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Occupation Interests / Re: Marine Stone Collector
« on: Tuesday 15 March 22 01:41 GMT (UK)  »
Not sure if this is a red herring as I also have an ancestor whose occupation was "Stone Gather on the Beach" which I suppose could also be described a "Marine Stone Collector"

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Durham / Re: Featherstons of High Rigg, St John's Chapel
« on: Thursday 16 November 17 03:37 GMT (UK)  »
Not sure if you are still looking for information on this, but my wife's mother was a Featherstone and was born in Canada.  Her GG grandfather lived at High Rigg.  We recently visited Weardale and found the farmhouse which has been converted.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: GRO Birth and Death Registration District
« on: Monday 27 September 10 08:44 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Andy, that could explain it.  Have 10+ other Poplar registration documents from the same time period and these are the first ones with "Union" added.

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Family History Beginners Board / GRO Birth and Death Registration District
« on: Monday 27 September 10 04:36 BST (UK)  »
I have obtained both birth (1868) and death registrations (1870) for a male ancestor. Both records are under the Registration District of "Poplar Union" which I believe is a workhouse? However both records also give specific street addresses, the birth 27 Cotton Street and the death 42 Willis Street which I do not believe are workhouse locations.  I have done some searching for the Poplar Union workhouse which was in Poplar High Street which is quite close to Cotton Street. Does anybody have any ideas?

The birth states mothers name but no father which would seem to support the workhouse theory, whereas the death shows the fathers name as the informant. Have confirmed this is the same person as also have baptism records.

Many thanks

Robbieb

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Deciphering Occupation
« on: Friday 12 March 10 04:15 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for the guess, may well be correct

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Deciphering Occupation
« on: Thursday 11 March 10 23:37 GMT (UK)  »
If anybody can help with deciphering the occupation of the male on the attached extract, I would be very grateful.  Not sure if it helps but his father's occupation was Licensed Victualler.

Thanks

Rob

*Moderator comment:  Image cropped to remove white space*

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The Common Room / Re: Abbreviation on Marriage Register
« on: Thursday 11 March 10 06:31 GMT (UK)  »
Ian

Re Mary Ann Elizabeth, sounds like a good theory. I note that she was born in the March quarter 1846 whereas her mother died in the June quarter pretty soon after. May have been related to complications with the birth.  I'll reques copies of birth and death to confirm

Cheers

Rob

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The Common Room / Re: Abbreviation on Marriage Register
« on: Thursday 11 March 10 05:23 GMT (UK)  »
Ian

Many thanks for the info which I do have with one exception. I assume the information under "St Ann Limehouse" is a marriage, do you have the spouse name?

I think you are right there was probably a relationship between John and Maria before they married. 

Cheers

Rob

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The Common Room / Re: Abbreviation on Marriage Register
« on: Wednesday 10 March 10 23:34 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks for all the informative and helpful responses.  To answer Carol's question re the 1841 census, yes I did calculate the 1827 year of birth from the age of 14 given here. Thanks for the info on rounding down, but even if they did, she would still have made her almost 15.

Good spot re the initials of the rector, but still begs the question why he added them.  Thanks also for the comments on the witnesses, I never knew that this occurred, believe the second person was John Duncan, perhaps if I find him on the census it will give his occupation as "Professional Witness" (joke).  Unless I get a copy of the baptism, I will probably not get the the bottom of this, however it's this sort of thing that makes family history so interesting - and at times so challenging.

One thing to add is that John Redfern was a widow at the time of the marriage. His first wife (Mary Ann Aley) I believe died in between Apr-Jun of 1946 - got this from Free BMD, certificate to be obtained. He then married Maria in October. So not too much of a courtship!

Robbie

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