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Several years later .....   

Have just found Mary Ann Reed on Ancestry.  Her mother was Annie Brooks c 1866.

Interestingly enough there is a story that there is Irish ancestry in our family tree somewhere.  I haven't found it yet though!

I have been trying for some time to help my aunt find the family history of her stepfather, William Frederick Cooke, who raised her.  I think I have found him on census but need dates confirmed by getting a copy of his death certificate.

My Mum recently found a newspaper cutting which if dated correctly would give his date of death as 1st August 1956  - it has a handwritten date on it of 2/8/56 and the article says 'died suddenly yesterday morning'.  He died while on holiday while shopping in Pollett Street.

I can't work out how to attach the newspaper cutting as when I click on 'attach an image' it just shows tick boxes for notifying me of replies, return to topic and using smilies 

Any help would be much appreciated.  Do I need a reference to get a copy of the certificate?  If so can anyone help by looking up the death as I only have access to UK records?  My aunt hasn't been well recently and this would make her year.

Many thanks in advance to anyone who can help
Lemmey

Hi

Not sure if you already have this information.

1881 census - Half Acre Row, Mitchum Surrey

PRO Ref RGll Piece 827 Folio 66? Page 8

Aaron MILLS  1831 Hawker     
Mary A MILLS 1833 wife
George MILLS1861 son
William MILLS 1863 s
Aaron MILLS 1870 s
Susan MILLS 1873 daughter

Eli MILLS 1854 Hawker
Jane MILLS 1853 wife
Jane MILLS 1874 d
Eli MILLS 1877 s
John A MILLS 1879 s
Aaron MILLS s

PRO Ref RGll Piece 827 Folio 67 Page 11

Joseph MILLS 1818 Widow
Eliza MILLS 1857 Daughter
Susan MILLS 1858 D
Louisa MILLS 1861  D              All of the above Hawkers
Divino MILLS 1867 Son
Henry MILLS 1871 S


(copied from my 1881 spreadsheet compiling other Romanies living where I've found my Gardners/Penfolds etc)

Hi Deb

I noticed Miss Jano's post.  Her, I and one other are tracing the Gardners/Penfolds/Smiths/Lanes etc of Kent/Surrey and together have pooled quite a bit of information.   My direct relatives are Gardners but they married into the Penfolds, Smiths, Lanes etc.

We know a Gardner migrated to Australia through someone contacting from there so are sharing information there also.

If you want to share research also do pm either me or Miss Jano    We email each other in a group when we've found anything which is very helpful!

I think anyone who was considered to be a 'burden on the parish' could be removed.

http://www.history.uk.com/genealogy/index.php?archive=11