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Hilary645633 | Report | 7 Apr 2005 19:52 |
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Sam, I tried 'googling' and found that this earthquake seemed to be in the Deryshire/Notts area and caused chimneys to fall and church bells to ring. It led to a paper on the possible causes of earthquakes to be sent to the Royal Society from one of the leading thinkers of the time. Earthquakes were not understood so it must have been very frightening for all who felt it, and it was a dark winter night. The one in the Staffs /Cheshire area some three years ago scared people enough, and that was reported on TV within the hour. Sorry, I am not hunting for Withers. Hilary |
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Sam | Report | 6 Apr 2005 23:31 |
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Hi Hilary I've not come across any such oddities (yet!!) but am very interested in this one as one particular line of my family come from Hanbury although I haven't yet got as far back as you, I'm still in the early 1800's. You're not researching anyone with the name of WITHERS are you? Even if not, this is a very interesting peice of info to note down for future reference! Sam |
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Unknown | Report | 6 Apr 2005 23:21 |
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thats odd! we watched a prog on TV the other night about a tsunami in Norfolk around the same time!! |
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Hilary645633 | Report | 6 Apr 2005 23:18 |
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Searching (unsuccessfully) through the baptism/burials Parish register for Hanbury in Staffs around 1795, I found a report of an earthquake that had occurred on the night of Wednesday 18th November of that year. There was a description of the weather conditions of the day, a brightness of the sky, the direction of the movement of the quake, and the fact that there was an overnight snowfall. It obviously made an impression on that vicar/curate, but it looks as though he was trying to understand what was happening and relate it to atmospheric influences. Has anyone else found similar oddities in their research? Hilary Morris |
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