Amanda have they said where the epicenter of that quake was? Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amanda Kerby" <amanda.kerby@snap.net.nz> To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 12:09 AM Subject: Re: [B&S] Thinking of our list members in Christchurch, New Zealand > Dear Josephine & list, > > Thank you all for thinking of us all here in Christchruch. How 5 mins in > one > day can change your life! > I was on the top of a huge hump bridge when the first huge aftershock hit > and I thought "if this bridge collapses Im a gonner". I watched from the > traffic jam, the windows in the surrounding buildings beneath the bridge > buckled and popped out, tumbling 4 storeys to the ground. Two of my > family > were AWOL in the city until about 4.30pm when I finally got news they were > safe. I walked a long way home abandoning my car to get to my daughter, > and > find out out about everyone else. The city is like a warzone, with tanks > down some of the streets and the army mobilising to cordon off the central > city. Smoke and dust and rubble everywhere. The damage is far, far worse > this time. > > I live fairly central to the city and am lucky to have power, but have no > water and we have been advised not to use toilets at all which poses a > small > problem if you havent got a garden! There is water available at stations > on > the east of the city, if you have petrol to get there and containers to > collect the water! Petrol is running out. My whole day has revolved > around > getting water organised, so at least I feel I can hole up for a few days. > Id > like to fly out to be with the rest of my family South of here but lines > to > Air NZ are jammed and we have been asked not to go to the airport. > > Thankfully my family in Chch are all safe and sound, but stil catchign up > with all my friends and their family. We just all feel for those who are > yet to find their loved ones. It must be awful waiting. > > Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and support! > Amanda Kerby > Christchurch > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Josephine Jeremiah" <jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com> > To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 8:12 AM > Subject: [B&S] Thinking of our list members in Christchurch, New Zealand > > >> I'm sure that many of us are thinking of our B & S list members in >> Christchurch, New Zealand, today. >> >> Amanda, Les and Barbara in Christchurch spring to mind and also list >> members in other parts of New Zealand such as Helen, Chris, Tony and >> Sandra. I'm sorry if I've left anyone out. I'm also thinking of a former >> list member in Christchurch, with whom I have had a long correspondence >> about Bristol families, so I will try to get through privately to her, >> though I realize that internet access may be difficult. >> >> -- >> Josephine Jeremiah >> www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am resending this as it has not appeared on the list but is in the archives Hi Josephine You are an endless source of information. You must spend most of your day researching it. Although I have found most of my Bristol Family (except baptisms for the Taylor's and their deaths) I remain a member as I learn so much about general social history from your posts. Keep up the good work. Warm regards Tony ----- Original Message ----- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josephine Jeremiah" <jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com> To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 1:47 PM Subject: [B&S] Royal Hotel, College Green, Bristol, prices in 1902 and 1937 (was Bristol Royal Marriott hotel) > On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:52:03 -0000, <Lcsearch3528@aol.com> wrote: > >> Thanks for the information about the hotel, very interesting. I would >> love to have stayed there in those days - not that we would have been >> able to afford it of course.....I would probably have been a scullery >> maid! > > I've been looking at the cost of staying at the Royal Hotel, College Green > in times past, which may be of interest to some of our list members. > > In 1902, B. & A. was from 4s. 6d. (I'm assuming B. & A. meant board and > accommodation, but perhaps someone has a better explanation.) Breakfast > was 3 shillings, while dinner (table d'hote) was 4s. 6d. > > In 1937, the minimum for bed and breakfast was 10s. 6d. at the Royal > Hotel, which had 180 bedrooms. > > At this time, the Grand Spa Hotel, Clifton charged the same minimum of > 10s. 6d. for bed and breakfast and this hotel had 70 bedrooms. > > Minimum bed and breakfast prices in other licensed hotels in Bristol in > 1937 ranged from 5s. 6d. to 9s. 6d and minimum bed and breakfast prices > in unlicensed hotels ranged from 5 shillings to 8s. 6d. > > -- > Josephine Jeremiah > www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I contacted Adele who I have corresponded with in the past & got this Yes thanks, am in lower north island.. but the mess down south. luckily my sister wasn't down in Ch.ch. she was in Nelson the other day. which is higher up south island.. Adele On 23/02/2011 10:17, Josephine Jeremiah wrote: > Last night, I was glad to hear that my long-time correspondent and her > family are safe in New Zealand. This morning I have had another message > from former B& S list member, Dianne in Christchurch, which she has asked > me to convey to the list: > >> Hi Josephine, >> have just popped into the Bristol and Somerset archives rootsweb site - >> please thank everyone from me and Christchurch for their thoughts and >> especially to you. It has been a trying time and now our thoughts are >> with those who now are trying to cope with bereavements and some still >> trying to find loved family members. We are a small city compared to >> some but this to all of us here is a personal tragedy. We have lost some >> very important heritage buildings, some that will never be replaced and >> a lot of these dating back to when our ancestors arrived in New Zealand. >> Please convey my email to all of my friends on the Bristol and Rootsweb >> site and to you Josephine, who all helped me tremendously in the past >> regarding my Hobbs / Rippingille family in Gloucestershire and Somerset. >> Whilst I am not subscribed to the Bristol and Somerset site at present I >> still hover in the background and I still enjoy reading the various >> threads regarding other members family research on this site.

