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The Common Room / Re: My Heritage
« on: Yesterday at 21:26 »
P.S. the site is only free if you have 250 or less people in your tree. I had several small trees with the total number of persons totalling more than 250.
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The Common Room / Re: My Heritage
« on: Yesterday at 21:21 »
I've deleted my tree on that website as I refuse to think that my money could be going to pay for a war. The link below shows names of directors and their nationalities, etc.
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06670598/officers
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06670598/officers
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Occupation Interests / Re: iron moulder
« on: Wednesday 24 April 24 23:24 BST (UK) »
One thing about having a trade in those days was that the parents/guardians paid for a seven year apprenticeship.
In that time-frame, parents still used a naming pattern for their children . If one boys name doesn't "fit in" it could be that it was to reflect the name of the man who gave him an apprenticeship.
In the early days a manufacturing factory with furnaces was usually situated near a coal mine. Quite often other metal ores would also be found near the coal mines. I also used to work in the engineering trade and know that steel castings took six weeks from start of pouring into its mould to finish when cold and iron castings took three weeks from start to finish.
You might be lucky and find that your "Howard2 could lead you to a "gateway" ancestor, taking you back to Tudor times. Have a look at this GENUKI page:-
https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Sheffield/SheffieldHistory
In that time-frame, parents still used a naming pattern for their children . If one boys name doesn't "fit in" it could be that it was to reflect the name of the man who gave him an apprenticeship.
In the early days a manufacturing factory with furnaces was usually situated near a coal mine. Quite often other metal ores would also be found near the coal mines. I also used to work in the engineering trade and know that steel castings took six weeks from start of pouring into its mould to finish when cold and iron castings took three weeks from start to finish.
You might be lucky and find that your "Howard2 could lead you to a "gateway" ancestor, taking you back to Tudor times. Have a look at this GENUKI page:-
https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Sheffield/SheffieldHistory
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Suffolk / Re: Never been so excited by an Ag Lab before! (Burgh, Suffolk.)
« on: Wednesday 24 April 24 22:47 BST (UK) »
Congratulations.
I haven't yet come across anyone who has ben adopted but I think you did a lot of delving to discover that fact.
This is where DNA would come in handy. Why was he given the high position of having a farm and also organising rentals, etc. from other farms on the estate?
I haven't yet come across anyone who has ben adopted but I think you did a lot of delving to discover that fact.
This is where DNA would come in handy. Why was he given the high position of having a farm and also organising rentals, etc. from other farms on the estate?
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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary summary week ending 21st April 2024
« on: Friday 19 April 24 22:10 BST (UK) »
DELETED as website duplicated my reponse
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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary summary week ending 21st April 2024
« on: Friday 19 April 24 22:04 BST (UK) »
I also have to cross the top of the stairs to get to the bathroom - so easy to fall down sideways! So landing - such as it is — needs to be clear.
LSo,etime later———
Raining hard now, what a surprise !
Well - Last of The Summer Wine on ,I love it.
Cheerio. Viktoria.
I also need a light at the bottom of the stairs, ,I descend into darkness and can’t differentiate between the last stair and the floor- same carpet on both so I slam down sometimes.
I usually count but I have a small light colour carpet sample on the floor so see that easily and no misjudgement.
Viktoria.
Ask your son to investigate LED strip lighting for your staircase. There's different makes and types on the market such as "solar" powered, or "lit by motion, or battery, etc.,
To give you an idea surf for "Safety Lighting for Staircase" and the usual A --- n website pops up together with other suppliers.
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The Common Room / Re: Toffee apple men -- registered??
« on: Friday 19 April 24 19:37 BST (UK) »A hawker or pedlar required a licence.
You beat me to it. A hawker had to (and still has to) pay for a licence from the local authority tp sell wares or a service (such as a knife sharpener) in the streets. I was surprised recently to see how much a modern hawker was fined in Singapore for selling hot chestnuts (yum yum) without a licence.
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The Common Room / Re: How did Brockett became Brockie
« on: Friday 19 April 24 11:51 BST (UK) »
In the 1841 Norfolk county census there were families with surnames of "Shearing" but my family was "Shearen". My direct ancestor moved south to find work where he was documented as "Sharring". I made contact with the descendant of the uncle of "Sharring" who had moved west to seek work when he was a young man and his surname was still "Shearen". At least one of the boys in my Shearen/Shearing family always includes the surname Holyday/Holladay/etc., and the other "Shearing" family included the middle name of "Christmas".
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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary summary week ending 21st April 2024
« on: Friday 19 April 24 11:34 BST (UK) »Brings back childhood memories, my mum gave me blackcurrant ...
LM
The humble Blackcurrant is rich in polyphenols, mainly anthocyanins.
Mark
My maternal grandfather had a few blackcurrant bushes which provided my grandmother with enough fruit to make absolutely the best jam/preserve. My parents garden had raspberry canes which didn't seem to fruit, except for one year when it produced one berry., which I sampled and from then on raspberries have been my favourite fresh fruit.