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What a Name !
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LD | Report | 2 Mar 2008 23:04 |
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The Woodroffes were big landowners going back to the 16th century, originally from Yorkshire. |
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Harpstrings | Report | 2 Mar 2008 23:04 |
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cannot find Victoria cres. Ashton Gate in A-Z SS? |
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~Summer Scribe~ | Report | 2 Mar 2008 23:05 |
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Can't see william on 1851 Assume he croaked. |
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~Summer Scribe~ | Report | 2 Mar 2008 23:07 |
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So, it would seem that William snr croaked and William Jnr took over the farm even though he was living at the Inn. |
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Harpstrings | Report | 2 Mar 2008 23:07 |
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He not on the 1861 either. |
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LD | Report | 2 Mar 2008 23:09 |
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I think we should make Samuel Bagnall William Decheaux Quinton Wild Woodroffe the Earl of GR ! |
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~Summer Scribe~ | Report | 2 Mar 2008 23:11 |
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1851 looks like the Ann on 41 is Sam's mum. |
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~Summer Scribe~ | Report | 2 Mar 2008 23:12 |
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LMAO LD, An earl? has he had a promotion? lol. |
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LD | Report | 2 Mar 2008 23:13 |
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Summer, I noticed in their website that one of the wives of the Woodroffes was the person that invented the Lace Making machine. |
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~Summer Scribe~ | Report | 2 Mar 2008 23:13 |
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Willy's death: |
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Harpstrings | Report | 2 Mar 2008 23:13 |
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that would be posthumastly or something lol (after death) !! pmsl |
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~Summer Scribe~ | Report | 2 Mar 2008 23:14 |
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really LD... fascinating. They obviously havent done much research considering how much we've just expanded on what they have lol |
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~Summer Scribe~ | Report | 2 Mar 2008 23:14 |
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Is anyone keeping a tree for these guys? lmao |
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Harpstrings | Report | 2 Mar 2008 23:15 |
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SS why asking if I knew Vict. Cres. Ashton Court? |
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~Summer Scribe~ | Report | 2 Mar 2008 23:16 |
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The company doing the website is Roffesoft and is a small company based in notts... wonder if that's Wood'Roffe' software?!?! |
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~Summer Scribe~ | Report | 2 Mar 2008 23:17 |
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Tina, it was LD not me :-) I suspect that's where tomorrow's challenge is based lol |
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LD | Report | 2 Mar 2008 23:20 |
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Whether the title was bestowed in affection or ridicule we shall probably never know. "Sir Billy's" will runs to thirty three pages, plus six codicils. It contains detailed instructions for the maintenance and education of his grandchildren and the threat T[91] that if his son, John Thomas Fox, married Frances Singlehurst he would lose his rights and legacy. (It appears that he heeded the warning and died unmarried.) But the main purpose of the will was to leave a large number of annuities in perpetuity charged on the estate. |
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~Summer Scribe~ | Report | 2 Mar 2008 23:21 |
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fascinating. |
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Harpstrings | Report | 2 Mar 2008 23:21 |
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have just googled a whole website of the family |
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~Summer Scribe~ | Report | 2 Mar 2008 23:21 |
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BRB...gonna get my meds and a drink... just so you don't think I abandoned yous. |
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