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Thanks for all your suggestions. I have now added it to Tips Board. E-Bay would be last call as I don't want anything for it, or do they have a free section?

Kitty, if I have no success this time I could try to copy or photo the relevant pages and send them on to you, rather than posting the actual bible. Thanks for the offer.
Jo

1891 England Census
about George Townsend
Name: George Townsend
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Laura
Gender: Male
Where born: Fordham, Canada

Civil Parish: Fordham
Ecclesiastical parish: Fordham
Town: Fordham
County/Island: Cambridgeshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Newmarket
Sub registration district: Soham
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Mary A Nelms 17
Kate Reid 20
E A Townsend 16
E C Townsend 14
George Townsend 45
George F Townsend 19
Laura Townsend 44
Laura M Townsend 18
M R Townsend 12

Maybe you could try e-mailing the local papers in tht area..................if you google you should find them.

Failing that......................please don't throw it away.

I will be happy to pay the postage for you to send it to me and I will do my very best to trace any descendants for you.

xx

Throw it on tips for good measure, someone may be able to track it down from there.

e-bay possibly

I have a family bible at home which belonged to a TOWNSEND family. I have tried in the past to to find the descendants but without any success. Now, I really do need the space so I will try again. If anyone recognises any of the names please, please get in touch with me because I shall hate having to throw it in the recycle bin.

The inscription on the inside of the hard cover is: " George Townsend Junr. a present from his father on his 21st Birthday December 6th 1867 "

George jnr. is the first written name inside the bible followed by Laura Fyson, George Frederick, Laura Mabel, Evelyn Augusta, Edith Clarissa, Minnie Rosa and finally Victor on Dec 23 1880.

Laura Fyson 1870-1908 was George jnr's. wife and born BLAND. There is a newspaper cutting with details of their marriage day.

Other surnames married into the family are HAUGH, ENACH, BAILEY, WALKER.

They all appear to be from the village of Fordham. I have looked it up on the road map and sadly there are three, but all in East Anglia - Norfolk, Cambs and Essex. I live in Norwich and found the bible in a job lot at an auction so of course favour either the Norfolk or Cambs (nr Newmarket) Fordham as the most likely.

Where would you suggest I could post a similar message?

Thanks for your time
Jo