From Celia Male (UK): email - celiamale@yahoo.com - March 2008

I contacted you quite a few years ago in my quest for Joan Attrill, a pupil of
the English Girls' College, Alexandria, Egypt 1935-1939.

She was a very bright girl and fellow pupils remembered her father as being in
the army - I have now found her birth in Cologne, Germany in 1921

see my website;

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cam37/collections/72157603056343993/
 

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From: Marian Harrison (Fort Wayne, Indiana) :  email: marianh@britanniainc.com - Feb 28, 2005

Peter and I are working on our family tree. Peter’s mother, Gwendoline Agnes is the daughter of Margaret Rebecca Wagner. The father is questionable but Gwendoline carried the name of Attrill. We suspect that Gwen was borne out of wedlock since it was all a bit of a mystery with her peer relatives not knowing who her father was but thought he came from Ilford and said that his name was Attrill. When visiting England last year we met with Gwen’s cousin who told us that Gwen wanted to visit her father but, Gwen’s husband advised not to open a “can of worms”!!!

Anyway to cut a long story short, do you know of any Attrills that may have an illegitimate daughter born in 1916. Or, are you aware of Attrills in Ilford. I believe they may have owned a grocery store. Gwen passed away a couple of years ago. 

From Raine Golab Read, Patagonia , Argentina. February 2005, Raine's  Email here 

Hi Rod and Moira, I have just seen your web page.

I have a

WILLIAM GEORGE AUGUSTUS
b: 12 April 1844 in Whippingham, Isle of Wight + MARY J. ATTRILL (married 1874 in I.O.W.)
          b: 1848 in Romsey, Hampshire (as far as I know...)
their children:
1. ARTHUR AUGUSTUS ATTRILL - b: Dec 1887 in Cowes, I.O.W.
2. JESSIE LOUISE AUGUSTUS ATTRILL - b: Mar 1890 in Cowes

This is far as I know.

My my mother's mother was Rosina Helen Winslow married to William Jacob
Read, and her mother was Rosina Augustus, married to SAMUEL WINSLOW (son of
Richard Winslow) in 1873. All of them born in I.O.W.

You can see the whole story at www.golab-read.com.ar the trees have their English version.

I am living in Patagonia, south Argentina, long way away!

I would love to hear from you, if you can figure the relation between your Attrills and mine!

Best wishes,             Raine Golab Read

We were unable to establish a direct connection between the families

From Robin Lewin e-mail   robinlewin@hotmail.com  His website is  Here    -  April 2004.

My mother was an Attrill from the Isle of Wight. My family tree goes back to 1530 when John TRELL was born in Billingham. He married Johanna TRILL and for some reason they changed their name to ATTRILL. It is my theory, which would be difficult to disprove, that this was the start of the Attrill name on the Island. The only way to prove it would be to connect all the Attrills from the island to their tree. Unfortunately this would be an almost impossible task. However, through your Website, some connections may be made.

I have studied you tree but, alas, cannot find any connection with mine. I do have an Eliza Gutteridge who was married too Jacob Mabey. Perhaps there could be a connection there?

You can view my family tree on my website www.robinlewin.co.uk if you wish. To make things easier for navigating I have split my tree into four parts, one of which is the Attrill side.

From Peter Attrell -  peter.attrell@shaw.ca   website  

From Rob Attrill  e-mail dawnattrill@aol.com  - January 2002

I have been looking at this website and notice that we could possibly be related through our great, great, great grandparents William & Elizabeth (nee Bishop). I have indications that they had a son Henry James who married Sibella Mary Hayward.Their son Henry James born 06.04.1851 married Mary Jane Whitelock. The  details I have for their son is Edward Arthur born 05.10.1879.My grandfather
married Edith Kate Norris. One of their sons is my father Leslie Walter born 1927 sadly died 1989.
This then leads me on to me Robert Allan John born last after 3 girls on 20.06.61.
I live in Hertfordshire with my wife and children Christopher (17),Stuart (16) Joseph (12) Katie (11).
I am currently tracing further details without much luck and would love to know if we have a "coat of arms". I hope that you are able to match up details with your further searches. I am aware however that my Aunt Joan emigrated to Canada & her son in turn to Australia.
Regards

From Jean   libragenie@lineone.net  - February 2002

From Helen Attrill in Australia  helenga@mail2me.com.au   - March 2002

From Jennifer Attrill in Kent. Jennybensaidane@aol.com   - June 2002

I was born Jennifer Attrill in 1959 my father is Wilfred Leonard Attrill who will be 80 next year His father was Alex, although from Godshill IOW I remember him being a Slaughter man in Pompey. Alex's brother was Fred who lived till about 90 and he was a game keeper quite near Newport. Being an Army family ended up in Kent UK.

My teacher called me out of class  in Gravesend, Kent and asked if I was from IOW as she taught there once, she had 3-4 Attrills in each class.

From Althea John  in Neath, Glamorgan -  althea.john@ntlworld.com - July 2002

I have my great  grandfathers marriage certificate . He was married on the Isle of Wight on February 19th 1870 . His name was JOHN PRIMMER and he Married MATILDA DAW. John was from Upham and Matilda from Beaminster in Dorset. At the time of their marriage John ( on marriage cert ) says he was living at St Helens and Matilda in Bembridge.(marriage at Parish church Bembridge).
As their witness they name WILLIAM ATRILL and LUCY BULL as their witnesses Have you any idea who either of them are they on your tree?
Also why would John have come over to The Island to work as a labourer at that time? I know that that question is a "how long is a piece of string Question" as he was back in Upham by 1881.
Is the name Primmer common over there? Sorry for so many questions 
Thanks Althea (Neath, Glamorgan.)

From Celia Male -  celiamale@yahoo.com  - July 2003

I am looking for JOAN ATTRILL who was at school in Alexandria, EGYPT in the late 1930s. She would now be in her late 70s. her father could have been in the Army or Air force stationed nr Alex -ie Aboukir - that is what I was told by her contemporaries! They may only have been there for a year or two, i.e. not long-term residents. She is one of the few pupils/teachers of the school I have not found.. 1500 in all from 1935-56 in 43 countries !!! All dispersed all over the world. 

I have a rather nice essay she wrote on Science in the magazine of 1937 - I was just a baby then so I did not know her. 

I was MOST interested to see the 1901 census distribution of the Attrills - that is where I started my search. All those Attrills on the Isle of WIGHT esp. called ARTHUR and aged 1 - amazing!!! Joan's father is probably one of those listed and I could make a short list according to age.. but I thought I should try you first. . 

Any leads would be welcome. 

Celia Male - UK  - International Network Co-ordinator of the English Girls' College, Alexandria, Egypt 1935-1956

Do you have an Attrill genealogy question or some family details that could be posted here - someone out there might be waiting with a link to their family or the answer to your question!