My GGTgrandfather, James Ridgewell lived in Broxted from 1841 till his death in 1866.He married a lady called Hannah who died in 1835 abd is buried in Broxted I am trying to find their marriage c1818. Can anyone help please ?

Ihave a old photo of broxted school cf childen in 1897 i would like to find out if any where my family my name before i was married was staines

Further to my message in May this year. I made my visit to Broxted and other villages in June and was pleased to see places where my ancestors
lived. I was surprised to see Brick End cottage still there and a Charles
Wright living there. I visited the Prince of Wales pub, and St Marys Church
where my grt grt grandparents got married. I left a note in the visitors
book.When I am working on my family history now I will know what these places looked like.

Further to my message, last year, regarding the Wright family. I will be coming up from Cornwall, where I now live, to visit Takeley, Broxted, Thaxted and Dunmow, in June this year, to research further into my ancestors. I want to take as many photoes as I can of these villages, as this may be my last chance to visit.
If anyone has any information on the Wright family I would be glad to hear
from them. For instance, my grt grt grt grandmother Susan Wright (nee Monk) was staying in the Dunmow Union Workhouse with her children in 1841.
There is no mention of her husband James Wright. They married on 17th May 1828, and lived in Broxted. They lived at Brick End, in Broxted.

Hello Everyone,
I am researching the following names from Broxted Essex,
Butcher - William Butcher born circa 1721.
Hayden - William Hayden born circa 1799 Broxted Essex.
Would be interested to hear from with any connection to the above names.
Thanks Judith

Hello everyone - help please for family research. BARLTROP. My cousin Russell's father was Frederick William Barltrop b 1869 South Lambeth. His father JOHN BARLTROP b 1825 in BROXTED, his father was William. There seem to be many Barltrop's in Broxted/Chickney and it is finding the right line that is proving difficult. Can anyone help us! Can't research in the area ourselves Russell is in New Zealand and I am in Ireland, many thanks in anticipation

Edited by author 19-04-2009 10:38 PM
I am tracing my husbands family tree his 3x great grandfather william marsh born 1801 came from Broxted and was a farmer at woodgate farm,his daughter was a eliza marsh born 1828 and she was married to a george elsdon,anyone with any information on the farm,like is the farm still there?and any other connection i would happy to hear from.also researching the salmon family from Thaxted john salmon married to ann clarke in 1794 there daughter was a Ann salmon born1805
contact email carol.wilkins41@btinternet.com

I am surprised no one has replied to Mrs Joyce re The Flying Rat.I believe it was one of Broxteds Pubs-of which we have none now.It has been Known as the Flying Rat for as long as I can recall which isnt long-from the 1960's although now unfortuneately it is called Walnut tree cottage I think.I have always thought of flying rats to be another name for pigeons although I may be mistaken.

I would be interested to hear from anyone researching the Hayden family from Broxted in early 1800's. John Hayden married Sarah Polter 1799 (Boyds Index) and they had 6 children born 1799-1812.

Regards Keith Hayden, Newcastle NSW Australia

In response to Mr Garnet ( jan 2007 ) we are relatives of Elizabeth gunn and have a photograph of her if your interested.

Has anybody any information on the Gunn family who lived at 10 the maltings Broxted in the early 1900,s and later the pigrum family who lived at the same address till around 1930

1841 Census lists John Dania age 90 born Horham, Richard Dania 36 (shoemaker) born Broxted, Susan Dania age 40 born Avely, Address Brick End, Broxted. Has anyone any further information re the Dania's.

In response to Dave Wright about Freddie Salmon..
Dave, I have a photo of Freddie taken in 1969 on a visit to Broxted.
No relation, but Freddie went to school in Broxted with my mother (Laura Poole b. 1898 Broxted). She introduced us to him during our visit in 1969. I took his photo. I also have a picture of him after this when he was 100 yrs old from a Dunmow newspaper clipping.
If you are interested, please email with "Broxted" in subject line. Thanks.
Evelyn Carpenter (California) evelyndelight@yahoo.com

Your blog is interesting!
 
