Dear Michael, I am presently on holiday and unable to access the Forum as often. So now I am working through 254 e-mails!!! And enjoying the conversation. I'll be happy to reply in the light vein you suggest, since I don't have my research notes with me. What are holidays for if not to be frivolous? My grandfather, John James Wood, was born in 1859. He was a Toronto policeman, badge #261, who, given the concerns over the G8 events of a year ago, wore his badge number in 6"-high white numbers just above the cuff on his right sleeve. He also wore a Bobby helmet, which I understand only disappeared as part of the uniform during World War II. He was the son of a second marriage. Does that disqualify him? By the way, if someone hits the same year or 1860 I'll concede - it appears he fibbed to get into the force to be under the age of 30 as the official police records say he was born in 1861. (Since vital stats registration didn't begin in Canada until 1869 I guess verification wasn't possible). He served honourably from 1891 to 1921. All the best. Elizabeth McDonald. > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2011 12:10:55 +0100 > Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] re medical condition > > Janet > > You just hit on something that has me curious (on a lighter note) > > Would be interesting to know the earliest-born *grandparent* of listers (I > know, a bit of trivia) > > I'm 61 (very soon), and my grandfather was born 1878 > > Let's have your dates please (no need to disclose age ladies) > > > Michael > > > ------------------------------- > 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
Elizabeth 1859 - now that is early MF ----- Original Message ----- From: "elizabeth mcdonald" <[email protected]> To: "mull website" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 1:12 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] re earliest-born grandparent > > Dear Michael, > I am presently on holiday and unable to access the Forum as > often. So now I am working through 254 e-mails!!! And enjoying the > conversation. > > I'll be happy to reply in the light vein you suggest, since > I don't have my research notes with me. What are holidays for if not to > be frivolous? > > My grandfather, John James Wood, was born in 1859. He was > a Toronto policeman, badge #261, who, given the concerns over the G8 > events of a year ago, wore his badge number in 6"-high white numbers just > above the cuff on his right sleeve. He also wore a Bobby helmet, which I > understand only disappeared as part of the uniform during World War II. > > He was the son of a second marriage. Does that disqualify > him? > > By the way, if someone hits the same year or 1860 I'll > concede - it appears he fibbed to get into the force to be under the age > of 30 as the official police records say he was born in 1861. (Since > vital stats registration didn't begin in Canada until 1869 I guess > verification wasn't possible). He served honourably from 1891 to 1921. > > All the best. > > Elizabeth McDonald. > > >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2011 12:10:55 +0100 >> Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] re medical condition >> >> Janet >> >> You just hit on something that has me curious (on a lighter note) >> >> Would be interesting to know the earliest-born *grandparent* of listers >> (I >> know, a bit of trivia) >> >> I'm 61 (very soon), and my grandfather was born 1878 >> >> Let's have your dates please (no need to disclose age ladies) >> >> >> Michael >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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