Maria Elizabeth and Jan Vlieland.

 

78.Received  message from the ministry of finance on the 9th this month due to his Majesty's decree

of the 15th of December last number 2 and conform the decree decision of the 5th of March last.Lit E.With presentation of the ships papers to the ship Maria Elizabeth, skipper Jan Vlieland  located in Rotterdam destined to Tonningen given permission to leave.

Is decided that said ship is permitted to leave and that the required letters of consent to say so shall

shall be made .

And  will , beside the reported papers and the submitted ship's papers. extract sent to the Minister of finance ,to give this decree the necessary execution.

All guidelines from Napoleon  1807  .


It tells us all there is to know about his army , what they had to do , had to wear and so on .
And for the captains permission to sail with their ship. just as his brother Jeroen Vlieland ,Jan Vlieland also had permission.
About the ship Maria Elizabeth

Dr C.J.Vlieland

Saturday 21 May 1898, Issue 9629 - Gale Document No. Y3200771128
SUDDEN DEATH - An Inquest was held on Tuesday at 27, Rack-street, by Mr Coroner Hooper, on the body of ELLEN GUSCOTT, who died suddenly on Sunday last. ALFRED JOSEPH GUSCOTT, the husband, stated that the deceased, who was 47 years of age, was lying in bed on Sunday afternoon, when she complained of feeling unwell. Witness thought it advisable to send for a doctor, but upon his arrival she was dead. Mr C. J. Vlieland, surgeon, of St. Thomas, said death was due to syncope, and the Jury returned a verdict accordingly.

Dr C.J. Vlieland

Saturday 2 March 1895, Issue 8634 - Gale Document No. Y3200758010
THE FATAL ACCIDENT TO AN EXETER MAN - Inquest, This Day. - The Inquest on the body of the employee of the St. Anne's Well Brewery who met with the fatal accident at Newton St. Cyres, was held at the Crown and Sceptre Inn this morning by Mr Coroner H. W. Gould. GABRIEL TIMMS, of Kingsbridge, identified the body as that of his father. His real name was GABRIEL TIMMS, but he was generally known as WILLIAM SIMMONS. He was a drayman, fifty years of age. Thomas William Pash, Paul-street, Exeter, drayman, in the employ of the St. Anne's Well Brewery Company, said on Thursday he went to Crediton with deceased, each being in charge of a dray, and arrived there about quarter-to-three, and left there, he should think, at half-past six. Witness's horse went on in front. Just before reaching Newton St. Cyres deceased's horse tried to pass witness, who on looking saw there was no driver. He stopped the horses, and leaving his own in charge of a man he went back, as far as he could judge, about a mile to look for deceased. On the way he met a gentleman driving, and he told witness he had seen a man sitting in the road. Witness found the deceased in the middle of the road near the railway arch sitting tailor fashion. When asked what was the matter he said "Nothing," and got up on the waggon, telling witness to drive on as he was alright. Witness tied deceased's horse behind his own waggon, as SIMMONS appeared to have fallen asleep. Deceased kept on shouting "Whoa, and {?] stopped it broke the reins, until witness remonstrated with him, and he then desisted. Arriving at the Crown and Sceptre witness had a glass of ale, deceased then being apparently asleep. At the top of the hill witness went to change the wagons so that deceased's should lead, but as witness's horse broke its bridge. Witness went to wake up deceased to tell him that he must drive his own dray, when he found that he was dead. He was a little affected when he left Crediton, either by the drink he had had or a cigar he had smoked, being unused to smoking. Deceased was a steady man as a rule. Mr H. M. Mallett, Downes Mills, Crediton, said on Thursday he was driving to Newton St. Cyres about quarter to eight. Near the railway bridge his pony shied at something in the road, which as he passed he saw was a man sitting in the road. His pony bolted for about thirty yards, and when he reined it in the last witness came up. Witness went back with him. Could not say what condition deceased was in. Arthur Bonner, baker, of St. Cyres, said about half-past nine on Thursday night he was driving home, and when near the school Pash told him he thought his mate was dead, and asked him to go for a policeman. Deceased was then on the waggon with blood on his face. Dr Vlieland said he had examined deceased and found a contused wound on the forehead extending to the bone. The inner table of the skull was fractured, and a large blood vessel was lacerated, the brain having been compressed with haemorrhage, which was, in his opinion, the cause of death. The Injury might have been the result of a fall. A verdict of "Accidental Death" was returned. A Juryman suggested that a rider should be added that drivers of such wagons should be provided with lamps, but the Coroner said he thought the subject was one for private individuals, and no hard and fast line could be drawn.

