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Samuel Peach Peach married Clarissa Partridge in 1788, a union which has been described by a witty antique dealer as 'a partridge in a peach tree'. The family's coat of arms displayed Peach impaling Partridge.

That’s very sad.

Thank you ☺️

Well done. I’m afraid neither of my teenagers has learned to sew a button on yet or repair a garment. Darn it! 😉

Ooh I love a vanilla slice! Being a decorator at an asylum seems very specific.

Absolutely. My married G grandmothers toiled extremely hard to care for large families (my nan was one of 10) — cooking, cleaning and mothering without labour-saving appliances and with very meagre budgets. Unpaid but invaluable work. Plus many women did paid work as well that just wasn’t reported.

‘Of the manner in which it takes place’ (not ‘is accomplished’) . The term was used for miscarriage as well as deliberate termination and I think that’s the main meaning here

They are boys. Very sad to see.

Ah, gates. The gateway drug to, well, doors probably.

I was glad that they explained how the DNA analysis was done because usually it is glossed over. Just the right amount of detail I thought.

It’s sandwiched between 2 sets of entries for births of Quaker children so perhaps he didn’t like having to interact with them.

I think that it would have been hard for them to think of her as no longer a person. It’s sad that she died so young.

Goodness. That’s amazing Thanks for sharing.

How lovely! Have you ever come across someone who died the same day? I think about that sometimes - that someone could have been enumerated who had just died or was on their deathbed.

I just watched this short documentary from 2025 last week on the same subject: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC News - On the Front Line, The War DetectivesMissing for over 100 years - the war detectives trace relatives of two fallen soldiers.www.bbc.co.uk

Your dad must have missed his mum being so far away.

Had no idea about the firemen’s strike. My FIL was a fireman so I’ll have to ask him. Even though I was a 70s baby I don’t really have any memories of the 70s and when I see footage of it on TV I can’t believe I was born in that era!

It’s supposed to be 93 here tomorrow and Weds but at least the plants and animals have had a drink now.

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I agree, Debbie. In practical terms her daughter, my 3x great grandmother, was 12, and was the oldest girl. She was probably old enough to help look after her 2 younger siblings and keep house. Emma’s husband didn’t remarry, unusually. He lived to the age of 84.