Post by Admin on Oct 25, 2008 18:12:02 GMT
From: louimaxe (Original Message) Sent: 10/01/2008 20:13
hello my mum(michelle thorpe) and i rescently visited sutton where she and the rest of my family grew up to scatter my uncles ashes aidy thorpe(my mums brother)who sadly died.My mum was hoping to show me round her old house and school in kings lynn(i dont think thats spelt right)but we couldnt spend long there as we had to get off on our 4 hour journey back home so i was woundering if there is any one who knows my mum,i thought it would be great for her to get in contact with people she once knew or grew up also there are members of the thorpe family which i have never meet which would be great too so if there is anyone one or knows of anyone.my mum would love to know whats happing with the house se once lived. please get in contact.i am related to mackenzie thorpe(the wild goose man)if that helps. thanks x
From: touchwood533 Sent: 13/01/2008 16:05
Hi my name is Dave. Lived in the Bridge for 4 years. Do not know your Mum but there is a web sit www.friendsreunited.co.uk that you may find helpful. Cheers Dave
From Lyn-
Have you ever read the book called Kenzie, the Wild Goose Man by Colin Willock? That gives an insight into Mackenzie Thorpe and the type of man he was. He's been described to me as a "rough diamond" and was quite a local celebrity by all accounts. There's even a road named after him "Kenzie Drive"
I have seen a video of him with the Wildfowlers but haven't got a copy at the moment.
Sorry I don't know anyone else named Thorpe who could be related. It's my understanding that his family still use his house as a holiday home.
There are a few pictures of him on here. I have a copy of an old Lincolnshire Life magazine (somewhere-but we're decorating and can't find anything at the moment) which features an interview with him.
From: MSN Nicknamelouimaxe Sent: 14/01/2008 19:15
hi and thank you for yout information.i have got the book of kenzie but have not yet had a look because im waiting for my brother to finish reading it.i will ask my grandad about the house as its his part of the family but he doesnt talk much of them because he dont get alone with them(something to do with him marrying a welsh woman,dont realy know the whole story or if thats even true)only my great uncle thingy that lives in kings lynn that he gets along with.nice to have someone like mackenzie thorpe to be related to that is well know.will keep searching for info.thanks again x
From: MSN Nicknamelouimaxe Sent: 15/01/2008 19:45
hi again i had alook at the pictures the bottom one was just like the picture i seen the other week hanging up on the wall in my uncle thingys house.my uncle aidy is 36(the one who died)you might of gone to the same school as its not very big.i got it wrong my mum,brother,sisters nan and grandad who is called mackenzie thorpe and blodwin didnt live in kings lynn they lived about a mile down the road from st marys school i cant remember what the lane was called but it starts with a p.a house on its own in a lovely big field i think its empty now x
From: Chippygirl Sent: 17/01/2008 15:35
Hello
I grew up in Sutton Bridge and lived across the road from Kenzie and his wife, Ciss. They were great friends with my gran, who I used to live with, and I spent hours with them as a child. I remember vaguely the day someone (Prince Philip maybe?) came to their house in Allenby's Close and afterwards it got changed to Royal Close. I was really young though so I can't remember much about it!
I'll have a think to see what else I can dredge up from my memory
From: MSN Nickname louimaxe Sent: 17/01/2008 21:35
hi yes thats right my grandad told me about prince charles or philp going round for tea at his uncles house(kenzie). i was only just thinking about that this morning when prince william was on the news about flying for the first time on his own in lincon just like his dad did back in 1971 that was proberly when he went for tea.do you know any other people in my family?
From: MSN Nickname revjgarfoot2 Sent: 17/01/2008 23:55
To the best of my knowledge it was Prince Philip who went to visit Kenzie when he was ill I am 91 and I knew Kenzie well when I was a boy. Poacher, boxer, a rough diamond. always in trouble with the law but a heart of gold. I remember once just across the road from us he had got a magistrate , George Mitchell, up against a hedge furious with him. I don`t know what Kenzie would have done if the policeman hadn`t come on to the scene in time. What it was all about was that he had been up to the Court at Long Sutton and had been fined a guinea (21 shillings old money) I think for riding without a light. He didn`t mind the pound but it was that extra shilling that got him. I must say that whenever he spoke to me Kenzie was always kind and gentlemanly. He never swore when I was with him. I was not surprised when he got in with Peter Scott and that best side of his nature came out on top. My son remembers going to hear him lecture and when I mentioned Kenzie to him he demonstrated the cry of a pheasant which Kenzie taught his audience how to make.
