AHA! The motto is decoded! Thanks for the info William, I will add it to our collected information ;] Jana willsyb wrote: > Hello jana > I have been wanting to write you for a few days but my computer was given a > bit of a problem. > My father had a copy of the Dewhurst coat of arms which he obtained from > his father Major Cyril Peter Dewhurst who was born in 1873 in Lancashire. > Crest. A wolfs head ermine, three escallops gules. > The fur ermine denotes purity and loyalty. > Gules or red denotes valour and fidelity. > The escallops are a symbol of Christian pilgrim. > Motto: Spes Mea in Deo > Motto means:My hope is in God > > William Dewhurst > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jana Black <janab@slip.net> > To: <DEWHURST-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 3:06 PM > Subject: [DEWHURST] Dewhurst Coat of Arms! > > > Hello all, > > > > I am getting so excited about what you all are sending me! The page has > changed again... check out > > the data submitted by David Freeman on the history of the surname, the > family Coat of Arms and motto > > (OK, who can translate it? My Latin is waaaaay too rusty to attempt it!) > and the history of the > > Dewhurst Cotton concern in Lancashire with references to the family of > Thomas Dewhurst (I think > > family group charts are coming...). > > > > Then, check out the new charts (#10) for the Descendants of James > Dewhurst and Elizabeth Drinkwater > > - Blackburn and Bolton England submitted by Robin Galage. > > > > Based on what David sent, I went "net surfing" and to my delight found the > crest he was referring > > to. I don't "get" the part about the crest being a wolf's head unless 1) > the head is in the knight's > > armour or 2) you do one of those eye tricks and back up from the picture > and squint... the whole > > thing could kinda looks like a wolf, I guess, if you call the shells eyes > and a nose and really > > stretch your imagination ;] Sorry, I am quite ignorant about anything > heraldic - I come from the > > "poor" branch of the family tree... > > > > In any case, check it all out > <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jmbhome/1dewhurst.html> and keep on > > sending me those charts! We already have two people "discussing" the > correctness of data, which > > means we are making connections! If we all work together and get it right, > future generations will > > truly benefit. Is certainly isn't gonna get easier! > > > > Thanks, one and all! > > Jana > >

Hello jana I have been wanting to write you for a few days but my computer was given a bit of a problem. My father had a copy of the Dewhurst coat of arms which he obtained from his father Major Cyril Peter Dewhurst who was born in 1873 in Lancashire. Crest. A wolfs head ermine, three escallops gules. The fur ermine denotes purity and loyalty. Gules or red denotes valour and fidelity. The escallops are a symbol of Christian pilgrim. Motto: Spes Mea in Deo Motto means:My hope is in God William Dewhurst ----- Original Message ----- From: Jana Black <janab@slip.net> To: <DEWHURST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 3:06 PM Subject: [DEWHURST] Dewhurst Coat of Arms! > Hello all, > > I am getting so excited about what you all are sending me! The page has changed again... check out > the data submitted by David Freeman on the history of the surname, the family Coat of Arms and motto > (OK, who can translate it? My Latin is waaaaay too rusty to attempt it!) and the history of the > Dewhurst Cotton concern in Lancashire with references to the family of Thomas Dewhurst (I think > family group charts are coming...). > > Then, check out the new charts (#10) for the Descendants of James Dewhurst and Elizabeth Drinkwater > - Blackburn and Bolton England submitted by Robin Galage. > > Based on what David sent, I went "net surfing" and to my delight found the crest he was referring > to. I don't "get" the part about the crest being a wolf's head unless 1) the head is in the knight's > armour or 2) you do one of those eye tricks and back up from the picture and squint... the whole > thing could kinda looks like a wolf, I guess, if you call the shells eyes and a nose and really > stretch your imagination ;] Sorry, I am quite ignorant about anything heraldic - I come from the > "poor" branch of the family tree... > > In any case, check it all out <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jmbhome/1dewhurst.html> and keep on > sending me those charts! We already have two people "discussing" the correctness of data, which > means we are making connections! If we all work together and get it right, future generations will > truly benefit. Is certainly isn't gonna get easier! > > Thanks, one and all! > Jana >

