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The Common Room / Re: Finding My G Grandfathers Death
« on: Friday 12 November 10 11:42 GMT (UK)  »
Where was he living in 1911
EDIT

Checked 1911 index and he was in Yarmouth (shown as Samuel)

Did he marry Florence Hough?  freebmd has a Balls/Hough birth in 1913 in Ecclesall Bierlow Yorkshire

Hi Carole, he married Florence Hough from Sheffield in 1900.  I found her and the kids on the 1911 census, living in Yarmouth, no sign of him though.  Was the Samuel you found in Yarmouth born in 1876?? 

The child, Walter, that you found in 1913 is definitely them.  This could put my avatar photo date at the start of the war not the 1911 coronation as I thought.  The baby that Florence is holding must be Walter, I always thought it was a girl.  I don't think he was in the army at this time, though he took part in the Boer War, I would have thought he pulled the uniform on for the photo, allthough I may be wrong.

Cheers David


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The Common Room / Finding My G Grandfathers Death
« on: Thursday 11 November 10 23:54 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, I'm trying to find my G Grandfathers death.  He was Edgar Samuel Balls, b1876 in Gt Yarmouth.  I have found out quite a lot about him up to about 1911, but after that, nothing.  I know he was still alive in 1911 and in some of the census's he was listed as just Samuel.  I have searched and searched the death lists time and time again and come up with nothing.

On my Grandfather's marriage cert in 1928, he is listed as deceased and his occupation was stealworks labourer, which points to him being in Sheffield.  Whether or not he died pre 1928 is debatable, as he is supposed to have left his wife and family, so he may have been "deceased" in their eyes.

Could anyone give me some advice as to what other research I could carry out to find out what happened to him.  I don't suppose it helps that he flitted between Yarmouth and Sheffield for in the part of his life that I know about.

Cheers David

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Armed Forces / Re: Pte Edgar Samuel Balls...Second Boer War
« on: Tuesday 09 November 10 15:00 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for that Bob, well spotted.  I didn't know those records existed on Ancestry.  Someone on the medals forum came up with the same records, now all I have to do is to prove/disprove that it's my G Grandad, easier said than done, I think.

Cheers David

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Armed Forces / Pte Edgar Samuel Balls...Second Boer War
« on: Monday 08 November 10 16:04 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, I've posted about this guy before, my Great Grandfather, Edgar Samuel Balls b1876 in Gt Yarmouth.  I've done some more research and I think I've found his unit etc.  On the 1901 census he is listed as Samuel Balls, Private, Infantry Militia in barracks in Colchester.  The C/O listed is Lt Col Edmund Roger Allday Kerrison of the Infantry Militia.  I have looked him up and found that he commanded 4th Batt Norfolk Regiment, 1900 to 1905.  I'm therefore presuming Edgar Samuel was in this same regiment.

According to a document dated 1906, he was awarded the QSA and KSA medals, for his involvement in the Second Boer War.

I think the 4th Batt. Norfolk Rgt was at Paardeberg, South Africa, according to Wikepedia. I still can't find any trace of Edgar Samuel, or his medals or service history. As I've said previously, he may have been known as just plain "Samuel" and not Edgar Samuel.  I know he wasn't killed in SA and was alive in 1911, also, I can't find any record of his death, maybe someone has an idea as to how I can find his death too.

All help appreciated.

Cheers David

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Anyone recognise this house?
« on: Thursday 04 November 10 12:29 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you David, Redroger and Sallyduk for your suggestions.  I tried to look at Whirlowdale Road on Google streetview but the computer didn't like it, so I'll try again later.

Sallyduk, that house certainly looks very similar - where is Dore?

I can't believe that I might be getting closer to finding it, with all your help, it's great!

I had a look on Streetview, the problem is, there are so many trees etc that you can't see a lot of the houses, also most of them have been extended/modified/rendered etc.

Dore used to be a village in Derbyshire, but has now been swallowed up by the Sheffield suburbs, it lies to the west of Whirlowdale Road.  Look for Dore Road on Streetview, it's around there.

Cheers David

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Church name?
« on: Wednesday 03 November 10 12:16 GMT (UK)  »
As for the bride's father, he was indeed a tailor on his last census entry.

Mareanna

Apologies, didn't see that bit. :-[

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Anyone recognise this house?
« on: Wednesday 03 November 10 00:39 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, it looks to me as though it could be Whirlowdale Road.  The house name could have been changed to something a bit more "chic", as it is in the "posh" part of Sheffield.  The big tree's are still there and a lot of the houses are of that style.  I'll have a look next time I drive down there.

Cheers David

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Church name?
« on: Tuesday 02 November 10 22:38 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, I think the second profession is "teacher".

Cheers David

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Norfolk / Re: 19th century Fishermens Deaths
« on: Tuesday 02 November 10 21:52 GMT (UK)  »
I wish I knew definitely what happened to my gt grandfather's 3 brothers.  But a couple of years ago I took my younger son to Great Yarmouth for a week.  We walked on the beach and found some nice pebbles and tossed one into the sea for each of the brothers. 

Nice touch.  It makes you wonder just how frequent it was for husbands, father's, son's etc, to walk out of the door, never to return.  Dangerous times.

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