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Europe / Re: Swiss/French records
« on: Wednesday 07 March 12 13:53 GMT (UK)  »
jorose
I subsequently found the 1891 and 1901 returns using street search on the genealogist as when i thought about it i knew the address.
the name Briner was transcribed as "Brenan" and "Brines"

struggling with 1871, i found the screen you are referring to once with spaces for folio and piece but i cant find it again at the moment, and my boss keeps walking behind me, so its going to have to be later i think

I have the name Seleviere from the birth certificate of the male child born in 1869. I agree that the second marriage certificate is the next logical step
many thanks
regards
charlie

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Europe / Re: Swiss/French records
« on: Wednesday 07 March 12 11:32 GMT (UK)  »
All,
Many thanks guys that's really helpful. By the way i have never accessed census records using the reference number.
How do you do this?
Charlie

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Europe / Swiss/French records
« on: Monday 05 March 12 12:06 GMT (UK)  »
I am looking for advice/help with some European ancestors

Adelaide Seleviere born in France in 1848
Charles Briner born in Switzerland in 1841

They were in London, married and having children by 1867 but i can find no record of any marriage in the UK.

From the 1861 census i know that Charles Briner was lodging in London as a 20 year old .

I am assuming they may have got married in Europe, but do not have the access to this section of my internet providers records, to find either a marriage record or birth information.
Any help ratefully received
Regards
Charlie

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World War Two / Re: MV Staffordshire
« on: Monday 05 March 12 11:39 GMT (UK)  »
My late father was an 18 year old artificer in the Fleet Air Arm who was taking passage on the Staffordshire en route to Ceylon.
There were a number in his draft who had passed out early from RAF Halton due to the onset of hostilities.
He told about the attack, which was unsurprisingly a very big deal for a lad of such tender years. One of his mates was killed (named Peters) and one lost a leg. "Tarz" Eastmann, who was apparently a great sportsman.
The main thing i remamber was that the senior naval officer was travelling with his wife and children and one of the kids was killed. The officer was wounded (may have lost a foot?).
He also remembered a senior NCO (RN) who put some steel in a few young backbones that day with some well timed verbals.
He wrote an account once, which i have filed away somewhere and was i think in the Sea Breezes magazine about twenty years ago.
It is a humbling reminder of the quiet courage that won the war in thousands of forgotten actions like this one 

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