Dr C.J.Vlieland

Saturday 9 June 1900, Issue 10265 - Gale Document No. Y3200775991
THE EXMINSTER FATALITY - The Deputy Coroner (Mr A. Burrow) held an Inquest at Hooper's Farm, Exminster, on Thursday respecting the death of MRS MARY FLORENCE DOMMETT, wife of MR ROBERT HENRY DOMMETT, farmer, of Hooper's Farm. Mr William Heppell was chosen Foreman of the Jury. MR R. H. DOMMETT gave evidence of identification, and said his wife was 30 years of age. She went out in the pony trap on Tuesday about three o'clock with some of her children. The animal she was driving was a quiet one.
Georgina Irish, servant in the employ of the deceased, and who accompanied her and her four children in the trap, stated that whilst on the Kenn road the pony shied and dashed for an open gate. One of the wheels of the trap caught the gate post, and the vehicle was overturned, throwing its occupants into the roadway. Witness got up and picked the baby up and then the other children, but her mistress did not move. Augustus Crump, a farm labourer, who appeared on the scene just after the accident, deposed to seeing deceased lying in the hedge-row. He went for assistance. Dr C. J. Vlieland, of St. Thomas, stated that deceased's neck was broken, from which death ensued. The Deputy Coroner said the circumstances of deceased's death were exceedingly sad, and he was sure they all sympathised with MR DOMMETT and his family. The Jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death."

Thomas Fox

We know Thomas Fox met Jerome Vlieland .

from this quote :

The first Dutch Captain to arrive at Topsham he invited to Wellington. 'Give my best respects to Captain Vlieland,' he instructed the agent, 'and tell him I very much wish to see him here. He may come over from Exeter in the morning coach.' But Thomas was under no illusion that peace was likely to last; he knew that the ambitions of Napoleon Buonaparte were boundless and that there was a prospect of war for many years to come, with continual interruptions to continental trade.

a photo of a page from a wharfinger's journal from the port of Exeter, (Reference Devon Record Office a1/4) which shows the cargo of cloth on the Post van Topsham on its sailing for Rotterdam on 8 February 1791.
It shows the number of bales of cloth loaded aboard for that voyage, by each of the following merchants:
Weres & Co is the same as Thomas Fox of Wellington
James Pulling, Smales & Dennys, Benjamin Dickinson, John Besly, Messrs Dunsfords and George & William Lewis are all from Tiverton
Baring & Co are from Exeter.

more on the trade

The Fox Brothers
Born into a Cornish Quaker family with a rich heritage in the textile industry, it was almost inevitable that Thomas Fox would become an apprentice aged just 14 to his maternal grandfather, Thomas Were, a woollen merchant from Wellington in Somerset.

In 1796, aged 49, Thomas Fox took control of the family business in Wellington and renamed it Thomas Fox & Co. Despite a decline in the textile industry at the time, he had plans to improve the business and the machinery it used. It was his idea to purchase the Coldharbour Mill site in Devon and build a new factory there.

Thomas married Sarah Smith and they had 15 children. Six of their seven sons joined their father in the family business, which then became known as Fox Brothers & Co, and continued to expand the company. It became one of the largest textile businesses in Britain by the late 19th century, employing about 5000 people

As part of a Quaker family, Thomas Fox believed in looking after people. He built a steady workforce, and different generations of the same families worked together at his mills. One of his notable acts was that he would not employ children younger than 8 years old, even though other companies employed children as young as 4.

He also acquired around 70 cottages near Coldharbour Mill to provide reasonably priced accommodation for his workers and established a “Working Men’s Institute” in Uffculme for “Recreation and Improvement” which still exists today.

Five generations later, several descendants of the Fox family still live in Wellington, with the house that Thomas Fox and Sara built still in the family’s possession.

The Fox family withdrew from the Fox Brothers company in the late 20th century, but following the successful involvement of local investor Deborah Meaden, the brand name lives on today weaving for some of the worlds leading luxury brands. www.foxflannel.com/

topsham

There are many Dutch style houses in Topsham dating from the time when Topsham was an important cotton port. Many of Topsham's houses are built using Dutch bricks, which were brought over as ballast from Holland – to where the wool and cotton from South-West England had been exported.

Death of Dorothy Vlieland

more on Dorothy

Samuel Athelstan White

"These days I tend to confine my research to the pre-1920s and I have found some wonderful material being amassed by family historians.

I have spotted the absorbing history of Samuel Athelstan White, painstakingly compiled by his great grandnephew, who has kindly allowed me to summarise it. 

Samuel was born on 27 August 1869 in Winchester, but the family soon moved to London and settled in Chesilton Road Fulham in the 1880s. The father, a supervisor for the Inland Revenue, died in 1886 leaving to each of his four children a house in Canterbury, the rents of which ensured their well-being.

The 1891 Census places the family in Waldemar Avenue Fulham. Samuel, who was over 5ft 10 inches and weighed 170 lbs, with a fair complexion and light brown hair, was working as a commercial clerk but clearly fancied a more active life. He headed for Canada, like many young Britons of the day, and became a trapper and a hunter.

