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Does anyone have access to any Southebd on Sea trade directories from 1945 to 1957?

I am trying to find the names of any Ice Cream vendors trading in Southend during this time.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

My 4th x Grandmother was Rebecca Spriggs.

On the 6th September 1807 she married my 4th x Great Grandfather William Hems at St Boltoph, Aldgate. She was a Spinster and signed her name with 'X'.

She had at least 2 children.

Rebecca born 28th January 1809 baptised 7th August 1809 at Christchurch, Spitalfields.

William born 13th November 1812 baptised 6th June 1813 at Finsbury St Luke.

I can't find her in the 1841 census.

She died and was buried at St Pancras Parish church aged 55 on 15th October 1843 She lived in Britannia Street.

And that was my research into my 4th x Great Grandmother until...

...another researcher contacted me and told me Rebecca was the descendant of the First Baronet Sir William Sanderson and was descended from a Norman Knight who came over with William the Conquerer in 1066 - he had lots of research and there were lots and lots of online trees etc.

And that is where I would have left things - but over the past few years I have been gradually going through each branch of my tree double and triple checking all my and others research - looking for descrepencies and errors - and finding lots - resulting in the wholesale pruning of many branches.

I don't think my Rebecca Spriggs is a descendant of the First Baronet Sir William Sanderson.

I am told that Rebecca Spriggs was born Rebecca Spragg daughter of Thomas Spragg a clock case maker and Maria on 19th February 1786 at Saint Giles, Cripplegate.

However on the 10th September 1802 16 year old Rebecca Spragg was buried at Bunhill Burial Grounds - she was from Cripplegate.

I don't think my Rebecca Sprigg is Rebecca Sragg born 1786 as she died in 1802.

Thoughts appreciated.

My Wife's 3 x Great Grandmother was an Irish Woman called Catherine Brennan. She was born about 1811. On the 30th December 1834 she married a Norwegian man called Gunder Erickson at St Nicholas in the City of Cork (his name was given as Gunderson Hendriskson).

Would anyone have access to the baptism records as they do not yet appear to be online to see if there is a Catherine Brennan baptised in or around 1811?

Their first child Louisa appears to have been born about 1826 in London when Catherine was 15 or 16 and the second Nicholas in 1828 also in London. Their three other children were born in 1835, 1839 and 1841 in Cork.

They eventually settled in Liverpool.

Any help tracing Catherine's parents would be greatly appreciated.

My wife's 4 x Great Grandfather Erich Gunnersen married Ranney on the 11th July 1792.

Is the surname of his wife Ranney Alfriedsdatter or Askildsdatter?

The original can be found here:- https://media.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/7835/15

Any help figuring out the correct surname would be appreciated.

Hi - does anyone have a subscription to SEAX? I am currently viewing the marriage record of John Thorougood to Sarah Shepherd at All Saints, Rettendon D/P 251/1/3 - image 12. 28th October 1775 - Is the parish for John Little Stambridge or Little Fambridge? Any help appreciated.