Bedfordshire Archives - Huguenot Jo https://huguenotjo.co.uk/category/bedfordshire/ Exploring the secrets of family history Mon, 13 Mar 2023 18:38:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 How can I keep from singing? https://huguenotjo.co.uk/bedfordshire/how-can-i-keep-from-singing/ https://huguenotjo.co.uk/bedfordshire/how-can-i-keep-from-singing/#comments Mon, 13 Mar 2023 18:38:11 +0000 https://huguenotjo.co.uk/?p=51737 Why they called me Joy I don’t know.

When the midwife asked my mother for my name, she thought she heard the reply “Joey”.  If only.  They needed a boy, to inherit the family butcher business.  I was the last …

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]]> Why they called me Joy I don’t know.

When the midwife asked my mother for my name, she thought she heard the reply “Joey”.  If only.  They needed a boy, to inherit the family butcher business.  I was the last …

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]]> https://huguenotjo.co.uk/bedfordshire/how-can-i-keep-from-singing/feed/ 3 Hooray! It’s Bedfordshire Day! https://huguenotjo.co.uk/bedfordshire/hooray-its-bedfordshire-day/ https://huguenotjo.co.uk/bedfordshire/hooray-its-bedfordshire-day/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2022 12:27:59 +0000 https://huguenotjo.co.uk/?p=51676 Bedfordshire, where I grew up, is a dull county of no note in the middle of England.

 

It probably does deserve its own day to give it a boost, especially since Northamptonshire – another dull county in the middle …

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It probably does deserve its own day to give it a boost, especially since Northamptonshire – another dull county in the middle …

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