Hello and thanks. I believe his mame was Dodds. he was a steel worker. I believe this is his son. A lieutenant in the Royal Engineers in Russia. From the London Gazette he stared life as a Sapper in the Royal Engineers, then Sergeant. Then acting Lt in the field where he won the MC. He later became a Major in the Royal Corps of Signals and received the MBE in the field in North Africa.The Royal Corps of Signals of course came out of the RE's in 1922. I am getting there slowly, but know nothing re marriage etc. regards John Richardson ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Dodd To: northumbria@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 1:31 AM Subject: Re: [NMB] Dodds Hi, John: A wild shot in the dark. A Thomas R Dodd (singular), stationer, published Dodd's Almanac from Hendon Road, Sunderland, for several years both sides of 1900. Copies exist in the S'land Public Library. I have no bmd details, but 1867 sounds plausible. In my experience, people write Dodd with or without an 's', 2 or 3 'd's, using any vowel, and so on: ou should see my mail. Even the august Lloyd's Register of Shipping made my great grandfather plural. Bruce Dodd Ottawa. John Richardson wrote: > Hello the list, > > I have on the 1911 census a THOMAS DODDS, born in Newburn! in 1867. > > I think there was also a connection with the HEDDON family somewhere along the line! > > Is anyone out there redearching these families? > > I would be grateful for any information regarding decendants, both deceased and living! > > Kind regards > > John Richardson > Eaton Socon > Cambridgeshire > > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com 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 - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.55/2490 - Release Date: 11/08/09 19:39:00 > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message