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From: Josephine Jeremiah <>
Subject: Re: [B&S] Bristol Riots, 1831
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 00:04:52 +0100
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In article <014401c49dd1$7b1cd7b0$>,
Pat Hase <> wrote:
> My grandfather (Herbert LONG) used to tell me how his grandfather (Thomas
> LONG) rode into Queen's Square from Bitton to watch the rioting.

Hi Pat,

I was reading about people from Keynsham going to watch the riots a bit
back. I will have to unearth this resource and reread it.

It was in my mind, as I wrote that list of 19th-century events, that these
were the occasions, which our Bristol ancestors experienced. You are lucky
that the tale concerning your own family at this time has been passed down
to you.

> Thomas LONG would have been about 13 at the time but he did have older
> brothers so it might be fact but as little else that my grandfather told
> me about the family has turned out to be true why should that be? - At
> least none of them were arrested!

Yes it's hard sometimes sifting the fact from fiction. I was really
surprised to find one of my great-grandfather's, Sydney PAYNE of Temple
Cloud was a labourer in 1881 as I'd always believed that he was a wealthy
man.

> We're all advised to check out family fables and there is usually a
> grain of truth in there somewhere - so however, far fetched they seem,
> follow up those family stories!

If only we'd listened more to our grandparents when we were young and
questioned them. If only ... :-)

Josephine

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