Hi folks, Info sent to me by a friend:- At http://www.vineyard.net/vineyard/history/schoola.htm Index to the 1917-18 Tisbury School Registers Tetlow, Dorothy 23 Aug. 1910 West Chop Light Grade 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ccfgpw/bb234.htm Tafft-Tillinghast Cambridge is among the many towns in the Boston area where immigrants have passed through for generations. The Cambridge Blue Book provides a snapshot of the hundreds of families who lived there in 1910. Tetlow E.D. Mrs, 51 Norfolk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This piece was in a message on the Lancs list. Ian Rhodes puts a message out every week where he transcribes from a newspaper of 100 years ago. I think it is the Ashton Reporter but am not sure. This was in his message for Sept 29th ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Rhodes" <ian@gravelbank.co.uk> To: <LANCSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 3:52 PM Subject: [LAN] Yesterdays - 28 September 1901 Part Two LETTER FROM A STALYBRIDGE EX-CONSTABLE IN SOUTH AFRICA During the past week ex-Sergeant TETLOW, formerly of the Stalybridge borough police force, and now retired at Broadheath, has received a letter from ex-Constable ROBINSON, who left the Stalybridge borough police force nearly two years ago to become an attendant at a lunatic asylum at Leeds. He, however, resigned the position, and went out to South Africa as a farrier in the Army. His trade was that of a farrier, and his abilities soon gained for him promotion to sergeant. The letter reads as follows:- Farrier-Sergt R J ROBINSON 112, Middlesex Imp. Yeomen, Field Force, South Africa Aug 12th, 1901 Dear Mr TETLOW,- It was only last night that I was thinking of the pleasant times I often had when I was in Stalybridge, so I thought I would just drop you these few lines to let you know that I am still alive. I have not been so unlucky as to stop a bullet yet, but my poor horse has. He got shot from under me. I could have cried over him, he was so good and faithful. I shall never have another like him. You know I was always fond of a nice horse, and he was one of them. We had it pretty stiff with the Boers on June 24th, 25th, and 26th. We had a lot of men wounded and a good many horses killed. The enemy took five men prisoners, and after taking everything off them, they let them go. It is very hard getting at them on the kopjes round about Restenburgh and Reitfontein, where DELAREY and his forces are. They will want some shifting from there. It is hard trekking on biscuits and bully beef; but I hope it will soon be all over, as I have had it hard enough. I have had the work to do all by myself, as the three shoeing-smiths have left me - two are in hospital, and the other has been court-martialled; so I have my hands full, having all the horses to shoe, and all the sick horses to attend to. But I do not care so long as I keep drawing sergeant-major's pay. I will have the crown up before long, and hope to be home before Christmas, all being well. If I get leave I will come through to see you all.- With best respects to all from yours affectionately, Farrier-Sergeant R J ROBINSON. Cheers Rich -- Born in Sheffield, but currently in Nottingham UK. Family names:- ASHFORTH, CAVE, CHAMPION, HODGES, HOPE, JACKSON, NICHOLSON, SIMPSON, SLEE, TETLEY, WALKER, WESTOVER, WOOLLEN, WILLIAMS. Home Website: http://freespace.virgin.net/richard.tetley/