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The Common Room / 1939 Enumeration District help
« on: Tuesday 11 December 18 12:42 GMT (UK)  »
Hi - I'm looking for the enumeration district associated in the 1939 Register of England and Wales for 91 Markyate Road - now in Becontree, then in the Barking MB. The entry was in the name of James H Chimmick (really Chinnick) if that helps.  I got some details off FindMyPast but as I have reasonable access to most 1939 records through Ancestry I'd like to use it - but I need to find the Enumeration District as I've already searched more records than is healthy! Any help, most appreciated.

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Antrim / McCollum/Wright (Craig) in Carnlough
« on: Monday 11 June 12 13:03 BST (UK)  »
Hello All

I'm trying to find out more about my great great grandfather Samuel McCollum, his wife Mary Wright and their children.  I don't know Samuel or Mary's dates of birth, marriage or death.  Samuel was resident at Drumnacross in 1880 as per his daughter's Marriage Certificate and Mary was resident at Drumnacross in 1890 as she was present at my grandfather's (James Craig) birth.

They had three girls that I know of.

Ellen, born 1851, doesn't appear to have married and was still living at Drumnacross in 1916 as she paid rent to Lord Vane Tempest.

Mary (my great grandmother), born 1855 married James Craig in Glenarm Presbyterian Church in 1880 and died at Highlandtown about 1932.  She had six children: Alexander, Mary, Hugh, Ann Jane. James (my grandfather) and Ellen or Nellie.

Sarah, born 1862 emigrated to Western Australia, where she married and her only son later died in a motorbike accident.  She died in Cottesloe, Western Australia in 1941.

I know nothing of Samuel McCollum's parents or siblings.  Similarly, I know nothing of Mary McCollum nee Wright's background, so any help with either would be welcome.

With regards to Mary and James Craig's children I know the following.

Alex was still living in Highlandtown at the time of the 1911 Census.  Mary married James Morrow in 1906, but I don't know much about what became of her five children.  Hugh was a sailor and farmer who once again I can't trace past the 1911 Census.  Ann Jane married someone called McKillop, that's as much as I know.  James married my grandmother, Betty McAlister and had two children, my mother Joan and her brother Alex.  Nellie may have married someone called Newell and gone to New Zealand, but I'm not very sure about that.

If you can help me fill in any of the gaps I would be most grateful.  All snippets of information are welcome.

Kind regards
Christopher Barnes

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Europe / MEUVLY or MEUWLY in Switzerland
« on: Wednesday 09 May 12 08:38 BST (UK)  »
Hello

I am seeking more information about the origins of my great great grandfather John Joseph MEUVLY (or MEUVLEY or MEUWLY or MEUWLEY), born circa 1821.

In the 1851 Census he is living in the East End of London (Marsh Street) as a single man and his place of birth is stated as Fribourg, Switzerland, having possibly emigrated to escape the Sunderbund war, though once again, I don't know that for a fact.  When he married his wife (Mary Ann Cook) I do not know, though it is likely sometime between 1851 and 1852.  There is a possibility that he had a illegitimate child, Gaspard in 1845, though the link can't be proven and there is only the (somewhat unusual) surname to go on.

In trying to establish the link to Gaspard, I noted that there were a number of John (Jean) Joseph Meuwlys with Gaspard brothers and uncles in the area of Cressier.  The Swiss family records that I have accessed seem to be very comprehensive, yet I can't make the final link.

In the 1861 Census he is living in Glaucus Street, Bow with his wife and children (Nancy Jane (Annie), Margaret, Olive Louisa and Annabella Elizabeth.  He is working as a lamp black maker, possibly down the road at the Bow Common Gasworks.

John Joseph died on 15 Aug 1864 in the London Hospital, Whitechapel.  There was no family informant.  His wife, Mary Ann went on to deliver two 'posthumous' daughters, Martha and Mary on 5 Mar 1865.

I have listed the name of the children as it may give some indication should better Swiss records come to light than have hitherto been available to me.  I'd hope that there can't have been that many John (Jean) Joseph Meuwlys born in Fribourg around 1821, but I don't know how to find those that were!

