2nd December, 2012
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Nigel Marsh
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Family Research
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The remit of the nature of my reasons for this my first post on this
forum is too wide to ask specific questions, therefore, If there there is
anybody that reads this notice that can remember any of the following I would
be grateful if they would indicate so and I will take steps to get in touch
with them via PM.
Best wishes
Nigel Marsh
If anyone can help Nigel with his research, please get in touch using
the link at the top of the page.
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27th September, 2012
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Christopher Hall
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Eton Wick
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All of my family siblings went to Eton Wick Primary School. ANTHONY
HALL..In Marlow
MARK HALL..In New Zealand CHRISTOPHER HALL..In Maidenhead HELENA HALL... In Spain DENISE HALL..In USA All alive and doing well. Remember so many people from the time I was at school...we travelled in from Dorney Reach always late for School because of the bus servise....lol Mr V.C. Moss head master....Ms Winder...Mrs Miles (sweetie)...Remember Stuart Newcombe Manning Howard, Reeves brothers - the list is endless. Loved Dorney Reach...lived as boy and man...Mother and father still alive living in Marlborough Wiltshire...86 and 87. Loved the fetes in Eton Wick and playing shinty. Loved the Christmas Carol singing at the church and the nativety play. So glad I found this site...going to look for the Dorney site. Have returned to Dorney this year to manage aspects of the Olympics at Eton and Dorney Lake.(first time in 30 years) Have had a wonderful time...mail me if you remember that tall skinny know it all from Dorney Reach...lol Kindest thougts fondest memories. Christopher Hall aged 59 If you would like to get in touch with Christopher, please send a message using the link at the top of the page and we will forward it to him. |
29th August, 2012
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William Jeffreys
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Great Great Grandfather
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My Great Great Grandfather William Buckthorp Jeffreys was a Police
Constable who lived in Eton Wick in 1891 and became the School attendance
officer on the 1901 census and is buried in Eton Wick Church.
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24th August, 2012
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Martin Swadling
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Fond memories of Eton Wick
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Lived in the wick from 1960 to 1970. Eton Wick school. Mr Moss. Mrs
Miles. Mr Nash. Newly built outside swimming pool. Clearing stones off new
football pitch. Explosion at swimming pool in boiler house. Canadian log
roller. Shinty competitions. Rounders. Wicko carnival Tug of war Piano
smashing competion. Lived next to the Seddons in Victoria road. Happy days.
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24th August, 2012
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Anne
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Lynch / Cox Family
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Hi wondering if anyone remembers Annie Cox, liked to be called Ann,
married to Ernest Lynch. Sadly she passed away giving birth to a boy. They
had 3 girls together, Monica, Shirley, Suesan (Sue). My grandad Ernest lived
next to the pub in Eton, was always outside his house in his wheel chair.
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23rd August, 2012
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John Walton
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Working for Jimmy Ireland
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I find it amazing looking through the Eton Wick History pages from
time to time. I had a message added in 12th December 2009 as I once worked
for Jimmy Ireland at 41 Eton Wick Road as an apprentice carpenter between
1959-1964/5. I worked with carpenters Eddie Wilkes, Viv Williams and Jock
Lockhart at different times during my apprentice years.
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21st July, 2012
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Mark Copeland
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Eton Porney School
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My mother and father left London at the start of the W.W.II and moved
to Dorney where my father had job working for a Colonel Palmer, who lived in
a large house at the end of Dorney village where the road bears right heading
towards the Bath road. I remember an army tank smashing into his brick wall,
it seemed everybody in the village came to have a good look. Us kids were
well impressed.
We lived in the Colonel's " Gardeners Cottage " which is
still there, there was my sister Fay who was 4 years older than me ( Mark )
and my mum Queenie and dad Frank. My dad worked for the Colonel until he got
his call up papers. My sister and I went to the local Dorney school, where
the head teacher was a fierce battleaxe who every body called Gaff Bennet,
her grave stone is in Dorney church grave yard just inside the gate on the
left. I remember Dorney post office and the baker with the tantalizing smell
of freshly cooked bread, happy days!
After Dorney school I had to go by bus every day to Eton Porney. Eton
high street in those days was a busy place with the bus from Windsor driving
over the bridge which it does not do now. Wednesday was half day closing and
the bus stopped at Eton Wick, poor little me had to walk across Dorney common
on half day closing to get home from school, nobody in those days gave it a
second thought!
I do remember at the Dorney village end of the common was a large
shallow pool which sometimes froze over in winter, us kids had lots of fun
sliding across it. I can remenber a couple of my Dorney mates, Phillip Watson
we used to call him Pippi and Kenny Jacques whose family had a farm in
Dorney. After the war we were moved to Cippenham while waiting for a brand
new council house. Happy days all right, lots of fun roaming over the fields
to the river with not a care in the world.
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7th July, 2012
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John Bond
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Scouting
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Hi, I joined Eton Wick cubs in 1957. In those days the scout hut was
in the wheatbutts field. Access was from Bell Lane. The scout hut was later
burnt down by some local youths I believe. My claim to fame was earning the
most on bob a job for two years running. I did have one unfortunate mishap
when a dog jumped straight through a window at me when I knocked on the door
of a house in Eton Wick Road. I was the other side of the gate before he
could recover. I believe it was a Joan Fennell who was Arkela.
