Genealogy Chat

I am a keen gardener, but the state of the back garden does not reflect it. All the work is going into the front garden as this is seen by more people.

Sadly no raking today - the builder's back still bad and he is visiting a chiropracter. I think if he can drive, he will bring someone to do the raking tomorrow to finish the front.

I too use AVG. Think Norton bad and McAfee not much better. My brother is a computer whizz and he changed from AVG - cannot remember to whom, but will investigate nearer the time my licence expires.

Evelyn - thinking of you both.

Hope all has one well with Arthur's drive and the raking today! I agree with Sylvia - you seem to be a very keen gardener the amount of time you spend out there......... :-D


Those fires sound dreadful Sue, but I haven't seen anything on our news about them. It's heartbreaking to watch such things because you feel so helpless.


I've got AVG too Anne, but have a feeling my son has mentioned another one. Must check.


Glad to hear you are on the mend Reece. I was fortunate that my episode of Shingles was very shortlived but it was still painful.

It's really quite chilly here today. Had better warm myself up with a spot of ironing..... :-D


Sending <3 <3 <3 to Evelyn and Ron.

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lovely to see you Reece, and to hear you are feeling a little better.


Having had chicken pox, I am susceptible to shingles, and was intrigued to hear the other week that there is now apparently a Shingles Vaccine, to be given to the "older" citizens.

I must remember to ask my doctor about it when I go to see him in December ...... along with getting him to give me the flu shot, which I couldn't have at the "normal" time.


It poured all yesterday, all night, and well into this morning ........ but now the sun is shining :-D



Arthur .... I somehow get the impression that you are a keen gardener :-D

I worked at a Botanical Garden for over 30 years ....... but inside, keeping records, editing, etc. They wouldn't let me out into the garden :-D :-D :-D


Anne .......... I moved to AVG about 3 years ago .......... my gogogeek guy said it was better than Norton ........... and there is a free version that seems to work very well


take care everyone



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Just a quick message to say that I have been laid low by the "shingles" and to day is the first day that I've started to feel a little improvement. Probably because I also stopped taking the prescribed medication on Friday evening!

Warmest thanks for your kind messages which are much appreciated.

Sending love to all but especially to Evelyn and Ron and to Susan experiencing those awful bush fires.

Love to you all.

Reece <3 <3 <3 <3

Nice to see lots of activity on the thread

Been busy trying to load this years Norton Security - just don't ask - got so cross - they whole lot nearly went out the window = with cables attached = lost the DVD again - so had to find the reset book. - where the H*** is Frank when you need him

OH trying to sort out his new teaching licence - and it won't stick on the windscreen - so had to keep rushing out to help there

Bit of a fraught day

Sorry to hear about the fires Sue - throw the book at him

Can you send your rain to OZ Sylvia?

Arthur - hope the building work goes well on your country estate - puts my little mud hut in the shade

Love & hugs to Reece & Evelyn

Sally keep up the good work on the medal front

Robert & Cynthia keep up the good work

Have to dash as need to restart the computer again

Take care all <3 <3 <3 <3

Another glorious day spent in the garden :-)

Building work had to stop early on Friday as the builder put his back out raking the pea shingle. Hopefully will be completed Monday.

My thoughts are with you Evelyn.

Researching:
Barge Building in Sudbury, Suffolk, England from 1750 onwards, and in Southwark from 1830 onwards.

hello all

thanks for the link cynthia i had a qoick look not found it but found another one i have going to take my time and look again

very sunny here but strong winds

hope every one is ok

my love to evelyn <3

sally w

Hi Sue


thank you for that ................. what a mess with the Fire Officer.


Hope he gets hit with the "book" this time!


We've got loads and loads of rain coming at us here, right from the Pacific!


I still have the icons.



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Hi Everyone

Sylvia it is the same one only now their have been 39 homes burnt out and destroyed,It really is heartbreaking to watch the news of late as they interview people who have lost everything and to top it off it was caused by a prescribed burn off.

Now I agree we need to burn off at times but this fire was started by an incompetent fire officer who was responsible for three truck drivers being allowed by him to drive through a blockade too soon about three years ago al three died a terrble death .

He lost his government job only to be put back into it a bit down the line when everything died down over that incident.

There is a lot of people who have lost all there belongings right on Christmas ,it is so bad I find it hard to watch the news at present as we have been to these areas a lot fishing and diving over the years and we know a lot of people from the area.

We could do with a storm now to stop all the fires that are still burning but all we have at the moment is strong winds and fire loves that .

Going to start my Christmas shopping on Monday ,I am so far behind everyone else.

I hope you are all having a nice weekend ,I only hope ours gets better through the week.

Love to Evelyn and Ron .

Suex

All the icons are gone !! what a shame.

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the gale on Thursday blew all the clouds and rain east to eastern BC and Alberta ............ and we had a lovely sunny, but cool, day today


Sue ........... we saw on our tv news this evening that there had been a huge fire in Margaret River, caused by a prescribed burn that got out of control. Is that the same as the one you mentioned above?


Arthur ..... sounds as though you have a very interesting ancestor there!


Thinking of Evelyn and Ron <3 <3 <3



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Hello all,

Been a bit busy of late............Arthur, you have had your work cut out but it sounds as though it will be worth it.


