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Re: Our Ancestors#6
« Reply #60 on: Friday 13 June 08 06:43 UTC (UK) »

Who was talking about stern and scary?
My Great Grandmother (on Dad's side) and her son the Grandfather I never knew.

Crystal  Cheesy

Poor Claude :-(  he looks so haunted.  I daresay he saw things during the war that impacted upon him.

Cheers
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Re: Our Ancestors#6
« Reply #61 on: Friday 13 June 08 17:34 UTC (UK) »

 

Poor Claude :-(  he looks so haunted.  I daresay he saw things during the war that impacted upon him.

Cheers
Sarndra
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Sad I think you are right Sarndra, as I said I never knew him as he died two years before I was born. My Dad often spoke of him regarding his work, he built the house I was born in, but not really about family life and my uncle (Dad's older brother) is still alive and well into his 80's but gets upset easily when I try to talk about him  Cry although wanted to know what I could find out about his WW1 record.
He survived war in the Somme and Active Service on the Western Front for 3 & a half years, with the Royal Field Artillery so I am sure he saw many awful things, we can hardly imagine.

Regards
Crystal  Cheesy
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Re: Our Ancestors#6
« Reply #62 on: Friday 13 June 08 21:37 UTC (UK) »



Poor Claude :-(  he looks so haunted.  I daresay he saw things during the war that impacted upon him.

Cheers
Sarndra
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Sad I think you are right Sarndra, as I said I never knew him as he died two years before I was born. My Dad often spoke of him regarding his work, he built the house I was born in, but not really about family life and my uncle (Dad's older brother) is still alive and well into his 80's but gets upset easily when I try to talk about him  Cry although wanted to know what I could find out about his WW1 record.
He survived war in the Somme and Active Service on the Western Front for 3 & a half years, with the Royal Field Artillery so I am sure he saw many awful things, we can hardly imagine.

Regards
Crystal  Cheesy

It's understandable the elderly relatives get upset talking about it...must be some deep emotional hurt underpinning it all after losing family, but on the same token a shame they don't so that we can pass the information on to others so these courageous acts aren't lost forever and can be documented.  They deserve it.

Did you ever get Claudes full military records?  I got my great grandfather John LEES's records pertaining to his time from 1902 to 1912 whilst in the Royal Scotts Fusiliers .. it was so fascinating .... they are so detailed   Some information maybe a bit of a surprise that you may not normally find as full medical records are given, but nonetheless fascinating.  Here's my Johns...
http://sarndra.com/royal.html

Cheers
Sarndra
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Re: Our Ancestors#6
« Reply #63 on: Saturday 14 June 08 10:54 UTC (UK) »


It's understandable the elderly relatives get upset talking about it...must be some deep emotional hurt underpinning it all after losing family, but on the same token a shame they don't so that we can pass the information on to others so these courageous acts aren't lost forever and can be documented.  They deserve it.

Did you ever get Claudes full military records?  I got my great grandfather John LEES's records pertaining to his time from 1902 to 1912 whilst in the Royal Scotts Fusiliers .. it was so fascinating .... they are so detailed   Some information maybe a bit of a surprise that you may not normally find as full medical records are given, but nonetheless fascinating.  Here's my Johns...
http://sarndra.com/royal.html

Cheers
Sarndra
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As yet I have only got copies of his medal cards from TNA, when I last looked on An*****y they only had full records up to surname D and as he did not die during the war the CWGC have no record. I will be looking when I visit Kew in the autumn   Wink

Took a look at your John - he has left a puzzle to solve  Undecided
Nice pictures of your children as well.

All the best Crystal  Cheesy
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Re: Our Ancestors#6
« Reply #64 on: Sunday 15 June 08 07:32 UTC (UK) »


As yet I have only got copies of his medal cards from TNA, when I last looked on An*****y they only had full records up to surname D and as he did not die during the war the CWGC have no record. I will be looking when I visit Kew in the autumn   Wink

Took a look at your John - he has left a puzzle to solve  Undecided
Nice pictures of your children as well.

All the best Crystal  Cheesy

:-) we are so lucky these repositories are out there!

Grr at John ... yes.... pesky man LOL... he and my g grandmother it seems were a bit of a mismatch and he was a firey toerag (my grandad as a child walked between his parents having a fight and was injured) so i'd like to know a bit more about him to see why he was like that.

