1) I have a reference about Alice Mary Freegard who lived in Chippenham but died in St. Andrew's Hospital. The entry is ambiguous and it's not clear if this hospital was actually in Chippenham or elsewhere. So can anyone please tell me what were the hospitals in Chippenham in say the 1930s to the 1960s? Since the parish church in Chippenham is St. Andrew it's a fairly safe bet but I would like to know for certain. Today's names for hospitals only say "regional" or "county" or something similarly generic so a Google search was no help. I have another entry from 1966 (for her younger sister Lucy, who died later the same year) that says "Chippenham District Hospital", and I don't know what that was either. Kelly's 1939 directory for Wiltshire, the latest that I have easy access to (and where would we be without Archive CD Books?) doesn't mention hospitals at all! I can only assume that they were not considered as important as the "Customs & Excise & Pensions Office", or the public weighbridge at the railway station, both of which get a mention! 2) And while I'm digging for information on Chippenham, in the same 1939 directory the same "Miss Alice Mary Freegard" is listed as a shopkeeper at 35 Palmer St. That was the year before I was born, but can anyone on this list, in my generation or older, tell me what kind of shop it was? Was it still there after the war? In the 1901 census she was in Wantage, Berkshire, listed as "House Furnisher's Assistant". She was then 26, and possibly learning a trade. So was the shop in Chippenham a furniture shop or an interior decorator's? She was already 64 by 1939, and probably due to retire soon, but she lived on until 1966, unmarried and still in Chippenham, and she died at the respectable age of 91. Her sister Lucy followed her at age 90 a few months later, also in Chippenham. It's possible, even probable, that they had set up house together, but I don't know that because the addresses at the time of death are different. I know how Alice and Lucy fit into the Freegard family trees, but I'd like to know what they were doing with their lives, because the last reference I have for either of them otherwise is in their home village of Dauntsey in 1912, when they each had 50 or 55 years or the majority of their lives left to live. Tony Woodward in Ottawa, Canada, tony.woodward@one-name.org Wiltshire Census Indexes FREEG(U)ARD One-Name Study

Hello Tony It seems that St Andrews Hospital was in Lowden near Chippemha. See:- http://www.saint-peters.org.uk/History/history_part_1.htm Adrian Yorkshire >-- Original Message -- >From: "Tony Woodward" <tony.woodward@one-name.org> >Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 13:19:47 -0400 >To: ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ENG-WIL] Two questions about Chippenham - both involving Alice >Mary Freegard (1875-1966) > > >1) I have a reference about Alice Mary Freegard who lived in Chippenham but >died in St. Andrew's Hospital. The entry is ambiguous and it's not clear >if >this hospital was actually in Chippenham or elsewhere. > >So can anyone please tell me what were the hospitals in Chippenham in say >the 1930s to the 1960s? Since the parish church in Chippenham is St. Andrew >it's a fairly safe bet but I would like to know for certain. Today's names >for hospitals only say "regional" or "county" or something similarly generic >so a Google search was no help. >I have another entry from 1966 (for her younger sister Lucy, who died later >the same year) that says "Chippenham District Hospital", and I don't know >what that was either. > >Kelly's 1939 directory for Wiltshire, the latest that I have easy access >to >(and where would we be without Archive CD Books?) doesn't mention hospitals >at all! I can only assume that they were not considered as important as >the >"Customs & Excise & Pensions Office", or the public weighbridge at the >railway station, both of which get a mention! > >2) And while I'm digging for information on Chippenham, in the same 1939 >directory the same "Miss Alice Mary Freegard" is listed as a shopkeeper at >35 Palmer St. That was the year before I was born, but can anyone on this >list, in my generation or older, tell me what kind of shop it was? Was it >still there after the war? In the 1901 census she was in Wantage, Berkshire, >listed as "House Furnisher's Assistant". She was then 26, and possibly >learning a trade. So was the shop in Chippenham a furniture shop or an >interior decorator's? She was already 64 by 1939, and probably due to retire >soon, but she lived on until 1966, unmarried and still in Chippenham, and >she died at the respectable age of 91. Her sister Lucy followed her at age >90 a few months later, also in Chippenham. It's possible, even probable, >that they had set