Keep up the good work!

Does anyone know anything about Charweth Green cottages Broxted

regards
chris Baker
chris@stitchedintime.co.uk

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Does anyone have information on the Bush Familly from Broxted and Tilty, in particular Thomas Bush who has a plaque devoted to him in the church and if any what is his connection to the Bush familly recorded in the 1851 cencus.

The bush familly are my ancestors on my maternal side, and eventually settled in Bermondsey in the late 1800's

John
morrisboard@hotmail.com

Has anyone been able to contact Colin Salmon who is listed on this website as having a website called 'Salmononline'? Have tried to make contact but have been unsuccessful to date. Does anyone know how to contact him ?

Thanks

Lyn Brown
caprica_1@hotmail.co.uk

Any information please on my decendents that used to live in Broxted and Thaxted:
      Robert Wright b. 1791 married to Elizabeth Wright b. 1787 (maiden name unknown. (my grt x 4 grandparents)

      James Wright b. 1810 married to Susan Monk b. 1810 (my grt x 3 grandparents)

       George Wright b.1831 married to Emma Turner b. 1836 (my grt x 2
grandparents)

       James Wright b. 1855 married to Mary Salmon b. 1856 ( my grt
grandparents) Their son Frederick b.1884 was my grandad

 Any information would be appreciated

HI there
         is there anyone that can tell me about the expansion for stansted. We are in the process of moving to Broxted, not sure if its a good idea now. HELP! If theres anyone who can tell me whats going to happen to the village please get in touch.
                 Thanks nickygannon@aol.com

Hi, I have been given a possible link to Broxted in regards to my 3 x ggrandparents.
I am researching Jonathon Brown and Fran (Frances?) Gray who married in Broxted in 1771. They may be the parents of John Grey Brown, born 1788 (place unknown) who married Sarah Coker in Harwich in 1809 and then Elizabeth Watts in Harwich in 1827.
Sincerely hoping that someone may have some information or be able to give me more help or direction in my search.
Many thanks
Julie Allen
Bathurst, NSW, Australia

SALMON FAMILY......

You can contact me on caprica_1@hotmail.co.uk

Lyn Brown

Researching the Salmon Family from Finchingfield,Great Bardfield, Stebbing and Dunmow.
The Salmon group of researchers I work with have identified Sharpes Farm as being connected to John Salmon and our family. Can anyone give us any information ?
Our earliest ancestor is John Salmon b.1630 at Finchingfield. The family appeared to own some land and Salmon's Farm at Bardfield.
We would love to hear from anyone who might be connected to us.
Other names related to our research include HARRINGTON,FITCH,BREWTY,BEAL,BRETTON,CHAPMAN,BYATT,PASFIELD,SHONK,OLLEY,HAWKINS,THURGOOD,RICHARDSON and TURNER.

Hi I used to live in Broxted as a child. I left in 1978 to go and live in Telford in Shropshire. I was known at Denise Ede and attended Great Easton Primary School from which I have many happy memories. I was also a member of the church choir when Rev Filby was there. Broxted has stayed in my heart and brings back many happy memories since I left. I have only returned once but have promised myself that I will return to the village in the very near future

A group of us family historians are cooperating to build a database specifically for the surname SWALLOW in and around Herts. My own SWALLOW link is with The Hadhams and London. I also manage a world wide SWALLOW one-name study which has about 6000 individuals, marriages and children, many from our area of interest. There are of course many more SWALLOW individuals than 6000! If you would like to help and thereby gain too, please contact me at swallow.john@gmail.com. DO NOT SEND ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. A document explaining what we do, how and why will be sent to you. Thereafter, if we have engaged your interest, we can begin to exchange data.

