Tag Archives: Guildford, Surrey, England

Dorothy Lilian May nee Butcher 1915 – 2010

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Julie Goucher

Dear Aunt, The final link with the generation of either our parents or grandparents has passed away and along with the sadness there is joy. Joy of how lucky we were to have experienced the love and friendship from you. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Obituary – Dorothy Lilian May nee Butcher 1915 – 2011

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Julie Goucher

It somehow seems appropriate that I participate in this week’s Sunday Obituary for Geneabloggers with the obituary of my Great Aunt. From the Surrey Advertiser (Guildford Surrey Edition) 7th January 2011. This is the Announcement placed in the paper by … Continue reading →

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Ancestor of the Week – Edith Jelley nee Matthews

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Julie Goucher

My grandmother, Lillian Edith MATTHEWS inherited her middle name from her Aunt, the sister of her father, Edith Annie Matthews born 1877 in Rugby Warwickshire. Despite this my Grandmother knew very little about Edith other than she was a nurse. … Continue reading →

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Dorothy Lilian May nee Butcher 1915 – 2010

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Julie Goucher

Today has not been a good day. The last link with my Grandfather’s family passed away this morning and has left a void that will be quite impossible to fill. Born Lilian Dorothy Butcher in February 1915, the second youngest … Continue reading →

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Advent Calendar 2010 – Other Traditions

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Julie Goucher

Although I now live in the West Country of England, I was born and brought up in Guildford Surrey, and still consider that home. There was always a magical feel about Guildford, the cobbled historical High Street with the Rotary … Continue reading →

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Advent Calendar 2010 – Christmas Cards

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Julie Goucher

I remember both my Mum and Grandmother sending cards, but not how many or what happened to them. I have a few old cards, perhaps the last one received from a particular relative, or those with a photograph or letter. … Continue reading →

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Swans on the Wey

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Julie Goucher

I periodically do a Google search with the words Swans on the Wey to see what it displays. Usually I get a whole pile of entrys which reflect each of the words individually, even with the phrase in quotes, but … Continue reading →

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Tainted Tree by Jacquelynn Luben

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Julie Goucher

I came across this book purely by chance and am so glad that I did. I was looking on Google to see what books were set in Guildford and noticed that this one was and available from a local publisher. … Continue reading →

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