General Chat

well I am off to bed shortly Hope I will sleep can't get this letter out of my mind.Not sure what time I will get back on here tomorrow busy day for me.
wishing you all agoodnightxxxx

Ann I think 'Uncle' died a couple of years or so after writing that letter to Edith.I am going to get Fitz up here tomorrow to look at all this info that you have all found.He cannot believe that anyone is interested in his family queeries lolol
I told him "You would be surprised" Just look at us .We are a right nosy lot !!!!!
See you all in the morning .Night Night xx

An interesting evening , off to the zoo tomorrow with the little ones so will say Night Night xx

Oh sorry Jane I thought 'Uncle' had died 1909. I suppose it could still be him if Fitz knows when he died. He certainly had the means to leave such a generous amount to Edith.

Yes we love a whiff of a mystery don't we!! Off to bed to now.....up early to take OH's car for service. Night Night xx

I know you've all gone to bed-----
I have no way to find out all that info you have uncovered--
Ann if ' thats 'UNCLE brother- Franz-- he -could have been
Edith's father like i'd said---That would make him her real uncle??

Morning All.
It is a tragic thing to happen,sadly Catie's Sister in Law passed away yesterday.She never even got to see her baby.I am sure all our hearts go out to all the family at this dreadful time.
Just off with the dog now.BBL

Morning Jane
Oh dear ! what sad news to hear. I am truly sorry for Caties family and that poor little baby, He is and always will be a very special little boy(my eyes are filling up as I write this) so tragic , If you are in touch again with catie please pass on my deepest sympathy to her and her family and to all involved.
will be back later this afternoon after my exercise class and babysitting.
catch up then.

Good morning and it's another quite nice one this morning.

Still dry and bright.

I did some work on the top border yesterday and boy do I ache this morning. My hands hurt, my feet hurt and my hip hurts.

I have just caught up on all your posts!!

Catiel I am so very sorry to hear the news of your SIL. What a terrible shock it must have been.........

Thoughts and prayer to all who are concerned especially the twins.

Have lots to do today. Library for mum at the top gate and I must'nt forget today. It only comes once a fortnight and I remember the week it dos'nt come!!!!!

What a terrible shock for Catie, We are all thinking of you and the family.

It's getting that you can't sneeze on here without us all knowing about it. I bet Fitz will be over the moon about all this information. Make sure he's sitting down Jane, when you tell him.

Shirl, This marmalade is made by Hartle#s, the jam people. You mix a tim of the marmalade with 3/4 pint water 4lbs of sugar,bring to the boil then simmer for 15/20 minutes. Test it on a saucer like you do with Jam. If all Ok let it cool and put into jars. Had some this morning. GREAT.

Frank Fitz is coming up at 12.30!!
I am now just going to take Hannah to the station for the train to London,so back later folks.

1861 England Census
about George Mankiney
Name: George Mankiney
[George Mankiewicz]
Age: 2
Estimated birth year: abt 1859
Relation: Son
Father's Name: James Mankiney
Mother's Name: Ada Mankiney
Gender: Male
Where born: London, England

Civil parish: Islington
Ecclesiastical parish: St John
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View image

Registration district: Islington
Sub-registration district: Islington West
ED, institution, or vessel: 66
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 77
Household Members: Name Age
James Mankiney 31 MERCHANT BORN PRUSSIA
Ada Mankiney 23
Franz Mankiney 3
George Mankiney 2
Ada H Mankiney 8 MO
Francis Watkins 33
Anna Carter 25
Elizabeth Gerlach 22

AT SCHOOL

1871 England Census
about George A Mankiewicz
Name: George A Mankiewicz
Age: 12
Estimated birth year: abt 1859
Relation: Pupil
Gender: Male
Where born: London, England
Civil parish: Kidbrooke
Ecclesiastical parish: St James
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Registration district: Woolwich
Sub-registration district: Charlton
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Household schedule number: 118

1891 England Census
about George A Mankiewicz
Name: George A Mankiewicz
Age: 32
Estimated birth year: abt 1859
Relation: Son
Mother's Name: Asta S Mankiewicz
Gender: Male
Where born: Camden, London, England

Civil parish: Kensington
Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Kensington
Sub-registration district: Kensington Town
ED, institution, or vessel: 21
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Asta S Mankiewicz 54 Widow born Pentonville
Franz J Mankiewicz 33
George A Mankiewicz 32
Augustus W Pigott 56
Caterina E Hartwig 52
Margaret E Price 23
Jane Hughes 35
Charlotte Bridges 49
Jessie L Castle 19





Phone directory 1909 the year he died.

