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Independent Islands => Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark => Channel Islands Lookup Requests => Topic started by: rvandjc on Monday 16 January 12 20:07 GMT (UK)
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I am trying to find out more about a Sidney Hockey Fisher (b. 1880 ish) and family. Believe they were from St Hellier.
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Born 23/6/1880, baptized 11/7/1880. Father Charles John Fisher, a jeweller, mother Sarah Hockey.
Sister Phoebe Sarah born 11/5/1882
Lots of other little Fishers according to the 1881, both parents born in England.
You may find the other baptisms on www.jerseyheritagetrust.jeron.je
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1891 RG12/4694/7/10
St Heliers
Charles Fisher 49 watchmaker and jeweller London
Sarah J 41 Somerset
Ernest G 19
Walter S 17
Percy E 15
Annie E 13
Sidney H 10
Owen C 6
Arthur O 3
All children born Jersey St Helier
In 1881 there was another son Charles born Jersey c1869
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1901 RG13/5309/71/2
48 St Clements Road St Saviour Jersey
Charles J Fisher 60 grocer shopkeeper England
Sarah J 53 England
Annie E 23
Owen C 16
Arthur O 12
Mary S 8
Bertie C 8 Hockey Nephew
All children born St Helier
I am having some trouble finding S*dney H after 1901.
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Hi,
Thank you so much for the information, it is much appreciated. I understand that SH Fisher served in the RN and died in 1916 whilst serving in HMS Nubian.
Kind regards, Robert
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Hi Robert
In my tree Sidney Hockey Fisher married La Belle Wheeler in Hampshire in 1904. They had a daughter Ruth in 1905. La Belle remarried in 1918.
I thought Sidney's father was a "grocer/shopkeeper".
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Hi,
Thank you for your posting.
I also have SH Fisher married to La Belle Wheeler 1904 who then went on to marry Albert Connolly 1918. I believe they had a daughter called Rita and not Ruth in 1905. In the 1911 census there is a Sidney Fisher (33), married for 6 years to La Belle Fisher (30), and daugter Rita (6) listed as a family living in Portsmouth. My main interest is Rita Fisher. If you have any more information on her I would be grateful.
Kind regards, Robert
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Hi Robert
Yes it is Rita - written in black and white on my own tree - must have been that glass of wine I had with dinner!
I see there is a marriage of a Rita Fisher to Herbert William Palmer in Portsmouth in 1933. There are three Palmer children who may be theirs: Elizabeth,Anne G and Richard William. However, Elizabeth was born in 1925- long before the marriage. Anne G Palmer died when she was only 13. Richard died 1992 and Elizabeth 2003.
Regards
Trish
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Hi Trish,
I see from your profile that you are located in Melbourne, Australia, which is probably a lot warmer than here in the UK at the moment.
As you have a tree set up, do you have any interest in any of the Fisher family mentioned? My tree is on Ancestry and titled Fisher/Palmer and includes the people you outlined.
Kind regards, Robert
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Hi Robert
Bit too warm at the moment in Australia and I would dearly love to see some rain - as would my garden.
I have not explored the Fishers because my connection is tenuous. Sarah Jane Hockey (Sidney Hockey Fisher's Mum)is the daughter of my gt gt grandfather's brother Charles Hockey. (I go off on such tangents because I become so interested in what happened to all the various branches). I have cancelled my Ancestry subscription for a while because it is too expensive so I cannot see your Fisher tree.
Do you by any chance know why Charles Hockey and his brother George went to live in Jersey?
Cheers
Trish
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Hi Trish,
You do seem to have the extremes of weather, we have had seen a lot of coverage on the tv about fires and then floods. Last year for us on the south coast was just rain or dismal overcast cloudy weather, however, over the last few days it has been lovely and sunny.
Like you I do seem to drift sideways on the family tree but I try and keep to first cousins wherever possible. My mother's mum was Rita Fisher.
Don't know why the families went to Jersey, but having been there on holiday I can see why it would have been an attractive place to set up home (excluding WWII). I will try and do a bit more research.
Kind regards, Robert
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Hello Robert,
I am very interested in chatting to you about the Fisher/Palmer family. I have some information that might be of value to you. I know that this is an old post, but if you happen to see this and could get in contact that would be fantastic!
Keeping my fingers crossed,
Cara
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Welcome to Rootschat, Cara
Looking at Robert's profile, which you can see if you click the figure under his name, it doesn't look as if he has been on Rootschat since Tuesday 05 March 2013. If he still has the same email and has signed up for it, he should get notification that he has a reply to one of his posts.