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Name: Cherilyn
Email: molli_pops 'at' yahoo dot com dot au
From: Western Australia
Date: 07 Dec 2004
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My connection to Oakengates is that some of my ancestors are buried at the
cemetery there. My great-great-great-great-grandmother Mary Barnsley (nee
Davies) was buried in Oakengates in 1862 aged 98. Her husband John Barnsley
was born in Shifnal in 1769 and christened in Wellington. They had seven children,
including my great-great-great-grandfather James in 1797. James, with wife
Ann (nee Phillips), lived in the Wellington/Wombridge area in the early 1800's;
he and many of his sons were bricklayers. In the mid 1800's they lived at
Oakengates, then Sump Lane and later New Road in Wombridge. They had eight
children, including my great-great-grandfather John, born in Wrockwardine
in 1827. John's wife Ciceley (nee Williams) was born in Wombridge in 1831
and died at Shifnal in 1897. They had nine children, born between 1852 and
1876: Emily, Hannah, Henry, Sarah Ann, William (my great-grandfather), James,
Elizabeth, Mary Jane, and John. The last five children were born in Shifnal;
the others in Wombridge. I would love to hear from anyone with a connection
to any of these families.
Name: Alan J. Sutherland-Leveson-Gower
Email: ajsulegor 'at' hotmail dot com
From: Scotland
Date: 01 Dec 2004
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I enjoyed your site, and would like to thank you for allowing me to find more
about my ancestors and some of the businesses in which they were involved.
I have been to see Lilleshall when I was staying in Staffordshire in 1998
and of all the 'Ancestral Homes' it was so pleasing to see that it was kept
in such good condition, and it was pleasant to walk around the garden. I often
wonder what the 5th Duke was thinking when he sold it, for this was the original
home of the Leveson-Gower side of the family, (he probably wanted a holiday
in Canada during the 2nd World War!) Anyway, again many thanks.
Name: Dave Jarvis
Email: jarvo7 'at' bigpond.com
From: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date: 30 Nov 2004
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Good day to all. I was born in Ketley in 1944, and I have lived in Australia
since 1972. I returned to Shropshire for a brief holiday in November last
year to catch up with my mother and family. My sister Sheila works at the
doctor's surgery in Oakengates. Nice website - I will visit again.
Name: Graham Hickman
Email: graham 'at' grahamhickman.co.uk
URL: www.grahamhickman.co.uk
Date: 14 Nov 2004
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I'm looking for an artist called Louise born 1963, went to school in trench
sir john?
Name: Gavin Fraser
Email: gavinfraser61 'at' hotmail dot com
From: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: 11 Nov 2004
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I used to live in Cannongate Rd, St Georges, in the 70s, I attended Wellington
Grammar School till 1977 when I emigrated to Canada. If anyone remembers me
I would love to hear from you. I enjoyed your site, it brought back a lot
of memories, thanks.
Name: Hans
Email: hans_rules 'at' gmx dot net
From: Germany
Date: 10 Nov 2004
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Nice page
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Entry My 'Dawes' and 'Ball' ancestors are from Snedshill, and I was wondering if there is anyone out there, especially from the area of Birmingham/Walsall who is familiar with any descendants of the musician, Emmanuel Ball b 1856, Shropshire, and his wife Mary Ellen (Lillie) from Middlesex, who could contact me with information and/or photographs of these Ball descendants? Their children were: Julie Roberta Ball b. 1880 who studied 'dispensing', Gertrude Ball b. 1882 who was a milliner, Alice Ball b. 1883, teacher at a 'board school', Dorothy Ball b. 1885, and her twin, Eddie Ball b. 1885 who studied electrical engineering, and Selwyn Ball b. 1887. We have one photo, taken in 1919, of Eddie Ball and his daughter, Nanette b. about 1917, possibly taken at Acock's Green (left). Emmanuel Ball was the uncle of my grandfather, William Robert Dawes of Shropshire, who came to Texas in 1889. Thanks, and good hunting to all family historians out there! |
Name: Steve Thompson
Email: steve_m_thompson 'at' ntlworld.com
From: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Date: 03 Nov 2004
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My connection to Oakengates and in particular Trench is that in about 1971(ish)
to 1973(ish), my family lived on Park Road (I think it was number 57). My
father Dennis Thompson used to work at MOD Donnington. If I remember rightly
he was a welfare officer there, he was also a lay reader at St Matthews church
Donnington, and I can remember the vicar's first name was Horace (Jervis or
Jarvis) I think it was, he had a son called Roland (I think), I myself went
to Trench Boys Secondary Modern School, and was in the Sea Cadets, (TS Wrekin)
and reached AB in rank there, I can only remember one or two of the teachers
at the school at the time, we had Kocosca (I think thats how it was spelt,
Koko was his nickname), Bertie Hughes TD (er the boys in 2B2, "in a welsh
accent,) Hector Heath, Bumbasher Bayliss, I think the RE teacher was a Mr
Hewitt. I used to do Fishing and Archery for my games lessons with I think
it was the caretaker, we made a fishing rod out of tank aerials and used to
go fishing near Trench Pool. The Sea Cadets at that time had a 'Lifeboat'
from SS Ascamius on Trench Pool, I went on two or three courses with the Sea
Cadets, Culdrose, Helston and Lossiemouth, any one remember me or these times,
one event with the Sea Cadets that sticks out in my mind was once when we
were returning from a course on the train, one cadet on the train stole some
cigs from the buffet car, they ended up being slung out the train windows
when the ticket inspector came down the train. Anyone remember those halcyon
days? If you do please get back to me, also another thing that has just sprung
to mind school composed a book called, (i think it was) Trench Poets written
by pupils at the school, (would love to get hold of a copy) I seem to remember
it having I think a red cover. If any of this makes sense, or if you can remember
any of this then please get back to me. Maybe some of the old cadets of that
time could get in touch.
