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Berkshire / Re: Wokingham Memories It Shall Be.
« on: Thursday 04 February 21 14:14 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Buddytodd

                  Like you i had been in three homes by age of eight so is confusing  I dont think you would have had a afternnon nap here as we were older children i did apply for my records but sadly they had been destroyed bar one small piece of paper,auntie Jean had moved with us from Oakfoelds in 1956
on searching with Reading Archives i did find that there had been a Murray House built in Oxford Rd in 1912 number 48 our Murray house was 30 so presume original building knocked down and a new place allocated sad that so little information kept of these homes who were a large part of manny childrens lives.

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Berkshire / Re: Wokingham Memories It Shall Be.
« on: Tuesday 02 February 21 23:46 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Coronation Lady

                            it been a while now since this was posted but having read your post again and living in Oakfields and Murray House i do not think it would be Murray House  i could be wrong but that was a small home and fairly modern compared to Oakfields someone in a photo of Oakfields said a relative worked at Oakfields in 1919 just after the war and they had evacuees there
The station is situated where you have station rd to the right where murray House was and Straight up was Oakfields on Barkham rd whichever home i lived at i had to cross the station when i walked to school  i would say apply for her records which you are entitled to do but fear that they would have been destroyed as mine were.

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Berkshire / Re: Wokingham Memories It Shall Be.
« on: Tuesday 02 February 21 23:29 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Buddytod
                  you would have been there when i was,i had previously been in Oakfields for about five years then just before Christmas in 1954 i think we were walked around the corner to Murray House I left about Easter time in 1956  i remember Mother Crouch as we called her Aunty jean,Mrs Nichols ( she brought me a doll for my birthday i remember she did,nt live in but came daily )and going into Mother Crouch,s living room on Sunday afternoon to see Childrens TV i had a sister Phoebe who was also there with me,I remember Margaret Palmer who was there and the old car out the back we played on.

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Berkshire / Re: Wokingham Memories It Shall Be.
« on: Tuesday 02 February 21 23:19 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Sotonian

                 I recognise the photo of Oakfield house i was there for about five years when it was a childrens home to the right of the photo was our dining room to the left with turret was house parents quarters just  where the lady is standing behind her was where the door to the dining room was  if you look at oakfield retirement home photo you can see a photo from the front you will see the turret on the right in it.
Joyce

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Berkshire / Re: Wokingham Memories It Shall Be.
« on: Tuesday 02 February 21 23:11 GMT (UK)  »
Its been a few years since this post but looking never took it in before i see Millard Berkshire this was my sisters married name their family were from Hurst.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: examination paper
« on: Monday 04 January 21 21:12 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you very much BookBox for your help,
Richard was born in Frodesley(fradgely) married in Ditton Priors,His Children born in Hopton wafers (Cleobury mortimer) and his mother spent her later life in Leebotwood so yes all places are correct i was looking to see if it held a clue about his Father He (Richard Hickman )was born in 1743 his mother Susan Hickman was unwed her grandfather left a will stating she could have some clocks provided she did not marry without her fathers consent and she married Richard Langford in 1746 just after her fathers  death the only clue i can see is his Uncle Richard Everall but dont know how connected but thank you once again for all your help
Joyce

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: examination paper
« on: Monday 04 January 21 17:25 GMT (UK)  »
Hopefully its here?
Thank you

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Armed Forces / Re: Help finding information serving in India
« on: Monday 04 January 21 16:19 GMT (UK)  »
Its been a while now had no success searching for my friend

This is what I know
Her mother grew up in on the Shimla estate somewhere  and went to a convent boarding school
She worked as a nurse in Delhi,Hyderabad.Islamabad and Karachi she married her father in1944 in Dahra Dun The marriage cert has her father HQ B.O.R Coy Group 4 Clement Town.
She believes her Grandfather was a officer His Name Edward Reginald Gilbert
her mum was born 1917/1918/1919 24th May Uk death records have 1919 and was baptised in a catholic church Mary Frances Gilbert she had older sister Ella and a younger one Betty (may have been short for Elizabeth )
Looking back over my search i have Katrak Maternity Hospital ( Opened by Lady Dufferin in Karachi 1894) and my friend put well done but not sure which branch her mum was born in .
She would love to find her Aunties or cousins thinks they may possibly have emigrated
I know it is like looking for a needle in a haystack and have searched army records in vain for her grandfather so just re posting on the offchance.
Thank You Joyce

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / examination paper
« on: Monday 04 January 21 15:40 GMT (UK)  »
is it possible someone could translate this Examination paper concerning my 4 x great grandfather proving his residence in Ditton Priors Shropshire please

Thank You Joyce

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