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The groom was known as John Seymour when he married Hester Parfitt.
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The inquest was formally opened today by the Bristol City Coroner, Mr. A. E. Barker, on Edwin Frost Richard Cattell (17), of Brook Street, Redfield, Bristol, who was working on a branch line at Filton railway station when he was trapped between two skip trucks loaded with earth. He was severely injured and died after admission to the Bristol Royal Infirmary. The hearing was adjourned till Tuesday.
The Bristol city coroner, Mr A. E. Barker, conducted an inquest yesterday on Edwin Frost Richard Cattell (17), of Brook Street, Redfield, Bristol, who was crushed to death under one of the trucks on which he was working as a brakeman at Filton railway junction on July 6. A verdict of "Accidental death" was recorded.
David James Jenkins, of Newport, a foreman fitter, said he was engaged by a Newport firm for constructional works at Filton railway junction. A locomotive engine, pushing a line of 12 skips or trucks, was employed for the excavation work which was being carried on. At the time of the accident these trucks were being propelled in a single line towards the waste tips. Cattell, who was engaged as a brake-lad, was riding on the fourth truck from the front. He had to apply the brakes on a decline which occurred just beyond the scene of the accident. When the railway line points were in the wrong direction he had to get off his truck and move them over. Instructions to Brake Boys.
After the accident, which he did not witness, Jenkins found Cattell being supported on the ground by the locomotive driver. "Every lad is instructed by me not to jump off the trucks whilst in motion," said Jenkins, in reply to Mr G. D. Wansborough, who appeared for Cattell's employers. Edward Brown, of Penfield Street, St Werburgh's, the brakeman riding behind Cattell, said they had nearly reached the points when the driver told witness there was a truck off the line. Brown told him to stop, and then noticed that Cattell was not on his truck. He got off and walked forward, and found Cattell under the front truck. He had not any idea why Cattell got off the truck. Dr. G. Paul, senior house surgeon at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, said death was due to shock following internal injuries. | Cattell, Edwin Frost Richard (I38238)
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The Last Post was sounded at Holy Trinity, Kingswood on Saturday, when Mr. Joseph Sheppard Lasbury, a Crimean veteran, was laid to rest. He was born at East Harptree when King George IV was King.
When 22 years of age he joined the gunboat Viper, and was on active service in the Baltic during the Crimean war. Discipline was maintained with much rigour in the Navy in those days, and for a trifling offence that would have merely met with a reprimand today, he was flogged. As some consolation he was later given the Baltic War medal. He also served on the Indus, and was engaged in running down slave traders on the African coast.
On leaving the marine service in the winter of 1864, he was married and took his wife to America, where he settled for a time.
He returned to England forty years ago, and has since resided in Kingswood.
His death was accelerated by a fall in the street three weeks ago. | Lasbury, Joseph Sheppard I (I3877)
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The marriage record shown Ann Seymour spelled as Anne Ceymer | Family: Samuel Dando / Anne Seymour (F2615)
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The miners at Bromley Colliery, Pensford were in the bottom dock of a cage which was being drawn to the surface when a pin in connection with the valve gear of one of the cylinders of the winding engine dropped out of its place, with the result that the motion of the engine was reversed and the cage was lowered down into 5.5 feet of water in the sump. The bottom deck of the cage being only some 4.5 feet high, and the shaft 5 feet in diameter, with little clearance at the ends of the cage, the men were drowned. 3 killed. | Crick, John Joseph (I97473)
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The mystery of Berrow Sands - Inquest and verdict
Yesterday, Dr Samuel Craddock (Coroner) held an inquest at Unity Farm, Berrow, respecting the death of Mr and Mrs Albert Clapp, whose bodies were found on Berrow sands. Evidence of identification having been given by Mr George Clapp son of the deceased, the inquiry relating to Albert Clapp was proceeded with.
PC George Stevens of Burnham, said the body was found a mile from Berrow church and 60 yards within high water mark, on Sunday last. The nets were hung about a mile from his home, and the tide could reach them at two o'clock on the Sunday morning.
George Clapp, a son, produced a boot found in the mud belonging to his mother, and a lantern which had been used by her. Owing to the time of the tide his father would have to go to his nets at five or six O'clock on Saturday night. He had to go through mud which reached fully to his knees, and as the deceased suffered from defective sight, he probably lost his way and attempted to walk towards the incoming sea, instead of going homewards. It was a densely black night, with a heavy fog. The deceased should have reached home about eight o'clock.
Dr Reginald Wade stated that he had made a post-mortem examination and found the cause of death was drowning.
The Coroner remarked upon the coincidence of both persons being present in the mud, and said that while accuracy was impossible, there was little doubt that the deceased had lost his way and had certainly been drowned. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased was found drowned on "Berrow Sands".
Evidence was then taken relative to the death of Elizabeth Clapp.
James Sharman deposed to finding the body 150 yards from the sand hills embedded in the sand and having on one boot only.
George Davis, of Brean, a boy, stated that at quarter to nine o'clock on Saturday he saw Mrs Clapp carrying two lanterns, lit, going towards the sands.
By the Coroner: He was sure of her identity. PC Parfitt said the body was found three quarters of a mile from that of her husband and 20 yards from the high water mark.
Dr Reginald Wade deposed that a post-mortem examination revealed that the heart was in a state of fatty degeneration. The heart was diseased. It was much enlarged and in a state of diastole. There were no signs of drowning and the immediate cause of death was the failure of the heart's action. He had attended her three weeks previously for disease of the heart. She must have made considerable exertion to reach her husband.
The Coroner referred to the determined efforts of the woman to reach her husband, and these with the excitement at his not returning, had brought on failure of the heart's action.
The jury returned a verdict that "Mrs Albert Clapp died suddenly owing to syncope of the heart, caused by over exertion".
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The mystery of Berrow Sands - Inquest and verdict
Yesterday, Dr Samuel Craddock (Coroner) held an inquest at Unity Farm, Berrow, respecting the death of Mr and Mrs Albert Clapp, whose bodies were found on Berrow sands. Evidence of identification having been given by Mr George Clapp son of the deceased, the inquiry relating to Albert Clapp was proceeded with.
PC George Stevens of Burnham, said the body was found a mile from Berrow church and 60 yards within high water mark, on Sunday last. The nets were hung about a mile from his home, and the tide could reach them at two o'clock on the Sunday morning.
George Clapp, a son, produced a boot found in the mud belonging to his mother, and a lantern which had been used by her. Owing to the time of the tide his father would have to go to his nets at five or six O'clock on Saturday night. He had to go through mud which reached fully to his knees, and as the deceased suffered from defective sight, he probably lost his way and attempted to walk towards the incoming sea, instead of going homewards. It was a densely black night, with a heavy fog. The deceased should have reached home about eight o'clock.
