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One Name Studies: N to S / ORME: Index of Wills proved in the Midlands

« on: Tuesday 03 May 05 02:39 BST (UK) »

The following page has a selection of wills proved in modern day counties of Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire and West Midlands. Links to abstracts are provided for a few of the wills:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~laetoli/ormewills.html

Photocopies of the actual wills can be obtained from Lichfield Record Office or the National Archive for wills proved in Lichfield or Canterbury respectively.

Take care,
Paul

Derbyshire Resources & Offers / Link: Scropton Parish Records Transcription

« on: Tuesday 03 May 05 02:23 BST (UK) »

WORK IN PROGRESS: The web page below is moving towards a first draft of a transcription of the 1680 to 1809 Parish Records for Scropton, Derbyshire which are not on the IGI.

I haven't got anywhere near halfway and there are a lot of questionable data here because I am working from very poor quality images. I hope to resolve/correct most of these by reference to better quality images once I have completed this first draft. Ultimately, I will index and tabulate this data to make it easier to read. I apologise for publishing such poor quality work but I will update this page regularly and ultimately hope to deliver something usable.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~laetoli/scroptonparishrecords1680to1809.html

Note on Copyright: I have been reliably informed that Church of England Parish registers belong to the Parish Church concerned and its incumbant vicar. They do NOT belong to the Record Office to which they have been passed. The Church of England do NOT claim copyright. Transcriptions and photographic images of C of E registers can be copyrighted by the transcriber and photographer respectively.

Take care,
Paul

Derbyshire / Scropton parish records

« on: Wednesday 09 February 05 09:01 GMT (UK) »

Hi,

Is it possible to access the Scropton church records online, if so where and how? A while ago someone very kindly told me a while ago that a Mathew and Elizabeth REEVE had a son, John REEVE, christened, 27 Jul 1788 at Scropton. I would really like to know if they had any other children and to find out Mathew's birth & marriage details.

Take care,
Paul

Derbyshire Lookup Requests / 1851 census look-up please

« on: Tuesday 08 February 05 15:35 GMT (UK) »

Please would some kind soul do a Scropton, Derbyshire 1851 census look-up for a David Allen born about 1830 who is probably a farmer but he might be with his father Thomas Allen who is listed as a farmer on David's marriage certificate of 1857. I'm particularly interested in his place of birth and I'm also interested in other members of the household and their ages, occupations and places of birth.

From his will, I know that he had siblings, Thomas, John and Mary. He was certainly farming in Scropton by 1855, was married in 1857 and died in 1860. I have no trace of him before then.

Scropton was sometimes classified as Staffordshire for census purposes.

Thanks,
Paul

Glamorganshire / Please help me past this dead-end

« on: Thursday 03 February 05 10:19 GMT (UK) »

Hi,

I know that my grand-father Reginald JONES had two sisters Lilian JONES (b.1882, Penarth, Glamorgan) and Elsie JONES (b.1885, Penarth, Glamorgan). Because my father died when I was very young and my grand-father before I was born, there are no family members whom I can ask about them. I took out an advert in the Western Mail but got no replies, previous web appeals have got me nowhere and I can't find a will for their father, Daniel. With names as common as these, what can I do? I can't afford to buy every marriage certificate in the registry in the vague hope of finding them. Any suggestions would be most welcome.

These are not distant relatives from the murky past but my great aunts. Their descendants, if they had any, would be my second cousins. I would SO MUCH like to find out something about them or, better still, talk to their descendants.

This is them from the 1891 and 1901 censuses:

1901 census of 44 Monthermer Road, Cathays, Cardiff

Daniel Jones Head 49 St Athan, Glamorgan Coal Foreman
Mary J Jones Wife 53 Cardiff, Glamorgan
Lilian Jones Daugh 19 Penarth, Glamorgan
Elsie Jones Daugh 16 Penarth, Glamorgan
Reggie Jones Son 14 Cardiff, Glamorgan School

1891 census of 31 Richards St., Cathays, Cardiff:

Daniel Jones Head 38 St Athan, Glamorgan Coal Foreman
M J Jones Wife 43 Cardiff, Glamorgan
Joseph Jones Son 23 Cardiff, Glamorgan Coal Foreman
Lillian Jones Daugh 9 Cardiff, Glamorgan
Elsie Jones Daugh 7 Cardiff, Glamorgan
Reginald Jones Son 3 Cardiff, Glamorgan
Charlotte Morse Boarder 70 Gileston, Glamorgan

Joseph Jones is Mary's son from a previous marriage and Charlotte Morse
is their grandmother.

Take care,
Paul

Gloucestershire Completed Lookup Requests / 1851, 1841 or 1861 lookup please

« on: Tuesday 18 January 05 21:44 GMT (UK) »

Hi,

Please would sks look up any of these siblings taken from a family bible and all probably born in Mangotsfield but perhaps in Bitton, Oldland, Kingsland or St George - all appear to be dead by the 1871 census & none are in the 1851 censuses of Mangotsfield or Bitton:

Isaac BIRD b.16 Oct 1785, d.17 Sep 1856, spouse Mary
Mary BIRD b. 21 Feb 1788 - spouse, if any, unknown
George BIRD b. 16th Jun 1790
Charles BIRD b. 10 Aug 1795
William BIRD b. 9 Jun 1798
Love BIRD b.28 Dec 1801
Samuel BIRD b.12 Jun 1803
Thomas BIRD b.31 Jan 1806
James BIRD b.about 1807
Joseph BIRD b.about 1808

Isaac was definitely born in Mangotsfield and lived in St George around 1851 census, so he should be in that one.

Thank you.

Take care,
Paul

World War One / Identifying regimental uniform

« on: Wednesday 28 April 04 15:09 BST (UK) »

Is there anyone here who knows anything about 1st world war military uniform. Here are three pictures of my grandfather dressed in uniform during what I suppose is WWI:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~laetoli/reggieinwwi.jpg
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~laetoli/reggiejones2.jpg
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~laetoli/reggiesbadge.jpg

Please could some kind soul:

1. identify his regiment
2. identify his rank
3. tell me where regiment were stationed during the war and what action they saw/battles they fought in.

Thanks in advance.

Take care,
Paul

Carmarthenshire Completed Requests / Mary Jones (nee ???) born in Laugharne about 1791 or 1792

« on: Thursday 18 March 04 15:47 GMT (UK) »

I have been trying for ages to find out more about a Mary Jones (nee

) born in Laugharne about 1791 or 1792 and died in Llangynog (Llangunnock) between 1881 and 1891.

In the 1881 census of Llangynog, she was widowed and living with her son, Henry Jones (b. about 1820, d. 1884) who was a shoemaker born, lived and died in Llangynog. I presume that Mary's husband was a Jones who also lived in Llangynog but I have no records of this.

It seems likely that the family were Baptists or at least non-conformists of some type.

Mary was my 3rd great grand grandmother. I am very keen to find out Mary's maiden name not only because she is my direct ancestor but also because my mother moved to Laugharne from elsewhere and it would be so good to find existing relatives amongst the people that we already know!

I would be so grateful if anyone has any leads on Henry, Mary or her husband.

Take care,
Paul