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Lanarkshire / Re: The Fallen of Newmains / Cambusnethan / Morningside / Chapel / Torbush
« on: Thursday 04 November 21 06:26 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Bren,

Thanks for posting the photo of the war memorial plaque at Govan Church. I hadn't seen that before and am delighted that both Armit brothers are recorded on the plaque. I could never understand why only David was on the Cambusnethan memorial and not Tom as that was their home town. In 1911 Tom was living and working in Govan where his sister was living so that was the area in which he enlisted. I'm glad his war effort was acknowledged within one district if not the other.

Regards, Sage.

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Lanarkshire / Re: Final resting places for John and Christina Kerr, Wishaw Cambusnethan
« on: Friday 27 August 21 07:57 BST (UK)  »
May I also extend my gratitude to you, Lodger for your kind and generous offer of help to me and so many others on this forum. As so much of my research has been based in the Cambusnethan area over the years, you responded to so many of my queries and helped me knock over many a brick wall.
I hope you come to believe that one rotten apple doesna maketh all rotten and can appreciate that as a volunteer on this forum your assistance is highly valued and a credit to the spirit in which Rootschat was formed in the first place. As a Rootschatter on the other side of the world I thank you for time spent, your local knowledge and willingness to help; even when that meant tramping in your wellies to the Cambusnethan Cemetery!  The knowledge you have imparted over the years is truly GOLD.  :)
Sage

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Lanarkshire / Re: Robt Crawford and Elizabeth Hamilton born Scotland but reside Pembroke
« on: Friday 23 July 21 00:28 BST (UK)  »
Hi Karen,

I don't have a personal connection to the Hamilton/Inglis family featured in this post but I hope you found this research as intriguing as I did at the time. It proved to be a challenge for our Rootschatters and demonstrates just how fortunate we are to have such wonderful volunteers to help us with our family mysteries. I hope you got something out of the information posted and it helped to advance your own research.

Sage.

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Lanarkshire / Re: William S GIBB proving elusive to find
« on: Monday 05 April 21 22:36 BST (UK)  »
This article published South Australia Police Gazette dated 14 Aug 1935 caught my eye:

WARRANTS Issued...ADELAIDE - warrants of commitment have been issued for William GIBBS described as native of NSW, labourer, born 1896, 6 ft high, medium build, dark complexion and hair, brown eyes; for non-payment of fines and costs on charges of drunkenness at Adelaide on 25th and 26th July 1935.

 ::) shows how desperate I am but I feel like William has gone AWOL! I don't like the fact the surname is spelt GIBBS but it's possibly a lead.

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Lanarkshire / Re: William S GIBB proving elusive to find
« on: Monday 05 April 21 22:26 BST (UK)  »
Catherine/Cathie, Annie (married Wardlaw), Jeanie (married Roberts), Janet/Jessie, John, Agnes & James/Jim

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Lanarkshire / Re: William S GIBB proving elusive to find
« on: Monday 05 April 21 14:25 BST (UK)  »
I found Agnes Gibb aged 26 of 27 Belhaven Rd Wishaw aboard SS Largs Bay bound for Sydney, Australia departing London 30 Oct 1923. She may have been funded via a program encouraging domestic staff to Australia as all the other women aboard were listed with occupation 'domestic'.

I believe Wm Gibb travelled aboard SS Oronsay, arriving Fremantle from London 03 Mar 1930. No mention of his occupation and he was bound for Canterbury Rd Punchbowl, Sydney. His brother John lived in Punchbowl per the 1930 electoral roll. Had Wm been in Australia before 1930 he would have appeared on the electoral earlier than his first appearance in 1931 having been born in 1896 and of an age to vote in 1917 so I think this is a likely match for him.

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Lanarkshire / Re: William S GIBB proving elusive to find
« on: Monday 05 April 21 13:03 BST (UK)  »
The Bothwell Cemetery headstone for Wm Gibb is probably a memorial to someone lost in WWII? I have checked the 1945 deaths on S/P for Wm Gibb and none of the entries match the correct age for Wm Gibb born 1896. Closest would be the 1946 death aged 51 Newton Mearns.


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Lanarkshire / Re: William S GIBB proving elusive to find
« on: Monday 05 April 21 12:52 BST (UK)  »
I'm not sure that's a match for William travelling to Australia aboard SS Jervis Bay. He was contracted to land in Melbourne not Sydney, arriving Brisbane 13 Jul 1923. I'll keep my options open on this one. Thanks again...its great to bounce theories off fellow Rootschatters.

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Lanarkshire / Re: William S GIBB proving elusive to find
« on: Monday 05 April 21 12:31 BST (UK)  »
Jim jnr shared his father's name born James Inglis Gibb in 1900, Cambusnethan. The 'r' and the 'd' must have been interpretations of what was said or written.

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