Hello Robyn, I have got cousins named WALE, please take a look at my web site, click on the little camera by the side of the names for a picture, especially Ada Wale nee Hill who lived to a ripe old age of 96 !!!!!!!!!!!!! Speak to you soon, I am sure Ricky DONALD rickydonald@blueyonder.co.uk www.donald-family.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk MSN Messenger ricky_donald@hotmail.com Yahoo ricky_p_donald@yahoo.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robyn Smith" <rlsmith@robalsmith.id.au> To: <ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 1:07 AM Subject: [ENG-CAMB] WALE, POWELL, WILLIS, PEMBERTON, FFOLKES, WHATELEY, WEST, PREST, DILL, LAWRENCE > My interest in the WALE family of Little Shelford is academic rather than > familial. After recording facts for many years about the village which my > family came, I decided to write a biography of Sir Charles WALE KCB for my > Doctorial thesis. > > The WALE family were prominent land owners in the area around the village > from the late 17th century, having come from Barfield in Essex. Breaking the > family tradition, Sir Charles joined the army in 1779 (possibly at the age > of 14), the family previously having been merchants in Riga, Russia. He went > on to be responsible for taking Guadeloupe for the British during the > Napoleonic Wars and was made governor of Martinique as a reward. He was > governor there when the island was returned to the French for the final > time. > > There are many monuments to the WALE family in the parish church in Little > Shelford. I would love to hear from anyone who has any of the WALE family or > their offshoots (POWELL, WILLIS, PEMBERTON, FFOLKES, WHATELEY, WEST, PREST, > DILL, LAWRENCE) in their database. > > Cheers -- Robyn Smith -- Sydney, Australia > Listowner ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLISH-FENS at www.Rootsweb.com > List admin ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE, GEN-WebDesign, OPC-CAM-Little-Shelford, > OPC-CAM-Brinkley, OPC-DEV-Bickington at www.British-Genealogy.com > Family History Web Site http://www.robalsmith.id.au > Little Shelford Web Site http://shelford.robalsmith.id.au/ > > > > > ==== ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE Mailing List ==== > . > >

Interesting, Ricky. I don't have these names in my database but if you ever find out anything about the antecedents of Alfred WALE, please keep me in mind. Cheers Robyn -----Original Message----- From: Ricky Donald [mailto:rickydonald@blueyonder.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:07 AM To: ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMB] WALE, POWELL, WILLIS, PEMBERTON, FFOLKES, WHATELEY, WEST, PREST, DILL, LAWRENCE Hello Robyn, I have got cousins named WALE, please take a look at my web site, click on the little camera by the side of the names for a picture, especially Ada Wale nee Hill who lived to a ripe old age of 96 !!!!!!!!!!!!! Speak to you soon, I am sure Ricky DONALD rickydonald@blueyonder.co.uk www.donald-family.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk MSN Messenger ricky_donald@hotmail.com Yahoo ricky_p_donald@yahoo.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robyn Smith" <rlsmith@robalsmith.id.au> To: <ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 1:07 AM Subject: [ENG-CAMB] WALE, POWELL, WILLIS, PEMBERTON, FFOLKES, WHATELEY, WEST, PREST, DILL, LAWRENCE > My interest in the WALE family of Little Shelford is academic rather > than familial. After recording facts for many years about the village > which my family came, I decided to write a biography of Sir Charles > WALE KCB for my Doctorial thesis. > > The WALE family were prominent land owners in the area around the > village from the late 17th century, having come from Barfield in > Essex. Breaking the > family tradition, Sir Charles joined the army in 1779 (possibly at the > age of 14), the family previously having been merchants in Riga, > Russia. He went > on to be responsible for taking Guadeloupe for the British during the > Napoleonic Wars and was made governor of Martinique as a reward. He > was governor there when the island was returned to the French for the > final time. > > There are many monuments to the WALE family in the parish church in > Little Shelford. I would love to hear from anyone who has any of the > WALE family or > their offshoots (POWELL, WILLIS, PEMBERTON, FFOLKES, WHATELEY, WEST, PREST, > DILL, LAWRENCE) in their database. > > Cheers -- Robyn Smith -- Sydney, Australia > Listowner ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLISH-FENS at www.Rootsweb.com List > admin ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE, GEN-WebDesign, OPC-CAM-Little-Shelford, > OPC-CAM-Brinkley, OPC-DEV-Bickington at www.British-Genealogy.com > Family History Web Site http://www.robalsmith.id.au Little Shelford > Web Site http://shelford.robalsmith.id.au/ > > > > > ==== ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE Mailing List ==== > . > > ==== ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE Mailing List ==== .

