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March 7, 2008
MACLA Website Enquiries - Spring 2008
Who was J. Hedison at Dunston Pillar, August 1942?
A number of years ago I bought a comprehensive, dumpy, aircraft recognition book, called 'AIRCRAFT AND THE AIR' which the owner has written, in blue ink, under the title, 'By Eric Sargeant'.
On the inner cover of the book, the owner has written in pencil: J. Hedison, Dunston Pillar, Nocton, Lincoln - August, 1942. I'm keen to find out who this person was, and what he or she was doing there in August 1942.
Having just looked at the internet, I can see the history regarding the Pillar, and that the RAF took 10 metres from the top of it during the war, so as to avoid a mid air collision with aircraft from a nearby RAF base.
Did the RAF have control of the Pillar during the war? Could J. Hedison have been an RAF observer there? It would seem that nobody could live in the tower, so how could this be given as an address unless based there?
Could J. Hedison have been a local person, unconnected with the RAF? Maybe a local schoolboy at the time, with an interest in the aircraft activity around him?
Any help in unearthing this mystery would be gratefully received, as living near Bath means that I can't easily get to ask people locally. Thanks.
Martin Southwell - Tel: 01225 700699 (W) or 07808582893(M) martin_southwell@hotmail.com
Tanvats Memories
I was interested to see your site as my father was christened in Tanvats chapel in Nov 1901. I suspect that his family appear on some of the photos you have there. They were the family of Abraham and Rose Bee who had several children. I recognise several surnames as they appear in our family history. We visited when we were in Lincs one year but having watched a programme on Channel 5 tonight about a chapel in Lincs being renovated as living accommodation, I wondered if it was that same place. I should be interested to know if any of the old school registers are still kept anywhere. I still have relatives in Metheringham.
Mrs Shirley Izzard
email izzard@gotadsl.co.uk
Looking for Kirk info...
Some of my family came from High St Metheringham in the middle to late 1800's. They were a family of Tailors among other things.
I am also interested in the names Worsley, Ross and Matthews....
Any info gratefully received
Dave - North Yorks david@headofficeonline.com
Re above
I too am looking for Kirks. My great-great-grandfather Thomas (born 1812 at Martin Fen) had moved to Metheringham by 1841 and my great-grandfather Charles was born there in 1845 or 1846. He moved to Sheffield sometime between 1861 and 1871, where he married Sarah Smith from Kirkstead.
There's a William Kirk listed as a tailor in Metheringham in one of the trade directories. They're in the 1851, 1861 and 1871 census records - William was a master tailor in 1861, and was parish clerk in 1871.
I've not been able to make a link between this Kirk branch and mine, though I'd be astonished if there isn't one.
davidkirk99@gmail.com
Further re William Kirk
The William Kirk, tailor and parish clerk was my great grandfather. I'd be pleased to hear from anyone with information about this man and his family.
Neil Kilmartin in Pickering Ontario, Canada neilkilmartin@sympatico.ca
William Marlow at Star & Garter,
I am hoping that anyone in the village will be able to help me. My father and I are researching our family tree, which has now lead us to your village.
My father had a brother William Henry Marlow, who sadly past away in 1972. So far we have found him to have been living at the Star & Garter at the same time as his sister Grace and her husband George Frederick Leaning.
If anyone out there is able to give me any information on the following people it would be much appreciated
- William Henry Marlow If he was married to anyone or had any children.
- Grace & George Leaning and any info on them and there family.
Would also like to hear from anyone that may know anything about Graces & Williams sister Annie Marlow.
Jo Barratt jo@cotswold-collectables.co.uk
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