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Anybody Know?
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McB | Report | 23 Apr 2005 19:12 |
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Is there anybody out there who can tell me how to find out who ran the local Post Office in Sway Hampshire. I have been told it may have been a direct ancester. Brian |
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Janice | Report | 23 Apr 2005 19:13 |
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What years are we talking about? Janice |
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Unknown | Report | 23 Apr 2005 19:17 |
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Post offices and their managers are listed in street directories. These are kept in local history centres/records offices. nell |
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McB | Report | 23 Apr 2005 19:23 |
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Janice I'm talking the late 1800's to early 1900's Brian |
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John | Report | 23 Apr 2005 19:24 |
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The Royal Mail has archives in London. There was an a short article on it in either this months or last months 'Your Family Tree'. |
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McB | Report | 23 Apr 2005 19:25 |
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Thanks to Lorraine & Helen much appreaciated. Brian |
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McB | Report | 23 Apr 2005 19:26 |
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Thanks John Brian |
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Joy | Report | 23 Apr 2005 19:31 |
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May be Kellys Directories in the main Southampton Library that could give the information. Joy |
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John | Report | 23 Apr 2005 19:32 |
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1901 census as well! What was his/her name? (There are 879 inhabitants it seems.) Mary Nicholas is a Post Office clerk in 1901. |
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McB | Report | 23 Apr 2005 20:01 |
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John The only thing i know which i have been told today by a very old inhabitant is that the PO was run by a lady with the surname Francis Obviously I'm a Francis and my ancesters lived in Sway from approx 1840 onwards to i don't know when Brian |
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John | Report | 23 Apr 2005 20:30 |
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1901: George Francis 70 Martin, Wiltshire, England Head Sway Hampshire Mary Francis 65 Ausbridge, Hampshire, England Wife Sway Hampshire George was a general labourer. 1881: Emma Kate Francis abt 1879 Sway, Hampshire, England Daughter Brighton Road, Sway, Hampshire, England Frederick T. Francis abt 1878 Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England Son Brighton Road, Sway, Hampshire, England John Thomas Francis abt 1856 East Wellow, Hampshire, England Head Brighton Road, Sway, Hampshire, England Jonah Francis abt 1867 Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England Son Brighton Road, Sway, Hampshire, England Kate Francis abt 1856 Michelmarsh, Hampshire, England Wife Brighton Road, Sway, Hampshire, England Mary Francis abt 1834 Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England Wife Brighton Road, Sway, Hampshire, England William Francis abt 1830 Martin, Wiltshire, England Head Brighton Road, Sway, Hampshire, England William Thomas Francis abt 1880 Sway, Hampshire, England Son Brighton Road, Sway, Hampshire, England John Thomas Francis was an ag lab. |
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Janice | Report | 23 Apr 2005 20:41 |
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In 1891 living on Brighton Rd, Sway William Francis, 59 ag lab Mary 56 Frederick 13 Emma 12 Lucy 8 |
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McB | Report | 23 Apr 2005 21:47 |
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John & Janice Thanks for the info which i was already aware of . It was very kind of you to take the trouble to reply. Kind regards Brian |
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