Four generations of Hellums, each depicted at 19 years of age. L-R: August Ludvig, Andreas Kåre, Timothy August, Owen Matthias ...
Memories of Edgemere 1915-1922(?) Hester Spriggs (1905-2003), daughter of William Spriggs and Alice Hayward, was raised in Acock’s Green, near Birmingham, England. In 1915, when Hester was nine, the family immigrated to an apple farm called Edgemere in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. https://www.newearthvillage.com/spriggs/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Hester-Memories-of-Edgemere.mp3 ...
Heading 3 The Isle of Wight was incorporated in 1771 under a local Act of Parliament (11 Geo. 3. c.43. For establishing a House or House of Industry in the Isle of Wight, for the Reception, Maintenance, and Employment of the Poor belonging to the several Parishes and Places within the said Island). The Act empowered the Incorporation “to manage the poor persons incapable of providing for themselves in the parishes of the island; to let out poor to harvest work” and “to apprehend idle persons not maintaining their families in the island”. Heading 4 The Isle of Wight was incorporated in 1771 under a local Act of Parliament (11 Geo. 3. c.43. For establishing a House or House of ...
The Isle of Wight was incorporated in 1771 under a local Act of Parliament (11 Geo. 3. c.43. For establishing a House or House of Industry in the Isle of Wight, for the Reception, Maintenance, and Employment of the Poor belonging to the several Parishes and Places within the said Island). The Act empowered the Incorporation “to manage the poor persons incapable of providing for themselves in the parishes of the island; to let out poor to harvest work” and “to apprehend idle persons not maintaining their families in the island”. Origins ...
Originators and contributors of these douments include William Manser Spriggs, Hester Spriggs, Robert Spriggs, Hilary Spriggs and undoubtedly many others over generations. Many thanks. Origins ...
Haddon Hall The Vernon Family 1350-1550 The little Derbyshire village of Bakewell sits amid picturesque rolling hills and small farms on the edge of the Peak District National Park. The park lies at the southern end of the Pennines, a range of high country running north-south that separates North West England from North East England. The first cotton mills of the Industrial Revolution were built on the streams emanating from these hills. Today, it is bikes that roll off the hills and hikers who walk them. Tourism is big here for a reason. The landscapes are stunning and access is easy. Walking holidays are popular in Britain and the Peak District is a wonderful place to do it. The epicentre ...
The Isle of Wight was incorporated in 1771 under a local Act of Parliament (11 Geo. 3. c.43. For establishing a House or House of Industry in the Isle of Wight, for the Reception, Maintenance, and Employment of the Poor belonging to the several Parishes and Places within the said Island). The Act empowered the Incorporation “to manage the poor persons incapable of providing for themselves in the parishes of the island; to let out poor to harvest work” and “to apprehend idle persons not maintaining their families in the island”. Origins ...
The Isle of Wight was incorporated in 1771 under a local Act of Parliament (11 Geo. 3. c.43. For establishing a House or House of Industry in the Isle of Wight, for the Reception, Maintenance, and Employment of the Poor belonging to the several Parishes and Places within the said Island). The Act empowered the Incorporation “to manage the poor persons incapable of providing for themselves in the parishes of the island; to let out poor to harvest work” and “to apprehend idle persons not maintaining their families in the island”. The Incorporation was also required to erect “in a plain and durable Manner” a House of Industry “to serve as an Hospital for the Reception of such aged, sick, ...
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Nigel McKendrick of Red Deer AB seeks info on the above. Mar 12, 2018 Hi Nigel,Many thanks for getting in touch. Always good to meet new family. Attached is Rosa’s connection to me via my mother (who knows what the relationship is between you and me!) — all Quakers, they were. I will send you an invite to my tree, which might help you put this connection together. Attached also is the Hamilton-Webb wedding picture which I re-worked in photoshop along with two crops of that gathering. The Quaker connection is most interesting to me. It just keeps going and going — all the way back to the early days of George Fox (originator) and including a marital connection to ...
