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From: "J Margaret Page" <>
Subject: Re: [Q-B-I] Quaker Connections
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:33:48 +0100
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Sounds like there is a great story to tell there. I do hope all the
committee have noted your offer of a talk.
Are you coming to our Reading One Day Regional Meeting on the 11th October
at Leighton Park School, Reading, Berks.? You can find the details on the
WWW.QFHS.co.uk under Events
(http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engqfhs/society/autumn_form.htm )
or on Geneva at http://geneva.weald.org.uk/. It promises to be a really
special day as the school are hosting us.
You may be too late to book lunch now but you could still come & bring your
own.
Same applies to anyone else who can get to this event. Best to let Richard
Wilcockson know as on the booking form if you are thinking of coming. Hope
to see some of you there.
Kind regards,
Margaret
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From: "JOHN WITHERIDGE" <>
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 12:52 PM
To: "Quaker rootsweb" <>
Subject: Re: [Q-B-I] Quaker Connections

>
> Hello Margaret,
>
> Nice to hear from you.
>
> Yes My only male Quaker ancestor, EDWARD WITHERIDGE. was present
> representing the navy.
> This probably sounds odd. He met his third wife Rachel who was a
> quaker and a widow. Her husband being very famous and also a friend of
> Edwards Both serving together on the Bonaventure. Off the LIZARD. Later
> walter her husband was killed off the Kentish Knock Edward married her.
> and took on her children. And she mothered his daughter from a previous
> marriage. Later in 1660 he resigned his commission (He could not serve a
> King,) but the main reason listed, as a captain with a quaker wife. This
> listing covered up to about 20 captains and ranks below.
> Edward had been part of the Naval parliament in the mid 50s and also
> searved with Edward Montague (Later Earl of sandwich) who actually paid
> the fine for Edward witheridge to terminate his SUFFERINGS at RATCLIFF.
>
> Edward was the start of a long line of Quakers mainly the females of each
> generation Marrying into families ie Sheppard. Cockfield. Dimsdale.
> Gurney eventually one became the Sister in law to Elizabeth Fry.
>
> If any one is interested. Let me know. Or better still I could give you
> the QFHS a talk on "my Quaker relations down through the ages." From the
> earl of Devon raised up to the Prison reformer. What an upward
> transition.
>
> Thank god that at least one of our lines were Quakers.
>
> Best wishes
>
> John> From: > To: >
> Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:05:54 +0100> Subject: Re: [Q-B-I] Quaker
> Connections> > Hello John,> Who was the Quaker attending the funeral?>
> Good to hear from you> Margaret>
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