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I would be very grateful for help finding information about my Great Grandmother Elizabeth Serena Clifford née Brimfield.  Her husband Herbert Arthur Clifford died in 1900. She was born in Chelsea, Middx in 1868 and emigrated to South Africa (probably Durban) sometime after 1901 (she is in a census in England then) with four of her children (Hilda, Violet, Cecil and Arthur), her boyfriend (could be E. T. Paul) and the family silver!  I have two scraps of a will that could be hers, giving a death in 1935 and mentioning a payment to be made to a solicitor in Durban.  I do not know whether she died in England  or South Africa - more probably S.A as I cannot find any trace of her in England.  I have tried to find something  - date of emigration, death etc, but no luck - could someone point me in the right direction please?! Many thanks.

Help please - I have found George W Rix in the censuses from 1871 to 1901. I have a small problem with the place of birth - from 1871 to 1891 it is given as CROMER and in 1901, when he has moved and is married, as WISBEACH (both in Norfolk). In the birth register, first quarter 1865, there is a George William Rix born in ERPINGHAM. Can I be reasonably sure this is the same George? Many thanks!
Hilary

My cousin has a sash which belonged, probably, to our Grandfather, Christopher LANCASTER (born in Leighton Buzzard) or his wife Margaret PERYER. They were Quakers, married in the Friends Meeting House, Hammersmith, where Margaret's father Michael was caretaker. They lived in Mimosa Street, Fulham.
The sash is embroidered with the following :

"Rehabits Salford Unity. Past Chief Ruler. Peace and Plenty, the reward of temperance"

Does anyone know what it all means?! When and why did the Quakers give this to someone?  I know my Grandparents didn't drink (except for medicinal purposes )..... so I suppose it was some sort of "reward" for this!  What is a Past Chief Ruler?

Does anyone have anything similar?
Many thanks for any information.
Hilary

Can anyone help me find more information about Harry JOHNSON, the illegitimate son of Elizabeth Sarah Ann JOHNSON (she was born 1854 in Deanshanger, Northhants, daughter of Emanuel Johnson and Susanna Haile).  I only have him in the 1881 census, aged 7, living in Leighton Buzzard with his mum and step father, Charles LANCASTER.  He was born in London.  Then he disappears! I think the problem is that Harry Johnson is a very common name and I have found loads of them, so it's a bit difficult to decide which one he might be  . He could have died, emigrated.....

His father died in 1887 and his mother went to the workhouse with three of her children (the baby twins were almost definitely illegitimate). Elizabeth and Charles' two other children, both left home - Christopher to London and Rose Lilian to her uncle Levy, still  in Leighton Buzzard. (1891 census)

(Elizabeth later married Edward Jeffs in 1892)

I'd be very grateful if anyone could help me puzzle this out - it's a bit of a needle in a haystack!