Forum: Rest of the World Genealogy

I have discovered that my fair haired, blue eyed line of East End Londoners were descended from a Domenick Gobby who had been born in 1780 in "foreign parts." Since one of his sons was named Alexander Antonio I'm tempted to think he may have originated in Italy. Another of his sons - my 3X great...

I have a relation whos death is recorded in fiji. I believe she emigrated after her husband was killed in WW1. How would I go about finding info on her? Many thanks

My gt grandmother whose maiden name was Harriett WAKELING (b.1841) accompanied her parents to The Ascension Islands in the early 1850s where her father served as a Royal Marine private. She eventually returned to England and married my gt grandfather John COTTERALL in Woolwich in 1861. She gave...

I have found reference to a Henry Montague Blyth in 1897 in the London Gazette, stating that the Queen had approved him as Consul of Austria-Hungary at Port Loius Mauritius. I can find no more information about him. Any pointers would be great please.

Just heard on the radio that many Colonial Office photos from The National Archives are being put on Flickr, allowing people to add comments. See http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/africa/

Hi - I have been researching my family for a very long time, and my old posts and the replies are still in the system. I am deserving of a Pulitzer Prize for some of what I have written about my family - sadly there is no futre in getting old - and in time, all these folk will fade into oblivion -...

Here I go again! Don't really know were to post this as there is a Russian connection.My G/G Grandfather Giles Ching(?) Soper b1828 went to Russia maybe as an Architect to work on the Tsar's Winter Palace He was married to Emma Eldford (b1862 ) around 1850 and had 2 children in Ivanofsky near St...

A colleague at work is interested in researching his French Ancestry. Does anyone have any tips about the best way to go about it? Thanks Janie

I had relatives who moved to Argentina in the late 1880s to 1900s all called Whittall, is there any way I can trace them

HI all, I am trying to find info on Edward Skinner born 1869 in Inverurie, Scotland and trained as an architect. He studied in England and then moved to Colombo in about 1893 where he was an architect for the public works dept. He eventually founded his own business and was well known. I...

im trying to find out more information on mueller. my garndad name is walter ernest herman mueller born in 1925 in gremany hamburg. he came over here in the wrold war 2. im trying to find out his mother name and see if he had any sisters or brother. his father name is herman mueller.

Hi forum members I am seeking details of the marriage of my grandparents on my mother's side of my family. My grandfather Rev. Alfred Norton Garrett was Vicar of St. Peters (Garrison) Church and acting chaplain to the forces, Fort Colombo, Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). He had recently taken...

My husband's grandparents, Wilhelm Parias and Wilhelmina Schumann emigrated to Saskatchewan, Canada from Germany in 1896 and were naturalized in 1905. Wilhelm was born 25 Oct. 1867 in Germany according to his naturalization records and 1911 census. His wife, Wilhelmina was born 3 Aug. 1870 to...

Now I am hopelessly out of my depth and hoping that someone on the Forum can help. Thanks to Fiona, via the Forum, I have finally discovered the death of my twig Gilbert Macpherson HIRON who according to "Clarke's Directory" died 18 October 1889, aged 26, at Geneva, Switzerland. Can anybody...

Can anyone tell me where I may find HK births and marriages? I was hoping for a format similar to FreeBMD or Ancesspit. After searching for hints here and rooting around various sites I’ve not come up with anything. There was a reference number in the TNA catalogue but clicking on that got me...

My 2 x great-grandmother, Maria Benita Sharples was born in Buenos aires c 1869. Father James, Mother unknown. Two brothers, Anselmo c 1867, Francesco c1868, one sister, Eliza c 1865 also born Buenos Aires. Where can I obtain birth details, parents etc. Have tried consular births, regimental...

I have a GGrandfather who came over to the UK in 1880's from Malta. Assuming he came on a boat at some stage - where do I begin to look for any record of his arrival in this country? :) Thanks for any help.