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Ablington, the Village c1950
Ablington, the Village c1950 Ref: A330003
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 Highworth, St Michael's Church c1955 (ref: H157009) |
Year: 1954
I Miss Home A memory of Highworth, Wiltshire I live in America now. I have a family here, but I would like to return to Highworth one day. I was born there and Christened in St Michael's Church in 1954. Posted: 09/04/2008 23:42 by First Name Last Name |
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Highworth, St Michael's Church c1955 (ref: H157009) |
Historical Connections A memory of Highworth, Wiltshire I am a New Zealander, as my (recent) ancestors have been for more than one and a half centuries! However, my ancestors had emigrated from Highworth twice during the 1800's - firstly to Australia on a 7 +2 year contract with the Australian Agricultural Company in the 1820's, and back to Highworth after 9 years, then eventually to settle permanently NZ from 1841. The descendants families have been in NZ ever since. Ancestral research only a decade ago discovered that my earlier ancestors had had a lengthy association with St. Michael's Church. The Church records exist of ancestral marriages and christenings from 1714 (commencing with the marriage of Henry Stokes to Deborah Watkins, 9 May 1714) through to 1815. It is exciting for me to actually see these images of the historical buildings of Highworth, inextricably connected to my roots, which are literally half a world and (now) an entirely different culture away ...and, to discover and 'feel' a tangible connection. (What a great resource this Frith Collection is!) Last edited: 31/07/2007 10:59 by Martin Thomas |
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holidays A memory of Purton, Wiltshire my grandparents used to live in church walk in purton , my father and his brothers and sisters grew up there and every summer we used to go to stay there for our holidays. they had feather beds and gas lighting and we used to go to bed with a candle. the milkman used to come and fill up the pewter milk jug each morning. we all got up early in the morning and went looking for mushrooms over the fields then go home and cook up a good breakfast. There was a well in the garden and we used to get water to wash our hair and it came out really shiny and healthy.Our grandfather used to take us on long walks over the fields. we laughed and loved and were very happy there. Purton is still a beautiful gentle little village, i visited there last year and saw my grand parents house , i havent got a house now, i am renting , and am thinking of returning to this place of happy memories to live. maybe one day i will. Posted: 13/01/2008 23:45 by Susan Scott |
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 Swindon, Men Leaving G.W.R. 1913 (ref: S254607p) |
Year: 1880s
Family Tree A memory of Swindon, Wiltshire I am researching my fam tree. I have found out some of my ancestors came from Swindon. Due to a long story my Grandmothers biological Grandfather worked on the G.W.R AS A Labourer his name was Edwin New. He married Mary Jane Stroud in 1873 then went on to have my Grandmother Real mother Alice Elizabeth New. Alice was born on the 10th March 1884 at Lower stratton. I wondered if any one out there knows of these name above. My grandmother was born in a mother and baby hospital in Hackney for unmarried mother on the 24th July 1906. I found the details out with the help of the Salvation Army her real mothers name was given as Alice Elizabeth New as i gave above. does any one know of this situation or is any one connected to the families of the above. Please get in touch be mos t greatfull Posted: 01/01/2008 21:05 by Karen Surtees |
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 Swindon, New College c1965 (ref: S254095) |
Year: 1978
Mother. A memory of Swindon, Wiltshire My mother worked in the cafeteria at lunch time, collecting the money from the students. She seemed to know everybody in the college and when she passed away at the young age of 48, it seemed that the whole of Swindon mourned with us. Swindon is a place that I hold dear to my heart. Every picture that I have looked at today brings back wounderful memories of a town that I still call home even though I live overseas. Last edited: 26/06/2007 15:15 by Patricia Beach |
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