Essex Burials Earls Colne St. Andrews

[Boblima]

Dear Suisie,   This is a village, not a First World War Cemetary, we tend to cremate here now, lack of space and all that, but there is one church and subsequently only one graveyard here, on another tack, if you go into Google, type in the name of this village, and any other village for that matter, you get all sorts of details, for instance, we used to have a school here, founded 1610 by a Dr Christopher Swallow, his deputy, Thomas Shepherd, was very religious, but persecuted, went over with the second fleet after the founding fathers, and went on to found Harvard University, there is a plaque on the wall, have you heard of Harvard ??

regards,

Bob

[kmart66]

Hi

Am I missing  something here Boblima? I thought that Chelmsford was awarded city status, not Colchester....

Kevin

[Boblima]

Blimey Kevin, you're right, Chelmsford is the new city, it's been on the news, in the papers, something must jad distracted me in mid typing, probably a cup of tea and a kiss !!

Boblima

[susieq618]

Yes, I have heard of Harvard - I may live in Tennessee but I'm not totally oblivious to life outside of the Appalachian Mountain area      I am from Wisconsin and people are, generally speaking,  better educated up there than down here.   

I have been looking around online with some success but would like to know if there are any interesting historical stories about Earls Colne that you know of.
Susie
 

[Boblima]

Susie,  If you go into 'Google' put in 'Earls Colne, Essex' it will come up with all sorts of information, it has a slight claim to fame, the Lord of the Manor here, a Mr De Vere, also known as the Earl of Oxford, is reputed to be the true author of the works of Shakespear because Mr De Vere spent a lot of time in Southwark, in Spouth London the same place that Shakespears Globe Theatre was and is nbow rebuily, and that William Shakespear wasn't all that educated ( whereas the Earls of Oxford was ) Shakespear was by trade a glove maker, although if he could read and write, and had a good imagination...............

Regards,

Boblima

[susieq618]

Thank you! I have found some interesting things as well as some pictures. What a beautiful place Earls Colne is!

[susieq618]

Sometimes I wonder if anyone asks as many questions as I do in this world! Can you tell me what denomination St. Andrews Church is - Church of England? And has it always been the same denomination?
Thank you!
Susie

[Boblima]

Susie,
 
 Our church, St Andrews, is Church of England, but before the reformation, ? well we didn't have a Church of England until King Henry VIII upset the Pope when he wanted to change wives, but for the last 500 years or so.............. and yes it is a nice place, we don't even have a police station anymore, we often leave our cars unlocked, and there are a lot of very nice people around  ( of which |i am one !!).

Regards,

Bob

[susieq618]

You are so helpful - I think you MUST be one of those nice people    A town without a police station...wow! It must still be a really small town.
just offhand, without doing any research, do you know if there are still people there by the name of Markham or Collins?
Susie