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This database contains some of the books and papers held by Mersea Museum.
Found 514 files - displaying 251 to 300
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Article |
Memories of WW2 by Mary Jardine |
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ID |
MIS_1995_A28 |
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Title |
Memories of WW2 by Mary Jardine |
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Abstract |
This article was written in 1995 by Mary Jardine née French for Mersea Island Society Mistral Magazine.
Yes, I remember, even if it was 50 years ago! In June 1944 I was teaching in Southall in Middlesex when the first V1's began to fly over London. We called them "buzz-bombs" and, later, ... |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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252 |
Article |
Memories of World War 2 by M.J. Gethen |
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ID |
MIS_1995_A29 |
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Title |
Memories of World War 2 by M.J. Gethen |
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Abstract |
In 1995 Dr Alison Bush talked to Mary 'Joy' Gethen, mainly about Mersea during WW2, and wrote this article for Mersea Island Society Mistral Magazine. Mary was 93 at the time.
Mary Gethen was born in Canada, but came to Colchester when she was three years old , on a visit with her parents. Her ... |
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Author |
Alison Bush |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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253 |
Article |
Thomas Frere and his Connection to the British Slave Trade |
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ID |
MARG_127_021 |
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Title |
Thomas Frere and his Connection to the British Slave Trade |
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Abstract |
Thomas Frere and his Family's Connection to the British Slave Trade
East Anglia has been the home of the Frere dynasty from early times and it is considered that they are descended from the Normans. Henry le Frere of Suffolk is the first known recording of the Frere name in England in 1212 ... |
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Author |
Trevor Hearn |
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Keywords |
pete hall |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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254 |
Article |
Joy Gethen - Mersea Memories |
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ID |
MIS_1982_A02 |
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Title |
Joy Gethen - Mersea Memories |
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Abstract |
The text for this article was written by Joyce Gethen for Mersea Island Society Mistral Magazine in 1982. The photographs have been added, some of them from Joyce's collection at Mersea Museum.
Joy Gethen came to Mersea about 1906 at the age of 4 ...
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Author |
M.J. Gethen |
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Published |
1982
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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255 |
Article |
Peldon and The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 - 1919 |
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ID |
PH01_FLU |
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Title |
Peldon and The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 - 1919 |
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Abstract |
The influenza pandemic of 1918 and 1919 caused more worldwide deaths than any pandemic before or since. In Britain 25 % of the population was infected and 228,000 died. Globally it killed five times more than WW1. The total number of fatalities is given as 50 million - some think that is a ... |
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Author |
Elaine Barker |
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Published |
April 2020
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
West Mersea War Memorial |
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ID |
WMM |
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Title |
West Mersea War Memorial |
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Abstract |
The West Mersea War Memorial was dedicated 22 September 1917. A newspaper report at the time describes the scene:
A memorial cross, in honour of Mersea Islanders who have given their lives for their country during the great war, was unveiled on Saturday by Mrs Horace Egerton Green, by whose ... |
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April 2020
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Refurbishing West Mersea War Memorial |
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ID |
WMM_1990 |
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Title |
Refurbishing West Mersea War Memorial |
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Abstract |
On 22 September 1917, West Mersea had made and erected its War Memorial, which was dedicated on that day.
The stem or the centre post carried the names of Mersea dead.
As the death toll in that war rose, the memorial had to be extended into the more familiar shape at the base
that we all know, ... |
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Author |
Ron Baldwin |
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Published |
September 1990
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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258 |
Article |
History of Sleyes, Peldon |
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ID |
PH01_SLY |
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Title |
History of Sleyes, Peldon |
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Abstract |
Sleyes
A Grade II listed building in Peldon, Essex
PELDON CHURCH ROAD 1. 5214 Sleyes TL 91 NE 17/26 II 2.
Mid C18, timber framed house
with red brick facade, and red plain tile hipped roof. ... |
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Author |
Elaine Barker |
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Published |
April 2020
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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259 |
Article |
Abberton Reservoir - what was there before |
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PH01_ARV |
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Abberton Reservoir - what was there before |
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Abstract |
ABBERTON RESERVOIR - what was there before?
