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Keep them safe

I am just waiting to grow a bit round the waist and for my legs to shrink with old age and then I'll steal them off you!Vintage Levis are worth good money, if only you'd not worn them for decorating! Can't find any on ebay to prove a point but I'm su...

Portchester weekender

Spent a smashing weekend in Portchester as it was Mum's birthday yesterday. Headed over Friday afternoon on the train, meeting up with Andy on the way in The Golden Lion. Not a great pub but a good evening anyway and some nice pints of HSB and a chat...

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An opportunity to learn @ the University Centre Folkestone for free!

Step up to Business is a Short course (18hours) which will provide an enjoyable and lively look at business and enterprise.Learners will learn the basic of business. Ideal for those considering a start-up or just to improve job, and promotion prospec...

Famous people who have lived in Folkestone

I'm looking for help online with a geocaching puzzle that a friend at work has set, it relates to a famous grave and plaque in Folkestone somewhere. No joy yet, but I did find this PDF of Folkestone Town Crier (the newsletter of the town council). It...

The inaugural Folkestone Triennial is almost here!

Join us for the launch events:-Fireworks on Friday 13th June at 10.30pm from Folkestone harbour and visible along Folkestone's coastline will celebrate the start of the Triennial, followed by a programme of family events on Saturday 14th June, from 1...

RE: Folkestone suicide tragedy

I can confirm that Rosie had just come from an interview in which her return to work part-time was discussed positively. She had been treated for depression and everything seemed to be going well. It is so sad that, just when life had begun to look r...

RE: Folkestone double death plunge smash horror tragedy!

I agree, darkmoonsider. I think it is inappropriate to 'feel sorry for' someone who has committed suicide. I do feel sorrow/care/concern for you and the other witnesses (who, I can promise, the young lady had no wish to hurt) and also for her family ...

Our actual first day in Key West

I realise that my previous post about our first day in Key West a) didn't contain any info, b) had things from our second day on the map, and c) has slipped down the page and no-one will read it. So here at last is the first part of our journey. Clar...

mrs lesley dean

hello,
im interested in the surname cole from cheriton in hampshire. anyone have any conrctions?
cheers
lesley

Folkestone suicide tragedy

An apparent eye witness has come forward to the tragic death on Friday, claiming that NO, there was not a crowd to witness the event and NO, no-one was holding up a mobile phone filming:Asd for what you've been told about people there taking pictures...

looking for biological mother

does anyone know the where abouts of a sheila mary clarke who had a baby in feb. 1965 in london england. the s name was sarah elizabeth clarke if so please contact me @ klemony@ yahoo.com

Metallurgists blame Titanic disaster on rivets

Slashdot has it here, I'll quote just a little to pad out my content:The team collected clues from 48 Titanic rivets and found many riddled with high concentrations of slag, a glassy residue of smelting that can make iron brittle [...] With the right...

We have a Hazzard in our family by marriage

But I don't know anything about the history of the family I'm afraid, good luck tracking them down.

HAZZARD Genealogy

9 April 2008Dear Pauly:Has anyone that has posted or who reads this blog ever heard of a man called "Rhodes Hazzard"? He is my GGG-grandfather who was b. 11 Oct. 1806, he turns up in Sussex County, Delaware (U.S.A.) (ref. "The History of Delaware" J...

James Moore Clarke

Got an email from someone in the USA trying to trace Clarke ancestors from the UK. I don't think we have any Clarkes in the USA, and said that by email, but thought I'd republish some info here in case anyone else can help. Jim Clarke says:It is poss...

Heavy snow both ends

Just back from the parents, we had heavy snow there at 8am this morning that settled, probably 3 or 4 inches deep in an hour, very nice to see but a bit terrifying, we thought it was there for the duration and we'd not be able to get back to Folkesto...

The New Inn, Etchinghill

I regularly visit the new inn in etchinghill from my home in folkstone at least once a month with the family and the food is always top quality. The staff are always friendly and helpful and the chef makes the effort to meet the customers. The owner...

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RE: Jack the Ripper exhibition tickets

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no of these links are working

Hmm, I've possibly lost all the family tree records again

Damn, this keeps happening! Fixed again now.

Jack the Ripper exhibition tickets

This sounds good, there's a Jack the Ripper exhibition on at the Museum in Docklands. Not connected as such with my family, nor with your family I expect, but look, see, history and that. Fascinating stuff.From 15 May - 2 November Museum in Docklands...

Ah yes we have Edward Windebank born 1820

here he is, click around from there. So are we cousins or WHAT?

Got lots of Windebanks here

Search the site for Windebank, or dive straight into the family tree and search just our tree for Windebank. There have been lots of people of that name leaving messages here though so searching the rest of the site might be an idea....

Windebank

Re: WindebankMy grandmother was Irene Victoria Windebank, born 1897 in Hambledon. Thus far I have gone back to Edward Windebank born 1820 Widley Hants. Can you offer me any links to living relatives or going further back. obviously I can bring her t...

Weekend! Curry! Spazzy twitches! Everything!

Great weekend, bailed out of work slightly early and got the train to Mum and Dad's, for a nice long relaxing weekend. As previously mentioned, Clare was in London drinking and dancing with her friends, and definitely not lighting fires, and I was he...

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SAMWAYS Family of Dorset

My SAMWAYS ancestors are from Dorset, places such as Chaldon Herring, Dorchester, Wareham, Portesham, Little Bredy, Long Bredy, Fordington and Owermoigne.I have researched my SAMWAYS folk back to the early 1700s, most of my research is online on my w...

Wikipedia says no

From Alice Keppel's wikipedia entry:Keppel was born Alice Frederica Edmonstone, to Sir William Edmonstone, 4th Baronet and Mary Elizabeth Edmonstone, n�e Parsons, at Duntreath Castle in the Blane Valley, near the village of Strathblane, north of Glas...
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That was posted two years ago, I guess they're unlikely to find you again now

Here's hoping though, you found this site by searching for the name so I hope someone else does too.

Good luck to your uncle, hope he finds a family fortune!

RE: Windibank

Hellomy uncle is researching our familly tree, He has discovered a Mary Kate Windibank (who I believe is my great. great grandmother) spooky as I was named Katherine Mary Windibank long before my parents were aware of this.I can pass your details on ...

Good luck with these

I don't know that we have any family in that area, but hopefully other Clarkes will find this page and be able to help you out.You say you have more info, and records regarding William's job, if you could copy and paste any of that info up here it ma...

An elusive item for all fans of the Clarke Family

This looks interesting, an invitation to a preview of a retrospective of the works of David Clarke, son of Harry Clarke and Margaret Clarke. If you can have such a thing as a preview to a retrospective.You are bidding for a paperback exhibtion previe...

Portsmouth Pyramids

Oops, why was I here, when the Super Furrys were down the road?
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