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Date:	Tue Dec 31 22:37:19 2002
URL:	http://Dougeveritt153@aol.com/
Message:	I know Kirtling is just across the border from Woodditton  butI hope my message has no bounderies in WISHING GOOD  HEALTH PEACE AND A HAPPY 2003 TO EVERY  BODY From Doug and Jean
From:	Pat and Jill Gorman
Date:	Sun Dec 29 16:24:03 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	Happy Holidays to all. We lived in the house next to the  PUB for four years and truly miss the village. Best wishes  to all.
From:	Jean Crews Lloyd
Date:	Wed Dec 25 19:20:23 2002
URL:	http://jclloyd99@attbi.com/
Message:	Please tell David (Dave) Jennette Crawford that their  niece from Jacksonville, Fl.has viewed this and found it to  be very interesting. I love them and miss them. Tell them  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all  Love Jean Crews Lloyd Michael Lloyd 12/25/2002
From:	hellwellg@moseslake-wa.net
Date:	Mon Dec 23 19:18:51 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO THE SURRAGE FAMILY  IN SAXON STREET!!!ALSO TO OTHERS WHO MAY BE RELATIVES WE  WISH YOU HAPPY HOLIDAYS. SEARCHING FOR MY ANCESTORS IN THAT  AREA I HAVE FOUND I AM RELATED TO MANY PEOPLE INCLUDING  SURRAGE,PARR, CUTTRESS, FITCH, WISEMAN,MASON, CHALLIS AND  GREENS FROM DULLINGHAM AND OTHERS.
From:	dawmor@tularosa.net
Date:	Sun Dec 15 22:31:51 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	thanks for the picture of the Xmas lighting of spooners  close.
From:	Wendy Farrington
Date:	Sun Dec 8 02:15:01 2002
URL:	http://wendyfarrington@wn.com.au/
Message:	Hello to all. It's that time of year again when thoughts  turn to home and Christmas past.  Although I don't originate from the Wood Ditton area my  Mother did (Grace Allard from Kirtling) I have happy  memories of these villages.    Thankyou Rodney for all your work the Wood Ditton web site  gives me so much pleasure. I have placed the Christmas  Dullingham lights as wall paper on my desk top. So they are  brightening up my computer here in Western Australia.  I wish everyone a bright and peaceful Christmas.  Wendy
From:	jan.paton@btinternet.com
Date:	Wed Dec 4 17:03:06 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	What a wonderful site - full of information.Every town and  village should have one!  Have just discovered that my CHAPMAN ancestors were from  Wood Ditton. If anyone has a connection with the name, I'd  love to here from you.  I also have a Rebecca Chapman who married Henry Nunn who  was the farmer at Ditton Park Farm - I don't think it's  there now, but am hoping someone recognises the name.  Jan
From:	Olive Atkinson (nee Moss)
Date:	Thu Nov 28 10:56:13 2002
URL:	http://www.nosnikta@multiline.com.au/
Message:	Very sorry to hear of the death of Mick Jaggard, our  condolences to the rest of the family.  can anybody please help with information regarding my Aunt -   Florrie Scrivener, husband of Harry. We are trying to find  her place of birth in order to track her siblings (one of  whom was my Father).  Christmas greetings to all who remember me.  Olive Atkinson
From:	RICHARD FORTEY
Date:	Sat Nov 23 20:58:16 2002
URL:	http://r.fortey@ntlworld.com/
Message:	SO SAD TO HEAR OF TRAGIC DEATH OF MICK JAGGARD - A MAN WHO  WAS DEVOTED TO HIS FAMILY AND WAS ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP  ANYONE IN NEED. HE WILL BE SADLY MISSED.
From:	Christine Goody
Date:	Thu Oct 24 01:17:39 2002
URL:	http://cgoody@msh.on.ca/
Message:	Regards to my wonderful and truly missed in-laws Diane and  Eddie Goody. Hope you are well. I hope you can come to  Canada and visit us soon. Alison, Cameron, Nick and I miss  you terribly.  Love, Chris
From:	surlanet@aol.com
Date:	Tue Oct 22 01:14:02 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	Thank you SO MUCH for such a wonderful web site. My Mother  and I are arriving in London tomorrow and hope to visit  Wood Ditton while we are in England. My ancestors are from  your village and I am very excited to visit the church.  Hope to see you this week! Most sincerely, Patti Kilborn
From:	Doug Everitt
Date:	Thu Oct 17 14:33:00 2002
URL:	http://Dougeveritt153@aol.com/
Message:	This is a great W S It allows us village people to get in  touch with friends we had almost forgoten who used to go to  school together.Carry on the good work Rodney.
From:	sylviaf@totalise.co.uk
Date:	Wed Oct 2 21:31:29 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	I am trying to trace 1. Any relatives of my grandfather,  Herbert Woollard, born The Cottage, Railway Crossing,  Woodditton (i.e., parish of), 1872; 2. The location of  said Cottage, Railway Crossing, if it still exists. Can  anybody help me? Many thanks, Sylvia Fouet  (sylviaf@totalise.co.uk)
From:	jillpen@lineone.net
Date:	Wed Oct 2 17:06:30 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	This is a question PLEASE, Do you have a village Magazine?  if so is it possible for us to put an add into it. and can  you tell me how much? When do you go to print next?    Thank you so much for your time. Jill from Whittlesford.
From:	Norman Dockrell-Fisher
Date:	Tue Sep 24 19:15:53 2002
URL:	http://shirley@dockrellfisher.fsnet.co.uk/
Message:	Samson Dockrell-Fisher, stable lad to Fred Archer, his  Mothers maiden name was Halewin. Samson was born in  Woodditton Feb 1869, are there kinsfolk still in  Woodditton.How very nice to read the entries in the guest  book and the photo's of the village.It realy brings  history to life.
