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I'm glad you guys here have cleared this up - I just sat down to watch the Ruby Wax episode, as I have WDYTYA on series-record via my Sky box, only to find it wasn't recorded. :-/

Oh well, I thought, I'll catch it on iPlayer - only to find that the latest available episode was last week's Lisa Hammond. :-(

I do wish the Beeb would stick to their plans of showing a series instead of this ad hoc arrangement - I can't imagine they'd do the same with Eastenders as the viewers would be flooding the switchboard with angry calls.

Hopefully my Skybox will pick up the errant episode when/if it is shown.

Ho (and indeed) hum!  :-/

Stoney

I'm sure you will get good information from both boards Stoney.

It is admirable that you wish to search for yourself 

But why not just tell us a bit about the person you are looking for - name, dob, parents - and we will all help and see what we can find.

Ros

OK - here you go:

Archibald Meyers/Myers/Meyre (different spellings on different documents but all the same individual) - last record in the UK was 1851 census for Wetheral, Cumberland, aged 36, born Scotland. Wife Margaret (Bulman) with 9 children. I found a record of a further child born 1853. His wife remarried in 1857 and I was unable to trace any further details of what had happened to Archibald until a kind RC'er spotted this in a 1855 edition of the Carlisle Patriot:

"Carlisle Patriot July 28 1855
On the 15th December 1854 Mr Hugh Hart, at Castlemaine, Australia, late of Garden Street, London Road, aged 55 years: Same day and place, Archibald Myers, nephew of the above."

(I've previously tried to find out more  - see: http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=436028.msg2998727#msg2998727 but that was a good few years ago, a recent enquiry from one of my family members prompted me to try and pick up the search again)

Hugh Hart is mentioned as Archibald's Uncle - but until this point I've not heard any other connection with this person!? So I'm trying to figure out where he fits in.

It would seem they both went out to Australia lured by the gold rush. It must have been quite a desperate thing to up-sticks and leave a wife and 10 children behind - that's why I also wondered if he'd been sent as a convict. Another RC'er had searched passenger lists and at that time could only trace Hugh Hart, but today I see there's confirmation they both arrived in Victoria on the same ship (Thank you, Dundee!!)

I'm very grateful for the generosity and experience of others here and it would be good to resolve this once and for all - if that's at all possible!  I'm glad that he might at last have been found, even if he died so far from home.

Many thanks to all of you!

Stoney

This any good? FindMyPast and Ancestry also have some - just Google "Convict lists Australia" or similar

https://convictrecords.com.au/

Thanks, groom - but no luck here 

I will try on Ancestry next time I'm in the library. 

Sooner or later this brick wall has to fall.........doesn't it?   

Stoney

Sorry to be so late in responding (have been out of the country and dealing with family issues!)

The picture is no longer in my possession so I can't re-scan it on a higher resolution 

Thank you all for trying, it is much appreciated!  Knowing my Grandmother, it's probably nothing to do with the picture at all! 

Thanks, all, anyway.

Stoney

Quote from: CharlotteAnne on Monday 02 January 17 19:38 GMT (UK)

Hi Stoney

Have just read your post(which was posted a while ago) but I am decended from Charlotte, she was my Great grandmother.

Its been a long time since I have looked into my family tree and was only having a little boggle and found your post.

I did have a copy of the tree years ago but has been lost when moving would it be possible to get a copy from you.

Regards
Charlotte

Sorry - have only just been made aware of your comment. Am away in Norway but due back later next week so will try and contact you then!

Regards, Stoney

Admin: I have tried to leave a PM with my contact details for Charlotte but it says her inbox is full?
Not sure how to proceed with this, can you help, please?

Many Thanks, Stoney