MORE PROGRESS!

 The boys and girls have been busy clearing the nature trail, and planting of ftuit trees to form a linear orchard can commence.

PROGRESS!

 The conversion is done.

Most of the equipment and machinery has been moved over.

BUILDING GOING AHEAD

 Work on re-building the present garage, to store equipment and other items, is due to commence in about five weeks.

Mr Jon Rowe has supplied an acceptable quote and expects to complete the work in about two weeks from commencement.

Once completed, all equipment will be moved out of the chapel, enabling renovation, restoration and re-dedicaion of the chpel.

This will enable its being brought back into use as a quiet spacee for visitors and as a meeting/lecture room.

 

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Flower Symbols and Their Meanings on Gravestones

Symbols have been a silent language used on tombstones for centuries. But, it was not until the mid-1800s that this secret code caught on with the ‘common folk’ who could afford to decorate their graves with statues and carvings.

The Victorians were known for their love of ornate designs and this carried on to their gravestones. Stone carvers of the period created works of art. Rural cemeteries became the poor person’s art gallery, offering carvings, statues, and buildings of spectacular craftsmanship.

The Victorians were enamored with flowers, which were known to have their own language. Give a woman a red rose and that signified love, a yellow one meant friendship, and a white rose suggested a new beginning, or a fond farewell.

A Rose is a Rose …

Roses on a tombstone can have several meanings, depending on the number and if the rose is in bud or bloom.

• The rose itself symbolizes love, hope and beauty.

• Two roses joined together signifies a strong bond and is usually found on the grave of a couple.

• A wreath of roses represents beauty and virtue.

• A rose bud indicates the grave of a child. A partial bloom was used to show someone who had died in his or her teen or early adult life – a life cut short. And a full bloom signified someone in the prime of life.

• A broken blossom, whether a rose or any other flower, indicated that someone who died too young.

Consider the Lilies …

Another flower that is abundant in the cemetery is the lily, which stands for innocence and purity. There are several various types of lilies used on gravestones, each with a slightly different meaning.

• Most popular is the Easter lily, which represents resurrection and the innocence of the soul.

• Calla Lilies represent marriage and fidelity.

• Lily of the Valley signifies innocence, humility and renewal.

• The Fleur de Lis is actually a stylized lily representing the Holy Trinity.

• The Daffodil, also of the lily family, indicated grace, beauty and a deep regard. This is why daffodils are abundant in older cemeteries during the spring.

A Flower By Any Other Name …

Other flowers used on gravestones include:

• The daisy represents gentleness and innocence.

• The morning glory suggests mourning, mortality and farewell.

• Greenery is also used to convey unspoken thoughts. Many stones are covered in Ivy to imply faithfulness, undying affection and eternal life.

• The fern was very popular in Victorian times, indicating sincerity and solitude.

• And the palm, another plant associated with Easter, signifying triumph over death and a forthcoming resurrection.

Wander any cemetery and you will discover a secret language communicated through symbols. All it takes is the interest to learn what each generation wished to imply with this language, and the time to let them speak to you while offering interesting insights into someone’s life and time.

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QUOTES WANTED FROM BUILDERS

 We are urgently seeking quotations for work at the Cemetery.

1  Roof repair on the Chapel  - https://flickr.com/photos/59638286@N03/46001636091/in/album-72157717214015338/

2   Down-pipe and soakaway - replace and clear

3  New wall +internal subdivision and levelling of floor of the garage.

Contact secretary@fromedissenterscemetery.org

SPRING IS ON THE WAY

 

SGT EDWIN LLOYD - Dorsetshire Regiment

 SERJEANT

EDWIN LLOYD   

Service Number: 19225

Regiment & Unit       Dorsetshire Regiment    5th Bn.

Date of Death    Died 25 February 1919    Age 34 years 

Buried or commemorated at

FROME (VALLIS ROAD) CEMETERY   F. 45.