ONE ITEM IS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST
Alfred James SWALLOW dob 1852 married Mary Ann SMITH of Broxted in St Mary's Church on the 19 May 1877. We can't find any issue of this marriage. Do you know anything about Alfred or Mary
John Swallow, Guild of One-name Studies
Bristol UK

trying to get info on the patient or patience family of Duton Hill

I think lucy patient/Patience (my gran) married ralph Stanley Sayer at Tilty church in 1929. She was aquainted with Imogen Holst...and was in service possibly at the rectory in Thaxted.
Any info greatly appreciated

Howard Sayer

Hello, My Grandfather lived at the #10 Maltings Cottage, His name is Michael Herbert Eccleton he was on the 1901 Census. He was 2 years old and lived with a Thomas and Elizabeth Gunn, as a boarder from the D. Barnardo House. He lived at the #10 Maltings Cottage until 1908 when he was sent to Canada. If anyone has any info please let me know, Thanks

I am trying to contact people called 'Rosha and Saugn'

These people are friends of Rupert Blackmore from Taunton, in Somerset. They sent him a Christmas card with information about St Mary's Church, Broxted, Essex. The handwritten message in the card was 'Hope you are still enjoying gardening! Really, we must meet'. Please would they email me.

Many thanks.

Viv Sharland
tvdlsharland@tiscali.co.uk

Looking for information on the Bass family of Broxted. William and Mary Bass are in the 1841 census in Broxted . They moved to Hatfield Broad Oak around 1848. Does anyone know of burial places or general information.

Tilty Watermill, Tilty, Essex
Tilty lies just 2 miles from Broxted and has a grade 2 star listed surviving intact 18th century watermill. This unique historical gem is now threatened with conversion into a house if a planning application now with Uttlesford District Council is passed.
Please help save Tilty mill by sending an objection to Uttlesford District Council via the Tilty mills website at
http://tiltymills.mysite.orange.co.uk/

Please take a few minutes to e mail an objection to help save this wonderful mill-Thanks

Hello Rod,
  I have an Eliza POOLE b, 1821 (Broxted) who married John DIXON (b. abt 1817) at the St. Marys Church in Broxted--Dec. 30, 1841. John's father was William Dixon and his mother's name was Mary and she was from HENHAM.. It shows John as a THATCHER in the 1851 census - Henham.
  1881 census he was living at Brick End, Broxted.
  In 1871, his father, William, was living at Brown's End, Broxted. I can tell you a little more about the POOLE side, but that is all I have on the Dixons. Hope this is of interest. Cheers! Evelyn Carpenter (California) QT - Rod Moffatt <qtopic+16-cskaekhFEMy@quicktopic.com> wrote:


 
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Hi, I am interested in the Dixon family who were in Broxted from c1800 to c 1920. My gt,gt,gt,grand father was Ezekiel Dixon who I believe was born in Henham. At the time of the 1841 census he was living at Church End Broxted.There were a number of buriels registerd in the records of St Mary's,and mentions in later church wardens accounts.Any info' would be appreciated.I can be contacted on abelmoffatt@hotmail.com,although as I use library P/Cs,replies could be a it delayed.
Regards.

Hi I would like to get in touch with Alf Wright about the pictures he supplied of the outing from the Prince of wales Ken Monk and the other Monks My Grandfather came from Broxted William Monk they lived in Browns End he had Brothers Alfred, Charles, James, Frank, Moses, Arthur and Peter if anyone can help on any of them or Photo could you please get in touch at my email
- linda.dennis47@gmail.com

Hello to you all. I am writing from Ottawa Canada, and am on a family genealogical journey which has led me to Broxted Parish.

I'm looking for any kind of information about the Challis family. My Great Grandmother was Lillian Challis and was age 4 in the 1901 British Census. She was born and raised there until she was sent to Canada as waif.

