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Hello,
All the talk about the shoe shops in Reading Broad Street (Shoe Shop, Broad Street, Reading   http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,446291.0.html) has reminded me of my first job after leaving school in 1960. At Barratts shoe shop, also in Broad Street. I had been temporarily transferred after 2 weeks in the Oxford shop, all daily expenses paid.

However, that is not my reason for this missive.  I am reminded that I did not finish my research into the Somerscales of Reading.

 Isaac Daniel Somerscales 1829-1914 actually lived in Caversham but he and his stepson, Henry Cassell 1875-1950, who took his stepfather's surname on returning from forced exile as an emigree child in Canada, had a wet and dry fish (and chip)  shop. First in Broad Street, Reading, then in Union Street, and  then (from Kellys Directories)
     1952, 1954, 1956 - Commercial Addresses: (of Somerscales, Ltd., Fried Fish Shops)
          103 Caversham Road, Reading
          431 Oxford Road, Reading
          437 Basingstoke Road, Reading
           64 & 65 St. Marys Butts, Reading (Regd. Office)
Henry, however, died in 1950, so either the business name was kept or another member of the family took it over.
Does anyone remember any of these shops or know anything about the Somerscales, or where I might find out more.
Isaac's second wife was Helen Herbert Dixon 1846-1917 whose first husband was Thomas Cassell 1842-1884. The latter was nephew of my 2nd great grandfather, Daniel Cassell. From evidence I have, Helen seems to have been a bit of a social climber. 
Any snippets of info about the shops, and people's knowledge of them etc. would be gratefully received.

Vicwinann

Hello,
Can someone tell me if it is possible to find details of a divorce in the years between 1903 and 1908? Where would I look?
The people involved are Henry Thomas Selwood and Elizabeth Harris, the former  of Ham, Surrey who married in 1903. I know they divorced because it says so on his second marriage cert to Monica Frances Cook in 1908.
Both the latter are buried at Teddington Cemetery.  I find it very strange that a marriage could take place in 1903 and a divorce by 1908 at that period in time.

Vicwinann

Is anyone researching or knows anything about the Englefields of Mapledurham after 1911??
Namely, Robert 1897, Ethel 1903, Alfred 1906, Hilda, 1908, parents George 1864-1952  and Mary 1868-1944.
Vicwinann

Hello,
I am revisiting my Baxters of Booten and Brandiston and area and have got stuck.  I am trying to find where Henry Baxter b about 1761 buried 1847 Booten and Phoebe Rumbold b abt 1758 buried 1842 Brandiston came from. I have a fair bit of info on their forward family. In 1841 Phoebe seems to have been called Sarah but her death cert does say Phoebe.
I think it is a long shot, but can anyone help?  Not sure where to go from here.
Yours
Vicwinann