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Hello

Here's another of my long standing brick walls. I haven't been able to find the parents of Mary Ann Stoneman, and maybe your help will set me on the right track.

Mary Ann Stoneman married Thomas James Hollis on 26th Feb 1854 at St. Pancras, London. Of full age so she must have been born 1833 or earlier. She names her father as James Stoneman - deceased. Both witnesses are named Hollis which made me think she's not a local girl to St Pancras.  A lot of  searches for the Stoneman surname lead to Devon and Cornwall.

There is a girl of her name in the 1851 census aged 19 working as a Nurse at 127 High Street St Pancras. Birthplace Exeter, around 1832, so this looks like her.

She died in 1863 aged 30, which confirms her birth around 1832/33.

I've done a lot of searching for her baptism and come up with no answer as yet. I've tried identifying possible deaths of her father James Stoneman between her birth year of 1832 and marriage year 1854 when she said he was dead. There are three possible James Stoneman deaths in Devon, Okehampton 1839 age 40, Exeter 1851 age 38, Exeter 1851 age 42. One of these could be her father, but I've been unable to find something to prove it.

Thanks for your help

Martin

Hello everyone

This is one of my long standing brick walls. William Harris and Harriett had children in the period 1810 to 1828 in Portsmouth initially and then Isle of Wight. I have never found their marriage, and hence Harriet's surname and birthplace are a brick wall.   I haven't listed all their children (7 definitely, possibly an 8th).

William was born in Shanklin IOW in 1788.

Harriett died in Ryde IOW in 1847 age 60 - so she was born around 1787.

In the 1841 census William and Harriett are in Player Street, Ryde - both born in same county - Hampshire. William is a blacksmith - the Harris family were blacksmiths over several generations on the IOW, but also Portsmouth and London.

The only marriage I have ever found that looked promising was a marriage to Harriett Browning in Alverstoke in 1814. They had several children, all with William Harris as a shipwright. And they are still both together in the 1861 census, well after my Harriett had died. So I ruled that one out a long time ago.

As ever I would be delighted if you can up with anything to shed some light on it.

Thanks

Martin

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I'm trying to find out more about the army service of my G  G Grandfather David Dugay. He served in the 3rd Regiment of foot from 1845 to 1861. He was in Crimea 1855 and received the campaign medal.  His discharge proceedings took place in Hong Kong 30th July 1860. I am attaching a clip from the first page - most of it I can read but I'm having difficulty reading the service abroad. Can you help?

Thanks

Martin

Hello

This is the 5th and last signature from the 1938 RAF Uxbridge postcard that I can't interpret. Can you help?

thanks

Martin