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Yellabelly
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Man drowned on Skegness Beach
« on: Monday 02 March 09 15:20 UTC (UK) »
Does anyone know where I might find a newspaper reference to this man his name was Mr Brown and died on skegness beach possibly 1950/60's Its possible he lived on Wainfleet road Skegness
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ricky1
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Re: Man drowned on Skegness Beach
« Reply #1 on: Monday 02 March 09 15:37 UTC (UK) »
Hi Yellabelly

You could always try the Skegness Standard

http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/


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Harby,Garton,Drury,Duncombe,Booth,Catton,Barker, Kirkby, Wilson. Lincolnshire,
Also Murkin's, Jeffery,Pettitt,Carter, from Suffolk/Cambridgeshire boarder
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Re: Man drowned on Skegness Beach
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 03 March 09 15:51 UTC (UK) »


and the Skegness History site,

http://skegnesshistory.com/


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Re: Man drowned on Skegness Beach
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 03 March 09 18:44 UTC (UK) »
Possibly, if you are within easy reach, you could try the reference library at Lincoln, or alternatively the Lincolnshire Archives Rumbold St.
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Yellabelly
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Re: Man drowned on Skegness Beach
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 12 May 09 20:20 UTC (UK) »
Hi

I thought I would let you know I know have this story, a friend who is reporter looked it up for me. He died December 22/23 1953

The man was Henry Stokes Brown he was my great grandfather I had grown up hearing the story but to actually read the newspaper article was very sad.

Having read this it has opened many doors to expanding my family tree on my mums side of the family.

Thanks to those who made suggestions on where to look

Smiley
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Re: Man drowned on Skegness Beach
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 12 May 09 20:23 UTC (UK) »
Hi Yellabelly

Pleased you got a result

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Harby,Garton,Drury,Duncombe,Booth,Catton,Barker, Kirkby, Wilson. Lincolnshire,
Also Murkin's, Jeffery,Pettitt,Carter, from Suffolk/Cambridgeshire boarder
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Re: Man drowned on Skegness Beach
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 13 May 09 14:58 UTC (UK) »
Been there Yellabelly, know how it feels, when I found out about my family tragedy it was 1997, and the death took place in 1901;(Boston tragedies in local papers at the time) so one from 1953 must be at least twice as hard.
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Yellabelly
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Re: Man drowned on Skegness Beach
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 28 May 09 20:02 UTC (UK) »
As a result of this story as I said I have been able to trace back my mothers family. I heard lots of stories when I was growing up about my great and great great grandparents and how we all came from this area but to actually see it on paper makes a journey to Boston and surrounding areas feel just that bit different knowing that my family grew up and worked on the farms around me. One of my great great grandfathers was a shepherd it just seems weird to think of shepherds in Lincolnshire so close to the sea!

In the newspaper article it said that my great grandfather was gassed in 1940 "whilst in the service of the Admiralty" that has got me intrigued. I knew he had gas poisoning but never quite knew how he got it.
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