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Plantations Owned by Family Names in the Tree of Charles Roach in 1913. Figures on the right = acres held Gooding Bushy Park St Thomas 72 Union Hall St Philip 219 Shephard’s Cottage St Philip 73 Stirling St Philip 219 Greenidge Haynes Hill St John 121 Queensland St John 120 Belle Farm St John 15 Stepney St George 365 Diamond St Philip 19 Roach Strong Hope St Thomas 150 Cambridge St Joseph 295 Springer Cove St Lucy 119 Goodland St Michael 107 Yearwood Golden Ridge 178 Walkers St George 264 Olive Branch St Thomas 110 Bath St John 627 Balls ...
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Above Image: Elizabeth Fry counsels woman prison inmates Agents of Change The stories of the Root Spriggs family in Britain, for the most part, honour inspiring individuals. Yet there is a remarkable story within those stories — the religion and organization to which many of them belonged, the Religious Society of Friends or Quakers. To the principles of that society, its members were wholly committed: worship God in your own way, treat all men and women equally and care for others. In your dealings with others, be fair and honest and offer good value for money. And devote a portion of your time and energy to building a more humane society. That unwavering moral compass and the mutual support they ...
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The plantation economy Land in the Caribbean islands was cheap, but the costs of setting up a sugar plantation were high. Sir Dalby Thomas in 1690 estimated that a 100 acre plantation on the island of Barbados, with 50 enslaved Africans, seven white indentured servants, sugar mill, boiling works, equipment and livestock would cost £5,625 (over £250,000 at today’s values). To recover these costs, the plantations had to produce enough good quality sugar to pay off debts and mortgages and cover the running costs each year. The owners also wanted a profit. Some families, such as the Pinneys of Nevis in the Caribbean and Bristol, were able to build up a fortune based on land, sugar producing and trading. Slaves ...
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Dec 10, 2019 Hi J R, How interesting to hear of your friends connection to the Lawrence family. Randi’s branch moved to Quebec in 1795 where they farmed for several generations. One of them (Randi’s ancestor) then moved west to northern Alberta (Fort Vermillion) in the 1880s where he/they created an experimental ranch for the federal government, researching viable crops, planting seasons, etc. Most of the family remains in Alberta. The genealogical info is much appreciated. I’m very interested in learning more about the Richardson’s of Yorkshire. We drove through the little village of Great Ayton near Whitby and spent two hours in Whitby. Both places were home to your gang as you probably know. They had a ...
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Dec 11, 2018Peter, Fascinating to read your comments on Cook’s Endeavor, which I suspect would have been fitted out with leather-related rigging by the Richardson Leatherworks located in Whitby at the same time. Not only that, but my non-blood ancestor Jeremiah Dixon (via my g-grandmother Augusta Ann Dixon Richardson) hitched a ride with Cook for one of his incredible efforts to observe the Transit of Venus. Lots to be found on all that on the internet, these days. Jeremiah has even become somewhat of a celeb, thanks to my favorite rocker, Mark Knopfler, see: https://youtu.be/HaQS45-YFdE Your Wiki info re the size of the SHWR shipyard is astonishing but perhaps not surprising… in approx 1964, I visited the SHWR ...
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Hi All,As one of the family genealogists and a self appointed historian I think I should correct a few items in the discourse between brother Bill and cousin Peter. Our Grandparents certainly were opposed to the marriage of their son Bob to Hazel Warneford however it was not because of Hazel’s family but rather the Quaker belief that one should be established prior to getting married (This why our Grandmother’s first love was rejected by her father as her suitor was a teacher with few prospects – (Google Ursula Hick’s letter on her early life). Bob at the time was enrolled at McGill University as a civil engineering student prior to his graduation the following year (1924) and employment with ...
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This recording was made one month before Bill’s passing in May 2019. He talks about various events and family members in his early life. https://www.newearthvillage.com/spriggs/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Bill-Spriggs-Early-Life.mp3 ...
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A conversation with my grand uh… If you were granted an hour with the ancestor of your choice, who would you choose? For me, it’s a tough call, but Ernest would be right up there in the top three. I’m speaking of Sir Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic explorer of the early 1900s. He was a legendary figure, famous for his courage and leadership in rescuing his crew from shipwreck and certain death. Yes, I’m proud to say that Ernie and I are close relatives. He is the grand nephew of the husband of my 2nd cousin four times removed (honest, it’s true). He often speaks of me (I’m certain). I’m expecting a letter from him any day. Still lost in the post, ...
