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Topic: Delanne's Scavenger Hunt....Everyone Welcome To Join In. (Read 1293 times)
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Tephra
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Duc, sequi, aut fuge!
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Welcome to this weeks Scavenger Hunt and it's a rather special one. This week you'll be looking for a 'live' sibling. Now I know this is not usually done, but I think once you've read the post, you'll understand why.
I must remind you though, (not that you need a reminder .... but.... ) NOT to post any reference to a possible living person. If you feel you may have the right information, then please PM Delanne giving details.........do not put it up on the board.
Having said that, if you could even point Delanne in the right direction, I'm sure she will be delighted to follow all leads.
Good Luck and Good Hunting.
Barbara
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Dear Rootschatters,
I am searching for a half sibling. I am 72 years old and was born an only child.
Some Rootschatters will know my uncle's name - Gilbert Harry, who died in 1931 after being in the First World War. He has since gained recognition in a ceremony which was performed in Gympie, Queensland, Australia in June this year.
His brother was Percy William Harry, my father. He was born on the 8th May 1891 in Swaffham, Middlesex, England. He was married in 1916 to a Florence Sabrina Quinion but I don't know how long this marriage lasted.
He served in WW1 and after the war between the years of 1920 and 1931 he travelled extensively, working for the Government as an electrical engineer. I have him on seven passenger lists going between England, Africa, Iran and the West Indies. In 1934 he and my mother from St Kitts, West Indies, formed a relationship resulting in my birth in 1936.
Earlier this year some Rootschatters became interested in the story of my Uncle Gilbert, during which time I came across a postem on Free BMD against my father's name -
"10/01/2007 This man was my father and he always celebrated his birthday on the 8th May and I think 1891 "
Unfortunately, I cannot find out the source of this postem. This person must know my father to have known his birth day as the index states the birth date as the September quarter 1891.
I don't know whether this person is male or female, or where he or she lives. Each time my father returned from his travels he gave the same address of 65 Chelverton Rd, Putney, London, SW1. This was between the mid 1920s until 1934 so maybe this baby was born around the Putney or Wandsworth areas at that time.
So the person who left the postem probably would have been born between 1928 and 1934.
I would be grateful to receive any little clue which could lead me to find this person.
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Onley/Only/Olney In Islington.
Abbott In Islington
Wallwork In Bolton and Walkden
Lamb In Bolton and Ireland
Grundy In Bolton
Blackledge In Bolton
Osbaldeston ?? ??
Barnett in Islington
Binyon in Islington
Kitchen in Bolton
Parker in Bolton
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jaywit
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Posts: 1142
I will find them wherever they are hiding
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Looking at his WW1 service records on Ancestry ( there are more than 1)
In 1919 he gives his wife's address 128 High St Hounslow as his home address. So it appears they were together then ( It also gives his pre war employer - the local council who requested his discharge as they were short of qualified staff and they wanted him back).
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Cross Steeple Claydon Bucks, Jennings Steeple Claydon Bucks, Steel Byfield Northants, Rogers Northants, Wheeler Oxon, Roberts Oxon, Bonham Oxon/ Middleton Cheney Northants, Maycock Northants, Abbott Northants , Newman Northants, Buckingham Bucks, Hart Warks, Newth Gloucs.
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stonechat
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HI
I have looked for births on ancestry for Harry surname and Quinion as mother's maiden name - drawn a blank
Also left surname blank - there are 61 only with mother's maiden name as Quinion.
NOt a helpful start will think some more
Bob
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Douglas, Varnden, Joy(i)ce Surrey, Clarke Northants/Hunts, Pullen Worcs/Herefords, Holmes Birmingham/USA/Canada/Australia, Jackson Cheshire/Yorkshire, Lomas Cheshire, Lee Yorkshire, Cocks Lancashire, Leah Cheshire, Cook Yorkshire, Catlow Lancashire NOTE I have moved my website to http://www.cotswan.com |
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avm228
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Interesting!
Did Percy leave a will? I wonder whether he might have named the relevant child there.
Anna
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Ayr: Barnes, Wylie
Caithness: MacGregor
Essex: Eldred (Pebmarsh)
Gloucs: Timbrell (Winchcomb)
Hants: Stares (Wickham)
Lincs: Maw, Jackson (Epworth, Belton)
London: Pierce
Suffolk: Markham (Framlingham)
Surrey: Gosling (Richmond)
Wilts: Matthews, Tarrant (Calne, Preshute)
Worcs: Milward (Redditch)
Yorks: Beaumont, Crook, Moore, Styring (Huddersfield); Middleton (Church Fenton); Exley, Gelder (High Hoyland); Barnes, Birchinall (Sheffield); Kenyon, Wood (Cumberworth/Denby Dale)
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avm228
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Florence Sabina Quinion b. 1895
Florence B Quinion m. 1916
She's Florence Sabrena QUINION on the marriage entry itself, so the B must be an indexing error.
Anna
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Ayr: Barnes, Wylie
Caithness: MacGregor
Essex: Eldred (Pebmarsh)
Gloucs: Timbrell (Winchcomb)
Hants: Stares (Wickham)
Lincs: Maw, Jackson (Epworth, Belton)
London: Pierce
Suffolk: Markham (Framlingham)
Surrey: Gosling (Richmond)
Wilts: Matthews, Tarrant (Calne, Preshute)
Worcs: Milward (Redditch)
Yorks: Beaumont, Crook, Moore, Styring (Huddersfield); Middleton (Church Fenton); Exley, Gelder (High Hoyland); Barnes, Birchinall (Sheffield); Kenyon, Wood (Cumberworth/Denby Dale)
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avm228
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Does this mean Dec 1936.... ??
Yes 
Unfortunately a red herring, I think, as there a Mar 1934 Harry/Jewell marriage which accounts for this - likely a re-registration after parents' marriage. I won't post names but the father isn't Percy.
Anna
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Ayr: Barnes, Wylie
Caithness: MacGregor
Essex: Eldred (Pebmarsh)
Gloucs: Timbrell (Winchcomb)
Hants: Stares (Wickham)
Lincs: Maw, Jackson (Epworth, Belton)
London: Pierce
Suffolk: Markham (Framlingham)
Surrey: Gosling (Richmond)
Wilts: Matthews, Tarrant (Calne, Preshute)
Worcs: Milward (Redditch)
Yorks: Beaumont, Crook, Moore, Styring (Huddersfield); Middleton (Church Fenton); Exley, Gelder (High Hoyland); Barnes, Birchinall (Sheffield); Kenyon, Wood (Cumberworth/Denby Dale)
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jaywit
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I will find them wherever they are hiding
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Lesanne with a 1932 birth you are sailing a bit close to the wind.
BTW If you follow it through the parents married in 1934 and so that child was born before their marriage.
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Opps.... should've looked... 
