Forum: Strays

Are you missing a twelve year old Arthur Chapman born in Brixton in 1901 census? He is boarding with Brown family in Sheering Essex.

From the Burial Register of Sandal Magna, West Riding of Yorkshire: 02 Nov 1904 Arthur Robinson KENYON aged 17 years. Abode: Clayworth, Retford.

From the Marriage Register of St Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex: 10 January 1858 by Licence: George KENNEDY, 44, Bachelor, Tailor, of 6 Manchester St. James KENNEDY, Tailor & Ann BLAND, 30, Spinster, of Burley in the County of York. Thomas BLAND, Tailor.

While looking for my Stanton ancestors I came across a whole batch of records relating to the Stantons of the West Midlands. If anyone has family ties in this area I have family trees drawn up in 1815 - 1850 and dating back to 1574. If you think this might be your family drop me a line.

Norfolk Marriage Licences 1831 (7 of 127) Andrew BEATY of Spingfield, Dumfrieshire & Mary ROBINSON of All Saints, King's Lynn, Norfolk for marriage in the Parish of All Saints.

From the ATs for East Dereham, Norfolk: No 252: Thomas EVANS of the Parishes of Sandybra in the County of Carmarthen & East Dereham in the County of Norfolk a Batchelor, and Ann BANYARD of East Dereham, Spinster. Married by licence, 27 Sep 1791. Witnesses: Elizabeth NEWSTEAD & Wm PRICKETT.

I have a postcard dated 1953 sent from Eastbourne, Sussex to Miss Daisy Herget or Heryet, "Twenty" Lansdowne Place, Hove 2, Sussex. Begins Dear Auntie Daisy.... A Daisy Herget is found on the 1901 census, age 24, a servant in Hove, born Greenwich. In 1881 I believe the same person is found in...

I have two postcards sent to Muriel Mackenzie, "St Audries", Blossomfields Road, Solihull, Birmingham, both mailed from Eastbourne, Sussex: 1) Postmarked 19 Jul 1914, signed Elfrida Evans. 2) Postmarked 3 Aug 1914, signed Harold. I can't remember where I got these - sorry! Might have been Ebay...

I have an old postcard dated 28 Jan 1907, view of Eastbourne (Sussex) mailed from Southfields S.W. and postmarked Wandsworth, S.W. (London). There is no connection to my family and would be happy to send it to someone connected. The card was sent to Miss Thorpe, The Rectory, Duckmanton, Nr....