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From: "bjgalpin" <>
Subject: Re: [DOR] COLBO(U)RNE/MARLOW CONNECTION
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 09:34:50 +0100
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These are not professional witnesses, but Churchwardens.
----- Original Message -----
From: Philip Keast <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: [DOR] COLBO(U)RNE/MARLOW CONNECTION


> Hi Maria,
>
> Presumably you have ruled out the possibility that George might have been
> either a minor clergyman or a "professional" witness ?
>
> Whilst perusing parish registers, I have come across many weddings where
the
> same person appeared as a witness time and time again.
>
> HTH
>
> Cheers,
>
> Phil Keast
> Keast Connect Project
> Cornwall Family History Society #11217
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Maria Almond" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 7:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [DOR] COLBO(U)RNE/MARLOW CONNECTION
>
>
> > Dear Lynn,
> > I have a annoying problem with someone named George Colborne, not your
> > father!!!!.
> > He appeared in 1881 at the wedding of Laura Louisa Fancy and Thomas
James
> > Dyer in Bitterne, Southampton as a witness to the marriage. On the 1881
> > census for Lauras father Henry Fancy , a niece and nephew appeared,Mary
> and
> > George, aged 9 and 5, both born in Sunderland.
> > George senior crops up at many family marriages and events, but as yet I
> > cant find any connection to the family.
> > Henry Fancy and his wife Mary Ann Pitt were both born in Wimborne and
> moved
> > to Southampton. I have all of Henrys sisters husbands and none of them
are
> > George, I also have a couple of Mary Ann Sisters marriages and neither
of
> > them married George either!!!!
> > Have you come across this George???
> > Look forward to hearing from you soon
> > Maria Almond {nee Fancy}
> > Southampton, Enlgand
> >
> >
> > >From:
> > >Reply-To:
> > >To:
> > >Subject: [DOR] COLBO(U)RNE/MARLOW CONNECTION
> > >Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 11:24:08 -0400 (EDT)
> > >
> > >Hello
> > >A couple of days ago my father was telling me some things about his
> > >childhood and he came out with some new information.
> > >In the late 1930's and early 1940's he(George Colborne) lived with his
> > >father (Oliver Colborne) in Bournemouth with some distant relations.
> Arthur
> > >and "Fluff" MARLOW. Our COLBORNES are from the FORDINGBRIDGE area.
Dad
> > >was not too sure of what sort of #th cousins they were except to say
that
> > >Arthur was in the RAF and was directly related to the Marlow family
that
> > >grew flowers and veggies.
> > >Does anyone have any interest in the Marlow or Colborne Families?
> > >
> > >Lynn Wheaton
> > >born Colborne
> > >London, Ontario
> > >
> > >
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