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Completed Census Requests / Meaning of missing district numbers? COMPLETED THANKS!
« on: Friday 28 December 07 17:10 GMT (UK)  »
Hi!

I'm looking at the district information for Gillingham, Kent in the 1841 census.

The districts are listed as follows:  2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, Brompton Barracks, Gunners Barracks and Ordnance Hospital.

What happened to districts 1 and 8?

Does this mean they are missing?

Thank you!

Regards,
Josephine

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Hi! 

Does anyone have access to a transcript of the 1841 census that is not done by Ancestry?

I can't find my Parkers on Ancestry and I am hoping that some kind Rootschatter with access to a different site might be willing and able to take a peek and see where they are hiding. 

Here is what the family should look like in 1841:

John Parker, born abt 1808 in Canterbury, Kent
Elizabeth Parker, born abt 1805 in East Dereham, Norfolk
Susanna / Susan Parker, born abt 1829 in Market Dereham, Norfolk
John Thomas (or John or Thomas) Parker, born abt 1831 in Mattishall, Norfolk
Clementia or Clementina Parker, born abt 1833 in Market Dereham, Norfolk
Harriet Parker, born 1840 in Chatham, Kent


I do not have Harriet's birth record, so I don't know where the family was living in Chatham in 1840.  I have not found a baptism for her.  Her younger brother, Abraham, was born in Chatham in 1843 and I haven't found a baptism for him, either.  (Neither Harriet nor Abraham is my direct ancestor and I can't afford to buy their birth certificates.)

In 1851 and up, the parents are living on Chatham Hill.  I can't tell if that's in Chatham or Gillingham; it seems to vary.

I have tracked most of the descendants and I've got lots of marriages, baptisms, etc.

I really need to see the family as a group in 1841 because I need stronger proof that my John Thomas (or John or Thomas) Parker belongs to that family. 

This is the evidence I have so far:

-  My guy was listed as Thomas in the census from 1851-1891.

-  Thomas Parker's 1850 marriage lists his father as John Parker, labourer.

-  His birthplace of Norfolk goes along with the other Parker children's births.

-  Thomas and his wife are also living on Chatham Hill in 1851 (but not next door to John and Elizabeth).

-  It looks like he and his wife were witnesses to the marriage of Susanna Parker (who I believe was his sister).

-  The marriage of one of his sons lists him as John Parker. 

-  The marriage of one of his daughters lists him as John Thomas Parker.

-  He had a son named John Thomas Parker.

Thank you in advance!

Regards,
Josephine

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The Lighter Side / TMI for internet trees
« on: Wednesday 26 December 07 16:47 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, All!

Sometimes I shake my head at the "Too Much Information" I find on the internet.

I've been tracing the families of the siblings of my g-g-grandfather. 

Ancestry World Tree has info on one of his sisters, her husband and their children.   Although it  contains some errors, it also contains exact dates of some births and marriages, so I can try to find the documentation on my own. 

There is no contact name attached to the tree.  I searched but couldn't find the original tree anywhere.  (That's okay because I wouldn't want to share info with this particular person.)

This is included in the notes:

"...Family memory says he was often worst for drink and beat his wife.  A bit of a bad temper???"

"...Opinion...  The _______ family were a bad lot.  Grandfather _______ drank a lot and beat his wife...  A very short temper was inherited by _______ ."

Ahem.  Who on earth would put such information on the internet?

My guess is that it was someone not directly related to the family.  The tree does list some exact dates so this person either spent the money on certificates or was given the information.  My guess is that s/he was handed this info and felt no compunction against putting it all online, along with unkind (even if true) comments that amount to gossip.

I wonder if it was taken off-line after someone who was directly related complained about it? 

Here's a lesson:  even if you delete your tree, the One World Tree bots might have copied it already, which means your errors or TMI comments will live on. 

Regards,
Josephine

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The Common Room / Question re 1920 marriage record COMPLETED THANKS!
« on: Friday 14 December 07 20:41 GMT (UK)  »
Hello, All!

Would a marriage record from 1920 (London, England) have listed the maiden names of the bride and groom's mothers?

Thank you!
Josephine

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The Common Room / Kudos to mccubbin
« on: Friday 07 December 07 18:14 GMT (UK)  »
Folks,

I recently did some look-ups, on and off board, for a Rootschatter who goes by the handle "mccubbin".

Much to my surprise, she then offered to do some look-ups for me where she lives!  She has sent me lots of information!

I want to say a public thank you to mccubbin.  Since we have taken our discussions to email, you cannot see the work she has done for me, but she has been extremely kind and generous!

Thank you, mccubbin, for being a true Rootschatter!

Regards,
Josephine

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Would it be possible for someone in Winnipeg to do a look-up for me, please?

I would like proof that this person was the brother of my husband's g-g-grandfather (I can't afford to purchase his death record).  I do have anecdotal evidence of the relationship but no proof at present.

From the Manitoba Vital Statistics website:

Frederick Henry Trotter aged 69
Died 23 December 1920 in Winnipeg

Based on the 1901 census, this might be his second marriage:

9 February 1894, Turtle Mtn, Manitoba
Frederick H. Trotter & Sarah Lyndoll

I have him in the 1901, 1906 and 1911 census.

I have his daughter, Henrietta's, marriage record to John William Chase.  (My husband's grandmother's name was Henrietta Trotter and I bought it just in case she had another marriage we didn't know about.  It turns out it was the daughter of Frederick Henry Trotter and probably her cousin.)

Based on the Manitoba Vital Statistics website and the 1911 census, his daughter Margaret married John Blanthorn Giles.

I would be most interested in seeing the obit or death record (if available for free at the library in Winnipeg) for Frederick Henry Trotter if any kind Rootschatter is willing and able to look either one up for me.

I believe he was likely the brother of Alex Trotter, who, with his cousin Beecham Trotter, ran a successful horse trading business in Brandon, Manitoba.  Alex Trotter was my husband's g-g-grandfather. 

If they were brothers, they were both born in Ontario and their parents were Robert Trotter and Margaret Jane Franklin.  Based on the 1861 & 1871 census, Alex did have a brother named Frederick of the same  age.

Thank you!
Josephine

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Would any kind Rootschatter be willing and able to look up an obit for the following person?

I don't have her death record but I do have her funeral card and the index page for her death registry and confirmation from the cemetery re. her burial place.

Sarah Ann Regelous
Died:  28 January 1936
Last known address:  9 Paradise Row, Bethnal Green
Death registered in Stepney District
Buried:  Manor Park Cemetery
Undertakers:  W. English & Sons, 469 Bethnal Green Road

I can't afford to purchase a copy of the cemetery record.

I'm hoping the obit might list her parents' names and her maiden name.  It probably won't list her brother, Henry George (my great-grandfather), who died in Canada in 1932, but if it did I would be over the moon with happiness.

Thank you in advance.

Regards,
Josephine

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US Resources & Offers / Misc. Mug Shots - Some with Names & Info
« on: Wednesday 29 August 07 21:20 BST (UK)  »

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US Resources & Offers / Arkansas State Prison Photos 1915-1937
« on: Wednesday 29 August 07 21:15 BST (UK)  »
Mirrors. Photographs from the Arkansas State Prison 1915-1937.

http://csac.buffalo.edu/mirrors/mirrorsimages.html

Regards,
Josephine

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