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Lancashire / Re: Town of Ormsbee?
« on: Wednesday 10 January 18 19:55 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks everyone for all replies. The man I have in mind is "John WILLIAMS".

Before posting the question I had looked for indications of him in North and South Ormsby in Lincolnshire plus Ormskirk and Hornby in Lancashire. Also looked for other possible towns in both counties with names starting with the letters A, O or H. Will definitely look at Formby too.

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Lancashire / Town of Ormsbee?
« on: Wednesday 10 January 18 12:58 GMT (UK)  »
I am tracing a man who was described in a newspaper notice about his marriage as being from "Ormsbee, Lancashire". He was born in about 1850 and was married in 1875. I cannot find a place with that that name now. Was there a town with that name in the nineteenth century that has changed since? Would appreciate any help. 

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South Africa / Assisted immigration to Cape Town 1867
« on: Friday 20 October 17 01:29 BST (UK)  »
Hi

Could someone please look up for me the book by Esme Bulls about aided immigration from Britain to South Africa in the years 1857 to 1867.

I have found John and Sarah WILLIAMS in Cape Town in the first few months of 1867. Sarah had a baby then and I am trying to work out whether they had recently arrived from England and whether they were on their way to another part of the Cape Colony.

Any help greatly appreciated because SA resources are hard to find where I live in Australia.

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Holton marriages in NZ - Wellington?
« on: Sunday 30 September 12 13:06 BST (UK)  »
Hi Scrappyshaz

I have some more information about the Holtons that might be of interest to you. Will try to send in a PM.

Regards

syd500

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Holton marriages in NZ - Wellington?
« on: Friday 13 July 12 14:33 BST (UK)  »
Hi Scrappyshaz

Thank you for your reply. I will keep looking. I have Bernard's death certicate and cremation records. No divorce record for Bernard and Sarah in NSW or Queensland. No death certificate yet for Sarah because I cannot work out where she died. I have checked the Sarah Holton in the earlier post and she is not a match because the names of her parents do not fit and she seems to have lived around Kempsey in NSW all her life.

Regards
syd500

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Holton marriages in NZ - Wellington?
« on: Friday 13 July 12 09:44 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: scrappyshaz on Saturday 29 October 11 08:49 BST (UK)
Hi DebNZ,
Sorry I have just found these questions about Bernard. He was my g/fathers uncle & was the Bernard George who died in Sydney, NSW on 16-8-1954. He and Sarah were divorced & I believe there were no children. They may have divorced in NZ not too long after they married - so there is a good chance she remarried. Bernard & his brothers globe trotted between NZ, Australia, South Africa & England - where they still had a brother & sister. Bernard often travelled as a companion to elderly travelers on ships crossing between Australia & England.
Sorry I have no other info on Sarah. She was not even mentioned on his death certificate.
Regards
Scrappyshaz

Hi Scrappyshaz
I am interested in finding Sarah Holton because we have common ancestors. Do you know any more about the times and places where Bernard resided between about 1920 and 1950? I think he and Sarah migrated from NZ to Sydney in the early 1920s and DebNZ found him (above) in Brisbane in 1949. I want to try and find when Bernard and Sarah separated.
Regards
syd500

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