I mentioned this project on another thread so I thought I would share one or two of these letters with you all. My sister and I are using our isolation time to work on transcribing a shoebox full of letters found at my great aunt's house. This first one was sent to my great aunt from her brother who I think was in Egypt at the time. I have tweaked the brightness and contrast of the scans so I hope they are readable.
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That is so clear and undamaged, how lovely.Carolyn
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Researching: Luggs, Freeman - Cornwall; Dayman, Hobbs, Heard - Devon; Wilson, Miles - Northants; Brett, Everett, Clark, Allum - Herts/Essex
Also interested in Proctor, Woodruff
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I do feel lucky. It's a real treasure trove! There is gt aunt's passport, ration books, lots of memorium cards for many family members, letters, valentine cards and some baptism cards. She was obviously a collector and horder of ephemera for which I am very gratefulMain research interests.. CAESAR (Surrey and London), GOODALL (London), SKITTERALL, WOODWARD (Middlesex and London), BARBER (Canterbury, Kent), DRAYSON (Canterbury, Kent), CRISP (Kent) and CHEESEMAN (Kent).
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Yes, he survived and later married but didn't have any children. If anyone wants to look or point me in the right direction his name was pretty distinctive... Percy Eccles Julius Caesar! Born 1898 in Pimlico.Main research interests.. CAESAR (Surrey and London), GOODALL (London), SKITTERALL, WOODWARD (Middlesex and London), BARBER (Canterbury, Kent), DRAYSON (Canterbury, Kent), CRISP (Kent) and CHEESEMAN (Kent).
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Ooh, thank you, Jill. How did you find that? I have a basic Ancestry subscription but haven't found that information. Maybe I'm not looking in the right place.Main research interests.. CAESAR (Surrey and London), GOODALL (London), SKITTERALL, WOODWARD (Middlesex and London), BARBER (Canterbury, Kent), DRAYSON (Canterbury, Kent), CRISP (Kent) and CHEESEMAN (Kent).
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Originally posted by Gardengirl View PostOoh, thank you, Jill. How did you find that? I have a basic Ancestry subscription but haven't found that information. Maybe I'm not looking in the right place.
and the medal roll
and service record
and medal card record
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Thank you so much, Jill. I did recognise one of those so it must have come up on a search a long time ago and I had forgotten it. How nice to have so much detail about him and his signature on one of the documents completely matches his handwriting in his letters.Main research interests.. CAESAR (Surrey and London), GOODALL (London), SKITTERALL, WOODWARD (Middlesex and London), BARBER (Canterbury, Kent), DRAYSON (Canterbury, Kent), CRISP (Kent) and CHEESEMAN (Kent).
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Amazing letter and so pleased you posted it.
My Father often told me Great Uncle Percy was a shoe designer ? These are the first photo's I have ever seen of him. There is one photo in our album that might be him or it might be Aunt Ruby's husband. He is a private like Percy but I am unsure and I cant imagine who else it could be. Unfortunately its not a clear photo and I believe the Album is with my Brother buried under a lifetime of things he wont part with. I only have digital photos I took years ago with a early digital camera.
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