up house together, but I don't know that because the >addresses at the time of death are different. I know how Alice and Lucy >fit >into the Freegard family trees, but I'd like to know what they were doing >with their lives, because the last reference I have for either of them >otherwise is in their home village of Dauntsey in 1912, when they each had >50 or 55 years or the majority of their lives left to live. > >Tony Woodward in Ottawa, Canada, >tony.woodward@one-name.org >Wiltshire Census Indexes >FREEG(U)ARD One-Name Study > > > >==== ENG-WILTSHIRE Mailing List ==== >1881 census, IGI (free): http://www.familysearch.org > 1901 census (free to search, pay to view): www.1901census.nationalarchives.gov.uk > A2A database: http://www.a2a.org.uk > Free BMD Project: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > >============================== >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors >at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > ___________________________________________________________ Tiscali Broadband from 14.99 with free setup! http://www.tiscali.co.uk/products/broadband/

Thanks Adrian, Best regards, Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: <adrianp7@tiscali.co.uk> To: <ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 2:00 PM Subject: RE: [ENG-WIL] Two questions about Chippenham - both involving Alice Mary Freegard (1875-1966) > Hello Tony > > It seems that St Andrews Hospital was in Lowden near Chippemha. See:- > > http://www.saint-peters.org.uk/History/history_part_1.htm > > Adrian > Yorkshire > > >-- Original Message -- > >From: "Tony Woodward" <tony.woodward@one-name.org> > >Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 13:19:47 -0400 > >To: ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com > >Reply-To: ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [ENG-WIL] Two questions about Chippenham - both involving Alice > >Mary Freegard (1875-1966) > > > > > >1) I have a reference about Alice Mary Freegard who lived in Chippenham > but > >died in St. Andrew's Hospital. The entry is ambiguous and it's not clear > >if > >this hospital was actually in Chippenham or elsewhere. > > > >So can anyone please tell me what were the hospitals in Chippenham in say > >the 1930s to the 1960s? Since the parish church in Chippenham is St. Andrew > >it's a fairly safe bet but I would like to know for certain. Today's names > >for hospitals only say "regional" or "county" or something similarly generic > >so a Google search was no help. > >I have another entry from 1966 (for her younger sister Lucy, who died later > >the same year) that says "Chippenham District Hospital", and I don't know > >what that was either. > > > >Kelly's 1939 directory for Wiltshire, the latest that I have easy access > >to > >(and where would we be without Archive CD Books?) doesn't mention hospitals > >at all! I can only assume that they were not considered as important as > >the > >"Customs & Excise & Pensions Office", or the public weighbridge at the > >railway station, both of which get a mention! > > > >2) And while I'm digging for information on Chippenham, in the same 1939 > >directory the same "Miss Alice Mary Freegard" is listed as a shopkeeper > at > >35 Palmer St. That was the year before I was born, but can anyone on this > >list, in my generation or older, tell me what kind of shop it was? Was it > >still there after the war? In the 1901 census she was in Wantage, Berkshire, > >listed as "House Furnisher's Assistant". She was then 26, and possibly > >learning a trade. So was the shop in Chippenham a furniture shop or an > >interior decorator's? She was already 64 by 1939, and probably due to retire > >soon, but she lived on until 1966, unmarried and still in Chippenham, and > >she died at the respectable age of 91. Her sister Lucy followed her at > age > >90 a few months later, also in Chippenham. It's possible, even probable, > >that they had set up house together, but I don't know that because the > >addresses at the time of death are different. I know how Alice and Lucy > >fit > >into the Freegard family trees, but I'd like to know what they were doing > >with their lives, because the last reference I have for either of them > >otherwise is in their home village of Dauntsey in 1912, when they each had > >50 or 55 years or the majority of their lives left to live. > > > >Tony Woodward in Ottawa, Canada, > >tony.woodward@one-name.org > >Wiltshire Census Indexes > >FREEG(U)ARD One-Name Study > > > > > > > >==== ENG-WILTSHIRE Mailing List ==== > >1881 census, IGI (free): http://www.familysearch.org > > 1901 census (free to search, pay to view): www.1901census.nationalarchives.gov.uk > > A2A database: http://www.a2a.org.uk > > Free BMD