Hi Sandra, Thanks for researching the additional information. Steve On 03/05/2012 08:01, staffordshire-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: A Black Edged Envelope and Letter (Sandra Yate) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 16:03:17 +0100 > From: "Sandra Yate"<sandra@yatehome.plus.com> > Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] A Black Edged Envelope and Letter > To:<staffordshire@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID:<68528FDB7E6C4C58B7E734C473AF9212@study> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > > > Mrs Shotton is Mary Hannah nee Drake born 1869 > > The unfortunate father is William Drake born 1847, his wife Drusilla's death > is recorded in the June Qtr 1911 aged 65. > > I have calculated that 21st July 1912 was a Sunday. > > Sandra > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Baggaley"<s.baggaley@tesco.net> > To:<staffordshire@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 4:51 PM > Subject: [STAFFORDSHIRE] A Black Edged Envelope and Letter > > >> Dear all, >> >> A friend recently acquired an envelope and letter at an antiques event. >> It caught his eye due to the link with Staffordshire. The letter was >> sent from an address in Littleborough, now in Greater Manchester, to the >> home of a Mrs Shotton who lived in Cresswell Staffordshire. Perhaps we >> can allow ourselves a grim smile as we read it now. >> >> Regards, >> >> Steve >> >> July 21st 1912 >> >> >> Dear Sister& Brother, >> >> I am sorry to inform you that I found father dead in bed this morning >> when I got up. He was his usual state of health last night at 11 >> o'clock. I got up this morning as usual came downstairs to make him his >> porridge when I took them up I found him dead. The doctor seems to think >> that he had been dead all night. >> >> I wish you would come as soon as possible if convenient as there are >> only me and our Emma. We are thinking of burying him on Wednesday as he >> is going very black, the undertaker seems to think that he wont keep any >> longer. So I think this is all at present. >> >> Your loving sisters >> >> Jane& Emma >> >> ****************************** >> ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not >> apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED >> MATERIALS. >> ------------------------------- >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the STAFFORDSHIRE list administrator, send an email to > STAFFORDSHIRE-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the STAFFORDSHIRE mailing list, send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of STAFFORDSHIRE Digest, Vol 7, Issue 154 > ********************************************* >