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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Christian St Clair - Able Seaman - which ship?
« on: Thursday 07 October 10 08:29 BST (UK)  »
Uncle Percy was born in Brisbane about 1878 and married Amy Scruse maiden surname Skyring 1908 she died 1947, Percy died 1950 of TB and is buried Toowong Cemetary Brisbane, my Great Aunt knew Amy used to visit lived around corner in High St Milton Brisbane Percy lived Heussler Tce. he and Aunt Etty as we called her married for convenience, she owned her own home she was a spinster and was 54 he was very naughty he said he was sixty odd when really he was in his seventies, my Father gave her away.Photos Aunt Ethel St Clair and Wedding photo from left Uncle Percy and Aunt Ethel, andhis son who died six weeks before him the could not tell Percy as he was dying in hospital it was tragic Aunty said he kept saying why isn,t he coming to see me.

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Christian St Clair - Able Seaman - which ship?
« on: Thursday 07 October 10 01:31 BST (UK)  »
Ethel Maria Dinning my Great Aunt married Uncle Percy St Clair as we knew him in 1951 i have more info if you want it. Photos- Uncle Percy and his dog Spotty.

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World War One / Re: more help with another photo please
« on: Monday 13 April 09 13:57 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for a reply, i cannot see a connection.

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World War One / Re: more help with another photo please
« on: Sunday 12 April 09 23:54 BST (UK)  »
Where did your Hilliers originally come from please.

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Occupation Interests / Re: Colporteur
« on: Monday 26 May 08 00:26 BST (UK)  »
Hi Viv,
Thank you for the link to the site for old occupations, i am still feeling my way around the network in my quest for my Family research, i am most grateful to people like you and Stan, this is the 2nd. time i have had a very generous response.
Bev.

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Occupation Interests / Re: Colporteur
« on: Sunday 25 May 08 08:09 BST (UK)  »
Thank youStan and Viv for you replies, your answers have surprised me they had some weird names for ocupations in those days 1860.
Bev.

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Occupation Interests / Colporteur
« on: Sunday 25 May 08 07:38 BST (UK)  »
Could someone tell me what a Colporteur is please, i have just received a document with this as the occupation on it.

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Berkshire / Re: Hillier
« on: Tuesday 15 April 08 23:08 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Sisterjane on Tuesday 15 April 08 20:02 BST (UK)
Hi

I wonder if this is your Mary...Father not at home

1851 Cencus-Hungerford
HO107/1638/305/25
Cow Lane

HILLIAR

Priscilla 37 head Mar b Gt Bedwyn-Wiltshire       Pauper
Arthur 19 son b                   "         Railway Lab
Lucy 15 dau b                     "  Pauper
Henry 9 son b    "
Mary 8 dau b      "
Albert 3 son b Hungerford

Jane
It looks like you have cracked a 20 year mystery for me the story came down through the family that my Gt. Grandfafather met Mary in a Workhouse and then brought her out here to Australia to give her a better life, he ended up Superintendent for Qld. Railways and they had nine children and went on to acquire quite a good amount of personnel wealth, Mary certainly made sure her children did not have the life she had, the story goes through the family that she was very astute with money but at the sama time very fair.
I am indebted to you and this list for cracking this mystery for me thank you all so much.
Bev. From Aussie.

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Berkshire / Re: Hillier
« on: Tuesday 15 April 08 15:16 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: KN on Tuesday 15 April 08 14:45 BST (UK)
There are several other Hilliar children born at about that time in Hungerford according to the IGI Hungerford batch, to a father George and mother Priscilla.

KN
Thank you for that info, how do i go about looking that up please.

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