From:	Joe Lancaster
Date:	Mon Sep 2 03:54:33 2002
URL:	http://www.users.freenetname.co.uk/cgi-bin/guestbook/wendyfarrington@wn.com.au
Message:	Nice to see a photo of Roy Steggles who I went to  Stetchworth school with. Takes me back to when I used to  ring church bells with Alec Munns, Rowland Wilson, Bernard  Osbourne and a few others.  Regards to all. Joe Lancaster
From:
Date:	Sun Aug 11 16:23:31 2002
URL:	http://starling@starlingn.freeserve.co.uk/
Message:
From:	Nigel.S.Starling
Date:	Sun Aug 11 16:20:46 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	Ive visited the church and Wood Ditton village on many  occasions on my family tree search and found it to be a  very charming place to visit,the Starling family seem to  have a strong relationship with other members of the  village,love to hear any local stories
From:	Glenda Wilkinson glendable@btinternet.com
Date:	Mon Jul 8 20:12:23 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	I am eager to trace my ancestors the Flatmans, who lived at  Wood Ditton, in the 1830s and 1840s. Elnathan Flatman was  a jockey at Newmarket, and any information on him or any of  the Flatmans would be gratefully received.
From:	Kathryn Hughes kathryn.hughes@btopenworld.com
Date:	Mon Jun 24 12:22:57 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	I'm researching a biography of Mrs Beeton, to be published  2004. Mrs Beeton was friends of the Englishes who lived  at Warren Villa, Station Rd, Wood Ditton during the  1850s. Robert English was, I think, connected with the  racing. Mrs English gave Mrs Beeton lots of help with her  cookery book. Sadly, the Beeton's first child died at  Warren Villa during a stay there in 1857.    Can anyone help me with information about either Warren  Villa or the Englishes? All help thankfully received.    K Hughes
From:	Robert Blackshaw
Date:	Thu Jun 13 17:58:28 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	It's me again, my research into our family history seems to  indicate that my Great Grandfather, John Frost has a link  to Wood Ditton, his father was from here. If there are yet  descendants of John Frost living here I would be delighted  to hear from them. I am rapidly adding cousins that I never  knew existed, much to my delight.    Robert blackshaw@mdo.net
From:	Ronda Palfrey
Date:	Thu Jun 6 01:30:29 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	Dear Lyn Boynton,    Lovely pictures of your boys on Jubilee day - trust you to  show the back of Alfie without the front to show just how  lovely he is but great pictures anyway.
From:	gmgardiner@tiscali.co.uk
Date:	Tue May 21 22:14:19 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	Seems alright to me Rod.Keep up the good Work
From:	carole@bateman6.fsnet.co.uk
Date:	Tue May 21 15:49:10 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	Does anyone have any information about a William Lilley,  christened 31 May 1719 in Wood Ditton, father William  Lilley? I am trying to trace my Lilley line of the family  and have come unstuck in Bassingbourn, I am hopeful that  the above Wm Lilley will turn out to be my ggggg  grandfather !!! Knowing nothing of your village I have  found your web site to be easy to negotiate and very  informative, thank you.  Carole Bateman, Gainsborough, Lincs
From:	James H. Kilburn
Date:	Tue Apr 2 03:06:32 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	I noticed in the wildlife section that you did not show the  bird of the Kilburn Family THE COOT. Are they extinct in  England now? You spoke of the Canadian Geese and they are  multiplying rapidly on the Bourn that I live, the Kanawha  River in WV.  I am saddened at the loss of your Queen Mother and I hope  that I am speaking for the rest of the Kilburn Clan on the  North American Continent. Our prayers are with you.  In God's Love  Jim
From:	samsg@cadvision.com
Date:	Thu Mar 21 15:37:47 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	Oops, sorry, I put my email address in the wrong box on the  previous message. Any information on the Byes or  Blackwells would be greatly appreciated.    Regards, Lynda Sams
From:	Lynda Sams
Date:	Thu Mar 21 15:32:23 2002
URL:	http://www.samsg@cadvision.com/
Message:	I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I really enjoyed your  village website and hope to visit when I next return to  England this year. I am presently trying to research our  family tree. One of my ancestors, Matthew Bye of  Stetchworth married Ann Blackwell on October 13, 1756 in  Wood Ditton. If anyone has any information on either  Matthew or Ann Blackwell it would be greatly appreciated.    Regards, Lynda Sams
From:	blackshaw@mdo.net
Date:	Mon Mar 18 19:36:06 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	My cousins, Wendy and Mary Rose did not clue me in to your  beautiful site, I just found it doing a google search for  anything to do with George Daines. In searching the Kirtling  Parish Registers on fiche there is a reference to Wood  Ditton and so I just had to look. My grandmother was Sarah  Ann Daines of Kirtling, married to my grandfather Samuel,  but I see connections to Bye, Pledger, Sharpe (Maacha  Joanna Sharpe was George's wife. Hopefully when I retire we  will visit the area, lovely countryside.    Robert in Maryland, USA
From:	Charlene Surrage Cooper
Date:	Mon Mar 18 03:47:35 2002
URL:	http://ccdcvc@aol.com/
Message:	Thanks Jo for letting me know about the pitcure of Gem and  June. Just want to say hi to everyone in England and really  do enjoy the site. I go and check it out every once in  awhile. Gem is sure a darling girl. Sending my love to all  of you.   Love   Charlene
From:	Sallly Stone
Date:	Fri Mar 15 22:40:19 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	e mail;-salmic@aol.com  This is an exceptional web site very informative .If there  are any Woollards still in the area I would be grateful if  you could please contact me .
From:	A@Attleborough
Date:	Fri Mar 15 22:13:11 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	I found the Wood-Ditton site and enjoyed a virtual walk  along the Devils Ditch, a nice way to pass some time on a  cold and wet day. Shall look forward to a real walk  especially when the Bluebells are out. Loved the W.D. site,  so many things of interest and some lovely photographs.
