I decided to go back to the start again with these pesky Pages (ignore my previous post, I am half right and half confused!)
Jane is definitely my great grandmother, and her dad is definitely Jonas,...
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23-04-2023 6:13 AM
Thread: The confusing Richard Page(s)
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I decided to go back to the start again with...
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11-04-2023 5:48 AM
Thread: The confusing Richard Page(s)
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Sort of? Jonas' parents are Richard and Elizabeth...
Sort of? Jonas' parents are Richard and Elizabeth on the baptism records, on the marriage certificate for Jonas and Marianne Haddon -his father is also Richard (shoe maker). I can't find Jonas in the...
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10-04-2023 11:19 AM
Thread: The confusing Richard Page(s)
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The confusing Richard Page(s)
Greetings! The weather is cooling down so the family history is coming out again. I've been confirming things in the "Page" side of my family tree (my sister gave me a 'double-dare you' challenge to...
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04-10-2022 4:08 AM
Thread: William Henry Walker
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Hello, I could well be making an assumption -...
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I could well be making an assumption - this is part of the information I got from someone else, but it more or less matched up with the info I gleaned from the marriage certificate -... -
04-10-2022 3:26 AM
Thread: William Henry Walker
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Hello! I found a baptism record for Ann Hamlin...
Hello!
I found a baptism record for Ann Hamlin Matthews, daughter of Abraham and Mary living in Farringdon Devon. The baptism was in 1820, so, assuming she was born around then.
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04-10-2022 3:07 AM
Thread: William Henry Walker
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Hello! the only "proof" I have about William...
Hello!
the only "proof" I have about William Henry being born in Devon is what he wrote on his marriage certificate. I did receive his death certificate, and that had his place of birth as... -
30-09-2022 7:48 AM
Thread: William Henry Walker
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William Henry Walker
Hello!
After getting annoyed with the notorious John Smith retail brewer, I decided to have a wee crack at my "other" family tree - I'm adopted, and I have met both my biological parents and all,... -
19-07-2022 11:35 PM
Thread: Needles in a haystack
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That's a bit of a bugger! I think I will get...
That's a bit of a bugger! I think I will get Sidney's birth certificate anyway to add to the collection
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19-07-2022 3:52 AM
Thread: Needles in a haystack
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I am moderately ashamed to admit that I was today...
I am moderately ashamed to admit that I was today years old when I realised that Ann and John weren't married when Sidney was born! (Sidney is even *my* rellie!)
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19-07-2022 2:01 AM
Thread: Needles in a haystack
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Those pesky vicars, hey! In the 1841 census,...
Those pesky vicars, hey!
In the 1841 census, the bloke I am assuming is my John Smith (38) lives with someone called Mary Smith aged 39 - could be his sister, I guess? I was assuming previous wife... -
18-07-2022 6:44 AM
Thread: Needles in a haystack
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My John Smith is a brewer/beer seller, and his...
My John Smith is a brewer/beer seller, and his dad was a labourer. There's about eleventyseven bazillion brewers called John Smith in Birmingham - I hate to think how many labourers there are! I...
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18-07-2022 5:00 AM
Thread: Needles in a haystack
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Needles in a haystack
Hello everyone - I'm after a spot of advice (or alternatively, a you're completely mad, that will never work. Either will suffice!)
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30-06-2022 5:16 AM
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Thankyou!
Thankyou!
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29-06-2022 1:02 PM
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https://i.postimg.cc/Jz8RCJnT/Screenshot-2022-06-2...
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I'm back with death certificate in hand (or on screen! I hope it's okay to post, too) My John Smith is definitely the one who was 59... -
24-06-2022 12:50 AM
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That is so cool, thank you! Based on the...
That is so cool, thank you!
Based on the movement of street numbers, is it plausible that the Fountain Inn that was at 195 New John St West in the 1850s/1860s is in a similar area? Or is it likely... -
23-06-2022 6:26 AM
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Hee! Your son! Mine knows my birthday is his and...
Hee! Your son! Mine knows my birthday is his and a half birthday, so he's all over the date.
I found the probate stuff that had a definite date of death for him, which helped work out which one I... -
23-06-2022 5:54 AM
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Oh my goodness... I just toddled off to GRO to...
Oh my goodness... I just toddled off to GRO to perhaps order a death certificate for John Smith and crikey moses, the GRO has AGES! So, I have confirmed (ish) that my John Smith was 59 when he died...
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23-06-2022 4:56 AM
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Random related question about street numbers......
Random related question about street numbers... Do street numbers in Birmingham have 2 4 6 8 etc on one side of the road and 1 3 5 7 etc on the other? Or is it just 1 2 3 4 5?
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23-06-2022 4:50 AM
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Thanks! I am pretty sure that's the right dead...
Thanks! I am pretty sure that's the right dead John Smith, as Ann had the Fountain Inn for a bit after he died. I might have to get the death certificate!? Assuming of course that 1859 death...
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23-06-2022 4:49 AM
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It appears I am not only figuratively re-tracing...
It appears I am not only figuratively re-tracing my steps, I'm literally doing it! I do recall throwing my hands up in despair and bemoaning the whole John Smith thing at the time (wishing the last...
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22-06-2022 12:54 PM
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The (very) many John Smiths of Birmingham
We've been watching Peaky Blinders which may or may not have got me interested in delving into my Birmingham rellies again, as I vaguely remembered a couple of blokes called Smith who were in the...
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09-07-2020 6:07 AM
Thread: DNA match to my adoptive Mother
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Hey, Don't know where you are at this point of...
Hey,
Don't know where you are at this point of your search - I discovered my biological father using GEDMATCH - that was a surprise because a) I thought he was someone else and b) not actually... -
24-06-2020 3:43 AM
Thread: Curiouser and curiouser...
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I wonder if Mary Jane was having a fling with the...
I wonder if Mary Jane was having a fling with the Lieutenant who then introduced her to the Duke....
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24-06-2020 3:42 AM
Thread: Curiouser and curiouser...
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The book can be found by googling "My Uncle,...
The book can be found by googling "My Uncle, George V" and selecting the "hathitrust.org" option which will take you to a PDF.
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23-06-2020 12:30 PM
Thread: Curiouser and curiouser...
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The plot is getting thickerer... Clarence Guy...
The plot is getting thickerer...
Clarence Guy Gordon Haddon wrote a book! And because he wrote it in 1929 (and probably self-published it) it's not longer restricted by copyright and I located a...
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