Comments for Archaeology in Marlow

Comment on Elizabeth’s Well at Bisham by Ross

Ross — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:39:34 +0000

Hi
Visited this site many years ago, but must admit I missed the stone work. I have an article on royal wells which may be interesting
http://insearchofholywellsandhealingsprings.wordpress.com/2012/07/
And scroll down to the second post. There are other Elizabeth wells in the country often to do with royal visits.

Comment on Holy? – Well, Well, Well! by Ross

Ross — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:30:30 +0000

Interesting article, not sure all those sites in Wycombe were holy but hats a long debate! You may be interested in my blog, I did a post on Bucks some while back and James Rattue’s book on holy wells of Buckhamshire. It’s worth getting if you can find a copy.

Comment on Local Watermills by John A Lofting

John A Lofting — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:51:21 +0000

Yes Hugh Lofting is a member of the Thimblmakers family

Comment on Hurley Weir Capstan and the Tea Magnate by Kathy Bragg

Kathy Bragg — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:41:27 +0000

That’s really interesting, I never knew that was there!

Comment on Local Watermills by Sheila Viner

Sheila Viner — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:06:33 +0000

I would like to find out if Hugh Lofting (writer of Dr Dolittle stories) is a descendent of John (Thimbles) Lofting. Hugh was born in Maidenhead and died in America in September 1947

Comment on Holy? – Well, Well, Well! by Andy B

Andy B — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:26:58 +0000

Very good article, I have posted a link to this and some of my other favourites from your site
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=12202#49509

See our guide to ancient sites in Buckinghamshire
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/search.php?country=1&county=133&type=stories

We’d appreciate more photos of them if any of you would like to help.
Thanks
Andy
Megalithic Portal Society

Comment on The Thames – a Late Stone Age Lost & Found by Cat Mansell.

Cat Mansell. — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:39:50 +0000

To Rose Palmer.
I am writing from High Wycombe Library where I am a voluntary worker, transcribing talks and lecture notes by the founder of the Borough library Leonard J. (John) Mayes. One of his scripts for at talk entitled ‘Historic Study of Marlow. To use his words, beginning thus:
“Historic study of Marlow must begin with the river and the best place to “stand and stare” is the bridge.
Earliest evidence for occupation of the district is provided by the discovery in 1871 of a bronze age boat found in the river near Marlow. It was a big boat, about 25 ft long by 3¼” beam – and it had been hewn out of a single great tree trunk. It created a great deal of interest in national as well as local historical societies and detailed descriptions were printed. This was particularly fortunate since the boat was later handed over to one of the London museums – and from then on it simply disappeared from the scene – all 25 ft of it”.
Can you add anything to this? And can I have your permission to reccommend your web site in the footnotes.
Yours sincerely.
C. J. Mansell.

Comment on In An English Country Churchyard by Eduardo Pellew Wilson, count de Wilson

Eduardo Pellew Wilson, count de Wilson — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:19:22 +0000

Dear Sir or Madam,

I was very pleased to read your article on the Princes Alexis Dolgorouki. The Princess, Frances Fleetwood Wilson, is my cousin. We both, on our paternal ancestral line, descend from Alexander Wilson (1774-1817), 1st lieutenant of the Royal Marines stationed at Portsoy in Scotland. I descend from Edward Pellew Wilson and Frances descends from Fleetwood Pellew Wilson, who was married to Frances Stoddart, the only child of Samuel Stoddart and wife, Elizabeth Thomas (widow of Charles Meynell, who is related to the Noel, Clopton and Boothby families and Clopton House).

On my side of the family, Frances Princess Dolgorouki is recorded in Pedigree of Bean of Portsoy. We descend from the Gray, Bean, Grant, Lorimer Folla/Follier and Fraser families in Scotland. The first to be recorded in the said Pedigree is John Bean born circa 1685,, landowner in Inverness and Diskped, married Janet Grant, born circa 1695 (she may be Jean Grant, for her daughter and my G4 grandmother (Jean Gray) were christened Jean). If you hold any genealogical information that may add to this, I shall be very grateful if you could let me know.

There are several co-relatives, including the ones who descend from James Bean, secretary to Sir Dawsonne Drake, governor of Madras. He married Cornelia Barlow, co-heiress and a daughter of Samuel Barlow and wife, Anne Drake, who is a grand-niece of Sir Francis Drake.

There is more in the site Gene.All.net but I am sorry to inform that now only members have access to the ancestries, which is not fair to all of us.

I am a count of the Portuguese House of Braganza and my G3 grandfather, Edward Pellew Wilson (180301887) was the one who settled in Bahia, Brazil, in 1819, brother to Fleetwood Pellew Wilson (1809-1888).

What is interesting about Nashdom is that, according to what I have always heard in the family, Prince Alexis Dolgorouki was a member of a group of Russian aristocrats who, together with Prince Youssopov, were againgst Rasputin. Nashdom was also used to gather those people, in order to discuss the bad influence of Rasputin in Russia.

Yours faithfully,
Eduardo Pellew Wilson, count de Wilson

Comment on Short Lives and Local Highwaymen by Gerry Palmer (the author)

Gerry Palmer (the author) — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:48:49 +0000

I am sorry you don’t believe a word of it – but it was a well known story at the time and was published in the the Newgate Chronicles in 1652 – here is the text of the story http://www.exclassics.com/newgate/ng17.htm

Comment on Short Lives and Local Highwaymen by mark francis

mark francis — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 01:13:08 +0000

So Oliver Cromwell was robbed on three separate occasions by Mary Frith, James Hind and Zachary Howard- or maybe I have missed a few?
I don’t believe a word of it.