I'm new to your website but if anyone has any hints or knows of this family name, please feel free to write to me at 29roses@gmail.com

Hi Angela,
  I have a photo (under glass) hanging on our wall. It was always in my grandmother's house when I was growing up. It is of Charles Turner, taken in 1902 on the road near church..it says. It also said that Charles Turner was wounded in the war in 1918. Since my mother was born in Broxted in 1898, and the boy (Charles Turner) in photo looks to be about 9 or 10?? (not sure), I think they were neighbors living in The Maltings. I often heard my grandmother, and my mother mention "The Turners" even though my grandmother POOLE and my mother, Laura POOLE DELIGHT were now living in California USA. Could this be YOUR Chas. Turner I have a photo of? Can you give me some dates and family names? Thanks. Hope I can be of some help. Cheers! Evelyn Carpenter - California Please check out my website about Broxted and see the old photos on it. http://www.blighty.50megs.com/

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my mother in laws family came from broxted they were the turners we think they lived at maltings cottage he was charles and mary ? . mary was also from broxted dont know her last name. also the reynolds jessie she was married to fredrick he was from henham they lived at 7 church lane then moved to no 5. could anyone help with names, dates pictures or anything.
i would be so grateful thanks
bakerangilab@aol.com

I was born in 1948 in Bishopstortford when my parents lived in Rose Cottage in Broxted. They emigrated to Australia in 1951, but I have been able to visit Broxted since.

Does Rose cottage still exist?

Alasdair
Gosford, Australia
alasdair@cairns.net.au

Edited by author 23-10-2005 11:36 PM
Hello all! I have recently discovered that my great, great grandfather Henry Barltrop (Barttrop - various spellings possible) was born in Broxted around 1817.
He was married to a woman named Betsey and had six daughters. They were all born there as well.
In the 1861 census they were living in Pound House which i believe was near St. Mary's church.
If anyone might have any information about them or about Pound House i would be greatly appreciative.
I am planning on visiting the town in mid-January 2006.
Thank you
William Schulz (Hamilton Ontario Canada)

Hi
My great great uncle, Walter Chapman was landlord of the Prince of Wales between 1882 and about 1899. He was married to Mary Ann Brown, whose mother also owned the Butcher's Arms, Great Easton from about 1878 to 1895.
Walter was born in Great Easton about 1845 and had 3 brothers - George,Alfred and Arthur. The last three brothers left the area to work as Draymen in London, but George also returned to the area with his family about 1898/99.
I would be interested to know if anyone has any knowledge or information about the Chapman family in Broxted. We are hoping to visit the area in early November.
Thank you
John

Hi everyone. I am looking for any information about an ancestor of mine called Joseph Bush born in 1790 Broxted. He went on to have a child called Thomas Bush in Tilty Essex in 1832and was married to a 'Sarah' (maiden name unknown) any information gratefully received. Tracy

Hello all.

My 3 x great grandmother ELIZABETH BOWN was born in Broxted about 1781. She put this on the 1861 census. She married JOHN SMITH in Bartlow Hamlet (aka Ashdon) Essex in 1799 and went on to have 8 known children.

If there is anyone out there who may be able to provide some clues about her parentage/family, I would be most grateful and can be contacted on spiderhotel@aol.com

Please head up any emails with Elizabeth's name so as to avoid being counted as spam.

Many thanks,

Jan

Hi, please can anyone help ? I am trying to find who my greatgrandfather really was. I believe he lived for a while with a family from Broxted, I have traced them to Surrey and West Ham and finally to Brixton. He was admitted to Brentwood Industrial School on his 10th birthday (15/8/1869) and returned to Brixton exactly 6 years later.
Stepfather James Wallis b. Broxted 1842,
Mother or stepmother Ann Wallis b. Broxted( ?? (formally Monk)
Sister Eliza b. Broxted 1864
Brother Henry b. Mitcham Surrey 1868
Brother William b. West Ham 1873
Sister Annie b. ??
Sister Ellen b. Brixton 1881
My greatgrandfather was Frank but what was his real surname ?? Did Ann look after him for someone else in the family ?? This family unit were also very friendly with the Carr family from Henham/Broxted, they were lodgers and neighbours at different times in Mitcham and Brixton. Frank doesn't appear with this group on the 1871 census, when he would have been about a year and a half and by 1881 he is listed at Brentwood Industrial School. In 1891 he is married in Brixton and my grandad is born.

