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Rare footage of VE Day celebrations in Gateshead has been released in a bid to trace those who appear in it.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/8622266.stm

On following another line of research, I came across this young lady on the
1871 England Census:

Maria PALMER, aged 25, born abt 1825 in Cambridgeshire (no town noted)

She was recorded as a visitor to a household in Ealing, Middx. belonging to
James Bird,  Linen Merchant.

RG10, Piece 1317, Folio 72, pg 45, sch. 189

Another member of the household was my gt grandmother, Ellen SMITH,
dressmaker.

Does anyone lay claim to Maria?

"Householders could be fined up to £1,000 if they fail to fill in the census forms next year amid fears that millions of people could refuse to take part. "

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/7043822/Households-face-1000-fines-from-officials-with-police-powers-if-they-refuse-to-fill-in-their-census-forms.html

or:  http://bit.ly/4Wo4gR


Ouch!

Blessed are the great-grandfathers, who saved embarkation and citizenship papers, for they tell WHEN they came.

Blessed are the great-grandmothers, who hoarded newspaper clippings and old letters, for they tell the STORY of their time.

Blessed are the grandfathers, who filled every legal document, for these provide the PROOF.

Blessed are the grandmothers, who preserved family Bibles and diaries, for these are our HERITAGE.

Blessed are fathers, who elect officials that answer letters of inquiry, for--to some--the ONLY LINK to the past.

Blessed are mothers, who relate family TRADITIONS and LEGENDS to the family, for one of her children will surely remember.

Blessed are relatives, who fill in family sheets with extra data, for to them we owe our FAMILY HISTORY.

Blessed is any family, whose members strive for the PRESERVATION of RECORDS, for this is a labour of love.

Blessed are the children who will never say, "Grandma, you told that old story twice today."


Ann.

Where can I find details of the Enumerator's Walk for the 1881 England Census?
with particular reference to Piece 1702, Upwell, Cambridgeshire.

Trying to match where everyone lived with a modern-day map just doesn't work when 'High Road' Upwell covers the best part of 3 modern-day villages!

Regards, Ann.