Marcia Patricia Millard (General)

by Lawrencef , Trentham, Australia, Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 14:45 (5738 days ago) @ slowhands

Not sure if I mentioned it clearly but Marcia Patricia Millard/Beale is my grandmothers sister, she died in Reno California USA 1986.

It appears my Grandmother changed her name before 1914 but after 1906 when Lovell Glendower Smith was born. I have a marriage certificate for that marriage but am convinced (and the paper work points to this) that it was fake and that my grandmother took the identity of her Grandmothers daughter (born 4 years previous to her in 1884).

I believe that there was an article in the local newspaper in 1914 (or close to) where a man shot at his wife at the train station as she was seeing a male "friend" off to the war. Does anyone know what newspaper that might be? My grandmother and Grandfather located it when we stayed in Little Dean in 1980. Also is there a train station anywhere near? My grandmother told me that they walked up the road to Cinderford (I think) and there was a newspaper office and they went through the old copies and found the article.

Just for my edification can anyone tell me the name of the old hotel/guesthouse on the hill (Broad st, I think) where Cromwell stayed and or the witches were burnt (vague memories of the stories about the place now but we stayed for a week or so while my Grandmother tried to find out about her mother). I was constantly being told that the place was haunted (I was 9 so I imagine that they enjoyed my response to the possibility and kept telling me)...