Hello, Last year i placed a add in the parish magazine regarding Mr Humphrey Waterfield asking if anybody knew him or had any photos of him and the garden. Thank you to those who answered and i am slowly working my way down the list. But if you do have any information i would like to hear from you. He Lived at Hill pasture from 1936 until his death in 1971, his partner was nancy tennant.

Hello again.
My Aunt Lucy POOLE (Delight) who was born in Broxted in 1893, had in her belongings a Sampler made by a fellow student at Broxted School, probably in the late 1800's. The name on it is Eleanor SHELFORD. Does anyone know a family by the SHELFORD name who lives in the Dunmow vicinity? The sampler is at my cousin's home in California.
Thank you very much for any information on the SHELFORD name and how we could contact them. Cheers! Evelyn

Hello. In reference to John Stanley's post and his mentioning of the POOLE COTTAGE, Brick End, I am wondering if anyone knows which cottage this was, and if it is still there. My ggrandparents, William POOLE and Hannah BARKER POOLE lived at Brick End around 1891 I think.
Thanks for any info. on this.
I do find this discussion group very interesting. Thanks!
Evelyn Carpenter, California. evelyndelight@yahoo.com

Reply to Mrs J Eynon.
Charles Carter was recorded in the 1891 Census as being in the household of Esther Hollingsworth, a 50 year old widow who was described as "Care of Barnardos Boys".
The address was Pooles Cottage, Brick End, Broxted.
Charles Carter was 6 years old and there was another boy in the house - Frank Egon (age 9).
The other occupant was Charles Hollingsworth, Esther's 17 year old son, who was an Agricultural Labourer.

Does anyone know of any history or who lived in the flying rat cottage in broxted essex.Or how it came by that name.My freinds have bought the cottage and would really love to find out its history.You can contact me through this sit or go straight to the new owners whos names are Doug and Diane. thank you Mrs. J.Joyce.

My great uncle Charles Carter was boarded out November 1889
he was aged 4 years.Is there a record of him on the census for 1891?
Or was there any school records for this period?
date 8 9 04

I note with interest that Broxted Hall, and its former residents George and Harriet Baynes feature on your village website. This couple were the Aunt and Uncle of my late Grandmother; Annie Mary Lucy Baynes. Annie lived with them at the hall as her mother had died in childbirth. If anyone has any information about this family and their time at Broxted Hall I would be most interested. Please email christinacliff@hotmail.com

could anyone tell me anything about the history of the flying rat cottage as this has always been of an interest to me thank you mrs j joyce.

Hi there,

I have some old photographs of Great Easton area and I wonder if anyone would help me to identuify them please?

I have left messages on other sites connected to Great Easton but had no replies.

Hope there is someone out there interested in local history.

Glynn


glynnburrows@hotmail.com

Have you seen the excellent new ESSEX FRIENDS forum at http://pub99.ezboard.com/bessexfriends ?

 I have traced my ancestry back to a John Salmon the elder of Broxted alias Chaureth his will dated 1622 mentions the following lands and property SHARPES, JARVICE CROFT, LOVES,
St JOHNS LANDE (may be Sir Johns land) and FREACHES LAYES. I have 4 more ancestral wills that mention SHARPES and 1 mentions LOVES .In addition the following lands and property
SMITHYES TILLS and ROWLOYS.
My grand father Charles Robert Salmon was born 1874 in Broxted his father Joseph married Harriot Perry whose mother was Rebbeca Chopping. The book High Roothing an Essex Village by David Chopping not only gave me an ancestral line back to the 1500`s but an insight into their lives. My hope is that your Broxted web site will do the same

Hi Graham
Thanks for inviting me the villages look great so on this occassion dare I say it No expansion to Stansted gosh I can`t believe I said that

The Community Calendar 2003, produced by members of Stop Stansted Expansion, is now available by mail order, in case you have not managed to buy one locally. Please send a cheque for £7 per calendar (including packaging and postage to anywhere in the UK) payable to Stop Stansted Expansion, to Campaign Office, PO Box 311, Takeley, CM22 6PY. Clearly state the address(es) where the calendar is to be sent, and also give your phone number in case of query.
A list of all sales outlets where the calendar may be purchased for £5 can be found at www.stopstanstedexpansion.com/calendar.html

Does anyone know which is the oldest house in Broxted?