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5th July, 2012
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Amanda Crawshaw (nee Ross)
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Scouting in Eton Wick
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I am a Cub leader in Eton Wick and have been for over 17 and a half
years now. I was just reading one of your books and came across something
that I think is quite a remarkable achievement. Scouting has been a part of
Eton Wick's way of life for 100 years this year. As far as I can tell from
the book, the first Scout troop was formed in 1912, with the Cub section in
1930. Remarkable, don't you think?!
It's a shame there is no Scout troop now, but thankfully the Cub and Beaver sections are alive and kicking! Long may it continue :o) |
11th June, 2012
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David Johnson
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Eton Wick Primary School
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I attended Eton Wick Primary School from 1938 - 1944. I lived at No 76
Eton Wick Road (Formerly 1 Palmer place.) My parents were Harry (Henry) John
Johnson and Nancy Johnson. I had 3 sisters - Doreen, Kathleen and Eileen and
2 brothers Tosh (Tony) and Nicky. I would love to hear from anyone who can
remember me or can share a few memories. Many thanks.
If you want to send a message to David, please get in touch using the
link at the top of the page and we will forward your message to him.
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12th May, 2012
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Susan Thomas nee Humphrey
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Broken Furlong
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What a fantastic site. Mum and Dad (Emily and Ron) moved to 18 Broken
Furlong in 1960 when I was 2yrs old. Just seen the comment from Robin Vincent
and have fond memories of his parents Florrie and Arthur and the sandpit in
the garden which we used as a frog prison after collecting them from the
common at the bottom of the garden.
Remembering many names from the past, Nanny and Poppy Dobson, Adrian
Beck, The Redrupp family, Eileen and Jack (Francis) Shaw, Albert and Lillian
Sable, Ann Sable, Pat and Mary Weightman, Mr and Mrs Bunce, the list is
endless. Anyone remember Uncle Pagett and his donkey derbies.
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5th May, 2012
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Joanna-Kate Tarrant
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Tarrant Family
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I have been researching my family history and have traced them back to
Eton Wick. My 6x greatfather was a Robert Tarrant and I am descended from his
son Joseph and his son Phillip.
Is there anybody else who is descended from Robert's children or even
Joseph's or has any information about them, it would be a great help :)
Thanks, Kate
If you can help Kate, please get in touch using the link at the top of
the page.
Kate, we need an email address for you so we can forward any
replies.
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9th April, 2012
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Yvonne Davies
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Holtum Family
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I visit Jean Stevens (nee Morris) regularly in Derby. Having told her
about the message posted by John Holtum, she has indicated she would love to
speak to him. My Grandmother and Aunty Jean's Mother, was Helena (nelly)
Holtum.
John, if you read this message please get in touch using the link at
the top of the page, as we don't have an email address for you.
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7th April, 2012
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Dennis Rowse
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Tarrants
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My ancesters came from Eton Wick, in this case the Tarrants. I have
found a Robert Tarrant, 2 Joseph Tarrants, my link is a William Tarrant who
was the son of a Philip Tarrant. William was born in Wroughton Wiltshier
1791, he was my ggreatgrandfather.
kind regards dennis rowles
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12th March, 2012
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Peter Stanley
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Old Buildings in Dorney
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Has anyone got a picture of any of the blacksmiths in Dorney and the
house of Jeremiah Dell?
If you can help Peter with these pictures, please get in touch using
the link at the top of the page.
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23rd February, 2012
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Joan Spouse
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Mills / Spouse family
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I am searching for my 2nd cousins, Sarah Jane Mills, born 3/4 of 1969
in Eton, & her sister Deborah Mills, born 4/4 of 1972 in Eton. Their
parents were George B. Mills & Jennifer Lanz. George Bernard Mills, 44
years of age, died 1988 & was the only child of Allison Joyce Spouse
& George B. Mills. Spouse is my maiden name & I would very much like
to contact either of my cousins to exchange some family history &
photos.
Both of our Grandfathers, John Spouse & William Thomas Spouse, were Engineers in W.W. I. My grandfather John Spouse was killed in Arras, France however William Thomas Spouse survived. Any help would be very much appreciated.
If you can help Joan, please get in touch using the link at the top of
the page.
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12th February, 2012
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Clare Gaboury-Stevens
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Coronation Photograph
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(See message below) My mother, Maria Stevens, is the woman on the far
right, looking directly into the camera. My brother, Paul Stevens, is the
little boy below her, he is looking to the right of the photograph. I belive
the gentleman at the back of the photo, wearing the cap, is Mr. Pass. Hope
this helps.
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11th February, 2012
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John Bond
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Photograph of Coronation party
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I've just been looking at the photograph of the coronation party. It
was held opposite my grandfather's green grocery yard on Common Road. Not far
from the Greyhound Pub. It would have been in 1953 not 1952. (This
has now been corrected!) The lady on the far left is my mother
Kathleen Bond and next to her Betty Hood nee Bond. The small fair haired girl
behind the boy with the cap is my sister Pat Bond. Directly opposite her is a
small fair haired boy with his face looking down. That is Steven Blay. Can
anyone else identify those in the photograph?
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4th January, 2012
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John Noble
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Alma Road Street Party
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The photo of Alma Rd street party (click here to see it - 3rd picture
on the page), I have that photo hanging up in my house, as I am the little
boy in the front row, and my mother on the right, is Alice Maud Noble. My
sister Sheila Noble is there too.
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2nd January, 2012
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John Holtum
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Holtum family
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My ancestors lived in Etonwick and Eton since the early 1900's.
We'd love to know more about your family connections to Eton and Eton
Wick - tried to contact you but the email address you provided didn't work.
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2nd January, 2012
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Harold Budinger
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1946 to 1948
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I was in the RHG's [Royal Horse Guards] and always remember the
Saturdays & Sunday afternoons, with crowds of people picknicking,
swimming, and just enjoying being there beside the Thames, I am 83yrs old
now, but what I want to know is? can one still do those things, or have it
all stopped.
People still picnic on the Brocas, but do they swim there? If anyone
knows, please get in touch using the email link at the top of the page.
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