Hello List! Are there any subscribers out there who have any knowledge of Witham? My mother was born there is 1926 and can remember the Butchers on Bridge Street - when she was 18 about 1944 she visited the house with her best friend who was the only child of Frank Percy Brown, by then the Butcher's shop was no longer in operation but had relatives of the Brown family living there - particularly a 'granny' about 80 years old and her daughter, I believe the daughter could be the widow of either Harry Doyler Brown or Alfred Ernest Brown or even David Brown their father who was the master butcher in Witham. I would so love to get this information for my mother - does anyone have a street directory which may give some information (were there street directories available during the war years?). It seems David Brown was the butcher in Witham for a couple of decades - the only mention of a butcher which she can find is "Nichy" Brown would this Brown be one of David's sons? It's possible the Butcher Shop ceased business during the 1st World War when the youngest son Frank Percy was away. Any information would be so gratefully received! Thanks so much, Julie

Hi there I have a book on Witham but it is 1500 to 1700 so would not be of reference use to you. However it was written by a lady named Janet Gyford. The only address I have for her is - Blanfred, Chalks Road, Witham, Essex CM8 2BT. The book was printed by Owl Printing Company (Tel 01621 869201) in 1996 Hope this is of some help. Carol Webster, Victoria, Canada -----Original Message----- From: Julie Blackman [mailto:julie@chatwood.eclipse.co.uk] Sent: November 2, 2008 2:29 PM To: Essex-UK@rootsweb.com Subject: [Ess] BROWN FAMILY OF WITHAM ESSEX Hello List! Are there any subscribers out there who have any knowledge of Witham? My mother was born there is 1926 and can remember the Butchers on Bridge Street - when she was 18 about 1944 she visited the house with her best friend who was the only child of Frank Percy Brown, by then the Butcher's shop was no longer in operation but had relatives of the Brown family living there - particularly a 'granny' about 80 years old and her daughter, I believe the daughter could be the widow of either Harry Doyler Brown or Alfred Ernest Brown or even David Brown their father who was the master butcher in Witham. I would so love to get this information for my mother - does anyone have a street directory which may give some information (were there street directories available during the war years?). It seems David Brown was the butcher in Witham for a couple of decades - the only mention of a butcher which she can find is "Nichy" Brown would this Brown be one of David's sons? It's possible the Butcher Shop ceased business during the 1st World War when the youngest son Frank Percy was away. Any information would be so gratefully received! Thanks so much, Julie