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The Common Room / Hanwell Asylum records re Henry Edward Hobbs (b1842)

« on: Saturday 26 October 19 03:28 BST (UK) »

A while ago there was a discussion about the Hanwell Asylum records and a member called Tony (sorry I can't remember your user name) had some useful information about the contents of the records.
I think my Great Grandfather was admitted 24th January 1861 and died there 23rd December 1862. The Asylum doesn't seem to be recorded in the 1861 census, at least I couldn't find it.
My question is, would the admission record show the patient's occupation? If so I can either rule him out or apply to the LMA.
Henry Hobbs is a fairly common name and I don't want to order multiple certificates from the GRO if I can rule this guy out straight away. Our Henry Edward Hobbs was, according to his son's birth and marriage certificate, a watchmaker.
I don't have any relatives left in the UK to do lookups so I would be grateful for any information you lovely people can provide.
Cheers, Gwyn

Monmouthshire / Marshfield, Monmouthshire

« on: Wednesday 27 January 16 05:24 GMT (UK) »

Hi All
Does anyone on here live near Marshfield? Would anyone be willing to wander around the burial ground (corner of Marshfield Road and the A48 Newport Road)?
I'm asking because I have struck not just a brick wall, I think its a tank trap. I'm trying to find the family of my GG Grandfather, John Thomas b.1840. He is in the 1841 census with his father, John, and his mother Elizabeth. In this census he is 5 months old, fairly specific eh?. In the 1851 census he is still in Marshfield (aged 10) but his father is now a widower, there is no-one else in the household.
SO - he should have been registered in the birth index for December 1840 or January 1841 yes? (I've tried November to Feb too) There are only 2 for Newport in the free BMD for that period and neither of them are him. There are several marriages for John Thomas and "Elizabeth" during 1840 but I can't order them all.
I'm thinking that as Elizabeth died between the 41 and 51 censuses maybe she is buried in the graveyard there. John Snr stays in the Marshfield area all his life, last heard of at Black Birds Nest Farm (now a housing estate I'm told) Rogerstone in the 1871 census.
I'd be very grateful for any help anyone could give.
Thank you

The Common Room / Printing long charts

« on: Sunday 20 September 15 00:47 BST (UK) »

Hello
I have been using RootsMagic since Family Search opted out of the software thing although I still use Ancestry.co as well.
My problem is printing a long tree as I, like most people, only have a printer that will do A4 maximum. RootsMagic offers a really good printing service for trees which, in itself, is very reasonably priced BUT they charge $40 to mail one to Australia. The printing only cost $12.
Does any one know of anywhere in Australia that can print a continuous tree from RootsMagic software or the same thing converted to PDF. OfficeWorks printed one on to a poster sized sheet from PDF but couldn't eliminate the page breaks.
Looking forward to hearing from you
Gwyn

The Common Room / OPR death record in Scotlands People

« on: Monday 13 October 14 08:03 BST (UK) »

Hello from sunny Queensland

Can any of you experienced folk tell me what the letters E W after a person's name in a death record might signify.
The parish record for Wemyss in Fife 1767 has the wife and one of the children of James Salmond on the same page and there is a James as well (with EW after it) but I don't know if that is my one or one of his thousands of relations. If it is not him then he probably remarried but that is not a problem. They obviously used the parish mortcloth as the payment is recorded.
Thank you all
Gwyn

Armed Forces / Durham Light Infantry

« on: Wednesday 26 June 13 05:36 BST (UK) »

Hello all you uniform experts.
I have attached a photo of a young man in the uniform of the DLI. Can anyone tell by the style of the uniform, badges etc. if this is a WWI or WWII uniform?
I know you would say "ask the family" but unfortunately family opinion is divided because in all the photos that we have father and son look so alike that its almost impossible to tell which is which. The father was in WWI and his son in WWII.
I'm sorry about the quality of the photo but it is very worn and I don't have a flash scanner.
I'd be grateful for any help, military records are a bit too hard as there must have been 100 James Simpsons in the DLI

Cheers
Gwyn

World War One / WWI Royal Engineers sweetheart badge

« on: Friday 21 June 13 02:51 BST (UK) »

Does anyone know how I can clean my Grandmother's silver and tortoiseshell sweetheart badge so that silver is bright again but without damaging the tortoiseshell.
I clean most silver jewellery with bicarb and white vinegar but I'm afraid it might damage the shell.
Any help would be most welcome
Thanks

Armed Forces / Help with uniform identification please

« on: Wednesday 25 July 12 08:43 BST (UK) »

The chap in this photo is Samuel Dunn Gowen born 1851 Colchester, died 1878 Wangford, Essex.
Does anyone know if this is a military uniform he is wearing? The photo is as good as I can get it but I still can't see the badge on his cap or belt. The photo was taken at Drews Imperial Studios, 26 Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds presumably between 1871 and 1878 as he is shown in Colchester in the 1871 census. Its a long way from Colchester to Bury so I presume he was at some sort of camp. I can't find him in the military records on FindMyPast.
He looks a bit stuffy, maybe he was just posing?
Thank you for any help you can provide
Gwyn

Armed Forces / Help with identifying a Guards uniform please

« on: Wednesday 25 July 12 05:44 BST (UK) »

This photograph was attached to a chap whose ancesty I am researching. The caption says he is "drum major in the Coldstream Guards". Now, given the arrangement of his buttons, I would have said the Grenadier Guards but I am happy to be corrected. My questions are:
Which Regiment?
Isn't he too young for drum major?
Can anyone identify his very classy uniform?
Why is he holding a riding crop?
Does anyone have an idea about the date range? ie pre-WWI?
I would be very grateful if any uniform expert can help with this problem.

Immigrants & Emigrants - General / William Bosh, schoolmaster of Amsterdam

« on: Thursday 06 January 11 07:14 GMT (UK) »

Hello All and Happy New Year.
I am researching a branch of our extended family called Bosh. Frederick W H Bosh was born in Amsterdam (Netherlands) in 1838. His father William was a schoolmaster according to Frederick's marriage certificate but I cannot find a way into the Netherlands BMD. After his second marriage Frederick lived in Durham until his death. Does anybody know if there is digital access to the Netherlands BMD?
Gwyn