THE MILDON BLOG

Fred & Ethel (nee Elston) Mildon

Membership is open to anyone with a blood connection to Fred and Ethel Mildon. This includes spouses or partners of same. Apply to me by email to become a full member.

Feel free to post or comment on anything to do with the Mildons.
Names to conjour with :

Benjamin Searle Elston
Loveday Bowden
John Mildon
Joyce Mildon
Doreen Discombe
Zacharie Mildon
Mary Stucley

East Ridge Farm

Crediton
Cheriton Fitzpaine

is located within Mid Devon local authority area. Historically it formed part of West Budleigh Hundred. It falls within Cadbury Deanery for ecclesiastical purposes. The Deaneries are used to arrange the typescript Church Notes of B.F.Cresswell which are held in the Westcountry Studies Library. The population was 884 in 1801 678 in 1901 . Figures for other years are available on the local studies website. In 1641/2 200 adult males signed the Protestation returns.

Upcott Barton

The barton was the scene of a murder: judge Nicholas Radford, its owner, was killed by Thomas, Earl of Devon, on 23 October 1455. This event was one of the harbingers of the Wars of the Roses. Earlier, during Viking raids, the Exeter mint was removed to a castle hereabouts: its site lies in nearby fields

Stockleigh Mill

If you have come to this Blog as a result of your family research enquiries and you believe you may have a connection (or are just interested), please get in touch.

Nic Stucley-Houghton
nicknight2000 at yahoo dot co dot uk

13 APRIL 2010

CONGRATULATIONS

ON THE WEDDING

OF

KARLA & ALEX

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

to

JOHN MILDON

who was

83

on Saturday 11 April

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MINISTERING TO THE MENTALLY CHALLENGED

Many of us will have to deal with the scourge of dementia. I recently read an article written on ministering to dementia patients. A passage that stood out for me was this:

"...I may not be able to affirm you, to remember who you are or whether you visited me. But you have brought Christ to me. If I enjoy your visit, why must I remember it? Why must I remember who you are? Is this just to satisfy your own need for identity? So please allow Christ to work through you. Let me live in the present. If I forget a pleasant memory, it does not mean it was not important for me. .’

No matter the outward appearance of a persons mental state, we should always assume that although 'the lights are out, there may still be someone at home'.

If you want to read the whole article, see it on my friend's blog by clicking the following link: Communion & Dementia.

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TRACEY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

4 March 2010

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WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENTS

13 April 2010 Karla Janette Tandy to Alex Willows
21 August 2010 Dorian Carlos Knight to Allyson Oates

2010 !!

Can you believe it?
2010 !!

A
VERY
HAPPY, HEALTHY
PROSPEROUS
MILDON
NEW YEAR !

HAPPY CHRISTMAS

A very merry Christmas to all the Mildons out there - wherever you are.

Lets make a resolution to expand the Blog membership in 2010.

SKYPE CONFERENCE CALL

I would like to try a family Skype conference call over the Christmas holiday.
Let me know if you are interested.

www.skype.com

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GRAHAM RAWLINGS'

BIRTHDAY
TODAY!

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Graham officially became a member of the Mildon blog' when he married Sally on 26 September this year