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Completed Yorkshire (East Riding & York) Requests / Re: Asselby/Howden Churches COMPLETED THANKSS
« on: Friday 10 September 10 10:56 BST (UK)  »
Dear Bendywendy,

Thank you so much for all this information.  It is very kind of you to go to so much trouble.  This will help me so much, I had come to a standstill on these families.

I will look at the sites you list later on, when I have a bit more time.

Best wishes Carol

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Completed Yorkshire (East Riding & York) Requests / Re: Asselby/Howden Churches COMPLETED THANKSS
« on: Thursday 09 September 10 17:22 BST (UK)  »
Hello Bendywendy,

I had forgotten about this!  Thank you very much for getting in touch.

The names I am researching in this area are

Alcock      Pears     Fretwell.

They were all farmers in the area.  I am very interested in the fact that there is a Methodist church in Bamby, as I only recently found that the Fretwells were Methodists, which explained why I am having difficult finding early marriages etc.
Whether the Al cock and Pears families were also Methodists, I don't know.

What is the Treasure House?   Sounds lovely!


Carol

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: West Ham Park?
« on: Tuesday 27 October 09 09:54 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you jamjar, I will contact them.

Escargot

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / West Ham Park?
« on: Monday 26 October 09 14:56 GMT (UK)  »
Can anyone  help me to identify where this photograph was taken?  I'm afraid there isn't much to go on, but the following might help.

This family lived in Brown's Road,  Stratford Essex.  The approx. date is 1920's (the young girl bottom left was born in 1915)  I think it was taken in a park - it looks like a pavillion of some kind.   It definitely isn't their house, they lived in a very modest terrace.  I am assuming that it was within a short distance of where they lived - there were 8 in the family, and money was short, so they made the most of the amenities close by.

The nearest that I can place to that area is West Ham Park or possibly Victoria Park.  Frustratingly, there is a virtual tour of West Ham Park, but it won't work for me.  I suspect the building in the photo has long gone.   I have also tried googling for old photos, postcards etc. but no luck.

Thank you very much

Escargot


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Surrey Completed Look up Requests / Re: PR's St.Mary Newington COMPLETED
« on: Thursday 18 September 08 14:10 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Adrian,  I have sent you a PM.

Escargot

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Wiltshire Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Great Somerford PR's - TACKLE/TEAGLE
« on: Sunday 06 April 08 16:45 BST (UK)  »
Dear Mrs H,

That's great, thank you very much for confirming the baptism of Thomas for me.  Also the death of his parents.

Regards

Endellion


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Census and Resource Discussion / Re: Bizare transcriptions
« on: Wednesday 27 February 08 14:11 GMT (UK)  »
Oh, that's all right then!  I thought it was my computer for a minute.  Perhaps it is some sort of glitch...  Seriously, though it doesn't make my search any easier.  I think I'll leave it and come back tomorrow.

Thanks Anna

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Census and Resource Discussion / ancestry co.uk going crazy
« on: Wednesday 27 February 08 13:49 GMT (UK)  »
Anyone else experienced this -

I'm looking for family in Surrey 1851 and three times in a row when I have 'hovered' on the view record bit on Ancestry  have had listed on 'rest of family members' a list of names like this -

James Brownjohn  6
James Brownjohn 30
James Brownjohn 11

when I looked on the original census there is not even a name remotely like the one listed.

On one there was an even longer list of the same name with different ages and not one was on the original census!

Just had another go and  on the whole page of results the same thing is happening!

Is it me ....................... :)


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Gloucestershire Lookup Requests / Re: St philip and jacob parish gloucestershire 1851
« on: Sunday 24 February 08 11:05 GMT (UK)  »
Morning Lorraine,

I've been puzzling over your family, but I haven't been able to find much. 

There is

Mary Ann 10 yrs, house servant at 7 Butchers Row, parish P&J but b. St.James

Thomas 17 yrs, T----man? couldn't make out this, unmarried, Head, b. Bristol at Braggs Lane parish P&J.

I couldn't find Elizabeth, Harriet, Eliza or James. 

All I can suggest is to look at FreeBMD and see if you can find marriages for Harriet and Eliza.  I did try to vary the name Walker by using wild cards but nothing seemed to match.  That is not to say that they are not on there somewhere!  There are much more experienced census searchers on Rootschat that might be able to suggest something else.

Don't give up though.  I have been in this situation myself, and someone came to my rescue and I was able to move back a little further, but I am still searching!

Regards Escargot

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