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First Name : Heather
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Comment : Just listened to a sample wav of the Norfolk dialect. Have you ever conversed with someone from the southern shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. VERY similar!
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First Name : Karl Clarke
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URL : ksclarke@sympatico.ca
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Comment : As an ex New Costessey resident until 1954 whereupon we embarked to Canada, it is great to see so many excellent sites, like this one, to regain an awareness of what is presently going on in Norwich and area.
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First Name : LIz
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URL : e.hook@worldnet.att.net
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Comment : Found you under the "S" link...am looking for Canadian family Samson by name. My fathers parents came from Quebec, supposedly. Nice site.
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First Name : Trevskey
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Comment : I love it but there is a dire lack of local attude on the lines of Norfolk independance and keeping the other buggers out
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First Name : SHIRLEY
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URL : lb.howard@gte.net
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Comment : Hello,
I am researching my paternal Howard family tree. As far as I have gotten is to an ancestor named Francis Howard/unknown wife. He was born bet 1630-1640. I am looking for his wife's name, children's names, parent's names and sibling's names.
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First Name : fred
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First Name : daryl and karen
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Comment : we love history and pork pie
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First Name : gregory
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Comment : just found this page really super i love norfolk
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First Name : Randall
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URL : marston@zebra.net
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Comment : Gulf Shores, Alabama--Thanks for your site. In America, my family has long sought the parents of John Marston, Master Mariner, b.1628. He came with them to Massachusetts in 1634. Massachusetts Bay Colony records show a John Marston born "about 1616" with
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First Name : Gerald
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Comment : Very informative - and lots of fun.I'm recommending the site to all those cousins overseas who need to experience how it might be that their ancestor's surnames became recorded with so many variations !!! The dialect is a joy to hear.
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First Name : jennie
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Comment : from New Zealand - it was a pleasure to find you
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First Name : Ken
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Comment : Fantastic site. I should not do this I know. But I cannot help but look for more about Herman George Rayner, My Grandad. (Boof). A story I remember is about lots of woman scaling and cleaning at a mere 4 seconds each. Boof took me fishing too. Gorleston o
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First Name : Virginia
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Comment : from Wroxham now in USA. You have brought a smile to my face. Thank you.
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First Name : Jan
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URL : www.geocities.com/wisemanfamily_uk
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Comment : An excellent reference point for those interested in Norfolk and the Norfolk dialect. Have to say, I was disappointed that a number of links given did not work. However, I will visit site again.
Best of Luck.
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First Name : marjorie
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Comment : my ggrandfather Edward Makemead Reynolds and his family are from Norfolk.We are in New Zealand. Nice to learn some things about our ancesters lives.
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First Name : gail
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Comment : i'm from "norfolk" virginia, so i really like your sayings!
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First Name : Dave
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URL : Bradnum
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Comment : Ass a bloamen good read.Int northen betta on this ere compewter i,s gorta look in to it further.Keep a troshin boy cheerioo
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First Name : judy matthes (nee hewitt)
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URL : http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/5564/gyghighschool.html
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Comment : Hi, My son showed me your website it brought back so many memories of the old school, I have been living in canada since 1969 having taken a circuitous world route to get here! I would love to chat with you, my email is fredandjudy@shaw.ca so I hope to he
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First Name : Jean Webb
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Comment : Nice site
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First Name : Dawn
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URL : sunsup@verizon.net
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Comment : What a neat site. Thank You!
Seattle, Washington, USA
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First Name : Alton
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URL : http://www.lagrandemoda.co.uk
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Comment : Nice page, very imformative, at the moment I'm trying to imagine Yarmouth like you describe it, unfortunately as most of the rows are now gone I cannot imagine it. I would have liked to have seen a complete row, one that runs from the quay right to the to
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First Name : madeline
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URL : maddy@scottla4.freeserve.co.uk
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Comment : IM,E FEELING VERY HOMESICK,AND SAD ,HAVE JUST MOVED TO MORECAMBE IN AUGUST AND THE CULTURE SHOCK IS TOO MUCH FOR ME I DESPERATLY WANT TO COME HOME TO NORFOLK,BUT I DON,T KNOW HOW I WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD ANOTHER HOME NOW.
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First Name : chris
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Comment : brings back memories
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First Name : kevin
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Comment : its great to see that there are lots of people with an interest in the norfolk dialect as a norflok man my self and being lucky enough to speak a yarn or two it gives me a great pleasure in seeing others facinated by it
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First Name : David
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URL : carp@xecu.net
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Comment : gg-gm from East Walton. Find it an interesting read (and listen)
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First Name : Paul
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URL : schoolbutch@aol.com
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Comment : Born in Breckles around the time the old king was a little lad, now living 'down south'. Looking for Singing Postman info, hope this site will be of help.
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First Name : Dave
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URL : admrob@bigpond.com.au
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Comment : As an ex dumpling now living in Newcastle NSW Australia I find it great to be able to read your pages in particular the diologue as my mates at work find it easier to understand me now after giving them a copy of some of the lingo.
