O'Dell

[Pepi]

My grandfather was Frederick Allan Henry O'Dell, born about 1877 in Clophill, to mother Charlotte, father unknown.

He was later adopted by an O'Dell and as a young man at the turn of the last century, went to Southern Africa with the British military, as a farrier.

Might you be related to this man? If so, I'd be pleased to hear from you.

PEPI

[CaroleW]

Hi

Somebody called Beverley also has an interest in this person on the Genes Reunited website

I have emailed her on your behalf with the link to this site

[cathymcc]

Pepi

If you look in the Bedfordshire Archives search site & do a combined search [name: ODELL -and place: Clophill] you will see that the ODELLs were blacksmiths [ie farriers...I think as your man was born in 1877 by the time he reached adulthood horses were being replaced by tractors & bikes]

Have a look here [I had a quick look and there is mention of Dan ODELL in the 1840s who followed that trade]:

http://blars.adlibsoft.com/form.html

Also try the trade directories when you have a bit of time:
http://www.historicaldirectories.org/

And:  http://homepages.tesco.net/~colin.watt1/clophill/surnames.htm

cathy