British Phone Books, 1880-1984
about George A Mankiewicz
Name: George A Mankiewicz
Address: 20 Park St Grosveuor Sq
Exchange: Gerrard
City/Town: Gerrard, Westminster
Directory title: London Surnames A - Z Jan
Publication Year: 1909
Directory County: London
Page Number: 392

Catie and family My Deepest Sympathy There are no word's
just thought'sand prayers ,

shirley xxx

Oh what a job I've had this morning., one of my bushes between my neighbours and my garden,died last year. I cut it right back. Drilled holes in the trunk and put root poison in.I decided this morning to dig it out. After an hour,all the root ball was uncovered, but the begger would'nt move. So out came a couple of tow ropes, got Ros to back the car up the pavement.,tied off the rope and she pulled in every direction. Front Tyres spinning, then sudenly it went, spread dirt all over neighbours lawn. I have cleaned it all up and reseeded the area. While I had the hole I planted a dozen Daffs, and a few wallflowers. Now got to get rid of stump.

Hows Fitz Jane, still shocked by the news. Perhaps now he will want to go back further with his tree. From the address that MEL gave Park St. Grosvenor Square, They must have been so well to do.
Reading a very interesting book at the moment "MY EAST END" by GILDA O'NEILL. The history of the East end borrowed from a friend. If she dosen't want it back I can send it on to anyone interested.

Frank never heard of that before?? Why buy a tin then add water & sugar
what's the purpose??? just buy a JAR ???LOL

In my Youth worked at Keiller's Dundee where they make Marmalade lol

you can just give me some high light's from the book Frank--lolxx

Shirl the tin is prepared oranges so you open the tin and then add what Frank said and you get 6 jars of marmalade for the price of about 2 jars bought in the shop!!!!

I use them myself and they do make a good tasty marmyjam, as my dad would say, bless him.

It is the only marmyjam I like too.

Frank have you tried the lemon one?

Hello, friends of Jane. It's Fitz here. I've been with her for three hours, going over all the amazing facts you have dug up about my strange family history. I'm deeply intrigued - not least, I must admit, by the extraordinary sums of money that seem to have been flying around at that time (though not, it seems, in my direction since then!). Some years ago, I peeped through the letter box at 20 Park Street - it runs parallel to Park Lane . Very grand. The current (billionaire) owner's chauffeur enquired what I was up to. You see, I'm a nosy old bugger, just like Jane. I did have time to see an antique iron lift, serving the six floors.

Edie was an adorable and loving grandmother until her death in 1976. I know she agonised a lot about her early life, but she never told us about her childhood - perhaps because she could neither remember it clearly nor had ever been told (as her "uncle's" letter implies).

I'm truly grateful to you all for the fantastic response to that weird letter from Manciewicz to Edith. By the way, we've just found Edith's marriage certificate, which gives her father's name as (I blush to mention) FRED(erick) WEST! No name for mother, regrettably.

I'll keep scrummaging around (especially with Jane on my back). In the meantime, all best wishes and thanks again.

Fitz.

hi Hello everyone glad to be back nice to know everyone missed me at least two people
haha only joking. Sympathy to Catie and her family.Thank you for noticing I was missing Shirl. I have my computor now thanks to David and a very nice gent who delivered it to me with a bunch of Roses he owns a flower shop. I haved had some very funny jokes
also. Here is one Donnie and Beryl are engaged to marry.His mum on hearing the news
broke down in tears and said I wanted to be a grannie and that stupid son of mine is engaged to one. no comment it happened at my daughters birthday party on Monday
and Tuesday my daughter had her interview she had to write a paper on the Seperation
of Powers and the British Constitution. her comment I had to face a boring lot of old gits
and my old boss. There is be another interview .It was a journey to Euston then a train to Canary Wharf near the new stadium and I think by the time my daughter arrived she
was tired and not feeling like being interviewed

I hope Fritz,s did not see my version of his letter my romantic effort not a mention I notice then I did not have all the rest of the information that everyone decided to forward It must have made Fritzs very happy Would love your book if you are offering Frank or would you have to split it several ways.
I am just back from Llanfairpllgyngyllgogerychwrndrobwillantrysihogogogoch shorter version Llanfairpwllgyngyll or The White church of St Mary. my son in laws mum lives there near Aberystwyth in Wales of course. Son Matt went to New York to sing in a choir in Carnegie Hall came back and fell and broke his leg while hiking at Snowden
Jessica then took her medication twice and put herself in hospital after passing out in
a foodmarket. We went up to Wales and brought back my grandaughter April and her friend Megan they go back to school next week and will take her home Sunday to the above.. what a year well it could be worse like poor Catie loosing a relative. I do not
know what happened not reading all the threads yet.

My son in law made me laugh he went to the mosque to pray today and a man stole a phone from the man kneeling in front of him and put it in his hat and it rang later and this music was coming from his head and everyone was looking at him. The elder came over and said Oh deerie me my son no phones in the mosque ,He had to act fast this man who stole the phone and he said I took it from the floor man in front had dropped it.
The man in front turned round and said Oh thank you my friend I will buy you a coffee after prayer and the thief who took his phone said oh thank you my friend I will be honoured to give you 1O minutes for coffee bless you. That tickled me pink.
bye for now hope e veryone is well SHEILA XXX