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Down / Re: PEW SHANKS HASTIE
« on: Monday 08 July 13 06:49 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for the info. I'd also noticed that that town keeps coming up. I've been a little hesitant to assume there's a connection because their names are so different. Maybe I'm just used to the Scottish naming patterns. Had I seen some Thomas' or Roberts in there I might be more excited. Although, as Elizabeth Shanks' father was a Robert, that maybe where that name entered the family and maybe our oldest Thomas was named after his maternal grandfather.
Nancy might be a link. I know our first generation of Pews in Scotland did have a Agnes, and Agnes and Nancy are often interchangeable.
I hope you have luck when you visit Ireland  :D

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Down / Re: PEW SHANKS HASTIE
« on: Tuesday 25 June 13 13:23 BST (UK)  »
The Irish stuff baffles me too.

My interpretation is that Thomas Pew born c. 1796 died before the Scottish statutory records started in 1855 and that is the reason we don't have his death record. The fact that Elizabeth is listed as a widow in the 1851 census supports this.

The first year of the statutory records in Scotland, 1855, was like a trial year. The information given in the 1855 records is far more detailed than subsequent years. Thomas (b.1837) married in 1855. His marriage record provides his date and place of birth. However, I've not been able to find a record of this in the Irish records, but of course he was born before statutory records were established in Ireland. If there were any church records for him they could have been lost in the infamous fire or, fingers crossed, they're just not available online.

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Down / Re: PEW SHANKS HASTIE
« on: Tuesday 25 June 13 11:40 BST (UK)  »
Have fun. Fingers cross you make a discovery  ;D

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Armed Forces / Can anyone recommend any good sites for identifying uniforms, insignia and medal
« on: Saturday 02 February 13 16:09 GMT (UK)  »
Can anyone recommend any good sites for identifying uniforms, insignia and medals?

I did have a good site for identifying medals, but I seem to have lost the link. I've just spent two hours on the web trying to find a site to help me identify a uniform with no success. Surely such a resource must be out there, or at least a book, one with good photos. I'm mainly interested in UK military.

Thanks for your suggestions.

Kat

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Armed Forces / Can you help me identify which armed force/ regiment from photo
« on: Saturday 02 February 13 13:57 GMT (UK)  »
I hoping you can see the photo I've tried to attach to this message. Sorry it is very faint, but it's all we have.

I'm trying to trace information about my great uncle who served in the 2nd World War. My dad thinks he was in the air force and was a prisoner of war.  I know that the info. on Find My Past isn't complete, but we've looked for him in the POW records there and the only people whose names match were in the army. The regiments they served in are nearly all local to us, so if he was in the army, not the air force, then it would be logical that he would be in those regiments. Although, saying that, the surname is indigenous to this area and very, very common.

I'm quite confident that there will be people on this forum who can identify an armed force, and maybe even a regiment, just by the uniform. So I'm crossing my fingers in hope that some of you can help me.
 
Thank you,

Katrina

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Cumberland / Re: Richardsons from Longtown / Kirkandrews Upon Esk
« on: Sunday 06 January 13 18:31 GMT (UK)  »
I wonder if we have a connection, Carolyn.

I have some Richardson ancestors from the Kirkandrews -on-Esk/ Arthuret/ Longtown and Kirklinton areas.

The closest John Richardson I have in my tree was baptised at Kirkandrews -on-Esk in 1806 and is a brother of one of my ancestors. However, he did have at least one uncle whose decendants I haven't traced, perhaps your John is a cousin to my John.

Next time I go to the records office in Carlisle, I must remember to look for your John's marriage record, it might give details of his father and witnesses.

Regards,

Katrina

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Cumberland / Re: kirkup
« on: Sunday 06 January 13 15:27 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Julie!

I've just noticed this message today- I'm not here that often. James and Eleanor are also my ancestors.
I've traced the Kirkup line as much as I can so far, so have some information on them that I can share with you. The information from the graestone provided by robbiesmum matches what I have one James and Eleanor. I think I might even have  photo of it somewhere.
If you send me a private mesage with your email address, I should be able to email you some scans of the documents I have.

Regards,

Katrina

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Ireland / Re: Did married women in 18th/19th century Ireland go by their maiden name?
« on: Saturday 05 January 13 12:49 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Bhoy,

They were called Michael McKune and Ann McChrystal. According to their Scottish records they were both born in Ireland and married in the "Parish of Drunmore, Co Tyrone, Ireland" on 18th May 1855. Their eldest daughter was also born in Tyrone, but where exactly I haven't been able to find out. Her name was Mary Ann McKune and she was born about 1856. Judging by the dates and locations of their children's births, they would have moved to Scotland sometime between 1856 and 1858. All their children were married in Roman Catholic churches, so it's likely they were.

It is very common for Irish surnames to be mispelt on Scottish records. On one census record, Micheal's surname is written as McEwan. I also have an Irish friend whose surname is McKeown and it is pronounced the same.  Ann's maiden name I've seen written as McChrystal, McChristal, Cristal, Chrystal...

Michael's parents were Michael McKune and Mary McLachlan (there's another surname that's spelt 101 ways!) and he was born about 1834. Ann's parents were called William McChrystal and Ellen Gillogy and she was born about 1831. It's records for a woman named Ellen Gillogy around 1856-1860 that I've found.

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Ireland / Re: Did married women in 18th/19th century Ireland go by their maiden name?
« on: Wednesday 02 January 13 18:19 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you, Elwyn. That really helps.

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