Cheers, mate. All detectorists wonder how these finds end up where we find them? The BBC has latched onto the story and are looking to feature it around Christmas time?

@arcadia449 thats brilliant

Thank you.

I envy your noble ancestry. I'll take a look in the church some time.

@arcadia449 thank you!

It took a lot of effort to straighten it out as it is made of quite thick bronze.

Thank you.

Good theory?

I often go to my local archives and study the old newspapers from the 1800's onwards. The stories I've uncovered are incredible, including some relating to my own ancestors. I did go to Bedfordshire Archives some years ago and unearthed some amazing material about my Grandmother's brother, who won the Military Cross in WWI.

Amazing what comes out of the ground in the most unlikely places?

Good theory there.

I did consider that but I don't think so? I could be wrong?

It's unfortunate that more than half of the war records from WWI were destroyed during the blitz. It affected mostly soldiers with names starting with letters from the second half of the alphabet.

All of Rupert's war records were destroyed during the blitz

Cheers.

I'm really considering publishing my Grand-Uncle's war diaries from his time in the trenches. They are so detailed it's like reading a novel.

You learn some interesting things.

I've learned a lot in this hobby.

Thank you.

That's a possibility?

Thank you.

Cheers, Andy

I'm on Facebook?

@@arcadia449 Thank you, unfortunatly I am not on facebook, however, my email address is in my youtube "More about this Channel details"

After three hours we found very little else. It's fantastic when you find noted ancestors.

How tacky, disrespectful, irrelevant and unsurprising.

@@northlandrider5396 FROM NOW ON I WILL CALL UK NK NORTH KOREA

Amazing story. Thanks for that. I love hearing the lost tales.

You're welcome.

Essex Constabulary : Formed in 1840. Victorian Era 1837-1901.

Me too. Far more interesting stuff came out of that...lol.

@@arcadia449 Will you be filming an update on the Roman "rubbish" from the drainage channel - that was my favourite KZbin clip on Roman stuff I've seen (and I've seen many and revisited your one many times). Strange, I thought I'd posted this reply earlier.

@@guyosborn615 Not much to update on?

Amazing to hear that the Games were still around that area then? My 4xGreat-Grandfather, William Saggers, lived in the village at the time. He was married to Mary Game, who was young William Game's Grand Aunt.

Same here. Knee problem which is stopping me from walking.

Ps. I did watch your Aldbury video previously. Just about to watch it again. Incredible to think of family members there, hundreds of years back.

Many of my ancestors lived in rural areas and were agricultural labourers. In the 1880's the price of wheat collapsed when they began importing cheaper grain from America. This led to thousands of farm workers being made redundant. Many upsticks and headed to the towns and cities to find alternative work.

@@arcadia449 thanks. Yes, I've researched the events affecting the local economy and jobs. I looked at my dad's family name, as a start. Interestingly it's Fenn, and my research certainly indicates I'd be tracing the family back to the Fens! People often originally had names associated with their surroundings, as you know. I've followed backwards from East London to St Albans to Aldbury, then across the border into Bucks and Beds. It might be difficult to find any records further back, but I'm sure it would take me further eastwards. Anyway, there's always something and someone to look into! It's the most incredibly interesting and awe-inspiring activity. It's not just filling out a tree. It's researching and thinking about the lives and the environment and the relationships. Whereabouts were your people?

@@debbief9861 I learned that Geoff Capes was my cousin. Sadly he's just passed away.

@@arcadia449 sorry to hear that.

Thanks for the comment.

Thank you. I have quite a few family history connections around there also. One of my ancestors was the lock keeper at Ware.

If I find out anything I'll let you know.

@@arcadia449 thank you so much

Thank you.

I've seen it fly a few times and it was awesome.

@arcadia449 I used to live in Reading in the early 00's so she was rattling my windows every now and then. Also was working in Rolls Royce where the pride for this project is embedded in the company DNA. It was a beautiful thing they made. Funnily my son (now 8) is discovered this aircraft from my books and is obsessed about it without me saying anything to him.

@@GiorgosPlanar Perhaps you could take him to Duxford and let him walk through it?

@arcadia449 no longer living in the UK but next time we come it is on the list :)