Abberton Reservoir was constructed between 1936 and 1939 on the course of the Layer Brook. The valley between the four hills on which Peldon, Abberton, Layer and Great Wigborough Churches stand was predominantly farmland and few homes were affected. ... |
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Author |
Elaine Barker |
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Published |
March 2020
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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260 |
Article |
Peldon in the Domesday Book |
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ID |
PH01_DMS |
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Title |
Peldon in the Domesday Book |
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Abstract |
Peldon in the Domesday Book
Twenty years after the invasion of England by the Normans, William the Conqueror called together his councillors to order a survey of the country, now known as The Domesday Book. This meeting in Gloucester at Christmas 1085 was reported in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ... |
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Author |
Elaine Barker |
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Published |
March 2020
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Sequestration of the Rector of Peldon |
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ID |
PH01_SEQ |
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Title |
Sequestration of the Rector of Peldon |
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Abstract |
Sequestration of The Reverend John Cornelius, Peldon's Rector, During the Civil War in 1643
[ Sequestration - the removal from his rectory and living and his goods confiscated ]
Political and religious conflicts between the supporters of King Charles I and Parliamentarians led to the ... |
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Author |
Elaine Barker |
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Published |
March 2020
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Peldon and Henry VIII |
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ID |
PH01_HRY |
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Title |
Peldon and Henry VIII |
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Abstract |
Henry VIII and Peldon
In 1544 there is an entry in 'Acts not in the Parliamentary Roll' in which the preamble states that King Henry VIII 'this winter last past
hath had divers and many of his ships royal lying and remaining in his haven and water called Colne in the county of Essex which ... |
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Author |
Elaine Barker |
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Published |
March 2020
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
The Bells of St Mary's Peldon |
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ID |
PH01_BEL |
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Title |
The Bells of St Mary's Peldon |
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Abstract |
The tower of St Mary's Church, Peldon, houses two bells. Repaired and adapted they are both now stationary bells. The original one, the larger bell, was cast in bronze in 1613 by Miles Graye of Colchester. It is engraved 'Miles Graye made me in 1613', and weighs over 8cwt.
The Miles Graye ... |
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Author |
Elaine Barker |
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Published |
2 March 2020
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Barnard's Cottages, Peldon |
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ID |
PH01_BND |
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Title |
Barnard's Cottages, Peldon |
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Abstract |
BARNARD'S COTTAGES
The name 'Barnard's Cottages' appears in the 1911 census for Peldon and in the 1939 register. It also appears regularly as the address of former villagers in the Parish burials register. The pictures above and below ... |
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Author |
Elaine Barker |
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Published |
2 March 2020
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
The Telephone on Mersea |
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ID |
MMH_TEL |
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Title |
The Telephone on Mersea |
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Abstract |
By 1890, West Mersea was connected to the outside world by telegraph.
Kelly's 1890 Directory tells us that West Mersea had a money order and telegraph office. Messages would be transmitted to the island in Morse Code, written out in the office, and taken to the recipient by a boy on a bicycle.
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Author |
Tony Millatt |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
St Nicholas Parish Church, Little Wigborough |
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ID |
MMH_LWG |
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Title |
St Nicholas Parish Church, Little Wigborough |
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Abstract |
THE PARISH OF ST. NICHOLAS, LITTLE WIGBOROUGH
Little Wigborough is a small village overlooking the salt marshes and the estuary of the Blackwater River, 8 miles south of Colchester between Peldon and Great Wigborough. Being so close to the sea, it is appropriately dedicated to St. Nicholas, the ... |
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Author |
Tony Millatt |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Manorial Customs in West Mersea - The tenants' destruction of the records |
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ID |
MARG_313_011 |
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Title |
Manorial Customs in West Mersea - The tenants' destruction of the records |
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Abstract |
Manorial Customs in West Mersea, etc. - The tenants' destruction of the ancient records of the manor. -
In further reference to the customary of West Mersea, Fingringhoe, and Pete hall manors printed in Transactions, vol. xiii., pt. 2 [ See ... |
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Author |
W. Gurney Benham |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Memory Lane - Another War |
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ID |
ML2020_004_014 |
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Title |
Memory Lane - Another War |
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Abstract |
It seems we are at War. With the present Coronavirus pandemic some firms are being asked to diversify and to produce ventilators for our hospitals. Looking back to World War 2, some local firms were contracted to do something similar. Builders Clifford White & Co were making wooden oars and paddles, ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Derek Anthony Balls - Gloucestershire Regiment |
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ID |
WWK_DAB |
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Title |
Derek Anthony Balls - Gloucestershire Regiment |
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Abstract |
Memorial Profiles for East and West Mersea
DEREK ANTHONY BALLS
L/Cpl. Service No. 22530139
Gloucestershire Regiment
Born 18 May 1927
Died 23 April 1951
Commemorated East Mersea War Memorial, West Mersea War Memorial, United Nations Memorial Wall, Tanggok, Pusan, Korea
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Author |
Tony Millatt |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Will of Abraham Fokes of Peldon 1597 D/ABW 15/49 |
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ID |
MARG_207_011 |
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Title |
Will of Abraham Fokes of Peldon 1597 D/ABW 15/49 |
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Abstract |
The Will of Abraham Fokes [ Foakes ] 14 November1597 transcribed from Essex Record Office D/ABW 15/49
Transcriber Elaine Barker January 2020
Foakes Abraham [Rgr, probably an abbreviation of 'Registered']
1. In the name of god Amen the xxiiijth day of Novembre in the Fortithe yere of ... |
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24 November 1597
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Charles Herbert Albert Warner - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
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ID |
OOD_207 |
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Title |
Charles Herbert Albert Warner - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
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Abstract |
WW2 Memorial Profiles for Salcott and Wigborough
CHARLES HERBERT ALBERT WARNER
Sergeant (Flight Engineer) Service No. 1801861
101 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died 3 September 1943 age 20.
