Hello Graham, Have you tried the Weymouth Families Forum on the Weymouth Local Family History Site - see www.weymouth-dorset.co.uk You might have some luck with someone who knew the family. There is also a page about the railway, which you might find interesting. Regards Vanessa Dorset ----- Original Message ----- From: " Graham Allard" <grahamallard@tiscali.co.uk> To: <DORSET@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 12:40 PM Subject: [DOR] Harold and Margaret ALLARD > BlankI am trying to find out information about my Grandparents early life > in Weymouth. They are Harold Graham Allard and Margaret Allard (Nee > Wright/Croftwright). They arrived in Weymouth about 1927 when they had to > move from Bryanston, Blandford due to it being sold up by Lord Portman to > settle Death Duties. Harold was employed as an Estate Agent for Lord > Portman and Margaret worked as a nurse at the Blandford Cottage Hospital. > When they moved to Weymouth they had two children Margaret Ruth and > Michael Graham. They moved into 8B St Mary Street, now Marks & Spencer's. > Another child was born there in 1928 Mary Elizabeth, so the premises were > now too small and so they looked for larger premises to move into within > the town. What I would love to know is where my Grandfather was working > during this period as well as my Grandmother having her Nursing skills. > She may have been a District Nurse or even midwife. He being a clerk I > think had something to do with the GWR or Weymouth a! > nd Portland Railways office down on the quay. Any information at all about > this family would be most appreciated. > Thank you in anticipation. > Graham Allard

________________________________ From: Vanessa Marshall <van.m@o2.co.uk> To: dorset@rootsweb.com; grahamallard@tiscali.co.uk Sent: Sat, 23 October, 2010 21:51:25 Subject: Re: [DOR] Harold and Margaret ALLARD Hello Graham, Have you tried the Weymouth Families Forum on the Weymouth Local Family History Site - see www.weymouth-dorset.co.uk You might have some luck with someone who knew the family. There is also a page about the railway, which you might find interesting. Regards Vanessa Dorset ----- Original Message ----- From: " Graham Allard" <grahamallard@tiscali.co.uk> To: <DORSET@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 12:40 PM Subject: [DOR] Harold and Margaret ALLARD > BlankI am trying to find out information about my Grandparents early life > in Weymouth. They are Harold Graham Allard and Margaret Allard (Nee > Wright/Croftwright). They arrived in Weymouth about 1927 when they had to > move from Bryanston, Blandford due to it being sold up by Lord Portman to > settle Death Duties. Harold was employed as an Estate Agent for Lord > Portman and Margaret worked as a nurse at the Blandford Cottage Hospital. > When they moved to Weymouth they had two children Margaret Ruth and > Michael Graham. They moved into 8B St Mary Street, now Marks & Spencer's. > Another child was born there in 1928 Mary Elizabeth, so the premises were > now too small and so they looked for larger premises to move into within > the town. What I would love to know is where my Grandfather was working > during this period as well as my Grandmother having her Nursing skills. > She may have been a District Nurse or even midwife. He being a clerk I > think had something to do with the GWR or Weymouth a! > nd Portland Railways office down on the quay. Any information at all about > this family would be most appreciated. > Thank you in anticipation. > Graham Allard *************************************** When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow list members, and anyone searching the archives in the future.  SNIP everything which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the footers which will be put back anyway!) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DORSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message