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From: Anne Chapman <>
Subject: Re: [WAR] St Edith(a) ? in Monks Kirby
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:11:09 +1100
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Hi Gus,
Slightly away from the thread but I noticed your reference to the
book "Studies in Church Dedications" and wondered if this only covered
Warws or whether other counties were also included, ie Middlesex.
My Great Grandfathers brother, Edwin Henry Horne, was the Architect
for St Johns Ealing Dean (West Ealing) as well as about 6 Stations on
the North London Railway.
Would be glad to hear from you. Anne Chapman (nee Horne)

Gus Tysoe wrote:
> Hi Pickard,
>
> I share your feeling that Dedications should be Right - and have also
> struggled unsuccessfully to find Definitive Answers...
>
> What *may* be 'the bible' of Church Dedications - Frances Arnold-Forster's
> "Studies in Church Dedications" Vol 3; 1899, Appendix 3, page 359 - shows
> 'Monks-Kirby' as one of a number of churches dedicated to St Edith [of
> Polesworth - not to be confused with St Edith of Wilton], which sounds fine.
> Except that both Tamworth and Amington are included there under the spelling
> St Editha.
>
> WAR Records Office would seem to state it's St Editha - while the Census
> Reports on Ecclesiastical Parishes 1891-1911 consistently show St Edith.
>
> What I'd like to do is see what the WAR VCH has to say on the matter - but
> following my Crash back in December I lost my 'Favourites', and can no
> longer find the site that includes this online... Any help from Out There to
> restore it would be welcomed!
>
>
> I'd add that the 1871 and 1881 Census Reports state that "No complete list
> of the Ecclesiastical Sub-divisions of the Country is published by the
> Ecclesiastical Commissioners, the Diocesan Registrars, or any other
> Authority ... "
>
> Maybe the 1851 Census of Religious Worship might give 'an' answer - as
> perhaps might a selection from Crockfords Clerical Directories - but
> contradictory spellings exist, while others would seem to have marginally
> changed their names over the years, adding or deleting a single letter...
>
> You may well have strayed into a minefield here :-)
>
> Gus
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Subject: [WAR] St Edith(a) ? in Monks Kirby
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>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> A quick project for anyone in the vicinity of Monks Kirby please........
>>
>> Can you verify the name of the church, perhaps get hold of a mini history
>> of
>> it, as there seems to be some confusion with the name - some are reporting
>> St Edith and others St Editha.
>>
>> I'd like PPP to be right !!! At the moment, I have called it St Edith's
>> church, lets hope I am correct
>>
>> Happy Hunting
>>
>> Pickard
>>
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