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Armed Forces / Re: Attestation paper John Robinson b 1829
« on: Wednesday 29 May 19 19:22 BST (UK) »
Thank you for replying. I was hoping to find more, but it would appear these records have gone.
Regards
Yvonne
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Yvonne
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Armed Forces / Attestation paper John Robinson b 1829
« on: Tuesday 28 May 19 20:11 BST (UK) »
I am looking for the Attestation papers of John Robinson. From the discharge notice we have found he was 3041 Serjeant John Robinson in the Royal Artillery. It states he was Attested in Leeds, York on 25th August 1847. He was discharged on 29th September 1868.
Any information on where I can find this record would be helpful.
Many thanks
Yvonne
Any information on where I can find this record would be helpful.
Many thanks
Yvonne
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Canada Lookup Request / Re: Donald Robertson 1867-1945, Saskatchewan
« on: Thursday 14 April 16 19:36 BST (UK) »
Back home again.
I will be requesting a copy of the death record as you suggest and am pleased to have had so much information. I think that probably it was not a member of his family who erected the gravestone as they were unlikely to have had the funds to travel. Maybe as he had been in Saskatchewan for some time, he had friends or neighbours who contributed to the headstone.
Thank you all so much for your contributions and if I can help anyone from the UK, please get in touch.
Regards
Yvonne
I will be requesting a copy of the death record as you suggest and am pleased to have had so much information. I think that probably it was not a member of his family who erected the gravestone as they were unlikely to have had the funds to travel. Maybe as he had been in Saskatchewan for some time, he had friends or neighbours who contributed to the headstone.
Thank you all so much for your contributions and if I can help anyone from the UK, please get in touch.
Regards
Yvonne
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Canada Lookup Request / Re: Donald Robertson 1867-1945, Saskatchewan
« on: Monday 04 April 16 11:16 BST (UK) »
Hi all, I am away from home at present and only picking up posts when I can get wifi. Thank you all so much for your work. I can't believe how much info you have found. Will respond more when I return.
Many thanks, you have spent loads of time on my behalf and I'm very grateful.
Yvonne
Many thanks, you have spent loads of time on my behalf and I'm very grateful.
Yvonne
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Canada Lookup Request / Re: Donald Robertson 1867-1945, Saskatchewan
« on: Sunday 27 March 16 20:48 BST (UK) »
Thank you for your contributions. It does seem to me that Donald was not joined by any of his family in Saskatchewan which still leaves the puzzle of where he was in 1911 and 1921 census of Canada. As he had a farm in 1906 and was (probably) the one buried in Wapella, then I imagine this is where he settled until he died.
Are the records for the 1911 and 1921 censuses complete? Also why is there no death record, unless these are still in the process of being transcribed or are not available.
Are the records for the 1911 and 1921 censuses complete? Also why is there no death record, unless these are still in the process of being transcribed or are not available.
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Canada Lookup Request / Re: Donald Robertson 1867-1945, Saskatchewan
« on: Sunday 27 March 16 15:17 BST (UK) »
Thanks once again for this useful informaiton.
I can see how a relative could have erected the headstone on the grave.
Donald's siblings were:
Alexander (Sandy) Robertson b 1868
Emily (Amelia) Robertson b 1871
David Robertson b 1872
Elizabeth Anderson Robertson (my grandmother) b 1874 d 1964 in London
James Robertson b 1877
John Robertson b 1880 (living in Glasgow in 1904 as he registered his father's death and in London in 1911, when he was a witness at my grandmothers marriage).
Unfortunately I am having great trouble tracking down records in Scotland as there is limited information given on genealogy websites and there are a large number of Robertsons with the same names.
Many thanks again.
Yvonne
I can see how a relative could have erected the headstone on the grave.
Donald's siblings were:
Alexander (Sandy) Robertson b 1868
Emily (Amelia) Robertson b 1871
David Robertson b 1872
Elizabeth Anderson Robertson (my grandmother) b 1874 d 1964 in London
James Robertson b 1877
John Robertson b 1880 (living in Glasgow in 1904 as he registered his father's death and in London in 1911, when he was a witness at my grandmothers marriage).
Unfortunately I am having great trouble tracking down records in Scotland as there is limited information given on genealogy websites and there are a large number of Robertsons with the same names.
Many thanks again.
Yvonne
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Canada Lookup Request / Re: Donald Robertson 1867-1945, Saskatchewan
« on: Friday 25 March 16 20:13 GMT (UK) »
Many thanks for your replies.
His father was Donald Robertson and his mother was Elizabeth Petrie. He was born in Kirkmichael in Perthshire, Scotland on 2 April 1867.
I don't know of any other siblings that emigrated. We were only told of Donald in the family.
Very grateful for your help.
His father was Donald Robertson and his mother was Elizabeth Petrie. He was born in Kirkmichael in Perthshire, Scotland on 2 April 1867.
I don't know of any other siblings that emigrated. We were only told of Donald in the family.
Very grateful for your help.
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Canada Lookup Request / Donald Robertson 1867-1945, Saskatchewan
« on: Friday 25 March 16 15:36 GMT (UK) »
I am looking for any information post 1906 on my great uncle Donald Robertson, born about 1867 in Scotland, who emigrated to Canada in 1886. I have found him in the 1891, 1901 and 1906 censuses. He is a farmer in Assiniboia East, Saskatchewan in 1906 and appears to have stock. I have found that he was apportioned 2 parcels of land and he seems to have made it work. However after 1906 I can find no record of him. The last finding that I have is of a gravestone in Wapella, Melville Census Divion, Saskatchewan, which gives the dates 1867 to 1945. The headstone says 'In Loving Memory' and 'At Rest', so someone must have cared for him, although I believe he was not married, certainly not in 1906. This may or may not be him, but it could fit.
I would be grateful if anyone could give me any information from this area in Saskatchewan.
I would be grateful if anyone could give me any information from this area in Saskatchewan.
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Essex / Re: Leigh on sea, Essex
« on: Saturday 07 January 12 21:22 GMT (UK) »
I have contacted the Essex Records Office and they have said that there was a property named Racquets on the south side of Duke of Manchester's Drive recorded in the 1923 Kelly's Directory. James Edwards was the person living there at the time and in 1928 a Mrs Baldwin was the occupier. I have no idea whether these people are relevant to the person I am looking for, but at least I know that the house existed.
I can only assume that over the years the name Racquets has disappeared and been replaced by a number, although it would be nice to know if it retained its name.
Maybe this will help someone else who is searching in the area.
Many thanks to all who replied.
Yvonne
I can only assume that over the years the name Racquets has disappeared and been replaced by a number, although it would be nice to know if it retained its name.
Maybe this will help someone else who is searching in the area.
Many thanks to all who replied.
Yvonne