On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:29:15 -0000, liverpud <liverpud-49@rogers.com> wrote: > Yes, Josephine, you are good at many things but a failure when it comes > to refraining from researching and working on the computer... Edna, you made me smile when I read your words. I admit I am a failure at refraining from looking at things on the computer, but next month I am going to try really hard to limit myself to maybe short periods once or twice a day:-) I am going to try to get some of those novels read. Last autumn I bought Jeannie Johnson's Forgotten Faces, another historical novel about Bristol, and I haven't read that yet, either. (I'll probably have to read the first two in the series again to refresh my memory of what has gone before.) > ....Will be interested in your comments after you read the novel Miss Ann > Green of Clifton: A Romance of the Bristol Riots by E.W. Baker I haven't put the book back yet so I'm going to make a start by looking at the 1828 map and 44 illustrations of Clifton and Bristol collected by Reece Winstone, who was the editor of this second edition of 1974. I love looking at pictures of old Bristol. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:37:41 -0000, Karen Francis <ranaridibunda@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi Josephine > Thank you for your kinds words and for finding Maurice's baptism. He > was a lucky chap because the lady that he married had come into quite a > bit of property through her late husband, Henry. Hi Karen, Thanks for the information about Maurice GOVER. I expect that he was related to Ian's GOVER family in Clutton, but I haven't traced all the branches of that family. > By the way, Josephine, I would be most grateful if you would be kind > enough to pay a brief visit to my family history blog (link below). I > should much value your honest opinion on my writing, being a published > author yourself. I had a look at your blog when you first told us about it in January and I have been back several times since. I remember thinking how much I liked the style of your writing and how I ought to put my family history notes into an interesting narrative like yours. At the moment, the notes on individuals in my tree mainly comprise, baptism, marriage, death and burial information plus census information and directory information. I have already made two slim booklets for family members on my recent maternal and paternal families, but I think I could do better now on the paternal side as that booklet was mainly about BMD and census information etc. I'll be revisiting your blog again, Karen, and if there are any list members who haven't paid a visit it's well worth having a look as we can pick up tips from other people's writing. Of course your blog makes me feel I want to make a visit to Bath again. I've had lots of memorable times there when I was a child, a teenager and an adult, but the best times were probably at the Bath Book Fairs. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:14:48 -0000, Tony Harrison <a.harrison@tesco.net> wrote: > You are an endless source of information. You must spend most of your day > researching it. Although I have found most of my Bristol Family (except > baptisms for the Taylor's and their deaths) I remain a member as I learn > so much about general social history from your posts. Keep up the good > work. Hi Tony, Thanks for your kind words. I like to find answers to the questions in my mind so can't resist a little looking up here and there:-) In the case of the hotel prices for the Royal Hotel, I just had to reach to the bookshelf behind me for books with Bristol hotel information, which were published in 1902 and 1937. However, I have other bookshelves with lots of novels and this year I promised myself that I would keep off the computer and read through them. I haven't yet read the novel Miss Ann Green of Clifton: A Romance of the Bristol Riots by E.W. Baker, which must go to near the top of the list for books to be read. (It has an 1828 map and black-and-white photographic illustrations and I've often looked at those.) At the beginning of January, our Edna thought it would be interesting to see how much I could refrain from using the computer. I gave in on the third day of January:-) Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:54:44 -0000, Ian Sage <sage_gen@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > Many thanks for the other information you provided on Charles and > Harriet's children and grandchildren. Thomas and Sylvia moved to > Cwmtillery some time between 1861 and 1871, but they moved several times > before that as shown by the birth places of their children - Clutton, > Twerton, Clutton again, then Chew Magna. > I've made a resolution to follow up on my Purnells this year, so it > looks as though I'll be busy. Hi Ian, In the last couple of days, I've been able to start filling in some