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Oxfordshire / Re: Thomas Beesley b 1801 - manslaughter at Wolvercot 1828
« on: Tuesday 24 November 20 23:46 GMT (UK)  »
You were right place, right time for the book.
I've got a book with an account of the incident but can't remember the author offhand. Might have also got it from Jackson's Journal. Francis Norris worked with the Police at the Wolvercote Fair/races so I suppose he was a person they could trust. On this occasion he showed very poor judgement. I must have the story on my PC, I will have a look. If I find it I will pm you, I know it won't help you but it might fill in a few gaps. If the story is in Fisher row and you have it on your PC I would be interested in reading it, save me £40 buying the book 😁

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Oxfordshire / Re: Thomas Beesley b 1801 - manslaughter at Wolvercot 1828
« on: Monday 23 November 20 23:23 GMT (UK)  »
Sorry I wasn't much help.
How did you get a copy of Fisher row ? Whenever I've searched for it, it's been either unavailable or £40. Does it have anything to say about Thomas/Francis Norris ?
Good luck with your search, sometimes ancestors just don't want to be found.

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Oxfordshire / Re: Thomas Beesley b 1801 - manslaughter at Wolvercot 1828
« on: Friday 20 November 20 20:03 GMT (UK)  »
All my files are packed away so I'm working from memory. One of my ancestors, I think Thomas Norris or it could be Francis Norris, was one of several men who took Beesley from Wolvercote to Oxford.
You probably know the story.
I believe there is a book called Fisher row (I think) and the story is told along with others.
This book is held in some Oxfordshire Libraries. I never got to see a copy myself. 
My understanding was Beesley either lived in Fisher row or was at least well known in the area.
I do have the story if you haven't heard it, from the start of the crime until his escape.
If you can find a copy of the book I hope it Helps.

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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Completed Christ-Crist or Crisp
« on: Wednesday 08 March 17 22:40 GMT (UK)  »
Sorry, had a busy night.
Just had a quick look and I have 2 Adam Christ's, father and son.
The son was born in Germany about 1867, so must have arrived here after that date and he has an older brother, Jacob.
Adam married Helena Orth and in 1896 Annie Mary Christ, was born.
How does that fit with you?
As I said this was just a quick look, I may have more.
Look forward too hearing from you.

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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Completed Christ-Crist or Crisp
« on: Tuesday 07 March 17 23:17 GMT (UK)  »
Hi. Nice to get a reply, its been about 8 years since I posted.
I don't have evidence of the family name being Krauss. I will have a look at my wife's tree tomorrow and post some details. I know the family did arrive in England from Germany but I'm not sure of the date without checking.
I will be in touch soon, thanks for the reply.
Borri

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Immigrants & Emigrants - General / Re: Explore the Map on Ancestry
« on: Monday 22 August 16 21:28 BST (UK)  »
I have had a play around with the Ancestry map tool now and it appears that if Ancestry don't recognise a town or village they place their flag in the centre of a Country.
If like me you type Kunzendorf, East Prussia, Ancestry decides to ignore the village and except that East Prussia was a part of Germany. This means all Prussians will be placed in the centre of Germany.

This map tool works great for DNA searches providing the people you are looking for live in a Country that hasn't changed it's borders or name since they were born.

 

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Immigrants & Emigrants - General / Re: Explore the Map on Ancestry
« on: Thursday 18 August 16 21:44 BST (UK)  »
Hi Maggsie
Interesting reading, but I'm not sure my Mum would agree with a lot of it.

I do have a couple of good maps of East and West Prussia before it was divided and the corridor created.

What I need is a way I can contact Ancestry uk (other than phone) and let them know their "explore the Maps" tool doesn't work when a Country no longer exists. There are so many Countries that have changed borders and names in recent years, I can't be the only one that is having a problem.

My family are of German descent and not Polish.

Thanks for your kind help Maggsie.

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Immigrants & Emigrants - General / Explore the Map on Ancestry
« on: Tuesday 16 August 16 20:44 BST (UK)  »
I'm getting very frustrated with Ancestry. I've had my Mums DNA done and I am now trying to use the "Explore the map" option on Ancestry. The idea is good and it is a much quicker way of deciding who to contact, BUT, my Mum is from East Prussia and the Country no longer exists. She was born in Kunzendorf, a small village, now in Poland and called Witoszewo.

On the "old" Ancestry there was no problem, but the "new" Ancestry keeps ignoring Kunzendorf, East Prussia and moving my mothers family several hundred miles west, into West Germany.

I cannot find a way of contacting Ancestry to correct this oversite.

Does anyone know a way of placing my familie on the map without changing their place of birth from Kunzendorf, East Prussia, Germany to Witoszewo, Poland.

I have the same problem with Goyden, now called Gajdy.

Fingers crossed.

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World War One / Re: War Diary U Battery 1918
« on: Monday 15 August 16 22:07 BST (UK)  »
Why is it that I can go months with very few leads to follow and lots of time on my hands. Then I get a decent lead followed by another and another and no time to follow them up?

It's to soon for me to whoop with delight as I still haven't been able to sit and read the War Diaries, but from what I have seen I believe I will move a little closer to my Granddads actions.

At present I don't even have time to turn on the PC most days and it looks like it will stay that way for the rest of 2016. You have both been so helpful I don't want you to think I am ungrateful and haven't bothered to reply. As soon as I get a proper chance to read the Diaries (it has to be on screen as my printer isn't up to much) I will post an update.

Thanks again for your help.
Borri

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