That is NOT THE IDEA. We don't want people to discuss the idea, we just want to trace my husband's family. Diane ----- Original Message ----- From: Roy Stockdill <roy@stockdillfhs.org.uk> To: <ENG-YKS-BRADFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 8:56 AM Subject: Re: [ BRAD] Can anyone help my friend and I solve this mystery p > "etpickard" <etpickard@rogers.com> wrote..... > > > Not having read the book I have to ask the Question.......... what makes you > > think he or they were in the Bradford Area...????? > > > > Though we love to help where we can I can only see you being helped if the > > family were indeed from Bradford> > > HAVING had an interchange of e-mails with Diane Sowden on this > matter, I can tell you that there is no Bradford interest whatsoever, > as far as I am aware. Diane has simply cross-posted this message to > several lists. > > James Maybrick, the alleged Jack the Ripper (I say "alleged" because > I know a lot about the Ripper crimes and I am far from convinced) was > from Liverpool and the supposed illegitimate son of Florence > Maybrick, William Graham, was said to have been born in Hartlepool. > > I've got the book and there's no mention of any Bradford connection > at all. The message appears to be primarily aimed at getting people > to join a mailing list to debate whether James Maybrick was the > Ripper or not. > > Roy Stockdill (Editor, Journal of One-Name Studies) > SoG Executive & Director of Projects, FFHS > Guild of One-Name Studies:- www.one-name.org > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History:- www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > > Never ask a man if he comes from Yorkshire. If he does he will tell you, if he does not why humiliate him? - Canon Sydney Smith > > > ==== ENG-YKS-BRADFORD Mailing List ==== > Do not advertise commercial or non genealogical content links after or within your messages without first seeking permission from the Admin. > Do not use the list as a port hole to advertise website urls. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.484 / Virus Database: 282 - Release Date: 5/27/03