Hi,
I am fortunate to have a few bibles and a hymn book in my possession. None of them are particular old, the oldest printed in the late 1920s. They are not family bibles like some of you have posted about, containing family details but they are all named to their previous owners.
One was given to my Great Grandmother in 1935 for her confirmation (she would have been 34-35 yrs old at the time and sadly died 10 years later)
One belongs to my Dad from when he was a child, issued by the Gideons ( I still have mine)
The Hymn Book belonged to my Gran who was adopted shortly after birth
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=812275.0 and she has entered a few details and dates of when living at various addresses.
The final one I found whilst clearing out my Grandads house upon his death. It is a small bible with the following written on the inside
"Presented to William Blythe by the committee of the Railway Orphanage Derby, on his leaving 23rd July 1930
signed Albert Dean Secy"
I found Albert Edward Dean in the 1911 census as Secretary at the Railway Servants Orphanage. He was 45 at the time and when I find him again in the 1939 register he is recorded as "Retired Secretary"
I've not however been able to find a link to William or who he was, and I have no idea why this bible was in my Grandparents house. I'm not sure if William was a child or worked at the Orphanage, I was leaning to previously living there as a child.
Does anyone have any clues or advice on finding out who William was?
Thanks
