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Topic: Which of your ancestors have disappeared? (Read 6783 times)
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aghadowey
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Haven't even tried to sort 'Timaru' out yet. All I have is a photograph of a woman who might be his mother and a few clues but no name to search. Wish Aunt Minnie was still here- she was the one who told her nephew about him stying with the family in Ireland.
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jeanlit
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I've been reading "Long-lost relatives" in the 1886 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper and if half or even a quarter of the ads are correct, then it must have been a sad time for families, especially those in England whose relatives set off to either America, New Zealand or Australia in search of better times.
In the first three and a half months, the paper had advertised for 372 missing relatives.
In the edition of 4 July 1886, it says:
"We can only find room each week for a limited number of the letters received, and all relating to inquiries for next-of-kin and runaway husbands must be cast aside. A few are unintelligible, among them being letters signed Roberts, Moseley, and E A W. Cases going as far back as 1833 appear to us hopeless. Correspondents who have not heard of relatives for many years almost invariably ask for their letters to be inserted in the next issue of Lloyd's; but this is impossible, and they must be patient for awhile."
Some of the ads in this edition are:
James Henry Chorley, left Glasgow in the ship County of Forfar, for Bombay, in 1877, and nothing has been heard of him since. His father and sister would like to know his whereabouts.
Did the ship ever arrive? Nowadays, we could probably look up the internet and find plenty of information.
Henry Friend sailed for New Zealand, in the ship Delaware, about 12 years ago, but doing no good there, went to New South Wales, where he worked as a boot finisher, under the name of Gerald Wilmot. His aged parents have heard nothing of him for 10 years.
I haven't even attempted to track this guy under either of his names ! !
Jean
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MarieC
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Oh dear - if they emigrated AND changed their names, how are we ever going to find them?  
MarieC
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Martins in London and Wales, Lockwoods in Yorkshire, Hartleys in London, Lichfield and Brighton, Hubands and Smiths in Ireland, Bentleys in London and Yorkshire, Denhams in Somerset, Scoles in London, Meyers in London, Cooks in Northumberland
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patrish
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My gt grandmothers brother George Ayrton disappeared off the face of the earth.
Never found a legal marriage for him, appears on 1 census, his wife appears on several subsequent ones as "married" , I cant find a death either, got one of his daughters marriages which gives her father as deceased but I still cannot find a death
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this information is Crown Copyright. from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk London Hall, Thurston Stanley, Phillips, Ayrton, White, Morrish, Smith. West Ham/Barking Saint,Briggs, Essex Barker, Hampshire Kill, Kent Spong, U.S.A Earp, Scotland/Cumbria Templeton, Devon Morrish, Chudley |
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J.A.M.
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My grandfather's sister Agnes Margaretta Heaney or Haney (nee McCalmont) lived in Thamesville, Ontario. On the afternoon of December 23, 1922 she purchased a train ticket to Chatham supposedly to go Christmas shopping. A 15 year old son saw her off at the train station & no one in the family every saw or heard from her again. She left behind a bewildered husband & 6 sorrowful children, the youngest just turned 3 years old.
The Kent County police conducted a fruitless investigation in Canada & Ireland. Police records at that time were kept for only 5 years so the mystery will probably never be solved.
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Willow 4873
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With Wolverhampton archives having transcribed a lot of records including Merridale Cemetery its frightening how many were buried as unknown
Between 1850 and 1879 there were 69 buried as 'unknown'
A lot seem to be children who were stillborn or new born and then dumped, another was found smothered in a privy hole, another down a well
Others are listed from the coroner as burned to death, exposed (murdered) and drowned
Theres also an adult male who died in hospital, remains of a body found in a coalpit and a 70 year old male
Its no suprise we have problems
Willow x
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Any census information included in this post is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk and is for academic and non-commercial research purposes only Researching: Hilton, Simkiss, Mears & Jones (Wolverhampton) Bowkett (Ledbury & Wolverhampton) Nash (Ledbury) Beard (Worcester), Ralph (Wolverhampton & Bilston), Colley (Tibberton) Roberts (Wolverhampton & Bilston), Harris (Droitwich) Matthews (Wolverhampton & High Offley) |
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MarieC
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J.A.M. and willow,
Those are sad stories indeed!!
