Photographs of Shrewsbury / completed

[J.J.]

Hi, Jan & Monica...
You got me thinking...Monica , if Thomas named his son Thomas Porter after his Grandma's maiden name, (speculation) maybe there was a Gaire ancestor up the tree, as a last name...but there are multitudes of Gaires ...wouldn't know where to start..... J.J.

[J.J.]

Hi Jan...
You are probably the person to ask...( or Monica if she is looking in)
I noticed that sometimes the blunt births were put under Mongomeryshire.
So I understand that St.Chad & Atcham were interchanged as parish districts,
but what was this other name?
  I am asking because I see you are searching this area on your list, Jan.  J.J.

[Shropshire Lass]

Hi Jeannie

Busy, and tired, so not doing so much at the moment - but this is a good site for finding out about registration districts, etc. -  www.fhsc.org.uk/genuki/REG/sal.htm

Here's the info on where the Blunts were living:
Atcham
Created 1st July 1837. Mainly in Shropshire, but included parts of Montgomeryshire.
Sub-districts : Alberbury; Atcham; Battlefield; Condover; Montford; Pontesbury; St. Chad, St. Mary, Westbury.
GRO volumes : XVIII (1837-51); 6a (1852-1930).

It's very confusing as Montgomeryshire is over the border in Wales! 

Monica

[J.J.]

Thanks for the reply, Monica...

We got a nasty wet storm of snow yesterday....and very cold today...but it didn't
stay as the cold rain after it melted most of it. Some of the Province got a foot of
it tho. Makes Shrewsbury look AAAAAAAAAAWEFully GOOOOD.....J.J.

[Lloydy]

Hi JJ

St Chad's churchyard is still closed to the public


Jan

[J.J.]

Hi, Jan...that's too bad...
Guess we just have bad timing in that department...but nevermind! I
appreciate all that you have already done. Those pics of the shop and
the old home were just super!  J.J.

[Allie]

Hi Jeany, Jan and Monica,

I have just been reading through this thread and Ann's Hill is at the top of St Michael's Street.
The St Michael's Church is just behind it. I only remember because I went to Brownies there as a child.
The one house has a stone in on the front of the house with Ann's Hill engraved on it if I remember correctly.

Hope this helps

Allie x

[Shropshire Lass]

Hi Allie,

I had a look when I went into town today and there it is, on the front of the building.

Time for Jan to get her camera out!

Monica

[J.J.]

You are all so great! I am at the Winnipeg archives doing research for my husband. Land documents...about 1300 files...eyes going buggy!  At least I can put files to disc now...at 50c a printed copy that would have been quite an expense! about a quarter pound each, I think.  I can only do 150 or so  files at a time, though, as that's about all I have time for with setting up the microfische scanner,
and setting changes almost every frame.  Getting quite good at it, tho!!!!!
 
Thanks for thinking of me!   all the best, J.J.