**Rootschat Meet No 3 - 11th March 2006, Manchester

[GalaxyJane]

Thanks indeed Trystan for the Noah picture, from me too. And didn't I spot a Greenhalgh off to the left?
           Thanks to everyone who took photos, and for sharing them with us, next best thing to being there in person.....

[Keith Bateman]

Hi All,

Now you've got your own back 

Forgot about cameras on mobiles Trystan - taking a photo of a very tired teddy is not allowed 

Cheers

Keith

[MarieC]

LOVE all the photos!  Almost feel as though I was there!  You all look very cold and rugged up, though (she says, from sunny Queensland!
  )

Keith was practising his photographic skills with his (then) new camera by doing a Good Sam act for me, near where he lives.  I hadn't realised what he was leading up to!!!        But it doesn't surprise me!

MarieC

[pn]

I haven't had time to read all the replies to this but would love to attend a meet if possible- I will be in Manchester for the month of April visiting from Canada. Can anyone tell me if the date, place is set yet?

Pauline

[wheeldon]

A question - I had to nip to the ladies half way through the talk about the archives.  When I returned he had just finished telling you all about someone being buried without their head.  I meant to ask someone to tell me the story later in the day but I forgot.  Trust me to miss a miss juicy bit.

Could someone please tell me the story.

Cheers

Fiona

[Keith Bateman]

All about someone being buried without their head.   Trust me to miss a miss juicy bit.

Cheers

Fiona

I can't tell you sorry Fiona     

I have just included it in the script I am selling for my new Horror Movie 
Don't want to spoil the ending for all the movie goers!

It is about Riots in Manchester - the smallpox outbreak - death - headless burials - street fighting - cover ups - hospital mismanagement.

Naaa don't think it will sell - just like the average day in Manchester - before the Family History brigade arrived to liven it all up!! 

Cheers

Keith

[jakky]

Hiya Fiona,

It was in the Sexton Records  and very sad,

A little boy of 4years was buried and the charge was I think 4shillings, but it was crossed out.

It turned out that the hospital had removed his little head for 'research' and replaced it with a brick.

The family found out and there was some kind of riot and they had to bury him free of charge.


I may have not got this quite right, but there will be someone who has a better rentention than me who will put it right.

It was the only bit of the talk I did not enjoy


Jakky

[wheeldon]

Keith I know the books a cover up - you weren't listening were you  .

Thanks for that Jakky - what a sad story

[Jane Eden]

Hi

Jakky were you taking notes or have you just got a fantastic memory? I agree with the story but was it during the cholera epidemic or on another page?

Jane