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Kent / Re: Hougham - burial questions
« on: Monday 19 June 23 23:39 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Allan1 on Monday 24 December 18 09:21 GMT (UK)
Looking at St James, there is no Church Yard.  Does that mean he would be in Old Charlton Road?
The graves in the old churchyard were moved to the cemetery in Old Charlton Road when the leisure centre was built on the site next to the church ruins in 1976.
Bill

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Wales / Re: David Evans of Ystradgynlais
« on: Monday 19 June 23 23:00 BST (UK)  »
Thank you
I have found a couple of pictures online, lent by a member of his family, showing the David Evans foundry on the site of the old ironworks.
https://ystradpast.weebly.com/glanrhyd.html

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Wales / Re: David Evans of Ystradgynlais
« on: Monday 19 June 23 20:47 BST (UK)  »
Thank you - that gives me somewhere to start.
Bill

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Devon Lookup Requests / Re: Mary Ann LEARY, c. 1835
« on: Monday 19 June 23 20:02 BST (UK)  »
Hi Sandra
I would be interested in anything you might have to help me track down my Mary Ann - I haven't had chance to follow up on this line yet.
Bill

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Wales / David Evans of Ystradgynlais
« on: Monday 19 June 23 19:53 BST (UK)  »
David EVANS was the owner of a foundry in Ystradgynlais and, apparently, an Alderman.
His daughter, Harriet Maude (known as Maude), married my grandfather's cousin, Edward Albert (Bert) BEER.
I am trying to find out more about her family to add to the story of Bert's life.
Maude was born on 14th August, 1885. I have her mother's maiden name as LLEWELLYN, but I have found other names suggested on FamilySearch.
Bert was in the army, but transferred to the reserves before they were married on 29th October, 1912. They obtained permission to emigrate to Australia, where their daughter, Annie Gwendoline (Gwen) was born in 1913 but, at the outbreak of war, he was recalled to the regiment and was killed in 1917. Gwen gave me the information about her mother's death in Sydney.

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Kent Lookup Requests / Re: Hougham in Dover
« on: Saturday 13 August 22 22:43 BST (UK)  »
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I wonder if the christening took place at Christ Church?

Regards, Quarryman

Yes - Christ Church was the only one in "Hougham in Dover"

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Kent / Re: Roman Catholic graveyards
« on: Saturday 13 August 22 22:39 BST (UK)  »
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I have just received information from DDC Burials as to which cemetary she is interred in, along with my grandfather.  Amazing speedy service.
Does anyone know perhaps if there are photographs available of particular graves in cemetaries?

I don't know if you were ever able to obtain a photo of the grave. I live in Dover and would be happy to take one for you if you have the approximate location. Was it St James' Cemetery?
Regards, Bill

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Kent Lookup Requests / Re: Hougham in Dover
« on: Wednesday 25 May 22 20:27 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Quarryman on Thursday 16 August 18 10:04 BST (UK)
Could anyone tell me exactly where 'Hougham in Dover' is. Is it a suburb?

Church Hougham is a village between Dover and Folkestone (there is also West Hougham nearby). The parish of Hougham originally stretched as far as the bottom of the Folkestone Road in Dover - almost the centre of town. Christ Church (now gone) was built opposite the old Dover Priory (now Dover College) to support the community that had spread up the road to Maxton. That was then the parish of Hougham in Dover.

Bill

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Kent Lookup Requests / Re: William Beer birth and shipmaster record
« on: Wednesday 25 May 22 20:13 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: djm297 on Saturday 14 August 21 10:03 BST (UK)
Two possible baptisms:

William Henry Beer, bapt Dover, St Mary the Virgin on 14 May 1815, son of Thomas and Sarah, Abode is "River, Kent", Thomas is a Labourer.

William Beer bapt St Andrews ," Buckland Next Dover" 28 May 1814, son of William and Mary, Abode is Buckland, William is a Labourer.

However there is a William Beer born 1816 -son of William Beer-marrying in Buckland Next Dover in 1841

djm297

The William in Buckland is my ancestor - son of William BEER & Mary FARR. I have his baptism as 28 May 1816. He Married Elizabeth NUTTING in 1841. He was a labourer and, as far as I can ascertain, never went to sea.

Bill

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