Project: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > > >============================== > >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > >at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429 > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > Tiscali Broadband from 14.99 with free setup! > http://www.tiscali.co.uk/products/broadband/ > > > > > ==== ENG-WILTSHIRE Mailing List ==== > 1881 census, IGI (free): http://www.familysearch.org > 1901 census (free to search, pay to view): www.1901census.nationalarchives.gov.uk > A2A database: http://www.a2a.org.uk > Free BMD Project: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > ______________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by Netintelligence > http://www.netintelligence.com/email > >

Tony, Do you know if your Alice Freegard was a regular attender at Station Hill Baptist Church in Chippenham? Chris Kilford New Zealand ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Woodward" <tony.woodward@one-name.org> To: <ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 1:16 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-WIL] Two questions about Chippenham - both involving Alice Mary Freegard (1875-1966) > Thanks Adrian, > > Best regards, > > Tony > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <adrianp7@tiscali.co.uk> > To: <ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 2:00 PM > Subject: RE: [ENG-WIL] Two questions about Chippenham - both involving > Alice > Mary Freegard (1875-1966) > > >> Hello Tony >> >> It seems that St Andrews Hospital was in Lowden near Chippemha. See:- >> >> http://www.saint-peters.org.uk/History/history_part_1.htm >> >> Adrian >> Yorkshire >> >> >-- Original Message -- >> >From: "Tony Woodward" <tony.woodward@one-name.org> >> >Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 13:19:47 -0400 >> >To: ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com >> >Reply-To: ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com >> >Subject: [ENG-WIL] Two questions about Chippenham - both involving Alice >> >Mary Freegard (1875-1966) >> > >> > >> >1) I have a reference about Alice Mary Freegard who lived in Chippenham >> but >> >died in St. Andrew's Hospital. The entry is ambiguous and it's not clear >> >if >> >this hospital was actually in Chippenham or elsewhere. >> > >> >So can anyone please tell me what were the hospitals in Chippenham in >> >say >> >the 1930s to the 1960s? Since the parish church in Chippenham is St. > Andrew >> >it's a fairly safe bet but I would like to know for certain. Today's > names >> >for hospitals only say "regional" or "county" or something similarly > generic >> >so a Google search was no help. >> >I have another entry from 1966 (for her younger sister Lucy, who died > later >> >the same year) that says "Chippenham District Hospital", and I don't >> >know >> >what that was either. >> > >> >Kelly's 1939 directory for Wiltshire, the latest that I have easy access >> >to >> >(and where would we be without Archive CD Books?) doesn't mention > hospitals >> >at all! I can only assume that they were not considered as important as >> >the >> >"Customs & Excise & Pensions Office", or the public weighbridge at the >> >railway station, both of which get a mention! >> > >> >2) And while I'm digging for information on Chippenham, in the same 1939 >> >directory the same "Miss Alice Mary Freegard" is listed as a shopkeeper >> at >> >35 Palmer St. That was the year before I was born, but can anyone on >> >this >> >list, in my generation or older, tell me what kind of shop it was? Was >> >it >> >still there after the war? In the 1901 census she was in Wantage, > Berkshire, >> >listed as "House Furnisher's Assistant". She was then 26, and possibly >> >learning a trade. So was the shop in Chippenham a furniture shop or an >> >interior decorator's? She was already 64 by 1939, and probably due to > retire >> >soon, but she lived on until 1966, unmarried and still in Chippenham, >> >and >> >she died at the respectable age of 91. Her sister Lucy followed her at >> age >> >90 a few months later, also in Chippenham. It's possible, even >> >probable, >> >that they had set up house together, but I don't know that because the >> >addresses at the time of death are different. I know how Alice and Lucy >> >fit >> >into the Freegard family trees, but I'd like to know what they were >> >doing >> >with their lives, because the last reference I have for either of them >> >otherwise is in their home village of Dauntsey in 1912, when they each > had >> >50 or 55 years or the majority of their lives left to live. >> > >> >Tony Woodward in Ottawa, Canada, >> >tony.woodward@one-name.org >> >Wiltshire Census Indexes >> >FREEG(U)ARD One-Name Study >> > >> > >> > >> >==== ENG-WILTSHIRE Mailing List ==== >> >1881 census, IGI (free): http://www.familysearch.org >> > 1901 census (free to search, pay to view): > www.1901census.nationalarchives.gov.uk >> > A2A database: http://www.a2a.org.uk >> > Free BMD Project: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ >> > >> >============================== >> >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your > ancestors >> >at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. 