One of my treasures is a tape of a radio programme of him well over 30 years ago. I am intending to put it on CD and hopefully see if it can be made available to this website.
John Garfoot
From: MSN Nickname Wiley110 Sent: 21/08/2008 20:15
Hello,
Read your message on the Sutton Bridge site and would be interested to know your family background. I am married to Kenzie's youngest daughter, Wendy and we live in Georgia, USA. Wil talk more once one make connection. Will be oust of town from Sept 3 - 14th visiing Kenzie's oldest daughter Barbar who lives in Utah, USA.
From: MSN Nickname louimaxe Sent: 21/08/2008 22:01
Hi my name is louise kenzie is my great great uncle mackenzie thorpe his nephew is my grandad which lives here in wales down the road from me.I have just phoned to tell him about you and was very pleased and would really like to hear from you wendy and barbara.He asked me if you could ring him or he ring you or even write my email address is johnnicolelouise@yahoo.co.uk.Thank you for your message and i look forward to hearing from you x
From: MSN Nickname revjgarfoot2 Sent: 21/08/2008 22:29
I think it was my message you were referring to. I am John Garfoot, a retired Methodisr minister aged 92, known in Sutton Bridge as Jack. My father was Edgar Harry Garfoot, a baker, 214 Bridge Road (number since changed, the bakery is now an Estate Agents. Mother Maggie, nee Watson. My grandfather Fred and later my uncle Fred had the shope opposite the Church. For a time we lived at the boot shop "The Golden Slipper" now an antique shop opposit the vicarage. I went to Spalding Grammar School and University College Nottingham but worked in my Dad`s business for a year or two before going into the Army, RASC, 4 and half years in Middle East. After the war my parents had the newsagents shop at Church Terrace
Best wishes
John
From: MSN Nickname louimaxe Sent: 22/08/2008 14:31
can i add that wendy and barbara is my grandads(mackenzie thorpe) cousins and would really like to get in contact again x
hello my mum(michelle thorpe) and i rescently visited sutton where she and the rest of my family grew up to scatter my uncles ashes aidy thorpe(my mums brother)who sadly died.My mum was hoping to show me round her old house and school in kings lynn(i dont think thats spelt right)but we couldnt spend long there as we had to get off on our 4 hour journey back home so i was woundering if there is any one who knows my mum,i thought it would be great for her to get in contact with people she once knew or grew up also there are members of the thorpe family which i have never meet which would be great too so if there is anyone one or knows of anyone.my mum would love to know whats happing with the house se once lived. please get in contact.i am related to mackenzie thorpe(the wild goose man)if that helps. thanks x
From: touchwood533 Sent: 13/01/2008 16:05
Hi my name is Dave. Lived in the Bridge for 4 years. Do not know your Mum but there is a web sit www.friendsreunited.co.uk that you may find helpful. Cheers Dave
From Lyn-
Have you ever read the book called Kenzie, the Wild Goose Man by Colin Willock? That gives an insight into Mackenzie Thorpe and the type of man he was. He's been described to me as a "rough diamond" and was quite a local celebrity by all accounts. There's even a road named after him "Kenzie Drive"
I have seen a video of him with the Wildfowlers but haven't got a copy at the moment.
Sorry I don't know anyone else named Thorpe who could be related. It's my understanding that his family still use his house as a holiday home.
There are a few pictures of him on here. I have a copy of an old Lincolnshire Life magazine (somewhere-but we're decorating and can't find anything at the moment) which features an interview with him.
