Where do I start?!.... Family History Local History

Welcome, Guest. Please login or register for free.
Did you miss your activation email?
Tuesday 02 December 08 21:09 GMT (UK)

News: Ad: New! FULL 1841 Census: England -

Isle of Man -

Wales

- Channel Islands

Now online. No missing counties.

RootsChat.Com

General

Emigrants from Britain

Emigrants to South Africa (Moderator: rutti tutti)

Where do I start?!....

« previous next »

Pages: [1]

Author

Topic: Where do I start?!.... (Read 268 times)

sem73
RootsChat Aristocrat

Offline

Posts: 1055

Where do I start?!....
« on: Monday 07 May 07 17:43 BST (UK) »

Hi All

Until now all my ancestors have been a homely lot, with the odd one travelling the length of the UK, but that's as adventerous as they got! until I came across one of my ancestors mentioned in a parish magazine (Nercwys, Flintshire) the entry simply read...sparse on details...

"Robert Woodward of the Gelli, Nercwys, left for South Africa in 1895"

Have I a hope with this one-liner in finding out more info??

Any help/advice would be great

Sarah


	Logged

Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Davies/Griffiths/Smith/Woodward/Goodwin/Morrlle/Moralee - Flintshire

Moralee (and variants) - Durham

EmPea
RootsChat Member

Offline

Posts: 221

Re: Where do I start?!....
« Reply #1 on: Monday 07 May 07 17:56 BST (UK) »

Hi Sarah

How old was he in 1895? Was Robert his only first name?

Regards
Moira


	Logged

South Africa - Wessels/Vorster
South Africa - Behr/Toerien
South Africa - Pnematicatos/Chimato
Cornwall, England & South Africa - Hicks/Breach
Yorkshire & Durham, England & South Africa - Kenney/Hucks

sem73
RootsChat Aristocrat

Offline

Posts: 1055

Re: Where do I start?!....
« Reply #2 on: Monday 07 May 07 18:22 BST (UK) »

Hi Moira

That's when it becomes a bit more complicated!! Grin

I'm presuming it refers to either Robert b.1857 or his son Robert Adam b.1884 (both living in Gelli, Nercwys in 1891) both appear back in the UK living in Northumberland in 1901....is it feasible that they sought work overseas for a few years??!!...both were miners.

Sarah


	Logged

Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Davies/Griffiths/Smith/Woodward/Goodwin/Morrlle/Moralee - Flintshire

Moralee (and variants) - Durham

EmPea
RootsChat Member

Offline

Posts: 221

Re: Where do I start?!....
« Reply #3 on: Monday 07 May 07 19:34 BST (UK) »

Hi Sarah

I don't think you will find any reference to them about their daily lives unless they applied for bonds or divorced or some such.

Just by coincidence, in the Pretoria Archives there is a death Notice for a Robert Adam Woodward in 1916 - maybe he returned here?

DEPOT TAB
SOURCE MHG
REFERENCE 28405
DESCRIPTION WOODWARD, ROBERT ADAM.
STARTING 19160000
REMARKS SURVIVING SPOUSE SELINA WOODWARD.

There are not many references to Woodward in the Archives - the other one around that time is Sarah Woodward who applies in 1901 for a special marriage licence. A sister maybe?

Unless of course these people are related to the Robert Woodward who died in the Cape in 1887 - long before yours came here.

It may be worth your while getting a copy of the Death Notice unless you can trace him in the UK after the 1901 Census.

Regards
Moira


	Logged

sem73
RootsChat Aristocrat

Offline

Posts: 1055

Re: Where do I start?!....
« Reply #4 on: Monday 07 May 07 19:58 BST (UK) »

Hi Moira

Cheers for info! Grin

Certainly gives me something to ponder over!!

How do I go about getting a copy of the death notice??

Sarah


	Logged

Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Davies/Griffiths/Smith/Woodward/Goodwin/Morrlle/Moralee - Flintshire

Moralee (and variants) - Durham

EmPea
RootsChat Member

Offline

Posts: 221

Re: Where do I start?!....
« Reply #5 on: Monday 07 May 07 20:15 BST (UK) »

Hi Sarah

Read the first topic on this board.

Regards
Moira


	Logged

sem73
RootsChat Aristocrat

Offline

Posts: 1055

Re: Where do I start?!....
« Reply #6 on: Monday 07 May 07 20:19 BST (UK) »

Cheers Moira Grin

Sarah


	Logged

Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Davies/Griffiths/Smith/Woodward/Goodwin/Morrlle/Moralee - Flintshire

Moralee (and variants) - Durham

Pages: [1]

« previous next »

[Copyright] [Free RootsChat Webspace] [Your Surname Interests] [Shrink Link] [About Us] [Terms of Use]

All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only
RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites.
RootsChat.com, Europa House, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 5BT

0.168:22