Haywards of Loders - Family Tree Search

The Post Office And Village c1955
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Hello from Australia to Loders,

Researching on-line family Thomas Hayward, m Mary Anne Dodge 1808 November in Sherborne church. Already one gggg cousin Jill Hayward left an entry but has not made contact. Another gggg cousin Ingrid Wilson in Wallingford, Berkshire has made contact via this website.

Thomas's son John went to farm in Englefield, Berkshire and is my great-grandfather. Unfortunately my research has come to a stop at Thomas of Loders. So any local inhabitant with local historical knowledge is sought to keep the trail hot. Where did Thomas live/farm/socialise/go to market/go to school/go to church/get baptised/confirmed/buried? What were his interests/sports, who were his parents etc? Somebody knows - it is just a matter of finding them and seeing if they would like to contribute to the family tree.

Loders is on my list  when I visit England some time in the future. In the meantime, if you can help, it will be greatly appreciated. Some people have great knowledge of the history of their village to share, this could be you. One person in Charlbury, Oxfordshire has a great interest in genealogy and traces local families back far as possible. In my case Simon's family, whose name changed from Symonds from Fitzsymonds from the Norman invasion of William the Conquorer in 1066. Unfortunately some family members destroy old family photos and documents which help to trace people and make up valuable local history. I have found on my local rubbish tip savings books, photos, passports, titledeeds, RAF Dambuster uniforms, RAF Dambuster logbooks, 30 years of photos of a missionary and his work with Aboriginal people in tropical Australia, and much more, including a dead Vietnam veteran soldier's training book, and a Freemasons' group photo, and wedding photos. Relatives obviously don't want that 'junk',and can't wait to get rid of it, but a local historical organisation  would have been pleased to have it, for historical record and research. Past memories can be painful to some, but useful to others researching. My aunts and uncles, except one or two, never passed on old family papers, photos etc. So research has to be in the public domain, so to speak.

Meanwhile  Dorset and Loders carry on into the future, while the past recedes into history, hopefully recorded by sites like Francis Frith historical photos and records, where the books and photos and maps and memories are of great contribution and value.