On This Day in MARCH ... our ancestral BMDs.

[genjen]

11th March 1856, My 3 x great grandfather, James Shaw died in Duffus, Morayshire.

1963, Edith Annie Clark ( nee Smith) died in 1963, Middlesbrough. A 1st cousin x 2.

[stonechat]

Louisa Agnes Clarke my Great Great Aunt, was baptised today in Oundle, born at the family watchmaker's business in Oundle in 1868. She was know to my father and Aunts as Aunt Louie.
When other siblings had died, she owned the shop for many years, the last watchmaker in trhe family being Charles James Douglas worked there.
She died in 1955, leaving just under £7000.
Business was left to Charles, but I reckon he only ran it for another 5 or so years before retiring.

[nanny jan]

My 2xgt. uncle Albert Henman Arthur Rainer was born in 1881 in Plumstead;  son of Edward and Charlotte (nee Henman).  Albert worked on the railways as an engine driver;  he married Edith Kate Coleman in 1903 in Dartford.  They had 6 children. The family moved to Devon and Albert died in 1958; Edith died in 1974.

[genjen]

Lovely photograph Stonechat.

12th March 1823, my 2 x great grandmother, Mary Iley, was baptised in Yarm. Daughter of Matthew Iley and Ellen Cunion, she married James Bland in Bedale. She died in Bedale in 1875.

I shall do tomorrow's as well, as I might not have any internet access.

March 13th 1642, a 9 x great aunt, Marie Dickenson was baptised in Brough under Stainmore, Westmorland.

1683, Thomas Littlefair was baptised in Hamsterley Co. Durham.  8 x great uncle.

1831, John Munro married Ann Raitt in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire - 4 x great uncle and aunt.

1833 Alice Bushby was baptised in Spennithorne, Yorkshire. 1st cousin x 5.

I can also never forget that on March 12th 1999, my world and that of all of his family and friends, was rocked by the sudden and totally unexpected death of one of our morris side. One of the loveliest, funniest and gentlest men I have ever met.
Never forgotten and always missed, Sandy. xxx

[LizzieW]

Benjamin Hobson my 2 x g.g.uncle was born in Denby, Yorkshire in 1811

Lillian Hannah Dawson my husband’s g.aunt was born in Hulme, Manchester in 1875

John Smith my 6 x g.g.uncle was baptised at St Mary’s Parish Church, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire in 1703/4

Thomas Boulton Benson my g.grandfather died at the Royal Infirmary, Hull in 1893 aged 36.  The cause of death was Morbis Cordis Syncope (Heart Disease).  He left a wife and 6 children, the youngest only 6 months old.  Sadly for the family, his wife died just over 8 years later.  His mother was the informant on Thomas' death certificate, I assume his wife didn't want to do it, or couldn't being left with 6 young children.

[Jazgran]

On this day in March 1938, ie 75 years ago, my parents were married.
My mother died in 2005, aged 93
My father celebrated his 100th birthday a couple of weeks ago.
Just wanted to mark it somehow.  Jazgran

[Lydart]

I've got one I forgot yesterday (Herbert Williams) and one for today (Elizabeth Foyle).


Herbert Williams was born 11th March, 1886, and was the youngest son of John & Mary Williams, my gr. grandparents.   His older sister by seven years was Florence, my grandmother, and she always referred to him as 'poor Bertie'.   I never knew why until I started on the FH .... and then found he died aged just 17, in August 1903.   Maybe I ought to get his death certificate to find more .... but as we all know, there are dozens of certificates we could all buy !!


12th March 1780 saw the birth in Witchampton, Dorset, of Elizabeth Foyle, who I think
was the Elizabeth (Bettey) Foyle married to Ambrose Trowbridge who is my 4 x great grandfather .... but as I have three, possibly four Ambrose Trowbridges, and two Elizabeth Foyles all around the same time ....     Elizabeth isn't my 4 x great grandmother as I'm descended from Ambrose's first wife !


I also have one of my 'specials' for tomorrow .... who can wait.

[terry h]

5g grandparents Thomas & Alison Bookless nee Thompson m 13/3/1782 at Coldingham Berwickshire.

2nd Cousin 4 X R Mary McCartney b 13/3/1868 Whithorn, Wigtownshire.

[Seoras]

I also have one of my 'specials' for tomorrow .... who can wait.

Sat here waiting Lydart, my breath is suitably bated 

I have one for today and some I forgot yesterday, just piecing the details together, back soon.