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I'm writing my family history and know that my late Mother was lucky to escape death in 1944 when a German bomb landed at the spot where Inman Road joins Earlsfield Road in Wandsworth. I believe that this would have been in late June or July but can anyone tell me the exact date please ? My Mother always told me that the bomb was a "Doodle Bug" - the name given to V1 Flying Bombs, but the very useful document produced by Wandsworth B.C. some years ago describes it a High Explosive.

Hi,

William Etches of Ashbourne died 1795 wine merchant, in his will he does not mention a son “Richard Cadman Etches”.

Estate was divided between wife Elizabeth, children - John, Elizabeth and Sarah.

Feel sure RCE would have been mentioned if he was his son, even if it was the usual one shilling.

Have no knowledge of the book you mention, but the author could have been making assumptions.

Spendlove

Thanks for the information Spendlove. I have discovered a lot more information about Richard Cadman Etches since I first posted on here a few years ago and have even visited the Ashbourne Heritage Society. So I'm pretty convinced that he was the son of William Etches, the wine merchant, who died in Ashbourne on the 4th July 1795 mainly because when Richard set up the King George's Sound Company in 1785 one of the nine partners listed was "William Etches - Merchant of Ashbourne - Father". Perhaps father and son later fell out over business or perhaps William felt that Richard had become wealthy enough not to require any money from him and/or that the other children were more deserving. Would you be able to tell me how to obtain a copy of William's will? I'd be interested in reading it as Richard had a brother called William, probably born c. 1760 and he doesn't appear to be included in the will either. Many thanks.

In researching an ancestor of mine I have discovered that in the 1851 Census he is described as a victualler of the Stag and Hands at High How Town, Martindale, Westmorland. Looking at Howtown now online I see that there is the Howtown Hotel which looks old enough to have been around in 1851. However I cannot trace any information to show that it was formerly known as The Stag and Hounds. Can anyone help me please?

I have the 1911 Census which consists of a list of soldiers serving in the 2nd East Surrey's. I think that at this time the regiment was based in Burma and the Andaman Islands. George was 22 and a private. When WW1 broke out the regiment was transferred to France.