Hi Donna These were the real names of these two children. The Hammett one is not descended from James TPM, but from his half uncle, so only related to, not descended from. The Loveless one, I don't know, would only be descended from if her ancestors were from Canada from the ones who went there. Regards Sally ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna King" <emily04@rogers.com> To: <TOLPUDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 3:31 PM Subject: Re: [TOL] Rally 2005 > Sally - Yes, thanks for the information. I have forwarded on to my family. > > I have a question - I'm sure my family members will ask me - > > Children from the local > > > school did their own version of the story with two children being > > > descendants of the families of two of the martyrs - Katy Loveless and > > > Jessia Hammett > > Were these two girls who played Katy Loveless and Jessia Hammett or were the > girls actually named Katy Loveless and Jessia Hammett. Kate Loveless was my > great-grandmother. > > Dawn - Yes, a grand visitation be members of the Tolpuddle site would be > great. I will let you know if I win the Lottery. > > Regards, > > Donna > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mrs Dawn Stewart" <dawn@hutrud.eclipse.co.uk> > To: <TOLPUDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 7:22 AM > Subject: Re: [TOL] Rally 2005 > > > > Hello Sally, > > > > Many thanks for the T'pud Rally refs. Gave those of us who didn't make it > > this year a taste of what we missed. Must make more effort to go next > year. > > How about it folks - grand visitation by members of the Tolpuddle > > site........................... > > Cheers > > Dawn > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "kevin mcmahon" <kevin@emmcmahon.fsnet.co.uk> > > To: <TOLPUDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 5:09 PM > > Subject: [TOL] Rally 2005 > > > > > > > Hi All > > > > > > Just back from our wet hols in Dorset. Missed the rally in Tolpuddle by > > > one week, apparently very good weather there then with 10,000 attending. > > > The following web address have Tolpuddle/rally interests:- > > > www.tuc.org.uk/extras/Tolpuddlephotoreport.pdf > > > www.airads.blogspot.com > > > www.bbc.co.uk/dorset/content/panoramas/tolpuddle > > > > > > According to the local newspaper The Echo (18th July), this years > turnout > > > for the rally at Tolpuddle was the biggest ever. Children from the > local > > > school did their own version of the story with two children being > > > descendants of the families of two of the martyrs - Katy Loveless and > > > Jessia Hammett (the latter is in fact from the line of half uncle of > > > James). > > > > > > Echo 14th July - Tolpuddle martyrs' tree was 100yrs old when the martyrs > > > met, making it now more than 300 years old. Tests reveal it was planted > > > in 1680's. The sycamore tree is owned by the National Trust, and is the > > > largest in Dorset and around 320 years old, according to Ray Hawes, head > > > of forestry at the National Trust. The age was calculated by using a > > > method devised in the 1990's whereby the key measurement in the > > > calculations is the diameter of the tree at a height of 1.3 metres. > > > > > > Echo 16th July - 9/11 memorial designers want to create Freedom Walk - > > > Martyrs called to seat of the greats. South Western TUC have been > > > approached by the designers of the New York memorial to the victims of > > > 9/11, who want to create a Freedom Walk on the site to help people > > > understand, appreciate and advance freedom's cause. The designers want > > > more information about the Martyrs, so they can feature alongside other > > > great heroes of freedom. > > > > > > I hope the above has been of interest to you all. Have a safe summer. > > > > > > from Sally in West London. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TOLPUDDLE Mailing List ==== > > > LOVELESS/LOVELACE GENEALOGY PAGE - UNITED KINGDOM/CANADA/AUSTRALIA > > > > > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~martyrs > > > > > > > > > ==== TOLPUDDLE Mailing List ==== > > LOVELESS/LOVELACE GENEALOGY PAGE - UNITED KINGDOM/CANADA/AUSTRALIA > > > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~martyrs > > > > > > > > ==== TOLPUDDLE Mailing List ==== > LOVELESS/LOVELACE GENEALOGY PAGE - UNITED KINGDOM/CANADA/AUSTRALIA > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~martyrs > > >