of the blanks in my PURNELL notes, too. I'm just looking at David PURNELL, son of Thomas and Sylvia, who was born in Bishop Sutton c. 1860, but I have no notes for him. At the time of the 1871 census Thomas and Sylvia and their family were in Cwmtillery, Monmouthshire. Thomas PURNELL, head, 51, Coal Miner, born Somerset Clutton. Sylvia, wife, 50, born Somerset Clutton. Thomas, son, 16, Coal Miner, born Somerset Bishop Sutton. George, son, 12, born Somerset Bishop Sutton. Henryetta, daughter, 14, born Somerset Bishop Sutton. David, son, Scholar, 10, born Somerset Bishop Sutton. However, I have recently seen what could have been the David above in notes for one of Luke PURNELL's daughters: Augusta PURNELL, daughter of Luke and Jemima PURNELL, was born c.1866 in Trevethin, Monmouthshire. She was the niece of Ian's 2x great-grandmother, Mary PARFITT (nee PURNELL). Augusta may have married David PURNELL, son of Thomas and Sylvia PURNELL, who was her father's first cousin. On FreeBMD, there's a marriage for David PURNELL and Augusta PURNELL in the December quarter in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire. In 1891, David, Augusta and their young family were living at 3 Butlers Lane, Garndiffaith, Monmouthshire. David was a 29-year-old coal miner, while Augusta was 25. The birthplace of David was recorded as Sutton, Gloucestershire, but this could have been Bishop Sutton, Somerset. Augusta's birthplace was Abersychan, Monmouthshire. Children in the household were Stanley James, 4, whose birthplace was recorded as British, Monmouthshire and 1-year-old Florence Mary whose birthplace was Garndiffaith, Monmouthshire. The language of the household was English. I'm assuming that the birthplace of British means the British Works, Abersychan although I believe that the works had closed by the time that Stanley James PURNELL was born. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

Hi Josephine Thank you for your kinds words and for finding Maurice's baptism. He was a lucky chap because the lady that he married had come into quite a bit of property through her late husband, Henry. He had owned several house in Chatham Row and others in Walcot Street, Bath - he died in 1913. In 1915, Henry's widow married Maurice, who was 17 years younger than her - she died two years later. Maurice lived on in one of Mary Ann's houses until 1942. By the way, Josephine, I would be most grateful if you would be kind enough to pay a brief visit to my family history blog (link below). I should much value your honest opinion on my writing, being a published author yourself. Kind Regards... Karen Visit the new Ridout family history website and blog at: www.the-ridouts.com

Hi Josephine You are an endless source of information. You must spend most of your day researching it. Although I have found most of my Bristol Family (except baptisms for the Taylor's and their deaths) I remain a member as I learn so much about general social history from your posts. Keep up the good work. Warm regards Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josephine Jeremiah" <jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com> To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 1:47 PM Subject: [B&S] Royal Hotel, College Green, Bristol, prices in 1902 and 1937 (was Bristol Royal Marriott hotel) > On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:52:03 -0000, <Lcsearch3528@aol.com> wrote: > >> Thanks for the information about the hotel, very interesting. I would >> love to have stayed there in those days - not that we would have been >> able to afford it of course.....I would probably have been a scullery >> maid! > > I've been looking at the cost of staying at the Royal Hotel, College Green > in times past, which may be of interest to some of our list members. > > In 1902, B. & A. was from 4s. 6d. (I'm assuming B. & A. meant board and > accommodation, but perhaps someone has a better explanation.) Breakfast > was 3 shillings, while dinner (table d'hote) was 4s. 6d. > > In 1937, the minimum for bed and breakfast was 10s. 6d. at the Royal > Hotel, which had 180 bedrooms. > > At this time, the Grand Spa Hotel, Clifton charged the same minimum of > 10s. 6d. for bed and breakfast and this hotel had 70 bedrooms. > > Minimum bed and breakfast prices in other licensed hotels in Bristol in > 1937 ranged from 5s. 6d. to 9s. 6d and minimum bed and breakfast prices > in unlicensed hotels ranged from 5 shillings to 8s. 6d. > > -- > Josephine Jeremiah > www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:52:03 -0000, <Lcsearch3528@aol.com> wrote: > Thanks for the information about the hotel, very interesting. I would > love to have stayed there in those days - not that we would have been > able to afford it of course.....I would probably have been a scullery > maid! I've been looking at the cost of staying at the Royal Hotel, College Green in times past, which may be of interest to some of our list members. In 1902, B. & A. was from 4s. 6d. (I'm assuming B. & A. meant board and accommodation, but perhaps someone has a better explanation.) Breakfast was 3 shillings, while dinner (table d'hote) was 4s. 6d. In 1937, the minimum for bed and breakfast was 10s. 6d. at the Royal Hotel, which had 180 bedrooms. At this time, the Grand Spa Hotel, Clifton charged the same minimum of 10s. 6d. for bed and breakfast and this hotel had 70 bedrooms. Minimum bed and breakfast prices in other licensed hotels in Bristol in 1937 ranged from 5s. 6d. to 9s. 6d and minimum bed and breakfast prices in unlicensed hotels ranged from 5 shillings to 8s. 6d. -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

