Forum: General Family History Queries

i have a name which may be a relative john bennett,,, a joiner and the address i have is 39 Lombard st situated near 237 deansgate in deansgate Manchester,, i don't know were this info came from and when Ive looked i cant find this on the census,,, i have the date as 1841 or 1842? is age around 50...

|help|Wrights Directory of Nottingham 1913-14 states that JOHN BARROWCLIFFE was librarian at the William Wright Memorial Institute, Wollaton. (Walter Winter Hon Sec). I've googled this to no avail. Does anyone know where I might next direct an enquiry.|banghead| Thanks in anticipation Lulu

I'm looking to find (hopefully) a marriage for Joseph Harris b 11 Feb 1806 Rowley Regis to Mary ? Joseph is the son of Thomas and Hannah. Naturally I'd also like some info on Thomas and Hannah, but need to start with Joseph and Mary.

I found my rellie Sarah Lever in the 1861 Census in Portsea, Hampshire with her two children, Emily 3 and Eliza age 1.Also in the house is a James Webb listed as lodger. Sarah says shes married and the wife of a Stoker in the Royal Navy and that her husband is at sea. The problem arises when I look...

I think I have found the grave of my G G Grandmother there is 7 other people in the grave who died within about 10 days of her, would this be a paupers grave? thanks

I found Arthur William TUSON on the Commonwealth War Graves site, killed in action on 1 December 1917, age 32. Arthur was in the Welsh Guards and his next of kin is listed as Mrs. Lucy Tuson of Ivy Cottage, Addlestone Hill, Surrey. I cannot find his birth or his mother’s marriage into the...

Can somebody have a look at the below please I'm trying to work out the Christian name of the 12 year old son. It look like B===man:confused: 1851 Census Lincs HO107 PIECE 2113 FOLIO 393 PAGE 9 Family head Wiiliam Wilson. Wife Ann Stickymone

today i have managed to trace my family to 1826 with a marriage cert,,, but now i need advice on how to get back a little further,,, 1839 is the date my ancester died and i have the death cert with his address and i have is wife's maiden name,, so i know quit a bit about them up to 1839 the...

Does anyone know anything about the following family: Douglas Leigh Spence born 1888 Leicestershire. -M- Florence M Stevens in 1916 Served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during WW1 Children: Katharine M L Spence 1918 Hampshire Margaret OL Spence 1921 Wiltshire John H Spence 1925 Co....

Hi can you search for an address in Ancestry like you can FMP? reagards Lizziejane

Were any records kept of babies who were still born? I am particularly interested in births at Crumpsall Hospital, Crumpsall, Manchester in the early 1940s. What happened to these babies?

I have a copy of a g grandfather's elementary education act form. The writing on it is very faint. Am I able to get a copy to see where he was employed or would a register somewhere hold details?

hi just wondering if i am researching my family tree correctly i keep reading all the other threads and how far back they have got and how many people they have in there tree iv been doing my tree for about 14 months i have 165 people but compered to some of the other trees i don't seem to have...

I've just come across what looks like "on Employment" under occupation for a 13-year old boy and for his 8-year-old sister on the 1871 Census (well, one says that, and the other says "do"). Has anyone come across this before and, if so, what does it mean? Surely the eight-year-old should be a...

Hi Firstly thanks in advance to anyone who e-mails me with information about this query of mine. This is greatly appreciated. Does anyone have any further information about the following people and/or any photographs that they could e-mail me? What you see below here is all the info that...

i have a relative who died of decline 1839 in Manchester what would this mean? was cholera about at this date??

looking for a patrick mcmahon parish kilmurray or kilkenny are they the same? about c1890 ish not got a clue if irish records even exists,, where is best to post ?? or have i got no chance of finding any info any advice very welcome regards carl