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The Lighter Side / Re: Dilemma
« on: Sunday 25 November 12 21:47 GMT (UK)  »
I had a tricky decision a while back, researching a local lady's tree. It turned out the man she considered to be her uncle [her mum's brother] was in fact her brother, mum had the child out of wedlock, then married another man, divorced, then actually married the father of them both. Her brother was 20 years older then her.
I found out the information. Then I asked was she prepared for 'skeletons in the cupboard'. She said she was. So I told her. She said it came as no surprise as she had always suspected the fact that something was amiss as her gran was supposed to have had her 'uncle' at the age of 55. She said that both her brother and her both knew something was 'wrong', Nevertheless it came as a nice surprise rather than a shock.

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The Lighter Side / Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 10 Episode 6 Alex Kingston
« on: Thursday 20 September 12 22:00 BST (UK)  »
One of mine . a lodging house keeper, with two daughters-dressmakers and five other females-dressmakers, either a busy house or a bawdy house ;D. Must investigate further now......

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The Lighter Side / Re: Old Bible, an interesting exercise.
« on: Sunday 16 September 12 07:15 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Lydart on Wednesday 12 September 12 21:19 BST (UK)
Anything else yet ?

I have 'posted' on local community sites and with the local FHS. Looking for relatives of both.
A lot of Stansfields in that area [Gracie Fields being one] Pogsons seems to be a local name as well.

Nothing yet, but you know how it is with family history, like buses, nothing, then three come at once.

Tom G

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The Lighter Side / Old Bible, an interesting exercise.
« on: Monday 03 September 12 17:17 BST (UK)  »
A couple of years ago, I bought a box containing old books, maps and an old bible. The maps were dated between 1890 and 1910. The bible had two names Harold S Pogson in one corner. And the name Hannah Stansfield, and address, Todmorden, Lancashire.1858 across the first page.
I decided to delve.
In the 1901 census there is one Harold Pogson bc 1867 in Walsden, Lancashire, living in Newton, Hyde, Cheshire.
Also at the same address are his mother Hannah Pogson and sister Lillian Pogson.
So, back to the 1891 census. We have Wm. P. Pogson, Head, Hannah Pogson, wife, Harold Pogson son and Lillian Pogson Daughter.
Now a search for a marriage.

A William Pogson married a Hannah Stansfield in 1860 in Todmorden Lancashire.
His full name is William Philip Sutton Pogson, born in Horncastle Lincs. C1831
Hannah Stansfield bc 1829 Todmorden,Lancs.
The 1881 census the family  are at 68 Tilbury Terrace, Newton, Hyde, Cheshire.
William is described as Draper, Primitive Methodist Local Preacher
In 1871 they are in Todmorden Lancs.
In 1861 they are in Ardwick, Manchester

Hannah Stansfield
1841 census
Walsden, Todmorden,Lancs
Looks like her family, parents James and Betty and six siblings
Hannah is aged 12

Also in the 1851 census

FF to the 1911 census
78 Lodge Lane, Newton, Hyde
Harold S Pogson b abt 1867 and
Lavinia Pogson wife bc 1871 Hyde, Cheshire
Lillian Pogson sister b Walsden,Lancs.
Harold is described as Engineer and Secretary to a Limited Company.
A marriage for Harold Stanley Pogson and Lavinia Booth, in Stockport ,Cheshire 1908
A death for Harold S Pogson in 1938 Manchester.
Lavinia Booth
1881 census
Living at
6 George Street, Haughton, Lancs
Parents John and Lavinia and 4 siblings

Lodge Lane houses in Newton still stand. No current refs for Tilbury Terrace


I can’t find any children for Harold and Lavinia they were both around 40 when they married

The strange/small world thing is, I bought the box of books and maps in Milton Keynes.at a car boot sale for £2. The addresses in Newton, Hyde, Cheshire are 2 miles from where I used to live, up until I migrated south in 1980. There a couple of my tree living in the same area in the 19th century.

More delving..........................




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The Lighter Side / Re: TV series using Charles Booth maps
« on: Friday 22 June 12 08:02 BST (UK)  »
the website

http://booth.lse.ac.uk/

interesting if you are from London, live there, have rellies or ancestors there.

The 'classifications' are somewhat hilarious to the modern eye, but nevertheless an interesting insight into the attitudes of the time.


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The Lighter Side / Re: Hi-jacked!
« on: Sunday 10 June 12 08:44 BST (UK)  »
There is a parallel universe where 'other' family trees are. I have seen copies of my tree with MAJOR mistakes [some are mine -since corrected] gleaned from who knows where over the years. .When it boils down, these trees have no connection to me apart from containing various names of ancestors, some married to different spouses. I had one connection several years ago telling me that I had MY birth date and place wrong  ::). I don t make connections any more unless they are genuine family members and not 'collectors'.

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The Lighter Side / Re: I love this tree found on Ancestry
« on: Monday 04 June 12 20:36 BST (UK)  »
I remember seeing a webpage must have been a freepages/rootsweb

Johnson and Forbes some of the names, Irish and Scottish kings and starting with Adam and Eve

Gave me a laugh

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The Lighter Side / BBC Prog on Blacksmiths
« on: Monday 21 May 12 21:26 BST (UK)  »
I don't know if this has been posted before.
I have just caught up on iPlayer, a programme about the blacksmith's craft.

As at east 3 of my ancestors were smiths, I found it quite interesting.
Metalworks: The Blacksmith's Tale

BBC 4 Wednesday 9pm

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The Lighter Side / 22 players called Bungay play a match in Bungay
« on: Tuesday 08 May 12 11:09 BST (UK)  »
I spotted this one, I have rellies in Bungay

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9251332/Bungay-vs-Bungay-all-22-football-players-share-the-same-name.html

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