Genealogy Chat

Oh my goodness! I just called the local rag (Evening Echo), they m#were most interested, they have taken my details and are sending a reporter and a photographer at 1pm on Sunday.....I NEED MY HAIR CUT..anyone a hairdresser?? LOL

wow...you are gonna be famous

You will be hearing from Phillip and Fern next

LOL...evening echo, phillip and fern...my own show? LOL

thats it its never gonna stop now...

you should contact one of the genealogy mags too - I'm sure it'd make a great write up in teh news section or whatever if you track them down

i dunno...would anyone be interested, i mean im suprised the local rag were. At the end of the day its not that old. I really just want to find a home for it and know that its the right crisp family, and not just some other crisp that fancies having it

The Gazette (Colchester) does a feature for 'Essex Roots' maybe the Echo does the same feature as they are both on the thisisessex website. Jo

Butter Fingers We're all interested so I would think their readers would be too. It's a very good story and everyone likes mysteries don't they? Then they might try and solve it for you!! Mau x

Long shot I know but I have a Frank Crisp born 1915 Durham, travelled around alot and was an Author of Childrens books-would be grateful if you could see if there is any reference to a Frank Crisp, his wife was Margaret (Peggy) even a card from him would mean such a lot. Thanks Jennifer.

Come on Butter fingers!!! Have faith in yourself. Unite the past with the future and i do suspect the owner will be highly delighted!! Vanessa

I really the people that do own it will be glad to get it back, would be such a shame to end up back in some damp dark garage. The woman has called back and it is not her family, so now it's down to the evening echo!

Never mind butter fingers! Next step you have already taken. Newspapers. Keep asking for ideas on this thread. You will be suprised. This will make a change for you searching out someone elses rellies!! Vanessa

Bump - so I can find out what happened after it's been in the paper Joanne

DITTO!! I would love to hear the out come of the `History in a suitcase` saga. Butter fingers, you have everyone hocked. So please do not get disheartened. Try,Try, Try again. Someone will claim the booty! (or i will!!). I love a mystery!!!!!!!!!!! Vanessa

I've only just read this thread. If you own the house, won't the deeds have the names of previous owners? I did the same thing as you a few years ago and was telephone-interviewed on the radio, as well as the story being taken up by 2 local newspapers. I eventually tracked a descendant down, only to find that his daughter worked at the radio station that had broadcast my message. When the DJ interviewed me again to give the final pieces of the story, I told her this and there was an embarrased silence. The girl actually worked in the studio itself and was a close colleague of the DJ! Duh!

The Evening Echo, is that in St. Albans, Hertfordshire?????????

Using freebmd, I found in December 1872 there was an Angelo Crisp who married a Mary Ann Diprose in Maidstone. I searched GR for an Angelo Crisp but nothing came up but there are some Diprose's in Essex that are on GR. I wonder if the unusual christian name of Angel came from the ancestor Angelo, if they were in the same family? I know it is a long time before the photos were taken/cards written but the Angelo could have been an ancestor? I also checked the Curious Fox website but nothing came up for Southend-on-Sea or Crisp that could appear relevant. Have you tried talking to the neighbours to see if anyone remembers the family? Is there someone in your street that has been there for years?! Claire

Contact has been made Im told to someone very close to the description .

I have just had an email from the step father of david crisp, he knows about the stuff being left in a suitcase. But David is abraod right now, so have passed on my proper email address so he con contact me when he is back to arrange collection Glad hes been found finally, now to wait on that email 0) Thanks for all the help and advice on here, it was invaluable ;0)