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Topic: No trace of my Crighton ancestors after 1865 (Read 4322 times)
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jcrighton
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Hi, I'm new to this thread, but since I'm a Crighton and my dad is from England, I thought I should get in on this. My grandad is Clifford Crighton, and his father was Samuel Crighton. Samuel fought in World War I. I just received a picture of him today from 1917. I don't know where I can go from there. I don't know much more about that side of the family. If you have any suggestions, I'd appreciate it.
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alcrighton
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Hi Fellow Crighton,
Welcome to Rootschat! If your g grandfather fought in WWI it's very possible that he would appear in the 1901 census. I've found 3 Samuel CRIGHTONs in the 1901 census, 2 of whom would have been of the right age to have fought in WWI:
Samuel CRIGHTON, Living in Bootle, Lancashire, aged 10, born Seacomb, Cheshire, Father: Richard C CRIGHTON (born Liverpool) Samuel CRIGHTON, Living in Bournmouth, aged 11, born Portsmouth, Father: George CRIGHTON (born Kent)
Could either of these be your g grandfather?
The National Archives site (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) has 2 WWI campaign medal cards for Samuel CRIGHTON, one from the Argyl & Southern Highlanders and one from the Army Service Corps, Cheshire Regiment Territorial Force.
Regards,
Al
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Crighton, Dundee & London Woodgates, Bath, Devon & London Curtis, Nottinghamshire & Islington Maker, Cornwall & London Census information is Crown Copyright http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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JAP
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Hi Al !! I'm fed up with France now ..... it's ticking me off !!  can't find nothing ........  SO - I was talking to JAP about something else - and she gave me this site - I don't think you've tried this one ...... !! it's fascinating .... you'll love it !! .... try it !! ( Hope you don't mind JAP !! ) http://www.talkingscot.com/Annie  Hello Annie,
We-e-ell ...
I do tend to be a bit careful and not advertise, on RootsChat, any other bulletin board which covers an area which is already covered by RC (I mentioned the other site in my PM for a specific reason). However, I'm sure that RC is so big and so big-hearted that nobody will mind at all 
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« Last Edit: Friday 28 April 06 04:49 BST (UK) by JAP »
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Scotland - HALL, HARLEY, LOCHTY/LOCHTIE/LOUGHTIE/LOUGHTY (very rare), MCLAUSE/MCLAWS/MCILHOSE/HOSE (quite rare and many very variable spellings - close to 100 to date), PHILP/PHILIP, VASSIE; Ireland - BOURKE/BURKE, DONOHUE (many spellings), DOOLEY, KINSELLA, MAXWELL, OSBORNE, RAFFERTY, STA(U)NTON, SULLIVAN; England - BAYES, BROWNELL, DALTON, FREEMAN, HACKING, PIERCY, SIDDLE, SWIFT, SULLIVAN, TINK(L)ER, TRIPPIT. Any spellings and many other names!
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kathleen crighton
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COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME JUST IN CASE WE ARE RELATED My name is Kathleen Crighton My grandfather was William crighton married to Elizabeth Cook and had 3 children ELISABETH,THOMAS AND MY FATHER WILLIAM (all 3 born in Dundee My family House in Dundee is In Lochee I am trying to find who my relatives are since before my father died in Hertfordshire England in 1995 told me that I have many relatives all over the world] pLS HELP
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alcrighton
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Hi Kathleen,
Sorry for not replying sooner, I haven't been on Rootschat for a while. Do you have any dates (Birth, Marriage) for your grandfather? As you'll see from this thread, my ancestors left Dundee around 1866 so if we are related, the link would probably be a couple of generations further back from your grandfather.
Let me know what information you have and I'll see what I can find.
Regards,
Al
ps I made a breakthrough this week on locating my ancestors in France! The 10 year BMD indexes for the North of France have just become available on line and I managed to find the birth records for two of my G Grandmother's brothers. These indexes are for a specific town so I'm owrking my way out from Dunkirk town by town to see what else I can find.
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kathleen crighton
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hallo Al My granfather was born around 1895 ,his full name was william Jaffrey Crighton my father william crighton (who by the way is famous in Greece since he wrote a greek english dictionary)was born in Dundee in 14/12/1923 Unfortunatelly I have no more details apart from the fact that my grandmother was Irish and her family name was cook Thank you for all your help,will be really funny if we are related If it is any help I think I have an uncle in Dundee who has a pub,his name is peter and has i think 2 daughters either solicitors or baristers I think he had an accident in war world 2.My father was in the army in world war 2 as well and fought in Greece,italy and africa.In greece he met my mother and he remained here until 1975.we returned in uk then and my family house is in Hertfordshire I have my fathers brother and sister (thomas cook Crighton,and eliza crighton still alive in lochee dundee but they are very old and cannot help me Thanks again Kathleen
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