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On This Day… 9th April

9TH APRIL On 9th April 1882, my great-grandmother, Alice Dando, nee Free, was born in Hadstock, a village in Essex not far from Saffron Walden. Her father, Stephen Free, was 66 years old when she was born and was much … Continue reading

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My Parents’ Visit To Cambridge And Parts Of Essex

My parents recently visited Westminster College in Cambridge and viewed the original letters written in 1771 by John Dando (b. abt 1715) and Rev Rowland Hill. They also visited Saffron Walden in Essex, seeing the Golden Butterfly confectionery and tobacconist … Continue reading

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