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Offline Chris 71

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Looking for a location
« on: Monday 28 September 15 14:05 BST (UK) »
I have a 1931 birth certificate which gives two different addresses on it. One is Calfrey Cottage, Leigh R.D. and the other gives Hillfield, Cerne Abbas. I have found a Hillfield some distance away with a farm (father was farm labourer) but his address as Cerne Abbas so it must have been a bit of a walk for him? The cottage is more difficult as it may not exist now. The birth was registered at Sherbourne. Any ideas sought as to the Hillfield as I can't find a Hillfield at Cerne Abbas.

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Re: Looking for a location
« Reply #1 on: Monday 28 September 15 14:13 BST (UK) »

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Re: Looking for a location
« Reply #2 on: Monday 28 September 15 14:14 BST (UK) »
Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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Re: Looking for a location
« Reply #3 on: Monday 28 September 15 17:23 BST (UK) »
Thank you both for that information.  :D I will have a good read of it later. Some nice photos on there too.  :)

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Re: Looking for a location
« Reply #4 on: Monday 28 September 15 19:38 BST (UK) »
Hi, Leigh (pronounced Lie) is a couple miles from Sherborne, on the way to Dorchester.
 There is a Hilfield midway between Sherborne and Dorchester, known locally for its Friary.

I found details for a Calfhay Cottage at Leigh. Google Calfhay Cottage, Leigh and you will see Zoopla (House sales) site. If you go on there and look at map view you can get a small map showing where the cottage is and also close in to get more detail and you will see Hilfield and Cerne.

I live in Sherborne .
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Masters, Parker, A'Court, Cary(ey), Cannon, Oram, Reynolds, Hennessy, Chislett,
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Muspratt,Pitman - Wiltshire, Dorset
Treasure - Stoke Lane & Sherborne

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Re: Looking for a location
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 29 September 15 06:00 BST (UK) »
Thankyou. I will have a look at this today. Will be interesting.
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