Sally, try this link - there are oodles of medallions and badges to do with the railways and I am sure one similar to yours must be in there somewhere!

http://www.gloucesterrailwayana.com/gallery.php


It's been a long day so am off to bed. Night all. Take care.... <3

hello all

love to evelyn <3

i know alittle about my grandads medal i will try and describe it
the brach at the top from were the ribbon hangs is cros flags one red one green underneath the lettersa r as then the ribbon the centre of the needal is a train wich is raised and gold the outside has nine ponts wich looks like marqeseet but is not

i know it is something to do withsja unions and railways and they come in bronze silver and gold

my grandad was john peter denley born 1864 cheltenham glostershire

he worked on london midland scottsh railway out of cricklewood london from about 18901 until he died in 1910 thanks for any help

what an iteresting past arthur hope you find out more

it has been sunny here but clouding over now we had frost yesterdy

sue i hope the fires soon die out

sally w
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Have been rather busy - or more correctly the builders have been rather busy.

I am having the entrance to my drives - sounds grand but it is U-shaped and has two ends - extended and tarmac laid in place of grass and concrete strips. Tarmac just arrived and the roller has a flat battery - fortunately a neighbour has jump leads.

In addition a strip of land in front of my garden, between the drives is being beautified. Ownership is not clear onn my deeds, but since the Council have done nothing in the eight years I have lived here, I am effectively making it part of the garden.

A digger removed 18 tonnes of soil and grass, plus nettles etc, and a grab truck took it away. The area now has a mambrane that will shortly be covered with 20 tonnes of pea shingle. At the appropriate time I will plant some shrubs. Neighbour delighted at removal of eyesore.

Not too worried about the ownership issue - it is complicated as one side lies on an unadopted road spur, where my neighbour's deeds clearly show he owns land to the middle of the spur. On another side bordering the road situation was similar before the Council adopted the road.
I will clarify at a later date when site is established and looking good, then get my deeds brought up to date.

On the Family History front I decided to get some professional help - Naomi Davies. My great grandfather Arthur was a Freeman of the City of London, an inventor and wealthy. I would like to know more about him, and his ancestors who were Barge Builders in Sudbury, Suffolk.

Naomi has discovered that Arthur had had 2 patents approved - she has written to the British Library to see if there were others. There is a Guild of Scientific Instrument Makers, but this was formed after his death, and Naomi has sought advice from the head of the Royal Observatory as to where she should look for further info.

The frustrating part is she has been unable to shed light on the Nicholls Barge Building clan. I know of 3 generations involving at least 8 people over a century, yet there is nothing in Directories or at the Suffolk Registry Office.

I am, at her suggestion, going to write an article for the Suffolk Family History Society to see if I can jog some memories.

Back to weeding the garden. Weather still fine and forecast is good for Friday and Saturday. Would like to see the nights cooler as low temperatures will help my seeds to germinate.

hmmmmmmmmm


that doesn't sound good Sue!


Yes, we've been to Margaret River ....... some pretty good wines from there if I remember correctly.



we're in our usual November pattern of rain, gale force winds, with some sun at intervals




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Hi Everyone

Evelyn my love and thoughts are with you both <3 <3 <3

Not too good this neck of the woods ,a very large bush fire has burnt out 19 homes in Margaet River ,I suspect Sylvia has been there so she would know the area.
It was very hot yesterday with strong winds so the fire just got out of hand.... it is still burning now with more homes under threat in Preverly beach ...it is in the same area as Margaret River,we can see the smoke from where I live in Busselton.
There is no threat to us but Margaret River Town itself has just been put on alert

You can tell summer is approching in a hurry.


I thought about Ironing todaqy but with 37c forcast will give it a miss until tomorrow 29 c for that day.

Cynthia we have just finished decorating our Bedroom aleays makes you feel good does'nt sleeping in a freshly paited room.

I am off to get some lunch .
Love to you all.
Suex :-D <3

Hi all




just heavy rain, gale force winds, and sun .................. in sequence!





so sorry to hear that things are not well with Evenlyn and Ron <3 <3 <3 <3 <3




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Hugs & waves as well as thoughts to Evelyn & Ron
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Well done Cynthia - what colour is your room?

All quiet on the western front here - team meeting today and another meeting as well. No time to do the work.

At least its a lovely day today - sunny & clear - a bit of a nip in the air (or can't we say that theses days)

Well off for a mooch around again

Take care all <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

I hope you had them with cream Robert! So, we have snow in Canada, a heatwave in Oz and a complete mixture in the UK! Sounds about right!


Sally, why not tell us what the medal says and we can have a look for you?


Where's Arthur got to by the way?


My bedroom has now been decorated and I am very pleased with it. Just a few finishing touches and, maybe, a slight altercation between OH and myself re what is going on the walls, and the job is done!


On a sadder note.....I had a message from Evelyn yesterday and things are not too good at all. She is so grateful for all the loving throughts directed towards both her and Ron.

<3 <3 <3 Evelyn and Ron <3 <3 <3


Take care all. Cx.

Picked a couple of strawberries off my strawberry plant yesterday!!!!!

Snow - snow - who mentioned snow again

Cynthia - we need to stop this word creeping back in on the thread again

Its making me feel cold just thinking about it.

I haven't heard from anyone - no idea how Evelyn is - but sent waves & hugs to her & Reece.

Sue its nice they can place the ashes in the same grave as family - always makes you feel better - just knowing about it.

All very quiet here - nothing to report - had a good few days off - finished off another parish in East Kent yesterday. Won't know what to do with ourselves when it shuts for 7 months or more.

The new Kent records office isn't open till next year.

Oh well back to the worklists

Take care all <3 <3 <3 <3 <3