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YEAH thats right!!! ends with an m !! haha xx

Hi Tracy, My best friend is a Tracy from Essex, and like you she spells it without an "E". Born in the 70's by any chance? Steph, I guess the village you are referring to begins with a "C". My mum used to live there! Went to Gaynes. Carole x

My grandmother Ruth Corner was born in Elmstead Essex got married and came out to New Zealand. Maybe she knew your ancestors Rosalind - Elmstead is not a very big place is it? Christine

Hi Carole, On the outside Brentwood is posh, but when you look inside theres a lot of poeple like me common as muck, Love Helen xx

I was born & bred in the North East, but have found out through my family history research that the family dates back to Pebmarsh in Essex. Have got back to c1737 & my branch moved North, via Staffordshire, mid 1880s.

Okay Tracy I won't tell anyone lol where about in Essex are you from ?

Hello all you Essex girls, I ws born in Walton-on-Naze and lived there until 1968, when we moved to Hampshire and we are now in Australia. I have never seen anyone else from Walton on this board and would like to. I have met a very nice lady who goes to Walton on holiday and she sends me photos which I appreciate very much. I have a neice in Kirby Cross and a nephew and another neice in Colchester and another neice in Ipswich. Best wishes to you all from Sylvia in Perth WA

Hi Helen I was born in South Ockendon, my Mum still lives there the Village side of Ockendon. I now live in Stanford-le-Hope. Jo xx

Carol, i lived in the village off Upminster, you will know where im talking about, went to Hall Mead school! yeh i think there is stil rivarly between aveley and ockendon, but people from Grays always come down to Ockendon too now. Helen, i can5t stand it, my old mate mem used to live just by me, and i was at his flat one night, as i left a car pulled up, i thoguht nothing of it, 10 mins later mem phoned me, the guys in the car had run into mems flat, and had broken our friends shouder with the back of an axe....they had heard that there was a stash of drugs in his flat, but there wernt. I cant stand it, it would be a nice place, its just the people round there bring it down! xxxx

Helen, I always thought Brentwood was posh!!! I have friends who live there.

we go through south okendon, through the houses i know it used to have a bit of a reputation but i think its quite nice. where i live you couldnt get anyone to live here, really bad, shootings the lot, but now everyone wants to live in my house and there just isnt room!!!!!!!!!!! But its as you say good and bad everywhere Love Helen xx

Ooo Steph - when I was at school there was a lot of rivalry between Aveley & Ockendon schools. Where in Upminster did you live? I was Maple Ave - off Corbets Tey Road (1987-1991). Aveley looks really run down now - the result of Lakeside I think. North Ockendon is lovely.

Helen, is it North Ockendon you drive through? they do have some nice places round there, mind you, i suppose its like any other area, some bits are nice, some bits arent. I used to live down lakey, its got nicer since they have re done it. I used to work there, but hardly ever go now though unless i wanna be on my own for a while, then i just trot down there! xx

by 1985 i had already puffed and panted 3 times my last one was in 1976!!! South okendeon looks nice especially when its chritmas the house always look nice not a lover of lakeside though Love Helen xx

btw, horrible area aint it...Ockendon i mean! Scary where i live lol! xxxx

Helen, i was born there in 1985 ! yeh im only 5 mins away from lakey, walking distance!! xxx

What year was you born in Harold wood hospital???

Your not that far from me Steph, I live in Kelvedon Hatch Brentwood, we go through south okendon to get to lakeside, might have seen you there!!!! Love Helen

I was born in Harold Wood Hospital Romford...then grew up in Upminster, then went on to Elm Park, Purfleet, back to Hornchurch and now im in South Ockendon! xxxx

Yay! I was born in Dagenham in 1956, then lived in Basildon 2-3 years later, then moved to Elm Park, Hornchurch until we moved to Devon in 1964. Still consider myself Essex girl, despite the jokes! Glenys x