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Offline Stephen1917

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Re: You know when you're obsessed with FH when...
« Reply #72 on: Monday 25 April 11 18:23 BST (UK) »
You did right of course, Mrs T.. I'm trying to locate my maternal grandmother's grave (hoping she has one). If successful, should I take a flower/flowers along?  I never knew her; nor did my mother, though had she been kept I should surely never have existed in this particular body....

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Re: You know when you're obsessed with FH when...
« Reply #73 on: Monday 25 April 11 18:39 BST (UK) »
Stephen, that's an impossible question to answer, but, do you know, as you have THOUGHT of taking flowers, it may well be that that is the right thing for you to do.

I think most people on this board find that their ancestors affect them greatly even though we have never had the opportunity of meeting them.

I had a look for my greatx2 grandmother's grave, and didn't find it.  I hadn't taken flowers (I was on a country walk, so couldn't really carry a bouquet  :)), but I think I might have picked some wild flowers for her if I'd tracked down where she was in the country graveyard.
Pay, Kent. 
Barham, Kent. 
Cork(e), Kent. 
Cooley, Kent.
Barwell, Rutland/Northants/Greenwich.
Cotterill, Derbys.
Van Steenhoven/Steenhoven/Hoven, Nord Brabant/Belgium/East London.
Kesneer Belgium/East London
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Barlow, East London
Wayling, East London
Wade, Greenwich/Brightlingsea, Essex.
Thorpe, Brightlingsea, Essex

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Re: You know when you're obsessed with FH when...
« Reply #74 on: Monday 25 April 11 19:33 BST (UK) »
Thanks Igor. If I had a manservant, I should insist on his being named so!  Moreover, I never tire of Sacre du Printemps.

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« Reply #75 on: Monday 25 April 11 19:55 BST (UK) »
Me neither.  I still think of it as my masterwork.  Especially in the Fantasia version   ;)
Pay, Kent. 
Barham, Kent. 
Cork(e), Kent. 
Cooley, Kent.
Barwell, Rutland/Northants/Greenwich.
Cotterill, Derbys.
Van Steenhoven/Steenhoven/Hoven, Nord Brabant/Belgium/East London.
Kesneer Belgium/East London
Burton, East London.
Barlow, East London
Wayling, East London
Wade, Greenwich/Brightlingsea, Essex.
Thorpe, Brightlingsea, Essex

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Re: You know when you're obsessed with FH when...
« Reply #76 on: Monday 25 April 11 22:34 BST (UK) »
Quote from: pinefamily on Friday 08 April 11 12:48 BST (UK)
Quote from: coombs on Friday 08 April 11 12:22 BST (UK)
Sifting through parish registers and the eye being caught by surnames which are the same as friends and work colleagues.

Speaking of same names, I have a William Coombs (b. c.1819 Beaminster) who settled in Crewkerne with his wife and family. Any connection?

Hi. Do you know who the parents of this William was?
Researching:

LONDON, Coombs, Roberts, Auber, Helsdon, Fradine, Morin, Goodacre
DORSET Coombs, Munday
NORFOLK Helsdon, Riches, Harbord, Budery
KENT Roberts, Goodacre
SUSSEX Walder, Boniface, Dinnage, Standen, Lee, Botten, Wickham, Jupp
SUFFOLK Titshall, Frost, Fairweather, Mayhew, Archer, Eade, Scarfe
DURHAM Stewart, Musgrave, Wilson, Forster
SCOTLAND Stewart in Selkirk
USA Musgrave, Saix
ESSEX Cornwell, Stock, Quilter, Lawrence, Whale, Clift
OXON Edgington, Smith, Inkpen, Snell, Batten, Brain

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Re: You know when you're obsessed with FH when...
« Reply #77 on: Tuesday 26 April 11 03:38 BST (UK) »
... on the "third date" you take a lady friend to a cemetery to photograph headstones  ::) ... it also happened on the 4th, 6th, 9th, 12th dates after which I lost count ...  ;D ;D ;D
CHADWICK - Amersham/Bethnal Green, UK
FOSH/FOUACHE - London, UK
ESTALL - Bethnal Green, UK
LOCKHART - Airdrie/Springburn/Baillieston Scotland
McGREGOR/McGRIGOR - Gartly, Scotland
RUSSELL/RUSSEL/RUSSAL - Mortlach, Scotland

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Re: You know when you're obsessed with FH when...
« Reply #78 on: Tuesday 26 April 11 14:51 BST (UK) »
Having subsequent dates after being taken round a cemetery must be the definition of true love... ;D


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KENT:
Stutely - Wittersham & Stone
Padgham - Wittersham
Wanstall - Northbourne
Taylor - Ringwould & Ash
Skinner - Deal
Bushell - Walmer
Spain - Walmer
Also
Schloss - Poland, Nottingham, Massachusetts & New Zealand.
Cohen - Birmingham

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Re: You know when you're obsessed with FH when...
« Reply #79 on: Tuesday 26 April 11 17:23 BST (UK) »
Quote from: n4mv3t on Tuesday 26 April 11 03:38 BST (UK)
... on the "third date" you take a lady friend to a cemetery to photograph headstones  ::) ... it also happened on the 4th, 6th, 9th, 12th dates after which I lost count ...  ;D ;D ;D

and lost the lady friend?  :o

I think you and she must have confused the term "dates" - in your case the interest was obviously 'birth' and death'!

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Rogers: Sussex
Sanders/Saunders: Brenchley, Kent
Hales: Navenby, Lincs
Lidbetter: Sussex
Burns: Birmingham/Weston-super-Mare
Gray/Stocks: Weston-super-Mare
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Re: You know when you're obsessed with FH when...
« Reply #80 on: Saturday 30 April 11 16:45 BST (UK) »
.........I forego yet another hairdressing appointment so I can spend the money on a couple of extra Certificates ::)
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Brocklehurst - Crewe
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