Geoff - many thanks for the maiden name of Jane Ware and the children. You did not advise your source, but is the spelling clear of Softley? I can't see the 'e' in latter documents. Helen - I very much like the virtual tour of Barnard Castle - much more fun than Google Earth. I had spotted "Ware St" - does anybody know when the street was named? The Ware family became 'famous' for their horticulture with Thomas Softly WARE and his sons (say 1860 onwards). Did the town name the street recently? Also many thanks for the link to Cleveland FHS. I am sure the WARE family was not an RC family then, but is there a clear distinction on the use of St Mary's and Victoria Road Cemeteries, eg latter only open in xxxx? Thanks to you both... Richard in sunny Oman -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Helen Oram Sent: 07 September 2007 13:05 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ENG-DURHAM] Thomas Softly (Softby) WARE In message <[email protected]>, The Spaldings <[email protected]> writes >Does anybody on this list have an interest in Thomas Softly/Softby WARE who >died 30 May 1901 in 16 Montalbo Terrace, Barnard Castle? He was born in >about 1826 also in Barnard Castle, but spent most of the intervening years >in Tottenham grown plants - he is my G^2 grandfather. His father was George >WARE and ironmonger "born in the same county" according to the 1841 census. > >Many thanks > > > >Richard > Hi Richard, This may be of interest from Pigot's 1834 Directory of Durham. Barnard Castle Ironmongers Thomas SOFTLY - Address "Bank" Geo. WARE (furnishing) Horsemarket. You can take a virtual tour of Barney here: <http://www.barnardcastlelife.co.uk/town/virtualmap.html> There is actually a Ware Street in Bd. Castle! Cleveland FHS publish the following MI's for Barnard Castle Barnard Castle: St Mary (Dur) Barnard Castle: Roman Catholic Cemetery (Dur) Barnard Castle: Victoria Road Cemetery (Dur) <http://www.clevelandfhs.org.uk/Publications.htm> Regards, -- Helen Oram ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

> >Helen - I very much like the virtual tour of Barnard Castle - much more fun >than Google Earth. I had spotted "Ware St" - does anybody know when the >street was named? The Ware family became 'famous' for their horticulture >with Thomas Softly WARE and his sons (say 1860 onwards). Did the town name >the street recently? > >Also many thanks for the link to Cleveland FHS. I am sure the WARE family >was not an RC family then, but is there a clear distinction on the use of St >Mary's and Victoria Road Cemeteries, eg latter only open in xxxx? > >Thanks to you both... > >Richard in sunny Oman > Hello Richard, Ware Street occurs on the 1851 census, so would date from before then - sorry, I do not know what dates are covered by the St Mary & Victoria Rd MIs. -- Helen Oram