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South Africa / Re: ww1 enlistments in South Africa
« on: Tuesday 11 March 25 13:09 GMT (UK)  »
Pampoen's recommendation is probably the best route.

Back in 2006, I was helped by a local WW1 enthusiast who went to various SANDF (South African National Defence Force) archives to copy records for me. Without his help, I may never have obtained the wealth of information that I now have.

The greatwarforum.org is an excellent source of information, and you will find forum members who can help you out.

Justin


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South Africa / Re: ww1 enlistments in South Africa
« on: Monday 10 March 25 19:23 GMT (UK)  »
I'm not sure that your method, Tony, is foolproof.

My British great-uncle, Roland Levy, served in a battery of the South African Heavy Artillery, which became the 71st Siege Battery RGA. I have his full service record, but I couldn't find a medal card for him.

Elinga - it must be 15 years since I acquired Roland's records. I'll check my notes to establish how I did it. I seem to recall that I had to contact the military archive in SA. I should also mention that I have photos of him in uniform and my late father knew that he had been an artillery officer.

Justin

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Berkshire Lookup Requests / Burial of John Wynterbourne of Southcote, c1555
« on: Monday 14 October 24 18:36 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

I am hoping to find a record of the death or burial of a John Wynterbourne, and would be very grateful if anybody could take a look in the Berks Burial Index.

In the Chancery Proceedings of 1556 to 1558, there is a record of Thomas Wynterbourne, laying claim to 'messuage and land in Grove, late of John Wynterbourne of Southcot, deceased'.

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7506525

Justin


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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help please deciphering word on Hamburg Shipping Document
« on: Saturday 05 October 24 11:00 BST (UK)  »
Preußen

I can't make out the character before the P.

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Europe / Re: Jungesbluth/Jungesblut/Schweide
« on: Sunday 07 January 24 16:43 GMT (UK)  »
It's always a huge advantage when indices of baptisms, marriages and deaths have been created from the original records, such as here for the Delbrück baptisms from 1734 to 1794.

https://data.matricula-online.eu/en/deutschland/paderborn/DE_EBAP_11401/KB004a-03-Rt/?pg=32

and the corresponding baptism record of Franciscus Jungesbluth in 1751.

https://data.matricula-online.eu/en/deutschland/paderborn/DE_EBAP_11401/KB003-02-T/?pg=264

Jo'es is a contracted form of Joannes = Johannes. In the naming practices of the period, a boy's first given name was usually a saint's name. It's not entirely surprising to see Franz/Franciscus with the additional Jo'es.

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Graveyards and Gravestones / Re: Translation for Jewish Memorial
« on: Saturday 18 November 23 16:12 GMT (UK)  »
The English epitaphs are near direct translations of the Hebrew text which reads:

A very honest man, our dear father Menakhem son of Binyamin was 70 years old when he died on the 3rd of the month of Tammuz 5678

Our dear and important mother Mrs. Henda daughter of Binyamin nishmato Eden [= his soul is in Eden] was 72 years old when she died on 28th of the month of Kislev 5677

The letters under each Hebrew epitaph are a standard acronym meaning 'May his/her soul be bound up in the bond of life eternal'.


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London and Middlesex / Re: The Origins of Captain Edward Wills, mariner of Ratcliff ??
« on: Wednesday 15 November 23 14:33 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Jan,

Welcome to RC.

I'm sorry about the much-delayed response. I just don't seem to find the time for family history.

I haven't looked at this line for a very, very long time. Thank you for jogging my memory.

The problem is that there is no way of definitively proving Edward's origins - either in east London or elsewhere.

I would suggest that a man born in 1695, was unlikely to have attained the status of 'ship's captain' by 1719 at the tender age of 24.

The EW who was chief mate and later commander on the East India Company's Elizabeth died in 1756 without any children.

I have attached my notes.

Justin

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: German marriage from 1879
« on: Sunday 08 October 23 12:12 BST (UK)  »
We'll done Zefiro.

My eyes refused to make any sense of those words.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: German marriage from 1879
« on: Sunday 08 October 23 11:07 BST (UK)  »
You're welcome.

I was about to add that the 1907 marriage certificate reported that he had died in Bremen.

There probably would be records somewhere in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. But it would certainly be a challenge finding them.

I see that Bertha had a younger sister, Rosalie (http://www.stadt-neukalen.de/verzeichnis/objekt.php?mandat=83440)

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