• Additional Info   
• Son of Mary Ann Lloyd, of Frome, and the late Henry Francis Lloyd; 
• husband of Florence Emily Lloyd, of Culver Cottage, Corsley, Warminster, Wilts.
• Personal InscriptionPEACE PERFECT PEACE

Ancestors of Edwin Lloyd

Generation No. 1

1.    Edwin Lloyd, born January 1885 in Frome, Somerset, England; died February 25, 1919 in Frome, Somerset, England.    He was the son of 2. Henry Francis Lloyd and 3. Mary Anne Clarke previously Glover.    He married (1) Florence Emily Letchford April 1908 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.    She was born April 1881 in Holborn, London.    She was the daughter of Herbert Letchford and Mary Jane Dimmick.

More About Edwin Lloyd:

Baptism: April 5, 1885, Frome Holy Trinity, Somerset, England

Burial: Frome Dissenters Cemetery, Vallis Road, Frome, Somerset

Military service 1: Bet. 1914 - 1920

Military service 2: Bet. 1914 - 1920

Residence 1: England

Residence 2: 1891, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Son

Residence 3: 1901, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Son

Residence 4: April 2, 1911, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head

More About Florence Emily Letchford:

Date born 2: April 1881, Islington, London, England

Baptism: May 29, 1881, England

Residence 1: 1901, Norwich, Norfolk, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Servant

Residence 2: 1891, Hackney, London, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Residence 3: April 2, 1911, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Wife

More About Edwin Lloyd and Florence Letchford:

Marriage: April 1908, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Generation No. 2

2.    Henry Francis Lloyd, born October 22, 1824 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; died April 20, 1907 in Frome, Somerset.    He was the son of 4. Henry Lloyd and 5. Ann.    He married 3. Mary Anne Clarke previously Glover August 3, 1865 in Ferozepore, Bengal, India; Marriage: British India Office Registers - Military Marriages.

3.    Mary Anne Clarke previously Glover, born Abt. 1845 in Fermanagh Ireland; died Bef. January 22, 1931 in Frome, Somerset.    She was the daughter of 6. Richard Glover.

More About Henry Francis Lloyd:

Baptism: December 1, 1839, Bristol, Temple, Gloucestershire, England

Burial: April 24, 1907, Frome Dissenters Cemetery, Vallis Road, Frome, Somerset; Burial: Section F Plot No 45

Military service: August 16, 1855, Worldwide Service inc India; Military service: Lied as to age on enlistment, as claimed age at discharge in 1876 was 39

Residence 1: 1841, Westbury Upon Trym, Gloucestershire, England

Residence 2: 1871, Hound, Hampshire, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Head

Residence 3: 1881, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: HeadMarital Status: Married

Residence 4: 1891, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Head

Residence 5: 1901, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Head

More About Mary Anne Clarke previously Glover:

Residence : 1871, Hound, Hampshire, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Wife

Residence 2: 1881, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: WifeMarital Status: Married

Residence 3: 1891, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Wife

Residence 4: 1901, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Wife

Residence 5: April 2, 1911, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Marital Status: WidowedRelation to Head of House: Head

More About Henry Lloyd and Mary Clarke previously Glover:

Marriage: August 3, 1865, Ferozepore, Bengal, India; Marriage: British India Office Registers - Military Marriages

Children of Henry Lloyd and Mary Clarke previously Glover are:

i. Amelia Fanny Lloyd, born May 6, 1866 in Saugor, Bengal, India; died November 25, 1953 in Stapleton Hospital, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; married Alfred Robertson October 23, 1900 in Aldershot, St Michael the Archangel, Surrey, England; born April 1859 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England; died March 1927 in Islington, Greater London, England.