O> > Luke PURNELL, son of George and Harriet, was baptized on 1st. October 1843 > at Clutton. I've tracked him in the 1871, 1881, and 1881 censuses in > Trevethin, Monmouthshire. Abode was Garndiffaith in 1891. Hi Josephine Do you know if this Luke married Jemima PRIOR in Bristol in 1861? I seem to have this link from somewhere and like to confirm when I can. I have similar records for Luke at Garndiffaith. Also many thanks for your kind thoughts following the Christchurch Earthquake. NZ is a Country similar to the UK, long and narrow, so thankfully we are about 800 miles North. It does dramatically remind us that this type of event can happen anywhere in New Zealand at anytime. The most frustrating thing is feeling so helpless and isolated even in our own Country, being a more 'hands on' sort of person and being so far away. Thank you once again Tony Evans -- Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi Engari takimano, no aku tupuna; Te mana, te wehi, te tapu me te ihi, I heke mai ki ahau, no aku tupuna. My greatness comes not from me alone It derives from a multitude, from my ancestors; The authority, the awe, and the artistry I inherited these gifts, from my ancestors. Te Maori

Hello Josephine, I am interested in the book A Romance of the Bristol Riots by E.W. Baker as I'm sure my Gr-great-grandparents John Worth (1793-1870) must have witnessed the riots c1828 in the Bristol area. He married Eliza Clavering Burnet Post (1797-1878) 11 Sept 1826 at St. Paul's by Licence. Glad you haven't put the book back on the shelve... (;-)) Edna - Ottawa

On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:17:07 -0000, Tony Evans <anthonyevans@xtra.co.nz> wrote: > Hi Josephine > Do you know if this Luke married Jemima PRIOR in Bristol in 1861? Hi Tony, Having established that the likely marriage of Luke PURNELL and Jemima PRIOR took place at the church of St. Thomas, Bristol in the December quarter of 1861, I thought I'd having a look for the baptism of Jemima PRIOR in the Clutton baptism register. I drew a blank there so thought I would try FreeReg, where I quickly found Jemima's baptism. FreeReg gives the information that Jemima PRIOR, the daughter of William and Hannah, was born on 17th. April 1843 and baptized on 21st. May 1843 in a Wesleyan church on the Midsomer Norton Circuit. Abode was Chelwood. This is more information to add to my notes on Jemima PRIOR so thanks again for pointing me in her direction. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:17:07 -0000, Tony Evans <anthonyevans@xtra.co.nz> wrote: > Hi Josephine > Do you know if this Luke married Jemima PRIOR in Bristol in 1861? Hi Tony, Thanks very much for pointing me in this direction. I didn't know that before, but it seems more than likely that Luke PURNELL, the brother of Ian's 2x great-grandmother, Mary PARFITT (nee PURNELL), married Jemima PRIOR in the December quarter of 1861. Reference Bristol 6a 140. I've just looked on the marriage cross referencing link that Chris Jefferies gave yesterday http://ukmarriages.zxq.net/marriagesxref.htm and, if I have done the research correctly, it looks like Luke PURNELL and Jemima PRIOR were married at the church of St. Thomas, Bristol. (I had an initial guess that the church would be Bedminster, St. Mary Redcliffe, Temple or St. Thomas as Clutton folk often married in Bristol churches nearest to Somerset.) This is what I have at the beginning of my notes for Luke and Jemima PURNELL: At the time of the 1871 census, Luke PURNELL and his family were in Garndiffaith, Monmouthshire. Luke PURNELL, head, 27, Coal Miner, born Clutton Somerset. Jemima, wife, 28, birthplace almost unreadable but probably Chelwood Somerset. Augusta, daughter 9, Scholar born Clutton Somerset Henry surname unreadable, boarder, 17, Coal Miner, born Clutton Somerset Bertha, daughter, 5, Scholar, born Trevethin Monmouthshire It looks like he ages and birthplaces for daughters were the wrong way around on this census. I didn't have anything in my notes for Luke's wife, Jemima, but looking at the 1851 Clutton census I see that it's likely that she was the daughter of William and Hannah PRIOR so I've now added that information. Interestingly, I see that Jemima's family were one household away from Ian's 4x great-grandmother Mary PARFITT (nee MAGGS) in the 1851 Clutton census and next door to the latter were George and Maria PARFITT, Ian's 3x great-grandparents, who joined the exodus to Trevethin, Monmouthshire. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

