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I am trying to trace my husbands Danish ancestry.  The only thing I have is the marriage certificate in 1844, where he is named as Andreas Hindrichsen, full age, seaman and his father is Peter Hindrichsen also a seaman.  On his daughters baptism in 1846 he is listed as a ships chandler.

My husband has matched via DNA, with somebody who has Hinrichsen from Schleswig Holstein.  Slightly different spelling but I am hopeful.  I am looking for Andreas in that area and I have come across this marriage in 1850. 

If somebody could be so kind as to translate, I would be really grateful.

Many thanks.

Kath

Hi,

Richard Roach was living in Chadlington, Oxfordshire until at least 1853.  He married in 1852, his daughter was born in 1854 and after this date there is no trace of him until I find him on the will index.

His wife is listed on each census until her death in 1885 as married.  Richard was born in 1828 in Over Worton, Oxfordshire and he had a sister Elizabeth who remained a spinster and died in 1894.

It was whilst I was researching Elizabeth and found the index to her will, that I saw on the same page Richard, stating that he was a labourer of New Plymouth, New Zealand, died 3 September 1866.  Administration to his daughter Mary Hannah Maria. 

On Elizabeth's entry, it also has administration to Mary Hannah Maria,  I also noticed that Elizabeth's will had been resworn and it was increased by the amount on Richards entry!  There must have been difficulty tracking Richard's relatives as this was over 27 years after his death.

I have looked on the New Zealand bmd indexes, but think Richard must have been living under an assumed name.  As it is not possible to search on just a date of death, I was wondering if any kind rootschatter had any ideas with how I can possibly find Richard with using the date of death and that he lived in New Plymouth.  I do realise I am grasping at straws here!

Many thanks.

Hi,
I ordered and received a marriage cert from the GRO.  It is for a marriage on 26 Mar 1894 between Stephen Frederick Kercher and Sarah Jane at the Anglican church in Bucklebury.  I was hoping to decipher Sarah's surname, but sadly cannot.  I was wondering if anybody is able to look at the original record, to see if it is any clearer.
I can find Sarah Jane on the 1891 census, where her name is listed as Rose.  I realise ordering one of her children's birth cert, would also give me her maiden name, but if anybody is able to help by looking at the marriage, it would be really appreciated.

Thank you, Kath

Hi,

I was wondering if anybody is able to look up in the burial records for deaths of Ellerby between 1816 and 1841.

Reason I ask is that I have James Ellerby born 1810, he marries on 19 Jan 1839 in Boynton, he was born in 1810 in Wold Newton to Robert and Ann Ellerby.  They also had a son Joshua born 1816.  I can find nothing about Joshua at all.

I have found a couple of interesting newspaper articles on Robert Ellerby, he attempted to run 100 miles in two days (had to stop 13 miles short, due to his swollen legs),  this was in 1814, so I presume he was reasonably young at this point.  Also there is an article in 1808, to say that he knew nothing about his wife Ann's debts prior to their marriage.

I know nothing about Robert, Ann and Joshua apart from the information above, was hoping from the burial records to get ages for Robert and Ann, and to confirm that Joshua died, and it is not a case I am missing him.  There doesn't appear to be records for other Ellerbys in Wold Newton, so am guessing Robert at least was not born there.

Any help would be most appreciated.

Kath