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101		The BIRD branch Welcome to the BIRD branch of my tree. This is a summary to whet your appetite of the stories you can find on other pages.	George Bird George Coveney Bird William Bird Nina Mabel Florence St Paul
102		The Bird Tree - Index The story of the Birds from William born in 1757 to grandfather Percy who died in 1939.
103		The Birds and Goytre House Colonel Henry Bird (born 1748) purchased Goytre House, Monmouthshire and the family remained living there until 1949.
104		The Birds of Everdon I spent more than two years going on a wild goose chase to Everdon in Northamptonshire looking for and, I thought, finding William Bird of Newnham. I ascertained a lot of information on these BIRDS which turns out to be of no current value to me but, hopefully someone else will find this page and it might help them.	William Bird Sarah Elizabeth Elliott
105		The Blog Home Page Our Canadian blog
106		THE BRITISH POSTCARD Something so simple which seems to have been around forever was in fact only begun in the late 19th century.
107		The Ceylon Connection ? My Mother told me, on more than one occasion, that Percy Hyde BIRD, my grandfather, owned a tea plantation in Ceylon, although on another occasion he was described as a tea planter. I have therefore been intrigued to find out if the family had some connection to George BIRD, the father of coffee plantations in Ceylon and responsible for the earliest known use of Tamil labour on the island.	Percy Hyde Bird
108		The Cole Painting Mystery My uncle has a painting in his living room of someone who is believed to be a COLE ancestor. He asked me to see if I could find out his identity.	Thomas Benson Mary Cole Thomas Cole Sarah Jones
109		The connections between the Wareham and Harry families There are at least two, possibly three times over the generations that the Wareham and the Harry families have inter married and I am trying to find out why.	Edward Wareham Harry Jessie Devereaux Harry William Harry George William Wareham Hannah Wareham Margaret Jane Wareham
110		The Crew of the Halifax I originally believed that my relative, Stanley Musgrove, was a member of the crew of a Halifax which was shot down over Belgium on 27 / 28th April 1944. I now know it was another Stan Musgrove but this is a small tribute which records the events of that night and the aftermarth.	Stanley George Musgrove
111		The early MUSGROVE's I can trace this line back to Mary MUSGROVE whose son John MUSGROVE was “base born” in 1805 Brompton Regis (now Kings Brompton), Somerset. John was a shoemaker and a cordwainer.	Mary Martha Ann Lewis John Musgrove Mary Musgrove William Musgrove William John Musgrove Ann Swain
112		The Emigrating Wareham's - Oz A number of Wareham ancestors emigrated to Australia and New Zealand. Any information on how they got on etc would be most welcome.This page is about those who emigrated to Australia.	Frances Wareham Jane Wareham Jemima Wareham Mary Ann Wareham Sophia Mary Wareham Thomas Beaumont Wareham
113		The Emigrating Warehams - New Zealand A number of Wareham ancestors emigrated to Australia and New Zealand. Any information on how they got on etc would be most welcome. This page is about those who emigrated to New Zealand.	Jessie Devereaux Harry Mary Ann Line Annie Ellis Victoria Wareham Daisy Winifred Wareham Eliza Wareham Emily Sarah Wareham George William Wareham Mary Gladwys Wareham Norman D'Arcy Wareham Thomas Edward Wareham William Duvall Wareham
114		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.	Living
115		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.	Living
116		The Fridge and the Centurian Stuck on my daughters fridge was a postcard of Plymouth which told an interesting story.
117		The Gooderham Connection .... or not ? Trying to connect Sue's Gooderham branch to the Toronto Gooderham's - both originated in Norfolk.
118		The Gypsy Shaw Family Some account of the "Shaws", a noted gipsey (sic) family of Cambridgeshire. The historian, George Nathan Maynard, wrote about the Shaw family from Cambridgeshire in the 1860's and this is a transcript.
