Re: Harold Miller b. NY 1898 died England
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Harold Miller b. NY 1898 died England
Charlotte Hof 4/25/08
Dear Charlotte,
my name is Cathy Wagstaffe. Sophia Bradshaw is my 93 year old grandmother (just returned from visiting her yesterday. I took my two sons to the North of England to visit her.) Ina Maureen Bradshaw (my mother) and Jean Mary Bradshaw are Sophia Quinn and Thomas Hedley Bradshaw's two daughters.
Mary Quinn is Sophia's mother. There are two Walter Quinns, Sophia's brother - and their father Walter (whom Mary Quinn married.)
Mary Quinn is the daughter of RICHARD Griffiths,(Sophia's grandfather, whom she was very close to.) Richard married Anne Richards. The Griffiths family are a Romany gypsy family from Bala, North Wales, and, we think, prior to this, are descended from the Huguenots of France, (coming over to Wales when the Protestant Huguenots were persecuted on the Continent.)We were only talking about this the other day!
Sophia has always maintained that the majority of the Griffiths family went to the USA - and that her grandfather Richard Griffiths returned, together with his wife (Mary Ann Cook - she was originally from Diss in Norfolk) to settle back in the North of England; and, so, my particular branch of the family carried on here in the U.K.
I'm now a bit confused about the Miller link, because the story you relate sounds very much like RICHARD Griffiths. I'll have to ask Nan (Sophia.)
Really look forward to hearing from you - as likewise, i am very interested in the family history, and Nan has many stories which reflect the various interesting characters of the individuals involved.
Sincerely,
Cathy Wagstaffe.
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Re: Harold Miller b. NY 1898 died England
Charlotte hof 2/21/09
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Re: Harold Miller b. NY 1898 died England
Charlotte hof 2/20/09