Hi All, Firstly I am trying to find the parents and birthplace of Herbert Merrick Guest's wife Constance Mabel Daynes or Doynes (or perhaps some other derivative). He was a surgeon and Physician and died in 1909 leaving her a widow of independant means with two small children to raise. In 1911 she and the children had moved to Woodbridge, Suffolk. I am also interested in anything I can find on Herbert in his adult life. Does anyone have any clue as to how I would find out where he got his degrees and are there any accounts of interest of this man in his capacity as a doctor, presumably in Dorrington. I think at least one degree was gained at Cambridge but am not sure. Cheers from Australia Pat

Hello Pat, Herbert Merrick GUEST was the second son of James Merrick GUEST M.A., Headmaster of Handsworth Grammar School. He married Constance Mabel DAYUS 5 April 1899 at Dorrington, Shropshire. A son, James Merrick, was born 5th April 1900 and a daughter, Gwendoline, was born at Dorrington in 1903. The Grave Memorial at St Edward's Church, Dorrington reads:- In Loving Memory of Herbert Merrick Guest B.A. Cantab. M.R.C.S. L.R.C.P. who died Aug 16th 1909 aged 41 In Loving Memory of Rev. James Merrick Guest M.A. Late of Handsworth Born 28 Nov 1830 Died 29 Sep 1898 He giveth his beloved sheep According to the Kelly's 1905 Directory for Dorrington: Herbert Merrick GUEST B.A. (Camb.), M.R.C.S. Eng., L.R.P.C. Lond., physician and medical officer and public vaccinator Acton Burnell Districts, Atcham Union. Constance Dayus was only daughter of Charles and Frances DAYUS of Dorrington. She was born at Dorrington 15 Oct 1872. Charles was my great grandfather. He was a veterinary surgeon. Her mother was Frances Matilda, nee MEREDITH. Gwen became a nurse and eventually retired to live at Hove, Sussex. She kept in contact with her first cousins (BULLOCK) in Newcastle under Lyme. I don't know what happened to James. Do you? Are you related to him? Kind regards, Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Rawlings" <jessie@satlink.com.au> To: <eng-shropshire-plus@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 1:41 AM Subject: [ENG-SHROP] Herbert Merrick Guest - Dorrington > Hi All, Firstly I am trying to find the parents and birthplace of Herbert > Merrick Guest's wife Constance Mabel Daynes or Doynes (or perhaps some > other derivative). He was a surgeon and Physician and died in 1909 > leaving her a widow of independant means with two small children to raise. > In 1911 she and the children had moved to Woodbridge, Suffolk. I am also > interested in anything I can find on Herbert in his adult life. Does > anyone have any clue as to how I would find out where he got his degrees > and are there any accounts of interest of this man in his capacity as a > doctor, presumably in Dorrington. I think at least one degree was gained > at Cambridge but am not sure. Cheers from Australia Pat > > REMEMBER - The question you are asking may have already been answered. > Threaded Archives at - > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS/Archives > > Searchable Archives at - > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message