Speaking of industrial schools, I saw this one yesterday, which would match up:
Name: John William Davis
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1858
Relation: Juvenile Offender (Prisoner)...
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28-07-2017 10:47 AM
Thread: John & Eliza Jane Davis
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Speaking of industrial schools, I saw this one...
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27-07-2017 10:53 AM
Thread: John & Eliza Jane Davis
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Well-spotted, Christina! We found some other...
Well-spotted, Christina!
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26-07-2017 11:49 PM
Thread: John & Eliza Jane Davis
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Matthias has baptism and burial records (with...
Matthias has baptism and burial records (with images) on Ancestry, although it doesn't seem like his children do. He died on 03/08/1885 and was apparently cremated at Woking.
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26-07-2017 11:33 PM
Thread: John & Eliza Jane Davis
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Matthias' third wife and two of their daughters...
Matthias' third wife and two of their daughters are on the 1891 census, which confirms her as a widow.
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26-07-2017 11:24 PM
Thread: John & Eliza Jane Davis
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Yes, I think so. And the second wife: ...
Yes, I think so.
And the second wife:
Deaths Jun 1862
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26-07-2017 11:05 PM
Thread: John & Eliza Jane Davis
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If you check the 'Discharge Date: 3 Aug 1885'...
If you check the 'Discharge Date: 3 Aug 1885' workhouse entry on Ancestry, it confirms he died there, so given the other records for Matthias Davis, we can probably assume it's the same one who died...
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26-07-2017 10:52 PM
Thread: John & Eliza Jane Davis
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Yes, I just found the 1841 census, thank you very...
Yes, I just found the 1841 census, thank you very much Christina. :)
The tree you refer to links to an 1871 census, which looks to be Matthias with one of his later wives and their children.
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26-07-2017 3:27 PM
Thread: John & Eliza Jane Davis
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John & Eliza Jane Davis
Hi all,
I'm trying to find a couple of people on the 1911 census, and so far have come up with absolutely nothing. I've gone through every search criteria I can think of - however vague - and have... -
26-07-2017 2:42 PM
Thread: Edwin Henry Hooker (1883 - ????)
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I just wanted to bump this as the last post was...
I just wanted to bump this as the last post was January and I thought a fresh pair of eyes may help.
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12-01-2017 5:58 PM
Thread: Edwin Henry Hooker (1883 - ????)
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Given that Edwin is on the 1891 census and his...
Given that Edwin is on the 1891 census and his siblings were all baptized at Longcross in 1893, it makes me wonder whether something happened between those two dates. There is no death registration...
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08-01-2017 12:07 AM
Thread: Edwin Henry Hooker (1883 - ????)
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Their 1891 census is linked on the first page....
Their 1891 census is linked on the first page. Edwin is with his family and their housekeeper. Nothing unusual.
Clearly something happened between 1891 and 1893, because Edwin isn't baptized with... -
07-01-2017 8:10 PM
Thread: Edwin Henry Hooker (1883 - ????)
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Using the new GRO search index, I have found...
Using the new GRO search index, I have found another sibling for Edwin:
HOOKER, WILLIAM WRIGHT
GRO Reference: 1870 S Quarter in WYCOMBE Volume 03A Page 464
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05-05-2016 3:38 PM
Thread: Looking for my mothers family.
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Janice, if you're interested in what it says, you...
Janice, if you're interested in what it says, you should be able to order a copy of Rachel Bowman's will from the government probate website.
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04-05-2016 2:12 PM
Thread: Looking for my mothers family.
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Janice, Births Mar 1902 SHILINSKI ...
Janice,
Births Mar 1902
SHILINSKI Rachel Leeds 9b 434
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21-04-2016 1:28 PM
Thread: Edwin Henry Hooker (1883 - ????)
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Unfortunately, it looks like the Edwin H. Edwards...
Unfortunately, it looks like the Edwin H. Edwards from Leicester could be this man:
Births Dec 1886
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16-04-2016 10:47 AM
Thread: Edwin Henry Hooker (1883 - ????)
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Yes, we've tracked Charles & Matilda in the other...
Yes, we've tracked Charles & Matilda in the other thread. Matilda is... lax, with her details, to say the least. I get the impression she liked keeping her cards close to her chest. Several of her...
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15-04-2016 5:25 PM
Thread: Edwin Henry Hooker (1883 - ????)
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Indeed, Peter. At some point I am really going...
Indeed, Peter.
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15-04-2016 12:15 PM
Thread: Edwin Henry Hooker (1883 - ????)
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Currently following up a lead on an Edwin H...
Currently following up a lead on an Edwin H Edwards from the thread you've read through. Could be nothing, though.
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14-04-2016 1:50 PM
Thread: Edwin Henry Hooker (1883 - ????)
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Edwin Henry Hooker (1883 - ????)
Okay, now this is looking like a major brick wall - mainly as I suspect it involves lying about the mother's name on a birth certificate. If anyone can solve this one I'd be hugely impressed!
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10-04-2016 2:24 PM
Thread: Have an Unusual Surname?
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My mother's family name is Eighteen, which is...
My mother's family name is Eighteen, which is very unusual. We all seem to be related somehow... it's a good name for genealogy, as it makes finding relatives a bit easier. :)
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02-04-2016 6:22 PM
Thread: Alveston, Warwickshire Parish Registers
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Janet, Thank you ever so much for your reply...
Janet,
Thank you ever so much for your reply here and your PM. Yes, these are certainly the right Hirons, and I'll get back to you once I've absorbed all the information in your PM.
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01-04-2016 5:37 PM
Thread: Alveston, Warwickshire Parish Registers
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Hi Janet, Thanks for your reply. I am...
Hi Janet,
Thanks for your reply. I am researching the family of my great-great grandfather, Albert Henry HIRON b. 1869 Yatton, Somerset d. 1937 Bristol
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Hi there,
I thought it only polite to introduce myself. I do frequent a few other genealogy forums, so depending whose names pop up here I may not be a complete stranger to all of you.
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31-03-2016 11:10 AM
Thread: Alveston, Warwickshire Parish Registers
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Rather confusingly - I just double-checked the...
Rather confusingly - I just double-checked the places on Wikipedia - several of my HIRON ancestors were from Alveston, Gloucestershire. Don't suppose you've found a connection?
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Hi all, I don't suppose any of you have any...
Hi all,
I don't suppose any of you have any HIRONs (no S) in your family tree? Specifically, Westbury-on-Trym, Alveston, Henbury, etc.
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