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From: "Sue" <>
Subject: Re: Trade Directories, Essex.
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 12:29:23 +0100
References: <000c01c27200$85e44010$ce4e063e@IanH> <01ff01c27372$9ceae160$046ce150@dlamb>


Interesting that this trend of inconsistnet spelling has resurfaced!!!

As well as many mistakes in work documents, I often see spelling errors on
shop signs, and in newspapers, and last night on the end of a film I had
taped, assistant had a s missing. ( asistant)
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Lamb" <>
To: <>
Sent: 14 October 2002 11:06
Subject: Re: Trade Directories, Essex.


> Hello,
>
> Pubby's right (who could doubt it? :-) but I have seen the spelling
> "Coggershall" even on official documents. But of course, as we have to
> remind ourselves constantly, consistency in spelling is comparatively
recent
> thing. Of course the correct modern spelling of the place name is
> "Coggeshall". (By the way, I remember when I was a music teacher at
Stanway
> Comprehensive School coming across a folk-song called "A Coggeshall Job",
> and the book it was in gave an explanation of the term "A Coggeshall
Job" -
> I don't really remember it, but I think it had something to do with a job
> which was never completed. If so, all family history is "A Coggeshall
Job"
> !)
>
> Regards,
> David Lamb (Paignton, Devon, UK)
> Interests (Essex): BAXTER, BERRY, EREY, GOLDSTONE, LAMB, MOTT, PARTRIDGE,
> SARGENT, TICHBORNE, WEBB, WILLSHER
> (Suffolk): BRYNGLOVE, CRISPE, FINCH, PARTRIDGE, PORTER, PRATT
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ian Hunter" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 4:03 PM
> Subject: RE: Trade Directories, Essex.
>
>
> > Hi Tony,
> >
> > Neither are listed in the 1902 Kelly's, but the 1899 version has: Hull
> > Demetrius Henry, general dealer, Church street.
> >
> > Neither are listed in the 1895 Kelly's.
> >
> > BTW it's Coggeshall without the r.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Ian Pubby Hunter
> > Tiptree, Essex
> >
> > Essex Pubs at: http://www.essexpubs.net
> >
> > I use Archive CD Books to help with my research
> > http://www.archivecdbooks.org
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Anthony Hull [mailto:]
> > > Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 1:56 PM
> > > To:
> > > Subject: Trade Directories, Essex.
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi All. I was hoping someone could tell me if there is a 1901
> > > trade directory for Essex.
> > > I have found two Great Uncles listed on the 1901.
> > > Demetrius HULL Occ:Shop Keeper, Parish of
> > > Coggershall. + James HULL Occ: Milkman, Parish of
> > > Coggershall. Is there a Directory or the likes to say where
> > > i can search, to find there locations.
> > > Not sure what type of Shopkeeper?? Was or is there a Dairy
> > > somewhere near Coggershall.
> > > Thanks. Tony Hull Vic, Aust.
> > >
> >
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