Dr Reginald Wade stated that he had made a post-mortem examination and found the cause of death was drowning.
The Coroner remarked upon the coincidence of both persons being present in the mud, and said that while accuracy was impossible, there was little doubt that the deceased had lost his way and had certainly been drowned. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased was found drowned on "Berrow Sands".
Evidence was then taken relative to the death of Elizabeth Clapp.
James Sharman deposed to finding the body 150 yards from the sand hills embedded in the sand and having on one boot only.
George Davis, of Brean, a boy, stated that at quarter to nine o'clock on Saturday he saw Mrs Clapp carrying two lanterns, lit, going towards the sands.
By the Coroner: He was sure of her identity. PC Parfitt said the body was found three quarters of a mile from that of her husband and 20 yards from the high water mark.
Dr Reginald Wade deposed that a post-mortem examination revealed that the heart was in a state of fatty degeneration. The heart was diseased. It was much enlarged and in a state of diastole. There were no signs of drowning and the immediate cause of death was the failure of the heart's action. He had attended her three weeks previously for disease of the heart. She must have made considerable exertion to reach her husband.
The Coroner referred to the determined efforts of the woman to reach her husband, and these with the excitement at his not returning, had brought on failure of the heart's action.
The jury returned a verdict that "Mrs Albert Clapp died suddenly owing to syncope of the heart, caused by over exertion".
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The proceedings of the Old Bailey
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WILLIAM MILTON was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of March, 45lbs. weight of beef, value ?1, 10s., the goods of Benjamin Lasbury.
MR. CLARKSON Conducted the Prosecution,
JAMES PELLATT (police-constable D 173.) At a quarter to nine o'clock on Thursday night last, I was on duty in Phillimore-place, Kensington I saw the prisoner walking down Phillimore-mews I followed him down and when he came to a gas-light, I saw he had something on his shoulder I stopped him, and asked what he had got he said, "Nothing he was not drunk I said I thought he had something that was not right, and he dropped 45lbs. weight of beef from his shoulder I detained him the beef was shown to Mr. Lasbury.
BENJAMIN LASBURY . I keep a butcher's shop in Kensington. I saw a piece of beef the next morning it was part of the rump and loin it was mine I had seen it safe between five and six o'clock last Thursday evening I missed it when I came home about ten it is worth about 30s. I swear it was mine.
Prisoner. I was very drunk at the time.
GUILTY Aged 19. Confined Three Months.
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The Reverend William Henry Hanna caught a chill after conducting a wedding at Swindon, lung trouble developed and died. He left behind a widow and four sons and a married daughter which means there is a son missing. Educated at Bishop's College, Calcutta was ordained a Deacon in 1919, became a Priest in 1920 and was at that time assistant Chaplain at Karachi. | Hanna, William Henry (I58103)
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The SS Norman Prince was struck by a torpedo from the German submarine U-156 and sunk shortly after with the loss of the master, 13 crew members and 2 gunners.
Winston Edgell Howarth is commemorated at the Tower Hill Memorial, London. | Howarth, Winston Edgell (I82889)
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The Tower Hill Memorial commemorates men and women of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets who died in both World Wars and who have no known grave. It stands on the south side of the garden of Trinity Square, London, close to The Tower of London. The Memorial Register may be consulted at Trinity House Corporation, Trinity Square (Cooper's Row entrance), Tower Hill, London EC3N 4DH, which will be found behind the Memorial. Tel: 020 7481 6900.
In the First World War, the civilian navy's duty was to be the supply service of the Royal Navy, to transport troops and supplies to the armies, to transport raw materials to overseas munitions factories and munitions from those factories, to maintain, on a reduced scale, the ordinary import and export trade, to supply food to the home country and - in spite of greatly enlarged risks and responsibilities - to provide both personnel and ships to supplement the existing resources of the Royal Navy. Losses of vessels were high from the outset, but had peaked in 1917 when in January the German government announced the adoption of "unrestricted submarine warfare". The subsequent preventative measures introduced by the Ministry of Shipping - including the setting up of the convoy system where warships were used to escort merchant vessels - led to a decrease in losses but by the end of the war, 3,305 merchant ships had been lost with a total of 17,000 lives. In the Second World War, losses were again considerable in the early years, reaching a peak in 1942. The heaviest losses were suffered in the Atlantic, but convoys making their way to Russia around the North Cape, and those supplying Malta in the Mediterranean were also particularly vulnerable to attack. In all, 4,786 merchant ships were lost during the war with a total of 32,000 lives. More than one quarter of this total were lost in home waters. The First World War section of the Tower Hill Memorial commemorates almost 12,000 Mercantile Marine casualties who have no grave but the sea. The memorial was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens with sculpture by Sir William Reid-Dick. It was unveiled by Queen Mary on 12 December 1928. The Second World War extension, which commemorates almost 24,000 casualties, was designed by Sir Edward Maufe, with sculpture by Charles Wheeler. It was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II on 5 November 1955.
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The upcast shaft was being examined. Deceased's mate was lowered down in a sling by means of a hand-winch, while deceased and the undermanager sat at an entrance into the shaft about 50 yards from the bottom. About 20 yards below this entrance the continuity of the shaft is broken, and the two portions connected by a short heading. On reaching this point, deceased's mate found some obstruction. He partly removed this, and in consequence lost his light. After going up to where deceased was and renewing his light he again descended, but again the current was too strong and he was put in darkness. He therefore called to deceased to fetch a light, and sent up the sling. Deceased got on the, sling, but had only descended about 10 yards when a small quantity of dirt and rock fell, and a piece struck him on the head, killing him instantly. Deceased's mate had not noticed any unsafe place when he, descended the shaft to examine it. | Matthews, Herbert Thomas (I43479)
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The Wilkes-Barre Record Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Saturday, January 24, 1914 - Page 25 Infant Son Dead
William G., 14 months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Matthews of 27 Jeanette street, died yesterday morning of pneumonia. The child was taken ill several days ago and rallied for a time but the fatal weakness set in Thursday evening and death resulted the following morning.
He was the only child in the family.
The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon with services at 2 o'clock by Rev. J. G. Jefferies of First Primitive Methodist Church.
Interment will be in Shawnee Cemetery. | Matthews, William G. (I50563)
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The Will of Thomas Pitt 5 OCT 1734
Transcription
In the name of God Amen. I Thomas Pitt of the parish of Stroud in the County of Gloucestershire, Mason, being aged but of sound mind and understanding praised be God therefore do make this my last will and Testament in manner and form following:
Imprimis, I give and bequeath to my son Jonathan Pitt all that my messuage Tenement or dwelling house, Brewhouse and Garden thereunto belonging and adjoining Lypiatt in the parish of Stroud and County aforesaid at a place there called Stroud Fields now in the possession of the said Jonathan Pitt. To have and to hold the said Messuage Tenement or dwelling house, Garden and premises with all and singular the rights members and appurtenances unto my son Jonathan Pitt for and during all the rest and residue of the term of years and Estate of the said premises yet to come and unexpired.
