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Cornwall Lookup Requests / Re: William Mitchell 1923-2004
« on: Saturday 09 September 17 14:06 BST (UK) »
thanks dawnsh I will do that
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Cornwall Lookup Requests / Re: William Mitchell 1923-2004
« on: Saturday 09 September 17 13:52 BST (UK) »
wow! thanks so much rosie, have messaged you back! Do you mind telling me how you did that?! THere is clearly so much I still don't know how to do lol
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Cornwall Lookup Requests / Re: William Mitchell 1923-2004
« on: Saturday 09 September 17 13:41 BST (UK) »
sorry yes I see that - was getting mixed up with the two addresses on the cert. Have removed the first one from my post. I can see his son's home was sold a couple of years after his dad died. Haven't checked electoral registers for his own address at this point, looks like its a council flat. I haven't done that before - do you know where I would find electoral registers? I think I was just assuming given his age that there wouldn't be family still there but I guess I could be wrong... I have found his son on a company directors list for a Cornwall company but he retired from that role in 2002 and so not really sure where to go from here..
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Cornwall Lookup Requests / Re: William Mitchell 1923-2004
« on: Saturday 09 September 17 13:29 BST (UK) »
yes rosie99 it is.
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Cornwall Lookup Requests / Re: William Mitchell 1923-2004
« on: Saturday 09 September 17 13:21 BST (UK) »
I have the burial record and the location of the grave, it says 'private burial' and gives a code for location but no, I guess it doesn't actually say a headstone - do you think I should do that first? I don't know what 'private burial' means in relation to anything else. It says he's buried in a purchased grave, so not scattered ashes I don't think. He was Catholic I think and it says he's buried in the church area of the burial ground with service performed by Father D Smith. Maybe I should email the cemetery office first, do you think?
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Cornwall Lookup Requests / William Mitchell 1923-2004
« on: Saturday 09 September 17 13:09 BST (UK) »
Apologies if I'm posting in the wrong place - I think this William may well be the big brother of my grandmother who passed away in 2006 - I have his death cert confirming place of birth as Scotland (which makes me almost certain it's him as he is the only William Mitchell born on that date in Scotland) but unfortunately he and his son's name are so common that it's not helping me much - I am on a bit of a quest to track down and know more about what happened to my gran's siblings who ended up scattered around a bit - I can see he was a retired docks worker, and he lived in Falmouth - the Falmouth council website tells me he was buried in Falmouth cemetery and I am wondering if anyone lives near there or would be able to see what the inscription on his headstone says for me (I live in Edinburgh!) feel free to redirect me - I have the gravestone location in the cemetery if anyone can help
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Armed Forces / Re: 12th Regiment, Glasgow Barracks?
« on: Wednesday 31 May 17 20:54 BST (UK) »
The only William Hartley of the right sort of age in Glasgow on 1861 census has the right name of wife (Catherine) and three kids but that is the year before the marriage cert....(I know all kinds of things can go on lol) Will look for the Barracks on census
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Armed Forces / Re: 12th Regiment, Glasgow Barracks?
« on: Wednesday 31 May 17 17:49 BST (UK) »
Hello - he died in 1885 living in Barrack Street, Glasgow. However, the connection with the 12th was from his marriage certificate in 1862 where his occupation was listed as 'solider, 12th regiment' and address, Barracks.
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Armed Forces / 12th Regiment, Glasgow Barracks?
« on: Tuesday 30 May 17 22:23 BST (UK) »
My gg grandfather got married in Glasgow (William Hartley to Catherine Brady, 1862 St Alphonsus Church) - and his occupation is listed as 'Soldier' address 'Barracks'. In later life he died at home in Barrack Street. His regiment is listed as '12th regiment' that's all it says. There are several William Hartley's with war records, but I can't find any evidence that the 12th regiment of foot were anywhere near Glasgow Barracks at that time, and I also can't find any William Hartley record associated with 12th regiments! Does anyone with more understanding than me have ideas? I am fairly sure he spent some time in prison in Glasgow in the 1850s for housebreaking, and I did wonder whether he may have been released on condition of joining up? Could be wrong though.
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