Genealogy Chat

Hi all
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Lovely to see you, Reece. Please come back soon.

When were you in Christchurch? We visited there in early January 1993. Like you, we thought it was a lovely place.



Which reminds me, I meant to say that my other little group has heard again from the friend whose house was between Christchurch and Lyttelton. She is now with her daughter a couple of hundred km away...... she says she had forgotten what it was like to sleep the whole night without being shaken awake.


We forget that aspect don't we? The continual aftershocks for months afterwards.


must go and read The Facecloth.


take care everyone


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Well, if you popped into the bank Robert, then I was in the background on the right hand site of the banking hall. Quite an impressive place when I think back but it didn't seem so at the time. There was a gentleman called George Sheldrake who was head porter and was always wandering around being pleasant to people. If you held securities, you may have met my OH as that's the section he worked on!!


Oh that poor woman with the cat story! She must have been frantic but it was rather funny from an outsider's viewpoint....oops.


Reece, how nice to see you back again and to hear that you are improving albeit slowly. I will have a look at the Facecloth thread in a moment as a good laugh is always welcome.


Do hope Josie is okay ...... and Frank of course. Maybe he is recovering from the shock of finding out that I am not the quiet and retiring person he thought I was when he read about the washing machine saga.....hahaha.


Have been to see my son today - he has a bad back and has been off work. He had an operation on his back a few years ago and we are just hoping that this isn't going to turn into a similar problem.

Also went to visit my poorly friend. She is still confused but showed some lucid moments - the staff say that they do not know what is causing it. Well, I think it's about time they found out!!

Going to find that facecloth now! Love to all Cx.

I have been meaning to pop in to say Hello but have felt a bit down and felt I would be too depressing for you - smiled at your story on the cats - just the sort of thing ours would have done so soon got the idea to shut them in somewhere safe. Two tiny Siamese kittens, birthday presents for my dear P (in 1961) disappeared one day - I had an old treadle Singer Sewing machine and they had crawled up into the cavity where the machine could be folded away and fallen fast asleep!

When you come back have a look on Chat at "The Facecloth" - I laughed out loud for the first time in a very long while. I know I'm definitely improving and going in the right direction now!

I have been so saddened to see and read the news of the earthquakes in NZ and send my heartfelt thoughts to everyone suffering there. I saw that an aftershock had been recorded near Wellington so hope Josie hasn't been badly affected. P and I loved our trip to NZ in 1992 and thought Christchurch a most delightful place, so I do feel very sad for their awful tragedy.

No more for now but hope to return soon.

All good wishes to you all.

Yes Cynthia, an Insurance Company on the other side of the street, on a corner (but not a street corner).

Who knows, I might even have seen you in the Bank!!

Looks like Cynthia is now worn out after a hectic day

Glad all went well in the end

Evelyn - enjoy the weekend visit with your daughter - it will cheer Ron up a bit as well.

Hope Mr Fixit hasn't buried anything under the laminate

Had to laugh - but it really wasn't that funny really

My friend had a new bathroom put in - the builder/plumber had to renew the flooring as well - so all the floorboards came up to get the pipes sorted and new flooring went down - very expensive flooring as well. Then the Tiles and painting followed by new shower unit, bath & washbasin. All sorted over a day or so.

They have two very pretty cats who sometimes go walkabout for a day or so - so nothing unusual for them to miss a meal - but not two.

When her mum was in the new bathroom she could hear a funny noise by the shower unit. Thought she had mice & mentioned it - they listened & heard a distant yowling as well - Meanwhile - cats had been missing for two days now. Urgent call to the builder - he arrived around 6 in the evening. He then had to find an area where he could get the flooring up & get to the floorboards. By 9pm they were through - he managed to get his head down with a torch & started calling them Puss puss etc - then my friend brought out the food - nothing, by 10:30 she was distraught.

Mum popped in to sooth nerves & plumber was getting frantic as wanted to go home. Mum said the sound is around the bath area - so plumber took off the side of the bath & out came two very disgruntled White cats. Meanwhile the plumber said stuff this I need to go home - I will be back on Monday to refit the flooring & the side of the bath - DON'T LET THE CATS IN HERE. and left.