From:	Matthew Wakeman
Date:	Fri Mar 8 15:36:11 2002
URL:
Message:	Hi Rodney, Hope you and Hod are Ok?    I had a really wonderful time visiting the villages with my  grandparents the other week, just wanted to visit your site  and take look at a few of the pictures.    Take Care    Matt (mighty.mule@ntlworld.com)
From:	C S Thompson, "MortuaryMama"@aol.com
Date:	Tue Mar 5 04:11:30 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	I so very much enjoyed the "tour" through the Wood-Ditton  Devil's Ditch and the general information about your lovely  community. I had been looking to locate Newmarket  Cemeteries and "stumbled" across this nice website. Hope  your endeavours to keep the Ditch as it is for future  generations is a success. (I am a visitor to this page from  California, USA)
From:	hellwellg@moseslake-wa.net
Date:	Mon Mar 4 23:33:16 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	I surely enjoy this website. I am related to Charles and  June Surrage and made a visit to them several years ago. We  loved walking where our Surrage ancestors lived in  Woodditton and Saxon Street. The Christmas, village and  scenery pictures on this website were wonderful. My maiden  name was Surrage. The first William Surrage went to  Woodditton in 1780. We do not know where he lived before  that. We are related to Surrage, Curtis, Cuttress, Fitch,  Wiseman, Gilby and others. My name is Genevieve Surrage  Hellewell.
From:	Helen Cryer
Date:	Sun Feb 17 16:46:54 2002
URL:	http://helen.cryer@btinternet.com/
Message:	Hello! I am researching my family tree and am related to  Terry May who has also written in the guestbook. My  father, Edward (Ted) Osmond spent his very early years in  Stetchworth. His cousin was Jack Holland who ran The  Blackbirds in Woodditton for many years.    We are doing quite well in our research, but if anybody has  information around 1800s and back, please let us know. The  relevant surnames are:- Holland, Bye, Wiseman. We also  need to know if Sarah Tweed, who married William Wiseman 14  Jan 1800 died and then William Wiseman remarried Sarah  Coe? Does anybody know? We are researching the following  villages:- Woodditton, Stetchworth, Saxon Street, Kirtling  and around.    Terry May and I can liaise with information, but I only  live about an hour or so away, whereas she is the other  side of the world!    Looking forward to any replies!
From:	Paul Jeffery
Date:	Tue Feb 12 20:12:24 2002
URL:	http://www.bigfoot.com/~paul_jeffery
Message:	Although I only lived in Saxon Street for about a year  (1965) Woodditton and the surrounding area holds special  interest to me, as I am part of the Jeffery tribe!    One of our relatives researched the family and traced  ancestors back to 1347 and in fact earlier.    Should any one wish to take a look then please visit my web  page and follow the family tree link.    Paul.
From:	John-Paul Thompson
Date:	Tue Feb 12 15:45:59 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	I'm an English teacher at the University of Bergamo in  Northern Italy. I happened to stumble upon your site by  chance (when marking exam papers got too much!) as I was  looking for a photo of the War memorial at the church.  I was interested to read about Mrs Freda Swann. My reason  for searching for Wood Ditton was that a great-great uncle  of mine, Sam Thompson (of Cavendish, Suffolk) married a  Martha Swann (I believe at Wood Ditton) - they lived in  Newmarket for many years (up until WW2). Two of their sons,  Edward and Hilary were killed in WW1 and I believe their  names are on the War Memorial. Anyway, many congratulations  on an excellent site!    John-Paul THOMPSON  jpt02@hotmail.com
From:	Richard Barnard Little
Date:	Mon Feb 11 14:08:35 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	I am researching my family tree and my great granfather  William Barnard was born in Saxon Street in 1834 0r an  adjacent year. In 1881 he was 47 years old and had moved  to Beverley E. yorks. I would be grateful to be given any  information about him or any other Barnards.  Richard Barnard Little.  Tel 01228 560487   Address 'Haresfield, Cumwhinton, Carlisle, Cumbria.  CA4 8ER.   e-mail richard@frit62.freeserve.co.uk
From:	Terry May . mayfam@labyrinth.net.au
Date:	Sat Feb 2 09:14:20 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	Hi! I visited your website as I have been researching my  family tree and have found my ancestors Charles Bye (b 1804)  married Phoebe Wiseman (b 1807). Charles Bye was a butcher.  I would like to hear from anyone who could be related or  add to my research.
From:	RayNorton rngs@ashgate18.freeserve.co.uk
Date:	Sun Jan 27 17:08:04 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	Thank you for such an interesting web site . my connections  with the area go back to the Jaggards in 1592. Priscilla  married my ancestor Robert Norton. Priscilla was bap in  Woodditton in 1598. Her parents were Thomas Jaggarde &  Katheryne Bullerd. Leonard Norton and Emily his wife was a  beer seller at the Marquis of Grandby Stetchworth 1871 to  1879.There are also Claydon (Claidon ) (Clayton) and  Starling families in my tree . I wiould be pleased to hear  from any interested relations.
From:	paul.grist2@btopenworld.com
Date:	Sat Jan 12 14:31:18 2002
URL:	http://btopenworld.com/
Message:	thankyou for this lovely website my grandad basil prentice  was born in wood ditton and is pleased i am able to print  out all the stuff about his home village.   thankyou very much rachel grist.
From:	John Woollard
Date:	Fri Jan 11 11:14:59 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	Nice to hear that Barbara Baily (as was) is still young and  busy.Those of us oldies who remember her from the 1930's  would expect nothing else.  My recollection of the events which she mentions is a bit  confused. For one of them we had a trestle table party in  the boys' playground with lots of still lemonade served  from my mother's jugs.  For each celebration there was a fete-cum-sports in the  Moat (  or Mott) meadow. I was a chubby chap then as now and was  astonished to find that I had won a race, despite the fleet  Harold Jaggard being in competition. Harold's father was  half way down the course and when he shouted "Come on,  Harold", Harold did exactly that - he ran to his father  instead of the finishing line where 'young' Mr. Sydney  Taylor was sitting on his shooting stick presenting instant  prizes from a tube of sixpences. Big money in those days -  enough for a visit to the Misses Prettey's toyshop in  Newmarket.  Does anyone else have particular memories of those times?
From:	Barbara Lamb nee'Bailey
Date:	Wed Jan 9 18:24:39 2002
URL:	http://
Message:	Hi Rodney Web site up and running again. A very Happy New  Year to all my friends especially those who were at  Woodditton School 1932-46, we more senior members of the IT  World. I am still a County Councillor for Rickmansworth  Hertfordshire and a District Councillor in Three Rivers  where is that ????? near Watford - Rickmansworth. Its  fun hard work and very stimulating and satisfying - I am  still young ! A Very Happy 2002 to All in this Special  Jubilee Year How many of you remember the Jubilee of King  George v and the Coronation of King George vi ?? the  party for we school children in Mr Taylors Field and  the 'mugs' drinking ones I mean. If you are celebrating  this Jubilee, please let us all know so that we can join in  and remember those Happy childhood days, and even school  days with Miss Taylor (and the somewhat overused cane) we  must have been a difficult lot. I would like to make  contact with our evacuee Stuart McIntosh who had twin  Sisters. If you pick this up Stuart please email me  barbara.lamb@hertscc.gov.uk. Love to you all Barbara
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Date:	Mon Dec 31 10:06:38 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	Thank you for an excellent web site. I was born in Saxon  Street at my Grand parents living in Popes row in 1934. we  then moved to two locations in Kirtling, then to  Stetchworth ley before returning once more to 23 school  road saxon street in 1956, remaining there till my marriage  to Ruth Woollard from Cheveley in 1966. We then moved to  set up home in Soham. We always enjoy any visit back to  this area, and we can do so with a much more wider and in  depth veiw through your wonderful site. And i say that as  one who made contact through links from the Soham on line  site voted best in the south east for 2001.  I am George Ginn 7 Kings Parade Soham.& e-mail  richelennook@aol.com
From:	cam@manx.net
Date:	Sun Dec 30 07:27:17 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	What a lovely village. Does it need a school technician? I  love Suffolk!  Cam
From:	j.surrage@ntlworld.com
Date:	Wed Dec 26 11:24:31 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	Wishing all the Surrage desendants in America a Happy New  Year. Hope you have enjoyed this web site & have found out  a little more about our area. Best Wishes Rich, Jo, Charlie  & June Surrage & family
From:	ccdcvc@aol.com
Date:	Tue Dec 25 19:28:35 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	I have been viewing your site of Wood Ditton & Saxon Street  Village and have really been enjoying it. I was there to  Visit Charles & June Surrage & family in the fall of 1997  so it really brings back a lot of wonderful memories. I  really feel privilaged to be able to go into this site as  it is really a wonderful one to see. I want to wish every  one a wonderful holiday there in England.  My name is Charlene Surrage Cooper and I live in Hayward,  Ca.
From:	Debby Cooper-Caulfield
Date:	Tue Dec 25 06:09:54 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	I am a relative for the Surrage's born and raised here in  Hayward, California USA. I really enjoyed this site.  Knowing where my Great Grandfather came from and some of  the history is great. I see the name Cooper being used and  wonder if this is a relative as well as I am not sure what  part of England of ancestors came from.
From:	Debby Caulfield
Date:	Tue Dec 25 06:05:43 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	I am a long relative for the Surrage's. I really enjoyed  this site. Knowing where my Great Grandfather came from and  some of the history is great.
From:	peter hill
Date:	Sat Dec 15 18:03:45 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	Hello Rodney and season's greetings to you and your family.    Just to say I think you have done brilliantly with the  Woodditton web site in 2001 and also many thanks for your  help with our church restoration project. We have had a  wonderful response from so many Woodditton folk and now the  1st stage of the work is complete and paid for and the roof  no longer leaks! So here's wishing you a very peaceful  Christmas tide, a happy New Year and continuing success  with this site in 2002
From:	Joyce Airey
Date:	Sat Nov 3 20:38:09 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	Has WOODDITTON been renaimed? the wood should never be  parted from the ditton. Woodditton has always been one  word,we don't say new market
From:	James H. Kilburn
Date:	Wed Oct 31 08:42:28 2001
URL:	http://wtc00585@mail.wvnet.edu/
Message:	As I am the 11th generation in America from Thomas and  Frances Moody Kilburn, I would like to compliment you my  English brothers and sisters for the site and comments. My  health prevents me from visiting the location but you are  in my prayers and mind.  Walter Kilbourne in America informed me that his niece was  married in the Church of St. Mary's to an Oliver. They are  now the proud parents of triplets (the plans are to have  them baptized at the Church).  Father Thomas and Mother Frances, I feel are looking down  from the Portals of Heaven at what their sons and daughters  have accomplished on the North American Continent and the  world.  In Brotherly Love to all of you.  JK
From:
Date:	Sun Oct 28 03:33:06 2001
URL:	http://nosnikta@multiline.com.au/
Message:	Hi Rod, Website still proving of great interest, can't see  how it can be improved further, cheers from Oz.
From:	Margaret Cole
Date:	Thu Oct 25 22:13:53 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	Frances Neale married William Arnull 28 Nov 1811 Woodditton  Cambridge .Any information please. Contact Margaret.  E.Mail margaretcole@ntlworld.com Thanks.
From:	Vicki
Date:	Tue Oct 9 03:53:26 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	Hi there looking for some information on Samuel Quince and  his wife Susannah Speed who were married in Wood Ditton in  1846 or 47. They lived in Granby House on Granby Street.  They had children - I know of Samuel, Elizabeth, and  Susannah but there are also at least 2 more named Emily and  Albert Edward (My Great Grandfather). If anyone has any  information I would love to hear from you. my email  address is novemberscorpio@hotmail.com Thanks Vicki
From:	RICHARD FORTEY
Date:	Mon Oct 1 21:38:48 2001
URL:	http://www.users.freenetname.co.uk/cgi-bin/guestbook/r.fortey@ntlworld.com
Message:	I AM STILL LIVING IN THIS AREA WHERE I HAVE LIVED ALL OF MY  LIFE, AND IT IS RATHER NICE TO SEE SO MANY MESSAGES FROM  PEOPLE WHO WERE ONCE, AND ARE STILL NOW CONNECTED WITH THE  AREA
From:	Sandra (Claydon) Rosen
Date:	Fri Sep 21 00:46:31 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	Hello everyone,  I don't know if you remember me. I grew up in Saxon Street.  I just wanted to say, that I have had so much fun looking  around on this website. It was like going home. It was  especially nice to see some familiar faces. Les Jaggard,  you haven't changed a bit! You used to drive me, Jennifer  Smith, Jane Chadwick and my Sister Marion to GLB, WOW that  was a long time ago. June, sorry for all of the times we  didn't behave as well as we should have, and thank's for  teaching us to be good people. It may have appeared we  weren't listening, but I can assure you, it all sunk in.  Gillian Daly, I remember your beautiful hair. I think you  went to Woodditton school the same time as I was there, but  you were older than me.    If you do remember me, you know that I married an American  in 1969, and moved to America. You can't imagine how I  felt today when I found this website, and came across the  picture of the Church where I was married, flying the  English flag at half mast to show that you are sharing in  our Grief. I was very touched. I downloaded the picture  and will treasure it always.    Thank you for the memories,    Sandra Rosen (Still married to the same guy, and have two  wonderful children, Boy and Girl now grown) Our Daughter is  in the US Army National Guard and also was in the Air Force  for four years. She hopes to be able to go to New York to  help with clean up efforts.
From:	Margaret Cole
Date:	Thu Sep 20 23:05:03 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	I am interested in finding two families from the  Woodditton area.The first is Arnull and the second Cook. I  saw on one of the letter where someone named Atkinson had  some relationship to Cook Please will you make contact.My  husbands family is from a Spencer Cook. The Arnull earliest  name is William. Any response would be most welcome E.Mail  margaretcole@ntlworld.com
From:	M Cooper-Bland
Date:	Wed Sep 12 22:30:01 2001
URL:	http://www.users.freenetname.co.uk/cgi-bin/guestbook/mcb170661@aol.com
Message:	Having searched the web using my surname I stumbled upon  the entry for your village. My great grandfather was a  bookie from the East End. Any connections known?
From:	vcatkinson@aol.com
Date:	Sun Sep 9 10:48:10 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	Sorry, forgot to leave my email address.
From:	Vicki Atkinson
Date:	Sun Sep 9 10:46:39 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	My link to Wood Ditton is through Kate Woollard my Great  Grandmother (who married John T. Collis and moved to  Kedington, Suffolk). Through Kate's ancestry my roots are  many and long in Wood Ditton including Richard Jeffery and  his wife Sarh (Bye) who kept 'The Blackbirds' from 1764  until 1808 (Sarah held the licence on her own after  Richard's death in 1803).    Two of Kate's brothers went to Australia and one to  Pennsylvania and finding their descendants has been a  bonus, especially visiting the Australian ones.    Kate's sister Hester married Charles Cates but I have no  information on many of her siblings and if anyone can help  I would be grateful, they are - HENRY WOOLLARD; ARTHUR  EDMUND WOOLLARD; ELIZABETH SARAH WOOLLARD; MARGARET  WOOLLARD; ALBERT WOOLLARD and BENJAMIN WOOLLARD.    Other names in my tree are Haslewood, Starling, Jaggard,  Haylock, Cook and Isaacson etc., and these roots extend out  from Wood Ditton all over south west Cambridgeshire.    Thank you for a wonderful site and Devil's Dyke brings back  happy memories of Sunday School outings!    Vicki Atkinson
From:	Keith Paterson
Date:	Sat Aug 25 08:42:26 2001
URL:	http://www.silverhairs.co.uk/
Message:	Interesting site. I didn't realise so much was on the web  for local organisations
From:	liz@sel.cam.ac.uk
Date:	Wed Aug 22 08:51:41 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	I am really impressed with your web site and equally  impressed with your profile of my mother!  Liz Howe (nee Swann)
From:	Karen Kilburn Wells
Date:	Tue Aug 21 18:11:08 2001
URL:	http://www.ineski07@home.com/
Message:	Thank you for this web site. I am speechless. Karen Kilburn  Wells. Jefferson City, Mo. USA
From:	Christine ALLPORT Tinker
Date:	Mon Aug 20 02:01:06 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	Dear Friends:    It has been a long time since I saw any of you - around 1959  I'd say. Aunt Emily and Uncle tom (SEAL) kept me up to date  on the goings on, but with their deaths I had no more  contacts. The Web Site is awesome, and made me homesick. I  was glad to see that Wood Ditton (the way I always spelled  it) is just as beatiful as ever and looks like changes are  only for the good. I was so impressed to discover that you  and the villages around have web pages - here in the United  States we are not as advanced. the larger cities have them  but not the smaller towns and villages.    I am an ordainded Ckergy (that might be hard for those older  folks who remember me as a child to believe) serving a  parish in the Austin, Texas area.    AS I glanced over the articles on these wonderful pages  there were names I recognized, and some I know I should  have. I will be coming back again and again learning about  you, and beginning to feel part of the village again. My  summers in Wood Ditton really were the happiests days of my  life as a child, and there is hardly a day goes by that I  don't think of some little thing from those days. I noticed  Mrs. Feda Swann is parish clelrk - I would love to know what  Liz and family are doing, and do you know where Ann Cates  is? Enough for now, but i hope to hear from some of you, and  I will keep up in the events pages. I think the articles on  local personalities are great - a good refresher for me. Is  Revd. Binns still alive he was so wonderful to us kids, and  I would like him to know that he was influential in my going  into the ministry. If there is a way to contact him I would  like to do that.    If you wish to contact me my e-mail is Rev60cat@aol.com    Thanks for keeping my childhood home in such gre
From:	Jo Baxter
Date:	Sat Aug 4 07:31:13 2001
URL:	http://www.djb.baxter@btinternet.com/
Message:	Hello Wood Ditton, (I love the traditional name)    What a wonderful site! I was introduced to it by Wendy  Farrington in connection with researching our family of  Pettits.    Beautiful pictures, I'm planning a visit to see Kirtling  and Wood Ditton for myself-what a treat in store! Thanks  for the taster.    Looking forward to further visits to your excellent web  site, it's a credit to you.
From:	Pam Cooper
Date:	Thu Jul 26 21:57:29 2001
URL:	http://pcooper@st.net.au/
Message:	Congratulations on a wonderful web site with beautifully  clear photos.  I have an interest in Wood Ditton as I descend from Thomas  Ashman & Agnes Glover, who married there in 1594. In all I  have about five generations of Wood Ditton ancestry, prior  to my family line moving south to Weston Colville around  1750.  I see that surnames like JAGGARD, SIMONDS, WOOLLARD,and  STARLING are well known in Wood Ditton. All of these  surnames come into my Cambridgeshire ancestry, though  around Weston Colville and West Wratting, rather than at  Wood Ditton.  Keep up the good work!  Pam Cooper Queensland Australia
From:	colleen.isgate@eblo.org.uk
Date:	Fri Jul 20 15:47:08 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	Does anyone know of Edward Cottages? My grandfather,  Walter Isgate was born at 1 Edward Cottages, in 1837? I am  tracing my family tree so any info would be most welcome.  His parents names were John & Agnes
From:	isevers@hotmail.com
Date:	Sat Jul 7 19:54:48 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	any swann family in wood ditton who has a harley selina  swann in their family tree i know some swanns lived here  in the 1881 census please drop me a line thanks
From:	Richard.Newman@Certa.com
Date:	Wed Jul 4 13:39:43 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	Dear Wood Ditton Website,    I was thrilled to find your site on the web. My great uncle  was Cecil Tilbrook, who of course was stud groom at White  Lodge Stud until his passing in 1983. His brother Ernie, my  other great uncle, still lives locally.    I have many happy memories of holidays in the area when I  stayed at White Lodge and hope to revisit it soon.    One question (and I'd be glad if someone could get back to  me on this)- one of the Tilbrook boys (I'm sure it is  Cecil) is second from right in the back row in the school  picture of 1926. Could you tell me exactly who?    Best Wishes and I will regularly visit the site to see  what's going on.    Richard Newman
From:	chris green
Date:	Tue Jun 19 16:46:19 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	I have happened across this site by chance while  attempting to find trace of an ancestor called Charles  Starvis who was born in Wood Ditton in around 1800 to  Richard Starvis and Elizabeth Turner. I would welcome  contact with anyone who has similar interest or information.  e-mail: green@woodboro.fsnet.co.uk
From:	Rod Kilbourn
Date:	Fri May 25 03:43:11 2001
URL:	http://warriorpoet1@earthlink.net/
Message:	Rodney, again,great site.Would love to hear from any and  all Kilbourn descendants.(various spellings). Direct  descendant of Thomas Kilbourn of Wood Ditton. From Florida  USA.
From:	Lorraine
Date:	Thu May 17 22:51:14 2001
URL:	http://boblainy@supanet.com/
Message:	Thanks for the e-mail Rod,I am Charles Turners grandaughter  and am thinking of tracing the family tree, Charles died in  1952 in his late thirties early forties,the family had  lived in the area in a place known as the "Clump" also any  info on Rubins Turner would be interesting I believe George  Turner is my Great uncle. Thanks for any information.
From:	Lorraine
Date:	Wed May 16 22:34:21 2001
URL:	http://boblainy@supanet.com/
Message:	I would be interested to hear from anyone who may remember  Charles Turner,he was a Shepperd in the area and lived in  Saxon Street where he is also burried
From:	Mary Martin
Date:	Mon May 14 13:47:33 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	Hello Wooditton from sunny Barcelona! Lovely to see some  familiar faces including my Mum.Very good website look  forward to seeing some more in the future.
From:	Peter Birch
Date:	Thu May 10 01:39:43 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	Found this site and wanted to let you know I am a direct  descendant of SGT John Kilbourn who was the son of Thomas &  Frances baptized at Wood Ditton 9/29/1624 and came to New  England on the ship "Increase" 4/15/1635. PWBirch88@msn.com
From:	Wendy Farrington
Date:	Fri May 4 02:06:04 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	Thanks Rodney for the wonderful photos. Makes me home sick  to see the cowslips and daffodils.  wish there was more web sites like this one.  Wendy Farrington.  Western Australia
From:	djdavis@sierratel.com
Date:	Tue May 1 12:45:54 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	Thank you very much for publishing the pictures of the  Church of my ancestors, the KILBOURNE FAMILY. I'm trying to  get pictures of all my ancestors' churches, and am finding  it almost impossible. There should be more sites like yours!  Dolores J. Davis  Dolores J. Davis in USA
From:	Webmaster
Date:	Sat Apr 14 12:23:20 2001
URL:	http://webmaster@wood-ditton.org.uk/
Message:	What Jack Scrivener (sen) has not mentioned is that he was  born and bred in Wood Ditton and has spent most of his life  there except for wartime service with the Cambridgeshire  Regiment. From 1942-'45 he was a 'guest' (P.O.W) of the  Japanese. Despite that experience he still tends his garden  at 2 Ditton Green. He and wife Doris are a mine of  information about old Wood Ditton. Any messages can be  passed on via this web site.
From:	Jack Scrivener Snr.
Date:	Fri Apr 13 14:59:31 2001
URL:	http://www.users.freenetname.co.uk/cgi-bin/guestbook/j.scrivener@ntlworld.com
Message:	Rodney,    Very impressed with the web site, found it very informative.    Hello to any of my old comrades throughout the world.    Jack Scrivener Snr. Wood Ditton.
From:	Loma Hurst
Date:	Wed Apr 11 05:19:30 2001
URL:	http://llchurst@grundyec.net/
Message:	Rodney, Great site. Wonderful pictures. I am a descendent  of Thomas Kilbourn and I have not had an opportunity to  visit Woodditton, so it's wonderful to get all this  information. Thanks so much!
From:	stephen.kilburn@lineone.net
Date:	Sat Apr 7 13:27:02 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	Welcome to all those other KILBURN's who will no doubt  visit this site.  I'm sure we are all related somewhere and probably all come  from Wood Ditton too!  regards  Stephen in Yorkshire, UK
From:	Grace Fiske
Date:	Fri Apr 6 20:40:00 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	Hi Olive Yes I remember you as a wartime evacuee to Wood  Ditton. I was Grace Gardiner and was first evacuated with  Vic & Queenie Woollard at Saxon Street, later with George &  Elsie Briggs and daughters Beryl and Edna at Vicarage  Cottages Wood Ditton. I am not on the internet so any  messages will have to be via this Guest Boook. Love Grace.
