The Church around it was St Marks, cathedral isnt too far away either about 5mins on foot ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy Bennett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 5:41 PM Subject: [GLS] SKINNER ST, JACK MARNS/MARNES/MAHON > Hello Gloucester Listers, > > I am trying to help my brother in law with some information about some > streets and some people who may have lived in this street c1750's +/- > 20years. > > We have no connection whatsoever with Gloucester, we've never even visited > it, but may do soon, however after being regressed, my brother in law > spoke > > in a Gloucester accent and came out with the name of this street SKINNER > ST, > > St Oswald's Church, or the Cathedral and a name of Jack MARNS or something > near to that. He'd never heard of Skinner St or any church around it so > it > was amazing to hear so much was in fact correct. Hence we are now trying > to > > find out if the man existed or the other names too. > > > I've located the street and read up about the church and the cathedral and > see that they are relatively near to Skinner St. > > Jack (John) MARNS could be son of George or Joseph MARNS who was a son of > John MARNS. > Jack MARNS supposedly had a wife called Mary and possibly a son called > John. He was about 42 when he died c1756 and lived in Skinner St. > 'Jack' > says when he was asked where was he buried and he said that they wanted to > bury him at the Cathedral but he is buried elsewhere. 'Jack' also said > that > > a widow called Mary Baker, was 'very friendly' with the minister in the > church, a bit of a merry widow it seems! > > Before Skinner St was so named does anyone know by what this area of > Gloucester was known as. > > > Has anyone any access to burial records for c1756 to look for a Jack > (John) > MARNS/Marnes/Mahon or something similar with a wife Mary and son John or > anyone with a similar name > please. > > Some of you may not believe in any of this, but I can assure you that as > we > live in Merseyside, miles away from Gloucestershire, for my brother in > law > to be regressed and mention streets and places and churches which do > actually exist but he's never had any knowledge or association with, is > very > > fascinating indeed and will be featured on a TV program sometime in the > near > > future. > > Thank you to anyone who can help me trace or find any more information > > Wendy > > > > > _____________________________________________ > > Have you considered adding "postems" to "your" events on > www.freebmd.org.uk , giving your contact details? Other researchers will > then be able to make contact. Click on the info button to add your postem. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.9/1807 - Release Date: 11/23/2008 10:59 AM