She grabbed the cats put them in a basket & went to her mums for the weekend & mum offered to keep the cats for the week. Hubby due home the following weekend - Plumber charged extra for out of hours and the refit. Don't think she ever did tell her husband, she paid the extra out of her own savings.

Think she should have given the cats a holiday in the first place while the work was going on.

Well back tot he grindstone

take care all

Hi Robert, I worked at Lloyds Bank in India Buildings from 66-68 before getting married and moving away. I wonder if we ever bumped into each other if you were there then :))


Glad to hear about Ron being signed off Evelyn and you sound very happy to be seeing your daughter :))


Anne, you need to be careful scooting around like that........lol Yes, I think you're right about Liverpool in the 60's but we just didn't realise it at the time.



Our Frank is a real Mr. Fixit isn't he? Is there anything he can't turn his hand to???



The washing machine saga took a new twist this morning. The men duly delivered it and then informed me that they didn't have the necessary tools to undo it's packaging but they could leave it and arrange to get it fixed at a later date!! Ha Ha Ha. Oh no you don't sunshine. I have paid to have it delivered and installed today and installed it will be. Please sort it out.

I must have scared them to death....lol Next thing is they are loading it off the van and to the back door. Then.......they can't unplug the old one! Okay, let me think.......got it! I sorted that out. Then, having heaved the old one out and brought the new one in, they couldn't plug it in! Oh for goodness sake! I sorted that problem out too!

Thank you and goodbye.


Phew....that was hard work.


Our car also had it's MOT and service today and, fortunately, all went well with that.


Also took OH to doctors cos his coughing drives me mad. So quite a full day really - and I thought it was going to be quiet....ah well.


Love to all. Cx

Yes Cynthia, India Buildings was on the opposite side of Water Street from my Office.
I stayed for a few weeks in the Atlantic Towers Hotel.

Happy days.

Hows the washing machine Cynthia?

Lovely to have you back Evelyn.

Frank thank you for the update on the flooring

Gosh you have travelled around a bit Robert

Sylvia - Liverpool must have been some place in the 60's

Cilla, Gerry & Pacemakers - was going to say Freddie & the Dreamers but I think they came from somewhere else - sure it was northern though.

I still love watching the early Heartbeat shows - i was too young to enjoy it all at the time - i love the 50's & 60's but want my computer around too - think of all the family who were around then - I could have got loads of info.

Anyone got a time machine anywhere who wants to lend it out for a day or two.

Well beter scoot back to work

Take care all

Just quickly....back tomorrow.......

Robert.....does India Buildings ring any bells with you???


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Here's a thought for you all.

We are well used to the talking lifts ......... door closing, 1st floor etc but I've always been intrigued by the accents and I do a lot of lifts.

We have English male, very posh English female, normal English female, and Sri Lanka female (I kid you not !) but a new building has just opened with ........... wait for it.......

A Scottish lassie and it's lovely, that just tickles me ;))

Hello Everybody and especially Frank, you have just made me realise how selfish I have been by moaning at not being able to find my roots, compared to your lost friend I dont have a problem, Frank thank you for the lesson.
Things here are much the same as always though I am going to have a treat this weekend, my lovely daughter is coming to the island for the weekend, sadly she is coming to attend a service to celebrate a friends life, he died aged 66 of a heart attack. , nevertheless it will be lovely to see her.
Ron has been signed off from the eye clinic(again) so I am keeping my fingers crossed.
Love to you all
Evelyn X

With regard to my best man, we were just thinking that when we all worked at The Gleneagles Hotel it was like being part of a huge family as we all lived in hotel accomodation, a total of over 350 staff.
Female block for the ladies at the back end of the hotel, male block for us guys outside the hotel and even married quarters on the top of the hotel !!

When he took up the position as head waiter in Inverness he had no one with him and no live in accomodation either so that may have been quite a shock to the system......... almost like being orphaned again.

At Gleneagles he was always the life and soul of the party but unfortunately with a drink in his hand.
I do recall at our wedding that his legs were trembling when he started to do the speeches, resulting in his having to give up on the telegrams etc which was quite surprising to anyone who new him.