Jana, I think the wolf's head is supposed to be on top of the knights helmet. Charlotte Get paid to surf! more hours! $30 or more a month possible! http://www.epipo.com/signup_form.asp?mchawkins ****************************** ALLADVANTAGE.COM (earn money while surfing the web, go here to check it out) http://www.alladvantage.com/home.asp?refid=DYT362 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jana Black" <janab@slip.net> To: <DEWHURST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 12:06 PM Subject: [DEWHURST] Dewhurst Coat of Arms! > Hello all, > > I am getting so excited about what you all are sending me! The page has changed again... check out > the data submitted by David Freeman on the history of the surname, the family Coat of Arms and motto > (OK, who can translate it? My Latin is waaaaay too rusty to attempt it!) and the history of the > Dewhurst Cotton concern in Lancashire with references to the family of Thomas Dewhurst (I think > family group charts are coming...). > > Then, check out the new charts (#10) for the Descendants of James Dewhurst and Elizabeth Drinkwater > - Blackburn and Bolton England submitted by Robin Galage. > > Based on what David sent, I went "net surfing" and to my delight found the crest he was referring > to. I don't "get" the part about the crest being a wolf's head unless 1) the head is in the knight's > armour or 2) you do one of those eye tricks and back up from the picture and squint... the whole > thing could kinda looks like a wolf, I guess, if you call the shells eyes and a nose and really > stretch your imagination ;] Sorry, I am quite ignorant about anything heraldic - I come from the > "poor" branch of the family tree... > > In any case, check it all out <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jmbhome/1dewhurst.html> and keep on > sending me those charts! We already have two people "discussing" the correctness of data, which > means we are making connections! If we all work together and get it right, future generations will > truly benefit. Is certainly isn't gonna get easier! > > Thanks, one and all! > Jana > >

Hello all, WOW! You guys are cookin'!!! Thanks to everyone who submitted family charts to add to our growing collection. Just today, I got to add a LINK for a sibling from one chart to another. This is working! I also heard from someone who says her line went to PA and I happen to know there is a sibling in the new chart I put up who is in PA... it'll be fun to see if they turn out to be one and the same person. We have 13 charts posted now. For the time being they are arranged alphabetically by the first name of the paternal ancestor. It has reached the point where I need to think of a better way to do this. It has also occurred to me that it would make it easier for us all to search all this if dates were included in the summary information... I'll work on it, this is an evolving database! Check out the new charts http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jmbhome/1dewhurst.html and let us all know if you connect anywhere? Undoubtedly, we will reach a point where research efforts overlap. This is a GOOD thing, as it means we are making progress! If in looking at the charts you find you have data conflicting with the posted information, contact the submitter directly, work it out between yourselves and let me know what you decide, OK? I'll post whatever you all conclude using a fine-toothed comb on your source material. I am staying out of the middle! I assume we practice GUILT FREE genealogy on this list meaning our objective is to get it right for future generations... I am really proud of the work we are doing as a group! This is the true spirit of family ;) Have fun searching....... gee, some of us are beginning to think a REAL reunion will be in order on of these days... can you imagine? OK, who still lives in the castle that would hold us all ;) Have a great weekend all.... and look out for those leprechauns! Jana

Hello all, I am getting so excited about what you all are sending me! The page has changed again... check out the data submitted by David Freeman on the history of the surname, the family Coat of Arms and motto (OK, who can translate it? My Latin is waaaaay too rusty to attempt it!) and the history of the Dewhurst Cotton concern in Lancashire with references to the family of Thomas Dewhurst (I think family group charts are coming...). Then, check out the new charts (#10) for the Descendants of James Dewhurst and Elizabeth Drinkwater - Blackburn and Bolton England submitted by Robin Galage. Based on what David sent, I went "net surfing" and to my delight found the crest he was referring to. I don't "get" the part about the crest being a wolf's head unless 1) the head is in the knight's armour or 2) you do one of those eye tricks and back up from the picture and squint... the whole thing could kinda looks like a wolf, I guess, if you call the shells eyes and a nose and really stretch your imagination ;] Sorry, I am quite ignorant about anything heraldic - I come from the "poor" branch of the family tree... In any case, check it all out <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jmbhome/1dewhurst.html> and keep on sending me those charts! We already have two people "discussing" the correctness of data, which means we are making connections! If we all work together and get it right, future generations will truly benefit. Is certainly isn't gonna get easier! Thanks, one and all! Jana

