Hi Pauline I have a Charles ALDEN police constable who was born in Thorpe Abbots in Norfolk about 1838 . He lived in Hornsea, Flamborough, Kilham, Sledmere, Elvington and York according to the censuses. Let me know if you think there is a connection. Lin On 20/11/2014 12:02, pauline alden via wrote: > Thank you for your help Margaret and Lynn. David Alden, the police constable > was my gt grandfather, and I was told that when he became too friendly with > the local publican he was moved on. > > Because of this the 9 children were born in different parts of the East > Riding. He retired aged 51 when he was in Bubwith. > > Laura and Emma died aged 2 & 3. Does anybody know if there were any > epidemics at this time? I have a list which shows that from 1871-73 there > was a smallpox outbreak. > > Kind regards > > pauline alden > 13 swann street > York YO23 1AF > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > --