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Armed Forces / Uniform identification help please
« on: Sunday 02 June 13 08:41 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone,

This may be a bit of a longshot but I was hoping that someone might be able to offer some help with a uniform ID or rough date estimate for these men please? Unfortunately I don't have access to the originals and I haven't seen the backs, but any help would be very much appreciated! The family has links to Russia as well as the Birmingham area.

Many thanks,
Sophie

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Monmouthshire / Re: Rev Morgan Morgan, Ely, Bwlch Trewyn, Lewis (USA)
« on: Friday 19 August 11 19:36 BST (UK)  »
Hi Pythos,

I have sent you a PM regarding Maria Marshall Silvester, who married Edwyn Ely.

Sophie

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Lanarkshire / Re: 1841/1851/1861 census lookup- Ann Scott, born 1797 Glasgow
« on: Monday 03 January 11 20:43 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks sancti. If only it was a century or so later, that looks really good! I wonder if there could be a link though...

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Lanarkshire / Re: 1841/1851/1861 census lookup- Ann Scott, born 1797 Glasgow
« on: Monday 03 January 11 20:24 GMT (UK)  »
Hi sancti,thanks for your reply.

I was lucky enough to find a book of memoirs written by Ann's great-niece, Robina Thorburn Ralston. In it she goes into great detail about her ancestry.

She talks about 'Aunt Ann' living in a flat in Gallowgate  with 'Aunt Belle' (Isabella),  and says 'their father was one of the first burgesses of the city of Glasgow. He owned a great deal of property in the city and was wealthy, but out of kindness to a friend for whom he signed a bond he lost most of his wealth so that his daughters Aunt Ann and Aunt Belle had only a small income which he left them, saved form the wreck.'

I was (and still am!) a bit unsure as to what a burgess was, and questioned this detail, but every other detail in the book about this family has turned out to be correct. Although he isn't mentioned by name in the book I know Ann and Belle's father was definitely called William Scott, as I have various baptism/death records showing this.

Sophie


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Lanarkshire / 1841/1851/1861 census lookup- Ann Scott, born 1797 Glasgow
« on: Monday 03 January 11 19:56 GMT (UK)  »
Hi everyone,

I wonder if anyone could do me a huge favour and see if they can find my Ann Scott, single, born 1797 Glasgow. Her parents were William and Janet Scott, but I am unsure of when they died. According to death certificates, her father William was a 'master wright' and he was supposedly a burgess of Glasgow.

I am stumped as to why I can't find her on any of these censuses. She appears on 1871 census with her widowed sister Isabella Stirling at 248 Gallowgate, Glasgow, and in 1881 at Duke Street with her niece Janette Hart. She died at this Duke Street address in August 1881.

I thought I had found her in 1851 at 37 Garnet Hill St, but then realised this Ann Scott was born in England and is listed as a widow. The same lady also appears in 1861 with the same details, so I feel these aren't one-off mistakes disguising my Ann Scott.

Any help at all would be fantastic. I have hit a brickwall with William Scott, but feel there must be more to discover, especially as he was a burgess. My hope is that Ann may provide more clues if I can locate her on earlier censuses!

Many thanks,

Sophie


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Lanarkshire / Re: Glasgow burial- location of 'Old Churchyard'?
« on: Friday 17 December 10 15:57 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you so much for your help Anne, that's brilliant. I was planning on visiting the Cathedral so at least I'll be able to see the place even if I can't find exactly where he is.

Have a very Merry Christmas!

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Lanarkshire / Glasgow burial- location of 'Old Churchyard'?
« on: Friday 17 December 10 11:58 GMT (UK)  »
Hi everyone,

I have an ancestor, Gavin Scott, whose OPR burial record shows he was buried  in Glasgow 'Old churchyard'. Others listed on the page are 'St Mungo' or 'New', and I was wondering where this old churchyard would have been? I have a feeling this may relate to the Cathedral but I could be wrong as the information is pretty limited on the page and unfortunately I'm not very familiar with the area.

I am planning to visit (weather permitting!) this weekend and would love to see the sort of area my Gavin was buried in.

Many thanks in advance for any help you can give me.

Sophie


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Europe / Kate/Catherine Vosolewsky, St Petersburg
« on: Saturday 04 December 10 22:16 GMT (UK)  »
Hi everyone,

I wonder if anyone has access to any records mentioning a Kate/ Catherine Vosolewsky (nee Ralph) in St Petersburg area around 1900ish? Not sure what her husband's name was but I think she had a daughter called Daisy. Daisy probably married a Bertie ( Albert?) Goodyear but not sure if this was before or after 1900. 

Bit of a longshot but I thought it was worth a go and I would be so grateful for any help.

Many thanks,

Sophie

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Warwickshire Lookup Requests / Re: Marriage lookup please: St Martins Birmingham
« on: Wednesday 30 June 10 17:37 BST (UK)  »
Hi Margaret,

Fantastic! Thank you so so much, and please pass on my thanks to your friend who looked up the info for me. This is exactly what I was hoping for as Elizabeth is a widow which fits with my theory.

Thanks again!
Sophie

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