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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Birth reg. Parish Stepney - GRO Somerset House - surname HUGHES b1874
« on: Monday 29 January 07 13:23 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Alison,

Based on the information in your post  I have found the following entries from the FreeBMD index:

Birth Male Hughes
Q4 (Oct-Dec) 1874
District Stepney
Vol 1c  Page 502

Death Male Hughes
Age 0
Q4 (Oct-Dec) 1874
District Stepney
Vol 1c  Page 404

You'll need to order the certificates from the GRO to be sure that this the little one you are looking for.

Hope this helps.

Anji

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Family History Programs, Tree Organisation, Presentation / Re: Im sure this seems obvious but..... how do you get good quality printed trees ?
« on: Tuesday 09 January 07 13:42 GMT (UK)  »
If you want to get tree onto a single page then I can recommend  http://www.genealogyprinters.com/.

I've ordered a couple of trees from them and the service has always been excellent.  You send a GEDCOM file and you get the opportunity to view the tree online before you agree to go ahead with the order.

Admittedly the print can be quite large.  I have one which is about 3' x 2' but this contains about 10 generations on my mothers side.

It's great to keep on the wall as a visual, but can be quite extravagant if you're in the early stages of your research.

I use Family Historian for organising my research.  The package includes a useful tool for generating diagrams, which is great if you want to print a diagram of only a small section of your family.  But it does mean that you need to stick lots of A4 pages together if you want to print a large tree! 

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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Alma Road & Cranbrook Street
« on: Friday 05 January 07 18:54 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Kelly,

Sarah Ann Montague lived at 15 Alma Road in 1888 and 104 Cranbrook Street in 1892.  She also lived in Ruston Street, Old Ford Road, Armagh Road and Palmers Road over a 15 year period.  Apparently it was common for people to move homes a lot.  Perhaps to find better places, or avoid the rent man!  Who knows?

Life must have been pretty tough for Sarah.  She was unmarried with 6 children during the time she lived in the area.  I've records of her having to go to the workhouse on a couple of occasions.  I'm fascinated by what her life must have been like.

Anji

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Family History Programs, Tree Organisation, Presentation / Re: Family Historian - New version of Gedcom census
« on: Friday 05 January 07 15:03 GMT (UK)  »
Wow!  I've only just got around to downloading 5.1.

Thanks for the tip off!

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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Alma Road & Cranbrook Street
« on: Friday 05 January 07 14:27 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Kelly,

Our ancestors may have been neighbours!  My Grt Grt Grandmother lived in both Alma Road and Cranbrook Street between 1888 and 1892.  She moved to many places in the Bethnal Green area

Try the Booths Maps again. B349 pp208-209 has a small description on Cranbrook Street.  "Unrespectable" is the heading!  pp210-211 then appears to include a mention of Alma Road.

Biker - thanks for the advice on the Tower Hamlets Archive.  This is one the Archives at the top of my list to visit.

Anji

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The Lighter Side / Re: Thinking of writing a book
« on: Saturday 09 December 06 16:16 GMT (UK)  »
Suttontrust your idea for a book sounds great.  I'm always intrigued how and why others started on the family history quest!  I'd love to know how you get on.

I started to take a real interest in my family history in my late teens/early twentlies.  I was intrigued by my Great Grandmother and remember going to St Catherine's House to get a copy of her birth certificate.  I remember being quite shocked to find she'd been born in a workhouse to an unmarried Mum!  Then for some reason I didn't explore any further.  I guess there were other things going on in my life.  It took another 15 years or so, broadband and an increase of information on the internet to fire up my interest. I'm amazed how far I've progressed in the last couple of years.

Let me know if I can help to contribute.

Anji

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The Common Room / Re: Problems understanding a Will
« on: Tuesday 24 October 06 17:09 BST (UK)  »
Hi Koromo,

Thanks for the response.  It's made me feel a little more optimistic knowing that the term could mean "any".  At least I don't have to discount this will completely.  All I have to do know is try and prove the link.  Easier said than done!

Anji

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The Common Room / Problems understanding a Will
« on: Tuesday 24 October 06 16:55 BST (UK)  »
I've just finished transcribing my first Will, from 1824, for someone I was hoping would prove to be my 5 x great grandfather, only to find that it doesn't include any obvious clues.  He doesn't mention his wife or children by name even though they are beneficiaries. The other odd thing that he states is that "if either of my children should die before my said wife then his or her portion to be paid to his or her children in equal portions"

The man I'm looking for had a large number of children.  I haven't yet managed to establish when they all died, but does the term "either" mean just two children when included in a will?

Any help or guidance you could would be gratefully received!

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Cornwall Lookup Requests / Marriage or death of Richard COWL b. 1749 St. Dominick
« on: Tuesday 24 October 06 16:34 BST (UK)  »
I'm trying to identify the father of and the burial of one of my ancestors but have come up against a bit of a brick wall.

There are two Richard Cowl/Cowles baptised in St Dominick around the time that I'm interested.  Richard Cowl baptised 29 May 1749, son of Richard and Richard Cowle baptised 22 Mar 1750/51 son of Mathew.

The Richard Cowle I'm interested in married Catherine Skelton in St Dominick on 11 Dec 1780.  Richard is described as Yeoman and both are described as of this parish.

Richard and Catherine had children between 1781 and 1797 in St Dominick.

I have found the gravestone and will of a Richard Cowle who died in St. Dominick in 1824 aged 74.  Unfortunately the will does not name his wife or children, only his executors Sampson Lucas and John Worth.  It does, however, describe him as Yeoman.

I have found details of the burial of another possible Richard Cowle on 2 Jun 1781 in St Dominick from the website of the St Dominick OPC but can't prove if this is the 'other' Richard Cowle.

I wonder if anyone has access to records for the surrounding parishes which may show a marriage or burial of a Richard Cowle born around 1749/1750.


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