Thomas Fogarty

[Robert Linford]

Anna, this is one of Peter Cook's very best pieces :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofUZNynYXzM

[Anna Morris]

Anna, this is one of Peter Cook's very best pieces :


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofUZNynYXzM

Hilarious! Thank you! ("One question, who are you? I got 75% on that one.")

[Gary Barnett]

There is a story that one of Mary Bousfield's descendants still had a key chain belonging to Martha Tabram in the 1960s. I've often wondered whether that story was connected to the one about Martha surreptitiously returning to the Bousfields' after having done a moonlight flit and returning her key.

[Gary Barnett]

A Thomas Fogarty was confirmed at St. Anne's, Underwood Road on 28th May, 1865. Foggy would have been 10 years of age at the time. However, having been baptised at the Virginia Street Chapel, I'd have expected him to have received his confirmation at St. M&M's, Commercial Road.

Furthermore, in the 'confirmation' column on the 1893 Catholic Census there was a cross against both him and Poll, which I had assumed was a negative.

So perhaps not our man, but I thought I'd mention it.

[Gary Barnett]

A Thomas Fogarty was confirmed at St. Anne's, Underwood Road on 28th March, 1865. Foggy would have been 10 years of age at the time. However, having been baptised at the Virginia Street Chapel, I'd have expected him to have received his confirmation at St. M&M's, Commercial Road.

Furthermore, in the 'confirmation' column on the 1893 Catholic Census there was a cross against both him and Poll, which I had assumed was a negative.

So perhaps not our man, but I thought I'd mention it.

Incidentally, he and all the other boys confirmed on that day were given the confirmation name of Joseph.

[Debra Arif]

Incidentally, he and all the other boys confirmed on that day were given the confirmation name of Joseph.

I've noticed that before when looking at confirmation records-pages and pages of boys given the name Joseph. Joseph written in the top entry and then ditto marks all down the column for the names of the boys following, while the girls had a bit more variety to theirs.

[Caroline Brown]

BTW the town of Honiton near to where we now live is famous for its lace (not laces).

Near to where I live too, Gary.

Honiton is also famous for being our nearest railway station for trains to London, but there are no sodding buses to or from Sidford on a Sunday. Taxis cost a bleedin' fortune.

Love,

Caz
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[Caroline Brown]

But does Honiton do breakfast fry-ups?

I wouldn't know, Robert. My time there is usually spent in the station ticket office-cum-waiting room, when the next train to London has been cancelled and the one after that delayed. No cafe either, so best to take a sarnie and a drink - and a 500 page book.

The last time I went up to the smoke [or rather fog, to stay on topic], a train had struck a cow on the line near Crewkerne and there was chaos. My daughter sent me a text to say "poor cow" and I didn't like to ask if she meant me or the animal.

Love,

Caz
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[Robert Linford]

Could be worse, Caz - imagine being stuck in a west country station with Arthur Askey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXl2FDVJSwE

[Anna Morris]

Near to where I live too, Gary.

Honiton is also famous for being our nearest railway station for trains to London, but there are no sodding buses to or from Sidford on a Sunday. Taxis cost a bleedin' fortune.

Love,

Caz
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Honiton is famous for fine lace. Queen Victoria had her wedding dress trimmed with Honiton lace.

[Gary Barnett]

I wouldn't know, Robert. My time there is usually spent in the station ticket office-cum-waiting room, when the next train to London has been cancelled and the one after that delayed. No cafe either, so best to take a sarnie and a drink - and a 500 page book.

The last time I went up to the smoke [or rather fog, to stay on topic], a train had struck a cow on the line near Crewkerne and there was chaos. My daughter sent me a text to say "poor cow" and I didn't like to ask if she meant me or the animal.

Love,

Caz
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The nearest station to Lyme is Axminster (Devon), one stop west of Crewkerne (Zummerzet). There is a good bus service between Lyme and Axminster and the taxi fare is £15.

The cafe at the station is legendary. Their bacon sarnies are to die for/from. If ever you find yourself nearby, the full English is on me, Rob.

Since the weekend we have been back in Romford (a few hundred yards from William Crossingham's final residence ... oops, sorry, wrong thread!) but we'll be back in Lyme with the grandkids shortly.

[Gary Barnett]

Honiton is famous for fine lace. Queen Victoria had her wedding dress trimmed with Honiton lace.

It is indeed, Anna. The Allhallows Lace Museum is there.

http://honitonmuseum.co.uk

[Anna Morris]

It is indeed, Anna. The Allhallows Lace Museum is there.

http://honitonmuseum.co.uk

I would love to see that! I do fine needle lace but don't have the nerve to try bobbin lace which is what Honiton lace is.

[Robert Linford]

Thanks Gary.

[Caroline Brown]

Could be worse, Caz - imagine being stuck in a west country station with Arthur Askey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXl2FDVJSwE

I'd sooner not imagine that, Robert. Shudder.

Love,

Caz
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