My sister and I are finally heading to the UK from Canada. We will be looking into some family history in the Burlesdon area. Apparently there was a pub, my brother thought it was called The White Swan, that had pictures behind the bar of the ships our ancestor built at the Elephant Ship Yard. I can't seem to locate the pub and I am hoping that someone might be able to help us. We are heading to the Southampton area around June 16th and will stay a few days to learn some family history first hand. The shipbuilder was Philomen Ewer and that is our family name. If anyone has some information, we would really appreciate it!
We also learned that at some time, the Burlesdon area ran out of wood to make the ships and did an exchange of bricks for wood with the town of Oakville Ontario. This was an amazing fact, because at one time we lived in Oakville. We are excited about our upcoming visit and hope there are a few people out there who can help us. Thank you
Joanne Young