Hello all! When you have a chance, take a look at these new families! - Descendants of William and Hannah Nicholson Dewhirst - Heaton, Bradford, Yorkshire, UK - submitted by Wendy Dewhirst - Descendants of John Dewhurst and Margaret Ellwood - Lancashire, England to Vancouver, British Colombia - submitted by Bud Pennington Both can be found here http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jmbhome/1dewhurst.html If you see connections to your lines, send me the data and I will add it and give you credit! At least one more set of data is on its way. I am already seeing what have got to be connections. It is just a matter of time before we really start putting these families in order! Naming patterns, migration habits, intermarrying families and more are beginning to be evident. I have posted links to these charts on Terry's DEWHURST GenConnect Boards so that Rootsweb will pick up and index all the surnames. If you haven't taken advantage of 1) what the boards offer or 2) posting your own info there, take a look! Follow this link <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/FamAssoc.html> and type in DEWHURST (we have combined both spellings on one site, no need to look in two places - most likely, none of um could spell!). You will see several boards for different kinds of data. The power of this is it all gets indexed into the Rootsweb system so people doing a search on a related surname can find you as a researcher. I get MANY connections this way. Try it! The offer is still good, send me a GedCom or send me family group information in an order that follows the format you see on the charts and I will post it for you.... Good hunting all... Jana

Martha Dewhurst born about 1847 Leeds Yorkshire Anyone go near this one? David Freeman freeman@tsn.cc

Hello all, Thanks once again to Kathy McKegg, I have added four more family group descendancy charts to the Dewhurst page of my website. This is turning out to be fascinating as I am personally seeing Forenames that are very familiar in my own line... I feel like I am getting closer, even though I have nothing substantive yet! The families are: Descendants of Thomas Dewhurst and Mary Yewdall of Yorkshire, England Descendants of Thomas Dewhurst and Sarah Holdsworth - Yorkshire, England to Tasmania Descendants of John Dewhurst and Rachel Crampton - Yorkshire, England Descendants of Charles Dewhurst and Mary Wardman - Yorkshire, England to Otago, New Zealand Here is the link: <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jmbhome/1dewhurst.html> Some of these families are interrelated. If you see a place where you connect into these charts or have more data to add to them, let me know and we will fill them out further! My offer still stands, if you would like me to post your Dewhurst charts, send me a GedCom (or email me and we'll figure out another way...). Cheers! Jana