Buried Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Grave 15 G.12.
Commemorated on WW2 ... |
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Author |
Edwin Sparrow |
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Keywords |
salcot |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Ivor Walklett - Ginetta Cars - Part 2 |
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ID |
PH01_IVX |
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Title |
Ivor Walklett - Ginetta Cars - Part 2 |
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Abstract |
IVOR WALKLETT - PART 2
Researched & compiled by Geoff Gonella
Peldon History Project
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Author |
Geoff Gonella |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Magic Lantern Shows in Peldon |
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ID |
PH01_MAG |
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Title |
Magic Lantern Shows in Peldon |
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Abstract |
The Magic lantern was the earliest form of slide projector and was invented in the 1600s. It used a light source, a lens, glass slides, and a screen often made from a sheet of cotton or calico. A variety of light sources were used, from candles and kerosene lamps to limelight and electricity. It ... |
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Author |
Elaine Barker |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Peter Heard |
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ID |
OOD_029 |
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Title |
Peter Heard |
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Abstract |
PETER HEARD
Leading Seaman Service No. LT/JX225030
Royal Naval Patrol Service HM Trawler HORATIO
Died 7 January 1943 age 36
Commemorated on Roll of Honour St Mary's Church, Tollesbury, and on Lowestoft Naval Memorial
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Raymond William King of Tollesbury |
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ID |
OOD_011 |
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Title |
Raymond William King of Tollesbury |
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Abstract |
RAYMOND WILLIAM KING
Seaman steward Service No. LT/JX185800
Royal Naval Patrol Service HM Yacht ESSEX MAID
Age 25
Died 2 December 1940
Raymond was wounded and died in Chatham Naval Hospital. He was buried Springfield Holy Trinity Churchyard, Chelmsford.
Commemorated on the Roll of ... |
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Author |
Edwin Sparrow |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Hubert Heard |
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ID |
OOD_010 |
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Title |
Hubert Heard |
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Abstract |
HUBERT HEARD
Seaman Service No. C/X10416B
Royal Naval Reserve. HMS JERVIS BAY
Age 29
Died 5 November 1940
Commemorated on Roll of Honour at St Mary's Church, Tollesbury, and on Chatham Naval Memorial
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Author |
Edwin Sparrow |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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278 |
Article |
Charles Henry Sargeant |
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ID |
OOD_304 |
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Title |
Charles Henry Sargeant |
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Abstract |
WW2 Memorial Profiles for Rowhedge
Charles Henry Sargeant
Company Sergeant Major Service No. 7031
Rifle Brigade and subsequently Essex Home Guard
Age 59
Died 13 October 1940 after a short illness
Buried Donyland Burial Ground New Section
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Author |
Edwin Sparrow |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Charles Bertie Mills |
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ID |
OOD_007 |
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Title |
Charles Bertie Mills |
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Abstract |
CHARLES BERTIE MILLS
Petty Officer Stoker Service No. C/311782
Royal Navy HMS CALLIOPE
Age 52
Died 8 April 1940
Buried East Donyland Cemetery
Charles was the son of George and Elizabeth Mills, ... |
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Author |
Edwin Sparrow |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Frederick Frost killed 1 June 1940 |
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ID |
OOD_009 |
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Title |
Frederick Frost killed 1 June 1940 |
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Abstract |
FREDERICK FROST
Chief Cook
H.M. Yacht GRIVE. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (Merchant Navy)
Age 21
Died 1 June 1940
Commemorated on Roll of Honour in St Mary's Church, Tollesbury, and on Liverpool Naval Memorial.
