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World War One / Albert Price Daniels, 23831, Sergeant, 1st Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment.
« on: Friday 16 March 18 22:53 GMT (UK)  »
This is my great-great uncle who died 11.12.1915 and who is remembered in the cemetery of Baghdad.   He was born in 1876 in Churchdown, Gloucestershire.  He enlisted in Rawalpindi, then in India. My question is, was it usual for men to join a regiment so far from their home county, rather than in their own and, if so, what were the possible reasons?  Secondly, why Rawalpindi to enlist? The family have absolutely no connections beyond Glos. so it's a bit of a mystery.  I hope someone with a knowledge of these times will be able to help - thank you 😊

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London and Middlesex / Thomas and Violet Daniels, Hackney
« on: Wednesday 07 March 18 22:12 GMT (UK)  »
Hello.  I am looking for information on my great-uncle (1909 - 1968, originally from Churchdown, Glos) and his wife Violet (nee Slope d. 2002); they had no children.  Specifically, my mother remembers that they used to own a cafe on Hackney Road and that is something I would like to know more about if possible?  I'm guessing it would have been in the 1930s to 50s.  If anyone has any information about businesses local to that area, it would be good to know - even better if someone remembers them! Thank you.

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Gloucestershire / Occupation Bristol
« on: Saturday 17 February 18 07:59 GMT (UK)  »
My great-grandmother, who lived in the St Philips and St Jacobs parish, Bristol, in the 1860s has her occupation listed as 'stay cottoner'.  I have looked this up on Google and came across someone else's post whose ancestor was also a stay cottoner and who also lived in the parish at this time.  Can anyone help with this please i.e., what the occupation actually is and whether there was a manufacturer that may have employed them in the area? Thank you.

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