tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.comments2017-11-16T19:53:38.914-07:00Family History StoriesJill Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08129903426625048142noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-13369527967963631122017-03-13T14:06:38.506-06:002017-03-13T14:06:38.506-06:00Thank you for coming back, Robert. I still marvel ...Thank you for coming back, Robert. I still marvel at a woman who would set up a private hospital. At the same time I bet there were a fair number given the tremendous need during and after the First World War.<br />Thanks for your contribution! JillJill Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129903426625048142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-43094563173491775172017-03-13T13:37:08.382-06:002017-03-13T13:37:08.382-06:00Mornington Lodge was demolished to make way for fl...Mornington Lodge was demolished to make way for flats in 1929 or 1930. See http://hidden-london.com/gazetteer/west-kensington/.Robert Cuttshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15724328370105655142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-91477406739848139092015-01-25T17:24:29.539-07:002015-01-25T17:24:29.539-07:00Hi Wigggle, I haven't got any way to contact y...Hi Wigggle, I haven't got any way to contact you privately, so I have posted your comment as a way of reaching you.<br />If you want to reach me by email, you can use jillcalgary at gmail dot com.<br />I'm not sure if I have more info for you but I am happy to have a look around.<br />Regards,<br />JillJill Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129903426625048142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-37688159334640940632014-11-22T05:04:42.757-07:002014-11-22T05:04:42.757-07:00Hi I have recently completed some lengthy research...Hi I have recently completed some lengthy research into a couple of people in my family tree that are featured in your blog. Medows/Norie If you wish to connect then please contact meKris Herronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567035909454921699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-67766401750541106902014-11-09T16:52:44.706-07:002014-11-09T16:52:44.706-07:00Hi Jill, I have just stumbled upon this in my ques...Hi Jill, I have just stumbled upon this in my quest to find my Great Grandmother LOUISA MOORE who was discharged from Paddington Workhouse in 1889 to the care of her Mother Caroline Moore living at 12 Charles Street. Please can you provide any info on No 12 Charles Street? Thanks.Wiggglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948951064453728577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-39024837110986206532014-10-26T14:47:04.708-06:002014-10-26T14:47:04.708-06:00Hello, I was wondering if you could tell me anythi...Hello, I was wondering if you could tell me anything more about the controversy regarding Cyril Wood's being the baron of slane. He was best friends with my grandfather, who is since passed, and I would like to get a bit more information.<br />thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-13575998175545519492014-01-08T04:14:07.405-07:002014-01-08T04:14:07.405-07:00It was James, QC, who tried to revive the title. ...It was James, QC, who tried to revive the title. He was successful with many others (eg Baron Latymer) but failed on his own family's account. A shame!Charlotte Fleminghttp://greatcopy.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-10300083664117501322013-12-23T16:32:42.992-07:002013-12-23T16:32:42.992-07:00Thank you so much, Robert!
I'll have to take ...Thank you so much, Robert! <br />I'll have to take a close look at the map you mentioned, though it may be a challenge to imagine the old place amidst all the more recent buildings.<br />Thanks again for sharing this information.<br />Jill Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129903426625048142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-61488575575152883632013-12-23T15:22:10.761-07:002013-12-23T15:22:10.761-07:00Mornington Lodge
Mornington Lodge, which stands in...Mornington Lodge<br />Mornington Lodge, which stands in the North End Road, just north of Mornington Avenue, was built about 1834 by Squire Jones, of Mornington house. From 1837 till 1846 it was the residence of Mrs Lamb. From 1847 to 1852 it was the home of Mr William Schaw Lindsay*, the great shipowner, who moved here from St Peter’s Villa, Percy Cross. Mr William Samuel Burton (1853-66) and MrRobert Cuttshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15724328370105655142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-47670807343574171862013-10-08T18:06:57.142-06:002013-10-08T18:06:57.142-06:00I think Emma was my great grandmother's sister...I think Emma was my great grandmother's sister. My great grandmother being Floremce Barton who had my grandmother Peggy Watkins. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-80883840404199084022012-09-29T19:02:53.935-06:002012-09-29T19:02:53.935-06:00Wow. What a wonderful story. You're a great ...Wow. What a wonderful story. You're a great researcher Jill. Time to get on to the most mysterious story of all...what's behind Mona Lisa's smile? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-18858999135327373712012-09-29T15:43:03.192-06:002012-09-29T15:43:03.192-06:00Isn't genealogy wonderful? An amazing world of...Isn't genealogy wonderful? An amazing world of connections and misconnections. Great story!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-57690064504822095032012-07-04T01:20:04.127-06:002012-07-04T01:20:04.127-06:00Jill - that's a fascinating story ! sparked by...Jill - that's a fascinating story ! sparked by your curiosity - Amazing :) MicheleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-322228853267573412012-02-03T12:11:28.122-07:002012-02-03T12:11:28.122-07:00Love it, Jill! What a man - of course it wasn'...Love it, Jill! What a man - of course it wasn't his fault she bore his child.Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-13291595684625080862011-06-25T14:06:08.609-06:002011-06-25T14:06:08.609-06:00Thanks so much, Rick. I can't wait to look int...Thanks so much, Rick. I can't wait to look into that Museum connection.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />JillJill Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129903426625048142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-41130607867348923692011-06-25T13:30:43.952-06:002011-06-25T13:30:43.952-06:00Hello Liz. Fascinating blog. The John Oswell Verne...Hello Liz. Fascinating blog. The John Oswell Vernell who retired to Thames Ditton is my 5xgreat-grandfather. I've only recently made the connection, so your blog is quite helpful. <br /><br />If you google James Vernell and museum of London you'll find a blog about a dig carried out in his privy from circa 1820. <br /><br />Rick.Glanvill (at) Gmail.comRick Glanvillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12940493388554381522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-8510645203100603022011-06-06T19:42:55.507-06:002011-06-06T19:42:55.507-06:00Hello Rick,
Excellent! I look forward to comparin...Hello Rick,<br /><br />Excellent! I look forward to comparing notes. At the moment I'm more embroiled in the Charles Street people but I will get back to Vernells again.<br /><br />I was inspired by the Thames Ditton saga to write a fictitious family history. There is very little resemblance to the Vernells (none, other than living in a big house in a small village). adasophia.com for The Jill Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129903426625048142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-89616277171462814962011-06-06T13:46:41.095-06:002011-06-06T13:46:41.095-06:00Hello Jill,
I've only recently unearthed the ...Hello Jill,<br /><br />I've only recently unearthed the Vernell side of my family. John Oswell Vernell (d Thames Ditton 1873) was my 4xgreat grandfather. Hetty seems to have been a family name. My great aunt was Hetty Marguerite Edwards an she is the third I've found ranging back through a Twinam and, possibly, Nourse.<br /><br />My research on them is in 'Glanvill of Devon & Rick Glanvillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12940493388554381522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-8335771394717944382011-05-29T16:52:03.414-06:002011-05-29T16:52:03.414-06:00Elaine, you are correct. I have more about Annie P...Elaine, you are correct. I have more about Annie Pitcairn to come, but jumping ahead, she is a relative of Robert. <br /><br />Her father was Major John Pitcairn who died leading his troops (British) in the Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775. There's relatively lots of info on him.<br /><br />The brick wall in this area is to get back further on the Campbell line, perhaps by ascertaining whether theJill Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129903426625048142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-60553082211331514962011-05-29T16:31:31.474-06:002011-05-29T16:31:31.474-06:00ETA don't know why I called his mother Mary - ...ETA don't know why I called his mother Mary - total aberration! We don't know her first name at this juncture....Elaine M. Findlaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-49267600964690784622011-05-29T16:28:01.216-06:002011-05-29T16:28:01.216-06:00Posted a long on e and it got lost in the ether! E...Posted a long on e and it got lost in the ether! Essence was, have you checked out his mother's family? Pitcairn is an unusual name. It is most associated with a group of islands in Polynesia which is associated with the Mutiny on the Bounty. This is from Wiki: (OK not gospel but there's some truth there...)<br /><br />Pitcairn Island was sighted on 3 July 1767 by the crew of the British Elaine M. Findlaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-10853351544501002272011-04-18T00:43:24.779-06:002011-04-18T00:43:24.779-06:00Haha!
I take it all back - GTL definitely qualif...Haha! <br /><br />I take it all back - GTL definitely qualifies for a 1! <br /><br />A little further digging using the search term:<br /><br />lambert and "her majesty" and greenwich<br /><br />has come up with the goods:<br /><br />The Times, Thursday Jul 05, 1894. Court Circular, Windsor Castle July 4.<br /><br />"The Queen yesterday afternoon inspected at Windsor Castle the Elaine Findlaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-3824029444562691202011-04-17T23:57:13.364-06:002011-04-17T23:57:13.364-06:00Great detective work, Elaine! Thanks.
HM wasn'...Great detective work, Elaine! Thanks.<br /><br />HM wasn't out and about much, was she?<br /><br />I wonder if there were any events, e.g. St George's Day at Windsor Chapel type of things, where HM might have presided over a gang of knights.<br /><br />I suppose too that we could start a degrees from the reigning monarch and get poor George a 1 that way!<br /><br />Thanks again for the Jill Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129903426625048142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-49861725536348611792011-04-17T23:51:01.163-06:002011-04-17T23:51:01.163-06:00Sorry Jill, I think the provable degree of separat...Sorry Jill, I think the provable degree of separation for GTL from Q Vic is 2 - or at a pinch, 1.5.....<br /><br />Using the Times Digital Archive (subscription only), We find the following entries:<br /><br />The Times, Tuesday, Mar 16, 1886; Court Circular: Levee at St James’s Palace by his RH Prince of Wales on behalf of Her Majesty. Presentations to his RH at this court are, by the Queen’s Elaine Findlaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730891745905447896.post-31925237579765861802011-03-08T00:10:22.623-07:002011-03-08T00:10:22.623-07:00That site is brilliant Jill - I only came across i...That site is brilliant Jill - I only came across it because my maternal ancesters lived at Papplewick (which I think is a brilliant name!) for a while and yes, worked at t'mill making textiles....Elaine Findlaynoreply@blogger.com