Item, I give and bequeath to my Grandson Thomas Pitt, son of my son Thomas Pitt, the sum of one shilling.
Item, I give and bequeath to my two daughters Mary the wife of Edward Harmer and Ursula the wife of William Fryer the sum of one shilling apiece and to my daughter Sarah the wife of John Hunt the sum of one shilling and one Bed and Bedstead and all things thereunto belonging and one wood chair.
Item, all the rest residue and remainder of my goods and Chattles and personal Estate whatsoever I give and bequeath to my son Jonathan Pitt and I do hereby nominate constitute and make my said son Jonathan Pitt Executor of this my last will and Testament. In witness whereof, I the said Thomas Pitt to this my last will and Testament have set my hand and seal the fifteenth Day of October, Anno Domini 1734.
Thomas Pitt - his mark
Signed Sealed published and declared
by the said Thomas Pitt as his last will and Testament
in the presence of Daniell Bennett, Robert Clissold, Daniell Berry
Transcribed by Penny Gay | Pitt, Thomas (I11967)
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The Witherspoon family owned The Vineries in Chester Le Street, where Henry Ferguson Mole lived at his death in 1961.
Joseph Witherspoon patented a greenhouse boiler and was the first person to grow tomatoes in the English mainland.
He also grew grapes and used to send the first of each crop to Disraeli and to Gladstone. There are letters written to him by each, calling him "Dear Joe" and thanking him. | Witherspoon, Joseph (I90942)
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Theodore Strongin - Good friend and companion to Leah Jeanne Bartlett
http://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/03/arts/theodore-strongin-79-a-critic-championed-contemporary-music.html | Bartlett, Leah Jeanne (I400)
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There was only one who survived the explosion, W.H. Lasbury, an assistant
timberman. He went down the York shaft on the morning of the explosion at about 7.50a.m. and went to the West York by the return.
He then went about 20 to 30 yards below the engine on the York West incline when he heard a dull report. He was enveloped in a cloud of dust, which travelled from behind him and he lost his light. He fell forwards and he called to the engineman asking if he was all right to which he replied that he was. He turned back to the pit and groped his way out.
As he neared the cross cut he heard a sound as of air rushing through the doors in
its ordinary way. As he drew near the doors crashed open and he heard a splintering sound and he staggered back just on the inbye side of the doors, collected himself and staggered to the bottom of the York shaft where he dropped.
This gave an idication that there had been two explosions.
http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/cms/document/1911_13.pdf | Lasbury, William Henry (I220)
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This accident was due to the fall of a large bell-mould under which two props with traps had been set.
These two props were canted out by the weight of the stone, and the trap of a third was broken off.
The bell-mould could not be seen prior to the fall, as there was a thin stratum of black stone through which it did not penetrate. Deceased was injured internally and died three days later.
http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/database/result/76554.html | Probert, James (I16308)
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This estimable lady died on Thursday morning at the residence of her son-in-law, Judge C. S. Longcope, of this city, and her remains were started on the Central train, attended by members of her family, to be interred at the family burial grounds in La Grange.
This excellent lady had attained a nice old age, and had raised a large family and seen them all married and comfortably settled in life.
So much was she beloved amoung a large circle of friends in this city and at La Grange, where she resided for many years, that she was universally spoken to and of by the name of "Mother McAshan".
A consistent, unflinching Christian all her life, death to her was but the gate to Heaven and an eternity of happiness. She had done her whole duty to her children, and they and their descendants will always bless her sacred memory.
Daily Houston Telegraph, November 30, 1872, p. 5 col 1 | Agee, Elizabeth (I72203)
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This lamentable calamity was occasioned by a sudden outburst of gas on most probably, a defective lamp. 142 persons killed. | Brimble, Thomas (I63728)
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This lamentable calamity was occasioned by a sudden outburst of gas on most probably, a defective lamp. 142 persons killed. | Brimble, James Attwood (I63711)
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This Stone was erected by the community of Downside Abbey in whose employ the above was fatally injured during the building of the Abbey Church.
A very serious accident befel a young man named Frank Burge a labourer employed in the Abbey Buildings at 9.15 a.m. on Friday. He, from some unexplained cause, fell from a scaffolding 40 feet high and was very badly injured. He was at once removed to the Paulton Memorial Hospital and detained. He died later.
The Clerk of Works stated that he thought Frank had crossed a 9" plank left by the builders instead of using the 4 plank platform provided for him; he was carrying a stone weighing 47 lbs and the plank was wet so it is thought he slipped and fell some 33 feet to the ground. The Jury returned a verdict of accidental death.
Among the mourners were Tom Harry Burge, J J Burge, Joseph Burge, Robert Burge and Albert Burge brothers of the deceased, Joseph Pearce an Uncle, and Ernest Gibbs a brother in law. | Burge, Frank (I57562)
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This the last will and testament of me Thomas lasbury of Stroud in the county of Gloucestershire, shopkeeper and beerseller I give and devise unto my son Thomas lasbury all that Mesonage Tenement or Dwelling house with the garden and appurtenances ?????? belonging situate in Parliament Street in Stroud aforesaid purchased by me of Hester Hogg and ???? my occupations
And also that piece or parcel of land situate at the upper part of Garney's Leaze in Stroud aforesaid and purchased by me of William Hopson together with the seven Mesonages or Dwelling Houses lately ceeded by me thereon to hold the same with their respective ?????????? unto and to the use of my said son Thomas Lasbury hevis and ofsigns for ever
Also I give and devise unto my said son Thomas Lasbury all that freehold Mesonage tenements or dwelling house with the garden and appurtenances ????? belonging in situate Parliament Street in Stroud aforesaid purchased by me of Hester Hogg and now in my occupation.
And also all that freehold piece or parcel of land situate at the appro part of Garney Leaze in accord aforesaid and purchased by me of William Hopson together with the seven Mesonages or dwelling houses lately ???????? by me ????????? tohold the same with their respective appurtenances into and to the use of my said son Thomas Lasbury his hevis and asigns forever
Also I give and devise unto my said son Thomas Lasbury all that freehold Mesonages ????????? or dwelling house and shop with the garden ground and appurtenances there unto and joining and belonging situates in parliament Street in Stroud aforesaid late in the occupation of Peter Steel and son of Robert Holder and purchased by me of Thomas Clarkes to hold the same unto and to the use of my said son Thomas Lasbury his hevis and ofsigns forever charged nevertheless and I do hereby charge the said last mentioned Mesonage and hereditorments with the payment of the sum of one hundred and five pounds to my son John Lasbury at the end of twelve calendar months next after my deceased which sum shall not bear interest in the meantime I give and devise unto my grandson Henry Lockyer son of my late daughter.