From: MSN Nicknamelouimaxe Sent: 14/01/2008 19:15
hi and thank you for yout information.i have got the book of kenzie but have not yet had a look because im waiting for my brother to finish reading it.i will ask my grandad about the house as its his part of the family but he doesnt talk much of them because he dont get alone with them(something to do with him marrying a welsh woman,dont realy know the whole story or if thats even true)only my great uncle thingy that lives in kings lynn that he gets along with.nice to have someone like mackenzie thorpe to be related to that is well know.will keep searching for info.thanks again x
From: MSN Nicknamelouimaxe Sent: 15/01/2008 19:45
hi again i had alook at the pictures the bottom one was just like the picture i seen the other week hanging up on the wall in my uncle thingys house.my uncle aidy is 36(the one who died)you might of gone to the same school as its not very big.i got it wrong my mum,brother,sisters nan and grandad who is called mackenzie thorpe and blodwin didnt live in kings lynn they lived about a mile down the road from st marys school i cant remember what the lane was called but it starts with a p.a house on its own in a lovely big field i think its empty now x
From: Chippygirl Sent: 17/01/2008 15:35
Hello
I grew up in Sutton Bridge and lived across the road from Kenzie and his wife, Ciss. They were great friends with my gran, who I used to live with, and I spent hours with them as a child. I remember vaguely the day someone (Prince Philip maybe?) came to their house in Allenby's Close and afterwards it got changed to Royal Close. I was really young though so I can't remember much about it!
I'll have a think to see what else I can dredge up from my memory
From: MSN Nickname louimaxe Sent: 17/01/2008 21:35
hi yes thats right my grandad told me about prince charles or philp going round for tea at his uncles house(kenzie). i was only just thinking about that this morning when prince william was on the news about flying for the first time on his own in lincon just like his dad did back in 1971 that was proberly when he went for tea.do you know any other people in my family?
From: MSN Nickname revjgarfoot2 Sent: 17/01/2008 23:55
To the best of my knowledge it was Prince Philip who went to visit Kenzie when he was ill I am 91 and I knew Kenzie well when I was a boy. Poacher, boxer, a rough diamond. always in trouble with the law but a heart of gold. I remember once just across the road from us he had got a magistrate , George Mitchell, up against a hedge furious with him. I don`t know what Kenzie would have done if the policeman hadn`t come on to the scene in time. What it was all about was that he had been up to the Court at Long Sutton and had been fined a guinea (21 shillings old money) I think for riding without a light. He didn`t mind the pound but it was that extra shilling that got him. I must say that whenever he spoke to me Kenzie was always kind and gentlemanly. He never swore when I was with him. I was not surprised when he got in with Peter Scott and that best side of his nature came out on top. My son remembers going to hear him lecture and when I mentioned Kenzie to him he demonstrated the cry of a pheasant which Kenzie taught his audience how to make.
One of my treasures is a tape of a radio programme of him well over 30 years ago. I am intending to put it on CD and hopefully see if it can be made available to this website.
John Garfoot
From: MSN Nickname Wiley110 Sent: 21/08/2008 20:15
Hello,
Read your message on the Sutton Bridge site and would be interested to know your family background. I am married to Kenzie's youngest daughter, Wendy and we live in Georgia, USA. Wil talk more once one make connection. Will be oust of town from Sept 3 - 14th visiing Kenzie's oldest daughter Barbar who lives in Utah, USA.
From: MSN Nickname louimaxe Sent: 21/08/2008 22:01
Hi my name is louise kenzie is my great great uncle mackenzie thorpe his nephew is my grandad which lives here in wales down the road from me.I have just phoned to tell him about you and was very pleased and would really like to hear from you wendy and barbara.He asked me if you could ring him or he ring you or even write my email address is johnnicolelouise@yahoo.co.uk.Thank you for your message and i look forward to hearing from you x
From: MSN Nickname revjgarfoot2 Sent: 21/08/2008 22:29
I think it was my message you were referring to. I am John Garfoot, a retired Methodisr minister aged 92, known in Sutton Bridge as Jack. My father was Edgar Harry Garfoot, a baker, 214 Bridge Road (number since changed, the bakery is now an Estate Agents. Mother Maggie, nee Watson. My grandfather Fred and later my uncle Fred had the shope opposite the Church. For a time we lived at the boot shop "The Golden Slipper" now an antique shop opposit the vicarage. I went to Spalding Grammar School and University College Nottingham but worked in my Dad`s business for a year or two before going into the Army, RASC, 4 and half years in Middle East. After the war my parents had the newsagents shop at Church Terrace
Best wishes
John
From: MSN Nickname louimaxe Sent: 22/08/2008 14:31
can i add that wendy and barbara is my grandads(mackenzie thorpe) cousins and would really like to get in contact again x
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