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The Common Room / Re: Guy Etchells
« on: Monday 17 October 22 00:43 BST (UK) »
Very sorry to hear this sad news. Condolences to his family & friends.
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Australia / Re: Semple
« on: Friday 21 June 19 14:23 BST (UK) »
My apologies if I mislead anyone with regard to an Australian death certificate. I had no idea that every state and territory varies or that there is no such thing as an Australian certificate. We live and learn!
I have two death certificates issued in Victoria which were nothing short of amazing in the amount of information they contained.
Maureen
I have two death certificates issued in Victoria which were nothing short of amazing in the amount of information they contained.
Maureen
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Australia / Re: Semple
« on: Friday 21 June 19 03:25 BST (UK) »
If you could buy his death certificate it should give you more information. Australian death certificates give a lot of details. How long he lived in Australia, where he lived, who he married and when and his children's names and who his parents were. They can be an absolute goldmine. I believe that they are expensive but if you are stuck with your Thomas, it should be invaluable.
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Yorkshire (North Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Hiram Portfield
« on: Tuesday 16 April 19 06:21 BST (UK) »
Many thanks, when all else fails a bit of wild speculation can work wonders. I will keep this in mind. Surnames used as christian names in my husband's family can all be connected to female ancestor's maiden names, the one exception being ALLISON so I have thought that it possibly could be Jane's maiden name, another bit of a wild theory.
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Yorkshire (North Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Hiram Portfield
« on: Monday 15 April 19 16:10 BST (UK) »
Thank you, I did look at the chapel in Spittal but although there were baptisms of Porterfields there Hiram wasn't amongst them. Thanks too for looking on Scotland's people. This couple have certainly added to my grey hairs!
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Yorkshire (North Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Hiram Portfield
« on: Monday 15 April 19 13:03 BST (UK) »
Many thanks for the replies about Hiram. I do have the details from his enlistment in the coastguards, including his birth date of 20th Oct. 1801, all of the census returns and his burial details. Unfortunately I have never been able to find a record of either his baptism or his marriage. A lady who regularly uses Berwick on Tweed records office kindly tried to help in the search but didn't manage to find anything.
Hiram and Jane did have children born after civil registration began but sadly they don't appear to have registered the births. I also tried a local register offices in case a birth had been missed off St Catherine's index but they had no record of a registration.
I found a report in the Kentish Gazette i9n 1833 that Hiram had been fired at whilst on duty and offering a reward for information leading to the offender being convicted.
Maureen
Hiram and Jane did have children born after civil registration began but sadly they don't appear to have registered the births. I also tried a local register offices in case a birth had been missed off St Catherine's index but they had no record of a registration.
I found a report in the Kentish Gazette i9n 1833 that Hiram had been fired at whilst on duty and offering a reward for information leading to the offender being convicted.
Maureen
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Yorkshire (North Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Hiram Portfield
« on: Sunday 14 April 19 15:20 BST (UK) »
Are you still seeking information about Hiram?
Maureen
Maureen
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