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From: "Bernard Mantell" <>
Subject: Re: [MM] MIDMARCH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 42
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:48:41 +0000
References: <mailman.99.1171605609.20382.midmarch@rootsweb.com>
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Hi

My ancestor James was a millwright all his life so, presumably, he could
have built water powered trip hammers for iron works

Bernard


On 16/02/07, <>
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> Today's Topics:
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> 1. Cleobury Mortimer and Old Swinford (Mark Jennings)
> 2. Re: Cleobury Mortimer/Oldswinford (barbara haner)
> 3. Re: Cleobury Mortimer/Oldswinford (Wolfie)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:25:20 +0000 (GMT)
> From: Mark Jennings <>
> Subject: [MM] Cleobury Mortimer and Old Swinford
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> Dear All
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> I suspect the link is purely the Iron working skills
> of the Teme Valley transfered to the Black Country. My
> family were from that area and finished up in Kinver
> in the Iron works at Whittington. I think (not
> entirely sure of this) that much of the land was owned
> by the Foley family in both areas as well, this may be
> significant.
>
> Mark
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:40:33 +0000
> From: "barbara haner" <>
> Subject: Re: [MM] Cleobury Mortimer/Oldswinford
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> I dont know anything about the Old Swinford connection but the county
> boundary is complex around Neen Savage and instead of looking in
> Shropshire
> you might try Herefordshire. Farlow which is next to Neen Savage is in
> Herefordshire and you only have to move a mile or so
>
> Barbara Haner
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Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:55:50 -0000
> From: "Wolfie" <>
> Subject: Re: [MM] Cleobury Mortimer/Oldswinford
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> Farlow isn't in Herefordshire, it's in Shropshire.
> Wolfie
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> I dont know anything about the Old Swinford connection but the county
> boundary is complex around Neen Savage and instead of looking in
> Shropshire
> you might try Herefordshire. Farlow which is next to Neen Savage is in
> Herefordshire and you only have to move a mile or so
>
> Barbara Haner
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