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Welcome to the Boards Richard.

For your own protection and to comply with Genes' terms and conditions, please edit your post to remove your email address.

Hopefully Dawn will be aware that you've added to her thread, but just in case you could send her a message off-board. Just click on her name and type in the resulting message box.

Dawn,
I am also one of their great grandchildren, but, unfortunately, I cannot help you with the bible, although I am aware of it's existence. My interest is in the family tree, and which line of the family you are from. My son, who now lives in Sydney, has also done a family tree, and gone a long way back. I do have a copy of what he has so far produced, which I could send to you if you are interested. If you would rather not communicate on an open forum, my email address is
[email protected]
Regards
Richard Metcalf

:-)

Oh well - one day you might come across the owner. You never know ;-)

Hi, thanks for the quick response. I followed up with Paul Barton. He never had the Bible but had found the bid on eBay and decided to post it on Genes to see if anyone was interested in it. I will continue my search and will try some of the methods you recommended...Thanks again, Dawn

"Paul Barton" posted a thread about it in 2006
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/728029

He may only have found a description about it which he found interesting rather than have purchased it. There's no harm in contacting him to ask if he has any more information.

Use the hyperlink, then click on his name. Assuming he still has access to the same email address, he'll know that you are trying to contact him.

If you can find an archived ebay entry, you might be able to contact the original seller. If they've kept records they may be able to put you in touch with the successful bidder.

Other than that, you'd need to search all member trees for each individual descendent and contact the tree owners to ask if they had purchased the Bible. There's no quick-fix as the chances of them stumbling upon this thread are minimal.

I am looking for the person who posted or purchased an early to mid 1800s family Bible that references William Scarth Metcalf (b 1839) and Clara Metcalf (nee Budgen, b. 1831) on eBay somewhere between 2007-09. William and Clara had 2 children, Edward and William. Clara passed away in 1871 and William married Jane Hanna Colpitts. I am one their many great grandchildren. I am wondering if you still have the Bible? I would very much like to acquire it for my family or at the very least the genealogical information contained in it. I have the Metcalf family tree back to a source relative by the name of Peabody who died in 1700. There are numerous (too many to count :-)) descendants of William and Jane. If the Bible went to one of them then I would like to know their name so I can trace it back and also to contact them. Regards, Dawn Metcalf