I knew a lot of alcoholics while working in hotels and bars which isn't surprising given the easy access to drink.
On clearing up from a banquet one night, we "lost" a waiter who was finally found lying amongst the empties having drained most of what was left on the tables.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

As for the laminate flooring Anne, £4.00 sq.m so not expensive as it's just for the bedroom. £80.00 then you have to add the cost of spacers, edging and a wood fiber underlay.
A lot cheaper than carpet and pretty simple to fit.

Just Google "laying laminate flooring"

All you need is a good flat surface to lay your laminate, be it concrete, chipboard or floorboards. No need to sand as a fiber board underlay will even out any irregularities in floorboards as well as soundproofing.
If it's chipboard you will get away with a thinner polyfoam underlay.

After that's down, just take your time and follow the instructions.

I've not done ours yet, as I have to paint and paper first probably at the weekend but it looks pretty simple to do, you'll hear me scream if it's not ;))

There are some very expensive laminate floorings, but it all depends on where it's for.
Kitchen and bathroom are most expensive as they have to be waterproof laminates, the normal stuff just swells with the water and pops up.

On the subject of brickwalls, I suppose we should be glad we have them unlike my best man who had no one...........

Thank you all for your kind thoughts.

Frank XX

Hi all



sorry to ehar about your friend Frank


I met a couple of people like when I worked in hotels for the summers back around 1960. It was very sad.


I was in Liverpool when the Beatles were at the Cavern, but before they got famous. We actually preferred the action at the coffee house up the street!!


Major wind storm here ..................... all ferry traffic between the mainland and the Island has been shut down until at least late afternoon. Also heavy rian. The area I live in has been pretty quiet .... some heavy rain, but not much wind. So we've been lucky.

take care everyone




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Oh Frank - How sad

I love purple & am wearing a very dark Heather shade today - a lot of my outfits are heather coloured. I approve of the colour scheme.

Was the laminate very expensive & is it easy to put down? don't you need to sand the floorboards or something.

Cynthia - just for info - Beans on Toast - I wouldn't put it in your new washing machine - you may just find out you need another new one very quickly. I personally would use either the cooker ot microwave & toaster for my Baked beans on Toast.

ooops rolling pin on its way to me

Seriously - our old washing machine gave up the ghost after 15 years & what a boon the new one is & uses so much less electricity - well worth the money & egg, chips & beans for tea for a few weeks.

My sister in law seems to have a new washing maching every 2 or 3 years - she uses hers at least twice a day (well seems like that) & most of the time she lives on her own. 1 wash for whites, 1 for pink, 1 for dark colours - Oh mauve sheets this week so one for mauve, yellow sheets so another one for that this week etc

And so on and so on

Well back to work - hope the new machine arrives on time

Will get back to your brickwall tomorrow

Take care all

Cynthia your comment about the Bank near the Pier Head brought back memories.

My Office was in Water Street, just up from the Pier Head. I even went across the Mersey in the Ferry!!
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Hi Everyone


Anne.... if you can just check into this marriage for me that would be great


England Marriages, 1538-1973
spouse: Mary Page
marriage: 19 Feb 1793 ­ Canterbury, Kent, England

record title: England Marriages, 1538-1973
groom's name: William Haycock
bride's name: Mary Page
marriage date: 19 Feb 1793
marriage place: Canterbury, Kent, England
indexing project (batch) number: I00356-3
system origin: England-Easy
source film number: 1850994
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It has been transcribed in the Canterbury Records as WILIAM ACOCK married Mary Page ,just wondering if there is anymore information on that entry.
It does fit perfectly with my line of Haycocks ,it has been my brick wall for about 5yrs.

They had a son Jesse bn 1794 Bapts St Pauls.

Thankyou Anne.

How are you all today ,I hope your weather is warming up a bit.

It is very hot in Perth at the moment so Anne you friend he will need lots of shorts and tea shirts and plenty of sunscreen as I suspect he is white after your winter and would burn very easy over hear .
At last look Sidney was 28 and some showers..

Frank I was so sad to hear of your friend, what a terrible age to die.

Did he not have anyone to talk to,maybe AA over there.
Being a male I think they have trouble talking .....mine is an exception you can't shut him up.

Off to start dinner.
Check in later.
Suex

After reading about Sue and Anne's experiences with neighbours, I am very glad that we have nice, friendly...and quiet ones! The only noise we get is from next door by one where they have three children, but even then, they are hardly ever heard. The noisiest thing is a) the traffic - which we are used to and b) the cockeral from the stables across the field! I'm sure it crows day and night!