Hello all, I was approached by listmember Kathy McKegg recently as to whether I would accept a GedCom of her Dewhurst branch in Australia. After further discussion, we agreed to post it on my website with the idea that if we begin to categorize the branches, over time, the family groups will get sorted and connected. So, using Kathy's data as the pilot, I have put her charts here: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jmbhome/1dewhurst.html I have been thinking lots about the fact that though this is my direct paternal line, I know less about it than I do about most of my other lines! I have always attributed this to the fact that I am in California and all my Dewhursts were in Middlesex, London, making research harder. (They also fibbed and kept secrets, which doesn't help! ;]) As I have watched our conversation on the list however, I am seeing patterns in this family that lead me to believe that while we may all be at the end of "rootlets" right now, if we get all the lines in front of ourselves, we may be able to put it together without too much effort. Soooo, here is my offer. If you want to send me a GedCom, I will post it on my site. I liked the way Kathy gave me a sentence describing the line and I encourage anyone who sends me something to do the same. Here are my rules: 1) I will give you an email link as submitter (if you would like that) or not (as you prefer) 2) I will not post information about any generation that still has living members (so, if all your own parents, aunts and uncles are gone but if the children of your grandparents' siblings are alive, the data does not get posted) 3) I will only post data until it runs out of Dewhursts (i.e., until your mainline goes to a daughter who married into another surname) 4) The material must be your own proven data and not anything "grabbed" and/or not proved from the internet. 5) I will not sell the information nor post it anywhere that someone else can sell it. 6) I will do this for free for the benefit of all descendants and it will be posted where it can be accessed for free. I will probably ask a couple of you that I have known several years now and trust to be my "backup" in this effort. If for some reason I can no longer maintain the website, I will contact the list and ask someone to come forward and take it over with the same understandings. I will do this as I can, time permitting. If we gather enough information, I will ask the list to consider setting up a Dewhurst Family Association and post everything there. If you have web skills, and are willing to pitch in, let me know. If you have reason to think this is a lousy idea, please email me off the list. If you like the idea and want to participate, note I only include vital data on my charts, so you don't need to include notes. etc., so you can skip sending it. I am taking a deeeeep breath and hitting the send key! Jana Black Listowner, DEWHURST-L

I have been reading a book called the Public House in Bradford 1770 - 1970 by Paul Jennings,which mentions that in September 1826 an inquest was held at the Kings Arms in Great Horton,Bradford into the death of a Benjamin Dewhirst of Lidget Green who had been found the previous day hanging from a tree. His daughter proved to the jury's satisfaction that he had been in a depressed state of mind due to want of employment and a verdict of insanity was returned. This was mentoned in the Bradford and Huddersfield Courier 7.9.1826. Hope this helps someone. Pat

Hello all, I found a "pocketfull" of Dewhurst researchers recently by using the new World Connect search engine on Rootsweb. I emailed each of them and invited them to join us. Some have, some have explained that Dewhurst is such a collateral for them that it isn't relevant to their research others just weren't interested, c'est la vie. Among the replies was this which is printed with permission. If it connects to your line, you may contact Cornelia directly. Subject: Re: Dewhurst surname Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 16:29:26 -0800 From: "Cornelia Warner" <fenenga@mminternet.com> The Dewhursts are extremely distant half cousins of mine, a collateral line of my Cross ancestry. I am not researching the Dewhurst ancestry, but you will note that I have their (and my) Cross ancestry back to circa 1624. The Dewhursts and I share the common ancestor, Joseph Cross who was b. in 1749 in Colchester, Essex, England. They descend from his first wife, Mary Mayhew, and I descend from his second wife, Elizabeth Richards. Between the two of his wives, he had 21 children. 15 survived, but it appears that most did not marry. two daughters lived together, unmarried, Joseph Cross, Jr., my ancestor, and Edmund Cross, the Dewhurst's ancestor, obviously married, and I'd have to go see who else besides John Wainwright Cross were married. This was a Quaker family. so that is probably more than you ever wished to know about these Dewhursts. I've never met them. Edmund stayed in England. Joseph, Jr. came to America. Cornelia

Hi This is what I have on the DEWHURST line. Descendants of Isabella (Isobel) DEWHURST and William PARKER 1. Isabella (Isobel)1 DEWHURST,, born abt 1727 in Mytton, Yorkshire, Eng; died 21 Sep 1799 in Mytton, Yorkshire, Eng She married on 13 Apr 1748 in Mytton, Yorkshire, Eng William PARKER,,, born abt 1723 of Aighton, Mytton, Yorkshire, Eng; christened 8 Mar 1724 in Mytton, Yorkshire, Eng; died 1 Feb 1809 in Mytton, Yorkshire, Eng, son of Robert PARKER and Mary HINDLE. Children of Isabella (Isobel) DEWHURST and William PARKER were as follows: 2 i Robert2 PARKER,, christened 15 Feb 1748/49 in Mytton, Yorkshire, Eng. Can any one add to Isabella Dewhurst, parents, brothers and sisters, etc. Thanks Richard