119		The Ilfracombe Disaster - home page Read about the disaster; how it happened, who lived, who died.	William Wareham
120		The Ilfracombe Disaster - Interview of a survivor Interview given by Harold A.Baker to The North Devon Journal shortly after he was saved from the boating tragedy. Another source describes him as a "young man".	William Wareham
121		The Ilfracombe Disaster - more bodies recovered Newspaper reports of more inquests and the other nine bodies are eventually recovered.	William Wareham
122		The Ilfracombe Disaster - North Devon Journal FATAL BOATING ACCIDENT AT ILFRACOMBE 14 LIVES LOST - ARTICLE - LETTERS AND COMMENTS	William Wareham
123		The Ilfracombe Disaster - Survivors Twelve survived The Monarch disaster and I have attempted to find out some brief background for each of them. Those who died have ages attributed to them in the articles / at the inquests but those who survived don't. There is therefore an element of doubt if I have the right person but they are correct on the balance of probabilities.	William Wareham
124		The Ilfracombe Disaster - The Board of Trade Report What follows is the official report into the disaster.	William Wareham
125		The Ilfracombe Disaster - The first inquest The first Coroner's inquest took place on Saturday 27th August, 1887, less than 24 hours after the accident had occured when there were still 9 bodies unaccounted for. The following is a transcription.	William Wareham
126		The Ilfracombe Disaster - The Victims Fourteen died on The Monarch, two women, twelve men. Their ages ranged from 23 to 63. As well as some background given at their inquests, I have also attempted to find out a little more from the Census.	William Wareham
127		The Lent Bumps 1908 A series of races held at Cambridge each year.	William Hill
128		The McTears arrive from Ireland My 3 x great grandfather came over from Ireland to Scotland in the late 1830's.	Agness Mc(unknown) James McTear
129		The McTears cross the border into England Having arrived in Scotland from Ireland around 1837, it was just over 40 years later that the first descendant moved across the border into England.	Janet Dalrymple Agness Mc(unknown) Agness McTear James McTear James McTear John McTear Margaret McTear Thomas McTear
130		The Mount, Sparepenny Lane, Farningham, Dartford DA4 0JH Sparepenny Lane got its name in the 18th century when you could spare a penny by using the lane instead of the toll road at the other end of the village. The Mount is one of three large manor houses in the village.	Alick Cole Benson Girl Benson Hugh Benson William Cole Benson Marion Eliza Johnson
131		The MUSGROVE branch - INDEX My birth father's branch which travels from Kings Brompton in Somerset to become cordwainers in Marylebone; on to Paddington Station and the slums of Kensington; before serving their country in two world wars.
132		The Musgrove branch line The Musgrove's are my birth mothers paternal family. Read about William and Hannah and their children.	Mabel Elizabeth Butler Amy McTear Albert Edward Musgrove Alfred James Musgrove Caroline Musgrove Charles Thomas Musgrove Frank Arthur Musgrove George Henry Musgrove John William Musgrove William John Musgrove William John Musgrove Francis May Stoneman Hannah Elizabeth Wild
133		The Northamptonshire Militia Lists of 1777 These lists were required by statute to provide a body of men for the defence of the Realm
134		The Origin of the name - Sandeman The name 'Sandeman' is usually considered to be Scottish but actually may have originated in Denmark.
135		The Pensioner and the Farm Girl I purchased this postcard off ebay as it was of Padstow and we love Padstow. I had no idea it was going to provide a mystery story to savour.
136		The poem and the Spinster Take this card as a token, nevertheless true because unspoken, From my heart I wish to say, Could we meet on Saturday ?
137		The Raid over Belgium and the Aircraft (27th / 28th April 1944) A Halifax of 432 Squadron bombed railway yards in Belgium before being shot down.	Stanley George Musgrove
138		The Ross Bird Mystery It was conjected that one of William Bird of Newnham's sons had changed their surname to Ross but I was able to ascertain that this was not actually the case.	Anne Bird Eliza Margaret Bird Harriott Bird John Coveney Francis Ross Henry Ross
139		The Sandemans of Perth A port wine known the world over was begun by one of my 7 x great grandfathers grandsons.
140		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.	Living
141		The Town Crier and the lunatic A story, not about the Town Crier, but about his wife who was sent to a lunatic asylum.
142		Thomas Clare (1810 - 1862) My wife's 2 x great grandfather.	Thomas Clare Lydia Sizer
143		Thomas George Ross (1845 - 1896) Father of Percy and son of Thomas, five times Mayor.
144		Thomas McQuilliam (1897 - 1915) Thomas was murdered on the day of his sisters marriage. Thomas was the son of Margaret McTear, sister of my John McTear.	Janet Eveline McQuilliam Jessie Agness McQuilliam Thomas Hector McQuilliam
145		Thomas Ross - Mayor & J.P of Hastings A well respected five time Mayor of Hastings in 1856, 1861, 1870, 1871 and 1872.
146		Tobruk A lot has been written about these battles but little did I know at the time but I had relatives from both my adopted and birth families taking part.	Hugh Benson William Anderson Lamond
147		Victor Bradshaw Haskins (1891 - 1915) Died on the battlefields of Ypres serving his country.	Victor Bradshaw Haskins
148		Who was Hannah Musgrove's father ? The only person I am missing up to the 2 x great grandparent level, is the father of my great grandmother on my birth mother's side.	Catherine Wild Eliza Wild Hannah Elizabeth Wild John Wild
149		Why did couples in the 19th century marry on Christmas Day ? It was not uncommon to be married on either Christmas Day or Boxing Day in the 1800’s because they were days when working people were not expected to work. Christmas Day and Boxing Day were traditional holidays and are not, and never have been, bank holidays. For these, we need to thank the banker, Sir John Lubbock and his love of cricket.	Caroline Musgrove William Musgrove Sarah Shire Mary Ann Wareham
150		Will of Thomas Cole (about 1787 - 1839) I have attempted a transcription of the Will ..... not completed. This Thomas was born about 1787 and is possibly the son of the gentleman in the mystery painting.	Thomas Cole Sarah Jones