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  1. Thread: Where is James

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    Pam: Thank you for the link. No luck though...

    Pam: Thank you for the link. No luck though which suggests no divorce.

    Jomot1: My feeling is that divorce was not an option either financially or socially. Bertha became quite a businesswoman...
  2. Thread: Where is James

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    I'm still picking away at this. Forgive me for...

    I'm still picking away at this. Forgive me for thinking out loud.

    I know Bertha Fleming and Mr. Hawkins did not marry as he says he is single in the 1939 Registration whilst Bertha says she is...
  3. Thread: Where is James

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    Jomot1: Thank you for the information re where...

    Jomot1: Thank you for the information re where Thomas Fleming was in 1921 - it adds some weight to it being the right record.

    Pam: My apologies for breaking/bending the rules. I did originally...
  4. Thread: Where is James

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    Pamelawagster: You are right - this is the...

    Pamelawagster: You are right - this is the record I found to match my 1921 census entry. Very odd selection of names!
  5. Thread: Where is James

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    jomot1: Sorry, I am confusing myself and...

    jomot1: Sorry, I am confusing myself and thinking of older census where we only see the enumerator's master rather than the original household schedule. I believe that only began in 1911 and then...
  6. Thread: Where is James

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    Yes, this is the one I tend to favour. There are...

    Yes, this is the one I tend to favour. There are no other likelier/better candidates when I search although Thomas and James could be mis-transcribed but without buying endless 'possibles' it is...
  7. Thread: Where is James

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    Where is James

    I have been trying to find James William Hitchcock Fleming in 1921. He was born on 28th March 1911 in Clapham Maternity Hospital and listed in the 1911 census there with his mother although he had a...
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    My ring is so very precious to me. I intend for...

    My ring is so very precious to me. I intend for it to pass to my granddaughter (now only two years old) when I no longer need it. My own daughter has inherited my mother's wedding and engagement...
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    Thank you for your thoughts. My brother and I...

    Thank you for your thoughts.

    My brother and I feel that our Mum and Dad would have bought the house 50/50 and in the way that the survivor of either of them would be the sole beneficiary to the...
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    Making Sense of our Dad's Probate

    My brother was tidying up paperwork and came across the Probate for our Dad. I think we’d probably both seen it before but not recently and not with ‘adult’ brains.

    As background: Mum and Dad...
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    I'll leave you to enjoy the read - rather you...

    I'll leave you to enjoy the read - rather you than me! I will, however, be interested to hear if you read anything relevant or of interest re payment or similar to TA members, reservists.

    Have a...
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    This is very helpful - thank you. Audrey

    This is very helpful - thank you.


    Audrey
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    Territorial Army in mid to late 1930s

    I have just received the military records for an uncle. Jim joined the TA in 1934 aged 16 with the rank of 'Boy' to train as a Drummer. When he attained 17 he signed up to the Royal Artillery as a...
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    Interesting - so far. I will check out the link...

    Interesting - so far. I will check out the link on Wikipedia. Thank you although I'm not sure blood testing for diseases such as syphilis was usual in the UK. I've certainly never heard of it...
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    Blood test before marriage in 1931

    My maternal aunt and uncle were first cousins (their fathers were brothers) and with some family opposition (by the bride's father and two brothers) against their courtship they married in 1931. The...
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    Well, thank you. Those prices do give me some...

    Well, thank you. Those prices do give me some idea of how much the might have paid and I can probably convert that to modern prices in terms of what it represented to a weekly wage. I have the...
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    Any idea of the value of gold jewelry?

    This is a bit random, I'm afraid.

    When my paternal grandmother died in 1940 my father (18 years old) took her 22ct gold band wedding ring. He had two younger sisters so kept it safe. When I was...
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    Thank you - that moves me forward in my research.

    Thank you - that moves me forward in my research.
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    Abbreviation on WAAF WWI Record

    I have recently acquired the WWII military records for my aunt who served in the WAAF for a couple of years before a discharge on compassionate grounds - my uncle had been medically discharged from...
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    What did my aunt do in the WAAF

    I have just received the military service record for my aunt who enlisted in the WAAF on 28th December 1942. Her civilian occupation is noted as "Fab/Wrkr. Closed" and that she wanted "to be put in...
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    Yes, I believe he was a very competent swimmer...

    Yes, I believe he was a very competent swimmer and the family have shared photos of his medals and trophies. Roderick's niece was my mother-in-law and she was a very good swimmer who did life-saving...
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    An update. Looking at the 1921 household...

    An update. Looking at the 1921 household schedule for this family and it is a mess with crossings out and the 'head' of the household clearly being confused and someone (possibly the enumerator)...
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    Sue: Your research is all correct. I have a...

    Sue: Your research is all correct. I have a very complete biography of the family but 1921 was a big black hole! Yes, they did move around quite a bit but I have managed to connect with a grandson...
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    Lost in 1921 .......... again

    I feel the need to apologise asking for help because, again, I cannot find a family in the 1921 census.

    This time it is Roderick Stuart Hume born 1884 in Ireland who was married to Ethel Maud May...
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    Wow! Thank you so much. This has given me a...

    Wow! Thank you so much. This has given me a great leap forward in the family's history - people I didn't know about ...................
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