Sandra I was going to say that as she lived in Southampton the City should receive it. And the TUTT name may be from TUTT & THOMAS who were known throughout the area for leather goods, they had shops in Shirley and in East Street Southampton Make sure you make a copy of the book either by scanning it or typing up the entries like you say you are doing, as even though it is not a relative of yours it will make a nice "hand me down" to your grandchildren. Chris SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) http://Southernlife.org.uk History of the Hampshire, Dorset and IOW Villages,Towns and Churches ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra J Smith" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 1:16 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] TAYLOR family of Shirley Birthday Book and WorldWar II Diary Thank you to all who responded to my email. No-one as yet has claimed her as a relative. I have discussed it with my daughter and, if no-one is forthcoming, she has decided (on my advice) that she will donate the diary to either Southampton City Archives or the Southampton Special Collections library. This will be more appropriate as the author was living in Southampton at the time. I am almost half way through typing up the entries. It is fascinating. The hours spent in the air-raid shelters, interspersed with ordinary family events and happenings, and not a word of despair or a sense of feeling sorry for oneself. Little luxuries were important - like getting your hair set, Nora buying a mac and Fred buying a pair of boots. Although each day's entries are very brief, one gets an over-riding sense of community and matter-of-fact attitudes. It has also brought alive some of my mother's stories about Southampton during the war years. Regards Sandra M. Page wrote: >It certainly sounds the sort of document that Hampshire Record Office would >be delighted to add to their collection. > >Moya Page, >researching BANTING/BANTEN/BANTUM - One Name Study GOONS # 4570 > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Betty Mullett" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 8:15 AM >Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] TAYLOR family of Shirley Birthday Book and >WorldWar II Diary > > >Hi Sandra >Maybe it should be given to a library. Just a thought. >Betty >Canada > > >On 5/9/07, Sandra J Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>Hi List, >>My daughter recently purchased a box of books at an auction and among >>these was a birthday book belonging to an Ethel Taylor of Shirley, who I >>have since discovered was born in Winchester in 1890, the daughter of >>Joseph S Taylor (born Worthy) and Louisa (born Stockbridge) >>The birthday book was used as a daily diary during the period 1940/41 >>and is an insight into the daily routine of a Southampton family during >>the blitz. The hours spent in the air-raid shelter each night is >>recorded together with details of particularly bad raids and >>casualties. National events such as the sinking of the Hood and the >>Bismark are noted and the number of enemy planes brought down. Raids on >>places like Portsmouth, Plymouth, Coventry and London are also recorded. >>I am currently typing up all the entries and would be pleased to pass >>this on to anyone interested when complete. Other names in the diary >>include HIDER and TUTT. >>If anyone has a proven relationship with this family, my daughter may be >>persuaded to pass it on together with a few other books which had been >>awarded as Sunday School prizes to the said Ethel TAYLOR. >>Regards >>Sandra >> >> >> >> >>............................................. >>Want to contact the local community? >>Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings >>http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk >>............................................. >> >>------------------------------- >>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 >> >> >> > >............................................. >Want to contact the local community? >Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings >http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk >............................................. > >------------------------------- >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 > >............................................. >Want to contact the local community? >Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings >http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk >............................................. > >------------------------------- >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 > > > > ............................................. 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