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London and Middlesex / Re: Lights out in Shoreditch
« on: Monday 12 October 09 04:32 BST (UK) »
With Remembrance day coming, it might be a good idea to remember those lost in the Blitz
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The Lighter Side / Re: Rag and bone man
« on: Friday 17 July 09 09:49 BST (UK) »
THE ICE MAN & THE FLOWER LADY
In compiling a story on my days as a child in London, and then a small city in Western Canada, I titled it "The Iceman & the Flower Lady".
The iceman delivered ice to houses in Canada, and when I was about nine, I got a ride around the neighborhood with ice delivery man, and got to watch him carry the blocks of ice into the houses. and put them in the ice boxes.
In compiling a story on my days as a child in London, and then a small city in Western Canada, I titled it "The Iceman & the Flower Lady".
The iceman delivered ice to houses in Canada, and when I was about nine, I got a ride around the neighborhood with ice delivery man, and got to watch him carry the blocks of ice into the houses. and put them in the ice boxes.
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The Lighter Side / Re: Four Trees - Our Great Grandfathers
« on: Friday 17 July 09 09:40 BST (UK) »As a newcomer to RootsChat (what a great site, and so many helpful people) I thought I need a bit of practice, so here are my four GG'S:
Frederick Thomas Brown. b: Winchester 1848 d: Winchester 1938, Draper. He worked for then owned the family Drapery business in Winchester High Street
Frederick Charles Hansford. b: Beaminster, Dorset 1864 d: Winchester 1950, Post Master, ran a Post Office in Burgess Road southampton for over forty years.
Albert Gard. b: Bristol 1871 d: Winchester 1942 Taylor. He supplied the school uniforms to Winchester College for many years.
Charles Bennett Lloyd. b:Birmingham 1859 d Stoke Charity, nr Winchester 1924. Vicar. He was based in several parishes in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, he had the foresight to document his family history.
In summary, I think all four were quite respected gentlemen setting the standards for later generations, it was however discovered a few years ago that one of them (not saying which one) did father a child before marriage !
Good additions, and fathering a child before marriage is likely par for the course
in many family trees.
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The Lighter Side / Re: Rag and bone man
« on: Friday 17 July 09 09:22 BST (UK) »How our eating habits have changed! When I was a child we used to have pork pie and picallili for breakfast on Christmas Day. On Boxing Day breakfast was turkey jelly on toast.
On winter days mum used to give me the water the cabbage had been boiled in (for about half an hour, knowing my mum) sprinkled with white pepper. I suspect that I got more vitamins drinking the water than eating the soggy cabbage.
We had the knife grinder man knocking on the door even into the '70's. My dad said not to let him sharpen anything as he ruined Dad's scissors once!
I remember the Rag and Bone man leading his horse down the road and shouting something I couldn't understand. We never gave him anything (shame, I didn't know he paid for rags!) and I was always a bit scared of him.
I was also scared stiff of the coal man, he used to grin at me; his teeth looking very white against his coal-dusty face.
I was scared of a lot of things when I was little. What a funny kid I must have been!
Janet
And what about the gypsy flower lady!
Funny thing, is when I was pre-seven, visiting the wax museum in London
I asked a wax policeman if he had the time??? I didn't get an answer!!!
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Occupation Interests / Re: Are there any Boxing fans out there??!!
« on: Friday 17 July 09 06:55 BST (UK) »
You need to go to some of the boxing forums such as Box Rec or East Side
Boxing.
Boxing.
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The Lighter Side / Re: Rag and bone man
« on: Friday 17 July 09 06:47 BST (UK) »
It has been very interesting reading the comments and looking at the pictures.
Little bit of alright!
Little bit of alright!
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The Lighter Side / Re: Four Trees -Our Great Grandmothers
« on: Tuesday 03 March 09 19:11 GMT (UK) »Isn't it time this one was closed and a new one started?
It's gone way over 20 pages.
Why?
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The Lighter Side / Re: Four Trees -Our Great Grandmothers
« on: Tuesday 24 February 09 22:43 GMT (UK) »Lilia Rose Ginger, born 1878, died 1960
Annie Chadwick (the family name was originally Chidwick), born 1888, died 1966
Beatrice Caroline Studley Parrett, born 1894, died 1980
Daisy Clarkson, born 1892, died 1979
Good pictures.
Was the one with Lilia Rose Ginger taken somewhere in London.
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The Lighter Side / Re: Four Trees - Our Great Grandfathers
« on: Monday 26 January 09 00:09 GMT (UK) »
William John Simpson ZELLEY (1855 - 1900)
As we look at the history of our great grandfathers and great grandmothers
there are some interesting stories to tell.
William J S Zelley was born in Weymouth, Dorset in 1855.
In 1875, he married Elizabeth Ann Baker at the Holy Trinity Church in Weymouth. Witnesses were William George Baker and Maria Susan Zelley.
Of interest, both their fathers Richard Baker and Richard Zelley were members of the British Coastguard.
The first three children were born in Weymouth -
Annie Susan, Elizabeth Kate and Louisa Rose Zelley. About 1882 or 1883, they moved to Canada and settled in Ontario. Four children were born bfore
the family moved to Nanaimo where Henry William and Elsie Hope Zelley
were born.
In 1897, during a storm, a great oak tree hit the roof of the family dwelling
killing young Herbert John Zelley and injured others. Tragedy struck again in
1900 when William Zelley, Richard Kenyon, and John Cordell drowned when
Zelley's sailing vessel capsized.
In August 1990, I wrote an article titled:
"Marine tragedy sad tale from past" which was published in the "Nanaimo Times". One slice of the story was as follows:
"When the men failed to return, a search party comprised of Messers
Bennett, Baxter, Clark and Cordell set out in The New Vancouver Coal Company
launch and searched until darkness. On Tuesday morning various groups
including Harry Bennett and Arthur Dixon, set out in row boats and other vessels,
to search sea and shore." - Brian Zelley, 1990.
As we look at the history of our great grandfathers and great grandmothers
there are some interesting stories to tell.
William J S Zelley was born in Weymouth, Dorset in 1855.
In 1875, he married Elizabeth Ann Baker at the Holy Trinity Church in Weymouth. Witnesses were William George Baker and Maria Susan Zelley.
Of interest, both their fathers Richard Baker and Richard Zelley were members of the British Coastguard.
The first three children were born in Weymouth -
Annie Susan, Elizabeth Kate and Louisa Rose Zelley. About 1882 or 1883, they moved to Canada and settled in Ontario. Four children were born bfore
the family moved to Nanaimo where Henry William and Elsie Hope Zelley
were born.
In 1897, during a storm, a great oak tree hit the roof of the family dwelling
killing young Herbert John Zelley and injured others. Tragedy struck again in
1900 when William Zelley, Richard Kenyon, and John Cordell drowned when
Zelley's sailing vessel capsized.
In August 1990, I wrote an article titled:
"Marine tragedy sad tale from past" which was published in the "Nanaimo Times". One slice of the story was as follows:
"When the men failed to return, a search party comprised of Messers
Bennett, Baxter, Clark and Cordell set out in The New Vancouver Coal Company
launch and searched until darkness. On Tuesday morning various groups
including Harry Bennett and Arthur Dixon, set out in row boats and other vessels,
to search sea and shore." - Brian Zelley, 1990.