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The Lighter Side / Re: Family legends that turn out to be nonsense
« on: Monday 13 February 17 10:15 GMT (UK)  »
Sorry Heather, No knowledge, but I can enquire. We had a neighbour, George Edden, who recently died in his nineties, and my only recent contact with the family is with Roy Ashwood, a local man, who has written a book ("Old Balaclava") about his VC ancestor.

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The Lighter Side / Re: Family legends that turn out to be nonsense
« on: Sunday 12 February 17 21:06 GMT (UK)  »
[quote author=HeatherLynne lin

Hi Matt, we must be related!!!  My maternal Grandmother was an Edden and the family story was that Sir Anthony had originally had the surname Edden but had removed a 'd' to make the name sound less harsh.  Unless Sir Anthony descended from Plasterers from Bury St Edmunds then I think this is very unlikely!  :)

Heather
[/quote]Hello Heather,
There are Eddens in this area (Tamworth, Staffs), one of whom was awarded the VC after the Balaclava bust-up. Any links?
Maurice.

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The Lighter Side / Re: WDYTYA Exhibition NEC, Birmingham, 6-8 April 2017
« on: Wednesday 08 February 17 11:51 GMT (UK)  »
Having read through the list of exhibitors, there is even a transcription error there;
"Nuneaton and North Warminster (should be Warwickshire) F. H. S.

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The Lighter Side / Re: Francis or Frances ?
« on: Saturday 04 February 17 11:17 GMT (UK)  »
What are the chances of (a local example) Francis married to Frances?  Sadly the male half has now expired.

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The Common Room / Re: Missing record
« on: Tuesday 27 December 16 12:00 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: zx123 on Tuesday 27 December 16 11:34 GMT (UK)
Thanks for the reply,
The person I am looking for lived in Wolverhampton, which I think comes under Staffordshire, and died in about 1980.
I looked on freebmd and I found a birth and a marriage but I couldn't find their death record. I also looked on family search website but I couldn't find them on there either.
In 1980 Wolverhampton had already transferred to West Midlands.(from 1974)

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The Lighter Side / Re: Unusual occupations
« on: Monday 19 December 16 16:11 GMT (UK)  »
My wife has a relative who was a Bath Chair Attendant.(Leamington Spa)

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The Lighter Side / Re: Largest family you have found
« on: Thursday 15 December 16 16:57 GMT (UK)  »
My Mother was the youngest of 10 children, but from three marriages, both her parents having been widowed. She was the only only born in the 20thC. Two of her sisters died childless, but another had 14 children, including one set of twins. At one time I had at least 36 cousins living.

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The Lighter Side / Re: Skeletons in the Closet?
« on: Sunday 11 December 16 21:55 GMT (UK)  »
My own Grandad! Convicted of allowing a horse to stray on the highway!

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The Lighter Side / Re: "Who Do You Think You Are" Series 13, Episode #3: Liz Bonnin
« on: Friday 09 December 16 17:55 GMT (UK)  »
I was also interested to see that her Indian forebears took a "western" name in addition to their given name, but that no family name was used. I recall that during my time in British Guiana in the 1950s,  many locals of Indian extraction, caste unknown, used only one given name, but others, including the "rebel", whose actions had caused us to to be posted there, also some well-known sportsmen (Sonny Ramadhin) had both given and family names.

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