What a fantastic site. Henry Curtis and Emily Jane Steer were my great great grandparents. And it's been wonderful finding this site and reading some of your articles. I've been rather clueless until reading this, so thank you so much for sharing these wonderful stories.

Diane:

Thanks for allowing me access to this information! I have both Sykes [in-law's] & Tilley [my Mother's] in my family tree.
Keep in touch as you can! Thanks!

Thelma Joyce Penhale Smitham

I am the granddaughter of Vera Rumbold Kemshead.
She was the daughter of Martha Elizabeth Kemshead & Thomas Rumbold (maybe W.L.Rumbold)
She was born on either Oct 31 or Nov 1, 1903.
I know that she was somehow brought to Canada and can't find how or when.
The information in this shows her mother going to south Africa and her sister going to grandparents but nothing about her.

[ This article can be found in the RED pages at: A History of the Tilley family: Cottingham Part 2a, the family of James and Martha Tilley. - Ed]

I'm sure you are aware but I didn't spot a mention of the article by Philip F Rehbock, Joseph Matkin (1853-1927), Rutland's unsung voyager, in Rutland Record 12 (1992)70-79. Besides other detail of the Challenger expedition it includes a transcript of his long letter to 'Mother' from Hong Kong,19th December 1874.
Also, in Rutland County Museum there is a run of Matkins Almanacks from 1892 (missing the first ten or so issues) to 1941 (last one published). They are an invaluable local history resource.

[This refers to the article in the OLIVE pages at: Matkins of Oakham: Generations. - Ed]

Thank you very much for this comprehensive family tree. I think you have solved the mystery of Hannah Shooter which has been plaguing me for a while.

I would like to provide a bit of info about Louisa Hallam, who I knew when I was a child (she was very old). She moved to Canada with Sam and Edna, and died in Timmins, Ontario. She didn't have 4 children.

[ This article can be found in the RED pages at: A History of the Tilley family: Cottingham Part 2b, the family of Samuel and Mary Ann Tilley. - Ed]

Hello The Craxfords!
I'm intrigued. Why is my family linked to yours? I have found mention of my father on your pages. William Curtis's brother Henry/Harry had a son, Nicholas who studied at Kings Canterbury and went on to become a very successful singer. He sang the Cornetto commercial for starters!! I LOVE that you mention him, and that his achievements have not been unnoticed.
What an amazing archive you have. Well done!!!!
Victoria Curtis

I am researching the Waterfield family and their time in Shearsby, Charles Waterfield born Shearsby 1847 was my great grandfather and appears on the red pages here. If you have any further links I could follow I would love to know more.

This is a most impressive site, and what I find the most interesting is that someone took the time to create pages honoring those that have passed.

Well done

Daughter of David Naylor (3rd great-grandson) found this website through Jack Naylor. Very interesting site, didn't realise my family was so large.

My grandparents Ivy & Stephen Burnham-Packam owned a Jewelers at 48 King Richards Road until the section of the road was demolished for expansion. I was truly overwhelmed when I came across this website. I have been reading it all day.
Thank you so very much for your information and effort.
Carolyn Pfeiffer, daughter of Maureen Burnham-Packham.

[ This article can be found in the RED pages at: A walk down King Dick's Road - and back again. - Ed]