Forum: General Family History Queries

Would sks have this Index available? The Index lists details; Marriage date, Parish, Forename, Surname then spouse forename and surname. I'm searching for anyone with surname HOLDER in Gloucestershire who married within this time frame. Can ayone help me? Clancam Hobart Australia

Hello, I am trying to find information on my grandfather's family. The last residence I can find is in Whittington, Oswestry, Shropshire 1891 census. My grandfather was Alfred E Davies b:1886 died 1975 Massachusetts, USA . Alfred's sister Emily b 1890 married John Phillips and was living in...

Has anyone got access to irish birth records. I`m trying to find where my g-grandmother was born. Not much information to go on, just her name was Catherine Lalley/Lally born 1835 in Ireland, emigrated to Canada sometime before 1855, could be during the potato famine. Married my g-grandfather...

Whilst researching part of a family tree I have been told that someone was cited in a divorce back in the 1950's/1960's. I do not have the divorcing couples names only the person who was cited. How do I confirm this? Thanks.

Hi, Does anyone know how to track down Orphanages in Kent around 1919. My Grandmother was sent to one in 1919 when she was born but claimed she did not know her maiden name before getting married to her first husband. Until I can trace this information I cannot trace my family history any...

I think I have something fairly unusual in my family and was wondering if any members on here cared to share their views on the matter. My ggg grandfather married in 1851 in Sheffield and produced several children with his wife. However, sometime in 1864 he abandoned her and she ended up spending...

I have a birth certificate, which indicates the date of birth as April 11, 1852. She was born Yardley Gobion, Northamptonshire. She went on to marry a Mr. Webster. By 1911 she and Mr. Webster had produced 12 children, of whom 8 were still alive and only 1 was still living with the parents. ...

i am trying to find the ancestors of John Beesley 1830watchmaker from liverpool married to Harriet although i havent found marriage for them yet, when i search there are a couple of families that come up - all watchmakers! just wondered if anyone could point me in the right direction as to the...

Hi, Anybody searching this family, love a helping hand, first where abouts was/is Scout? lancs i know but thats it, and Jane Saxon born abt 1803 married John Byrom in 1826, then lived Saddleworth died 1889, but love to find her background, possible her family were silversmiths, not sure, ...

Can anyone tell me how to get a copy of my g-grandfathers marriage certificate. His name was Henry Clark b1817 in England. He married Catherine Lalley b1835 in Ireland. I was informed by Susan on a thread back in September last year that they were married by banns at the Wesleyn Methodist...

I have noticed that in a number of on-line family trees people have included scans of official documents, such as birth certificates. Does this breach copyright?

I have a sister of my 3 x great grandmother who was named Emma Collins and was born in Brightwaltham, Berkshire in 1851. On the 1861 census, she is with her family at "Green, Brightwaltham" but on the 1871 census she is a dairy maid at "Elmley Park, Elmley Castle" near Pershore, Worcestershire....