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Bedfordshire / Re: LIDLINGTON SCHOOL IN 1851
« on: Wednesday 16 February 22 18:57 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you so much John!
11 years after I started the thread it all makes sense, apart from sending a 4 year old girl away to  boarding school, though it would no doubt be a safer environment for a child than her home in a pub in Whitechapel.
George Church was a firm believer in success, and education clearly played an important part in his plans for his children.

CC

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Bedfordshire / Re: LIDLINGTON SCHOOL IN 1851
« on: Wednesday 16 February 22 05:47 GMT (UK)  »
Two advertisements - they are in a column listing numerous private schools.
The Licenced Victuallers advertisement at the top of the page is a co-incidence.
This was an expensive school - not a charitable set-up at all!

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Bedfordshire / Re: LIDLINGTON SCHOOL IN 1851
« on: Wednesday 16 February 22 05:33 GMT (UK)  »
Brilliant! Thank you, I'll have a look. Old posts never go away  :)

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Bedfordshire / Re: LIDLINGTON SCHOOL IN 1851
« on: Wednesday 16 February 22 04:17 GMT (UK)  »
Amazed to notice this thread continuing - I just checked an ordnance survey map and there was a school directly opposite that junction, but it may have been connected to the church...
The common link seems to include the children of publicans.

Caroline.

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Glamorganshire Resources & Offers / Re: Offer: Llangynwyd and Maesteg Cemetaries
« on: Wednesday 16 February 22 04:04 GMT (UK)  »
Here's another request - on behalf of someone else...

Thomas ‘Tommy’ Ivor Loveland born 24th August 1897
Died February 9th, 1976.
May be buried near his his mother Elizabeth Loveland who died in 1938.

Many thanks, if this is possible.

Caroline.

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Bedfordshire / Re: LIDLINGTON SCHOOL IN 1851
« on: Friday 09 October 20 21:52 BST (UK)  »
Hi Gillian, how interesting - I'll wait to see if you find any more information.
 
Since 2010 when I started this thread, I had added a note to this census record to research the Harpur Trust schools, but looking at it again this morning I do not see a connection to Lidlington.
Interesting story though:
https://www.harpurtrust.org.uk/our-history

I have located George and Emily's father's will and his lavish family vault in the City of London Cemetery, so he may have come from humble beginnings, but in 1883 died a wealthy man with a keen interest in investments, and furthering industry and the railways. Young George is a mystery to me, such a common name, but I will have another look for him.

All the best,
Caroline.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Thomas John christening 1754 Carmarthenshire
« on: Sunday 21 June 20 07:17 BST (UK)  »
Thanks, that's a good point. No, I'm not 100% certain it is Richard, but I have found no other references to a Nic or Nicholas in the parish.
There are two more christenings where Richard John is the father - Margaret John 4th Jan 1761 and Mary John 26th Feb 1764. Unfortunately neither has a residence.
The same person has transcribed all of these records, and they appear to be written by the same person.

CC

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Thomas John christening 1754 Carmarthenshire
« on: Sunday 21 June 20 05:47 BST (UK)  »
Brilliant! Thank you, that needed a fresh pair of eyes, and now I see it, it's so obvious.

CC

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Thomas John christening 1754 Carmarthenshire
« on: Sunday 21 June 20 05:15 BST (UK)  »
Whoever wrote these messy records needs a rap over the knuckles with a ruler...

I am looking at the christening of Thomas John at the Henllan Amgoed chapel in Carmarthenshire, near the bottom of the page.
It has been transcribed as Thos, son of Nic John (should be Richard) 22 November 1754,  and the parish as Henllan Arngoed. I cannot read the next words after the father's name. It will be his residence, and it appears to be Pen Clif...... Any ideas?


** Please note, I have attached the whole page for maximum handwriting samples, rather than cropping, hope that's okay.

Many thanks,
Caroline.

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