Stop Stansted Expansion Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 6 - 27 November 2002

Welcome to the sixth issue of the Stop Stansted Expansion Newsletter. We hope that this weekly (or so) email will help keep you informed about developments in the campaign. Details will be kept to the minimum and more information on many stories can be found on the Stop Stansted Expansion
website, http://www.stopstanstedexpansion.com, where you can also download posters and sign the petition.

The most important resource in this campaign is its members and we want you to be up to date. If you have a news item or a notice you want to send to us, please email it to SSENewsletter@Tesco.net.

What a week! Massive demonstration in Trafalgar Square; Victory in the Courts; Alistair Darling On the Run

March to London

At least 3000 people braved a cold and wet Saturday afternoon to demonstrate in London last Saturday. Led by celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver with his wife and baby, protesters from all over the country congregated to march past Parliament and Downing Street before meeting for a huge Rally in Trafalgar Square. They came from Stansted, Cliffe, Heathrow, Luton, Birmingham and Rugby to shout defiance. The most important thing about this demonstration
is that it showed that people are standing united against airport expansion.
The Government's plans to divide and rule lie in tatters. We showed that it was not about Not in My Back Yard - it's about Not in Anybody's Back Yard. Next time, when the weather is a little more enticing, we need to aim for
30,000.

And of course that Judicial Review

Alistair Darling was forced to surrender unconditionally on Wednesday following Tuesday's decision by Mr Justice Kay that the consultation exercise his department had hoped to railroad through was unfair and illegal. He agreed that the Department for Transport was wrong to exclude the possibility of expanding Gatwick from the consultation exercise. This does not mean that Gatwick is the chosen site, or even that it is desirable, just that the Secretary of State messed up by not including it, and may have
to do the whole thing again.
On Wednesday Mr Darling put out a written statement saying that he would take his medicine like a man and not appeal. We await his decision about whether to issue additional consultation documents covering Gatwick or whether to run the whole exercise again.
Either way this is a major setback for the Department of Transport and has them in complete disarray. The Consultation will not now close on Saturday November 30 but will run until May next year. This means the White Paper
stating the Government's preferred option for airport expansion will not appear before September next year, and more likely not until 2004. Of course, firstly the world may have changed by then - we may see demand for air travel topping out - and secondly, it will be a bit close to a general election for Tony Blair's liking, as Governments try to avoid dumping things like airports on the electorate just before asking for their vote.
The war is not won but this is certainly Round One to us.

In the Meantime
In the meantime the campaign must go on. This respite does not mean we can drop our efforts to persuade. What it does do is give us more time for lobbying, PR activity, fundraising and a more considered and planned approach to the campaign as a whole. We will have more time to commission detailed research to counter the SERAS arguments as well as getting more people out onto the street.

Transport Select Committee inquiry
If the High Court decision were not enough, Alistair Darling will face a grilling at the Transport Select Committee which has effectively "called in" the consultation process. It is calling for written and oral evidence before the end of January 2003 as part of an inquiry into "The Future of Aviation". This will give a chance for opposition MPs and dissenters in the
Labour ranks to put Alistair Darling on the spot, rather than leaving it all to some kind of secret consultation process. We have three months to lobby this committee, so please write in with evidence to: Eve Samson, Clerk to
the Committee, TRANSPORT COMMITTEE, Committee Office, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. Enquiries: 020 7219 6263 Fax: 020 7219 6101. Committee Office Information Line for recorded information about Committee
meetings: 020 7219 2033.

