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The Common Room / Phillips Family Photos
« on: Friday 08 July 11 16:01 BST (UK)  »
I'm appealing to any member of the Phillips family (Stockport & Berkshire),
close or extended, for photos of my late paternal Grandparents, Frederick William Phillips b 1869- d 1925 & Alice Joyce Phillips,nee Matthews, b 1872- d 1951.
As Grandfather died before I was born, and I only saw Grandmother once as a small child, I would dearly love to know what they looked like.

If anyone can help I shall be very grateful.

Obadiah

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Ireland / Re: John Basil Brady
« on: Sunday 15 May 11 16:04 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for all that.  I'm making these enquiries on behalf of a friend without web access and have been given these details.  I also am unsuccessful in finding anything close, even with mis-spellings.  Thought that it might have been worth a try though.

Thanks again,
Obadiah

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Ireland / John Basil Brady
« on: Sunday 15 May 11 07:29 BST (UK)  »
Am I in the right place? Could anyone help please?  Trying to confirm a Birth in Limerick/Dublin for John Basil Brady born circa 1883. Father Ronald , may have been a Jeweller, mother unknown.
John later changed his name when he left home.

Thanks in advance.
Obadiah

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Cheshire / Re: George Smith went to Russia
« on: Monday 04 October 10 15:08 BST (UK)  »
Thanks, Trevor I'll try that.
Obadiah

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Cheshire / George Smith went to Russia
« on: Wednesday 29 September 10 16:38 BST (UK)  »
My Gt Grandfather, George Smith was a Steam Loco. Driver (Static) at Healds Foundry in Stockport, and in 1882 was sent out by them to Russia to help build the Siberian railway.
I still have his original passport and a photo taken whilst out there, but, that's it.
Also tried looking in newspaper articles of the period for further info. without success.
Can anyone help flesh out the facts and maybe succeed where I failed?
Any help very much appreciated, as he is one of my (many !) brick walls.
Thanks in anticipation
Obadiah

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World War One / Military Armaments
« on: Monday 12 July 10 13:50 BST (UK)  »
Not sure if this is the correct place to ask this question, but here goes.
Can anyone tell me anything about a WW1 fuse called the candy twist or cheese twist? for use in the underground tunnels. Supposedly invented by my Grandfather Andre Levy-Strauss,it is said it was more waterproof than previous fuses.  Grandfather was awarded the Croix de Guerre, but not sure if it was on the strength of the invention.

Thanks in advance
obadiah

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The Common Room / Re: Divorces
« on: Thursday 05 November 09 20:50 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks again Stan.  Reading your link to National Archives, it would appear that my relatives were  probably divorced under that particular "pauper" clause.  Appreciate your help.
Obadiah

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The Common Room / Re: Divorces
« on: Wednesday 04 November 09 11:46 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you Stan for that.  I have only presumed a divorce as the children were "farmed out" and mother had the letter D in the column for married or single.  Father was living elsewhere with a woman he claimed as wife but she had a different name and the initial in the m& s column looks like an "s" but is unclear.


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The Common Room / Divorces
« on: Wednesday 04 November 09 10:18 GMT (UK)  »
Can anyone tell me please where I ca look up details of a divorce somewhere around 1841-1851?  Is there such a record?
It would have occured in either Tewkesbury area or Upton on Severn.

Thanks
Obadiah

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