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We have a mystery we can’t solve - we think our paternal GT grandfather wasn’t our biological gt grandfather?

My sister and I have had our our trees and DNA test results on Ancestry.co.uk for many years but we have no matches with anyone from our paternal great grandad’s line. His name was John Michael Robinson Lewis b. 1865 in Gloucester, UK and he was married to Annie Lucretia Howells who also used the maiden name Eskins.

I have matches with their children’s descendants and matches with Annie’s ancestor’s descendants but nothing from the John’s ancestors descendants.

A few years ago, I was contacted by a descendant of John’s ancestors to ask why I have him in my tree when we weren’t connected by DNA - and it started me thinking.

I have colour coded all of my DNA into family lines - not one Lewis connection other than from my grandmother’s siblings descendants.

My grandmother was the 7th out 8 children to John and Annie. They appear to have separated shortly after their 8th child and she moved in with another chap called Harold Nind and had a further 8 children with him. I have DNA matches their descendants.

Could it be that John M R Lewis wasn’t our biological great grandad? Could it be that he is but my sister and I don’t have much of his ancestors DNA?

Any advice on how we can investigate further would be most welcome!

Thanks
Jill

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Would any of you kind Look up folk be willing to see if there is any information about John Lewis born 1810 in Gloucester please?

I have details of him with his second wife to Sophia Robinson from his marriage certificate (married in 16/7/1860 at the Baptist Chapel) - he is a widower, his occupation is as Iron Moulder Journeyman, living in Sweet Briar St, Gloucester and his  father is also called John Lewis.

I have also found John and Sophia in the 1861 Census - this time living in Kings Lane, Painswick - there is a transcript error and his birth year is listed as 1799 instead of 1810.  His occupation is labourer.

I think he must have died before the 1871 census as Sophia is on her own with her children James, John and Sophia in 5 Council St, Gloucester.  She later marries a Joshiah Butler, a baker and lives at 30 Brothers place, Gloucester

I'm struggling to pinpoint my John Lewis amongst the many other John Lewis's in the area.  I've tracked back through the 1841 and 1851 censuses and there is nothing I can identify him between the possible results.  I would love to find out any info about his first marriage - did he have any children etc?

I would be grateful for any help/info etc.

thanks
Jill

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If anyone is visiting the Leicestershire & Rutland Records Office, would they mind looking up the details of my Gt Grandfather Harry Ashton in the Glen Parva Register of enlistments please?  I believe the register is LEICESTER MILITARY DISTRICT ENLISTMENT REGISTER (22D63/89)

He was a member of the Leicestershire Regiment and we believe he also was in the Boer War.  His details are as follows:
Harry Ashton, born 1873, Lubenham (nr. Market Harborough) Leicestershire, his parents were Samuel & Mary Ashton also from Lubenham.

I'd be grateful for any info.

Thank you
Jilly

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Is anyone able to look up a medical record at the Records Office at Wigston, please?  We are trying to find out more details of my Grandmother's death in 1940 and we understand that the information could be stored there. 

Her name was Phyllis May Ashton, she died on the 22/10/1940, her dob. 20/7/1908 Welford, nr. Market Harborough, Leicestershire. 

The information we have from her death certificate is that she died at St Luke's Hospital, Market Harborough on the 22/10/1940 - cause of death is Malignant Endocarditis although family stories say something different.   Her death was certified by Dr. Scott.

We would be grateful for any information or advice

Thank you
Jill & Wendy