Money, Money, Money

Now is the time to start some serious fundraising. Thousands will be needed to continue the campaign up to the White Paper and beyond, so now is the time to start planning those fundraising events. All ideas welcome. How
about a local event, a quiz night, bring and buy sale, sponsored walk, auction of promises, all the usual stuff. If each parish does one fundraising event over the next three months then who knows what we could do next.
Please send details of your events firstly to sse@webserve.co.uk for inclusion in the main diary of events and secondly to SSENewsletter@tesco.net for inclusion in this newsletter.

Speaking of Which.

Great Dunmow Christmas Fayre and Late Night Shopping, Friday December 12, 2002

Local SSE Supporters will be mounting a Fundraising Tombola stall in the Market place. Contribution of bottles, cakes, sweets, choccies etc are most welcome. Helpers on the night also welcome. The Late Night Shopping has a Fancy Dress Theme so please feel free to express yourself.
There will be a planning meeting for this event at 4pm on Saturday 30 November at the United Reformed Church Hall in New Street, Great Dunmow - all supporters welcome!
If you want more details, want to donate a prize or help out on the night contact John Murphy on 01371 876340 or Johnpmurphy@tesco.net

Stop Stansted Expansion Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 5 - 14 November 2002

Welcome to the fifth issue of the Stop Stansted Expansion Newsletter. We hope that this weekly email will help keep you informed about developments in the campaign. Details will be kept to the minimum and more information on many stories can be found on the Stop Stansted Expansion website, http://www.stopstanstedexpansion.com, where you can also download posters and sign the petition.

The most important resource in this campaign is its members and we want you to be up to date. If you have a news item or a notice you want to send to us, please email it to SSENewsletter@tesco.net.

The Stop Stansted Expansion is reaching its climax for this year. But remember this is just stage one. The campaign needs to continue after Christmas and may have to intensify after the government publishes its white paper, so there is no time to Relax.

At the moment the High Court is hearing our application for a judicial review of the Consultation process. We believe that the Government has been unfair and biased in its whole approach to consultation over the SERAS report and are asking the Court to make the consultation so far null and void.
  If we win, and we should know by next week, then this will be a serious setback for the government, but it will not be the end of the mater. If we lose, then at least we will have had a chance to register our protest in a forceful way, and we are sure that the Government is not enjoying this process, win or lose.

Taking the Protest to London
On Saturday November 23rd there will be a protest rally bringing together anti-airport protesters from all over the region to march on London. We hope to fill Whitehall from end to end with protesters. The march starts at Tothill Street near St James's Park Tube station at 12.30pm. It will be led by a jazz band and will march past Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament and Downing Street before the rally takes place in Trafalgar Square. It is due to finish by 2pm.
  SSE has arranged coaches to take supporters from this area. Exact pick up location will be decided nearer the date and depend upon how many people want to come by coach from each location, but you can be sure that they will be calling at the larger communities.
  Make sure you book your ticket early to avoid disappointment. Tickets cost £7.50 and can be booked at the campaign office by phoning 01279 870558.

And More locally
On Sunday 24 November there will be the Last Chance Rally at Sworders Field, Bishop's Stortford. There will be food, drinks, music and speeches, everything you could possibly want on a Sunday afternoon. The fun starts at 2.30pm.

Money, Money, Money
A Campaign like Stop Stansted Expansion needs money like a car needs petrol. If the campaign runs out of money then the campaign stops. SSE has published some preliminary accounts on its website "Latest News" page and we invite all members to take a close look.
  As you can see, the money that was donated in the first wave of the campaign is starting to be used up on things like office expenses, posters, stickers and so on. Even though many people are working voluntarily, it is still necessary to pay experts for advice and British Telecom are not donating any phone lines.
  It is your campaign and if you want to keep it going you will have to either donate more money or help to raise funds in some way. Everything that has been done and spent so far will be wasted if the campaign cannot keep going through the period up to the White Paper and then come back with renewed force if the Government decides to ignore us.
  It would be great if we could just ask members to donate £10 to join and the runways will go away, but that was never going to happen.
  Please dig deep.
  If you have any ideas for a fundraising event please send them in. If you can organise a fundraiser locally then please do. There is so much to do that you cannot just leave it to someone else to do everything.

