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The Common Room / Re: Walter Hardy 1903-1921
« on: Thursday 11 October 18 22:18 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for that information and suggestion. I will follow that up. The family info that his father Sam went to France to take home a body has two sources - maybe a different body?
Thanks again.

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The Common Room / Walter Hardy 1903-1921
« on: Thursday 11 October 18 20:40 BST (UK)  »
Walter Hardy born Morley, (Wilmslow) Cheshire 19/08/1903 to Sam and Sophia Hardy. I've got his birth details from a family bible and also found an entry in the England & Wales BMD Index. Walter died 04/04/1921 - details from his grave stone but, at the moment, I can find no record anywhere of his demise. Family history has it that his father Sam went to France to bring his body back home, but I have no idea what he was doing there. Could he have been in the Army, but he sounds a bit young for that. Any suggestions on where to look next?
Thanks.

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Cheshire Lookup Requests / Re: Northwich Absent Voters Lists
« on: Thursday 03 November 16 13:21 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Genna,

Thank you for that info - guess what I'm getting for Christmas!

Thanks for all your help.

Best regards
MM

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Cheshire Lookup Requests / Re: Northwich Absent Voters Lists
« on: Friday 28 October 16 19:27 BST (UK)  »
Hi Genna,

Many thanks for the PM with the info and, more to the point, for your time on this matter. You have been very helpful. One last thing, what are the full details of the book that you got the information from as it sounds interesting.

Best regards
MM

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Cheshire Lookup Requests / Re: Northwich Absent Voters Lists
« on: Thursday 27 October 16 20:33 BST (UK)  »
Hi Genna,

Been away for a few days hence the delay in replying. I believe James died in 1946 and one of his sons died in action in the RAF in 1943.

I would be interested in reading the full accounts. I managed to get an offer of a month's subscription  for a pound with the Find My Past site and found some of what you mention there, however, upon saving the pages for future reference I found them to be virtually unreadable when the saved file was reopened. Someone on another forum also linked me to the Regiments War Diaries for the start of the war up to Christmas which was interesting reading.

Do you have any connection with the Hughes family?

Thanks for the time and effort. Best regards

MM

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Cheshire Lookup Requests / Re: Northwich Absent Voters Lists
« on: Monday 24 October 16 10:07 BST (UK)  »
Hi Genna,

I meant to close this thread but I'm glad I didn't after you write that James was mentioned in a book! For some reason the family had always assumed that James Mason Hughes had perished in WWI but after trying to establish his regimental number I found the mentions in the newspaper with the required number and, to back it up, it listed his parents names and address - which confirmed my findings. He did indeed survive the war and went on to marry and lived in Grimsby. The question that it didn't answer though was why did his sister and niece's family all belief that died in action? We will never know!

Anyway, I'd be pleased about any info in the book that you mentioned as there's relatives in the US who have been following this saga.

Best regards
MM

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Eight men and a dog for revamping and thoughts.
« on: Tuesday 19 July 16 20:38 BST (UK)  »
Hi everybody,

We had thought along the lines of whippet racing, and I had also wondered if it was an audition for extras on Peaky Blinders! It's the hats that get me - they're like big crowned bowlers.

Anyway, thank you everyone for your work (which as usual has been superb) and the other inputs received.

Cheers
MM

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Eight men and a dog for revamping and thoughts.
« on: Saturday 16 July 16 15:43 BST (UK)  »
Hi there,

Have just discovered the attached picture in some family things we were sorting through. No idea of which side of the family so therefore have no idea who is in it! The picture is very small and poor quality (looks like the dog moved during the shot!) and we've no idea what they represent. I can think of all sorts of amusing captions for it though.

Cheers
MM

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Ann Mason nee Roscoe of Prescot and Chester
« on: Wednesday 13 July 16 16:56 BST (UK)  »
Hi there,

Been away from the computer for a while and have just opened up to find the gallery of cleaned up photos. Thank you all very much for the time and effort involved in producing these stunning works. The family really appreciates it.

Thanks again
MM

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