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Other Countries / Re: INDIA - Charles William Martin 1862 to c1880 Bombay, Baroda and CI Railway
« on: Thursday 15 April 21 11:51 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for the reply. He appears in the 1851 census with Caroline in Retford, Notts where his place of birth is given as Southampton. In 1861 yes he's in Peterborough where his place of birth is given as Stenton or something similar in Warwickshire. I have blanket searched records for these places and surrounding areas to no avail. I have wondered whether the Charles Martin baptised in Southam, Warwickshire in 1817 is him, but cannot establish any firm link and would make him a further 7 years older than we are led to believe. Interestingly he appears back in 1868 in Austerfield, Yorkshire to register Philip's birth so may have returned to the UK for good by this time. No further trace of him except for an obscure entry on the Austerfield Census for 1871 (you need to view the original microfilms, the page does not appear on Ancestry et al.) where it refers to an Engine Driver absent on Duty. By 29 Mar 1880 on his son Charles' Marriage certificate he is shown as deceased.

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Other Countries / INDIA - Charles William Martin 1862 to c1880 Bombay, Baroda and CI Railway
« on: Thursday 15 April 21 10:39 BST (UK)  »
Hi to the list. Have been trying to nail my 3xGGFather for 40 years and have recently learnt that he was among the first cohort of Engine Drivers to drive on the Indian Railways from 1862. I have found a possible reference to him in 1866 in the Bombay Gazette. No records in Familysearch, or FIBIS for him in India and no Passenger transit records either.  Apparently the India Office Collection (British Library) do not contain any Staff Employment records so am a little unsure where else to look. He was born around 1826 +/- place unknown in the UK possibly Southampton. Married Caroline Lambert in 1860 in Peterborough, UK, no obvious record of his return to the UK, no obvious death in UK or India. Any suggestions gratefully received.

Stephen Andrews (formerly MARTIN)

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Leicestershire Lookup Requests / Re: Revd Ernest Arthur INGHAM - Willoughby Waterleys
« on: Friday 12 June 20 14:31 BST (UK)  »
Thanks John, apologies for the rather late response, but have not been on RootsChat for years until today. The Ingham family came from Chester, so no great surprise they were buried there. I wondered at one point whether because he died at Willoughby Waterleys whilst still their Parish Priest, that he would have been buried there. However, other information I have shows that his relationship with his parishioners appear to have been rather strained. I see now that the Find a Grave site has photos of the grave at Overleigh.

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: MARTIN's of Austerfield
« on: Monday 28 October 13 10:48 GMT (UK)  »
Margaret Anne,

Many thanks for your reply. I had almost given up hope of anyone adding any more to this thread. So by my reckoning we are probably 2 cousins 2x removed.

Best regards,

Stephen Andrews (formerly Martin)

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Nottinghamshire Lookup Requests / Re: Huthwaite Cemetery
« on: Sunday 25 August 13 12:32 BST (UK)  »
Hi Shaun,

Many thanks for your message. Great to hear from you. I'm descended through their son John Arrowsmith who married Vera Sheppard and who are my grandparents. Who are/were your grandparents? Who are you descended from? It's great to be in touch with an Arrowsmith cousin.

John and Vera Arrowsmith had three daughters, Beryl d 1998, Pamela (my mother) d 2002 and Dawn d 2009. Beryl never married. I was the only son of Pamela. Dawn married Michael Neale and had three children, two boys and 1 girl all who live now in Mansfield.

It would be great to have a photo if you can take one and upload it. Alternatively I can private message you my email address and you send it by email.

I have lots of info on the Arrowsmith's which I would be willing to share.

Best wishes,

Stephen Andrews

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Northumberland / Re: Christchurch Tynemouth Gravestones
« on: Tuesday 09 October 12 10:50 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks Trini.

Stephen

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Northumberland / Re: Christchurch Tynemouth Gravestones
« on: Thursday 04 October 12 21:10 BST (UK)  »
Thanks  Radcliffe for your responses. I sent off an order to Durham last week for the Will of George Balmer and am waiting for them to confirm the cost.

I'll try and get in touch with North Shields Library and see if they can help.


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Northumberland Resources & Offers / FreeREG Northumberland - UPDATE October 2012
« on: Thursday 04 October 12 11:48 BST (UK)  »
Just thought I'd post the latest update to the list concerning the FreeREG project for Northumberland. Once the scheduled update of the database is done next week we will have over a staggering 500,000 records in the database for Northumberland.

Please feel free to have a browse, data includes records (partial) for  Allendale, Alnham, Alnmouth, Alnwick, Ashington, Bamburgh, Beadnell, Bedlington, Berwick upon Tweed, Blyth, Bolam, Bothal, Bywell St Andrew and St Peter, Cambois, Chatton, Chevington, Chollerton, Choppington, Corbridge, Corsenside, Cramlington, Cresswell, Earsdon, Edlingham, Eglingham, Ellingham, Elsdon, Embleton, Falstone, Felton, Ford, Gosforth, Greystead, Halton, Haltwhistle, Hartburn, Haydon Bridge, Hebburn, Heddon the Wall, Hexham, Horton, Howick, Humshaugh, Ingram, Kirknewton, Kirkwhelpington, Lesbury, Long Houghton, Longbenton, Longframlington, Longhirst, Longhorsley, Lucker, Meldon, Mitford, Morpeth, Netherwitton, Newbiggin, Newburn, Newcastle upon TYne (various), North Sunderland, Ovingham, Ponteland, Rennington, Rock, Rothbury, St John Lee, Seaton Hirst, Seghill, Shilbottle, Simonburn, Stamfordham, Stannington, Thorneyburn, Tynemouth, Wark, Warkworth, Whitley, Whittingham, Whittonstall, Widdrington, Woodhorn and Wooler. Details of what is available in the database can be seen here

http://www.freereg.org.uk/parishes/nbl.htm

If anyone is interested in helping us transcribe registers, or bishops transcripts for this project please contact me. If anyone has transcripts already available that they would be prepared to allow FreeREG to use (we would of course acknowledge this on our website) I again would be delighted to hear from you.

http://www.freereg.org.uk

Stephen Andrews
FreeREG Northumberland Coordinator 

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Northumberland / Christchurch Tynemouth Gravestones
« on: Thursday 04 October 12 10:20 BST (UK)  »
Good morning to the list. I am certain that this topic has been touched on before but unfortunately could not find it.

Does anyone know (or have) a list of the gravestones that were transferred from Christchurch churchhard to Preston Cemetery (I think) around about 1955.

On going through some old papers belonging to my late mother I came across a reference to an MI she recorded many years ago on a visit to the Society of Genealogists in London. Specifically I am looking for a headstone of Georgge BALMER, Painter and Glazier who died 28 May 1829. Is this one of the lucky stones to have survived or has it been ground up for hardcore?

Many thanks,

Stephen Andrews
Belgium

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