My 11 x g.grandparents, William Chamberlaine & Ellin Southwell married in Edenham, Lincolnshire in 1561. Edenham is a village in Lincolnshire, situated about 3 miles north-west of Bourne on the A151. I visited Bourne when I was following in my ancestors footsteps a couple or so years ago. Unfortunately, at the time I hadn't researched as far back as William and Ellin, so didn't go to Edenham. Another time maybe.
On this day 4 ancesters were baptised
In 1753 Samuel Collett my 3 x g.g.uncle
In 1693 Elizabeth Beldon my 5 x g.g.aunt
In 1746 Elizabeth Hobson my 4 x g.g.aunt
In 1703 John Hawkins my 5 x g.g.uncle
On this day
In 1791 Sarah Batty my 4 x g.grandmother died.
As did
Anne Dyke in 1907 she was OH’s 2 x g.grandmother. She died from a fractured skull after accidentally falling down stairs. Her husband’s death 25 years earlier was caused by strangulation by hanging, due to being suicidal and with temporary insanity induced by excessive alcohol – according to the coroner.
and
Henry Middleton 1809 my 3 x g.g.uncle. He was nearly 3 when he died. His 5 year old sister died on 1st December 1809. I don’t know the cause of death, but I suppose it’s possible that they must both have had the same infectious disease. They and other members of their family are all buried in the same grave in Millom Churchyard.
Most importantly, our daughter is celebrating her 50th birthday.
Today the weather is fairly warm, dry at last, but in 1962, it had started freezing. The frost on the trees was so thick it looked like snow. I remember my mum coming to visit me in the maternity home (in those days you stayed in for 10 days even with normal deliveries which I had had). She told me I was better inside the maternity home, which had CH, than at home which didn't. Nevertheless after 10 days I went home to a stone terraced house in Derbyshire. That winter was so cold that the olive oil we had (we had to buy it from the chemist then) froze in the bottle. Fortunately, we and our baby daughter survived. The only warm room in the house was the living room, sandwiched between other houses, we got the warmth from our fire and from the fire of the house next to us, but only during the day. Open fires weren't left burning overnight.
