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Lincolnshire / Long lost family post 1911

« on: Sunday 30 May 21 11:26 BST (UK) »

I have totally lost track of the following family after 1911, address in the census is 50 Gresham Street, Lincoln.

Harry Chambers b1863
Elizabeth (nee Sturdy) c1867
Jane Annie b1894
George William b1905
Hilda Mary b1910

Harry is noted on both his marriage certs (Elizabeth is 2nd wife), and baptism of children as a builder.

I wonder if they moved out of county as there's no obvious bmd entries in Lincs that look likely for them and nothing in Lincs FHS burial transcripts (though they only cover the main Lincoln cemeteries).

Lincolnshire / John Askwith death c1851

« on: Tuesday 06 April 21 00:09 BST (UK) »

In the Lincolnshire Chronicle - Friday 11 June 1852 there's a report about the sale of property on Friars Lane in Lincoln "now in the occupation of Mrs. Askwith, and upon which Property the business of a Higgler was for many years carried on by her and her late husband. The Property is offered for sale by direction of the Trustee for sale, under the will of the late Mr. Askwith......".

I've found a John in 1851, boarding in Brant Broughton, married but occ noted as Carrier so not sure if it's the right man. Elizabeth is in Friars Lane, married, higglers wife.

The only John Askwith deaths in county are Jun qtr 1841 (aged 0), and Mar qtr 1856 aged 45, this would fit pretty well with the 1841 and 1851 as both give yob as 1811. There are two others in York and Hull during the 1840's, one is a 5 year old, the other is a 61 years old.

I'm floundering to try and find anything for him so hoping some sharp eyes will spot the obvious that I'm missing.

Graveyards and Gravestones / Link; Belvoir Angel gravestones

« on: Wednesday 03 March 21 20:44 GMT (UK) »

Not many people will have one of these stones in their ancestry as they are only found in and around the Vale of Belvoir, details in the link mention a survey in the 1970's by George Heathcote who sadly passed away in December last year. A group of enthusiasts with a facebook group have found around 20 more examples of "BA's" as they are affectionately known taking the total to around 340.

I'm fortunate to have not one but two examples in my tree (possibly dibs on a third but I'm greedy that way

), one example is a double angel although it bears the scars of almost 300 years of exposure to the elements.

Enough of the chat, here's the link
https://www.hicklingnottslocalhistory.com/belvoir-angels/#:~:text=%20Belvoir%20Angels%20are%20characterised%20by%3A%20%201,largely%20unchanged%20over%20a%2060-year%20period%20More%20

Lancashire / Sources of burial records Salford RD 1837 and 1847?

« on: Tuesday 02 March 21 16:59 GMT (UK) »

I've had a fair bit of success locating burials in my Goulson family but a stray family are eluding me with deaths prior to the cemeteries act.

Benjamin Goulson d1847 Salford Union RD
Hannah Goulson d 15 Jul 1837 Salford RD

I have the baptism for Hannah (nee Armitage) at Wakefield as a non con record, news cutting death announcement and death cert but still no closer to finding burials for either of them.

Somerset / 1940's burial record sources, Bridgwater

« on: Monday 08 February 21 04:19 GMT (UK) »

Is there anywhere I can find the plot for a burial in Quantock Road Cemetery in 1942?

The funeral was reported in the newspaper in Feb 1942 and mentioned the cemetery. The local FHS have apparently released records to FindMyPast but there is nothing that I have been able to find for Bridgwater and there are no results on deceased online. From the probate register I know the deceased was named Eric Thomas Beechey, died 26 Jan 1942 aged 27 and he was a resident of Bridgwater.

United States of America / Any way to trace a burial/cremation based on a 1977 New York Obit

« on: Tuesday 02 February 21 22:47 GMT (UK) »

Using FindMyPast I found the following record;

United States Obituary Notices
First name(s) Jeanie
Last name Joel
Full name as given Jeanie Joel
Birth year 1887
Birth date 08 Jan 1887
Death year 1977
Death date Jun 1977
Full dates January 8, 1887 - June 1977
Place New York, New York
State New York
Country United States

Source website linked from FindMyPast; http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/8361903

I believe it's my great aunt though there are a variant spellings of her forename based around Geanie and Jeanie. Not being familiar with USA records all I know is she went to the USA in 1927 with her husband James Joel and they were naturalized in the 1940's & James worked in a book store.

Leicestershire / Who was Gracie?

« on: Tuesday 19 January 21 06:14 GMT (UK) »

This young lady isn't part of my tree but appears on two postcard images taken by a relative in Coalville. The rear of the card has a handwritten note "to aunty Dorothy & all, love and best wishes Gracie".

I suspect from the second card she has a younger brother called Alan based on the message on the back and that she is shown sitting alongside a younger boy.

Dating them is a little awkward, though the rear of the card is somewhat generic I have some which feature injured soldiers and one with the girl's school hockey team noted as 1920 with the same appearance to the rear.

A hi res image of the card (and image of the rear in the comments below the card), on the link to my flickr album
https://www.flickr.com/photos/50125734@N06/48988391772/in/album-72157666924979165/

Leicestershire Resouces & Offers / Link; County Pedigrees and PR's

« on: Wednesday 13 January 21 03:33 GMT (UK) »

Pedigrees, PR'S and town/county histories. Either view on the site or download for offline use.

https://archive.org/search.php?

Lincolnshire Resources & Offers / Online Lincolnshire Pedigrees Link

« on: Wednesday 13 January 21 03:06 GMT (UK) »

Internet Archive website with literally thousands of digitised books including PR's, local and county histories and County Pedigrees. Publications on the site can be downloaded in several formats eg PDF.

It's a bit of a funny site to link from as the search from the home page doesn't dig very deep but the link provided should be a little further in and land on the search page I've been using.

https://archive.org/search.php?