When the Boer War started and Lord Strathcona raised a cavalry regiment at his own expense, Samuel signed on and sailed with the regiment to Africa on the 18 March 1900. He saw plenty of action over the next two years, though he spent his leave visiting his mother who had settled in Putney.

He received his medal from the hands of the new monarch Edward VII, but as his great grandnephew comments, ‘despite any heroism Samuel was out of a job’.

The First World War prompted his return to arms though he was in his mid-40s. Between 1915 and 1921 he rose from being a private in the Rough Riders (City of London Yeomanry) to 2nd lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery. He survived both World Wars and died in the (now defunct) West London Hospital, just off Hammersmith Broadway, on 6 October 1945."

Did the Whites fans lead the chimes 100+ years ago?

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By Morgan Phillips

On Good Friday up at Norwich the home team brought out the best in keeper Marcus Bettinelli, and it was not until the last half hour that Fulham took control, with goals from Stefan Johansen and Tom Cairney.

Wolves and Cardiff won as well, so the play-offs still look the more likely outcome for the Whites.

Fulham fans should be delighted that Alex White is now the club’s official historian.

For more than 30 years he has been producing authoritative, scrupulously researched and highly readable volumes about Fulham FC, some in partnership with Dennis Turner. Since Dennis passed away, Alex has been the man to consult on all periods of the club’s history. Although he published a definitive book Fulham FC the Early Years in 2014, he is still finding fresh material from the club’s pre-Football League days.

I was particularly interested in a report that he sent me of a Southern League match played at Grays United in December 1902: “Fulham brought down a fine pack of supporters, who kept all together and made the echoes ring with PLAY UP FULHAM sung a la Big Ben.”


The earliest known drawing of a Fulham supporter (1891) shows him with a card saying ‘Play up Fulham’

When I first took an interest in football 70 years ago, the Westminster Chimes were used exclusively by Portsmouth supporters: “Play up Pompey. Pompey play up. Play up Pompey. Pompey play up.”

It is remarkable that Fulham fans were using a similar chant as far back as 1902. The earliest known drawing of a Fulham supporter (1891) shows him with a card saying ‘Play up Fulham’ on the front of his hat. Did the Westminster Chimes ring around the Half Moon ground in Putney where Fulham played before the move to Craven Cottage?

These days I tend to confine my research to the pre-1920s and I have found some wonderful material being amassed by family historians.

I have spotted the absorbing history of Samuel Athelstan White, painstakingly compiled by his great grandnephew, who has kindly allowed me to summarise it. Samuel was born on 27 August 1869 in Winchester, but the family soon moved to London and settled in Chesilton Road Fulham in the 1880s. The father, a supervisor for the Inland Revenue, died in 1886 leaving to each of his four children a house in Canterbury, the rents of which ensured their well-being.

The 1891 Census places the family in Waldemar Avenue Fulham. Samuel, who was over 5ft 10 inches and weighed 170 lbs, with a fair complexion and light brown hair, was working as a commercial clerk but clearly fancied a more active life. He headed for Canada, like many young Britons of the day, and became a trapper and a hunter.

When the Boer War started and Lord Strathcona raised a cavalry regiment at his own expense, Samuel signed on and sailed with the regiment to Africa on the 18 March 1900. He saw plenty of action over the next two years, though he spent his leave visiting his mother who had settled in Putney.

He received his medal from the hands of the new monarch Edward VII, but as his great grandnephew comments, ‘despite any heroism Samuel was out of a job’.

The First World War prompted his return to arms though he was in his mid-40s. Between 1915 and 1921 he rose from being a private in the Rough Riders (City of London Yeomanry) to 2nd lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery. He survived both World Wars and died in the (now defunct) West London Hospital, just off Hammersmith Broadway, on 6 October 1945.

I have included Samuel in this blog because an SA White played for Fulham St Andrew’s 3rd XI in the Autumn of 1889 just before the club shortened its name to Fulham FC.

This coincides with Samuel’s residence in the district and no other member of the team is listed with two initials. Samuel was surely proud of his middle name, which he also used in order to distinguish himself from his father Samuel E White.

I do not suppose the teenager had any footballing ambitions (most of the others eventually made it to the first team) but I am sure he enjoyed the camaraderie, and I have few doubts that the 3rd XI right-back later became a Rough Rider.

Finally, until next January the National Portrait Gallery is devoting its first-floor screen to some excellent pictures of Bobby Moore.

Most attention has been paid to Terry O’Neill’s chess match between Bobby and Franz Beckenbauer, but Whites fans will also appreciate Fulham’s semi-final squad from 1975 in celebratory mood, a great picture taken by Les Strong.

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