{"id":1411,"date":"2012-05-31T23:21:26","date_gmt":"2012-05-31T22:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hibbittbarnes.uk\/blog\/?p=1411"},"modified":"2025-07-02T12:53:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T11:53:02","slug":"the-mystery-of-the-prayer-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hibbittbarnes.uk\/blog\/the-mystery-of-the-prayer-book","title":{"rendered":"The Mystery Of The Prayer Book"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have in my possession a Book of Common Prayer with Hymns Ancient & Modern previously belonging to a Florence Smale, or possibly Small.<\/p>\n

\"Book

Book of Common Prayer with Hymns A. & M.<\/p><\/div>\n

Inside the front cover of the prayer book it states:<\/p>\n

Florence Smale [or Small?, it’s difficult to read]
\nPrize for Religious Knowledge
\nW.G.F.
\nEaster 1904<\/p>\n

Who was W.F.G.? A vicar or Sunday School teacher perhaps?<\/p>\n

\"Inside

Inside the Book of Common Prayer with Hymns A. & M.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Inscription

Inscription inside the front cover.<\/p><\/div>\n

There is a note inside the back cover as follows:<\/p>\n

Florence E C Small [could be Smale]
\nOak Hill
\nEast Budleigh
\nDevon
\nSomewhere in Blighty.<\/p>\n

\"Note

Note inside the back cover bearing Florence E C Small\/Smale’s address.<\/p><\/div>\n

Although Florence Emily C Small<\/a><\/strong> became Florence E C Smale when she married Charles Henry Smale, this book has been passed down to me, a descendant of her sister-in-law, a different Florence Smale<\/a><\/strong> (later Weaver), so it may not have belonged to Florence E C Small\/Smale at all, even though the reference on the back cover definitely relates to her as she was from East Budleigh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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