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England / Re: George Alder Stratford
« on: Tuesday 25 August 15 12:54 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: jomcd967 on Tuesday 25 August 15 12:47 BST (UK)
Why do you think Hollingsworth is incorrect? She has signed this herself on the marriage record?
Jo  :)

LOL subsequent generations, including one of her own children have the middle name Hollingshead or Hollinshead, no Hollingsworth's to be seen :)

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Somerset / Re: Stacey - 1851 Census/Minehead
« on: Tuesday 25 August 15 12:22 BST (UK)  »
thanks Suz, i already had that record, they were some of the ones already accounted for that leaked over from the 1841 census. Interestingly enough the daughter Sarah was still living in the same street in 1861/1871 - not the most well travelled relatives i ever had :)

Elizabeth i am particularly interested in given that she in 1856 married John Adams (a mariner) in Bristol, Gloucestershire and immigrated out to Dunedin, New Zealand - she's my ggg-grandmother.

the thought had crossed my mind that perhaps the parents had died, but i couldn't find any deaths that match, only a William in 1861 and Sarah in 1860

cheers
Richard


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England / George Alder Stratford
« on: Tuesday 25 August 15 12:14 BST (UK)  »
George Alder Stratford, we know he married 2 times....the first 2 marriages in Bristol, Gloucestershire, 1st to Sarah Fisher in 1829 (she died somewhere around 1833), 2nd to Sarah Merrett in 1834 (she died somewhere around 1836) - presumably both wives died in Bristol.

the 3rd marriage to Mary Ann Hollingshead (she is listed as Hollingsworth on the marriage record, an error) in Sep 1841, less than 2 weeks later they were on a ship bound for Wellington, New Zealand.

I need some help in trying to find George on the 1841 census and also a birth or baptism - all we know is that one of the marriages his father John Stratford is listed as a "Man Cook". we think George was born sometime around 1807 (although records in NZ say 1807 or 1809). the unusual middle name, was this a mother or grandmothers maiden name?

Any help would be more than appreciated by descendants in both New Zealand and the USA.

cheers
Richard

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Somerset / Stacey - 1851 Census/Minehead
« on: Tuesday 25 August 15 11:52 BST (UK)  »
Hi folks,

I'm trying to find William Stacey and his wife Sarah (nee we think, Baker) on the 1851 census without luck, in 1841 they were living in Church Street, Minehead

their children also unaccounted for in 1851 (there were others in 1841 but they were married and/or accounted for) were:

Sarah - christened 1830
Elizabeth - christened 1834
Charlotte - christened 1836
Mary - christened 1836
John - christened 1842
(all christenings in Minehead)

I'm hoping the 1851 census maybe more clear as to where the mother Sarah was born so i can pinpoint who she was before marriage :)

any help would be most appreciated :)

cheers
Richard

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Australia / Re: Mr ANDERSON
« on: Tuesday 25 August 15 05:45 BST (UK)  »
well we shall just have to assume until proven otherwise, no doubt the moderator will delete the thread and i'm okay with that - doesn't mean i won't still be looking for the old bugger though :p

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Australia / Re: Mr ANDERSON
« on: Tuesday 25 August 15 05:34 BST (UK)  »
gotcha, but i have some concerns that the source of the rumour that he's still alive may well be telling porkies....every family has that person don't they? :)

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Australia / Re: Mr ANDERSON
« on: Tuesday 25 August 15 05:07 BST (UK)  »
it turns out there is a rumour that the old bugger is still alive at the age of 90, what they say about only the good dying young seems to be true...now to try and find out if this is true (have been told he's somewhere in North Queensland), nothing would surprise me if he all of a sudden did show up :)

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Europe / Torstensen/Iversen/Andersen - Norway
« on: Tuesday 25 August 15 04:17 BST (UK)  »
Johanne Torstensen was born 31 Dec 1822, Sandefjord, Vestford, Norway in 1849 she married Anders Iversen (he was a fisherman who went missing around 1866).

she was last seen as Johanne Iversen on the 1910 census with her son Søren Andersen and family, word is that she died sometime around 1912 at the ripe old age of 90 (not an uncommon milestone with regards her descendents :)

i'm also trying to find deaths for 3 of her 7 children (the other 4 have been accounted for in Norway, USA and New Zealand):

Iver Thorvald Andersen born 22 Mar 1849, Langestrand, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway (last seen in Kristiania in 1910)

Søren Andersen born 2 Mar 1852, Langestrand, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway (last seen in Larvik in 1910)

Anne Kirstine Andersen born 4 Jul 1858, Langestrand, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway (last seen in a picture taken in 1873)


can anybody help me with regards to finding Johanne's (or her childrens) death/s? it would be most appreciated.

cheers
Richard

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Lincolnshire / Re: Pocklington Family
« on: Saturday 15 August 15 18:08 BST (UK)  »
sorry Julie, no Zebedee Black or Mary Black amongst my mob (yes Lincolnshire Pocklington :), what is the timeframe you are looking at there?

cheers
Richard

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