All that freehold Mesonages tenement or dwelling house with the garden and appurtenances there unto belonging situate in a lane or alley adjoining the old chapel burial ground leading from Old Chapel Street for Parliament Street in Stroud aforesaid formerly belonging to Hester Hogg and now in the occupation of George Burrows to hold the same unto and to the use of my said grandson Henry Lockyer his hevis and assigns forever.
Provided and my will is that until my said grandson shall the age of twenty one years my said Thomas Lasbury shall receive the rent thereof and pay and apply the same for the benefit of my said grandson as my said son Thomas Lasbury shall in his discretion think proper.
Provided also that in case my said grandson shall not attain the age of twenty one years then I give and devise the said last mentioned Mesonage and hereditaments unto and to the use of my said son Thomas Lasbury his hevis and assigns forever.
I give and bequeth unto my said grandson Henry Lockyer my watch and its appendages and all and singular my household goods and furniture stock in trade monies personal estate and affects not h??????before bequethed I give and bequeth unto my said son Thomas lasbury for his own use and benefit subject to the payment of my just debts funeral and testamen?? expenses.
And I appoint my said son Thomas Lasbury executor of this my will and do hereby revoke all wills and codicils by me at any time herebefore made and declare this only to be my last will and testament.
In ?????????? whereof I have to each sheet of this my will contained in two sheets of paper set my hand this ninth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty two.
Thomas Lasbury
Signed by the said Thomas Lasbury
The dictator in the presence of us present at the same time who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subsisded ??????? names as ????????? Sam Clayfield Solicitor Stroud / Heptisibah Vick Stroud
Stroud at Gloucester 23rd day of June 1866
By the oath of Thomas Lasbury the son the sole executor to whom administration was granted
The ??????????? Thomas Lasbury was late of Stroud in the county of Gloucester shopkeeper and beerseller and died on the ninth day of June 1866 at Stroud aforesaid
Under ?20
Sam Clayfield
Sol. Stroud | Lasbury, Thomas (I201)
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Thomas Albert Dwight "Tad" Jones (February 22, 1887 - June 19, 1957) was an American football player and coach in the United States. He served as the head football coach at Syracuse University (1909-1910) and Yale University (1916-1917, 1920-1927), compiling a career college football record of 69-24-6.[n 1]
He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1958. Jones quarterbacked Yale to 6-0 and 12-0 victories versus Harvard as a junior and senior, respectively, in 1906 and 1907. Yale finished with 9-0-1 records both years, and he was named an All-American both seasons.
As head coach, Jones lead Yale football to a 5-3-1 record versus Harvard, and gave the most revered pregame pep talk in Yale athletic history before the Harvard-Yale game in 1923. Before the 1925 game, Jones intoned famously, "Gentlemen, you are about to play football against Harvard. Never again may you do something so important."[2] That contest ended in a scoreless tie. Jones's older brother was Howard Jones, who also played at Yale from 1905 to 1907.
The elder Jones also coached at Yale and Syracuse, as well as Ohio State University, the University of Iowa, Duke University, and the University of Southern California. The "T.A.D. Jones" room at the Phillips Exeter Academy gymnasium is named for Jones.
Thomas Albert Dwight "Tad" Jones is entombed in a private crypt in Woodside Cemetery & Arboretum in Middletown, OH | Jones, Thomas Albert Dwight Jnr. (I72253)
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Thomas Edwin Lasbury, 62, of Parkmoor Manors Apartments, St. Louis, formerly of Wood River, died Thursday at 7:08 p.m. in City Hospital, St. Louis, following an illness of more than a year.
Mr. Lasbury, a son of Mrs. Alice Lasbury, nee McFetridge, of East Alton and the late Edwin Lasbury, was born June 19, 1905, at Alton.
He attended the Wood River schools and for 45 years had lived in St. Louis. Prior to his illness he had been employed as a clerk at Famous-Barr in St. Louis.
Mr. Lasbury was a member of St. Joseph's Parish, St. Louis.
Survivors beside his mother are five sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Considine, Edwardsville; Mrs. Mildred Evans, Wilmington, Del.; Mrs. Bea Huber, Meadowbrook; Mrs. Ada Goodman, East Alton, and Mrs. Alice Dvorchak, Wood River; three brothers, Edwin, Hammond, Ind., William, Wheeling, W.Va., and Lester, Wood River.
The body is at Marks Mortuary, Wood River, where visitation will be after 1 p.m. Sunday.
Funeral services will be Monday with a Requiem Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Bernard's Church, Wood River. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Edwardsville.
The Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday. | Lasbury, Thomas Edwin (I464)
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Thomas J. Lasbury Munster
Thomas J. Lasbury, 58, of Munster, IN, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2004.
He is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Sarah; his daughter: Nora (Matt) Hay of Chicago, IL; one brother: Dr. Richard (Betty) Lasbury of Kokomo, IN; sister-in-law: Kaylene Lasbury of Dagsboro, DE, and many nieces, nephews and other relatives. Preceded in death by his brother Dr. Edwin C. Lasbury. Cremation preceded services.
A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, September 2, 2004, 10:00 a.m. at the Ridge United Methodist Church, 8607 Columbia Ave., Munster, IN. Rev. Steven Conger officiating. Memorial visitation will be held on Wednesday, 4:00 to 8:00p.m. at the Anthony & Dziadowicz Funeral Home, 9445 Calumet Ave. (at 45th St.), Munster, IN.
Mr. Lasbury was the owner of the Thomas J. Lasbury State Farm Insurance Agency in Dyer, IN for 35 years. Tom was a 1992 graduate of Calumet College with a Bachelor degree in Organizational Management. He was a member and past president of the Munster Lions Club; a member of Garfield Masonic Lodge #569; a former member and past president of the Calumet Toastmasters; and a former member and past president of the Dyer Jaycees. Tom was an active community leader and he was extremely proud of his family.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, National Headquarters, 3300 East Sunrise Drive, Tucson, AZ 85718; the National Neurofibromatosis Foundation (NNFF), 95 Pine Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10005, or to the charity of your choice.
Published by The Times from Aug. 31 to Sep. 2, 2004.
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Thomas J. Lasbury, 58, of Munster, IN, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2004. He is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Sarah; his daughter: Nora (Matt) Hay of Chicago, IL; one brother: Dr. Richard (Betty) Lasbury of Kokomo, IN; sister-in-law: Kaylene Lasbury of Dagsboro, DE, and many nieces, nephews and other relatives. Preceded in death by his brother Dr. C. Edwin Lasbury.