As you can tell from t
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First Name : Val
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URL : hallval@hotmail.com
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Comment : A wonderful find - thanks to Trevor who put me in touch. It brings back fond memories of my father who sadly left Norfolk many years ago and moved to boring old Surrey following a job offer. I will be adding my name to the mailing list - who knows I may f
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First Name : Shaun
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Comment : Well may have only been away from Norfolk a few months here in New Zealand, but I miss greatly having a yarn wiv a few of the'bors back in Norfolk. Anyway the internet is great for keeping up to date and viewing Norwich through the web cams. Although my a
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First Name : Charles Franklin McLane
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URL : ChazMcLane@cs.com
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Comment : Very interesring ...and funny website. I was born in Norfolk Virginia USA and just surfed on in. Glad I did. Chaz
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First Name : Phil
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URL : captain@steamboat.freeserve.co.uk
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Comment : If you want to hear a bit o dumplin afloat, give us a look.
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First Name : Peggy
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Comment : I am a Skipper my grandfather was born in Norfolk in 1892. He came to America in 1910.
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First Name : Carmen
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Comment : I visited Norfolk many times. I come from Romania. I think it is lovely part of the country, and I hope it continues to remain beautiful, but I guess that all depends on the way people continue in the Norfolky spirit and life.
I'd love to visit again, as
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First Name : clair
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URL : cheerfulpippa@hotmail.com
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Comment : i am a proper norfolg gal trying to teach my kids the rite way to speak. After all I am related to Sidney Grapes who wrote the boy John books.
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First Name : Audrey
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URL : Serreau née Capp
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Comment : how're ye a gitiin'on tergather?Tha's a masterpiece,this here machine but ye're gotta hev a hid on yer to git it to wark proper
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First Name : Helen FReam
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Comment : Hi i'm doing an A-level English project on the Norfolk dialect and wondered where i could get Kieth Skippers book from or any other relevant books? Please help!
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First Name : Stuart
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URL : stusage@hotmail.com
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Comment : Living with that other strange breed, the Scousers - this makes me feel rather homesick - and the quiz says it all, there is something special about crossing the bridge at Sutton Bridge and seeing that sign for Norfolk...
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First Name : fred
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URL : ?
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Comment : My great grandfather was village rat-catcher in Great Massingham
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First Name : Rachel
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URL : wots that?
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Comment : thanx, that really helped wiv me art h/work cos i had to find a pic of buildins showin perspective and it was interestin too
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First Name : Bonnie
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Comment : I just read your article on Norfolk dialect and found it quite inteesting, ufortunately, I have the web and cannot download anything but Skip's voice a bit. But, did enjoy that...I have an online friend who lives in Norfolk, and just love him to pieces, h
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First Name : keith aves
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Comment : Son of William (bill)Aves. Loved the boy John.Laughter is great. The humour magic. Its good to see it continue. Now resident in New Zealand
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First Name : Peter Bewick
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URL : peterbewick@yahoo.co.uk
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Comment : Jochabed & Barzilia were the children of Thomas & Eliz Tipple.
S. Elmham St Cross late 17 hundrend.
I have details.
Regards
Peter Bewick 01603 618187 (Norwich)
I will be at home in mid April.
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First Name : Gloria
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URL : gnywmn@aol.com
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Comment : I had a bit of trouble understanding some of what you said. However, that is true anytime you meet people who do not
speak in exactly the same way you do. I really enjoyed listening to
you and trying to decipher your words. Not to-o-o hard really!
Gl
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Name : beverly kidman wilson
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E mail : sugar@webpipe.net
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Comment : than you for putting this site on the web. GG Grandfather william kidman and wife maria steel larn from norfolk, (fishermen from norfolk). its nice to see how they lived and where they lived. Than you from bev, utah USA
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Name : Dee Cracknell
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E mail : deecracknell@hotmail.com
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Comment : Just discovering my Norfolk connections. Pleased to learn they may have had a sense of humour, it would have been needed from what I can find out in my researches! Great site. Thanks. Dee
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Name : Francis Skipper
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E mail : bskip29@excite.com
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Comment : I was told that my family descends from Norfolk. My surname is Skipper and I am begginng my search. If my family did descend from there I will let you know. I would be proud to have come from such a culturally rich part of the world.
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Name : Melanie Askew
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E mail : Askew@mel-n-jake.freeserve.co.uk
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Comment : I am searching for any info on Robert herbert Mason who was a tailor who owned a mill. He lived west of castle, in st peter mancroft in 1881 his father Robert Staff mason or any of their wives Susanna ward Tice, Emma Tanner or Sarah ann King
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Name : Carole FitzGerald
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E mail : caroleafitzgerald@eircom.net
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Comment : Researching the ANGEL and PAGE ancestors of mine who lived in the Rows early 1800's. Thank you for a wonderful source of allied information. Well done!
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Name : john neave
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Comment : My Neave forebears were Norfolk dumplings - they showed up in North Pickenham from somewhere (?) around 1800 but most were scattered elsewhere by the 1850s. It must have been something somebody said!
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