[Bell Historians] The Botley Youths

[Richard Smith richard@ex-parrot.com [bellhistorians]]

Richard Smith richard at ex-parrot.com [bellhistorians] wrote:

>> There is a place in Hampshire called Botley Cross but it's not on Dove.
>
> Is there?  I know of a place called Botley, on the River
> Hamble a few miles east of Southampton, which I know
> somewhat as I had family there.  But the church, which is in
> the centre of the old village, is All Saints.  According to
> Kelly's Directory, 1898, it had three bells.  They were
> augmented to six in 2000.

Maybe there is something to the Hampshire theory after all. 
The ringer of the 6th was a J Kirvell.  That's a very usual 
name, and the 1871 census only lists one adult with that 
name and initial: a 23-year-old labourer named Jessie 
Kirvell, living in Winchester.  That's hardly any distance 
from the Botley in Hampshire.

Richard


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Posted by: Richard Smith <richard at ex-parrot.com>
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