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Is anyone able to help me please with further details of the marriage in Brighton (Oct-Dec 1850) of Walter Crundell to Lucy Searle.  By this time Lucy had 3 daughters:
Mary Ann (1834) Emmeline Harriett (1837) and Agnes (1839).  Evidently their father was a Thomas Searle. 

Can't find Lucy & daughters in 1841 and am trying to find whether she was married to a Thomas Searle prior to her marriage to Walter Crundell.

I think Lucy may have been born in 1812 in Amberley, Sussex

Many thanks - Dazey999

Hi there

Whilst Gerald Fitzgerald was curate at the Church of Ireland church in Bantry, County Tyrone, his wife (Mary nee Beatty) gave birth to a son on 6 Feb 1855.  Very soon after that he moved to Kilscoran and ended up as Vicar of St Mullins (1861-72).  Is there anyway I can find out this son's name?  Their daughter (Geraldine) was born in 1859 in Kilscoran, and she died in St Mullins 1867.

Thanks in advance

Dazey

Wonder if anyone can help a gentleman in Eastbourne, Sussex whose letter appears in the Eastbourne Herald (22 Apr 11):

While researching my family history I found the following letter in the Eastbourne Gazette published on 20 June 1945:  "Mr & Mrs James Sands of 144 Ashford Road are delighted to have their nephew Geoffrey Sands with them after being a prisoner of war in Austria for over four years.  Geoffrey's home is in southern Australia.  His father was born in Eastbourne, and left here 30 years ago when only 15 years of age, he joined the Australian Army and was lucky enough to come to England in 1918 before going back to Australia.  He has 2 other sons in the Army, 1 in the Navy and he himself is in the Australian home defence.  Geoffrey is 25 years of age".  Can any reader help me by telling me who Geoffrey's father was?

I'm happy to pass on any useful information.   Dazey

 

I've been lucky enough to trace my 3xg-grandfather, JOHN PICKETT, throughout his life...all except his birth. 

On every single record he has given his place of birth as BRACKLEY 1806.  His father was THOMAS PICKETT - a farmer.  I can't find any trace of his birth/christening. 

Am wondering if his surname was originally PRICKETT as that seems more common in Northants at that time.  Can anyone help please? 

Many thanks, Dazey

I wonder if anyone can help me with this one please. 

My gg-grandfather was Charles Barnett.  He married Rachel Harvey in 1852 in Norbiton.  In the 1861 census they are in Croydon, Surrey, and he's recorded as having been born c.1805 "board of apollo frigate - at sea?" 

He was an excavator and I'm sure I've found him in 1851 in Surbiton, Surrey boarding at an Inn at "Seething Wells" which at the time was the site of a new waterworks.
His marriage certificate (1852) gives his age as 34..so born 1818.  I know his age looks like 13 - but I'm hoping that's a mistake.  Can anyone make out his place of birth please?  The Apollo was built at Portsmouth and I think his father (James) would have been working on it in dock - rather than a crew member..but who knows!!  Any help will be much appreciated.  Thanks in advance - Dazey