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From: Eve McLaughlin <>
Subject: Re: Longest marriage celebrated tomorrow
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 01:40:09 +0100
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In article <>, Don Aitken
<> writes
>On Wed, 1 Jun 2005 11:06:00 +0000 (UTC), ("Roy
>Stockdill") wrote:
>
>>> > > LONDON (Reuters) - A British couple who hold the world record for the
>>> > > longest marriage said on Wednesday their success was down to a glass of
>>> > > whisky, a glass of sherry and the word "sorry".
>>> > >
>>> > > Percy and Florence Arrowsmith married on June 1, 1925 and will celebrate
>>> > > their 80th anniversary on Wednesday.>
>>
>>Interestingly, Percy's mother was called Florence Arrowsmith, too. I
>>found him on the 1901 census (the only one of that name and the right
>>age if he is now 105) at Todenham, Gloucestershire, aged one, the son
>>of Albert and Florence Arrowsmith, both aged 28 and living with
>>Florence's parents, William and Elizabeth Bartlett.
>>
>Dear, oh, dear. What a terrible infringement of his privacy!

When the new rules for access come in, no one over 100 will be entitled
to privacy - he will be a Historic Event, and access to ever detail will
(eventually) be available. indeed, under these revised rules for
access, all persons born over 74 years ago will count as Historic
Events. The restrictions on access will only kick in for persons born
under 75 years ago (or persons dying less that 25 years ago). Which is
sort of good news, though how people feel about becoming Historic at 75
is another matter. The idea is that no one over that age would commit
passport fraud or identity theft, or, indeed, any other crime. Naive or
what?
>

--
Eve McLaughlin

Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians
Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society

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