On both of them, I read them as Gifford. I would have indicated if I saw different for them both.
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12-12-2015 6:51 PM
Thread: Gifford / Clifford / Kifford
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On both of them, I read them as Gifford. I would...
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11-12-2015 8:35 AM
Thread: Gifford / Clifford / Kifford
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I can definitely read it as Gifford.
I can definitely read it as Gifford.
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11-12-2015 8:24 AM
Thread: Help with term of Imprisonment
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Q1: The difference between reporting prisoners...
Q1: The difference between reporting prisoners in Wales and England is nil. They were in Great Britain so they are recorded exactly the same as we do it. Prisoners usually have the vaguest of...
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09-12-2015 4:28 PM
Thread: Letters & Leave Spring 1918
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Wait for Peter to arrive shortly. He knows a LOT...
Wait for Peter to arrive shortly. He knows a LOT about military.
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07-12-2015 7:06 PM
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Not the best idea in the world but it's worth it....
Not the best idea in the world but it's worth it. You could try tracing descendants of this couple to hand over the certificate to.
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06-12-2015 1:41 PM
Thread: No father's name on Birth Certificate
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I don't dispute that, Lesley. I just find it...
I don't dispute that, Lesley. I just find it astonishing as it was a labourer who worked with the father.
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06-12-2015 1:08 PM
Thread: No father's name on Birth Certificate
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This is indeed correct. A registrar has to go on...
This is indeed correct. A registrar has to go on what he/she is told - they don't know all the families in their district!!!!!!!!!!
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05-12-2015 10:05 AM
Thread: No father's name on Birth Certificate
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Hmmm.....this thread is very interesting. I...
Hmmm.....this thread is very interesting.
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30-11-2015 4:32 PM
Thread: Christmas Day
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When I was growing up in the 1960s Birmingham,...
When I was growing up in the 1960s Birmingham, the postman worked on Christmas Day and looking back if he didn't we wouldn't get my grandmother's card ;)
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30-11-2015 4:16 PM
Thread: Another Various Husband
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Yep, that's them! 16 Farr Road in Enfield. He...
Yep, that's them! 16 Farr Road in Enfield. He disappeared in 1957, and after the compulsory 7 years Aunt Kitty married again to Spencer Broughton in 1962.
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29-11-2015 10:33 PM
Thread: Thomas Ford SANDWELL of Margate
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I don't why but I have a sneaky suspicion he had...
I don't why but I have a sneaky suspicion he had something to do with it. When he threatened his wife he was under the influence and when this occurred it does mention beer and alcohol. When the...
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29-11-2015 10:21 PM
Thread: Another Various Husband
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Perfect. If you could find out his parents's...
Perfect. If you could find out his parents's names for me, then I can do further research to find out if he is the one who deserted my Aunt Kitty.
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29-11-2015 2:30 PM
Thread: Florence Mabel Kelly
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Alison, the original thread beginner hasn't been...
Alison, the original thread beginner hasn't been on the forums for a while now. But stay hopeful she will see you message :)
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29-11-2015 2:19 PM
Thread: Another Various Husband
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Time to rule him out then. Glad I can narrow it...
Time to rule him out then. Glad I can narrow it down a bit.
There is a Albert T Hurley registered 1913 in Petersfield, Hampshire. Kitty's sister (Annie) Mary (Elizabeth Rose) and all the other... -
28-11-2015 9:55 PM
Thread: Another Various Husband
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No, I haven't seen the original image but I have...
No, I haven't seen the original image but I have seen the transcription. There are 4 people closed in her household. She was listed at 16 Farr Road in Enfield, Middlesex (London) where she stayed...
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28-11-2015 6:41 PM
Thread: Another Various Husband
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Another Various Husband
Hello my fellow B-G members,
I have been researching a long lost relative called Kate Winifred Fanny Gates, who I have posted on here about previously, who had three husbands.
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25-11-2015 4:27 PM
Thread: Steward - running Post Office in 1930s
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I understand that it is hard to find the exact...
I understand that it is hard to find the exact place of birth of an Irish native. If you're lucky there may be an obituary in the newspaper which occasionally can give the place of birth.
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25-11-2015 1:21 PM
Thread: What do you remember???
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I wish I was young like I used to be.....how...
I wish I was young like I used to be.....how times change!
I spoke to my parents about this, and they well recall this very hard winter. Here's what they told me (I am a good secretary because I... -
23-11-2015 6:29 PM
Thread: What do you remember???
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Not at all. I went through old pictures of my...
Not at all. I went through old pictures of my very unhappy childhood and made me think back to all the memories, so I wondered what yours were compared to mine, i.e. rural to urban life, renting to...
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22-11-2015 4:27 PM
Thread: What do you remember???
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I'm not commenting because me, my brother and my...
I'm not commenting because me, my brother and my sister loved the Easter and Christmas trips our primary school provided. At primary school we did hymns and bibles during Assembly and in RE lessons. ...
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22-11-2015 12:20 PM
Thread: What do you remember???
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Cheeky so and so's ;) Wish I thought of...
Cheeky so and so's ;) Wish I thought of that!!!!!!!!!!!
I recall Sunday School started in Year 2, which for me was in 1966, and they took place for 3 hours learning English, Maths and Science in... -
21-11-2015 1:23 PM
Thread: What do you remember???
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Oh lovely photo! I have just found this photo...
Oh lovely photo!
I have just found this photo of my stepmum's Volkswagen Beetle:
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21-11-2015 11:37 AM
Thread: What do you remember???
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Lovely to hear your memories, Rove, and what a...
Lovely to hear your memories, Rove, and what a good looking car!!
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20-11-2015 5:24 PM
Thread: Birmingham, Staffordshire?
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I was born in 1960 in Bromsgrove (about 10 miles...
I was born in 1960 in Bromsgrove (about 10 miles south of Birmingham City), though Bromsgrove is referred to by most as Birmingham. Birmingham was once a range of counties: Staffordshire,...
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20-11-2015 5:22 PM
Thread: 'Proprietor' on burial record
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A proprietor, in general, are genuinely people...
A proprietor, in general, are genuinely people who own dwelling, land or shares.
In this case it could be the deceased's wife owned the land or a share of it, though because of sexism in the day...
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