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MUSTOE, William - News article 1943, Mr W Mustoe of Badsey, 102

Description

Photocopy of a newspaper article about William Mustoe of Church View, Badsey, who celebrated his 102nd birthday on Tuesday. William Mustoe was born at Cirencester in 1841 and began work as a plough-boy, lived in Badsey since the 1880s for a long time engaged in market gardening, and then became licensee of The Royal Oak, Badsey. Mentions the Vicar, Canon W C Allsebrook, who conducted a private celebration of Holy Communion and later, five of his six surviving children visited him (one daughter, Mrs Morris, being ill and unable to be present). Bellringers W Sparrow, A Reid, A Taylor, G A King and G Moisey of Badsey, J Perkins and R Jelfs of Bretforton, Kinchin of Mickleton, rang a triple peal. His wife died in 1917; he has 18 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren, five of whom are in the Services: L Mustoe (RAF), Pat Mustoe (ATS), G Mustoe (WAAF), S Mustoe (Royal Navy), Haywood (with the army in North Africa).

Year created
2003
Publication Date/Date Made
Copy made in 2003 of October 1943 document
Physical Characteristics (Dimensions)
21 cm x 29.7 cm
Physical Characteristics (Description)
Article stuck on 1 sheet of A4 paper
Donor or Creator of Records
The Badsey Society
Provenance
Copy of a newspaper article from The Evesham Journal & Four Shires Advertiser copied at Evesham Library
Nature of Acquisition
Collected for the Archive
Accession Date
2003
Access Conditions
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Reference
622/PEO/N