MarieC
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Martins in London and Wales, Lockwoods in Yorkshire, Hartleys in London, Lichfield and Brighton, Hubands and Smiths in Ireland, Bentleys in London and Yorkshire, Denhams in Somerset, Scoles in London, Meyers in London, Cooks in Northumberland
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Deb D
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Duncan Dunbar Tatham, the half-brother of my 2xgt grandfather, is our mystery man. Another rellie and I have been searching for him for yonks (she has more resources than I do, and more of the details, too).
Born Poplar, Middlesex 20/3/1824, ... came out to Australia, almost instantly got on the wrong side of his rich uncle in Blighty by giving someone a surety that "Unc" would pay a debt for him, ... married Mary Ann Judd in Melbourne, 7/6/1853 ... daughter Elizabeth born 1854 (died London 1870), son Duncan John born 1856. Wife died in Geelong, 1857 ... and after that, we have no idea what happened to "DDT"!
His stepmother came out to Australia to collect his children and take them back with her ... but we haven't found a death certificate or burial for DDT (we have, for Mary Ann).
Could he have been one of those who were chasing the gold finds? *sigh* ... no idea. 
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I live in Sydney, Australia, and I'm researching: -
Powell
Tatham
Dunbar
Dixon
Mackwood
Kinnear
Mitchell
Morgan
Delves
Anderson
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tinav40
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If anyone has ever read any of my posts you will know that I am desperately seeking Beatrice Westmacott.
Born in 1897 she was last seen getting off a ship in Liverpool on April 22nd 1920 with $14 in her pocket. Apparently never to be seen again.
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jeanlit
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Marie C
Just to make your day - there was a snippet in the Lloyd's Weekly newspaper of 6 February 1887 to the effect that
"The shipwrecks reported last week were 52 (including 13 steamers) but only nine lives were lost. British owned vessles numbered 24."
I assume that is a world-wide figure !!
Jean
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aghadowey
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Jean- that bit about shipwrecks is very interesting. My Canadian great-grandfather was captain of the 'Arthur' that went down probably late July 1887. An American ship rescued him and crew (no lives lost) and brought them to New York where they had been heading, arriving around 2 August. He had nothing but the clothes he was wearing and after making sure the crew were taken care of went to stay with the family of several seamen that he knew. One week late he married the daughter of the family and for several years she, and the children that came along (including one born at sea) accompanied him.
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alllegs
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I have lost Jane Williams (nee Thomas), my great great grandmother
I have her birth in 1872 in Witton park Durham, she appears on the 1881 and the 1891 censuses, she married William Williams in Middlesbrough in November 1891 they had three daughters, Margaret (1893), Martha Jane (1894) and Rachel (1895). She was also widowed in 1895. I can't find Jane, Martha or Rachel on the 1901 census. Margaret is with her aunt and uncle Matthew and Charlotte Steel). Jane then died in Middlesbrough workhouse in 1902.
Therefore, Jane was obviously around in 1901, but where? Rachel and Martha should be somewhere too, I know Martha emigrated to the US and died in Florida in 1978 and Rachel married and had kids in Middlesbrough.
Any help in finding them would be amazing.
TIA
Legs
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Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.ukDUR-Bainbridge,Hodgson,Richardson,Walker,Thompson,Armory,Wynn,Humble,Dunn,Chapman,Herin YKS-Bradley,Hellawell,Dransfield,Sanderson,Gledhill,Mallinson,Tyas,Thornton,Nobel,Brook,Senior,Bower,Kay,Hirst,Smith,Lockwood,Clayton,Rollinson,Swallow NTHNTS-Hubbard,Line,Goate,Tyler,Weed,Warren,Brown,Hollowell,Bird,Kirby,Dolby,Gilbert,Wootton NFK-Burton,Myhill,Fisher,Thompson LNRK-Neilson,Dudson,Forrest,McNight,Paterson WL-Williams |
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