Hello Robyn, Thanks for taking the time to have a look, I will put your email address and details in my Wale folder just in case anything turns up. Regards, Ricky DONALD rickydonald@blueyonder.co.uk www.donald-family.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk MSN Messenger ricky_donald@hotmail.com Yahoo ricky_p_donald@yahoo.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robyn Smith" <rlsmith@robalsmith.id.au> To: <ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:58 AM Subject: RE: [ENG-CAMB] WALE, POWELL, WILLIS, PEMBERTON, FFOLKES, WHATELEY, WEST, PREST, DILL, LAWRENCE > Interesting, Ricky. I don't have these names in my database but if you ever > find out anything about the antecedents of Alfred WALE, please keep me in > mind. > > Cheers > Robyn > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ricky Donald [mailto:rickydonald@blueyonder.co.uk] > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:07 AM > To: ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMB] WALE, POWELL, WILLIS, PEMBERTON, FFOLKES, WHATELEY, > WEST, PREST, DILL, LAWRENCE > > > Hello Robyn, > > I have got cousins named WALE, please take a look at my web site, click on > the little camera by the side of the names for a picture, especially Ada > Wale nee Hill who lived to a ripe old age of 96 !!!!!!!!!!!!! > > Speak to you soon, I am sure > Ricky DONALD > rickydonald@blueyonder.co.uk www.donald-family.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk > MSN Messenger ricky_donald@hotmail.com > Yahoo ricky_p_donald@yahoo.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robyn Smith" <rlsmith@robalsmith.id.au> > To: <ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 1:07 AM > Subject: [ENG-CAMB] WALE, POWELL, WILLIS, PEMBERTON, FFOLKES, WHATELEY, > WEST, PREST, DILL, LAWRENCE > > > > My interest in the WALE family of Little Shelford is academic rather > > than familial. After recording facts for many years about the village > > which my family came, I decided to write a biography of Sir Charles > > WALE KCB for my Doctorial thesis. > > > > The WALE family were prominent land owners in the area around the > > village from the late 17th century, having come from Barfield in > > Essex. Breaking > the > > family tradition, Sir Charles joined the army in 1779 (possibly at the > > age of 14), the family previously having been merchants in Riga, > > Russia. He > went > > on to be responsible for taking Guadeloupe for the British during the > > Napoleonic Wars and was made governor of Martinique as a reward. He > > was governor there when the island was returned to the French for the > > final time. > > > > There are many monuments to the WALE family in the parish church in > > Little Shelford. I would love to hear from anyone who has any of the > > WALE family > or > > their offshoots (POWELL, WILLIS, PEMBERTON, FFOLKES, WHATELEY, WEST, > PREST, > > DILL, LAWRENCE) in their database. > > > > Cheers -- Robyn Smith -- Sydney, Australia > > Listowner ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLISH-FENS at www.Rootsweb.com List > > admin ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE, GEN-WebDesign, OPC-CAM-Little-Shelford, > > OPC-CAM-Brinkley, OPC-DEV-Bickington at www.British-Genealogy.com > > Family History Web Site http://www.robalsmith.id.au Little Shelford > > Web Site http://shelford.robalsmith.id.au/ > > > > > > > > > > ==== ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE Mailing List ==== > > . > > > > > > > > ==== ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE Mailing List ==== > . > > > > > > > ==== ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE Mailing List ==== > . > >