Josephine. Our family is fine and our property is OK too..........I just don't know how we are still standing.........it has been a horrendous time for all here. Of course we are all pretty Shattered and sleep is something that may take a while to come again. Aftershocks just keep coming. Again, thank you for your thoughts. Barbara McLachlan Christchurch, New Zealand

OOPS!!!!! pushed wrong button and unfinished message. Hi Josephine and Listers who have sent messages Thank you for your messages. Although these things happen to other folk in other parts of the world, when it lands on your doorstep it takes on a whole new meaning. Although I'm living in Auckland now, I lived in Christchurch for fourteen years and my two children were born there - I have a permanent link to a city with beautiful historic buildings and botanical gardens. A 1hr 20min flight time Auckland to Christchurch, it's merely a 'suburbs thrown' from Auckland! Christchurch is our historic building city and to see some of these buildings so badly damaged is heart breaking. In my twenties I walked and worked around the streets that you are graphically seeing on television today. From a beautiful city to a bomb site. You people in Bristol have gone through bomb raids in wartime, New York went through the 9/11 bombings, very sadly Christchurch is looking similar today!!!!! My close friend in Christchurch finally got through to me this morning by txt and said the family is now all together, physically ok, but mentally very fragile. People of Christchurch have lived like this since Sept last year. This latest earthquake was far greater in intensity and damage (due to the lateral movement, rather than magnitude of quake) and 17 aftershocks greater than 4 on the Richter scale in the past 19hrs. How the hell does one get their life together again??! Think please about the 'special rescue squads' that train for assisting in this kind of catastrophe - their life is endangered in the name of rescuing people and they are working tirelessly. Think about the social groups who have come together to feed, water and house the displaced. It must be such a difficult time for those waiting to hear news of their loved one. IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING IN LITTLE NEW ZEALAND?? For those of you who are interested in our predicament www.nzherald.co.nz has regular updates. Warm regards Sandra Auckland New Zealand -----Original Message----- From: Josephine Jeremiah Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 8:12 AM To: bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com Subject: [B&S] Thinking of our list members in Christchurch, New Zealand I'm sure that many of us are thinking of our B & S list members in Christchurch, New Zealand, today. Amanda, Les and Barbara in Christchurch spring to mind and also list members in other parts of New Zealand such as Helen, Chris, Tony and Sandra. I'm sorry if I've left anyone out. I'm also thinking of a former list member in Christchurch, with whom I have had a long correspondence about Bristol families, so I will try to get through privately to her, though I realize that internet access may be difficult. -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Yes, Josephine, you are good at many things but a failure when it comes to refraining from researching and working on the computer... ....Will be interested in your comments after you read the novel Miss Ann Green of Clifton: A Romance of the Bristol Riots by E.W. Baker, which must go to near the top of the list for books to be read. (It has an 1828 map and black-and-white photographic illustrations).... Now show us how long you can go before reaching for that book again... (;-)) Edna - Ottawa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josephine Jeremiah" <jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com> To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 10:07 AM Subject: [B&S] General social history (was Royal Hotel, College Green, Bristol, prices in 1902 and 1937 ) On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:14:48 -0000, Tony Harrison <a.harrison@tesco.net> wrote: > You are an endless source of information. You must spend most of your day > researching it. Although I have found most of my Bristol Family (except > baptisms for the Taylor's and their deaths) I remain a member as I learn > so much about general social history from your posts. Keep up the good > work. Hi Tony, Thanks for your kind words. I like to find answers to the questions in my mind so can't resist a little looking up here and there:-) In the case of the hotel