More About Amelia Fanny Lloyd:

Date born 2: Abt. 1867, East Indies

Baptism: August 15, 1866, India

Residence 1: 1871, Hound, Hampshire, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Residence 2: 1881, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Residence 3: 1891, Greenwich, London, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Servant

Residence 4: 1901, Aldershot Military in Stanhope and Wellington Lines, Hampshire, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Wife

Residence 5: April 2, 1911, Islington, London, England; Residence: Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Wife

More About Alfred Robertson:

Date born 2: April 1859, Wirral, Cheshire

Residence 1: 1861, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Son

Residence 2: 1871, Tranmere, Cheshire, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Son

Residence 3: 1901, Aldershot Military in Stanhope and Wellington Lines, Hampshire, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Head

Residence 4: April 2, 1911, Islington, London, England; Residence: Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head

More About Alfred Robertson and Amelia Lloyd:

Marriage: October 23, 1900, Aldershot, St Michael the Archangel, Surrey, England

ii. Francis Samuel Lloyd, born October 11, 1869 in Shorncliffe, Kent, England; died April 3, 1944 in Stapleton, Bristol; married Alice Kate Owen April 1, 1899 in Bristol, St Philip and Jacob, Gloucestershire, England; born July 1876 in St Philips, Bristol; died April 1912 in Bristol, Gloucestershire.

More About Francis Samuel Lloyd:

Residence 1: 1871, Hound, Hampshire, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Son

Residence 2: 1881, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Son

Residence 3: 1887, Relation to Head of House: Self

Residence 4: 1889, Relation to Head of House: Self

Residence 5: April 2, 1911, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; Residence: Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head

Residence 6: 1939, 23 Shelton St., Warwickshire, England; Residence: Marital Status: Widow

More About Alice Kate Owen:

Baptism: September 27, 1876, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Residence 1: 1881, Bristol St Philip and Jacob Out, Gloucestershire, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Residence 2: 1891, St George, Gloucestershire, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Residence 3: 1899, Bristol, Gloucester, England; Residence: Marital Status: SingleResidence 1: 1901, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Head

Residence 4: April 2, 1911, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; Residence: Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Wife

More About Francis Lloyd and Alice Owen:

Marriage: April 1, 1899, Bristol, St Philip and Jacob, Gloucestershire, England

iii. Mary Ann Lloyd, born April 10, 1870 in Aden (Oca), Arabia; married Charles Edward Silvester 1895; born April 19, 1873 in Totterdown; died June 1940 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

More About Mary Ann Lloyd:

Date born 2: Abt. 1871, E Ind, Aden

Baptism: May 1, 1870, Aden, Bombay, India

Residence 1: 1871, Hound, Hampshire, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Residence 2: 1881, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Residence 3: 1891, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Residence 4: 1901, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; Residence: Relation to Head: Wife

Residence 5: April 2, 1911, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; Residence: Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Wife

Residence 6: 1939, 12 Stuart Street , Bristol C.B., Gloucestershire, England; Residence: From 1939 Register

More About Charles Edward Silvester:

Name 2: Charles Henry Silvester

Date born 2: Abt. 1873, Bedminster Bristol

Date born 3: April 1873, Brislington, Somerset, England

Baptism: October 6, 1872, Brislington, St Luke, Somersetshire, England

Residence 1: 1881, Keynsham, Somerset, England; Residence: Relationship to Head: Son

Residence 2: 1891, Brislington, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Son

Residence 3: 1901, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; Residence: Relation to Head: Head

Residence 4: April 2, 1911, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; Residence: Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head

Residence 5: 1939, 12 Stuart Street , Bristol C.B., Gloucestershire, England

More About Charles Silvester and Mary Lloyd:        Marriage: 1895

iv. Charlotte Lloyd, born Abt. 1872 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

More About Charlotte Lloyd:

Name 2: Lottie Lloyd

Residence 1: 1881, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Residence 2: April 2, 1911, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head of House: Daughter

v. William Lloyd, born July 1874 in Dover, Kent, England; married (1) Elizabeth Scanlan; born Abt. 1870 in Malvern, Worcestershire, England; died October 1901 in Christchurch, Hampshire; married (2) Emma Maude Lloyd 1904; born Abt. 1872 in Boxford, Essex, England.