... |
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Author |
Edwin Sparrow / Tony Millatt |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Will of Joan Thornback of West Mersey 1637 |
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ID |
MARG_108_011 |
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Title |
Will of Joan Thornback of West Mersey 1637 |
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Abstract |
Will of Joan Thornback [ Thornbacke ] of West Mersea 1637 transcribed from
Essex Record Office document D/ABW 54/24
Transcriber Trevor Hearn 8th January 2020
There is a translation to modern English further down the page
24
1 In the name of god Amen. I Joan Thornbacke ... |
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4 October 1637
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Julian Hurlstone Hortin killed 21 June 1942 |
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ID |
OOD_112 |
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Title |
Julian Hurlstone Hortin killed 21 June 1942 |
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Abstract |
JULIAN HURLSTONE HORTIN
Indian Rank: Captain Service No. IA/297
7th Gurkha Rifles
Age 32
Died 21 June 1942
Commemorated on Roll of Honour at St Mary's Church, Tollesbury
Julian was the son of William ... |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Gerald Edward Tatchell killed 31 May 1940 |
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ID |
OOD_101 |
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Title |
Gerald Edward Tatchell killed 31 May 1940 |
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Abstract |
GERALD EDWARD TATCHELL
Major Service No. 24297
Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Battalion "D" Company
Aged 37
Died 31 May 1940
Buried De Panne Communal Cemetery
Commemorated on Roll of Honour at St Mary's, Tollesbury.
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Author |
Edwin Sparrow |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Joseph Todd - Royal Navy |
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ID |
OOD_008 |
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Title |
Joseph Todd - Royal Navy |
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Abstract |
JOSEPH TODD
Chief Engine Room Artificer P/M 29775
HM Submarine THISTLE
Age 42
Died 14 April 1940
Commemorated Portsmouth Naval Memorial
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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285 |
Article |
Peter O'Neill Darbishire Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
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ID |
OOD_202 |
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Title |
Peter O'Neill Darbishire Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
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Abstract |
WW2 Memorial Profiles for Salcott and Great Wigborough
PETER O'NEILL DARBISHIRE
Sergeant 751654
77 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Age 27
Died 16 December 1940
Commemorated on War Memorial in St Stephen's, Great Wigborough and on Runnymede Air Forces Memorial, Panel 13.
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Wildlife Observations - Mosquitos |
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ID |
PH01_MOS |
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Title |
Wildlife Observations - Mosquitos |
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Abstract |
As late as mid-November I was still being bitten by mosquitos in the garden on mild days. I'm one of those people mosquitos love. Hearing their whine at night guarantees a sleepless night or acrobatics with a rolled newspaper which has the effect of thoroughly waking me up. Over winter I do still ... |
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Author |
Elaine Barker |
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Published |
January 2020
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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287 |
Article |
Memory Lane - Regatta Day Pictures from Thomas Hammond |
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ID |
ML2020_002_022 |
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Title |
Memory Lane - Regatta Day Pictures from Thomas Hammond |
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Abstract |
I have noticed that David Cox is rather puzzled by the picture Regatta Day 2 that appears in the December issue of Mersea Life. The Regatta, the 1911 one, was a one day event and the photo was No. 2 taken on the day. I have gone through my postcard collection and found the first one which is titled ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
February 2020
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Peldon Wills and documents transcribed |
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ID |
PH01_MARG |
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Title |
Peldon Wills and documents transcribed |
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Abstract |
Peldon Wills and Documents transcribed by Mersea Archive Research Group
The original copy of most documents are held by Essex Record Office or the National Archives.