Red Letter Days
Red Letter days have been held throughout the area over the last two weekends and thousands of names have been added to the petition and hundreds of letters of protest sent to MPs. We must not rest on our laurels and need to keep up the campaign. Those who have not written yet, get scribbling - sample letters are available on the Stop Stansted Expansion website, which is http://www.stopstanstedexpansion.com

Don't Forget the Noise!
Don't forget to continue to complain about noise from aircraft. The FREE number is 0800 243 788 so please put this on speed-dial on your home phone and let them know when you have been disturbed by noise. BAA has to publish figures on noise complaints even. A few weeks ago Stansted Airport's Managing Director, Terry Morgan, admitted that the airport are getting so many complaints that it cannot reply to them individually (See Latest News on the http://www.stopstanstedexpansion.com website). So tell them how you feel, as keeping silent just encourages them to send more planes over you.

Invite your friends
Please feel free to invite your friends to join this newsletter list. If you go to the homepage for this newsletter which is http://www.smartgroups.com/SSENewsletter you will see an icon for invite new members. IF you click this and send either the greeting in the window or your own, they will be invited to subscribe. If they chose not to join, their email address will not be recorded and they will not be troubled further.
While you are there, please download a membership form and a poster from http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/SSENewsletter or http://www.stopstanstedexpansion.com. Please encourage your friends and neighbours to register for this newsletter even if they don't want to join SSE.

The campaign needs local co-ordinators to help organise local activities, hopefully in each neighbourhood, village or parish. If you think you could bring together a local group then email SSENewsletter@tesco.net with "Co-ordinator" in the subject field.

Come and Get Your Campaign Material
If you want posters or bumper stickers to distribute to others then why not just come to the SSE office in Takeley yourself rather than waiting for someone else to volunteer to bring them to you. It is above the Essex County Council Youth Centre just west of the Four Ashes traffic lights on the A120. Remember this is YOUR campaign so help everyone by helping yourself.


How to Get Answers
If you have any questions about the campaign or about the Expansion of Stansted airport please email SSENewsletter@tesco.net with the word "Question" in the subject line. We are unlikely to be able to answer every question immediately but we can try and answer the ones that come up most often. We can then collate these into a "Frequently Asked Questions" page on the Website to help keep you informed and cut down the workload at the office

Edited by author 21-10-2002 05:16 PM
This is the entry from the Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names (see www.xrefer.com)

Brocheseued c.1050, Brocchesheuot 1086 (Domesday Book). "Badger's head", i.e. "hill frequented by badgers", or "hill resembling a badger's head". Old English brocc + hêafod.
 
A Dictionary of English Place-Names, Oxford University Press, © A.D. Mills 1998

Does anyone know the origin of the name Broxted?

Edited by author 06-09-2002 02:06 PM
Can anybody help Don Cowell? I found this posting at http://www.esog.org/sep1998.html...

September 15, 1998
I am seeking any and all information regarding relatives and resting places of Fanny Cowell and her mother Emma White or Emma Cowell. Emma passed away in 1916. Fanny Cowell had a son born May 23, 1894 on Cherry Street, Broxted, District of Dunmow, in the sub district of Thaxted in the County of Essex, England. Frank was sent to Canada as a Home Boy by Barnardo Homes in 1903. We are relatives researching the family history and the trail runs cold at this point. All information, however insignificant it seems will be appreciated. Thank you

Don Cowell
cowell@ntl.sympatico.ca

Essex Libraries have recently added a new item to their catalogue, as follows. Does anyone have a copy that I could borrow, to scan for the Broxted website?

Title:

"The history of Chaureth Green from the time of the Domesday Book, 1086 and of Cherry Green farmhouse and the houses round the green from 1450 / by Philip G.M. Dickinson; with notes on the hamlet, its inhabitants and farming 1924-1966 by W. Ewart Puddicombe"

Author:

Philip George Murgatroyd Dickinson

Publisher:

The Authors, 1966

Edited by author 28-08-2002 04:15 PM
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