Thanks for your comments :-)

Cheers
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Re: Our Ancestors#6
« Reply #65 on: Monday 30 March 09 12:27 UTC (UK) »

Don't say we have run out of ancestors.......
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Re: Our Ancestors#6
« Reply #66 on: Monday 30 March 09 13:09 UTC (UK) »

Here's mine!

My great grandad (second from left), his two siblings and my great grandparents, Herbert and Alice Marchant.  Smiley

I think it was taken around 1916/7, meaning that my gg grandad would have been on some rare leave from the Navy.


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Re: Our Ancestors#6
« Reply #67 on: Monday 30 March 09 13:11 UTC (UK) »

Oops, that should say my great GREAT grandparents Herbert & Alice!
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Re: Our Ancestors#6
« Reply #68 on: Monday 30 March 09 13:18 UTC (UK) »

Hi Everyone and thanks for sharing those beautiful photos.   Where can I find "Our Ancestors 1 - 5" ? please?  I just love looking at old photos, they're so fascinating.  

PaulaToo, no, we haven't run out of ancestors yet. Grin

Here's my Dad sitting, so casually, on a chair in the middle of a street in Cairo, Egypt during WWII with some of his best buddies.  I love this photo, it's such a hoot!





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Re: Our Ancestors#6
« Reply #69 on: Monday 30 March 09 14:21 UTC (UK) »

Hi cornishpasty, here are some links for you.
I have noticed that some of the links at the ends of the threads don't work, so I have been keeping a track on them myself...

When it all started we had no idea we had a runner on our hands....

First one
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,158759.0.html

and then....

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,179418.0.html

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,211814.0.html

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,195497.0.html

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,215680.0.html

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Re: Our Ancestors#6
« Reply #70 on: Monday 30 March 09 20:16 UTC (UK) »

Hello all....
Thought I would share the wonderful photos my new cuz in New Zealand has just sent me..... absolutely fantastic - 4 generations of my family in one go......
The first is my Great Uncle Bill, who moved to New Zealand....
The second is his father and my G Grandfather William Wright.....(edited - I can't count greats.....)


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Rouse (Oxfordshire) Waterhouse (Leicestershire) Ironmonger (Leicestershire) Cruddace (Durham) Young (Durham/Northbld)
Price (Blackburn/Wales) Turnbull (Durham) Walker (Durham)
Williamson (Durham) Hughes (Wales Bangor) Wiseman (Suffolk)
Rawlings(Glos) Smart (Glos) Bettsworth (Hamps) Dalton(Yorks) Robinson (Yorks/Dur)
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Re: Our Ancestors#6
« Reply #71 on: Monday 30 March 09 20:21 UTC (UK) »

The next is Joseph Christopher Wright - William's father and my GG Grandfather
You can see his restore here...... http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,371807.msg2462103.html#msg2462103

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Rouse (Oxfordshire) Waterhouse (Leicestershire) Ironmonger (Leicestershire) Cruddace (Durham) Young (Durham/Northbld)
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Re: Our Ancestors#6
« Reply #72 on: Monday 30 March 09 20:29 UTC (UK) »

And the final and best is Joseph Christopher's mother - Hannah Wright nee Brookes. She died in 1901 so this is old!!! She lived on the Yorkshire Moors and worked as a Cowkeeper before she died. I don't know who the young people are - one - Henry - maybe her son but not sure......


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Rouse (Oxfordshire) Waterhouse (Leicestershire) Ironmonger (Leicestershire) Cruddace (Durham) Young (Durham/Northbld)
Price (Blackburn/Wales) Turnbull (Durham) Walker (Durham)
Williamson (Durham) Hughes (Wales Bangor) Wiseman (Suffolk)
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Re: Our Ancestors#6
« Reply #73 on: Monday 30 March 09 20:33 UTC (UK) »

Clogs?
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Re: Our Ancestors#6
« Reply #74 on: Monday 30 March 09 20:35 UTC (UK) »

yeeeessss clogs..... from a long time ago.......not these new ones
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Rouse (Oxfordshire) Waterhouse (Leicestershire) Ironmonger (Leicestershire) Cruddace (Durham) Young (Durham/Northbld)
Price (Blackburn/Wales) Turnbull (Durham) Walker (Durham)
Williamson (Durham) Hughes (Wales Bangor) Wiseman (Suffolk)
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