Found answer to my question! Clever old me for picking it up from TV, Diane Sent from my iPad On 28 May 2013, at 09:10, "genealogist" <genie_alogist@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Hi Diane, > Many local estates are named in accordance with themes, for instance > the birds estate (Heron Way,etc), the rivers estate (Severn Drive, Isis > Drive, etc) or the Cathedrals estate (Winchester Avenue, Canterbury Avenue, > etc). In the area where you live the theme is divided between towns in > Georgia (probably because the state of Georgia was named by General James > Oglethorpe of Cranham) and significant American Civil War sites (Lexington, > Gadsden, etc). > > Regards > Andy > > -----Original Message----- > From: essex-uk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:essex-uk-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Diane MARGRIE-Sowden > Sent: 27 May 2013 23:12 > To: essex-uk@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Ess] What is the connection please? > > I live in Gadsden Close Cranham Upminster Essex. I was watching the > television channel QUEST last night the FBI CASE FILES and they mentioned > the place Called GADSDEN in America. > > I have checked on the Internet some of the other road names round here ie > Waycross Road and Brunswick Avenue both Waycross and Brunswick are in > America. > > Please does anyone know of the connection between our housing estate and > America please? I would love to know the answer please. > > Diane > > Sent from my iPad > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: Essex-UK-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ESSEX-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.3343 / Virus Database: 3184/6362 - Release Date: 05/27/13 >