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Arranroots
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Link: Dursley town website
« on: Tuesday 11 December 07 21:48 UTC (UK) »

This website is interesting because it incorporates audio of oral history - those researchers from overseas might like to hear what their ancestors' accents might have been like! 

Those with railway interests might also enjoy the reminiscences of John Humphries.

http://www.dursleyglos.org.uk/

Added: Dursley and Cam site also incorporating oral history pages

http://www.camanddursley.com/Reminiscence.htm



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SOM: BIRD, BURT aka BROWN
HEF: BAUGH, LATHAM, CARTER, PRITCHARD
GLS: WEBB, WORKMAN, LATHAM, MALPUS
WIL: WEBB, SALTER
RAD: PRITCHARD, WILLIAMS
GLA: RYAN, KEARNEY, JONES, HARRY
MON: WEBB, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, JONES, BIRD
SCOTLAND: HASTINGS, CAMERON, KELSO, BUCHANAN, BETHUNE/ BEATON
IRELAND: RYAN (WATERFORD), KEARNEY (DUBLIN), BOYLE(DUNDALK)
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Re: Link: Dursley town website
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 11 December 07 22:16 UTC (UK) »

Thanks for the link Arranroots.

We lived in Dursley from 1974-1976 and our two eldest children attended Rednock School, so I was interested in the article about the school.  I'll pass it on to my eldest two.

Do you live in Dursley?  I wouldn't want to say anything bad about it if you do, but I have to say I can't think of anything good to say about it. Cheesy Cheesy

Lizzie
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MANN - Sussex, Kent, Herts
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PEMBERTON - Ches, Lancashire
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Re: Link: Dursley town website
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 11 December 07 22:18 UTC (UK) »

No, we drove through yesterday & I was interested to see where my ancestors used to live - any idea if the workhouse is still there?

Actually it looked quite pictureque in places and the hills around are beautiful.

We did used to beat Rednock at hockey though!

Cheesy Cheesy
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Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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SOM: BIRD, BURT aka BROWN
HEF: BAUGH, LATHAM, CARTER, PRITCHARD
GLS: WEBB, WORKMAN, LATHAM, MALPUS
WIL: WEBB, SALTER
RAD: PRITCHARD, WILLIAMS
GLA: RYAN, KEARNEY, JONES, HARRY
MON: WEBB, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, JONES, BIRD
SCOTLAND: HASTINGS, CAMERON, KELSO, BUCHANAN, BETHUNE/ BEATON
IRELAND: RYAN (WATERFORD), KEARNEY (DUBLIN), BOYLE(DUNDALK)
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Re: Link: Dursley town website
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 11 December 07 22:26 UTC (UK) »

It is quite picturesque but the people were the unfriendliest and parochial of any I've met and we've lived in many different places around  England.  That is why we only lived there for 2 years.

I didn't know there ever was a workhouse, was it actually in Dursley or somewhere else like Cam?

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BENSON- Dalton in Furness (Ulverston) and Hull
BETTISON - Derbys
BOULTON - Dalton-in-Furness and surrounding areas
BRAND - Lincs
COCKETT - Lincs, Yorks, Lancs
DA COSTA (or variants) -  Spain or Portugal, London (Middx), ?Hull
GILCHRIST - Scotland, Lincs
HINGLEY - Derbys/Yorks
MANN - Sussex, Kent, Herts
MUMBY - Lincolnshire and Hull
PEMBERTON - Ches, Lancashire
STANTON - Lincs
ROBINSON - Lincs
WHITTAKER/WHITAKER - Ches/Lancs
WRIGHT- Bethnal Green
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