Cremation preceded services. A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, September 2, 2004, 10:00 a.m. at the Ridge United Methodist Church, 8607 Columbia Ave., Munster, IN. Rev. Steven Congur officiating. Memorial visitation will be held on Wednesday, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Anthony & Dziadowicz Funeral Home, 9445 Calumet Ave. (at 45th St.) Munster, IN.
Mr. Lasbury was the owner of the Thomas J. Lasbury State Farm Insurance Agency in Dyer, IN for 35 years. Tom was a 1992 graduate of Calumet Colege with a Bachelor degree in Organizational Management. He was a member and past president of the Munster Lions Club; a member of Garfield Masonic Lodge #569; a former member and past president of the Calument Toastmasters; and a former member and past president of the Dyer Jaycees. Tom as an active community leader and he was extremely proud of his family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, National Headquarters, 3300 East Sunrise Drive, Tucson, AZ 85718; the National Neurofibromatosis Foundation (NNFF), 95 Pine Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10005, or to the charity of your choice.
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CEDAR LAKE -- The heart attack a 58-year-old Munster man suffered when he was driving a small power boat may have triggered his fall into the water and possibly led to his death, a Lake County coroner's spokesman said Monday.
Thomas J. Lasbury's cause of death has been ruled as natural -- an apparent heart attack he likely suffered prior to his falling into Cedar Lake on Saturday night, Lake County Chief Deputy Coroner Jeff Wells said.
Wells said Lasbury, who was found by a fellow boater floating in the middle of the lake, never went completely under the surface.
He was pulled onto a pontoon boat, where CPR was initiated. He was taken to St. Anthony Medical Center in Crown Point, where he later died, Cedar Lake Police Chief Roger Patz said.
Police were alerted to the incident at 7:16 p.m. Saturday when they received a report that an unoccupied boat came ashore with the motor running and lights on.
Cedar Lake Emergency Medical Services and the Cedar Lake Fire Department were dispatched to the area and a search of the lake began.
Officers learned the boat had been rented by Lasbury for a three- to four-hour period. Boat rental personnel told police they were concerned when the boat had not been returned in the allotted time period and had gone out to look for him.
Patz said the death marks the first on Cedar Lake in approximately seven years.
Sarah Lasbury, Lasbury's wife of nearly 36 years, said her husband had a history of heart-related health problems, including a couple of previous mild heart attacks.
She said he also suffered from myotonia congenita, a congenital muscular disorder that affected her husband's movement if he remained stationery for too long.
Lasbury said her husband, a State Farm insurance agent owner with an office in Dyer, had worked on Saturday and then traveled to Cedar Lake to try a new portable navigational system he had recently purchased.
"He wanted to play with it. He's not a boater by trade," she said.
She said her husband, a graduate of Calumet College of St. Joseph and Hammond High School, had followed in his dad's footsteps when it came to running an insurance business.
"His dad, Edwin Lasbury, was a State Farm agent in Hammond," she said.
She said she and her husband have one daughter, Nora Hay, of Chicago.
He was a member of the Ridge United Methodist Church in Munster and a member of a number of organizations including the Munster Lions, Garfield Masonic Lodge No. 569 and the Calumet Toastmasters.
"He was a good husband and dad. He loved his community, and he enjoyed a lot of different avenues. He liked a lot of different things including history and art. If you knew him, you knew him for his laugh. He was very caring and generous," she said.
A memorial service for Lasbury will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Ridge United Methodist Church, 8607 Columbia Ave., Munster. Memorial visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Anthony & Dziadowicz Funeral Home, 9445 Calumet Ave., Munster. | Lasbury, Thomas Jon (I433)
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Thomas Lasbury's will of 1862 mentions Henry Lockyer son of the late Hester Lasbury. | Lasbury, Henry (I1304)
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Thomas Nash otp (of this parish) and Chapelry of Stoke Bach (Bachelor) and Betty Lawsbury otp (of this parish) Spinster | Family: Thomas Nash / Elizabeth Lasbury (F1806)
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Thomas Paradise Davis was in the service of the 2nd Battalion, Foot, Royal Seventh Fusiliers, British Regulars stationed in Malta and Gibraltar. With the ending of the American Civil War in 1865, the British (who had backed the South) were worried about U.S retaliation and an invasion, as the main body of U.S troops were headed back north (a battle hardened and fully equipped army).
A number of British regular units were sent to Canada to bolster its existing regulars and militia, and Thomas's regiment was among those sent over. He was stationed in Quebec from May 15 1865 to September 1866, then moved to Brantford in October of 1866.
In the late months of 1866 the Fenians (an ultra-nationalist organization of Irish in Canada and the United States) were massing along the border, threatening to stage a small invasion of their own, (perhaps encouraged by the U.S) in retaliation for what was happening in Ireland with the British troops posted there. Perhaps this is why the Fusiliers were moved to Brantford, to be close to the Niagara frontier border in case of an attack.
The Fenians pushed north over the border in 1867, capturing some small towns as well as Fort Erie. The combined Militia and British regulars put down the uprising killing some and capturing the leaders, most were hung.
Thomas was stationed in Brantford, (billeted in the old Kerby house (hotel) and met Maria Boughen, who was working as a domestic in the service of the Kerby house (laundry etc.) and began seeing her. Thomas was discharged by purchase in July 24 1867 and was attached until September, to the 1st battalion 16th foot out of Ireland who replaced the 7th in Brantford. Quite a number of the 2nd remained behind to settle in and around Brantford.
Thomas and Maria were married in a Baptist ceremony in Brantford on February 5, 1868, witnessed by Hanna Boughen (Maria's sister) and William Vaughan. They lived in Mount Pleasant, Ontario and farmed with Maria's parents for the first few years.
Thomas and Maria then bought property in the town of Burgessville Ontario in 1879, where they farmed and raised their family of six. | Davis, Thomas Paradise (I1168)
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THOMAS SIMPKINS
As the blushing rose sheds its perfume, and by its beauty in spring-time delights the soul of mankind, so the good works of noble men live, radiantly and sublimely beautiful, in the hearts of their fellows long after the turf grows over the earthly tenement that shuts them out from the light of the world. The immortal Scottish bard, Robert Burns, wrote of a deceased friend:--
"An honest man here lies at rest
As e'er God with his image blest;
The friend of man, the friend of truth,
The friend of age and guide of youth;
Few hearts like his with virtue warmed,
Few heads with knowledge so informed.
If there's another world, he lives in bliss;
If there is none, he made the best of this."
