Forum: Brickwalls

My Gt Gt Grandmother's Baptism (13th Apr 1806-St Peter, Parmentergate, Norfolk) names her parents as- Thomas Watts and Ann Harper (Watts). The only marriage I've come across between those two names, took place at St Brides, Fleet St, London in May 1790. (it was Banns not actual marriage) ...

I am trying to prove that 2 Johnston brothers were killed in WW1. Unfortunately, with a surname of Johnston, it is not easy. Is there a list that exists anywhere showing a list of british/Scots casualties with dates of birth or parents names? When a civilian dies, the information on the...

Have come across another brickwall... I have managed to find a Giles Apsey in my research, who I believe is my 6x great grandfather, but cannot locate his parents or siblings.. The area is SOMERSET.. Date...about 1682. I believe he married a Martha Newman around early 1708, as they had a...

With the much appreciated help that I received on the forum recently, I was not only able to locate Grandfather William Wells army records I also found his 1877 date of birth in Kingston, which then led me to more of his family, which was fantastic. In the past I have spent an enormous amount of...

Hello All, I have tried to find out any information on the above person, but finding information very scarce which is unusual as he married a Barons daughter: Daughter of 15th Baron Arundell of Wardour Hon Mary Isabella (b 1913); m 1935 (marriage dissolved 1955) Air Commodore Thomas...

Me and my 3rd Cousin have been stuck for sooo long on my 4g grandad Peter Roylance. In the Cencus i have for him, he was Born in either Heaton Norris or Weaverham between 1814 and 1817,the Only Peter Roylance we can find that fits this was born in Weaverham so for a while we thought we'd cracked...

My grt grt grandfather was born c1856 at Kingsclere, Hampshire. He married Lydia Jane Goddard on 13 March 1878 and was an Engine Fitter by trade. I have the marriage certicate for this - His name Olivier James. On 31 January 1881 his son Oliver George was born - registered on 10 March by...

Grand Uncle Henry Langham Ferris was born in Exeter, Devon in 1881. He is living with his father Henry Ferris, stepmother Maud and sister Daisy in Bristol Gloucestershire in 1891. In 1901 he is working as a warehouseman, ironworks, and living in Plymouth, Devon, with his father, sister Daisy and...

Hi there, there is a brickwall, a big one, where I need help. Between 1807 and 1890 my home-island Heligoland/Helgoland was under british gouvernment. During that period a lot of british people lived there, sometimes they got married to islander. The complete documents/records on Helgoland...

in 1899 the underage Elizabeth GEORGE married Gervaise Benson JOHNSON. She was from Pembrokeshire and he was from Monmouthshire. He had joined the army - the Royal Welsh Fusileers - and he was stationed in Pembroke Dock (this is a town not just a dock) for a while. His mother paid £21 to buy him...

Hello there, I have been tracing my Finney line back using the censusus with no problem, but i have been using the IGI on family search and hit a bit of a problem. Thomas Finney was christened on 3/4/1803 at Ellastone, Staffordshire, :confused5: The IGI list has his mother as Rebecca Finney...

... My Grandfather. Born in Colchester 26th April 1913. His birth certificate shows his mother as Edith Mary Harvey and no father, leading me to believe he was illigitimate. On his marriage certificate, there is mention of a father - Lionel Edward Harvey (Deceased), an ex-policeman. However, as...

Hi My great grandmother was Harriet Smith, born c1879 in St Giles, Middlesex. I know that she married Edward Thomas Nye on 13 July 1897 and I have found them on the 1911 census living at 28 Great Bath Street, Farringdon Rd Despite the census for 1911 saying they have been married for 14...

My 2nd Great Grandmother Ann Carpenter Born 1831 in Illogan, Cornwall, i have all census for her to 1901 her Father is Henry which is on her Marriage Cert, (copy i have attached) and that he is a miner (Possible Tin or copper) the only thing i can find on him if right is he Married 1828 to...

Searching for Hannah Lightfoot the fair Quake who some believe married George III when he was Prince of Wales. Whatever the truth she disappeared in December 1753 and was never seen by her family again. Her portrait was painted by Joshua Reynolds in about 1755/56. Trying to locate her time and...

Hi I have been trying for about 8 years to find out how my great great grandfather James Robertson came to Australia in 1834. I have had a professional researcher try to find this and we narrowed it down to 3 convicts and an immigrant Tin Worker but none match well enough for me to be...