I am married to a Scouser and have lived in three areas of Liverpool. We met at the bank we both worked at near the Pier Head.


My daughter would be pleased with your colour scheme Frank. She is very into purpley shades and both her bedroom and bathroom are that colour. I wear heather shade eyeshadow....does that count???


What a shame about your friend and at such a relatively young age. Poor chap.



My new washing machine arrives on Thursday and I know I will be in because the car will be at the garage! Looks like it could be beans on toast for a while until the bank balance recovers....lol


Love to all. Cx.

Where am I ?

Sometimes I just quietly observe the world going by and if you think you are quiet Anne, you should try being me..........

Anyway, we spent the weekend looking for carpet, curtains, duvet covers, wallpaper etc for the bedroom.
We finally decided to go with a beech laminate as it's much cheaper than carpeting and I can fit it myself, saving the cost of a carpet fitter.
It also gives more leeway for colour schemes.

Normally I paper the walls but this time round we have gone with a vinyl paper which can be painted allowing us more flexibility in our future colour schemes instead of stripping walls.

Bought a heather (light purple for those of you not "au fait" with the grouse moors) coloured duvet with matching curtains only to discover that 72" drop wasn't long enough and they don't do 90"....... Aargghhh
We'll just have to decorate around the duvet :))

I took up the offer of Charlie on Records to do a death lookup in Edinburgh and it confirmed my worst fears.

My Yorkshire born best man was a bit of a loner and an orphan who spent all his adult life working in hotels where drink is ever present and marriages have a tendency to break up.
My wife and I are the only couple left from our years in hotels that remain married. All our friends are divorced or separated.

My best man was never married but spent a lot of time drinking and the last I heard at the turn of the millenium was that he had lost his job due those excesses.
I don't know why, but on losing contact with him I looked up deaths on Scotlands People and turned up a death in 2002 of the right age and area.

Charlie confirmed the certificate showing death from chronic alcoholism which really is sad as he never seemed capable of dealing with the fact that he was an orphan.......... it just seemed to eat into him over the years.

Just a shame that he had no family or friends in the far north of Scotland where he had gone to work.

Died age 49,
Diabetes & Chronic Alcohlism.
Listed as Single.
Informent was a local policeman.

A sad end to a life which showed so much promise when we were young men.........................

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HAPPY ST DAVID'S DAY

Sue - We are going to Canterbury on Saturday - is there something else you want me to look at for you?

My friend Stuart is visiting Perth in the next 2 weeks - I guess he doesn't need to bring his winter woolies then.

Anyone know if its as warm in Sydney?

My friend Mike - i sit next to in the office is a Scouser - but lived down south just a long now - so he is a half & half.

I have always lived "Down South" but I did stay in heywood (Nr Manchster )for several summers - i love visiting "Up North" Most people are mega friendly. Us southerners do tend to be a lot more reserved.

Unless you are sitting next to me on a bus (or standing at the bus stop) I tend to talk to anyone about anything - but you speak to me first. i am a very shy little bunnie really.

Actually I think we are all rather shy on this thread - if you look deep down.

Well back to work - i am in training this week as helping out on a new duty for the next 3 weeks while Stuart is in OZ - loads to learn & I need to get it all right for him when he gets back - don't want to let the side down.

Take care all - where have Frank & Evelyn escaped to?

Hi Everyone

Anne what a good idea I have never thought of doing that.

At the moment they are all quiet and we are enjoying the peace I can tell you.
When it is hot like this you want to open the house up at night to cool it down so it can cope with the next day of heat.
These boys don't let you open up because they are so noisy,last night we had a good sea breeze and cooled the house down ,so good today .

We do have street parties here as well, might put that one to the neighbours see if they will be in it.

Manchester is my choice to fly into when I come to the UK ,they have a very good Airport and my sister only lives in South Yorkshire so she is my first port of call and she always picks me up from the Airport.

I really miss her this time we had such a good time together..very sad but it was nice to be together to say goodbye to our favorite Aunt.

Hot again today can't wait for winter .

Catch you all later.

Suex

Edit Anne are you still going to Canterbury Records office at the start of this month.