Click to see transcription:
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Author |
Elaine Barker |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Charter of King Edward the Confessor 15th Century |
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ID |
MARG_402 |
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Title |
Charter of King Edward the Confessor 15th Century |
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Abstract |
Charter of King Edward the Confessor
Granting the Royal Estate of West Mersea
to St Ouen's Abbey, Rouen, Normandy
(translation of Latin text from 15th century copy of lost original dated 1046)
In the name of almighty God, thundering on high, who made all things out of nothing, and ... |
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Published |
1046
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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290 |
Article |
Earliest written references to Mersea Island |
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ID |
MARG_401 |
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Title |
Earliest written references to Mersea Island |
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Abstract |
894: Anglo Saxon Chronicle [Parker A]
'The [Danish] host marched across Northumbria and East Anglia so that the [Saxon] levies were unable to get at them,
until they reached east Essex, on an island out at sea called Mersea ( hie comon on Eastseaxna lond easteweard on
an igland paet is ute ... |
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Author |
Sue Howlett |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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291 |
Article |
John Milgate - Peldon |
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ID |
PH01_MIL |
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Title |
John Milgate - Peldon |
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Abstract |
PELDON HISTORY PROJECT
JOHN MILGATE
Researched & compiled by Geoff Gonella
Although John is well-known in Mersea circles as a Merseaman and boat-builder, he and his wife Pat have lived at
Shell Bungalow, Peldon since 1970. In the company of Elaine Barker and Tony Millatt of Mersea ... |
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Author |
Geoff Gonella |
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Published |
December 2019
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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292 |
Article |
WW2 - Peldon's Preparations for a German Invasion |
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ID |
PH01_INV |
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Title |
WW2 - Peldon's Preparations for a German Invasion |
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Abstract |
World War Two - Peldon's Preparations for a German Invasion.
In Peldon, training for local Air Raid Precautions wardens had begun in January 1939 - well in advance of declaration of war in September. Together with volunteers from Wigborough Peldon's men and women received lectures in First Aid ... |
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Author |
Elaine Barker |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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293 |
Article |
Memory Lane - World War One Volunteers |
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ID |
ML2020_001_022 |
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Title |
Memory Lane - World War One Volunteers |
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Abstract |
Following all the interest shown in the Tommies on the Strood depicting the local men who gave their lives in the First World War, I have in my collection, a very battered postcard showing the Volunteers of the First World War - the equivalent of the Home Guard of the Second World War.
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
1 January 2020
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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294 |
Article |
Yacht WINDFLOWER |
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ID |
WFL |
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Title |
Yacht WINDFLOWER |
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Abstract |
The 45 foot yawl WINDFLOWER was designed by E.P. Hart and built in Emsworth in 1928. She was owned for eight years by Colonel Buckle, a West Mersea resident and a member of West Mersea Yacht Club. Sold to Sir Richard Wells in ... |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Auxiliary Units in WW2 |
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ID |
PH01_AUX |
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Title |
Auxiliary Units in WW2 |
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Abstract |
During World War Two, with the fall of France to the Nazis on 22nd June 1940, a German invasion of Britain was expected daily and the East coast was deemed to be particularly vulnerable.
The German plan for the invasion of Great Britain was code-named Operation Sea Lion. With the expectation ... |
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Author |
Elaine Barker |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
Peldon People - Iris and Charles Ollivant of The Peldon Rose |
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ID |
PH01_OLV |
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Title |
Peldon People - Iris and Charles Ollivant of The Peldon Rose |
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Abstract |
Peldon People - Iris (Cissy) and Charles Ollivant of The Peldon Rose.
The Ollivants were landlords of the Peldon Rose in the 1960's, both came from publican families. Their nieces are still in the area with ... |
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Author |
Elaine Barker |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
A history of the Tithes |
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ID |
TXA03710 |
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Title |
A history of the Tithes |
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Abstract |
1. The history of tithes
Originally, tithes were payments in kind (crops, wool, milk etc.) comprising an agreed proportion of the yearly profits from farming, and made by parishioners for the support of their parish church and its clergy. In theory, tithes were payable on (i) all things arising ... |
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Author |
Unknown |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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299 |
Article |
Edward James Taylor - Royal Navy |
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ID |
WW2_EJT |
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Title |
Edward James Taylor - Royal Navy |
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Abstract |
WW2 Memorial Profiles - West Mersea
EDWARD JAMES TAYLOR
Leading Seaman C/SSX 29110
Royal Navy
HMS NIGER
Died 6 July 1942 age 22
Commemorated West Mersea War Memorial, Chatham Naval Memorial
Edward Taylor was born c1920, son of Edward and Amelia Betty Taylor. Husband of Pearl ... |
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Author |
Tony Millatt |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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300 |
Article |
Robert Carmichael Purkis - Essex Regiment |
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ID |
WW2_PKS |
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Title |
Robert Carmichael Purkis - Essex Regiment |
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Abstract |
WW2 Memorial Profiles - West Mersea
ROBERT CARMICHAEL PURKIS
Lieutenant 258690
2nd Bn., Essex, formerly Coldstream Guards
Died 13 January 1944 age 20
Commemorated West Mersea War Memorial, Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar (Taukkyan War Cemetery)
George was son of Dr George Samuel and ... |
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Tony Millatt |
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Mersea Museum
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