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These photos were probably taken some time during the 1950's or 1960's. The Sandringham Hotel (top left) is still there today.

(From my grandpa's collection of old slides - see this post for more information.)

[Why Wordless Wednesday? This phrase has been included in the title in order to take part in Daily Blogging Prompts at Geneabloggers]

Family Tree section

• Added baptism details for Samuel Cotterill (b 1758).
• Added the memorial inscription for Leonard Pockett and wife, Mary Fryer (b abt 1853).
• Added Thomas Sargent to the tree together with his and his wife, Sarah Ely Fryer's, memorial inscription.

Gallery section

• Added further photos of the grave of Leonard Pockett and wife, Mary (nee Fryer), in the St Mary the Virgin's Churchyard, Fretherne, Gloucestershire section.
• Added photos of the grave of Thomas Sargent and Sarah Ely (nee Fryer) in the Chepstow Municipal Cemetery section.

Ancestry's latest collection of parish records are for West Yorkshire. These include:

• West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
• West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921
• West Yorkshire, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985
• West Yorkshire, England, Confirmations, 1859-1915
• West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1512-1812

Also, if you sign up to Ancestry before 29th July, they're offering a Premium membership package for the price of an Essentials membership package, a saving of £24.

Family Tree section

• Added detailed facts and footnotes for Hannah Maria Cotterill.
• Also added a few more basic facts for Hannah's husband, George Oakes, and added George's father, Thomas Oakes.
• Added Hannah's daughter, Mary Ann's, husband, Samuel Henry Turner, and their children.
• Added Edmund Cotterill's first wife, Sarah Evans, and their children, together with footnotes.
• Also Edmund & Sarah's daughter, Elizabeth's, husband, Frederic Moses.
• Added Samuel Cotterell & Elizabeth Lewis and their children, together with some footnotes.

Relevant place names: Kidderminster in Worcestershire, Kingswinford in Staffordshire, Birmingham and London.

23rd JUNE

1860 - Joseph Dando, the elder, (my 4 x great-grandfather), died at Brunswick Square in Bristol. He left just under £25,000 in his will 151 years ago. One of his executors was William Day Wills of the tobacco importer and manufacturer's, WD & HO Wills, which later became part of the Imperial Tobacco Company. WD Wills and Joseph Dando both lived in Portland Square in Bristol.

1817 - William Pitcher & Sarah Bishop were married at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, this day 194 years ago. William was the son of Benjamin Pitcher and his wife, Margaret (nee Worgan).

25th JUNE

1810 - 201 years ago my 4 x great-grandparents, Robert Weaver and Sarah Munckton, married in St Andrew's Church in Curry Rivel, Somerset (right). Robert was a shoemaker and both had previously been widowed.

(Image: copyright © Gillian Evans.)

27th JUNE

1779 - my 6 x great-grandparents, James Smale & Thomasine French, were married in Black Torrington, Devon.

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This photograph was amongst a few old pictures previouly in the possession of my maternal grandmother, Phyllis Grace Geake (nee Weaver). I don't know who this gentleman was and I'm wondering if anyone has seen a copy of this photo before and knows who he might have been. Was he a Geake or Hellier/Hellyer (there were other Hellyer photos with this one) or might he have been a Smale? Any help on this would be gratefully received. Please either respond by posting in the comments section or by sending me an email.

17th JUNE

1837 - Charles Tidmarsh Dando & Clarissa Spiers were married in Chippenham, Wiltshire, this day 174 years ago. The Bristol Mercury published this notice the following week...
"MARRIED - June 17, at Chippenham, Charles Tidmarsh, youngest son of Joseph Dando, Esq. of Portland-square, Bristol, to Clarissa, only daughter of Jos. Spiers, Esq. of Rowden-hill House, Wilts."

1722 - Going further back in time, my 7 x great-grandparents, John Fryer & Mary King, married in St Mary the Virgin's Church in Fretherne, Gloucestershire, 289 years ago. The Bishop's Transcripts for Fretherne recorded the event...
"John Fryer of ye parish of Arlingham & Mary King of ye parish of Frethorn were married June ye 17th 1722."

1824 - My 3 x great-grandfather, Robert Ashby, married his first wife, Sarah Swan, in St Botolph's Church, Hadstock, Essex, 187 years ago today. Sarah died 2½ years later.

18th JUNE

1994 - It's 17 years since my grandpa, William Hellyer Geake, died at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, Devon.

1870 - Richard Fryer, son of John Fryer & Prudence (nee Gower), died and was buried 5 days later in Chepstow Municipal Cemetery.

20th JUNE

1779 - 18 month old, Susanah Dando , died and was buried in the cemetery at Rodborough Tabernacle in Gloucestershire. Susanah was the daughter of my 5 x great-grandparents, John Dando & Ann (nee Brothers).

21st JUNE

1941 - Annie Pitcher (nee Nolan), died in New Zealand at the age of 83 and was buried 2 days later in Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne, NZ.


Gravestone of James George Pitcher and Annie (nee Nolan) in Taruheru Cemetery

Biographies section

• Added a biography page for John Burdon of Gorford, Black Torrington, Devon. John was my 8 x great-grandfather on my maternal side.
• Adjusted the map on William Horn's biography page. I believe I previously had the wrong location for the farm at Hole in Black Torrington. William was my 5 x great-grandfather on my maternal side.

Family Tree section

• Added Hannah Fryer (abt 1820 - 1902) and her husband, Joseph Hart, their children and a few basic facts:
  http://www.hibbitt.org.uk/familytree/fam79334.html
• Also added Jospeh's father, Joseph Hart, snr.:
  http://www.hibbitt.org.uk/familytree/fam79380.html

Relevant place names: Arlingham, Glos., Bristol, Chepstow and Cardiff.

The number of individuals listed in my public family tree now exceeds 1000!

8th JUNE

1854 - The tragic death of 6 year old, George Washington Dando, happened on 8th June, 157 years ago. The Bristol Mercury published the following notice on Saturday, June 10, 1854...
"DIED. June 8, after a long and painful illness, aged 6 years and 4 months, George Washington, son of Mr. Joseph Dando, jun., of this city."

10th JUNE

2005 - Six years ago on 10th June, my dear gran, Phyllis Grace Geake (nee Weaver), died at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, Devon. She was 88 years old and had been taken into hospital just the day before.

12th JUNE

1848 - The marriage of Robert Jones snr, and Hannah Fryer took place at the Parish Church of Llanover, Monmouth in Wales. Robert was a haulier from Coed Cae and Hannah was living in Blaenafon at the time. Hannah was the daughter of my 4 x great-grandfather, Richard Fryer (1792 - 1862).

13th JUNE

1899 - Stanley George Smale was born in Tavistock in Devon, 112 years ago. Stanley was the son of William Henry Smale and Grace (nee Martin), my great-great-grandparents.

14th JUNE

1865 - William Henry Smale, my great-great-grandfather, was born in Sheepwash in North Devon, 146 years ago. William was the son of William Smale and Mary Jane (nee Moore).


Sheepwash, Devon