From:	Olive & Bill Atkinson
Date:	Wed Apr 4 08:07:23 2001
URL:	http://nosnikta@multiline.com.au/
Message:	Olive Moss here, an evacuee to Woodditton during WW2, lived  at No. 38 with my Aunt (Florence & Harry Scrivener) if  anybody does remember me and has a bit of time to drop me  an Email, I would appreciate it!
From:	Jack Scrivener Jnr.
Date:	Sun Mar 25 21:23:45 2001
URL:	http://www.users.freenetname.co.uk/cgi-bin/guestbook/j.scrivener@ntlworld.com
Message:	Very Good web site. I must show my father.
From:	Walter Kilbourne
Date:	Wed Mar 21 14:35:08 2001
URL:	http://chhco@aol.com/
Message:	As previously stated. Plan to be there april 15th,2001 for  wedding anniversary.Hoof and mouth has set that dream  aside. looks like a later date. Keep the homefires burning.
From:	Rod Kilbourn
Date:	Mon Mar 19 00:39:36 2001
URL:	http://JPKilbourn@juno.com/
Message:	Descendent of Thomas Kilburne, residing in Sopchoppy ,Fla.  U.S.A. Very grateful for information,would love to hear  from the Kilbourn's of Wood Ditton,hope to vacation there  sometime in the future. Great site! Thank You!
From:	Mark and Lisa Rogers
Date:	Fri Mar 2 21:58:18 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	What an excellent site. We are due to move into the  village at the end of March and are very much looking  forward to it. We are hoping to move to 'plot 2, Ditton  Green' we believe it was the original house on the recent  development - can anyone let us know about the original  house? Did it have a name? Thank you for any information  about the house, please let us know at  lmrogers@tinyworld.co.uk
From:	The Drivers
Date:	Sun Feb 25 22:20:24 2001
URL:
Message:	Forge Cottage    We have lived in the village for 7 years now and feel as if  we are a part. This is pretty uncommon for American  Servicemen. I don't think that my commarades have any idea  what they are missing by living up at the base. Many of  you have become like family to us. Our son started school  at Chevely,Christine renewed our vows at St Mary's Church,  I've been lucky enough to spend a lot of time with Jack  Scrivener who is like a grandfather to me. Sid Jaggard  always treated our son just like he was his own Grand  child. Beryl Ring has been a friend, mother, and teacher  for the last seven years. I do regret to say we will have  to leave this lovely village on June 10 this year. We  leave with may mixed emotions but one thing is for sure  this website will help make feel us a little closer when we  are feeling homesick for Woodditton. Thank you for the  website and thank you all for making our us feel so welcome.    driver@enterprise.net
From:	Graham White
Date:	Sun Jan 28 20:42:41 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	Looks a beautiful place to live, especially viewed from my  perspective of east Sheffield! Wish we could generate the  pride you show in your village to some of our cities. Well  done with the site Rodney.
From:	Mary Rose Fuller nee Farrington
Date:	Sat Jan 27 15:36:00 2001
URL:	http://www.users.freenetname.co.uk/cgi-bin/guestbook/maryrosefuller@lineone.net
Message:	My sister, Wendy Farrington in Australia alerted me to your  I have just viewed your Web Site which is most interesting  with some stunning photographs. My sister, Wendy  Farrington, who lives in Australia told me about it as we  have connections with Woodditton through our ancestery.  William Simonds was our 6x Great Grandfather. Other  information on Wendy's message.
From:	Wendy Farrington
Date:	Wed Jan 24 06:26:49 2001
URL:	http://wendyfarrington@wn.com.au/
Message:	Greetings from Australia. What a fantastic web site. many  thanks for the hard work. My Wood Ditton ties are  Jeffery/Woollard/Allard/Symonds/Pettit. To name but a  few.My mother was Grace Allard who was born and raised in  Kirtling.Her brother Francis lived in Saxon Street. Anyone  with any information on him I would love to hear from you.  Regards to all.  Wendy Farrington
From:	Ben Aldhouse
Date:	Sun Jan 21 12:05:58 2001
URL:	http://ecoln.com/
Message:	I love your web site. I would thouroughly recommend the  walk around Wood Ditton described in the book 'Pub Walks  Around Cambridgeshire' by Jean & Geoff Pratt.
From:	Jo Gilbey
Date:	Sun Jan 14 21:06:41 2001
URL:	http://
Message:	The Winter Wonderland photo on the Devil's Ditch webpage is  magnificent. Digital photography at its best!
From:	Julie Parr
Date:	Sat Jan 6 13:01:03 2001
URL:	http://julie.p@%20dial.pipex.com/
Message:	I am in the process of transcribing the Parish Records of  Wood Ditton for the Cambridgeshire Family History Society,  so thought I would have a look at your village pages.  They are excellent, full of interest and the pictures are  wonderful. My congratulations to the "webmaster".
From:	John Saunders
Date:	Thu Jan 4 17:18:28 2001
URL:	http://plustoos/
Message:	Wishing everyone in the village a happy and healthy 2001.  Please continue to keep up the standards and traditions of  country life, as they are valued by many of us.!!
From:	TONY
Date:	Sun Dec 31 13:56:52 2000
URL:	http://eventone@lineone.net/
Message:	hello again  i like the new sign very much  i would also like to wish everyone a very happy 2001  see you again soon
From:	Barbara (Bailey)
Date:	Sun Dec 31 12:37:59 2000
URL:	http://
Message:	I am now connected to the internet Website so I am able to  get into the Wooditton News. Thank you Rodney. I have  tried to email you but without success, I will try again.  I am on email - barbara.lamb@hertscc.gov.uk I would love  to hear from any of my old school friends. I Wish you all  a Very Happy Healthy and Peaceful New Millennium. My Love  to all Barbara. XXXXXXXX
From:	Mike Casanova
Date:	Sun Dec 31 08:16:16 2000
URL:	http://
Message:	Hello to all my friends when I was at #6 West End  Cottages. Hope everyone is well and wish I was still  living there. I really miss it.    Mike  mikecasanova@swbell.net
From:	peter hill
Date:	Thu Dec 14 22:20:19 2000
URL:	http://hillsathome@btconnect.com/
Message:	Thank you for introducing me to the site, and well done for  getting this off the ground - it's a very good start and  already very interesting. I will definitely try and arrange  for some air pictures in the spring.