Such an epitaph would be extremely apropos to the subject of this sketch, whose name appears at its heading. As a pioneer of Pike county, with reminiscences of his early days, we wish particularly to deal, the aim of the publishers of this work being to do honor to the early settlers - those hardy yeoman who, in the primitive days of the county, braved the dangers that beset them on all sides, and the uncertainties of the seasons, and, through their exertions, brought the present generation into possession of the Eden of the world.
Thos. Simpkins was born in Yorkshire, England, in the year ____, and there resided until he was ___ years of age, when, becoming impressed with a desire to dwell amid the scenes of a wild and new country, he left "Merrie England" for the land where universal freedom reigned, and royalty existed with the high, the low, the rich, and the poor. Liberty, the beautiful Goddess, beckoned him, and he steered for the beacon light which she burned upon her shores, to light safely into her elysium the oppressed of all nations. On the 22d day of October, 1831, a hardy young man, this noble scion of old England struck his tent in Morgan county, in this state, determined to commence his life-struggle for fortune there; but, as time moved on, the broad prairies of old Pike, then but a wild garden, perfumed with the rich and beautiful flowers planted by the hand of Dame Nature, with but few farms and settlers, offered him a broader and better field for operation, and in 1833 he moved in, and immediately began a busy toiler in the hive with those who were then working the grand old prairies of the county, which have since made her so famous throughout the nation. His first labor was performed for Mr. W. W. Jones, who, at the time of this writing, lives in Griggsville, a hale old man, and an honored member of the community. For a long time, exposed to the rays of the scorching sun, or breasting the tempestuous winds that drove mercilessly over the waste fields, or withstanding the pelting rain and rattling hail, he delved into the soil, and with his ploughshare turned the sod of the grand prairie, receiving for his arduous labors eleven dollars per month - a very large salary at the time. Industry and prudence were his traits, and adherence thereto brought him his reward - his accumulations amounting to enough, in a very short time, to enable him to purchase an ox team, with which he set out for himself, and a very few months sufficed to find him in possession of land of his own, upon which he had the proud satisfaction of seeing, as results of his labor, waving corn and golden wheat spring up in abundance. This land is now known as the Butz farm, and is one of the many productive places in the county known as No. 1. In the year ____ he purchased the home farm.
Encouraged by his property, and becoming enamored of an estimable young lady, Miss Ann Wharton, in the year 1836 he married. To them were born six children, five of whom are living - four daughters and one son - than whom there is none in Pike county more honored and respected. Thomas, jr., succeeded to the home place, at which he now resides, where can be seen, in the thrifty and prosperous appearance of the fields, fences, outbuildings, etc., the industry and prudence of the father transmitted to the son. Sarah, the oldest daughter, is the wife of Mr. John Lasbury, one of he most prominent stock raisers, as well as one of the most thrifty farmers, in the county. Two other daughters, Anna and Mary, are married and now living in Pike county, and are most estimable ladies. The youngest daughter, Vinand, resides with her aged mother, in the lovely village of Griggsville, a comfort and a help to her in her declining years.
Mr. Simpkins, recognizing the world as a progressive one, was among the first to adopt such improvements in the manner of tilling the soil as made their appearances, from his early days to the time of his death, and is a well known fact that he was one of the first to introduce into the county a wheat drill and a self-raking reaper. Perfection in all things seemed to be the spirit that moved him, and at a very early day he imported blooded cattle, and in his latter days possessed one of the finest herds of cattle in the state. As an artist delights in his peculiar science, so delighted Mr. Simpkins in fine stock, improvement in stock raising, and the production of cereals. Hence it is no wonder that we find him one of the first to favor the establishment of agricultural and horticultural societies, and a firm friend and supporter of county fairs, and one of the founders of the Pike county organization.
The years of hard toil and anxiety he experienced in building a foundation for his family bore heavily upon him, and disease marked him as a victim as he had reached the zenith of affluence - at the time when he had just prepared to dwell among his people and be happy in seeing all of his flesh and blood enjoying the fruit of the trees planted by his own hand. In 1860 he left America to visit the scenes of his childhood, and reached there in time to tarry awhile with the friends of his youth and behold the changes that had taken place, when, called by the almighty, his spirit forsook its earthly tenement and winged its way to that haven of rest prepared in the realms of bliss for the good, while the body was laid away in the old Moulton churchyard, wherein were many whitened monuments familiar to it in life, years and years before.
A better man could not be found.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glendasubyak/tsimpkins.html | Simpkin, Thomas (I1321)
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THOMAS WALKER TURNBULL, born in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England the son of John and Elizabeth TURNBULL; husband of Sarah Ann WADE; father of Mary and Zula TURNBULL. Thomas' siblings include: Marmeduke TURNBULL, William TURNBULL, and Christopher TURNBULL, and Mary Turnbull LASBURY-
THOMAS WALKER TURNBULL - On the afternoon of Monday, Feb. 16, there passed from our midst one of our oldest and most respected cit-izens The following Wednesday funeral services were conducted at St. James Episcopal church, Rev. Fr. Dew-Brittain officiating, and the interment in the city cemetery was in charge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Those present from away were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kenney and children Thomas and George, and Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Le-ritz, all of Kansas City, Mo. Thomas Walker Turnbull was born at Knarsboro, Yorkshire, Eng-land, June 24, 1825. At the age of fourteen he left home and the be-loved mother whom he was never to see again, and going to London spent the following seven years in accordance with the custom of that time, as an apprentice learning the painter's trade. In 1854 he came to St. Louis, and later to Griggsville to visit relatives, intending to return to England, but his skill as a painter gained for him the patronage of the people to such an extent, that he decided to remain, and this place has been his home with the exception of a short time spent with his brother George in Oregon. He was twice married, the only child of the first union, a son, being drowned at the age of ten. Some of our people well remember the trag-edy which brought life-long sorrow to the father's heart. He is survived by his two daugh-ters, Mrs. Clarence Kenney of Kan-sas City, Mo., and Mrs. William Stone of Griggsville, an only sister, Mrs. Mary L. Taylor also of this City, one brother, Mr. George Turn-bull of Weston, Mo., and three grandchildren, Mrs. Mabelle Leritz, Thomas Turnbull and George Clar-ence Kenney. Mr. Turnbull was a stanch Epis-copalian and for years a faithful attendant upon the services of that church. He was, in point of Odd Fellowship, the oldest member of the order in Illinois having become connected with it in London in 1846. In temperament he was optimistic and cheerful. All days to him, no matter how dreary the weather, were "fine" days. He was a man of strong convictions, and was stead-fast in his opinions, honorable in his business dealings, and the fact that at different times he has been guar-dian for fifteen children, is a testi-mony to his honesty. Nine years ago a stroke of paraly-sis seriously impaired Mr. Turnbull's mental faculties, and, while living beneath the roof that has sheltered him for nearly half a century, and tenderly cared for by his daughters, he was never at home until God took him.