Name: Joyce Culver,
formerly Lewis nee Wareham
Email: Jost1 'at' pacific.net.au
From: Lemon Tree Passage, NSW, Australia
Date: 23 Oct 2004
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I attended the Walker Technical College from 1948 to 1952, I used to travel
by train from Albrighton to Oakengates daily. I believe the school is no longer
a school? G,day, Joyce
Name: Sara Louise
Email: playboibunni790 'at' hotmail
From: Shropshire
Date: 20 Oct 2004
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I really like Oakengates. We are studying it at school and seeing what shops
it has, it is all for our coursework.
Name: Linda Baigent
Email: chasbaig44 'at' yahoo.com.au
From: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date: 04 Oct 2004
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Hi, My grandparents were married in Oakengates and lived at 21 Church Street,
Oakengates, when my mother was born. My mother was Gladys Ball and she was
born in 1914 and her mother was Elizabeth Gregory and her father was James
Ball. They were married in early 1914. My grandfather's father was a Thomas
Ball. I never learnt much from my mother who died very young. Just thought
maybe someone might know something and can email me with some information.
Thanks
Name: Sandra
Email: LeonardsCottage 'at' yahoo.co.uk
From: Oakengates
Date: 26 Sep 2004
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Hi, Can anyone out there help with some information please. In August 2003
we escaped from the West Midlands to Oakengates and purchased one of the old
terraced cottages in Leonard Street, after 12 months of hard work, putting
it back to a "proper cottage" I have been told by a medium, that
we have made our resident spirit feel much happier! (he's known by the name
of Sid and is quite friendly really). Not knowing much about the Oakengates
area, can someone tell me the name of the factory that used to stand to the
rear of our properties, what was it's name?, and what did they make? when
was it demolished? I can see that it was there for a long time by the maps
on the Oakengates web page, and the fact that I can't grow much in my rear
garden due to the poor soil. Lastly, if anyone has any information on people
who lived in Leonard Street, (Sid possibly?!) I loved to hear from you It's
been a pleasure living here for the last 12 months, Shropshire people are
so friendly Many thanks
Name: Denise Jackson
Email: deeannjay 'at' hotmail.com
From: Oakengates (originally) and Ealing, West London
Date: 25 Sep 2004
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I haven't been on the website/message board for a whilte, so don't know if
anyone else has asked this (apologies if I'm duplicating) but does anyone
know why have all the poplars on the Hadley Road side of Hartshill Park been
culled?
Name: Elaine Todd
Email: etnw34544 'at' blueyonder.co.uk
From: Liverpool
Date: 23 Sep 2004
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Does anyone remember a family who lived in Oakengates called TROOP?? I'm trying
to find anyone who would known John Troop....or his wife Amelia...or their
daughter Mary Amelia. They all lived at 98 The Nabb.....John worked as a rolling
stock manager he died in 23rd Feb 1941 and his wife Amelia died one month
before him. Its a really long story concerning John Troop......here's the
shortened version.......John married in Liverpool Oct 1900....his first wife
had a baby Nov 1900..now the baby was my husbands nanna.....and she said her
father (John Troop) had left the Liverpool home to work in America but he
was killed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.....sadly her mother died
in 1911 and nanna was placed in an orphanage as there wasn't anyone to look
after her. Nanna married and had children of her own and told them the story
of America. Then about 4 years ago I got a computer and tried to find him
in America - tried the Eliis Island site and there was nothing down for him.
I eventually found him alive - well he was once and living in Oakengates .With
another wife and daughter. They are both buried in Wrockwardine Wood graveyard.
To make matters worse theres also a connection with BERRINGTON FARM......on
Johns death cert it says that M.A JONES daughter present at the death Berrington
Farm, Berrington.....Can anyone recall the Troops I just seem to be hitting
brick walls I think it would be easier to find Lord Lucan than John Troop
lol. Anything no matter how small I'd be very very grateful for ......Lainey
Todd
Name: James Lord
Email: jim 'at' n-f-l.co.uk
From: Benfleet, Essex
Date: 14 Sep 2004
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My late Grandmother Charlotte Currier told me that she was born in Oakengates
around 1895 but I have been unable to locate her birth certificate. The limited
information I have is that her Father was a clergyman. The name Biddulph also
is recalled. I know there were Curriers living in the area at the time and
I wonder if any of their decendants still live in Oakengates and can provide
some help in tracing my Grandmother's roots.
Name: M Jones
Email: margaret 'at' tommar8.wanadoo.co.uk
From: Merseyside
Date: 12 Sep 2004
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I was stationed at k camp barracks Donnington Salop 1954 and would like to
vist the area again. Could anyone tell me were I could find a hotel or pub
were I could stay?