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Hi Folks,

Joseph GARDNER married Elizabeth CRISP at St. Martin's, Birmingham on 18th March 1794.  He was described as a Widower.  They were both able to sign their names well, suggesting a good education and at a certain level in society.  He and Elizabeth have 3 children.  The eldest, Mary, married Benjamin HANDS and settled in Kings Norton, after 1821.  Whether the family had moved or Mary only went to the area is unknown.

I am looking for details of Joseph's first marriage and the death of his first wife.

Regards

Mike

Hi Folks,

This coming Tuesday, the 9th February 2016, our talk is on:

"Rattling the Family Skeletons"  by author Arthur Ronsson

My father announced before he died that he had always believed he was the illegitimate son of a famous Glasgow politician. He left enough clues to narrow down his possible paternity to one man – a hugely respected figure in Scottish left-wing politics. If my dad's contention was true, it means that I am the grandson of a man who, but for ill-health in his fifties, could well have become Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Location map http://www.bromsgrovebmsgh.co.uk/cms/latest-events/details/97-jun2014.html and then please click on the foot prints.

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There will be tea & coffee.  Be there for 7:45 pm.
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This event will take place at

Bromsgrove Methodist Centre, Stratford Road, Bromsgrove, B60 1AS.

on Tuesday evening 9th February 2016.  Entry £2.

"The 17th Century FOLEYS" - Iron, Wealth and Vision 1580- 1716

by Roy Peacock

The Foleys of the seventeenth century were a remarkable family. Richard Foley progressed from his origins as the son of a Dudley nailer to being the most successful Midlands iron-master of his time. He moved to Stourbridge and from there his ambitious sons and daughters went out to north Staffordshire and the Forest of Dean, to the cities of Worcester, Bristol and London, and overseas to Ireland and as far as Constantinople. Their wealth was turned into land and four estates with fine houses were established: Witley Court, Prestwood Hall, Longton Hall and Stoke Edith.

The Foley vision, however, was broader than industry, land and wealth. Their motives reflected some of the key religious and political values of the dramatic seventeenth century, especially in their desire to extend the role of Parliament. They welcomed its victory in the first civil war, welcomed the Restoration but opposed James II in 1688. A Foley married Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, England's first 'prime minister', and Thomas Foley III was elevated to the peerage as Baron Foley in 1712. They were patrons of Richard Baxter, the greatest of the religious leaders of the day, and came to value the importance of education. Existing grammar schools in Dudley and Stourbridge were supported and new schools, notably, Old Swinford Hospital, established.

Location map http://www.bromsgrovebmsgh.co.uk/cms/latest-events/details/97-jun2014.html and then please click on the foot prints.

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There will be tea & coffee.  Be there for 7:45 pm.
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This event will take place at

Bromsgrove Methodist Centre, Stratford Road, Bromsgrove, B60 1AS.

on Tuesday evening 12th January 2016.  Entry £2.

Mike

Hi Folks

This Tuesday evening, the 13th October 2015 our talk is:

Worcestershire Turnpikes

Popular local speaker Julian Hunt returns to Bromsgrove to talk about the role of turnpike roads in our ancestors' lives.

Some of the Turnpikes in Worcestershire date back 300 years. The tolls levied along them paid for the maintenance of the main roads between the city and its surrounding towns. Prior to the Turnpikes the state of the roads made them impassable for much of the year and dangerous when passable.

Location map http://www.bromsgrovebmsgh.co.uk/cms/latest-events/details/97-jun2014.html and then please click on the foot prints.

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There will be tea & coffee.  Be there for 7:45 pm.
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This event will take place at

Bromsgrove Methodist Centre, Stratford Road, Bromsgrove, B60 1AS.

on Tuesday evening 13th October 2015.  Entry £2.

Hi Folks

This Tuesday evening, the 9th June 2015 our talk is:

“Reading old Wills & Deeds” by Branch Member Jenny Townshend

Reading Old Wills & Deeds from The National Archives and Local Record Offices. Jenny will talk about making sense of old wills and deeds, reading old handwriting and finding out what it is all about.

Location map  http://www.bromsgrovebmsgh.co.uk/cms/latest-events/details/97-jun2014.html  and then please click on the foot prints.

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There will be tea & coffee.  Be there for 7:45 pm.
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This event will take place at

Bromsgrove Methodist Centre, Stratford Road, Bromsgrove, B60 1AS.

on Tuesday evening 9th June 2015.  Entry £2.