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What parts of Leicestershire are you connected with?
« on: Thursday 29 July 10 20:52 BST (UK) »
What bits of Leicestershire do you and your ancestors hail from?

I'm originally from Kirby Muxloe; my gran lived in Thornton until 10 years ago, when she died, so I knew Thornton quite well.

But aside from all over the city of Leicester, I've also found direct links in:
Blaby, Enderby, Desford, Ibstock, Barwell, Newton Linford, Great Glenn, Mkt Bosworth, Belgrave (or does that count as city now?), Shepshed, the Langtons, Stathern, Kibworth, Quorndon, Tilton, probably others that escape me at the moment ---

I don't live in Leicestershire anymore and never felt very connected with it before, having left when I was a child - but now that I know I had ancestors in all corners, it's starting to feel like home!!

Where are your Leicestershire roots?
Bradbury (Sedgeley, Bilston, Warrington)
Cooper (Sedgeley, Bilston)
Kilner/Kilmer (Leic, Notts)
Greenfield (Liverpool)
Holyland (Anywhere and everywhere, also Holiland Holliland Hollyland)
Pryce/Price (Welshpool, Liverpool)
Rawson (Leicester)
Upton (Desford, Leics)
Partrick (Vera and George, Leicester)
Marshall (Westmorland, Cheshire/Leicester)

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Re: What parts of Leicestershire are you connected with?
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 29 July 10 21:13 BST (UK) »
Greeting’s Again. Annie…….

 ;D……..We know a song about that. …….  ;D

“I've been everywhere, man.
I've been everywhere, man " ……..

Johny Cash....

MIKE. …… ;D
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Re: What parts of Leicestershire are you connected with?
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 29 July 10 21:20 BST (UK) »
Hey, you dissin' mah family ?  >:(   :P   ;D
Bradbury (Sedgeley, Bilston, Warrington)
Cooper (Sedgeley, Bilston)
Kilner/Kilmer (Leic, Notts)
Greenfield (Liverpool)
Holyland (Anywhere and everywhere, also Holiland Holliland Hollyland)
Pryce/Price (Welshpool, Liverpool)
Rawson (Leicester)
Upton (Desford, Leics)
Partrick (Vera and George, Leicester)
Marshall (Westmorland, Cheshire/Leicester)

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Re: What parts of Leicestershire are you connected with?
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 29 July 10 21:44 BST (UK) »
Well me

I been everywhere too.... Hinckley - Burbage - Barwell - Shenton - Tilton - Orton - Stathern - Goadby Marwood - Houghton -  --Anstey -- Groby -- and Barrow  then most areas in the centre... or City..

maybe missed some of them...

xin

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Re: What parts of Leicestershire are you connected with?
« Reply #4 on: Friday 30 July 10 15:40 BST (UK) »
well. I'm a relative newcomer then! the first generation of my family to be born 'down here' in good old loughborough. Geordies for parents and generations back!

However i have worked in 60 or so schools throughout the county -so does that count!

Diddy (but still willing to help!!)  ;D
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Re: What parts of Leicestershire are you connected with?
« Reply #5 on: Friday 30 July 10 16:24 BST (UK) »
I am a 7 generation Leicester / shire lady on two sides and both ends of the county...

So I think I am a Leicestrian    /  Ratae - Coritonurum ..ish

(spelling)

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Re: What parts of Leicestershire are you connected with?
« Reply #6 on: Friday 30 July 10 18:45 BST (UK) »
sounds like you've had a few!!!  :o

Diddy
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Re: What parts of Leicestershire are you connected with?
« Reply #7 on: Friday 30 July 10 19:21 BST (UK) »
oh  does it now,   ;)  I never touch anything sstrorrnger than a cuppa... ;D ;D

thats supposed to be the Roman name for Leicester....well it was when I was at school.. but that is so long ago.. I probably got it wrong......
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Re: What parts of Leicestershire are you connected with?
« Reply #8 on: Friday 30 July 10 20:13 BST (UK) »
the Romans called it Ratae (only know cos i googled it!!)

Diddy (about to go and have a cuppa now!)
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