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Messages - Jane Eden

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Nottinghamshire / Re: Saxondale asylum-Elizabeth Shaw Spencer.
« on: Wednesday 20 March 24 20:07 GMT (UK)  »
I see your post is ages old but ……..my greatgrandpa was in Saxondale and died in 1917. He was buried in Nottingham General Cemetery.

I applied to Nottm City Council and was send info on where his grave is.

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Midlothian / Re: Agnes R Simpson
« on: Monday 08 January 24 14:34 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you all for your help. I think we may have made a breakthrough as to where she was born and the story that she was illegitimate and adopted.

She and (Joseph) Harold Comery (B 1904) did emigrate to America via Canada in 1923 to Oregon and they married in Multnomah in 1925.

The next stage is I don't know how they met. Agnes worked in a distillery in Edinburgh (Mackinleys) and Harold was brought up in Long Eaton, Derbyshire in a wealthy family. He would not have served in the army as his brothers did, and one died at the Somme, as he was just too young.

Thanks again thanks for solving this infuriating problem I was totally stuck.


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Midlothian / Agnes R Simpson
« on: Saturday 06 January 24 22:31 GMT (UK)  »
Hi I am looking for Agnes R Simpson born 1902, Midlothian, Scotland. She may have been born Agnes Ritchie as illegitimate and then adopted to a family called Simpson.
Unfortunately adoption records are not available for this era, they may have been charities or even unofficial. Legal adoption was much later, 1930.
She emigrated to Portland, Oregon, USA, in 1923-25, and married Joseph Harold Comery from Long Eaton, Derbyshire. Died Oregon 1986.
She was a direct relative but having trouble finding her between when she was born either as Ritchie or Simpson from 1902 to 1925. I met her in the 1960s and 1970s as she was the wife of my granny’s husband’s brother. I’m in touch with her grandchildren and would like to close the gaps. I suppose things like this were not spoken about.
Any ideas on the way forward would be fantastic.
Thanks so much
Jane

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Nottinghamshire Lookup Requests / Re: Newark Poll Books
« on: Sunday 31 December 23 19:51 GMT (UK)  »
http://nawcat.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=DD+NM%2f8%2f2%2f2&pos=19

Have you tried the Nottinghamshire Archives Catalogue?

Are you local to Nottingham? There NFHS books in Notts county council libraries.

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Nottinghamshire / Re: firestone buildings, nottingham
« on: Sunday 16 February 20 20:51 GMT (UK)  »
Hi
I agree with larkspur about the building. There was an ordinance factory on the side of the river Trent as well as Chilwell. If you look up B and Q riverside that is around where the ordnance factory was. Much closer than Chilwell.

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Nottinghamshire / Re: Possible photograph of a grave in Southern Cemetery.......
« on: Sunday 25 February 18 16:04 GMT (UK)  »
Diana

Where do you live? Have you had any replies to this before I offer?

Jane

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Date of photo please
« on: Friday 29 April 16 18:15 BST (UK)  »
Thank you all so much. Grandfather it is then

Jane

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Date of photo please
« on: Thursday 28 April 16 21:19 BST (UK)  »
Thank you all so far. The photo is a boy but I cannot decide if it is
my grandfather (born 1903)
Or my father (born 1925).

From the 'dress' I thought it may be 1903/4 but thought you may know from the shape of the card and the backing print.

Thanks Jane

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Date of photo please
« on: Wednesday 27 April 16 10:04 BST (UK)  »
Please can you date this photo. I think its either 1904 or 1926. The clothing could be a family heirloom so cannot be relied on to date.

Thanks

Jane

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