Hello May I list my Dewhirst interests please. I am researching my husbands family. Joshua Dewhirst bc 1797 Bradford, West Yorkshire, married Martha Butterworth 31 May 1819 in Halifax,West Yorkshire,UK.occupation: butcher issue:Richard Dewhirst bc 1819, Cleckheaton,West Yorkshire married Mary Hodgson, occupation:joiner Aaron Dewhirst bc 1821, Cleckheaton,West Yorkshire Any information greatly appreciated. Rosemary Allen,Stroud,Australia

I have been looking for family of William Barr Dewhirst, born 1882, in Bradford, West Yorkshire. I thought his father was George R Dewhirst, according to my mother-in-law, but today got info from Wm's death record giving his father as John Dewhirst. According to cemetery record, mother was Jane (Barr) Dewhirst. He emigrated to USA between 1906-1916, married here. He had a brother, Charles George Gordon Dewhirst, born 1891, married in 1918 in Bradford to Katherine Rhodes, I have a copy of that record. Anything familiar to anyone? Sue, New Hampshire

Hello everyone, My Dewhirst line is from William DEWHIRST b c1788 at Wadsworth,Hebden Bridge, who married a Salley(sic) GREENWOOD in 1806 They had son JOHN b 1807 then William died in 1808 but Salley then had another son called JIMMEY DEWHIRST in 1810, the father was reputed to be James Greenwood. My line is from JIMMEY he married a RHODA RUSHWORTH in 1832 they had the following children. Sarah b 1833 John Farrar b 1835 Eccles b 1837 Harriet b 1839 James b 1841 Young Rushworth William Leonard b 1852 I am from Leonard who married Sarah from Cambridge In 1853 Jimmey and Rhoda and family moved to Saltaire,Nr Shipley . I have found living ancestors of William and James and we keep in touch. I think John Farrar may have married an Ann from Chiserley. Any of these names ring any bells? Would love to hear from anyone with an interest in the above. Pat PS I have also a few details of Dewhirst living in Bradford,Yorks some of whom went to Florida USA

I am Bob Moffitt from Pensacola, FL. I am trying to trace my Dewhirst line in West Yorkshire, England. My ggrandmother, Mary Hannah Dewhirst, was b. 20 Jul 1860, Idle, WRY. She was the daughter of Thomas Dewhirst b. 11 Dec 1831and Betty (Elizabeth) Patchett b. 1 Nov 1835. Thomas was the son of Godfrey Dewhirst b. c.1806 in Heaton and Mary Broadley b. c.1806. I am particularly interested in finding the parents of Godfrey Dewhirst. My ggrandmother, Mary Hannah Dewhirst, married William Allen. She died in Philadelphia, PA in 1928. Bob

