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This blog started as my great grandad John Alcock's diary, which he wrote in Cheadle, Staffs, England in 1888. John was born in Cheadle in 1853. In 1877, he travelled to New Zealand, marrying Alberta Eccles (Bert) there in 1880. They had 3 children in New Zealand (Mary, Ethel and Ursula). They returned all together to Cheadle sometime between 1885 and 1887. Their son Walter was born in Bank Street, Cheadle, in 1887. Since completing the diary, the blog continues with all things John Alcock.
Hi Rob. Does this mean he went to mass at the Catholic Church? It certainly seems like it but is quite surprising given how deep the divisions between denominations (particularly Catholic and anyone else) would have been in those days, even though John was a pretty nominal Methodist. Even more surprising is that he didn’t pass any comment about it as it would have been pretty different from what he was used to in church (mostly in Latin with the priest having his back to the congregation (in those days, not now)).
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