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Stamford Mercury 15th February 1878:
Deaths:
At Melbourne, Australia on the 21st December, Francis Joshua PILLEY, aged 32, eldest and only surviving Son of the late Mr John PILLEY of Boston.
At Bristol, Wisconsin on the 6th January, Ranson SHOTLIFF, formerly of Langrick near Boston, aged 40.
Thanks for those, Mitch. :flowers:
Lincolnshire FHS collect strays so I will forward the details to them.
Have found Francis Pilley's birth registration on FreeBMD, so will add a postem on there.
His marriage qualifies as a 'stray' entry, too.
At St Anne's, Bermondsey, on 13 December 1876 to Margaret Hannah GROOM. Francis' occupation was 'marriner'.
Pam
Thanks Pam.
Ranson SHOTLIFF is neither the of the ones baptised in Lincolnshire in 1828 & 1849 as both are still alive and in the USA after this newspaper published.
On the 1841 census at North Forty Foot Bank(extraparochial) near Langrick there are a William(30), Ann(30) & Mary(1m) SHOTLIFFE but no sign of Ranson so bit of a mystery!
You are a little star, looking for Ranson. Thank you.
I did have a quick look, but couldn't find anything concrete on him, so put him on my 'look when I'm upstairs with access to everything' list. :smile5:
Pam