General Chat

Yes !! . . . yipppeee . . . if Suzy is getting rain - then my plants will be getting a drink too !!! (sounds like I will have to get on the ride-on mower when I get up home. . . wont mind that one little bit) Yvette, not sure yet about 7th Dec . . . will make it if I can, where abouts are you planning to meet ??? Fingers crossed for tonight . . . luv Laurie

Hi Wattlers. Just thought i would mention, i have now the 1851 Census of Devon, Norfolk,Warwick on cd...if anyone is interested. Tony Oz...:>)))

Evening All Yes as you can see by the picky of my place that we had a lovely day today 24 degrees. The flowers are beautiful there is a lovely pink rose right in the middle of the other plants in the front of the house. If anyone didnt get the pic and they want it please let me know and I will forward it, may be late tomorrow as Im out all day tomorrow and also an early night tonight. Fingers crossed for lotto tonight. Cheers Sue

Hi Laurie We got 65mm, but it then tried to clear up a bit. I hope we get a bit more tomorrow, just until the tank is full. Yes you will neeed to get out on the mower. I have been watching it grow today, and turn a lovely shade of green Bye SuzyQ

Hurray ! Tony's adopted me ! Recently I was in Suffolk again, and having previously (twice) visited the gravestone of my great-great-great-grandparents, Jonathan and Sarah Sadd, this time I visited the church where he was baptised, the one where they were married, and the ones where his parents and his grandparents were married ! Can I share this with you - it's about brothers (or cousins, I temporarily forget which) of an ancestor of mine:- William Ling, aged 47 years, along with his half brother John, was committed to Woodbridge Gaol and charged with stealing a pig from a barn yard in Farnham belonging to farmer Crisp Plant. At the General Quarter Sessions held at Woodbridge on Wednesday 5th April 1837 both William and John were convicted over the theft of said pig. William was convicted of stealing the pig and John of receiving and eating it. They had no intention of going easily, John initially refusing to allow Constable Daniels to search his house, while brother William locked the pantry and withheld the key. Ultimately however the searches went ahead and a variety of incriminating porcine portions were unearthed around house and garden. Both men received the same sentence - transportation to Tasmania for 14 years. The men left England on board the vessel Susan on 5 August 1837, which arrived in Tasmania on 21 November and where John remained until his death in 1865. William however, did not survive the passage. He died on 17th October and was buried at sea.

Joy That is a lovely story..We will in due time allow you to enter OZ wothout a visa and call you a honary Aussie. Only if you can say in OZ lingo OW are ya mate... Love Mary xxx

Thank you, Mary ... :-) OW are ya mate...

Evening all . . . . just had an sms from the Queen . . . saying how she thought Toowoomba was in drought but its ppping down . . . I think the Queen has broken the drought ! Maybe she is staying at the end of muddy street at Droughbreak hotel ??? Ah well . . . the Bill is about to start so Telly goes on about now here - catch you all later . . . Oh nearly number time !! luv Laurie

Sat 4 Nov 06 Sat Gold Lotto Draw: 2639 21 1 19 7 6 15 37 45

Joy.(Cuz ) What a great bit of Family History. See......you do have Ozzie Relo's. Joy and myself share the surname SADD. My G,G,G,Grandmother was Susan SADD bapt. 22nd June 1756 Earls Colne in Essex. Her father was Thomas SADD c.1739 but birth place not known as yet...Joy's G,G,G,Grandmother is Sarah SADD........and both Counties are neighbours.....soooooo because of the unusual way it is spelt ( SADD ) DD instead of one D...we could be related through Cousins???..soo best i adopt Joy and make it legal x I cant find where Thomas was born....so Its quite a SADD story really...lol Have a great day..Joy ( Cuz ) Tony Oz....:>)))))

It all *ADDS* up to a mystery Tony .. lol I don't think we won anything tonight. Jood

Perhaps they share the same *DADS*....Joodle...:>))) Tony Oz..:>))

Ooh I have a Thomas Sadd ..... but not the ''right'' one ! ''Mine'' is a grandson of Jonathan and Sarah (ie a son of George who is brother to my great-great-grandad Philip) - 1871 census age 8, Turnpike Road, Little Glemham. 1881 census Cheesemonger & Poulterer, lodger, age 21, born St Glenham, at 24 Boston Street, London. 1891 census Pork Butcher, employer, age 28, Elizabeth, wife and assistant, age 29, b Garvestone, Norfolk, George Thomas, age 3, Ellen Fanny, age 2, Ethel Anne, 10 months - all children born Pimlico, London, at 21 Pimlico Road, Pimlico, St Georges, Hanover Square. 1901 census Butchers Foreman, age 36, Elizabeth, age 39, George T, Errand Boy Pork, age 13, Ellen, age 12, Ethel A, age 11, Alice E, age 8 - all these children born Pimlico, Laura E, age 6, b Bedford, at 25 Palmerston Street, Bedford. One day, Tony (cuz), we'll prove it ! In the meantime, I am an honorary cousin and Aussie ... :-)

Can't read my line real good - but is line F 15, 19, 21, 33, 34, 37 ?? luv Laurie

Dosent look like we won anything this week.. Bugger..... Never mind ,perhaps someone who needs it more than us won it so good luck to them.. Might call it a night so see ya in the morning.. Love Mary xxx

How very *SADD* Tony lol Yes, thats how I read line F Laurie - so we did ???? ..3+1???? Jood

Uuuumm....yes Laurie....:>)))))))))) think we av a 5th divy there. 3 ooon a supp. Tony Oz...:>)))))) Last number is 37 me thinks....cos the numbers go from lowest to highest

Teeheee . . . however many pollywaffles we get for that one - TLR & I get double . . . we had two lines that look similar luv Laurie

So i might put a cuppla *ADDS* in the local rag...Joodle..:>)))) Tony Oz...:>))

I'm going to bed, I can't stay awake too much longer. It will be lovely if a few of us can get together - and sydney is such a wonderful place to be. There is a while to go, hopefully Thursday 7th December is a convenient day. The southcoast train gets in at 10.47 and 11.16 am. The next day poss and i will be going back up for our weekend, which i am really looking forward to, although he refuses to catch the train. Tony and Marian, some of my family come from the same places. My brickwall is a *add too but Gadd. I have found that on the census, the relos don't always admit to where they are born, only where they happen to be living at the time. If you are looking in Julie :-) love to all the travellers, the visitors and everyone else. yvette x