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Knowing how you all like to help solve a puzzle, d
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Merry | Report | 5 Jul 2006 21:41 |
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Question for Olde Crone (or anyone else, of course!!!) .....not that anyone can really answer it!! I notice on the envelope that the last few letters of the name Colyer are visible, but no ''Esq.''.........so, would that be because the postmaster didn't wish to give his friend/colleague or whatever, a similar status to himself (I'm certain the postmaster would have considered himself to be an Esq!!)....or was the envelope addressed to a woman, perhaps????? Merry |
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An Olde Crone | Report | 5 Jul 2006 21:50 |
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Merry We are thinking along the same lines here... I think it was DEFINITELY the only way to address an adult male in those days, regardless of status - James Colyer Esq. So, if that doesnt appear on the envelope then he was writing to Mrs Colyer, or Master Colyer, or Miss Colyer. And why would he do that, it would be his mate James Colyer Esq he wanted to impress, not his little wifey and kids. We dont know what James Colyer did for a living, do we, but would imagine him to be of a similar social status to TMM. Which takes us back to Ann...LOL. OC |
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Merry | Report | 5 Jul 2006 21:59 |
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No, we don't know what James did, other than an annuitant in 1861 :o(( I agree the letter was for a woman and therefore from a woman (probably) Unless (get this! lol) TMM knew James was away and so he sent a LOVE LETTER to Mrs C - the first ever one with a stamp on!! lol.....how romantic - a stamp from the postmaster....she must have been overwhelmed! OK, probably not! Merry |
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☺Carol in Dulwich☺ | Report | 6 Jul 2006 09:21 |
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nudge for any Colyers to read. |
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Merry | Report | 6 Jul 2006 10:03 |
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Maybe that's why only the corner of the envelope remains??!!!! (she had to burn the rest before hubby came home!) LOL Merry |
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Zoe | Report | 6 Jul 2006 10:16 |
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I had a wander around this last night looking into the Colyers. In 1861 James Colyer is shown as a retired farmer and having looked at all his siblings (there's a quite well researched submission in IGI of his pedigree) the ones that are still around in 51/61 also seem to be farmers. I actually found the submission the worng way round by looking for other Colyers with a birthplace of Farningham and then trying to find marriages for them. So I'm wondering if perhaps the money side of things came from the wife. Unless he was farming on a very large scale and exporting and needing dealing with customs and excise! I'm nost sure - it's all getting very compicated and time consuming for a family I'm notrelated to Z x |
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Dave | Report | 8 Jul 2006 06:58 |
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me |
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