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    Thank you so much Helachau! I'll follow these up...

    Thank you so much Helachau! I'll follow these up and see if they lead to any other references.
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    Hi Pam, I really do not have any further...

    Hi Pam,
    I really do not have any further information about John other than his baptism and the change made by his mother.

    It being a common name there are entries on Ancestry/FMP but I cannot...
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    Where did John Collyer go?

    Hello,
    I know very little about John Collyer who was born in December 1786 and baptised on 31st December 1786 at St James. Paddington. He was the son of Henry Collyer and Elizabeth Murphy who...
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    Hi Squaredancer - thank you very much for your...

    Hi Squaredancer - thank you very much for your discovery!! The signature is hard to read and the scan isn't very clear but....it could be Oppenheim!
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    Huge thanks to all for the rapid research and...

    Huge thanks to all for the rapid research and comments. A distant relative has a phrenology report handwritten on paper printed with the address, and signed. I gave the dates based on who I believed...
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    Yes, but couldn't find any specific to St...

    Yes, but couldn't find any specific to St George's Square.....
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    Searching for a London phrenologist

    I am looking for the name of a phrenologist who practised at 73 St George's Square, London. Possibly 1850s - 1860s. I've tried searching on the census returns and on the internet in general but have...
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    I've just had an answer from a FB group member -...

    I've just had an answer from a FB group member - 4 months!!!
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    Well, it's taken a while but I have scanned the...

    Well, it's taken a while but I have scanned the cause of death on the certificate that I couldn't read!!!

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nHYx52ER1nEs50IURBUEKyJU7qn0-pQF/view?usp=sharing
  10. Thank you - that's really helpful. The Gazette...

    Thank you - that's really helpful. The Gazette gave information as to where he was living. I do wonder if the 'decton' could be 'declon' - declaration? I also wondered if the other names eg Masters...
  11. 1793 Understanding debtor's trial documents

    I have transcribed a document found at TNA and wondered if anyone could put it into layman's terms for me? When it refers to 'damage' could this be money owing? It's not easy to read!! Nathaniel was...
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    NA of India requests for record on demand

    Hello! Has anyone used the National Archives of India link Abhilekh Patal and requested documents to be digitised on demand? I sent some requests in July but nothing has appeared yet! (I appreciate...
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    Thanks Lesley I've tried the BNA and Ancestry to...

    Thanks Lesley I've tried the BNA and Ancestry to see if I could find the person. I guess the photo could have been taken from the 1860's onwards.
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    Anyone heard of C S August?

    I have a very bad photocopy of a photo said to be taken by C S August. The photo is of a residence in Suffolk. I cannot find anything online regarding this photographer. There is the Early...
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    Thanks again - I'll have another go soon - just...

    Thanks again - I'll have another go soon - just logged out of Ancestry for the night!!
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    Thanks again, that looks like it could be the...

    Thanks again, that looks like it could be the route Herbert took from the 2nd to the 52nd. I can only get as far as the 31 Jan 1918 war diary for the 2nd battn on Ancestry. Your link takes me to the...
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    Oh yes - I hadn't noticed - the 2nd then the...

    Oh yes - I hadn't noticed - the 2nd then the 52nd! The 52nd comes from a notebook he had when serving in Germany. I'll follow up on the 2nd battalion. Thanks again!!
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    Thank you Jom ot1. That's very useful...

    Thank you Jom ot1. That's very useful information. I wonder if his time in the trenches was with the 52nd then?
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    West Riding Regiment H Turner

    Hello all,
    I am trying to find out about my grandfather, Herbert Turner's service in the West Riding Regiment. (Identified from a cap badge on a photo). I cannot find his attestation papers. We...
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    Mentioned in Despatches

    I am trying to find out why my late Father-in-Law was mentioned in despatches. The notice was posted in the London Gazette on 17th March 1941. At that time he would have been ground crew with 32 (or...
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    Hi there. I believe my late Father-in-Law, who...

    Hi there. I believe my late Father-in-Law, who trained as a pilot through the Arnold Scheme, was at Gunter Field in July 1942. He was also at Turners Field, and Lakeland.
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    Many thanks Coromandel for your suggestions. I...

    Many thanks Coromandel for your suggestions. I have been checking on findmypast and Ancestry as they are always updating info - I was surprised to find John's marriage bond recently. I do have a copy...
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    In the mid 19th century my husband’s...

    In the mid 19th century my husband’s great-grandfather was trying to trace his family tree. A cousin sent him a letter written by his grandfather Nathaniel (John’s son) about his forebears.
    “My...
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    Searching in Boulogne area

    I have found the forum GenNPdC (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) very helpful when searching for an English resident in Boulogne and Boulogne St Martin (1880's). The other members were very helpful and obtained...
  25. Just a quick update... Some kind person found...

    Just a quick update... Some kind person found Frederick Alberts death certificate (although French certificates don't seem to give the cause of death) .....and his third (Illegitimate) daughter's...
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