May as well share the rest of it..Willette ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Waddup" <Lisa.Waddup@btinternet.com> To: "Willette Smith" <willette@bigisland.com> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 1:24 PM Subject: Re: John Bunyan/Thomas Breedlove > Hi Willette, I've looked for some sites for you. I have come up with this > name > but unfortunatley no URL for the lady that looks after the Harlington > Heritage Trust, they send out a booklet everymonth about past and present > Harlington in particular the past and I know quite a bit has been about John > Bunyan and the Pilgrims Progess... > > Harlington Heritage Trust > Sue Evans > 123 Westoning Road, Harlington LU5 6PA > > Bingo.....I think this is a site that will definately help you...I have just > read it and it tells you dates about his birth death and 2 marriages, > imprisonment and children... > http://www.museums.bedfordshire.gov.uk/education/Bunyan/Bbiog.html > > This site below maybe usefull. > > http://www.aboutbritain.com/towns/Harlington.asp > > Hope this helps...I got these from Google just by typing in > Harlington....for information Samshill is only about 3 miles from > Harlington, and Harlington is only about 12 miles from Bedford....very small > places. > > Lisa > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carole Beth Arnette" <nautilus@ev1.net> > To: "Lisa Waddup" <lisa.waddup@btinternet.com> > Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 7:43 PM > Subject: Re: [NTH] Northamptonshire Roots > > > > Lisa, I thank you for the correct information. Texas has some different > > town names. I understand we have a Cut and Shoot, TX as well as a > DimeBox, > > TX. Now what the latter refers to, I don't know. > > > > My maternal gf was b in Westmanote which is no longer there. I did find > it > > on a UK multimap enlargement. > > > > My mother said she used to see letters mentioning Westmancote. Sorry, I > > can't connect with your names. 1691 is a long time ago. > > > > Carole Beth > > San Antonio, TX USA > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Willette Smith" <willette@bigisland.com> > To: "Lisa Waddup" <lisa.waddup@btinternet.com> > Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 6:27 PM > Subject: John Bunyan/Thomas Breedlove > > > > Can you tell me a little bit more about "Harlington Manor"(?) How long was > > J.Bunyan "detained" there, etc.(year--dates?) Was he "caught" preaching > > under this oak tree?.....was he married then? Regards, Willette > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lisa Waddup" <Lisa.Waddup@btinternet.com> > > To: "Willette Smith" <willette@bigisland.com> > > Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 10:59 AM > > Subject: Re: Union Workhouse > > > > > > > Hi, not quite sure how John Bunyan may fit into your research, however > > > before he went to Bedford Prison he was caught in Harlington > Bedfordshire > > > and detained in Harlington Manor before being enprisoned. Also in > > > Harlington there is an oak tree which John used for preaching under. > > > > > > Hope this gives you some (although not asked for) usefull information. > > > > > > Lisa > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Willette Smith" <willette@bigisland.com> > > > To: <BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 4:28 PM > > > Subject: Re: Union Workhouse > > > > > > > > > > Can anyone help me find prison records (Bedford Prison) for John > > > > Bunyan(around 1660) and maybe again in 1675? Regards, Willette Smith > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Brian Jones" <brianjones@cableinet.co.uk> > > > > To: <BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 8:58 AM > > > > Subject: Re: Union Workhouse > > > > > > > > > > > > > Good afternoon John, > > > > > > > > > > The following is an extract from the Admittance and Discharge Book > for > > > the > > > > > Bedford Union Workhouse: > > > > > Thursday 2nd August 1877 - Joseph Barnett - labourer - born 1795 - > > > > > admitted - diet No 2 - admitted by order of the Relieving Officer. > > > > > Thursday 11th October 1877 - Joseph Barnett - discharged dead - last > > > meal > > > > > supper > > > > > > > > > > As you can see Joseph Barnett, who is my gtgtgrandfather, was only > in > > > the > > > > > workhouse for a short period and as a 82 year old man he was > probably > > > put > > > > in > > > > > there because he was infirmed. > > > > > > > > > > Prior to his admittance he was living on his own in a cottage in > Great > > > > > Barford, which was another reason why he probably ended his days in > > the > > > > > workhouse, having nobody to look after him when he got sick. The > son > > he > > > > was > > > > > originally living with remarried and emigrated to Canada in 1875. > > > > > > > > > > The actual copy of the pages relating to Joseph came from the > > > Bedfordshire > > > > > Records Office and given to me by someone actually visiting the > office > > > for > > > > > private study. > > > > > > > > > > Although this occurrence is in the 1870's I should think there are > > > records > > > > > for the period in the 1860's that you are interested in. > > > > > > > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > > > > > > > All the best, > > > > > Brian > > > > > Bristol > > > > > England > > > > > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/o/n/Brian-Jones/ > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "John Pettifer" <pettifer@onetel.net.uk> > > > > > To: <BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > Sent: 04 March 2001 15:21 > > > > > Subject: Union Workhouse > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Could someone kindly advise whether any records of inmates of the > > > Union > > > > > > Workhouse, Bedford are available for the 1860s - either at > Bedford > > RO > > > > or > > > > > > elsewhere? My gg grandfather James PETTIFER died there on 23 Feb > > > 1864, > > > > > but > > > > > > I am told that this does not necessarily mean that he was a long- > > term > > > > > > inmate, as workhouses were also places for nursing care of the > > dying. > > > He > > > > > was > > > > > > aged 74 and a widower. In 1854 he was a maltster living in Dane > > > Street. > > > > > > > > > > > > Many thanks, John Pettifer (in Aylesbury, Bucks) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== > > > > > > To do a search of the Bedford Archives go to > > > > > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > Enter Bedford in the box > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== > > > > > To do a search of the Bedford Archives go to > > > > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > Enter Bedford in the box > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== > > > > GENEVA: > > > > http://users.ox.ac.uk/~malcolm/genuki/geneva/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >