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1465 to 1806 Summary of Wills

1465 William Hert Carpenter  (in latin) To be buried in the ?????  church of Waldryngfeld To the Church 3/4d for tithes forgotten Master Nicholas my Confessor 1 trentale (30 Masses)to be said at Waldryngfeld church.  Also for his labours at the time of my infirmity 3/4d. To the Church at Waldringfeld 10 marks to be distributed by the Chaplin  ---…
alyson
October 14, 2014
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Sir Peter Beckford Rutgers Vanneck 1922 -1999

Vanneck, Hon.  Youngest son of 5th Baron Huntingfield (William Charles Arcedeckne Vanneck), KCMG (1883-1969) and Margaret Eleanor (1884-1943), daughter of Judge Ernest Crosby, NY. Married 1st (08.04.1943, St Margaret's, Westminster, London; marriage dissolved 1984) Cordelia Errington, youngest daughter of Capt. Reginald Hugh Errington, RN (retd), of Bury St Edmunds; one daughter (and one daughter deceased). Married 2nd (02.1984, Kensington and…
alyson
November 23, 2013
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Sir Lawrence Bragg CH OBE MC FRS

  Sir Lawrence Bragg, as we know lived at Quietways. Apart from being a famous scientist he wrote lots of complaint letters which are on file, potentially light hearted. Liz may know more having corresponded with him over Quietways. One of the letters was to Admiral Cresswell of Rivers Hall who also had a notable career.     Bust of…
alyson
November 23, 2013
People

Russel, Edward Stuart

Edward Stuart Russell- look under The Embryo Project Encyclopedia for a short biography then ICES Journal of Marine Science for a photo. We only found out last Sept. that he was the previous owner of ] sold it to my grandfather in 1946! (Mike Atkinson)
alyson
March 9, 2013
Family

Bear family

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alyson
October 17, 2012
Family

Ogden Family

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alyson
July 29, 2012
Family

Stollery family

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alyson
July 18, 2012
Family

Suart

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alyson
July 18, 2012
Family

Perry

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alyson
July 18, 2012
PeopleWW1

Bill Ogden MC

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alyson
July 13, 2012
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James Perry

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alyson
July 7, 2012
ChurchPersonRectors

Rev Alfred Suart

Born in Vevey Switerland 28/7/1817. Pensioner at Christ’s College Cambs. 9/11/1835 Pensioner Sydney Sussex College Cambridge 18/10/1836 B. A. 1840 Ordained at Chichester 1842. Curate at Bepton, Somerset 1842/1845 Rector of Waldringfield Suffolk 1848-1862 Latterly Lloyds House Tunbridge Wells and Brighton. Went to Tonbridge School, Mrs. Rowana Maud Suart, aged 45 on 1851 Census, born Somerset, no details known, believed…
alyson
July 7, 2012
ChurchPersonRectors

Rev. Thomas Henry Waller

Thomas Waller bought a half share in patronage, sharing it with the Lord Chancellor. It has passed down through the Waller family and his great grandson Alfred Waller has the half share. The Waller family have been Rectors continuously since 1862. Thomas 1862/1904 Arthur Pretyman Waller 1905/1947 Trevor Waller 1948/1974 John Waller 1974 to the present day. Rev. Thomas Henry…
alyson
July 7, 2012
BargesPerson

Strange

Fred Strange - see 1949 picture when he was 80 so presumably born 1879. Also skipper, his last ship, of "Cock of the Walk". Said nver to have been surpassed at handing a brage. Quiet, even tempered, never flurried. Known as "The Toff" as he was always smartly dressed with a neatly clipped beard. Once went to Bantry Bay in…
alyson
December 8, 2011
ChapelDeathGraveyardPeople

Baptist Chapel graveyard headstones and Transcriptions

There was a survey done in 2011 of the baptist Chapel Headstones before we had access to the 1933 survey. Both are now available as transcriptions from here. The photographs are available on a separate website Gravestone Photos for free (see link below) and also now available on Ancestry. The 2011 survey was done after the Chapel had been extended…
alyson
December 7, 2011