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Scansofsnapsthat
offerinsighttothepast
Jacki Milbank alone been here. On closer investigation, it turned
Antiques and My great-granddad Benjamin outthatmygreat-granddadhadendedupinthe
objects Cooper,whowasborninLondon, workhouse in Lingwood and stayed there until he
Show off your family heirlooms, and great-grandmother divorced died in May 1956.
mementos and retro curios and went their separate ways. Obviously,hehadnomoney,sowasburied
Letters from the past My great-grandmother seems to inapauper’sgraveinourlocalchurch.However,
have stayed in London and my apparently my granddad was contacted by the
Oldcorrespondencecanholdawealthof
great-granddadwenttoNorwichwithmygranddad. workhouseandadvisedthathisdadhaddiedand
historical info and fascinating stories
Obviously,divorcebackthenwasveryunusual, toldofthefuneral.Myuncle(mygranddad’ssonin
News clippings frowneduponandnottalkedabout,somymum law),beingtheeldestmaleofthefamily,andtheonly
Articles reporting on iconic events doesn’tknowthereasonsforthedivorce. one who had a car, took my granddad to the funeral.
My mum only met her granddad once, but Nothingelseisknownabouttheseevents.
Amazing stories shewasn’ttoldwhohewasuntilhehadleft.She Sadly, the workhouse is no longer in Lingwood (it
Interestingorinsightfultalespassed remembers him as short, wearing a long dark coat laterbecameahospital),buttherearephotosand it
down from your ancestors and bowler hat with a walking stick. wasabeautifulbuilding.Icontactedthechurchand
Eyewitness accounts Someyearsago,mycousin’swife(sadlynolonger they had records of my great-granddad’s burial, so I
withus)didafamilyhistoryandshetrackedmy now walk up there (about five minutes from where
Didyouwitnessahistoriceventin
great-granddad to being buried in a pauper’s grave in I live) to say hello to him. He shares his final resting
person? Share it today
my local churchyard, Lingwood, just outside Norwich, placewithanotherperson,alady,EmmaSimmons,
Family trees Norfolk. My mum and I couldn’t believe this, as prior also from the workhouse. She died the following year
Achancetoboastaboutfamousor tomyhusbandandImovingtoLingwoodsome in July. The grave is still unmarked but I often plant
significant ancestors 12yearsprevious,Ihadneverheardoftheplace,let bedding plants.
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