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What a very sad story Louisa, I do hope you eventually find a resolution.

Best wishes

Maria

Thanks Jan. I hate to upset people's feelings and you've provided me with a really polite response.

Best wishes

Maria

Afternoon all,

Not sure if this is the right place for my query so apologies if not but I would be grateful for any assistance with the following: -

I have received a message via tribalpages...

Dear Marie

My ggg grandfather died in the Crimea after the Battle of Alma. Although I had his date of death I was keen to know what had happened to him. The researcher that I used checked all...

Dear June

Sorry it's not the right one. Could he have used one of his other names as his christian name? Struggling to find him under the full monty and just Alfred.

Best wishes

Maria

Hi June

There's an Alfred George Russell on the 1881 aged 23 born Greenwich, Kent occupation Master of the "Bonnie Lass" in Lincolnshire. Was he a sailor?

Ref is RG11, piece 3277, folio 68 page...

Morning all. I am trying to make connections between my Sparsholt Goaters and a Goater branch in New York.

After googling I have come across info re Goater baptisms at Holy Trinity, Gosport and...

Hi Barbz

I know what you mean - but I have to say when I started my family tree I thought my paternal line of GOATER would be an unusual name and easy to trace - ha, ha!! There are more of them...

Sorry found Mary A aged 18 on 1851 now as you said with mother Mary Ann.

Not sure if you have this but found on 1881 census Mary Ann Green aged 48 born c. 1833 Rothwell, Notts, annuitant with...

Hi Barbz

Same family on 1841?

John and Mary Ann both aged 40, John an ag lab, John 8, William 4 all born in county. No sign of daughter though

Best wishes

Maria

Hi Barbz

Found a family on the 1851 census in Rothwell: -

Father John aged 44, ag. Lab. Born North (something) Rowell (?)
Mother Mary Ann aged 47, POB Burton
Son John 18 born Rothwell
Son...

Hi Bronco

I do some transcribing for FreeBMD and have come across several instances where there are 2 alternate names given re a marriage. I have always assumed this to be where there is...

Dear LizzieB

Have you seen the thread posted re your story on another genealogy site under the name DollyB? There seems to be a lot of information on it.

After reading the other threads I...

Hi LizzieB

Sorry me again - just found that Gerald was a soldier in WW1.

Best wishes

Maria

Dear LizzieB

Still looking for Evelyn when I found a marriage for Doris. Not sure if you have the details so here goes: -

Date: 29/9/1919
Place: York, Ontario
Doris Maria Virtue (parents...

Dear Belinda

Sorry - have looked and looked and can't find anything! Even tried to look for Laura's birth but can't find that either.

Hope someone much cleverer than me (and that wouldn't be...

Dear Belinda

Searching through Quebec records on A******** I found a death for a William Charly Coote in 1919 and a Catholic burial in Maniwaki. My French is only 'O' level and the writing is very...

Dear belinda

Date of marriage 20 Mar 1915 in Carleton, Ontario to (as you said) Phyllis Chabot (obviously army man heard Felix (!). Still looking for death.

Best wishes

Maria

Dear Belinda

If you search on the Canadian Archives site there is his attestation papers from joining the Canadian army -gives his DOB as 21/1/1892 and next of kin as wife Felix (looks like)...

Hi Carl - sorry me again.

Just found the following while googling - maybe they lived in a house like this: -

bookings.landmarktrust.org.uk/BuildingDetails/Overview/112/St_Marys_Lane#

Best...

Hello CarltheDruid

Greetings from Bolton, Lancashire - a true cotton town with a proud textile history.

To answer your question you don't say where your family were based but I found on a...

Hi

Have you tried Lancashire Record Office? looking at the National Archives site it would appear there are some bastardy records for Lytham there.

Best of luck

Maria

Dear Robert

Hav you seen the entry on the CWGC site? www.cwgc.org. If you search the WWII casualties there is a listing for Richard Walter Parker stating he was injured at the GWR goods yard and...

Dear Colin

The New York passenger list entry is dated 07/09/1867 and has Emily Wiechardt aged 8 going to Philadelphia - can't see from the passenger list who she is with - she surely couldn't have...

Dear Colin

The record for Emily Wisheart going into Canada has her as DOB 1881, occupation cook, single, place of birth Ireland. Reason for going into Canada "to get married and reside". Date of...