Hi,
My Grandmother's maiden name was Linsell.
She was the second oldest of 4 siblings. Born in Walthamstow, London.
Auntie Eva was the oldest and a pianist, she married Ernest Tyson (a violinist) and they played together on cruise ships for a while. They moved to Welling Garden City. Had 5 children;
John (who married Pat and had a son called Paul who died aged 7).
Ernestine (who married David Hedger, had a son called (*) and lived in Hitching, Hertfordshire).
Francis who never married as he became a monk, Christopher who married Christine and moved to New Zealand where they had 2 daughters (*).
(*) who became a Nun and lives in a closed order which has now moved to Nottingham.
My nan, Ethel Violet married my Granddad Hubert Stanley Cooke and had my mother (*), they lived in Waltham Abbey, Essex. She in turn had myself and my Elder brother (*) (we were both born in Epping). He and I had 1 child each.
Uncle Freddie (Fredrick) married Vera and had 3 children (*) (had no children), Tony Pace-Linsell (adopted Son, had a son called (*), moved to Cornwall, passed away several years ago). (*) had 2 children (both now have children of their own) by his first marriage and 1 with his new partner - (*), they live in Wood Green.
Auntie Ollie (Olive) the youngest was born in 1915, was a pianist who toured Europe with the Red Army and played the Royal Albert Hall, she never married or had children and passed away approx 10 years ago aged 92.
My Uncle Freddie had traced his family tree back to a Squire of Linsell and mentioned Baintree but I have now discovered there is actually a village called Linsell in Essex.
My Great Grandparents: unfortunately off hand I don't have much information, I think my Great Granddad was called Albert (when family referred to him they called him Pop, I'll find out more from my mother tomorrow and update). I know he was a French Polisher and had a brother (maybe more?).
My Great Grandmother lived in High Beech, Epping Forest where she sold cups of tea!
The legend was her house was next to Dick Turpin's hideout where he hid Black Bess, probably just a tall story though!
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