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 Hi Everyone,
  I am looking into the past ancestry of my family history
  I have found in the National Archive Newspapers, an article about James Watts of Little Hadham  Hertfordshire 1843
he was up for warrant, charged by the overseers with deserting his children in the workhouse. chargeable to the parish. he was told he could either, Jion his children in the workhouse or go to jail, he chose to Jail.
I am trying to link him to my family tree, I know my 4x Great grandfather Henry Watts came from Little Hadham then the family moved to Rickmansworth.  I am sure this James is part of the family.
Is there any way I can find information about children in Workhouse around Rickmansworth I have looked on Ancestry, but I am not sure where to look. any help would be apricated 

    I have been doing my family history and would like to find out about the land and houses were
 
     the  family lived

    I know my grandparents Bernard & Ethel Watts had a market garden in Low street Sancton East
    Yorkshire, the house was known firstly as ATLAS HOUSE, then as RED HOUSE.
    They also had A dairy at  CHAPEL FARM on Kings Street Sancton.
    another property they had was known as GOLDIE HILL also in Sancton.

     I would like to know a little about the background of these properties, and about the people that previously owned them, Just to be able to add to the family history,  from what I have been told about Chapel Farm, the man that used to live there by himself fell down the servant's stairs and died.   we lived there when I was a child before moving to Australia.  any information or help  anyone could give me would be great, thank you for your time

  Hi
 I am trying to trace James W Tanser I believe he was born in 1935, his parents were James W Tanser born in 1916, and Annie Smith Tanser.  they married in 1934 and lived in Hull.
James senior was my uncle.
I found a birth record of Jame W Tanser Jnr stating his mother's maiden name was Smith, but can not find any other information about him.
both my uncle and his wife have passed away some years ago
can anyone help


   

Hi everyone I hope you all have a safe and happy Christmas,

 I have been trying to find information about my Father Frank Watts,  he was born in 1924 I know he joined the home guard when WW2 broke out, he would have been about 15 or 16 years old the family lived in the village of Sancton East Yorkshire. his Uncle Horace Watts was also in the home guard with him I have a photo of them.
I know they did a lot of their training at Houghton Hall.
 I am also having trouble finding records of him when he was called up for national service,   I know he trained as a gunner in Ireland, 
he remained in England and was not sent overseas to fight.
I think he always felt bad because he lost a lot of his mates who were sent.
would these records still be closed? if not how could I get a copy?
Sadly my father passed away in 2013 he was 89.
thankyou for your time.
this website has been of great help in the past.


 

I try to trace my gg-grandfather  Joseph Watts and his family between 1876-1880  Joseph was born in Rickmansworth Hertfordshire  in 1854, he married Mary Ann Castle1872  they both worked for the Beach family in the  1871 Census  living at Greenham Berkshire
 
 Their daughter Lizzie was born about 1874 in Burghcloe  Hampshire.
My g grandfather Harry was Born in 1876 in Stirminter Marshal Dorset
his daughter Blanch was also born in Sturminster Marshal 1878.
then from 1880 the rest of the family were found in Sessay Yorkshire.
where Joseph died in 1928.
I can't find any records of the family from 1876-1880  and wondered if Joseph still worked the William Beach. who was a magistrate?
From the census in 1871 Joseph was the head servant and coachman.  is it possible to trace the family between 1876-1880