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The Common Room / Re: 1921 Census query/Military question
« on: Saturday 17 February 24 17:38 GMT (UK) »
Very interesting, thanks.
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The Common Room / Re: 1921 Census query/Military question
« on: Saturday 17 February 24 17:33 GMT (UK) »
I see that the Royal Defence Corps provided security at POW camps, so you could be on to something there.
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The Common Room / Re: 1921 Census query/Military question
« on: Saturday 17 February 24 17:30 GMT (UK) »
Thanks AllanUK, ShaunJ and BumbleB, I didn’t know that. I’ll look into it. Very helpful, thanks.
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The Common Room / Re: 1921 Census query/Military question
« on: Saturday 17 February 24 16:37 GMT (UK) »
True. Thanks for that, I’ll read through it and see what I find.
Lisa
Lisa
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The Common Room / Re: 1921 Census query/Military question
« on: Saturday 17 February 24 16:29 GMT (UK) »
Just don’t understand what he was doing at 58 years old. He was a carpenter not a career army man, and I don’t think he took part in WW1 anyway. Just curious as to what was going on, if it was some sort of Home Guard perhaps.
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The Common Room / 1921 Census query/Military question
« on: Saturday 17 February 24 15:07 GMT (UK) »
Could anybody suggest why my great grandfather William Herbert Pointon can be found on the 1921 Census at Donington Hall barracks, Castle Donington, Derbyshire when he was 58 years old? The entry is a Return of Officers and other ranks on Service, and it lists him alongside many others, with his age, married status, birthplace of Measham , rank of Private in Infantry section of the Army.
He was born in 1862 in Measham, Derbyshire and up to now I have found very little regarding a military record for him, only a newspaper entry on 20.3. 1897 from The West Somerset Free Press where he is mentioned as being promoted to Acting Lance Corporal from Private (4703) in the Volunteer Battalion of the Somerset Light Infantry. He lived in Minehead from about 1892 to about 1910, before moving back to Measham. I know Donington Hall had been a POW camp for Germans during WW1, but what was going on there in 1921? Any help greatly appreciated. Lisa
He was born in 1862 in Measham, Derbyshire and up to now I have found very little regarding a military record for him, only a newspaper entry on 20.3. 1897 from The West Somerset Free Press where he is mentioned as being promoted to Acting Lance Corporal from Private (4703) in the Volunteer Battalion of the Somerset Light Infantry. He lived in Minehead from about 1892 to about 1910, before moving back to Measham. I know Donington Hall had been a POW camp for Germans during WW1, but what was going on there in 1921? Any help greatly appreciated. Lisa
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Immigrants & Emigrants - General / Re: Changing name
« on: Monday 16 October 23 17:38 BST (UK) »
I have the same information Sam, but thank you. Also have the Will of Marcus Weinberg where I learned that Rebecca, his wife, was born Rebecca Litiger.
The wills have proved crucial. Esther leaves Harry money and states he is her brother. Rebecca Weinberg nee Litiger leaves money to Esther, her niece.
And then there are other Litigers, siblings of Esther and Harry, such as Lazarus, who Marcus calls his nephew in his Will ( presumably by marriage), and also Millie, Minnie and Fanny.
My husband, whose tree this is,is directly related to Harry. He has a DNA match to a Litiger related to Fanny.. it’s complicated, but I’m pretty sure that Harry was born a Litiger not a Weinberg.
The wills have proved crucial. Esther leaves Harry money and states he is her brother. Rebecca Weinberg nee Litiger leaves money to Esther, her niece.
And then there are other Litigers, siblings of Esther and Harry, such as Lazarus, who Marcus calls his nephew in his Will ( presumably by marriage), and also Millie, Minnie and Fanny.
My husband, whose tree this is,is directly related to Harry. He has a DNA match to a Litiger related to Fanny.. it’s complicated, but I’m pretty sure that Harry was born a Litiger not a Weinberg.
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Immigrants & Emigrants - General / Re: Changing name
« on: Monday 16 October 23 08:35 BST (UK) »
That’s interesting Crisane, I did not know that.
Yes, Esther died then. She had been married previously though, in 1914. But I don’t know what happened to her marriage.
I haven’t looked at this tree for about 3 years, so I’ve forgotten my reasoning for this complex part of the family.I must read up my notes later on and remind myself why I came to the conclusions I did. I had worked on it for years and struggled to make sense of it.
Yes, Esther died then. She had been married previously though, in 1914. But I don’t know what happened to her marriage.
I haven’t looked at this tree for about 3 years, so I’ve forgotten my reasoning for this complex part of the family.I must read up my notes later on and remind myself why I came to the conclusions I did. I had worked on it for years and struggled to make sense of it.
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Armed Forces / Re: Rootschat Success
« on: Saturday 23 September 23 07:31 BST (UK) »
Just read an amazing story reported by BBC’s Giancarlo Rinaldi regarding the discovery of relatives of an Italian POW Francesco D’Inverno, who sadly died when the Arandora Star sank, and had been buried in an unmarked grave in Scotland. Through detailed research of Raffaello Gonella, and with the help of Facebook, he managed to trace this man’s family. Incredible story with a happy ending that spurs you on to keep trying and not giving up.
Good research can achieve fantastic results .
Good research can achieve fantastic results .