Changes (and improvements?)

If you haven't visited the main site recently, I've just carried out a sort of overhaul, tidy-up, modernisation, whatever you like to call it.

Let me know if you hit problems with it.

This feature continues, unaffected and oblivious.

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Alarming Fire in Glemsford

For your interest and delectation, I just added the first part of a new feature about Glemsford's Allen family. The feature begins with a newspaper article about an "Alarming Fire".
There is more to come.

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Plume Family

John Bastow writes:

Hi. I am researching the Plume family. My paternal grandmother was Delilah Plume, born Glemsford Jan 1868. I have taken her line back to Edmund Plume, born about 1717 in Glemsford.

I am now trying to establish a link between Plumes in Glemsford and Plumes in North London. Do you know of any family migration patterns?

Regards,

John Bastow

I haven't any detail, just general ideas, but I'm sure there are other Plume researchers out there. I've also suggested looking at Plums and Plumbs.

The Bigg Family

Merv Aitken has contacted me from New Zealand:

During my browsing I came across the Glemsford Family History website edited in
2005 by Steve Clarke. I am currently researching a part of the BIGG family from the
1600-1700 period, and was interested to see that Julie Pierson had several entries
asking for information re this family.

Unfortunately there was no email address on any of her entries. Would it be possible
for you to provide me with a current address? -- or even a suggestion as to how I could
contact her.

I would also be most interested to make contact with anyone else in your group,
who has an interest in the BIGG family.

Unfortunately, because of changes in my system ("Wot system?" I hear you cry), I do not have an up-to-date address for Julie. If you can help, contact me and I'll forward details to Merv.

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Fair's Fair

A little while back now (January 2008, actually) there was some discussion here about Glemsford's Fair, and I published a few references to the event (you can find them by clicking on the Title/Headline of this item).

A bit of idle surfing this morning on the excellent Foxearth site produced this further reference to what was obviously a regular event:

June 29 1880 Glemsford.
The midsummer fair which held on Friday and Saturday last was well patronised by the travelling stalls and the green was quite full, there were stalls were erected at the Lion also at the Plough, everything passed off orderly.

As if it wouldn't!

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Oakley, Ambrose, Jarmin family

Janet Jarmin has added another comment to the Oakley, Ambrose, Jarmin thread.

It should be available by clicking on the link in the title line, above.

Thanks again, Janet

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