Hi, Our DEWHURSTs are said to have been French. Story has it that they fled the Guillotine during the French Revolution, reaching the English Channel by hay wagon. Someone rowed them across the Channel to Scotland, and from there they came to England. So far we have been able to pick up the story in Middlesex, England with my 2g grandfather, William Henry DEWHURST. He was a constable in the Metropolitan Police Force. In later years, he also worked as a water color artist. His details and some of the descendancy follow: William Henry DEWHURST, son of a John DEWHURST b. approx. 1816 in Hackney, Middlesex, England; m. 10 Dec. 1840 in St. Pancras, Middlesex, England to Mary PEARSON d. 29 Jan. 1876 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England Children (so far) include: Caroline Jane DEWHURST b. 21 Oct. 1841 in Kentish Town, Middlesex, England Mary Elizabeth DEWHURST b. 31 Aug. 1843 in Kentish Town, Middlesex, England Madeline DEWHURST b. 16 Feb. 1849 in Finchley, Middlesex, England m. 8 July 1871 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England, to Frederick William McDonald James DEWHURST (went by William James) b. 2 Feb. 1852 in Finchley, Middlesex, England m. 25 Dec. 1874 Shoreditch, Middlesex, England to Ellen Elizabeth REEVES d. 2 June 1943, in Oakland, Alameda, Ca., USA William James was an iron plate and zinc worker. He had eight children. Two boys were killed in the Boer War, a twin daughter died as a young toddler, and the other twin (also a daughter)died in an accident as a very young woman. Of the remaining four children, three immigrated to the United States. Only one ~ the oldest, remained in England. William James had at least the following children: Nelly Maud Louise DEWHURST b. 1 Feb. 1876 in Pentonville, Middlesex, England m. 26 Dec. 1896 in St. Pancras, London, England to James Eastman HILL William Henry DEWHURST b. 23 Jan. 1878 in Islington, Middlesex, England Mable Caroline DEWHURST b. 23 Feb. 1880 in Islington, Middlesex, England Arthur Frederick DEWHURST b. 29 May 1882 in Islington, Middlesex, England Madeline DEWHURST b. 4 May 1885 in Islington, Middlesex, England d. 26 Apr. 1975 in US Edith Emily DEWHURST b. 12 Nov. 1887 in Islington, Middlesex, England d. 15 Sept 1888 in Islington, Middlesex, England Ethel Leah DEWHURST b. 12 Nov. 1887 in Islington, Middlesex, England d. 25 Feb. 1908 in Islington, Middlesex, England Sidney James DEWHURST b. 7 Oct 1894 in Islington, Middlesex, England m. 7 Jul 1917 in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA d. 21 Aug. 1950 in Crockett, Contra Costa, CA, USA Incredibly the name DEWHURST was changed, the change occurring en route to the United States by the now widower, William James DEWHURST. He came at the turn of the century and traveled with his youngest son, Sidney James DEWHURST, who was about seven year old. Sidney was the only son left to carry on the name, but with the name change all of his descendants are "McPHERSON's" instead! As far as a Thanksgiving recipe, we do something that requires absolutely no talent, but has been great fun for the children growing up. You'll have to use your imagination as I explain making candy turkeys to you. We use for each turkey: *2 butter cookies, the kind with scalloped edges and a hole in the center *chocolate frosting *a chocolate candy ~ Brach's work well, although anything will do, something with a creme center *1 candy corn Use the chocolate frosting as if it were a glue. Begin by placing one cookie on your working surface, right side up. Frost the bottom of the chocolate and place it on the cookie. You don't need to center it, in fact it works best if you place it close to one part of the cookie's edge. So far you have a partial body on a cookie. Using the other cookie, place it on a cutting board and cut a straight edge on a small part of the scalloped edge. I usually just trim away two of the scallops. Frost the "straightened edge" of the cookie and place it at a 90 degree angle to the first cookie. Press in place. It goes behind the chocolate and on the cookie. This is the turkey's feathers. (This is where the scalloped butter cookies looks very nice.) Now, frost the larger end of the candy corn (the yellow end). The frosting only needs to go on a small part of the yellow. Imagine if you will, holding the candy corn horizontally, with the more narrow part of the yellow area being frosted. This is the head and beak of the turkey and goes on top of the chocolate. Your candy turkey is complete. We place one at each place setting, as well as make them to give away to our neighbors and friends. I find children of all ages enjoy making them, and we have had many fun times together doing just that. Today my seven year old and I worked together with my toddler in my lap looking on. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! With love, Nancy McPherson Petersen

