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Topic: ***COMPLETED***What a wonderful discovery!!! (Read 362 times)
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Lloydy
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Hi
Today I have found an old family bible that my great aunt gave me in 1988 (which I put in a safe place but could never remember where!!!!!!).
It's one of the larger, heavier bibles, a bit weathered, but still in good condition for it's age......................and that old musty smell... how wonderful.
Written in beautiful handwriting at the back are the dates of birth of my grandmother, her brothers and sisters, my GGrandparents, and a couple of dates of death and burials.
When I carefully went through the pages I found an old serviette which had details of the pit disaster at the Universal Colliery, Senghenydd, South Wales in October 1913. There were also 3 funeral memorial cards from 1986 and 1900 - are they relatives or just friends of the family? I also discovered a photograph of a mysterious man named "Ned" see topic http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,31748.0.html
Also tucked between the pages were some very pretty bookmarks, all with beautiful coloured pictures of birds and flowers.
And just to make my day I also found my Mum's autograph book. Her Aunty gave it to her for Christmas 1949 when Mum was 11 years old.
I have had a wonderful afternoon!!!!!!!!!
Jan 
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Bennett, Challinor/Challenor, Mills, Evans, Lewis, Owen, Owens, Trow, James, Ashton, Betton/Beaton, Breese, Breeze, Crisp, Davies, Elias, Hudson, Hughes, Jenkins, Turner, Richards, Gethin, Tudor, Simon....plus tons of Jones!!! - All my Montgomeryshire lot!!
Challinor/Challenor - originally from Shocklach, Cheshire Betton - originally from Worthen, Shropshire
Census & BMD information Crown Copyright www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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MarieC
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What a superb find, Jan! It will give you so much more information - terrific stuff!
MarieC
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Martins in London and Wales, Lockwoods in Yorkshire, Hartleys in London, Lichfield and Brighton, Hubands and Smiths in Ireland, Bentleys in London and Yorkshire, Denhams in Somerset, Scoles in London, Meyers in London, Cooks in Northumberland
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Lloydy
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Thanks Ted for the advice about taking the bible to a conservator - I hadn't thought of that.
Jan
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Bennett, Challinor/Challenor, Mills, Evans, Lewis, Owen, Owens, Trow, James, Ashton, Betton/Beaton, Breese, Breeze, Crisp, Davies, Elias, Hudson, Hughes, Jenkins, Turner, Richards, Gethin, Tudor, Simon....plus tons of Jones!!! - All my Montgomeryshire lot!!
Challinor/Challenor - originally from Shocklach, Cheshire Betton - originally from Worthen, Shropshire
Census & BMD information Crown Copyright www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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tabitha
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What a wonderful find Jan! I'm really pleased for you 
Now if only my husband would get round to sorting out the attic who knows what he might uncover for me !!
tabitha
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Bevan, Hill, Tustin, Watkins, Teague (Herefordshire, Radnorshire). Rockett, Lillycrap, Govett, Gready, Saunders (Somerset). Sussex, Smale (Devon). Oliver, Kennedy, Cummings, Wright (Co. Durham). Farish (Cumberland, Scotland). Cox (London, Middlessex, Buckinghamshire).
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Lloydy
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JillJ, when my great aunty gave me the bible I was really into cross-stitch. I used to have this large bag that I kept all my cross-stitch things in and one day must have put the bible in there (  don't ask!!!).
It was only when we cleared out the cupboards in the garage on Monday that I found that cross-stitich bag again.......and there inside was the bible
We have lived at our present address for nearly 5 years and the bag has been in the garage since the day we moved in LOL
I think I'm losing my mind  
Jan
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Bennett, Challinor/Challenor, Mills, Evans, Lewis, Owen, Owens, Trow, James, Ashton, Betton/Beaton, Breese, Breeze, Crisp, Davies, Elias, Hudson, Hughes, Jenkins, Turner, Richards, Gethin, Tudor, Simon....plus tons of Jones!!! - All my Montgomeryshire lot!!
Challinor/Challenor - originally from Shocklach, Cheshire Betton - originally from Worthen, Shropshire
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JillJ
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I think I'm losing my mind
Jan
.......but look what you are finding to replace it with!
Jill
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Jowett, Broadbent & Ellis in Leeds. Perry, Hartshorn/e & Wilkes in Birmingham & Dudley. Walker and Dabill in Sheffield & Notts. Farrar in Darlington. Kidd & Taylor in Hartlepool & Teesside Census information is crown copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Lloydy
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LOL Jill!!!
Jan
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Challinor/Challenor - originally from Shocklach, Cheshire Betton - originally from Worthen, Shropshire
Census & BMD information Crown Copyright www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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