prices for the Royal Hotel, I just had to reach to the bookshelf behind me for books with Bristol hotel information, which were published in 1902 and 1937. However, I have other bookshelves with lots of novels and this year I promised myself that I would keep off the computer and read through them. I haven't yet read the novel Miss Ann Green of Clifton: A Romance of the Bristol Riots by E.W. Baker, which must go to near the top of the list for books to be read. (It has an 1828 map and black-and-white photographic illustrations and I've often looked at those.) At the beginning of January, our Edna thought it would be interesting to see how much I could refrain from using the computer. I gave in on the third day of January:-) Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

Last night, I was glad to hear that my long-time correspondent and her family are safe in New Zealand. This morning I have had another message from former B & S list member, Dianne in Christchurch, which she has asked me to convey to the list: > Hi Josephine, > have just popped into the Bristol and Somerset archives rootsweb site - > please thank everyone from me and Christchurch for their thoughts and > especially to you. It has been a trying time and now our thoughts are > with those who now are trying to cope with bereavements and some still > trying to find loved family members. We are a small city compared to > some but this to all of us here is a personal tragedy. We have lost some > very important heritage buildings, some that will never be replaced and > a lot of these dating back to when our ancestors arrived in New Zealand. > Please convey my email to all of my friends on the Bristol and Rootsweb > site and to you Josephine, who all helped me tremendously in the past > regarding my Hobbs / Rippingille family in Gloucestershire and Somerset. > Whilst I am not subscribed to the Bristol and Somerset site at present I > still hover in the background and I still enjoy reading the various > threads regarding other members family research on this site. -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

Hi Josephine and listers who have sent messages Thank you for your message. Although these things happen to other folk in other parts of the world, when it lands on your doorstep it takes on a whole new meaning. Although I'm living in Auckland now, I lived in Christchurch for fourteen years and my two children were born there - I have a permanent link to a city with beautiful historic buildings and botanical gardens. A 1hr 20min flight time Auckland to Christchurch, it's merely a 'suburbs thrown'! Christchurch (and Dunedin) is our historic building feature and to see some of these buildings so badly damaged is heart breaking. The Anglican Cathedral in the heart of Christchurch city lost its steeple, a landmark. The Catholic Basilica very badly damaged. You people have gone through bomb raids in wartime, New York went through the -----Original Message----- From: Josephine Jeremiah Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 8:12 AM To: bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com Subject: [B&S] Thinking of our list members in Christchurch, New Zealand I'm sure that many of us are thinking of our B & S list members in Christchurch, New Zealand, today. Amanda, Les and Barbara in Christchurch spring to mind and also list members in other parts of New Zealand such as Helen, Chris, Tony and Sandra. I'm sorry if I've left anyone out. I'm also thinking of a former list member in Christchurch, with whom I have had a long correspondence about Bristol families, so I will try to get through privately to her, though I realize that internet access may be difficult. -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Josephine Thanks for the information about the hotel, very interesting. I would love to have stayed there in those days - not that we would have been able to afford it of course.....I would probably have been a scullery maid! Lin In a message dated 22/02/2011 11:14:44 GMT Standard Time, jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com writes: On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:36:57 -0000, <Lcsearch3528@aol.com> wrote: > Hi, we were visiting mother in law on Sunday, and stayed o/n at this > hotel. I wonder if anyone knows anything about the history of it - we > asked at reception but they didn't know much at all! It is a > beautiful hotel and full of character. I would love to know more > about it, and who built it etc, age etc Hi Lin, This was once The Royal Hotel, College Green. You'll find some interesting illustrated information about it plus an advertisement, from past times, on the following Bristol Information web page: http://www.bristolinformation.co.uk/srch/srchit.asp?list=list&gdoc=bs&howman y=200 Scroll down as the information is near the end of the page. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message