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Motueka Margaret
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« on: Thursday 06 September 07 11:47 BST (UK) »
Enquiring how to go about looking up obituaries in Leighton Buzzard? My Great Grandfather Thomas Hedges ROGERS died 16.9.1894 and G. Grandmother Eliza ROGERS died 21.4.1908. Hoping someone can advise how I can do this research from NZ.  regards, Margaret.
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« Reply #1 on: Thursday 06 September 07 13:23 BST (UK) »
Margaret

Bedfordshire Arcives have copies of the Leighton Buzzard Observer which would cover the period Thomas died...there seems to be a gap about 1908 'though.

Obits were quite rare unless the deceased were local dignatories etc?

There is a Leighton Buzzard History Society online that you may like to contact too?

The 19th C trade directories are online [search: ''Historical Directories'']

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« Reply #2 on: Friday 07 September 07 21:47 BST (UK) »
Hi Kathy,
              Many thanks for this information.  Probably won't be worth looking for a obituary then - if only for local dignitaries. Looking at the Bedford Archives I did find a Apprenticeship Agreement for my family. regards, Margaret.
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« Reply #3 on: Monday 22 October 07 14:21 BST (UK) »


  Hello Margaret...

  I had another look up to do in the newsarchive in the library so thought I would look to see if I could find anything about Thomas for you.

  On 18 Sept 1894 newpaper.

  Deaths....Thomas Hedges Rogers age 73 of Billington Rd.

  Also this ......

  " Last week we gave an account of the finding of the body of Harry Richardson Richardson who formally kept the Grey Hound Leighton Buzzard, in the Ouse at St Neots. On Sunday Mr Rogers og Billington Rd & formally of the Bell & Woolpack the father of Mrs Richardson died."

   I have photo copied the report from the previous week would you like me to send it to you?
  Pm me your details if ok.

   Thomas & his wife are both buried in the parish church yard so it maybe possible to find a head stone as well.

                           Tazzie
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Green/Simpson/Underwood-Beds
Walker/Foulkes/Fookes/Fooks/Hedges/Lamborne-Bucks.
Stanton/Pattrick/Cooper/Fitzjohn/Holland/Spalding-London
 Rewallin/Underwood -Devon
 Casbolt-London/Cambridge
 Favell/Favel - Lincs-Beds

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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 24 October 07 19:53 BST (UK) »
Hi Tazzie,
              Forgot to mention in my PM that thank you for offering to look for Headstone of Thomas & Eliza but  I already have a photo of their headstone that my cousin from NZ took about 15 years ago.
Really exciting news about the newspaper report. regards, Margaret.
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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 24 October 07 20:05 BST (UK) »


   Ok then Margaret.....

  The boys were going to don their wellies and look in all the corners. They are only 3 & 7 but love hunting out our rellies graves. If you need any others just shout as I go into Leighton most Saturdays to see my parents.

                   Tazzie
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Liscoe -all
Green/Simpson/Underwood-Beds
Walker/Foulkes/Fookes/Fooks/Hedges/Lamborne-Bucks.
Stanton/Pattrick/Cooper/Fitzjohn/Holland/Spalding-London
 Rewallin/Underwood -Devon
 Casbolt-London/Cambridge
 Favell/Favel - Lincs-Beds

 This information is Crown Copyright from
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