Hi folks! It's been a while since I did any family research and so my Ancestry.co.uk sub has lapsed. While using findMyPast tonight to view the 1911 census free I researched into George & Ellen Byford and then went to put the residentual info found into my online ancestry tree. This brought up a new hit which is MOST interesting, but of which I can't get the full picture without a subscription. George and someone whom I guess is a brother-in-law (Isaac, his father-in-law is mentioned in the heading of one version, but I know not of any children by Isaac) were apparently fined for being drunk and disorderly! The snippet of info it gives is as follows: 18941222 essex newsman: (Document) Date: 22 Dec 1894 Location: Essex Newsman newspaper cutting Transcription:George Byford and Albert Baker summoned for being druuk and disorderly were fined 10s. and 9s. 9d. costs each. Isaac B... Does anyone have access to the British Newspaper archive, or to the Chelmsford Archive who could find this clipping and either copy the text of send me the image, please? I'd be ever so grateful :) Sam Byford.

On 18/11/2012 11:18 PM, Bifford the Youngest wrote: Hi all, just a quick note to say a public thanks to Pamela, Suffolksue and Kathy (haighs) for sending me the newspaper page/article. There's wasn't much more about George, but the next paragraph adds even more light on the subject to whit: Rayleigh - George Byford and Albert Baker, summoned for being drunk and disorderly, were fined 10s and 9s, 9d costs each. ------Isaac Baker and Alfred Baker, the first named not appearing, were summoned for obstructing P.c. Totterdell in the execution of his duty. - The case arose out of the last. - Isaac was fined £1 and 9s. 9d. costs and Alfred 10s. and 9s. 9d. costs. That's quite some hefty fine for 1894! And it seems that the lads were drunk and George's Father-in-law (and uncle? - neither Albert or Alfred are currently known to me) stepped in and tried to stop them being arrested and by doing so came off the worse for it! This sort of thing makes history come to life, and the people back then seem not so different to some of us these days...! :D Thanks again folks. Sam > > George and someone whom I guess is a brother-in-law (Isaac, his > father-in-law is mentioned in the heading of one version, but I know > not of any children by Isaac) were apparently fined for being drunk > and disorderly! > > The snippet of info it gives is as follows: > > 18941222 essex newsman: (Document) > Date: 22 Dec 1894 > Location: Essex Newsman