The Milne/Smeed Connection

Family Stories Past and Present


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Congratulations Zoe and Tom!

Zoe Anne Robertson and Thomas P. Turl were married on Friday, 11 October in Gloucestershire. Zoe is the daughter of Andrew Robertson and Trudy Dallow Robertson. She is the granddaughter of Audrey Nash Dallow and the late David Dallow.

The newlyweds are honeymooning in Spain. Welcome to the family, Tom!


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David Raymond Dallow

David Raymond Dallow was born 2 April 1939 and was a lifelong resident of Gloucestershire. He married Audrey Madelaine Nash on 27 September 1959 at St. James Church, Stoke Orchard, Gloucestershire. In the following years Audrey and David had two daughters, Wendy and Trudy, and a son, Paul.

On 3 October 2019, after an illness of a few months, David passed away at home with Audrey, his wife and best friend, by his side as she had been throughout their 61 years of marriage.

In the words of his daughter, Wendy :

“He was a shining star in our lives, a loving husband, an incredible father, grandfather and great grandfather.”

David will be sadly missed not only by his family but by all who knew him.


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A Wedding of Note in Gloucestershire

Peter Hewitt Nash and Joan Mary Barnfield were married on 14 August 1948 at St. James Church, Stoke Orchard, Gloucestershire.

The wedding was of special interest as it was the first marriage ceremony ever performed in the eight hundred year old church which had not previously been licensed to conduct such rites.

The accompanying photo was from a contemporary news item in a local paper.

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