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Trying to trace marriage details as follows - I believe the date was between July - September 1910. Harry Liles DoB 17/02/1885 (Welwyn G City) (parents Philip & Eliza Liles) Ada Alice Starling DoB Sept 1883 (South Hornsey) (parents John & Elizabeth Starling) Marriage most likely took place...

I have only been research family trees for about 2 years and am a bit intimidated as I move from North America to European sources and records. My wife's ancestor is John Elwes, b. abt 1778 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. d. 1852 Georgina, Ontario Canada His wife was Mary Ann Horton b. abt 1790...

Can anyone supply any further information about the Mrs Picken who was at 14 Crosby Row, Walworth Road according to notes I made from directories for 1805/1806/1807 about 50 years ago? I have decided there is a possibility that she may have some connection to my family, as in the 1830s my...

Still chasing around after Lieutenant Colonel John Holt and after being in London at the Great British Beer Festival in August did manage to find his grave at Kingston Cemetry and it contains him, his wife and their son Millner. It also mentioned that he was a Deputy Lieutenant of Tower Hamlets....

One of my ancestors ran a brushmaking business from premises in Holles Street, off Cavendish Square in the 1840's -1860's. This street still exisits but is transformed by glass and concrete. Can anyone advise me as to how I might get an accurate idea of what the street may have looked like in the...

Can you please help me find Eliza Holder Reed (formerly Nix) after the 1881 census? The story so far: 1856 (Jan/March quarter) – birth of Eliza Holder Nix to John and Sarah Nix. No baptism found. 1861 census - 1 Friendly Place, Deptford: John Nix, head, married, 40, carpenter,...

Hello, is anyone researching the GAMBIER family from London? My line starts with a Thomas GAMBIER born 1783 who married Ann Bolton from Nantwich, Cheshire in 1819 and went on to have 14 children. One of them was William born 1830 and died 1900. He married Elizabeth Edwards in 1853 and the family...

I have the Mile End Old Town 1901 census transcript for a Thomas Tuson born c.1853 in London. He is listed with his wife Mary and their children William (1881), Sarah (1882), Ernest (1886), George (1888) and Thomas (1890). And a grandson is also recorded RG13/334/99/12 Try as I will on...

Grandfather was born 27/1/1882 in Dean St. Soho and his parents were James Thomas Foy and Elizabeth Matthews (m Clerkenwell 14/2/1875). I cannot, however, go further back with certainty as I believe JTF's father was another James who I've got marrying a Frances Silvester but another researcher...

My GGrandparents, Gustave and Elisabeth Vandervelden (and a numberof variations) were German immigrants, married at St Boniface German Catholic Church in 1868. (I have cert etc), They had 11 children between 1868 and 1889. I am particularly interested in their daughter Mary, the 7th child,was...

Mary Daniels (née Lewis) married John Greenwood at St James the Great, Bethnal Green on 14th January 1878. Mary Lewis was born c.1831 in St Pancras and had previously been married to William Daniels (married at St Mary’s, Spital Square, 8th April 1860). I can find no further trace of either of...

I was researching my Donnelly family from the London area, circa 1809-1867, many years ago, and have now decided to try and start again, they need to be found !! My research got back to my Gt.Gt.Grandfather SILVESTER ( SYLVESTER) DONNELLY, born approx. 1809 who married ELIZABETH McCABE at...

Can anyone tell me what became of the Dysons who lived at 10 Coolfin Road, Canning Town from c 1890? in 1891 Census (c) National Archives - RG12/1318 f 55 p9 William F Dyson 26, Railway Servant b Lambeth Annie E Dyson 27, b Redbridge, Hants Burrows F Dyson 2, b Weymouth in 1901 Census...

The above address is where my father was born, number 70 to be exact. We explored the area when in London last week and found Coxson Way, but where we believe Coxson Place was there is a new(ish) housing estate. Oposite this estate is a large block of Victorian Flats called Devon Mansions...

I have recently found a possible record of a missing ancester living in Castle Street, St Andrew Holborn in 1871. Now I would like to find him in that year's census to check it is the right one. I have tried looking under his name but got nowhere so I am trying to find him in that street. In the...

Hello - I'm from Lancashire and am currently researching the family history for my partner, who knew very little, well nothing really about his father's side of the family - not even his grandparents names - apart from the fact that they were called BEDFORD!! His father also died when he was 16 so...

I am new and glad to join. My name is Mark Spurgeon and my home is in the USA. My ancestry is English. My specific research name is SPURGEON (SPURGIN) THACKERY (THACKERAY). Ancestors came over to American Colonies in 1719 as indentured servants. I have been researching my family for about 15...

I am trying to trace anyone who knows anything about a Florence Emma Tucker, born 1882 in Saint Olave, Southwark, London. Her parents were Charles Fredrick Tucker and Emma Tucker nee Taylor. They were living at 16 Swan Lane, Rotherhithe at the time of Florence's birth. If I have the correct...

I wonder if anyone is researching William and Minnie? Minnie was born in Devizes as Minnie Jessie Kent, and William was born in Camberwell. After they married they moved to Lewisham, where Irene and Grace Staples were born.

Can anyone please help with the details of a marriage in London/Middlesex please? The marriage of George Jones and Mary Ann Williamson was registered at Whitechapel in 1849. If this turns out not to be the marriage of George Jones that I am looking for is it possible to look for a George...