This is as much as I know and would welcome any ideas on how to find out more.

Kind regards
Christopher Barnes

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Australia / McCOLLUM, Sarah - Queensland
« on: Tuesday 01 May 12 09:29 BST (UK)  »
Hello

I am trying to find out what became of my great great aunt, Sarah McCollum, born near Carnlough, County Antrim, Ireland around 1862.

I believe that she left Ireland in 1887 and travelled to Queensland via London aboard the 'Duke of Sutherland'.  I have details of two entries in the Queensland Passenger lists that indicate she passed through Townsville in December 1887 and finished in Brisbane on 3 Jan 1888.

After that I have nothing firm to go on, but family lore has it that one, she didn't return and two, that she later had a son who died in a road traffic accident.  From this I guess that she must have married in Australia and quite possibly Queensland.

Any further information would be most welcome.

Regards
Christopher Barnes

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Newell's in Christchurch North
« on: Thursday 23 February 12 14:32 GMT (UK)  »
Hello

I am trying to find more information relating to my great aunt and her husband who were last known to be in Canterbury.

My great aunt was Nellie (also know as Helen) Newell, nee Craig born in 1890 in Carnlough, County Antrim, Ireland.  Her husband was Francis Newell, an mechanical engineer.  The last known record of them is in the NZ Electoral Roll for 1928 where they are both resident at 18 Gordon Avenue, Christchurch North, Canterbury.

Any information regarding the above would be most welcome.

Thanks
Christopher

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Bedfordshire Lookup Requests / Marriage Registers - Biggleswade - OSBORN
« on: Monday 12 October 09 21:28 BST (UK)  »
I am trying to find out more about my great great great grandfather James OSBORN and his wife Mary.

According to the 1851 Census he was born at Lee Common near Chesham in 1781.

He may have married his wife Mary (b. 1771) in Biggleswade, her birthplace, sometime before 1816.

He was an ostler and his son William become one too, so James' father may well have been one as well.  That's as much information as I have.

Any help to confirm James OSBORN's details and the maiden name and details of his wife Mary would be most welcome.

Thanks
Christopher

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Hertfordshire Lookup Requests / Birth/Marriage Registers - Flaunden/Leverstock Green/Hemel Hempstead - BARNES
« on: Saturday 10 October 09 13:12 BST (UK)  »
I am trying to find information on my great great great grandfather Charles BARNES b. abt. 1786 in Flaunden, Hertfordshire. (d. 1860).  He may have been baptised at St. Mary Magdalene.  His son John was married in a Baptist Chapel, so Charles may not have been C of E.

He was an agricultural labourer and seems to have lived most of his life at Westwick Row.

His wife was Frances (possibly Fanny) b. abt. 1791 in Hemel Hempstead m. abt 1807 prob. in Hemel Hempstead too. (d. 1864)

Any information about the birth and marriage of Charles BARNES or the maiden name of his wife Frances would be most welcome.

Thanks
Christopher

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Buckinghamshire Completed Look ups / Birth/Marriage Registers - The Lee, Chesham - OSBORN
« on: Saturday 10 October 09 11:57 BST (UK)  »
I am trying to find out more about my great great great grandfather James OSBORN.

According to the 1851 Census he was born at Lee Common near Chesham in 1781.

He may have married his wife Mary there, sometime before 1816.  (Possibly in St. John the Baptist as they were C of E).  He was an ostler and his son William become one too, so James' father may well have been one as well.  That's as much information as I have.

Any help to confirm James OSBORN's birth details and the maiden name of his wife Mary would be most welcome.

Thanks
Christopher

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US Completed Requests / Philadelphia Passenger List lookup request
« on: Tuesday 21 July 09 08:19 BST (UK)  »
Hello

I am requesting a Philadelphia Passenger List lookup for Annie Pardy born 1875 in Aston, Birmingham, England.  Any information on likely travelling companions e.g. family members would be similarly welcome.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
Chris

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