"The Homeland, O the Homeland, The land of the free-born No gloomy night is known there But aye the fadeless morn." | Turnbull, Thomas Walker (I3082)
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Thomas William House was born in the village of Stoke St. Gregory, Somerset. He immigrated to America, landing in New York in 1835 where he earned his living as a baker. The next year, he moved to New Orleans to take charge of the bakery at the St. Charles Hotel. In 1838, he established the firm of House and Loveridge in Houston.
In 1840 he began accepting bank deposits, the beginning of The House Bank. He produced and sold the first ice cream in Houston, restricting his confections to one side of the store and placed dry good on the other side. In 1853, he paid $40,000 for the large jobbing business of "James H. Stevens and Company", which was the largest sum of money to change hands in Houston up to that time. He changed the name to "T. W. House and Company" and was the largest wholesaler in the state; accepting cotton in payment for goods and setting up cotton factoring as a separate department.
In 1851 House helped organize the Houston and Galveston Navigation Company "to navigate steamboats between Houston and Galveston and on other streams tributary to Galveston Bay," carrying passengers, freight, and United States mail. He also worked with the Texas Transportation Company, the Houston Direct Navigation Company, and the Buffalo Bayou Ship Channel Company, all of which contributed to the development of Houston.
He was active in organizing the first street railway, the Board of Trade and Cotton Exchange, and the Houston and Texas Central and other railroads. On the organization of Protection Fire Company, in 1848, he became a member and remained one as long as he lived.
In 1857, and again in 1861, he was chosen a member of the Board of Aldermen of the city, and served two terms of two years each. In 1862 he was elected Mayor and held this office one term. In 1866 he organized the city's first public utility, the Houston Gas Company. The general public was indifferent to this; however, hotels and other public places were the first to install gas, then private homes accepted the innovation, and finally gas street lights appeared.
It is difficult to overestimate House's share in the building of Houston. He was a charter member of the Ship Channel Company, and was always a staunch friend of that enterprise.
House died in San Antonio, where he had gone for medical attention and his will directed that for five years his estate should be held together and his banking and mercantile business should be carried on in his name. (bio by: H M G) | House, Thomas William (I72180)
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To George Washington from Warner Mifflin, 23 November 1792
From Warner Mifflin
Philada 23d 11 Mon[th]: 1792To the President, Senate and House of Representatives of the United States-
"He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God"- 2d Sam: 23.3.
Having for a long time felt my mind impressed with a religious engagement on your account, and a belief that if measures are not taken to redress the wrongs, and alleviate the sufferings and oppression of the African race in these states, the Almighty will manifest his displeasure in a more conspicuous manner than has yet appeared: The consideration whereof excites me in his fear, earnestly to sollicit and solemnly to warn you, to exert your power and influence, that right and justice may be done in this important case.1
I have been also affected with the following declaration of the prophet, Vizt Ezek. 3.20. "When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die; because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sins, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembred; but his blood will I require at thine hand.["]
21. "Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul."
Now, I cannot view the declaration made by the first Congress, in substance to amount to any thing short of a solemn covenant, entered into with the God of Heaven and the whole earth; Vizt We hold these truths self evident, that all men were created equal, that they were endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, among which are life, liberty &ca; and which remains obligatory on the present Congress so to consider- How then have those rights become alienated, that Americans shall be permitted to continue to ravage the coast of Africa, thereby promoting murder, pillaging, plundering and burning its towns, and inslaving its inhabitants;2 and in the United States, while some of those very men, who perhaps with their own hands subscribed the aforesaid declaration, remain in the Supreme Legislature,3 that avaricious men shall be permitted to pass through the country, steal, buy, traffick, barter and exchange the blacks, as though they were indeed brute beasts, separating husband from wife, parents from children, even mothers from infant babes; yea, from all that is dear to men in this world except life, and indeed that also, as there are divers instances of their being murthered;4 others in iron fetters, huddled into jails till the number wanted is collected, then stowed into vessels for transportation to foreign parts, and sold into perpetual slavery; not permitting a parting leave between the nearest ties of nature. My soul now revolts at the infernal crime committed against innocent persons without provocation. Oh! let me now beseech you, not to think it too much degradation for you to reflect, was this the lot of one of your beloved, delicate wives, your tender babes, or near relatives, how then would you feel?
Do not you with me believe that there is a God of Justice, who will finally recompence unto all men according to the fruit of their doings, and that he doth at one view, by his all-penetrating eye, behold the actions of men over the face of the globe; if so, how do we think he will look on the rulers of this land, when he beholds many of them faring sumptuously every day, living in ease and fulness, at the very time that they are inventing unto themselves instruments of music, and spending their precious time in vain theatrical and other amusements, and remember not the afflictions of their suffering African brethren; who in this country may be loaded with irons, under all the pangs of sorrow the human heart can be capable of enduring, for no crime whatever, but because it pleased God to suffer them to come into the world with a black skin; will not this make him your enemy, who is a God that is no respecter of persons.
I crave your serious attention to this important subject, and that while you may feel an animated warmth to fill your minds, when engaged respecting the natives of this land, you suffer a turn of thought respecting the conduct of Americans in Africa, and in this country also, towards Africans; and see if any savage cruelty of the natives, can exceed that of the white people towards the Africans, considering our superior advantage of civilization under the Light of the Gospel. Let us consider we are informed that the measure we meet to others is to be meted to us; and likewise that we may so conduct as never to feel the effects (in the full extent) of the declaration of the Almighty formerly delivered to a highly favoured people, in failure of complying with their covenants and engagements, Vizt- 34.17. "Behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the Lord, to the sword, to the famine, and to the pestilence."5 Is there not reason to acknowledge that we have seen in some measure fulfilled a part of the first; are there not traces of the second, and do we not acknowledge that all three are subservient to Almighty Power; and has not our nation falsified its covenant? Oh! my countrymen and fellow-citizens, be serious on this subject, and allow me the liberty of a free expostulation with you; I feel for the welfare of my country, and my fellow-citizens; every one of whom I love; and believing myself every way equally interested with the largest part of your body in the welfare of my country, I hoped you would allow me freely, thus far to relieve my pained heart, who feel so much on account of the barbarous cruelties exercised on an unoffending people, which I am persuaded you generally have not a full conception of, that under an apprehension of duty I have attempted in this manner to address you.6 Being with sincere desires for your welfare
Your real friend
Warner Mifflin | Mifflin, Warner (I3000)
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To our dear friends and family: Thank you for the love and kindness you have showered on us in our time of sorrow: From east to west, north and south and in between, letters, phone calls, gifts, and food. We send a sincere and heartfelt "Thank you!"
