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Sir John Franklin , wow- family history
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 26 Jun 2007 21:10 |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 26 Jun 2007 21:13 |
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Just seen a smashing history lesson on channel 5 about Sir John Franklin's expedition to find the North West passage, What made it intriguing was that my 5x grt grandfather Joseph Wood ,a mariner from Heybridge Basin Essex was a sailor on H.M ship Enterprise that was one of the ships that went looking for him. I have Joseph Woods death cert he died 23rd July 1855 In Heybridge from inflammation of the Windpipe . aged 52 and it clearly states he was a sailor on that ship. What a history lesson and how great to see where he had sailed. Shirely |
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☼♥Missy | Report | 26 Jun 2007 22:42 |
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Hi, I went to the Sir John Franklin school in spilsby. There's a statue of him and a little passage called Franklin's Passage. Our house teams were Erebus, Tasman and Resolute. Thrilling for you tracing your relative. Lorrainex |
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Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256 | Report | 26 Jun 2007 23:50 |
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that's lovely Shirley - it's great when something brings one of those names to life isn't it?! Maz. XX |
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