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Unfortunately no-one in the family has any more information His death caused my great-great aunt (born 1892) to have a serious breakdown, so the subject was little spoken of. She lived in Homerton and was a court dressmaker, and it was assumed that her Pomeroy was a fellow Londoner because it was always said that he "died at home". We don't even know if he was serving or not.

Of the two candidates I had that seemed likely, the first turned out to have gotten married in 1914. Ambrose was the other, but there don't appear to have been any fatal zeppelin attacks in London around the time he died. Although he could well have been injured earlier as you pointed out jorose, though if that's the case, it must have been something of a lingering death.

~ Jacobea   

Hello,

Have any of you local historians out there ever come across mention of an Ambrose P. Pomeroy as a victim of the September 13th 1916 Zeppelin attack on London? He died at Guy's Hospital on the 15th September (according to his probate) and I am wondering if there is a connection.

I have been searching for a Pomeroy - first name lost - who was a fiance of a great-great-aunt of mine. He died, according to family lore, as the result of "a bomb dropped from a flying craft. It was behind where they lived." Ambrose P. does not quite fit the latter, but given his dates, he seems to me to be a fitting candidate for the bomb story.

Many thanks,

~ Jacobea

Hi all,

While compiling information on my Shorten ancestors, who lived around the three Belchamp villages, I couldn't help but notice that there seemed to be a high number of deaths, particularly children, in the decades 1840 through to 1880 (and worst in the 1850s/early 1860s). My 2x great-grandfather, for example, was one of eight, of whom six died before they were twenty years old. 

Of course, it could just simply be very bad luck, but I'm curious to know what, if any, epidemics were going about (north) Essex during the mid 19th Century, if anyone knows.   

Many thanks

~ Chloe

Now that one I haven't seen before! Given the geography and date of marriage/birth for Mary, that is almost certainly my Daniel and Mary (though I've never seen him give that occupation).

Cheers immensely West and trish1120 That finally solves a mystery. Thank you