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From: "Dorothy Jones" <>
Subject: Re: [King] PRAGLE/ALDRIDGE
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:50:38 -0000


I've now located the Littleton Burials on the web and I'm
sorry to say PRANGLE and variants do not feature.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dorothy Jones" <>
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Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 4:22 AM
Subject: Re: [King] PRAGLE/ALDRIDGE


> Elizabeth
>
> The reason I questioned whether the birth certificate had
> been acquired was that Alfred appears to have been born in
> the 1Q 1871 if present [under 1 month] on the night of the
> census [2nd April], although his birth was registered in
> the 2Q. I have knowledge of some adoptions by unrelated
> childless couples of that era, so I would not assume that
> Alfred was related to the ALDRIDGE family without proof.
>
> Don't despair of finding a marriage yet: the reason it's
> proving elusive could be down to the very nature of
> Thomas's occupation, which could have taken him
> countrywide or across the Irish Sea. The Littleton Parish
> records might hold the key, so I'll add them to my 'to do'
> list for my next visit to HRO when the weather settles,
> unless anyone else can check in the meantime? As you will
> have noted, Alfred's baptism appears to have followed the
> death of Thomas. It would be useful if someone on the
> List could check to see whether any PRANGLEs or variants
> feature in the Hampshire Burials Index for Littleton.
> Also, when your contact obtains details from the death
> cert for Thomas, it might be worth a check in the
> Hampshire Chronicle around that time for a newspaper
> report because Thomas would have been known in racing
> circles.
>
> Dorothy J.
>


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