Forum: General Family History Queries

Seems far back i am a Stickalorum! yaaa anyone else out there with this unusual name, believe it come from Essex(ish) at some point. Be happy all xx Lizzy

William Watson aged 44 on 1851 census, born about 1807, and his wife Anne, aged about 35 are living with their children, Sarah 18yrs,(became my gtgt grandmother), James 15 yrs, William 13 yrs and MaryAnn, no age as original image too damaged to read, this family are at the bottom of the page where...

Hi, I want to download images from the British Newspaper Archives and I did read somewhere that the images weren't that good. Has anyone experience of downloading the images and there quality? Thanks Karen

In the obituary of my ancestor it describes him as 'being in the charge of a nurse', who refused to tell him anything beyond his name or age. To me the fact that she was a nurse implies she was payed to look after him. He was born around 1820 in Exeter and apprenticed at the age of 9. Does...

Does anyone know if there is a publication about the experiences of German war brides who came to England after WW2? There are numerous books published in the USA but I'd like to know more about their life in the UK.

I am hoping someone within this community can help me. I have army discharge papers for Thomas Eden (born 1st half 1849) discharged from the army 1879 & went to live with his parents George & Sophia. They were forced to marry (by Sophia's father) after Sophia became preganant with his brother...

Or he was born with a different name - but how do we find out what it was? His marriage certificate to Martha KENT on 8 May 1845 in Ringwood, Hampshire, UK it shows his father as Nullius Fillius. The census entries constantly state he was b abt 1806 in Ringwood, Hampshire, and appears to have died...

I am looking for John Cocherill Robinson born in 1800 England. He was married to Elizabeth Harrison who was born in New Hampshire, USA. His children were all born in the USA, however he must have at some point after 1851 and before 1869 moved to Canada. My great grand mother, Emma Etta...

I'm from the United States. I am having trouble finding information on Hiram/hyram Solomon Hoyle/Hoyle's parents. I found his grave that gave a October 27, 1837 birthdate. I also found him in 1910 census records as being born in 1838. So far I haven't been able to link him to any parents. His...

I recently discovered that I'm a descendant of Captain Daniel Patrick, who was one of the original passengers on the Winthrop Fleet that left England for Massachusetts in 1630. Yes, Puritans and all that. Intense. Anyway, he seems to be my family's earliest American settler. What I know about...

Does anyone know of a good source for name clusters, please?

Hello, i am looking for any information on my nans cousin Charles Frank Turner. He was born in 1915 in Islington Middlesex, and had a brother Ronald George 1916-1944 and a sister Ellen 1919-1967. Their mother was Ellen (Nellie) Theresa Vaughan and father George Frank Turner. When Charles mother...

Sometime ago I found an online article on lacemaking in Buckinghamshire in the 18th/19th century. The article described the oldest lacemaker a woman of about 84, and the youngest, Julia Ann Wooster age 6. No matter how many variations and search terms I use in Google, I cannot find the article. The...

I made myself a promise several years ago when I started on my family tree than when I had 100 members properly linked, I would try to find out more about them. The oldest is John - born abt. 1700 - son of John and Grace - formerly Tuckfield - who married 23 November 1700 in Germoe, Cornwall. ...