tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post4117572758821897793..comments2024-03-24T23:03:59.140+11:00Comments on GeniAus: A 4x Great Grandfather ClockGeniAushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-36946940316261592132014-10-08T16:13:55.177+11:002014-10-08T16:13:55.177+11:00Very lovely gift! I hope my parents would also giv...Very lovely gift! I hope my parents would also give me something like that!www.morethanantiques.com.auhttp://www.morethanantiques.com.au/clocksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-50470863371606024882014-10-08T14:44:12.942+11:002014-10-08T14:44:12.942+11:00A great gift to your son and his wife. Thanks for ...A great gift to your son and his wife. Thanks for sharing!www.morethanantiques.com.auhttp://www.morethanantiques.com.au/clocksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-9825026116314955882014-04-07T03:13:05.206+10:002014-04-07T03:13:05.206+10:00Oh my! I never entertained giving the clock to a d...Oh my! I never entertained giving the clock to a descendant. Is that terrible of me or what? I only wanted to show what a nice clock Robert made. It dates back to the late 1700s and is still ticking away. LOLKathyJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06029333423401555620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-79190231485207559652014-04-06T11:19:02.430+10:002014-04-06T11:19:02.430+10:00Kathy, Sounds like Thwaites and his clock have bec...Kathy, Sounds like Thwaites and his clock have become members of your family. It might be hard to let gi of it after so many years.GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-34677899238359793062014-04-06T07:53:30.719+10:002014-04-06T07:53:30.719+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.KathyJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06029333423401555620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-74209448483599467882014-04-06T07:52:49.751+10:002014-04-06T07:52:49.751+10:00I think of my grandfather clock story as the rever...I think of my grandfather clock story as the reverse of yours. My family purchased a simple pine long-case clock when we lived in Yorkshire in the 1960s. Its maker is not anyone in our family. The clock made its way back to the U.S. with us after my father's England assignment was done. About 15 years ago, it occurred to me that as a genealogist, I could learn more about the clockmaker, as his name and location were on the clock face. I am the happy recipient of the clock (my face probably looked like your son's after I won the coin toss. I would love to find a descendant of the clock maker, Robert Thwaites of Barnard Castle, County Durham, England. But so far I have failed to do so.<br />KathyJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06029333423401555620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-15383045256573458592014-03-25T12:03:51.044+11:002014-03-25T12:03:51.044+11:00Julie and Jackie - Happy Hunting.Julie and Jackie - Happy Hunting.GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-40716074472915320292014-03-25T12:02:18.777+11:002014-03-25T12:02:18.777+11:00It was fortuitous that the clock came up when we w...It was fortuitous that the clock came up when we were wondering what to buy for a boy who has everything.<br /><br />Yes, Pauleen, that present will take some beating.GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-16357722957504433132014-03-25T11:29:40.268+11:002014-03-25T11:29:40.268+11:00What an amazing clock and how special for you all....What an amazing clock and how special for you all.GenieJennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-74131479150685528682014-03-25T08:31:30.276+11:002014-03-25T08:31:30.276+11:00Nice gift. I hope you find one soon. Interesting a...Nice gift. I hope you find one soon. Interesting as my great grand father was a watch and clock maker too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-24898195837262470062014-03-25T00:36:52.687+11:002014-03-25T00:36:52.687+11:00a great sleuthing and a great gift - but what will...a great sleuthing and a great gift - but what will you do for the next big birthday?!Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-91105232478829296792014-03-24T19:54:57.244+11:002014-03-24T19:54:57.244+11:00Fantastic - inspires me to hunt down my ancestor E...Fantastic - inspires me to hunt down my ancestor Edward Mason's clocksJackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-50441643075784133712014-03-24T18:59:11.588+11:002014-03-24T18:59:11.588+11:00It's is simply gorgeous. And to anyone that ap...It's is simply gorgeous. And to anyone that appreciates any part of their history (I'm sure some of your passion has rubbed off on your family), it is something truly special! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-2019560613501416962014-03-24T18:44:24.809+11:002014-03-24T18:44:24.809+11:00What a lovely gift and I can really appreciate the...What a lovely gift and I can really appreciate the interest of James the Clock! - as I have a distant ancestor called Benjamin Bowring who left Devon (this branch is the only Devon ancestors I have) to migrate to Newfoundland in 1803. Benjamin was a clockmaker. I have been looking for Bowring clocks ever since and found none!( and I have Google alerts), sadly Benjamin Bowring clocks are like hens teeth!<br /><br />I also have a book - clocker makers of the world, which I will look up your chap for you and email you privately.Julie Goucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.com