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From: Peter Freshwater <>
Subject: Re: [LEI] THOMAS COOK
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 12:27:21 +0000
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Hi Stuart

I seem to recall a small plaque to Thomas Cook on a house in the middle
of Market Harborough, somewhere behind the Parish Church and the Old
Grammar School.

Hope this helps, and kind regards,


Peter

In message <000a01c0a98f$d44ce300$>, Stuart Perkins
<> writes
>
>Hi List,
>
>
>
>Please has anyone out there in the blue yonder or the grey wastes, any
>knowledge of the Thomas Cook the travel agent originator; descendants,
>ancestors, written up genealogy, or where I can find the same...?
>
> My recent Barton in the Beans correspondence has thrown up all sorts of odd
>snippets of information including about his mother being a Perkins, and as I'm
>totally lost with my Barton in the Beans ancestors I thought any query may bring
>something. I know he had close ties with the Barton in the Beans Baptists,
>even though he was born in Melbourne Derbyshire [according the enc Brittanica]
>and I just wonder what and how <grin>
>
>I have been in touch with the Deacon of The Baptist Chapel in Barton, and he
>was very helpful and will visit there in a wek or so, but would I love some more
>ammunition/ information before I take the plunge!!
>
> Regards,
>
>Stuart
>
>______________________________

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Peter B. Freshwater
Edinburgh, Scotland
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Researching family connections with:-
DOW, GRAY, HUNTER, (Angus, Perthshire & Glasgow)
BRUCE, FOX, FRESHWATER, NEWCOMBE, SWINGLER (Beds, Glos, Leics &
Northants)
HAUGHAN (Co. Durham & possibly Cumbria)

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