Martin family, Scandal at Blaisdon (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 00:01 (3897 days ago) @ Mike Pinchin

I agree entirely Mike, it all helps build the picture, there's nowt trivial about trivia !

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Thankfully the following story doesn't involve the Martins at all (sorry about the misleading journalistic title!), but you can be sure they talked about it for weeks in normally quiet Blaisdon !!

Reported by the Cardiff Times, 15 February 1896

"ELOPEMENT OF A LOCAL CLERGYMAN.
At a meeting of creditors of the Rev. Alfred Ederstein, vicar of Blaisdon, near Gloucester, held at Huntley, Gloucester, on Wednesday, was stated that that gentleman, who is a married man with wife and children, had eloped with the daughter of a neighbouring squire, and was now on his way to America. The rev. gentleman left a letter, which was read to the creditors, and which stated that he had led an unhappy life at Blaisdon. He gave instructions that the farm stock, etc, was to be sold to pay the creditors, and after consideration the meeting decided to instruct a Gloucester firm of auctioneers to dispose of the property."

http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3426015/ART112/blaisdon