> > My grandma Clara's mum was Amelia GIBBS b 14 Oct 1844 at Seer Green, > Beaconsfield to John GIBBS and Elizabeth PEPPET who married 20 Nov > 1841 at the Baptist Meeting House in Lower Amersham. Elizabeth was b 9 > Jan 1824 in Coleshill, but I know little about her PEPPET, ROGERS, > BODY families from Coleshill. The Chalfonts GIBBS family I know little > of, too. > > > I believe Ben ATKINS was the Amersham Town Cryer from at least 1899 to > 1907. Would there be any records to give me exact dates? Is there > likely to be any photos of him? How/who/where would I make contact? The local paper, The Buckinghamshire Examiner, would be the best bet. Phots in local newspapers are fairly rare before 1900, but a town crier is likely to figure in processions on important occasions > > Clara's mum Amelia ATKINS died of TB at Stone Asylum 3 May 1904. Does > this place still exist? Could I check any records still in existence? > Although she died of TB, that wouldn't have been the reason for her > admission as she's there at the 1891 census and also in 1901 [this > time 8 years younger!]. Stone Asylum has closed but the records are in the Centre for Bucks Studies at Aylesbury. As the events referred to are over 100 years old, you should be able to get access. TB would not be the reason for her being in the Asylum. It would have been a cause of death, and a common one in those days. > > > Does anyone know anything of my granny's families? I'd love to find > some "cuzzies" who must be 'round somewhere! Any suggestions or > connections would be very much appreciated. > > Kind regards, > Norma Bethune [in Mosgiel, nr Dunedin, New Zealand] > > Carol Lee wrote: > > Dear Nivard, > > What a fount of wisdom you are. I suppose this message is a bit > > off-list but I'm sure those who subscribe would like to know where > > "Nivard" comes from? It don't sound too Bucksy to me! And you are > > somewhat out of county in lovely Cornwall! My gripe is always that > > there are very few subscribers to South Bucks people. My Harris lot > > are Coleshill and Amersham and Harris is quite a common name to boot > > but seldom appears in all the messages that seem to mostly refer to > > North Bucks. Foreigners to me! Born in Beaconsfield and bred in > > the Chalfonts - marooned in Hackney for 40 years where are my > > ancestors? Goodridge, Wootton and Lanes (there are lots of those in > > the Wycombe area). Come on South Bucksers - where are you - much > > better scenery than in the flatlands of Aylesbury and environs. > > > > Best regards to all, > > Carol Lee (nee 'arris - of course) > > > > *************************************** > > BGS Website: http://www.bucksgs.org.uk/ > BFHS Website: http://www.bucksfhs.org.uk/ > Bucks Genuki Website: http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BUCKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message