Comments on: Robert Senecal of 37 Spital Sq

By: stephen spencer

stephen spencer — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 09:05:41 +0000

Fascinating stuff, Claudia. Wonderful photographs!
Robert Senecal’s sister, Sarah-Ann, was my 3x great grandmother.

By: Claudia Hussain

Claudia Hussain — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 13:47:11 +0000

Hello, I haven’t looked at this article for many years and I have only just seen all the comments. Yes, I am the daughter of Robert and Margaret and I remember Yvonne! If any of you see this and still want to get in touch I would love to hear from you.

By: Peter Williams

Peter Williams — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:06:49 +0000

Hi Claudia
Are you Claudia Ann, daughter of Robert Vincent and Margaret Senecal ? I met your grand parents Claud and Nora when they were living in Oxhey.
My wife is Yvonne Senecal, aged 85 and we can trace her family tree back to Peter Joseph Senecal, born 1750. Can we meet up to share our ancestral treasures ?
Peter

By: jerilyn rosabel mary bence

jerilyn rosabel mary bence — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 22:41:48 +0000

I’d like to contact Claudia Hussain:
Joseph Daniels and Rosabel Ann (nee Senecal) were my great-grandparents! My grandmother, Audrey Joan (nee Daniels) was the nineth of their eleven (not 14) children – 8 boys, 3 girls. Robert Senecal was her grandfather!
I lived in my grandmother’s house all my childhood and know the portait photos you show here well. I don’t know what became of our copies, but when I was a child my grandmother had a large chest of drawers with all these photos and many more. She also showed me many lace collars and trimmings all finely hand-made, pieces of beautiful old fabric and all kinds of things from the Senecals.
My grandmother died in 1988, and my mother died this year. I wish I’d learned more about my family while they were alive and I’d be interested to know more about your connection to the family.

By: Robert Senecal

Robert Senecal — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 17:26:43 +0000

My name is also Robert Senecal as you see. My father, however, was French Canadian. It is interesting nevertheless that the surname is spelt the same in both cases. Usually in France an “h” is included thus: Senechal.
RS

By: Susan Goldman

Susan Goldman — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 22:34:36 +0000

A couple of doors from my old school (Central Foundation) so it was lovely to read a bit of history of this area. Thank you Gentle Author.

By: Vivian Campbell

Vivian Campbell — Tue, 28 May 2013 21:06:51 +0000

What a joy to read the story of this lovely house. To think I lived for nearly 20 years across the road and knew nothing of its history.

By: Peter Holford

Peter Holford — Tue, 28 May 2013 09:02:50 +0000

Another great account that adds to the story of silk weaving in the East End – it’s good to have real people to flesh out the dry history. I really enjoyed this account.