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This database contains some of the books, papers and records held by Mersea Museum.
Found 1 record MIS_1968_IRD
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An old lady remembers - Isabella Rosa Dawson |
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MIS_1968_IRD |
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Title |
An old lady remembers - Isabella Rosa Dawson |
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Abstract |
More than 150 years ago [ in 1968 ], Professor Horace Hayman Wilson sent his six year old son home to England in the care of the ship's captain from Calcutta. The voyage took nearly six months. Some years later the boy married a lady from North Farm, East Mersea. A marquee was put up for the ... |
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Alan Dawson |
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Mersea Museum
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