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The Common Room / Re: Help please
« on: Thursday 06 August 15 14:32 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Milliepede on Thursday 06 August 15 14:20 BST (UK)
Marriage certificate to get fathers name?

Hi there.  Don't have the marriage certificate, another thing I can't find.  Roman Catholic marriage, and can't get info from where the records are kept (not very helpful people there).  Bit of brick wall either way.

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The Common Room / Help please
« on: Thursday 06 August 15 13:56 BST (UK)  »
Not too sure where I should post this, so I'm sorry if this is the wrong place, but I'm new to this web page.  Hope someone can guide me.  I'm not a novice in genealogy, been researching my family tree for some 9 years now.  I've hit a problem.  My 2 x great grandmother was born in Ireland (as shown on Census records), and I've finally tracked it down to 1819 in Ballincollig, Co. Cork.  She is shown as British National Armed Forces, her father (don't know his name) being in the 35th Foot.  Does anyone know where I can trace her birth record please?  She married William Redding who was also a Soldier (90th Foot), he was born in Birmingham in 1821. It all crosses well as they all lived in Floodgate Street in Birmingham.  Any help would be much appreciated.  Thank you. 

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World War One / Re: Death Certificate
« on: Monday 24 October 11 14:14 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for the replies.  Have exactly where he is buried, been there, so ok with that.  Will try the overseas event and MOD.

Appreciate your help.

Regards

ChristyJ

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World War One / Death Certificate
« on: Monday 24 October 11 13:48 BST (UK)  »
My great uncle died from his wounds in Flanders in 1917.  I have the volume and page number of his registration on the GRO and duly sent for it.  However I had a reply back from BMD saying they do not hold these death certificates and would need to apply to the place he died.  Can anyone help where I have to write?

Thank you

Christy

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Redding Family of Birmingham (someimes spelt Reading)
« on: Sunday 14 August 11 10:18 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for your email.  Appreciate your help on the Reading/Redding query.  Now sorting, have appointment at St Chads Cathedral in Birmingham who keep the records of Roman Catholic births/marriages/deaths to sort this marriage out.

Regards

Chris

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Redding Family of Birmingham (someimes spelt Reading)
« on: Tuesday 09 August 11 15:27 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

Have George's birth certificate, shows William (Soldier) and mother Ellen formerly Kelly.  Also have marraige of George to Sarah Ann Davis, again William (soldier).

As you say, certificates are only as good as who ever wrote them out, and of course if they couldn't read or write they wouldn't be able to check what they had put. 

I'm off to St Chads Cathedral soon to have a look at the records. 

What is so sad is that the majority of Willliam's family were all jewellers, heaven knows what happened to him not being able to read or write. In fact some of the Readings are well know as master jewellers here in Birmingham and had patents issued (have these), and one of his great nephews became Lord Mayor of Birmingham.  He must have been the black sheep of the family. 

Speak soon

Chris

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Redding Family of Birmingham (someimes spelt Reading)
« on: Wednesday 03 August 11 19:19 BST (UK)  »
Hi Daisy, thanks for your email.  Really do appreciate another pair of eyes on this William Reading.  I'm a member of the local Family History Group, been going for 3 years now, and the chap who helps us was bewildered by not being able to find William in Birmingham and Ellen Kelly marriage.  I've been able to help others in the group and had good results, but this one has really stumped me.

Will definitely order the certificates to see where I stand.  This is the thing about finding your family history you can bark up the wrong tree.

Think what made me think it was Ellen from Ireland was that my mum always said that her mum had said that George had the Irish about him, and used lots of Irish phrases, but this may be just one of those things.

I also think that George being married in a RC Church to Sara Ann Davis made me think he was of Irish descent, but the children were christianed in the Anglican Church. 

I know that George is defiinitely my great grandfather because of the census, with my granddad and great uncles on them.

I'll let you know what happens, and again I really do appreciate your help.

Regards 

Chris

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Redding Family of Birmingham (someimes spelt Reading)
« on: Tuesday 02 August 11 14:11 BST (UK)  »
Hello Daisy, thanks for your reply.  As you say there are so many William Redding/Readings out there, and you should see the names in my Hanson and Jobbins family!.  So here goes with William being son to Samuel and Elizabeth (Brooks).

Samuel (born 1784 Father Samuel, mother Mary Guest)
Elizabeth Brooks.
Married 20/8/1808.
Children:
Samuel - 1809
John - 1810
Rebecca - 1812
Elizabeh - 1814
Alexander Whitworth - 1819
William - 1821 (ancestral line)
Lydia -1823 to 1825
James185
Thomas - 1827
Mary Ann- 1830

I've I've the marriages and offspring for the others too.

George (son to Elliam and Ellen) was born on 21st September 1851 and the address give is 17 Court (back to back houses) Allison STreet, which is Digbeth/Deritend.  All of the Reading family more or less came from that area.

Don't know who the William married to Caroline is. 

It gets even more complicated when you find ancestors immigrating to Oz, Nz, Canada, USA, Italy and then moving from NZ to Canada!

Who said anestry was easy!

Really do appreciate your help.

Regards

Chris



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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Redding Family of Birmingham (someimes spelt Reading)
« on: Monday 01 August 11 15:26 BST (UK)  »
Hi Daisy, no worries, pleased that you are trying to help me.

Right here goes.  William was born 1821 to Samuel and Elizabeth (Brooks).  He was baptised at Canon Street Meeting House (Baptist), Birmingham. I've a copy of the birth certificate of William and Ellen's son George born in 1851 and it says Ellen Redding formerly Kelly. 

Hope this is of help.

Regards

Chris
 :)

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