Olympic Bronze Medal

This Olympic Bronze Medal came up for auction on 25 August 2009 at Dreweatts in Bristol. I'm not sure why anyone would part with a medal, but here it is. Awarded to Albert Gingell in the 1908 London Olympics for in the freestyle wrestling lightweight class.

Here is a link to the auctioneer's website, incorrectly attributing the medal to Samuel Gingell -

"Olympics - A London 1908 bronze medal, awarded to Samuel Gingell (Great Britain), the rim engraved 'Third Prize Light Wrestling (C. AS. C.), with scroll surmounts and suspension loop for wearing; together with a Services Army pocket watch, (2)."


http://www.dnfa.co.uk/bristol/search.asp?view=lotno&auction=20362&lotno=636&uniqueid=365736-1

The medal was sold together with a Services Army pocket watch for £800.

Want a GINGELL domain name or email address?

I first registered the domain gingell.com way back in October 1997. The Gingell website had been previously running under a GeoCities account since December 2006.

At the time I didn't see any need to register the other gingell domains. However a few years ago gingell.org and gingell.org.uk came available and I thought I'd better save them before they were registered to some unscrupulous organisation. I don't really use them other than to forward onto the gingell.com domain, so if you fancy one let me know and I'll see what we can do.

Also, if you're interested in a gingell.com email address - you can have yourname@gingell.com - I can set this up for FREE so long as the name you want is still available.

Drop me a line if you want further details.

Craig

Wilhelmine (Mena) Gangell nee Kannenberg

I received this message earlier this year from Susan Cook in Australia, but somehow misplaced it til now, so I've decided to add it to my blog. I'll let Susan take up the story...

A small band of descendants of Wilhelmine Gangell (nee Kannenberg) gathered approx 350 kilometres north of Adelaide (capital of South Australia) on a cold, windy day on 10 July 2008 to unveil a bronze plaque on her previously unmarked grave to honour her pioneering spirit. Her husband was John Gangell.

My part of this, was to prepare a well sourced and researched document with I have attached. It may be of interest to others. Involvment in this project has included Greg Catchpole, Alison Lawrence, Betty Amber and myself Susan Cook all who are contributers to your website.

I will also attach a couple of photos.

The First is the unveiling by 2 g g g g grandchildren, Tayla and Mitchell


The second, are 5 GG grandchildren, L to R: Neville, Betty, Terry, Susan and Rod


Thank you Craig

I hope that this information will be of value to other researchers.

Kind Regards, Susan

Wilhelmine%20Gangel_email.doc

Hanan Gingell American Shoe Store

Bit of a strange one this. I bought it on eBay for the princely sum of 99 pence.



It's a full page advert for a shoe shop called "Hanan Gingell" from a magazine called "The Ladies Field" published in June 1911 for the coronation of King George V.

Their address was 328 to 332 Oxford Street, which today is the address of "The Link" part of the electronics retail giant Dixons.

I've never heard of the "Hanan Gingell" shop before, so please get in touch if you know anything about it.

Skye high on simple perfection

I was sent this newspaper clipping by Esme Tackley from the Daily Telegraph 23rd August 2008 about Skye Gyngell.



View Skye Gyngell's family tree at -

http://www.gingell.com/familytree/?tree=09213

Antique bible donated to library

From the Uinta County Herald,
Posted: Tuesday, Jul 29th, 2008
BY: KIM PROFFIT, Herald Reporter

Piece of history added to library’s local history collection.

The George family of Evanston donated their antique family bible to the Uinta County Library on Friday.

“This Bible will become the centerpiece of our local history collection,” said Dale Collum, Executive Director of the Uinta County Library, as he accepted its donation from the George family of Evanston.

The antique Bible was purchased in 1876 by David and Caroline Gingell, who became the first couple to be married in Evanston.

Full details at -

www.uintacountyherald.com

Does anyone know who this David and Caroline Gingell might be?

UPDATE : Sally Mahoney has confirmed this is David Gingell and Caroline Gage.

Malcolm Gingell at RAF Ventnor on the Isle of Wight

Does anyone know the whereabouts of this Malcolm Gingell who was posted at RAF Ventnor on the Isle of Wight during his National Service? Malcolm would have been born around 1934 and came from Warmley in Bristol. He was posted with Geraint Hughes who kindly provided the above photo. Geraint would very much like to get in contact again with Malcolm, so please let me know if you can help.

You can view more photos on Geraint's Photo Album at -

www.ventnorradar.co.uk/GHughes.htm