Forum: Strays

Peter BRADEY of the Kingdom of Ireland mariner on board the Mary Privateer married Mary Ransom widow of Town (Church Town?) at St Hilary Cornwall by Banns Dec 9 1745.

From the Register of Gaywood Parish Church, Norfolk: Baptisms: All on 23 December 1840: John Washington PAUL son of William Cheatle & Arabella PAUL of Gaywood, Farmer. Born in America 08 August 1837. Emily PAUL daughter of William Cheatle & Arabella PAUL of Gaywood, Farmer. Edward PAUL son...

Have been researching this man for some time, who met an unfortunate end. He was 'found drowned in pool' 9th April 1899 Daventry, County Northamptonshire Aged 74 years of Staverton. Northamptonshire. Farmer, Grazier.

From the South African Commercial Advertiser and Cape Town Mail, 17 January 1856 MARRIED by Special Licence on Wednesday the 16th January at St.George’s Cathedral, by the Lord Bishop of Cape Town, Albert Henry GODFREY Esq, Lieutenant and Adjutant HM 73rd Regt, youngest son of John GODFREY...

William CRAGGE of Broadhampson in Sussex buried 21st January 1739 in St Hilary Cornwall.

At Welney Parish Church, Norfolk (til 1894 then Cambridgeshire) Marriage: 03 Apr 1894 Charles William HENSTOCK 35 Hydropathist of Matlock, Derbyshire & Annie Elizabeth DALTON 28 no occupation of Welney.

Born Hull, 18.07.1815, died 02.03.1875. Buried in Sleaford Cemetery, Lincolnshire, with his wife, Ann.

At Orlingbury Parish Church, Northamptonshire Marriage 31 August 1764 William GLOVER (x) of Pavingham, Bedfordshire & Ann LANGLEY of Orlingbury. Witnesses: El AYER & John OULD. Married by Banns.

Years ago I found an item in the Montreal Gazette (27 Jun 1956) when I was going through microfilms looking for my family in Valleyfield, Quebec. Just found the notes I took on an item on Ernest Arrandale who had just left Valleyfield to live in Florida. The item stated that he was born in...

From the South African Commercial Advertiser and Cape Town Mail Thursday 14 December 1854 DEATH Dec 6: On board the Ship “Thomas W Sears”, Mr. Joseph GLOYNE, Native of Portsmouth, England, aged 22 years.

I have extracted a few English-related records from the Drouin Collection; these are from the Anglican Cathedral at Quebec City (lots of English about in the early 19th century - soldiers, seamen, general tradesmen, etc.). The records only seem to be indexed on Anc*** by the name of the person(s)...

Searching my own Hibbert family in Quebec's Drouin collection and found this Lawrence who is not related to me but it mentions his dad in England: Marriage of Lawrence Hibbert, full age, to Evelynne Steele Neilson, full age, at Como United Church (or falling under the jurisdiction of Hudson...

From the Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph of 23 March 1960: NOWAKOWSKI (nee SYMONDS) - On March 20 1960 at R.A.F. Hospital, Changi, Singapore, Barbara Mary, dear wife of Stefan and beloved daughter of Mr. & Mrs. T. Symonds, 36, Westward Ho, Grimsby.

From the South African Commercial Advertiser and Cape Town Mail, Saturday 28 October 1854 DIED at Cape Town on the 25th October 1854, Charles Mann PALK Esq of Little Hempston, Devon, aged 26 years.

Buried Waxham, Norfolk. page number 3 entry number 21 John Alderson of Sunderland, washed on shore, buried 3 March 1838. No age given.

Burial at Waxham, Norfolk. page 1, entry number 2. Thomas Arrowsmith, abode North Shields washed on shore, buried 6 September 1816, aged 29. As a by-the-by, Waxham is a very small village on the Norfolk coast. There are eight burials on the first page covering the years from 1814 to April...

Burial at (Sea) Palling, Norfolk page number 89 entry number 711 The entry says: 'Body of a man unknown washed up on the beach' and then abode unknown, date of burial April 23rd 1923 aged about 50 years'. A line had been drawn under the 'unknown' abode and 'about 50 years' age. The name...

Burial (Sea) Palling, Norfolk page number 47, entry number 374 Elizabeth Warnes, abode Hoxton Middlesex, buried 10 June 1870, aged 78.