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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.

I'm researching this family for somebody here in the UK and I don't currently have access to US records, so would appreciate a lookup in the US census please.

George BARKSDALE was a planter at Lamprey, in Christ Church parish, S. Carolina, but removed to Charleston in 1780.  In May 1780, his cattle were taken by the army.  When the British troops arrived, the Hessians took over their house in George St as a hospital and it was later used as a barrack and was badly damaged before being returned to George's widow, Elizabeth, at the evacuation.  George died in November 1781, leaving Elizabeth to care for their infant children, one of which had been born deaf.

Elizabeth came to London in the 1780s. One, possibly two, of the children apparently died while they were temporarily living in France in 1790 and, for some reason, were buried in Dover.  Elizabeth re-married in London in 1795 and was herself buried, alongside two of her children, at St Mary's church in Dover.  I am curious to find out if there was a prior connection to Dover or to England.

Many thanks
Bill

(This may have been asked before by somebody else)

I'm trying to connect Susannah HOGBEN (or HOGBIN), born c.1796 in Dover, with my family tree, but can't find her baptism to confirm her parents.

She married Henry ELGAR in Charlton, Dover, on 23 Nov 1816.  They are the grandparents of Sir Edward ELGAR, the composer.

TIA

Bill

I'm trying to track down a burial in Idaho but Google Maps doesn't recognise the location and I can't find it in the Idaho cemetery records.

James BEERS was reportedly buried at "Crown Point, Van Wyke, Valley County Idaho" in November 1898.

Can anybody identify this location?  I want to visit his grave next month while I'm in the NW.

Many thanks, Bill

I have been searching all over the place for a couple of branches of my family arriving in the US from England in the mid-1800s and I can't find them anywhere!  Can anybody help track them down please?  I'm ONLY looking for their arrival in the US - I know what happened to them after that.  Thanks.

Mary Ann FOREMAN (born 1794) - reported to have arrived in 1856, along with several members of her family, including daughters: Louisa FOREMAN, Eliza FOREMAN and Charlotte GRIGGS.  Mary Ann was a widow, as was Charlotte.  They were on the Mormon trail in 1861.

James BEER(s) (born 1854) - reported to have arrived in 1871, but may have been later (but before 1880).  There are reports of him returning to England for a period of time, so there may be more than one record of him arriving/leaving/arriving!  James was a pharmacist.

Best wishes for the festive season,
Bill