I don't know how Chelsea FC is linked to Fulham FC if at all.  Anyway, I quite liked the Fulham link, so I have recently started to support Fulham :-)

As for J Timerlake, I thought he might be connected with the church, yes, I can imagine that he may have acted as a witness.  I understand that my ggm was from a travelling family, and so may have been short on witnesses; the other witness, Mark Hearn, may be associated with her, although I am still trying to check him out.

My family stayed in the area, and my mum was born in Fulham in 1932, and I think my grandparents moved out to Middlesex in the 1950's.