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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

Hi

I have an entry in a family bible for the confirmation of Thomas Ralph Burrows. I cannot quite decipher it.

Born 3 May 1899 Kimberley

Confirmation S. Sevyes Nottingham Dec 12 1913 or 1918

I need to know the name of the church and the year.

Thanks

Jane

Hi

I have been away from Rootschat for a while. Are you having a Rootschat meet soon in the UK?

Jane

Hi

I feel quite devastated to find that my great grandfather died of General Paralysis of the Insane in 1915. My great grandmother did not die until 1966 and was left with 6 children. He was a handsome chap in 1911 and gave my great grandmother a portrait photo in 1911 saying affectionately yours on his 40th birthday.

The illness must have come on over a few years and he ended up in the county asylum. Unfortunatey the records are closed for 100 years but I could pay £20 an hour for the local archivist to do the research.

There are 2 frustrations:

1) Why can I not do my own research, why can I not have a background check and sign a confidentiality clause. Why should I have to pay for research into my own relative? May be I could now get the information under FOI?
2) That I have built up a false picture from knowing my great grandmother, my favourite granny, my mum, finding his photos and building a romantic image of him including putting him on a pedestal

....and then finding that he died of syphilis! My great grand mother did not and survived him for 51 years. Where did he get it from and what suffering did he cause his family?

Is researching the family tree such a good idea?

Jane

Hi

Please can you 'clean' and 'colour' or 'black and white' or 'sepia' the only photo of my great grandfather.

Thanks

Jane