More About William Lloyd:

Residence 1: 1881, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Son

Residence 2: 1891, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Son

Residence 3: 1901, Pokesdown, Hampshire, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Head

Residence 4: April 2, 1911, Poole, Dorset, England; Residence: Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head

More About Emma Maude Lloyd:

Residence: April 2, 1911, Poole, Dorset, England; Residence: Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Wife

More About William Lloyd and Emma Lloyd:       Marriage: 1904

vi. Sarah Lloyd, born Abt. 1876 in Colchester, Essex, England.

More About Sarah Lloyd:

Date born 2: Abt. 1876, Ireland

Residence 1: 1881, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Residence 2: 1891, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Residence 3: 1901, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Residence 4: April 2, 1911, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head of House: Daughter

vii. Charles Lloyd, born October 1878 in Frome, Somerset, England.

More About Charles Lloyd:

Residence 1: 1881, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Son

Residence 2: 1891, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Son

viii. Arthur Lloyd, born June 14, 1880 in Frome, Somerset, England; died May 18, 1946 in Esquimalt, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

More About Arthur Lloyd:

Died 2: May 20, 1946, Esquimalt, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Baptism: August 1, 1880, Christ Church, Frome, Somerset, England

Burial: Aft. May 18, 1946, Esquimalt, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Residence 1: 1881, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Son

Residence 2: 1891, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Son

ix. Richard Ernest Lloyd, born January 9, 1882 in Frome, Somerset, England; died 1973 in New York, USA; married Jessie M A Hambly; born 1885 in England.

More About Richard Ernest Lloyd:

Name 2: Earnest Lloyd

Arrival 1: January 18, 1914, New York, New York

Arrival 2: 1910

Arrival 3: August 8, 1912, Liverpool, England

Arrival 4: September 6, 1920, New York, New York

Burial: 1973, Sanford, Broome County, New York, USA

Departure 1: December 1914, Liverpool, England

Departure 2: July 1912, New York, New York, United States

Departure 3: September 21, 1912, Southampton, England

Departure 4: August 1920, Southampton, England

Residence 1: 1891, Frome, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Son

Residence 2: 1901, Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Boarder

Residence 3: September 12, 1918, Westchester, New York

Residence 4: 1920, United States of America

Residence 5: 1924, United States

Residence 6: June 1, 1925, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Halfton

Residence 7: December 5, 1927, New York

Residence 8: 1930, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA; Residence: Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head

Residence 9: 1935, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey

Residence 10: April 1, 1940, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA; Residence: Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head

Residence 11: 1942, Bergen, New Jersey, USA

More About Jessie M A Hambly:

Arrival 1: September 6, 1920, New York, New York

Arrival 2: 1914

Departure: August 21, 1920, Southampton, England

Residence 1: 1920, United States of America

Residence 2: June 1, 1925, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States; Residence: Relation to Head of House: Wife

Residence 3: 1930, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA; Residence: Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Wife

Residence 4: 1935, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey

Residence 5: April 1, 1940, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA; Residence: Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Wife

1 x. Edwin Lloyd, born January 1885 in Frome, Somerset, England; died February 25, 1919 in Frome, Somerset, England; married Florence Emily Letchford April 1908 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

Generation No. 3

4.    Henry Lloyd, born Abt. 1806 in Gloucestershire, England.    He married 5. Ann.

                                5.    Ann

                                Child of Henry Lloyd and Ann is:

                                  2 i. Henry Francis Lloyd, born October 22, 1824 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; died April 20, 1907 in  Frome,  Somerset; married Mary Anne Clarke previously Glover August 3, 1865 in Ferozepore, Bengal, India; Marriage: British India Office Registers - Military Marriages.

                               6.    Richard Glover

                                Child of Richard Glover is:

                                 3 i. Mary Anne Clarke previously Glover, born Abt. 1845 in Fermanagh Ireland; died Bef. January 22, 1931 in Frome, Somerset; married Henry Francis Lloyd August 3, 1865 in Ferozepore, Bengal, India; Marriage: British India Office Registers - Military Marriages.