From:	Mike and Lisa Kilburn
Date:	Wed Dec 6 16:39:16 2000
URL:	http://
Message:	My wife and I had a great time during our short visit. We  are talking very seriously about comming back soon. The  feeling that I felt when I actually stood in the same  building as my ancestors, not only Thomas but Payne Kenyon  Kilbourne, is undescribable. We really enjoyed our visit  with Mr. and Mrs. Potter, they went out of their way to  show us around and spend time with us and for that we are  very greatful. Hope to be back soon.
From:	Alan Jeffery
Date:	Mon Dec 4 01:35:01 2000
URL:	http://www.users.freenetname.co.uk/cgi-bin/guestbook/alemjeff@cust.caloundra.net
Message:	What a great site and super photos. My great grandfather  Charles Jeffery was born here and through his brothers and  sisters there are still connectons in WoodDitton. I visited  in July 2000 briefly and prior to that in about 1953 when I  was 6 yrs old. I have started researching the family tree a  few yrs ago so any help would be appreciated. Email me at  the above address.Thanks
From:	helen@helenwilson.co.uk
Date:	Tue Nov 28 16:48:44 2000
URL:	http://genealogy-links.co.uk/
Message:	Thought your site was fantstic! I have traced my genealogy  back to abt.1570 & it includes many Wood Ditton & Kirtling  families(Claydon/Clayton/Haselwood/Jeffery/Pettit/Gilbey).  I have just loved the photos & can't wait to visit the area  in search of further clues and information.  Many Thanks....Helen & Lesley Wilson from Skegby, Notts.
From:	walter Kilbourne
Date:	Sat Nov 18 21:14:00 2000
URL:	http://www.users.freenetname.co.uk/cgi-bin/guestbook/wkilbourne@mindspring.com
Message:	Slightly prejudice about Woodditton. Have been there a few  times. Niece was married in the Anglican church a few years  ago.(Laura Kilbourne to Steve Oliver) Hope to be back for  my 45th wedding anniversary April 2001. Keep it great."as  was"
From:	Webmaster
Date:	Mon Nov 13 18:20:29 2000
URL:	http://
Message:	Does anyone know the whereabouts of any of the wartime  evacuees to Wood Ditton, Saxon Street or Stetchworth? They  are remembered and it would be great to hear from/about  them.
From:	TONY
Date:	Sat Nov 11 22:45:58 2000
URL:	http://eventone@lineone.net/
Message:	Great little site, every village should have one like it.
From:	paula@gardiner46.freeserve.co.uk
Date:	Sun Oct 15 17:14:41 2000
URL:	http://
Message:	Great site I sent it to my cousin in Illonois.She moved to  the states a few year's ago.And as she was brought up  around here.It's great she and family can see what's going  on in Woodditton
From:	cgarner@piasanet.com
Date:	Wed Oct 11 18:19:32 2000
URL:	http://
Message:	Ihave been looking through these pages all the way from  illonois, nice way to keep in touch back home my family are  the gardiner clan! if anyone i know is reading this hello.
From:	dave@reach.drakken.com
Date:	Sun Oct 8 17:35:54 2000
URL:	http://reach.drakken.com/
Message:	We are now linked by the Devil's Ditch and the Internet -  Nice to see you - Keep up the good web site
From:	Doreen@sapsteadd.freeserve.co.uk
Date:	Sun Oct 1 15:11:58 2000
URL:	http://
Message:	just found the web site very good and sending the ssite to  relatives in London
From:	James Kilburn
Date:	Wed Sep 20 00:45:17 2000
URL:	http://
Message:	Rodney,  Great site. I have sent it to as many of my family as I can.  I am the 11th generation from Thomas and Frances Moody  Kilborne and come from their son John who was born in 1624  in Wood Ditton. I thank God every day for putting me in the  Kilbourne family.  keep up the good work and you will be bombarded with  Kilbourns.  Jim Kilburn wtc00585@mail.wvnet.edu
From:	chhco@aol.com
Date:	Tue Sep 19 15:45:27 2000
URL:	http://www.users.freenetname.co.uk/cgi-bin/guestbook/chhco@aol.com
Message:	I am Walter Kilbourne. I have visited the town three times  and was facinated to find all this great information. My  neice, Laurie Kilbourne was married in the church just a  couple of years ago and invited the town. Husband is Steve  Oliver. They are from Toronto, Canada. I am outside  Washington D.C. there e-mail number is teaga@hotmail.com
From:	betty sullivan
Date:	Fri Sep 15 15:34:19 2000
URL:	http://
Message:	email lairgamar@msn.com hi my great grandparents john  kilbourn and francis moody lived in wood ditton in 1600's  until they immigrated here any info is much needed thanks  betty
From:	Bruce Kilborn
Date:	Sun Sep 10 23:31:17 2000
URL:	http://
Message:	Congratulations on your new web site. I am sure that people  will enjoy your village should they decide to visit. I plan  on doing so within the next year.    Regards,  Bruce Kilborn  President  Kilbourn Family Historical & Genealogical Society
From:	John Woollard
Date:	Fri Sep 1 23:37:50 2000
URL:	http://johnhorace2@ntlworld.com/
Message:	I was born here in 1931 but left in 1942 when the house  burned down!  I was interested to learn from County records that a number  of family names still in the village go back to the 16th.  and 17th.centuries.  Haselwood 1568  Jaggard 1593  Starling 1658  Chapman 1672    I can trace my direct line back to 1777 and find that until  about1920 (my father's era) all my ancestors married within  the village. It all changed with the advent of affordable  bicycles!
From:	Olive & Bill Atkinson
Date:	Fri Sep 1 12:09:42 2000
URL:	http://
Message:	Congratulations on your web-site,does anyone remember an ex  evacuee to Wood Ditton who lived with her Aunt Florrie  (Scrivener) at No. 38 in the 1940's my name was formerly  Olive Moss and my sister Dorothy was also resident in the  village at that time. If anyone is able to contact me on  the internet I will be delighted