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From: "Peter Blades" <>
Subject: RE: GODDARD
Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 19:19:34 +0930


Hi Sheryl,

I was born in Thetford. The explanation of the two counties is that
the River Thet meets the River Ouse at Thetford which divided the town
in two. At one time north of the river was Norfolk and south of the
river was in Suffolk, however in 1889, on the creation of Norfolk County
Council, the parish of Thetford St.Mary was formally transferred from
Suffolk making the whole town Thetford, Norfolk.

By the way my wife's maiden name was Goddard and we have recently
traced her family back to Kent.

Also one of my best school mates was a Goddard so Goddard's probably
still live in Thetford.

I hope that this is of some interest to you.

Peter Blades
South Australia

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sheryl.shea [mailto:]
> Sent: Saturday, 1 May 1999 12:20
> To:
> Subject: GODDARD
>
>
> Hi from New Zealand
> My g-g grand mother was Mary Ann GODDARD b 1850 to James GODDARD m Eliza
> according to the 1851 census.
> James's birthplace was given as ? BEASON NORFOLK and Eliza's as
> ROCKLINE NORFOLK ansd Mary Ann's birthplace given as THETFORD SUFFOLK
> Mary Ann m James TINGAY
>
> I am a TINGAY by birth and James has eluded me since 1983 when I started
> my research. Their son Thomas Burgess TINGAY and at least one daughter
> Bessy(ie)TINGAY were born in Downham Fincham NORFOLK.
>
> THETFORD seems to be recorded in either Suffolk and Norfolk are there
> two ?
> Also query two has anyone heard of TING A LING TOP as a place?? you know
> stories as they are passed on well when I was 8 or 9 my g g aunt came
> out from the Shetlands and told us stories about the family!.and that we
> came from a place called TING A LING TOP . I always thought that, until
> finding the GODDARD/TINGAY in the 1851 census, that it was in Wales.
> But then found Thetford Norfolk/Suffolk.
> I would love to ahve a lead to carry on the big search
> Thanks
> Sheryl SHEA
> TINGAY - GODDARD, TINGAY - GREEN, QUINN - COUSINS, TINGAY - QUINN
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>
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