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    Elmdon, Marston Hall And Bickenhill Village Surrounds

    Wonderful, Both Halls are clearly shown here, and they are pretty close to each other. Seems the Airport and NEC were built on my ancestors doorstep.
  2. M

    Elmdon, Marston Hall And Bickenhill Village Surrounds

    Thank you so much for these, I had recently "found" an advert for this milk contracting companyand read that there was a family connection. This ties it together nicely.
  3. M

    St Giles Church Sheldon

    thank you, I'll have a look at that, not found any info on this one up to now.
  4. M

    St Giles Church Sheldon

    Thank you, I use familysearch quite a lot, and have noticed others following the Cattell family in various directions. It''s an ongoing project, certainly keeps me busy.
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    St Giles Church Sheldon

    Thank you for these, I have copies of some of them. Sadly most have been demolished of course, mostly to make way for housing estates I understand! but I try to visit as many as I can. I have recently found a "long lost Aunt" who seems to have married a Walter Thornley of HURDLE HALL...
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    St Giles Church Sheldon

    Thank you so much for this. I have visited St. Giles and stood at the many Cattell graves, and also seen the inscription over the Lych gate. The local library were also a great help as they had lots of information on the family from a local history study they had undertaken, and the Book...
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    St Giles Church Sheldon

    Hi, I'm new to this site this is my first post, but couldn't resist telling you that many of my family, the Cattell's are buried in the churchyard, John and Joseph Cattell were Churchwardens there, and their families farmed at Sheldon Hall and Elm Farm for many years from the mid 1800s through...
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