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The Common Room / Searching for wills by executor
« on: Thursday 07 July 22 18:33 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

I'm researching somebody who was accused of altering a will. The accusers sent him a poetically worded letter, but didn't actually provide any specific evidence, and didn't appear to go public. It was also signed off with initials rather than full names, leaving me with little to go on. However, it's piqued my curiosity.

The accused was a public figure in his local area during the 1800s and did apparently act as executor to several friends and business associates, so who knows? My thinking is that if I can identify those wills something might just stand out. Unfortunately, all the usual ancestry sites only seem to search by the deceased, not by the executor or other related parties.

Is anybody aware of a way to do this, or can point me to sites that provide more detailed searches of the probate calendar? Thanks.


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Armed Forces / Thomas Mosely (1786 - 1868), Foot Guards
« on: Saturday 24 April 21 16:48 BST (UK)  »
I'm researching an ancestor, Thomas Mosley of Denby, Yorkshire (1786-1868), who was apparently in the foot guards. I've based this on the vague text "foot guards - formally soldier" under the occupation column of the 1851 census.

This is speculation but he married quite late in his 30s so presumably he was in the army in his 20s. That would place him during the Napoleonic Wars.

The problem I have is though I've found multiple Thomas Mosely military records, I can't link any of them to my ancestor as none mention a DOB, abode, etc.

I know it's not a lot to go on, but if anybody can point me towards more detailed records or know of ways to narrow down my search it would be much appreciated.

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Mexborough Burial Records, Benjamin Wright, 1921
« on: Thursday 05 November 20 20:39 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,

I'm looking for the burial record for a Benjamin Wright who died in Mexborough in Dec 1921. I'm assuming he was buried in the local cemetery, but I'm struggling to find records for it.

Any help would be much appreciated.

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Northumberland Lookup Requests / Newcastle burial records, George And Esther Douglas, died 1862/3
« on: Thursday 14 May 20 16:35 BST (UK)  »
Hi, I'm searching for burial records related to two ancestors of mine. George Douglas/Douglass died in Q2 1862 and his wife Esther died in Q1 1863. Based on the 1861 census they were living in the Shieldfields area, so I'm guessing they were buried in Jesmond Old Cemetery (I've not been able to find any church records).

Thanks for any help on this.

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Wombwell baptisms
« on: Tuesday 15 January 19 20:59 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,

I have several ancestors from Wombwell who I can't find baptism records for. The fact it's four different families makes me think there are records missing or I'm looking in the wrong place. I've explored the obvious resources - Ancestry, FindMyPast, FamilySearch (including going page-by-page through scanned records) - but can't find anything. I've checked St Mary, St George and even some methodist records (there's no evidence of them being non-conformist but who knows?). Now I'm stumped on where to look next. Any insight would be much appreciated.

People I'm searching baptisms for:

Emily Jenkinson, born 1884
Minnie Etherington, born 1877
William Edward Whittaker, born 1877
Benjamin Wright, born 1882
Elizabeth Wright, born 1908
Enoch Whittaker, born 1902

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Armed Forces / Paragraph 121, Queen's Regulations, reason for discharge?
« on: Tuesday 04 September 18 20:57 BST (UK)  »
I have my ancestor's very short attestation papers for the Royal Artillery in 1893. It appears he didn't last a day. His medical records weren't even filled in. The only real information is under the statement of services page, which says:

"Discharged in consequence of his not being likely to become an efficient soldier. Paragraph 121, L(?).a. section 19. Queen's Regulations."

Giving there wasn't a medical examination performed, I'm hoping the paragraph and section numbers might give me more details of exactly what made him "inefficient". But having explored a few copies of the Queen's Regulations online I can't seem to tally those numbers up to anything relevant.

Any guidance on this would be much appreciated.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Residence on a birth certificate
« on: Friday 29 June 18 20:29 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

I'm wondering if anybody can make out the residence on the attached birth certificate. I know it's in Barnsley, but the rest of it is patchy to say the least. My guess is it says Collier Row (though I could just be hoping it says that as I'm trying to find evidence to link two families).

Any help appreciated, thanks.

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Completed Requests / Huddersfield burials - Lucy and Wilfred Travis
« on: Tuesday 13 March 18 16:51 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,

I'm trying to find the burial site, date, etc. for a married couple, Lucy and Wilfred Travis. Lucy died in Q1 1971, while Wilfred died July 19, 1989. They were living in Marsh at the time so I'm guessing they would have been buried in Edgerton cemetery?

Thanks in advance for any help.

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Completed Requests / Conisbrough Burials - Daniel and William Mallinson
« on: Sunday 24 December 17 21:00 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,

I'm wondering if anybody in the Doncaster area might have access to the burial records for the Conisbrough area?

I'm looking for Daniel/Dan Mallinson who died in Q1 1901, and William Mallinson who died in September 1902. Going by the 1901 census they technically lived in the town of Conisbrough, so I'm assuming they were buried in the civil cemetery there. However, the street they lived on (Loversall street) appears on old maps to be much more in the village of Denaby Main, so they could have been buried there.

Thanks in advance for any help.

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