For the hundreds that honored Avi's memory with songs and stories, on the radio or stopped on the street to tell of what a blessing she was in their lives. My sweet Avi! Mother, midwife, sister, friend, spiritual seeker, mother to our six living children: Ishayah, Chaytawn, Shoshana, Ilan, Hana, and Cobi. She was preceded in death 12 years ago by our son, Matan.
Most special thanks to my sister Linda Lasbury and brother Joe for opening their home and hearts to our kids. To Ishayah and Shoshi, who are taking such good care of their younger siblings. To Ember and Norman for their love and support. To Grandma and Grandpa. To all who loved her and who loved us.
Bobby Sunman Lasbury
and family
Ruby Valley
Redwood Times
4th Nov 2009
http://www.redwoodtimes.com/article/ZZ/20091104/NEWS/911049597 | Murray, Avi (I885)
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Together with Francis Ashman age 23, George Grist age 22 was convicted of highway robbery and sentenced to 15 years. They were kept at Ilchester Gaol from 7 Apr 1838 then on 26 Jul 1838 transported to Australia aboard the Earl Grey arriving in New South Wales 22 Nov 1838. | Grist, George (I100487)
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Tom Henry Lasbury was killed in a motoring accident when the lorry being driven by his son James John Lasbury was hit by an oil tanker. Tom Henry Lasbury was thrown out of the lorry as it overturned. | Lasbury, Tom Henry (I739)
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Tranferred to First Australian Auxillary Hosptial, Harefield, England | Baum, Herbert Leslie (I1057)
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Transcript of the Will of Anthony Targett dated 9th May 1820
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN
I Anthony Targett of Semley in the county of Wilts Yeoman being of sound mind memory and understanding but considering the uncertainty of life do this the ninth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty make publish and declare this to be my last will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say first I give devise and bequeath unto my two sons Anthony and George all that tenement now two dwelling and Blacksmiths Shop in or thereto situate in Semley aforesaid and in the several occupations of Joseph Maidment John Day and James White and also all that Tenement now two dwellings and lands in Shaston St James in the county of Dorset which I lately purchased of Thomas Brown and Philip Tucker To hold to them their heirs and assigns for ever as tenants in common and not as joint tenants also I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah the wife of James White the sum of one hundred and seventy pounds also I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Targett the sum of two hundred pounds and to my daughter Ann the wife of Thomas Brown the sum of five pounds only also I give and bequeath unto my two daughters Sophia Targett and Lydia Targett the sum of two hundred pounds each and to James Scammell of Semley aforesaid Laborer the sum of five pounds all of which said Legacies before mentioned I direct to be paid in twelve months next after my decease I give my late wife's wearing apparel equally among my said four daughters and as to my household goods and furniture it is my will and desire that the same be equally divided between my said two sons Anthony and George and my three daughters Mary Sophia and Lydia and lastly all the rest residue and remainder of my goods chattels stock of cattle and all other my estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever after payment of my just debts and the legacies above mentioned I give and dispose thereof unto my said two sons Anthony and George to be divided equally between them share and share alike and I do nominate constitute and appoint my said son Anthony whole and sole executor of this my said last will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills and Testaments by me made and ratifying and confirming this only to be last will and Testament In witness whereof I theTestator Anthony Targett have to this my last will and Testament set my hand and seal the day and year first above written (sgd) Anthony Targett (L.S.)
Signed sealed published and declared by the said Testator Anthony Targett as and for his last will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses (sgd) Edw. Buckland (sgd) Daniel Mitchell (sgd) C.E.Buckland
Proved at London 12th February 1821 before the Judge by the oath of Anthony Targett the son and the sole executor to whom administration was granted having been first sworn duly to administer | Targett, Anthony (I29712)
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Transferred to Devon Regiment | Withers, Herbert Frank (I18826)
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Transferred to the Labour Corps | Gale, Joseph (I74009)
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Transported to Van Diemens land for 15 years for killing a sheep with intent to steal. | Gulliford, Simon (I23520)
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Travelled on the Adriatic | Cray, Amos George (I15007)
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Travelled on the Royal George | Fear, Frederick Victor (I17052)
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Travelled with Archibald Hucker who was from Bridgwater, Somerset. | Hobbs, Dennis (I54919)
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Travelled with George Short Seymour & Gilbert Pratten | Shearn, Albert George (I27515)
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Tributes have been paid to local historian David Strawbridge who spent his life charting local history.
Born in Chilcompton in 1930, to Bert and Annie Strawbridge who were butchers in the village, he went to school in Stockhill until he was seven, then his family moved to butcher's premises at the bottom of the village.
Called up in 1949, David saw service in Egypt and Libya. He met Audrey in 1952 and they married in 1954 - eventually having four children, four grandchildren and two step grandchildren.
When he was 17 his family moved to a house in Bakers Lane where, in partnership with his father and brother Ron, a new butchers premises was built near the cenotaph in 1952.
When his father died in 1963, a friend, Mervyn Fowler, took his place to name the firm 'Strawbridge and Fowler Ltd', finally closing on retirement in 1991.
Beginning with attending history evenings at the College in the late 1970s he decided to write a book on the history of Chilcompton - a project which took 10 years. There followed another three books in the years that followed - earning him a reputation as a much respected local historian.
He was an active church member of St John's and St Vigor's, being a churchwarden at St Vigor's for nine years.
David was a founder member of the Chilcompton Society and was Chairman for three years. He was a member of the Midsomer Norton & Radstock Museum Society, of which he was a founder member, the Midsomer Norton Probus Club, Chilcompton Golden Hour Club, the Friday Club as well as the Royal British Legion at Stratton until it closed.
David and Audrey moved to Midsomer Norton in 2000 where David became involved in the Redfield Residents Association in 2006 before becoming the second President of the Midsomer Norton Society playing an active role in the transformation of the town, giving talks and working to research and preserve its history.
Midsomer Norton town mayor, Paul Myers, said: "David Strawbridge was a modest and unassuming man who gave a great deal to our local community and will be much missed."
Radstock Museum spokesman, Nick Turner, said Mr Strawbridge had made a significant contribution to the Museum over the years.
He said: "He was a lovely man and an excellent example of a local historian without whom Museum's such as ours could not exist. He will be missed by all those at the Museum who knew and worked with him."
Somerset Guardian
1st April 2015
http://www.somersetguardian.co.uk/Tributes-local-historian-David-Strawbridge/story-26268380-detail/story.html | Strawbridge, David John (I10663)
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Tried for robbery - Acquitted | Piddell, William King (I2285)
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Trooper 14260423 | Matthews, Albert William James (I46266)
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Tunneler | Carpenter, James Charles F. (I82146)
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Twin to George Seymour | Seymour, Thomas (I10089)
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