Martha Dewhurst sometimes Dewhirst b.c. 1847 possibly in Yorkshire d. 30 Nov 1932 in Devonport Tasmania Australia aged 85 years (headstone) m. c. 1869 probably in England Benjamin Jones b. probably 1830 or 1831 bpt. 13 Feb 1831 Manchester UK d. about 1900 in either South Africa or Australia Martha was always reputed to be descended from the Dewhurst cotton family. Martha and Benjamin migrated to Australia in about 1875 by way of America where one child, Emmie, was born in 'South Bridge USA' in 1874. Does anyone know where this is? Or how I could verify this birth? The following boiled pudding recipe was cooked every Christmas by Grandma Dewhurst and has been passed down through our family as a tradition. Grandma Dewhurst's BOILED PUDDING Ingredients - portions 2 5 10 20 50 (Read the quantities if you are cooking for 2 or 5 or 10 or 20 or 50 people. When you copy the recipe just tab between the numbers to get them back in columns) Mixed Fruit - kg .2 .5 1 2 5 Nuts - kg .1 .25 .5 1 2.5 Rum - L .05 .1 .2 .4 1 Grated carrot - kg .05 .1 .2 .4 1 Butter - kg .1 .25 .5 1 2.5 Eggs 1 2 4 8 20 Wholemeal flour - kg .05 .1 .2 .4 1 S R Flour - kg .05 .1 .2 .4 1 Allspice - t .2 .5 1 2 5 Bicarbonate Soda - t .2 .5 1 2 5 Method Soak nuts (almonds and pecans are nicest) and fruit in rum for eight hours. If mixed fruit doesn't include peel, add lemon and orange peel in the ratio of 1:5 - peel:fruit. Add preserved ginger, figs or dates for added richness. Cream butter and brown sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Mix together flour, spices and bicarb soda. Mix all together. Use a cloth or basin Cloth Preparation Use unbleached calico. Boil a new cloth for 20 minutes. If using a previously boiled cloth, dip it in boiling water, cool and then wring out. Sprinkle it with flour. Place the mixture in the floured cloth, boil continually for 4 hours, well covered. Keep up the supply by adding more boiling water at intervals. Basin preparation Melt butter and brown sugar in the ratio of 1 to 2 and spread evenly over the sides of the basin, then pour in the mixture. If the mixture doesn't fill the container, use crusts of bread to fill it up, and remove them before serving (they absorb the water and prevent the pudding from becoming sodden). Cover with greased paper, dip a pudding cloth into boiling water, sprinkle with flour and tie over the top. Sit the basin on a plate in continually boiling water, well covered. Keep up the supply by adding more boiling water at intervals. When cooked, lift the pudding out of the water, and allow to stand for 5 minutes until cloth is drawn from the pudding (This prevents sticking). Serve hot with a berry sauce, coulis, custard or yoghurt.

Hi Jana and All Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I too love the holiday, probably even more since it seems to be being downplayed in these times. It's just good company and good food - no presents to buy and no one expecting any. We'll be together with our 4 kids. Our son will be home from college and we have a new grandson to celebrate too (born Oct 6) We don't fool around with new tastes for the meal. Everyone wants things to be EXACTLY the way they are SUPPOSED to be. Our DEWHURST family came from Blackburn in Lancashire to Chorley in Lancashire about 1816. Then Richard James DEWHURST (born Chorley to James Kirkham DEWHURST & Jane BROWN) & wife Ann HENDERSON (born Scotland) came from England to Lowell, MA about 1840. Wife Ann died, leaving Richard with a bunch of children. He remarried to Ellen Barry REGAN. Together they moved to NYC by 1860. Had another bunch of children before he died in 1870. The widow Ellen & children moved to Brooklyn. Lots of descendants - but I'm stuck in Blackburn going back before James Kirkham DEWHURST. He was the son of James DEWHURST & Mary BOLTON, but I cannot find any record of James DEWHURST's birth. As for food.... The Dewhursts and my own family shared pretty much the same traditions for Thanksgiving. The biggest difference I can think of is that the "D"s insisted on putting bacon on top of the turkey before it cooked. It's probably not very good for you, but the taste of the bacon is out of this world - IF you can get some before it's all gone! Saw a house in town today with Christmas lights up and lit already... Terry / Glen Rock, NJ

He came with his wife Elizabeth BERYTY b. April 1, 1816 and son George b July 31, 1846 Durham England. They settled in Nevsonville Ohio. I am beginning to think that they swam here. <g> I did find a distant cousin on this tlist though. Sorry but the only thing I make from a recipe is chocolate chip cookies. Happy Thanksgiving!!! ALLADVANTAGE.COM (earn money while surfing the web, go here to check it out) http://www.alladvantage.com/home.asp?refid=DYT362