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Hi Tony, St Andrews was indeed the former workhouse as referenced by Adrian. Chippenham's hospitals were all amalgamated at that location about 15 years ago and it is now known as Chippenham Community Hospital. When it was St Andrews it was primarily a geriatric facility. Prior to the amalgamation, general hospital services were provided at what I remember being called "the cottage hospital", which was about a mile away on London Road on the other side of town. I suspect that this may have been officially the "Chippenham District Hospital". I'll try to get into Chippenham library sometime this week and see what I can find in the collection of directories there. I just took a drive along Palmer Street. No. 35 is a residential property in a terrace (probably built in the 1920s at a guess). There's no evidence of a shop front, but of course it may have been modified at some time. And the houses may have been re-numbered. The adjacent properties are numbered 36, 36A, 36B, which is a bit odd. (All of this is based on my glancing at the houses as I drove by, so I may have got it slightly wrong.) The directories should throw some light on this. -- Arthur (in Chippenham, but only since 1976) In message <001301c67cfa$c36b5fa0$ae209a8e@oemcomputer>, Tony Woodward <tony.woodward@one-name.org> writes >1) I have a reference about Alice Mary Freegard who lived in Chippenham but >died in St. Andrew's Hospital. The entry is ambiguous and it's not clear if >this hospital was actually in Chippenham or elsewhere. > >So can anyone please tell me what were the hospitals in Chippenham in say >the 1930s to the 1960s? Since the parish church in Chippenham is St. Andrew >it's a fairly safe bet but I would like to know for certain. Today's names >for hospitals only say "regional" or "county" or something similarly generic >so a Google search was no help. >I have another entry from 1966 (for her younger sister Lucy, who died later >the same year) that says "Chippenham District Hospital", and I don't know >what that was either. > >Kelly's 1939 directory for Wiltshire, the latest that I have easy access to >(and where would we be without Archive CD Books?) doesn't mention hospitals >at all! I can only assume that they were not considered as important as the >"Customs & Excise & Pensions Office", or the public weighbridge at the >railway station, both of which get a mention! > >2) And while I'm digging for information on Chippenham, in the same 1939 >directory the same "Miss Alice Mary Freegard" is listed as a shopkeeper at >35 Palmer St. That was the year before I was born, but can anyone on this >list, in my generation or older, tell me what kind of shop it was? Was it >still there after the war? In the 1901 census she was in Wantage, Berkshire, >listed as "House Furnisher's Assistant". She was then 26, and possibly >learning a trade. So was the shop in Chippenham a furniture shop or an >interior decorator's? She was already 64 by 1939, and probably due to retire >soon, but she lived on until 1966, unmarried and still in Chippenham, and >she died at the respectable age of 91. Her sister Lucy followed her at age >90 a few months later, also in Chippenham. It's possible, even probable, >that they had set up house together, but I don't know that because the >addresses at the time of death are different. I know how Alice and Lucy fit >into the Freegard family trees, but I'd like to know what they were doing >with their lives, because the last reference I have for either of them >otherwise is in their home village of Dauntsey in 1912, when they each had >50 or 55 years or the majority of their lives left to live. > >Tony Woodward in Ottawa, Canada, >tony.woodward@one-name.org >Wiltshire Census Indexes >FREEG(U)ARD One-Name Study > > > >==== ENG-WILTSHIRE Mailing List ==== >1881 census, IGI (free): http://www.familysearch.org > 1901 census (free to search, pay to view): >www.1901census.nationalarchives.gov.uk > A2A database: http://www.a2a.org.uk > Free BMD Project: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > >============================== >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your >ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. >Learn more: >http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=1459 >9&targetid=5429 >