Forum: General Family History Queries

hi ,I,ve been looking for my stillborn sons grave for over 25years and just keep coming to a dead end,i have tried the hospital where he was born and all the councils and other departments ive been told to try without success. He was born at Tameside hospital in 1977 but we lived in Oldham, I have...

We have a bit of a mystery woman in our family, because no one seems to know anything about her. Her name is Hetty (Henrietta?) Von Bruggen. We know she married my Uncle Stan Chilvers at Wandsworth in 1934 (most family members married and lived in Wandsworth area.) They had 6 children and I...

Having discovered that a 1st cousin 3 times removed, settled with his wife and family in Clear Creek, Colorado and that there is a signifant linkage to the Mormon beliefs should I start a new tree about them? I believe that they were not of this belief when they left England in 1872 and with the...

Hi, I am in the process of tracing back my family tree, and have come to something of a brick wall at the moment. So I am hoping that someone out there may be able to help in either providing me with some information or pointing me in the right direction. So far I have been able to trace back...

I have a John EALES b. c1818 at Hinckley who appears on the 1841, 51 & 61 Censuses but changes his name to WESTWICK on the 1871, 81 & 91 Census He finally becomes John Eales WESTWICK - but buried as John EALES in 1896. His children are WESTWICK for Census purposes but EALES when they marry, etc....

My 3rd cousin 2X removed was Marjorie Rouledge. At the age of 21 she married Douglas Leonard Lock at the Register Office in Willesden 30 April 1927. The cerificate indicates that she was a House Parlourmaid and her address was 14 Anson Road. A witness was her brother Albert. I assume this...

I come from a line of large families. Between my Great x4 grandfather and my great grandfather in the direct Burrows line, I think the smallest number of children in any generation was 8, and there was one generation of 11 and one of 12. My forebears are all at the very left-hand end of the...

In a branch of my husbands family there is a girl who was named Orange Hunkin, born 1812 in Shebbear Devon.Going way back there seems to have been a lot of Hunkins in cornwall. I wondered if the name was pronounced O'RANGEE sounding a bit french. But then i realised no one would want to give their...

Hi I am looking for any information on the parents and 2nd marriage and children for my grandfather William Henry Langsford born 1859 in Crediton, Devon, England. According to the 1911 Census William Henry was 52 years old. He was married to Hope Ansell in April 1901 and had 9 children (born...

Has anyone noticed relatives/ancestors with the name Amelia and then changing it to Emily, and vice versa. Is it the sort of forename that can be interchanged? Any experiences? Thank you Ewan

This is the latest task I have set for myself, and I thought I'd ask for advice, see if I appear to be on the right track. As well as clear my head. Sorry in advance for the length of this post. The facts I have so far are: John Allen of Droitwich married a lady called Mercy, surname unknown;...

I am trying to locate a census for 1871 which clearly shows this person born 1883 or 1882 with parents Evan Roberts of Treuddyn, Mold, Flintshire and perhaps mother Jane K Roberts of Llanrwyst, Denbighshire. Can anyone help because I am struggling with it. Thank you in anticipation.

I have always assumed that people would have to be either cremated or buried somewhere but I cannot find a burial record for my 2X great grandfather Edward, who died in Yarmouth in Oct 1906 . His mother, wife , and some of the children are buried in Yarmouth and as cremation was not an option on...

Would anyone be able to have a look for me if there is a marriage record for Eleanor Hillier b. 1876 Hulme Manchester to Albert Hoffman approx 1901. On the 1911 census she is living with her mother Ellen Hillier - widow, and her sister Harriett Forsyth & her children in Manchester. Eleanor is...