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Hi Does anybody know if the above are a Huguenot family, their origins, or any other information. I have a Patience Lejeune christened 03 Dec 1772 St Giles in the Field. Her parents were Louis Lejeune & Mary Ashmore who married in Clerkenwell, St James 22 Sep 1776. Louis owned a shop in...

Charles MARTIN age 23, bachelor, printer, whose father was Alfred MARTIN the boot maker and Louisa Emily ARNOLD age 20, spinster, whose father was Frederick ARNOLD (deceased) a fish curer married on 23 March 1913 at All Saints Church in the Parish of Newington, London. The couple lived at 30...

Ooops..here I go again....I think I have found the parents of Joseph BA Donovan...do I stay here or go on another thread...Dale. Its James Donovan...found a marriege to an Elizabeth Bartrum ..Newington England.???.........and a birth Joseph Donovan..1828....(.I have him as born in...

Have just found a resource which could be handy when looking for London streets that have disappeared over time. I don't know if it's been posted before but here it is http://www. rayment.info/general/road_name_changes/index.html

If anyone is interested I have just received an email from the LMA which says: Seeking help with your family history? Having trouble finding that elusive ancestor? Then our London Generations Volunteers can help you You can now book a 45 minute consultation with one of our team of...

I really need some help here please.This Lady in my Family file is not properly researched, I thought I had the essentials but now find I don't. Birth & Marriage I think are fine, when I tried for Bapt. ended up with Familysearch who directed me to an image on findmypast. Oh goodie, I have some...

Can anyone help please and let me know the address of a Mrs Alice Creswick who lived in London in 1939? I believe it may have been St Marylebone in the borough of Westminster. There are 3 previous years at the same address so I am wondering if she was still there in 1939. Also, although I...

I have gone back a way and am looking for help with parents of richard augustus pfeffer born 1820 Cripplegate ,Holborn 1820 marred to Annie M dont know surname. Sorry gr gr Grandma.Any help greatly appreciated

1851 Census: HO107 Piece 1494 fol. 709 p. 63 7, Upper Tottenham Place, Saint Pancras, Marylebone James Keene, Head, 22, widower, Porter, born Marylebone Thomas Keene, son, 14, Porter, born Marylebone In the same house are: John Jones, Head, 36, Waiter, born London

I am looking for 3 McGeehans. Owen McGeehan died Dec. 1911 in Kensington, his wife Eliza aka Elizabeth died 1935 also in Kensington and his daughter Margaret McGeehan aka Maggie who I cannot trace after 1911. Could sks advise where "Kensington" burials are likely to have taken place and any...

I have a group of relatives the Stotter's, living in Windmill Street and Cornwall Rd in Brixton from 1818 to 1871 evidence christening, marriage and burial records but I cannot find census records on Ancestry. I have emailed ancestry but as yet have not heard. I found a reference for Mary Stotter...

Not seen this on here yet so... FMP have started to put Westminster parish records online. Not huge amounts so far, but have to start somewhere. This will complement Ancestry's LMA records nicely. Good hunting!

I have 2 brothers who married in 1842 & 1844 in Paddington Parish Church (which I take to be St Mary’s, Paddington Green despite what Ancestry says). Their addresses and those of their brides are given as Moscow Road, Bayswater. None of them has any obvious connection to that area of London...

On the 1889 Booth Poverty Map of Kentish Town I’m trying to work out whether Litcham Street is coloured Black or Dark Blue. Any suggestions? http://www. umich.edu/~risotto/maxzooms/nw/nwd12.html Litcham Street is near the top of the map in the middle. Its dark colour makes it quite...

Can anyone pls give me advice on how I go about accessing London (Bishopsgate & Moorfields) Census for the period 1793/1794 or thereabouts. Also wanting to know how I can find a birth resistered in 1793 & 1797 - Where do I look for this information - I'm new

Does anyone have access to the Gazeteer and London Daily Advertiser of 18 December 1762? On page 4, there is a reference to the auctioning off of the property of Aaron Hart of St. Mary Axe by his executors. I am hoping someone can take a look and reply with a transcript of how the...

Hello from Australia, my family where poulterers in Charles (Charles 2) Street in the early 1800's, I have done a Google street view and it looks fairly posh now, would it have been upmarket then ? His father in law Frederick Willis ran the Thatched House Tavern in St James Street, which seems to...

I was hoping someone could help make sense of a few burial records for the same man. I have a burial record from Ancestry that comes under Burials at St Pancras Chapel in 1904. It says: Dec 6 Willm S. Chivers Age 58 Abode: Walthamstow I also have a scan from the burial register page at...

Picking the great brains on here again. A friend has asked me for help in locating her grandfathers final resting place. There was a family dispute and her side of the family never got to go to the funeral nor knew where it took place. Her grandfather died Jul 1984 at Tower Hamlets Is...

I have posted on this site before asking for help with my Wisman ancestors, and you have all been very helpful! This time I am asking about Solomon Wiseman, who was born 06 May 1776 and baptized 26 May 1776 at St Mary Mounthaw in the City of London. Parents Richard and Jane. I have recently had...