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  1. DotF

    Walton

    Once again, thank you for all the information you have shared with me. I will pass this on to my friend and maybe he will be able to work out how and why he ended up with the little book as he doesn't recognise either of the two names entered.
  2. DotF

    Walton

    Hi Alberta. Thank you - I'm thinking that it should be 1839? I have looked at the baptism register for St Phillips and see that it has been incorrectly transcribed as Watton! Thanks again.
  3. DotF

    Walton

    Thank you. The image that was sent to my husband was a little faded and now I look at it again it could easily be September 23rd. We also think that Mary Ann's maiden name was Cofield if we're on the right track.
  4. DotF

    Walton

    Apparently Sarah was buried on 5th February 1858 aged 8 years - parents Joseph and Hannah Walton
  5. DotF

    Walton

    Thanks for the info. Have found it on Ancestry. I was assuming that the two children recorded on the page were sisters. Problem is, I can't find a baptism for a Sarah born December 1849 with those parents. Have found a baptism for a Sarah baptised 28 April 1850 with parents Joseph and Hannah...
  6. DotF

    Marsh Hill Girls Grammar Tech School

    I've got that picture too. That's me third from the left - top row.
  7. DotF

    Marsh Hill Girls Grammar Tech School

    Yes I remember that walk. I walked with my then boyfriend Dave. Can't remember why but we were late starting and, as we were walking along the canal towards Tamworth, we met loads of people walking back! By the time we got back everyone had gone home! We knocked on the caretaker's door to leave...
  8. DotF

    Walton

    A friend of mine has a small New Testament with the following handwritten entries:- Sarah Walton Born December 23rd 1849 Emma Eliza Walton Born Sep 6th 1851 Emma Eliza Walton Died Dec 5th 1851 My friend does not recognise the surname and has no memory as to how the book came into his possession...
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