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From: "Josephine Kemper" <>
Subject: Re: Local knowledge needed
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 06:03:54 +0100
References: <001a01c20b1d$a976fda0$4589fea9@karen> <3D0608F6.4AF805B7@primus.com.au> <3D06B7FE.2C525C90@primus.com.au>


Hi Rosemary

If you go to www.ukvillages.co.uk and type "Saint" in the box all that comes
up is a village in Sussex. Then they give you an option to "Open our UK
Index here" If you click on that you can go to Essex and then choose "S" for
a list of villages starting with "S". The only ones in Essex are St. Osyth
and St. Lawrence.
Could the first one be what you are looking for?

Cheers
Josi



----- Original Message -----
From: Rosemary Martin <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 3:54 AM
Subject: Re: Local knowledge needed


> Hi again
>
> Many thanks to all those listers who responded to my query. Several people
have asked
> me for more information.
> The photocopy of the Will which I obtained from the ERO is that of Thomas
PALMER,
> Yoeman, of Writtle who died in 1819. His Will was proved in 1820. His sole
beneficiary
> was his second wife Deborah nee RAY. She and (?possibly her brother) Mr
Golden RAY
> were the executors. By finding out where Golden RAY was living, I hope to
discover
> where Deborah was from. The exact wording of the section I am querying is
"I hereby
> make nominate and appoint my wife Deborah Palmer and Mr Golden Ray of
Saint ___ in the
> said county of Essex Miller executors of this ...etc"
> The missing word begins with a tall roundish letter, then a low letter,
followed by a
> low letter with a tail, like g or y, & the rest is blackness.
>
> I've looked at Streetmap.co.uk as well as an old 1770's map of the area &
can't spot
> any Saint- something. I thought Mr Golden RAY, Miller, might be listed in
Pigot & Co's
> Directory of Essex 1823/24?
>
> Thanks again
> Rosemary
> in Western Australia
>
> Rosemary Martin wrote:
>
> > Hello Listers
> >
> > In a photocopy of an ancestor's Will from 1820, one of the executors is
Golden RAY
> > [male], Miller, of Saint ??? - something like Dor Bay/g[blackness]. I
think it
> > would be in the general vicinity of Writtle or Chelmsford. I would
appreciate any
> > guesses, as it will give me a clue where to look for other ancestors.
> >
> > Does anyone have a trade directory for the early 1820's & maybe could
find Golden
> > RAY, Miller?
> >
> > Many thanks
> > Rosemary
> > in Western Australia
>
>

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