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Offline gralorn

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Bryanston Estate - Blandford
« on: Wednesday 25 September 24 16:33 BST (UK) »
My Grandfater Harold Graham ALLARD was admitted to the Cottage Hospital at Blandford I believe with appendicitis where he met my Grandmother who was a nurse. They married and lived at No 2 Bryanston, on the Portman Estate where he was employed. Also where my father was born and his sister. They moved to Weymouth when the estates were sold off and worked for GWR in an office on the harbour. I would love to know however what employment he undertook whilst working on the Portman Estate. Would anybody have any information, records, newspaper articles or the like, enabling me to get a flavour of their life at Blandford. Any information would be most appreciated.
Allard/Allwood/Alwood/ From Suffolk
Wright/Croftwright/ From London
Langmaid/ from Lanteglos By Fowey
Greig/ Banff/ Aberdeen

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Re: Bryanston Estate - Blandford
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 25 September 24 17:00 BST (UK) »
A good way to start is to try the Dorset History Centre website and check out their catalogue.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Bryanston Estate - Blandford
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 25 September 24 17:38 BST (UK) »
The Western Gazette, 6 Jun 1924 has a detailed list of the sale - 84 lots. Too long to post details.

His position on the estate is recorded on the '21 Census.

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Re: Bryanston Estate - Blandford
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 25 September 24 18:10 BST (UK) »
Thank you both for those snippets of information, very much appreciated. I will look them up.

Thanks
Allard/Allwood/Alwood/ From Suffolk
Wright/Croftwright/ From London
Langmaid/ from Lanteglos By Fowey
Greig/ Banff/ Aberdeen


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Re: Bryanston Estate - Blandford
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 25 September 24 23:55 BST (UK) »
There is a museum in Blandford which may be able to help:

https://blandfordtownmuseum.org.uk/