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John
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29-06-2023 6:58 AM
Thread: Henry Lord and Family
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I'll close off this thread by once again thanking...
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29-06-2023 6:57 AM
Thread: Henry Lord and Family
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Thanks Pam - I hadn't realised that that was an...
Thanks Pam - I hadn't realised that that was an option. Makes a lot of sense if they just needed help for a short time which seems to have been the case for Henry and his family.
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29-06-2023 12:22 AM
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thank you Helachau - it's an interesting name but...
thank you Helachau - it's an interesting name but what it confirms to me is that the family was out of the workhouse and apparently working again. it must have gone pretty well for them because as I...
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28-06-2023 6:22 AM
Thread: Henry Lord and Family
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I have now had the chance to review all of your...
I have now had the chance to review all of your very helpful information and realise that the name transcription to Lane/Laud is why I hadn't been able to locate them. All of the data above confirms...
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28-06-2023 4:47 AM
Thread: Henry Lord and Family
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Thank you all very much! I wasn't able to access...
Thank you all very much! I wasn't able to access my computer since I posted so now I have lots of information to sort through
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17-06-2023 1:27 PM
Thread: Henry Lord and Family
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Henry Lord and Family
In March 1841 Henry Lord, his wife and 4 children were in the Stamford workhouse.I can find no other records for them until 1855 when they were unassisted immigrants to Australia arriving in Geelong...
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15-10-2022 7:51 AM
Thread: George SEFTON and Jane Elizabeth WEBB
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I think our posts may have passed each other. ...
I think our posts may have passed each other.
you've given me lots of things to investigate further and I very much appreciate your help. I'm actually pursuing this for an old friend so I can now... -
15-10-2022 7:46 AM
Thread: George SEFTON and Jane Elizabeth WEBB
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Well thank you again, I had never considered this...
Well thank you again, I had never considered this in my research but there is one other bit of information which now make more sense. I have not been able to find any evidence of his arrival in...
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14-10-2022 10:48 PM
Thread: George SEFTON and Jane Elizabeth WEBB
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Thanks Jomot I agree it's a strange coincidence...
Thanks Jomot I agree it's a strange coincidence but it would suggest that George and Jane had emigrated to SA and had Jane Elizabeth 22 years after George Jnr. That seems a bit of a stretch and...
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14-10-2022 7:07 AM
Thread: George SEFTON and Jane Elizabeth WEBB
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Apologies folks I thought it looked ok on my...
Apologies folks I thought it looked ok on my screen but obviously not!
I'll take your advice on the place - I'm not familiar enough with place names to make any other suggestions.
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13-10-2022 11:41 PM
Thread: George SEFTON and Jane Elizabeth WEBB
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Sefton Watts Marriage Details
https://i.postimg.cc/fLpNTwq5/Sefton-George-Watts-Kate-Maria-Marriage-Part-1.png
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13-10-2022 11:33 PM
Thread: George SEFTON and Jane Elizabeth WEBB
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On his son's birth cert the informant is his wife...
On his son's birth cert the informant is his wife Kate WATTS. She could not write so the information is all written by the registrar.
Yes you have the right marriage cert.
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13-10-2022 5:26 AM
Thread: Inserting an image
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Inserting an image
Can you please tell me how to insert an image or document into a post
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13-10-2022 5:04 AM
Thread: George SEFTON and Jane Elizabeth WEBB
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Thank you but it's George Sefton's parents that...
Thank you but it's George Sefton's parents that I'm after. I agree that the record you've found is a little strange to say the least. I might pursue that one day after I've exhausted all avenues for...
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12-10-2022 9:47 AM
Thread: George SEFTON and Jane Elizabeth WEBB
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Thank you - that was actually his second marriage...
Thank you - that was actually his second marriage but the details of his parents is consistent.It's the parents that I can't find any record of or indeed of young George's birth
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12-10-2022 7:52 AM
Thread: George SEFTON and Jane Elizabeth WEBB
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George SEFTON and Jane Elizabeth WEBB
In 1858 George Sefton was Married in Australia. On his marriage certificate his place of birth appears to be Farnsworth London. From his given age he was born in 1825. When his son was born Georges's...
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01-08-2016 4:34 AM
Thread: Elizabeth Flannagan from Spitalsfield
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Thank you Janet I don't subscribe to Ancestry...
Thank you Janet
I don't subscribe to Ancestry so it's not me but it exactly matches the data we have (there is an excellent database on female convicts to Van Diemens land at... -
01-08-2016 4:29 AM
Thread: Elizabeth Flannagan from Spitalsfield
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Thank you Dundee10 for your 2 posts. We had...
Thank you Dundee10 for your 2 posts.
We had found the marriage records and were hoping we hadn't missed some other records.
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30-07-2016 10:47 AM
Thread: Elizabeth Flannagan from Spitalsfield
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Elizabeth Flannagan from Spitalsfield
Elizabeth Flannagan was a convict sentenced to death for housebreaking 9 December 1830 at the Old Bailey. This was commuted to transportation for life. She is my wife's 2nd great grandmother.
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24-07-2016 12:55 PM
Thread: Private Messages
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Thanks Pam! Terrific service John
Thanks Pam! Terrific service
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24-07-2016 12:00 PM
Thread: Private Messages
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Private Messages
I would like to be send a private message to another forum member with whom I have been discussing our common ancestors.
Is this possible?
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05-07-2016 12:41 AM
Thread: john Lang
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Thanks again Ann A lot of new information for...
Thanks again Ann
A lot of new information for me here.
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03-07-2016 12:00 PM
Thread: john Lang
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And again Ann Re-looking at the Laing family...
And again Ann
Re-looking at the Laing family details from 1841 census I've just realised that Marion doesn't appear. The boy's details all fit with what I know from later documents and confirmed... -
03-07-2016 11:33 AM
Thread: john Lang
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Hello again Ann After reading back through...
Hello again Ann
After reading back through your notes I think we're pretty much in agreement. I have copies of the John Laing/Marion Bruce marriage you refer to. The John and William Laings... -
01-07-2016 1:09 AM
Thread: john Lang
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Thank you again Ann I think I can shed some...
Thank you again Ann
I think I can shed some light on this family (at least the Laing/Bruce part). I'll sort it out and get back to you. This is the first I've come across the children from Marion...
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