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Glamorganshire / Re: Missing in 1891
« on: Saturday 13 March 10 17:57 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Graygirl,

Thanks for the suggestion.  We've had to do this in the past to find Naomi.  We have looked through the returns for 1891 for Naomi Thomas, but keeping an eye out for Benjamin and Sylvester (as she is normally easiest to spot) with no joy. We have tried various sites in case the record was mistranscribed, but no joy.  I have tried wild card searches and searching for Naomi, no surname, with her birth date.  Unfortunately with the information we have found that could be any time between 1837 and 1843.   She has been a bit of a challange and has not made things easy.

Regards

Ore Dragon

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Glamorganshire / Re: Missing in 1891
« on: Wednesday 10 March 10 20:58 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Rah1980 for the information on missing census entries.  It is a mystery to me why these families were missing on census night in 1891.

Regards

Ore Dragon

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Glamorganshire / Missing in 1891
« on: Tuesday 09 March 10 22:25 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,

I have been trying to find a number of people in the 1891 census with no success.  I have previously posted looking for Benjamin and Sylvester (female) Jones with no joy.  I was looking, in particular, for Sylvester's mother Naomi Thomas. I have recently found out that she re-married prior to 1891.  Her husband was Mark English.  I have searched for them with no success.  I think that they were living close to one another.  In 1881 Noami and Sylvester were in Brithdir and in 1884 Noami and Mark were married in Cwmsyfiog.  Naomi died in 1898 and Mark is on the 1901 census.

Were there any districts missing in this area from the 1891 census?

Regards

Ore Dragon

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: MARS TRAINING SHIP
« on: Wednesday 28 October 09 19:50 GMT (UK)  »
Dear McCubbin,

Have you checked the Mars records?  There is a website dedicated to the Mars training ship run by the author of the book "Send ye ta the Mars". 

search for "sonsofthemars" on google

The records were rescued from a skip and are now stored in the Blythe Hall in Newport on Tay.  My great-great grandfathers brother was sent to the Mars.  My father phoned Blythe Hall and was given some details.  In our case his father was a sailor and away at sea and his step mother couldn't cope so he was sent to the Mars to prevent deliquency.

The other option I would suggest is looking up local papers.

I hope this helps.

Regards

Ore Dragon

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Glamorganshire Completed Lookups / Re: Llanfabon, Pontypridd
« on: Monday 31 August 09 00:08 BST (UK)  »
Dear Both,

I have accessed the Merthyr Valley Express in local libraries namely Methyr Tydfil, Tredegar and Bargoed.  Bargoed library has just been demolished and I think the family history stuff has been moved to New Tredegar.  In the paper is the local news from all the towns and villages in the area. The coverage varies but Nelson/Llanfabon has a pretty good column each week.  I have used it extensively to research the Nelson War memorial from World War 1 and it has provided a mass of information.

Going through the columns there are details of marriages, deaths and the social activities of the day.

Regards

Ore Dragon 

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: Isabella Burns circa 1817
« on: Sunday 30 August 09 23:58 BST (UK)  »
Dear Burnswebber,

Birth, Death and Marriage registartions did not start in England until 1837 and in Scotland in 1855.  If the birth and marrigae were before these dates, as your message suggests, then it is the parish records that need to be referred to.  Do you have any idea where the birth or marriage took place? It has to be said the coverage of the Parish Records can be patchy.

I have looked up the IGI using Isabella Burns with father Thomas and date 1817 +/- 5 years in the British Isles and only 1 entry came up in 1822 in Fife.  Could this be what you are after?

If the birth/marriage took place in Scotland then the Parish records are on-line.

Regards,

Ore Dragon

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Glamorganshire Completed Lookups / Re: Llanfabon, Pontypridd
« on: Tuesday 09 June 09 13:54 BST (UK)  »
Dear Nameless,

I would have thought that in 1905 the marriage would most likely be registered in Pontypridd. I believe that this would be volume number 11a.  I know of a marriage in Llanfabon in 1906 and it was registered in Pontypridd.  Llanfabon parish is on the outskirts of Nelson and the local paper (The Methyr Valley Express) has quite a bit of information about the goings on in Nelson.  The marriage may get a mention if they were notable citizens.

Regards

Ore Dragon

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: Railway Death
« on: Thursday 12 March 09 13:55 GMT (UK)  »
Dear Yorkslass & DDJJake,

Thanks for you replies.  I will certainly looking the Blacksheep entry, to see what futher details I can gleem.

Regards

Ore Dragon

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Railway Death
« on: Monday 09 March 09 15:55 GMT (UK)  »
Dear All,

I have a possible ancestor, James Wilkie, who was killed in a railway accident.  He was a railway labourer and his death extract states that death was instantaneous - a railway engine having driven over the body.  The accident took place at the Bridge of Dun railway yard in 1858.

Where could I find out more details?

I want to confirm his wife or children's names - the death extract only states he was married.

He was buried in Brechin Church yard.

Regards

Ore Dragon

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