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World War One / John Joseph Tracey of the Loyal North Lancashire Reg.
« on: Thursday 07 January 16 00:50 GMT (UK)  »
Looking for info on what happened to John Joseph Tracey (with the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment). I don't know where he is buried.

After a career in which he served in Africa and Gibraltar, he spent most of WWI in a German POW camp. When he came out, he was never the same. Years later (I don't know how many), he killed himself. No doubt, it was due to PTSD (or shell shock, as they described it back then).

Note: his father was John Francis Tracey, and his brother was Frank Tracey. In 1911, they were living and working in Barrow-in-Furness, but John Joseph was born in Consett, Co. Durham.

Many thanks for your help.

Cheers,
Marianne

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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / London Cordwainers
« on: Thursday 07 January 16 00:41 GMT (UK)  »
Great-grandfather learned the Shoemakers trade in the Navy.
When he got out, he settled in East-end London.
He and the family left London in 1870. They were sponsored by Mrs. Hobart (East London Emigration Fund).

Need a look-up for Richard Smith, b. 1834 (married to an Annie Elizabeth). Would he have paid into a union or guild? Was it common to learn this trade in the navy?

Thanks for whatever help you can provide.

Marianne

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Immigrants & Emigrants - General / East London Emigration Fund
« on: Monday 16 February 15 17:29 GMT (UK)  »
In 1870, my mother's father (Richard Smith) came with his parents and siblings (Richard Smith Sr.  was a shoemaker) to Canada (destination: Toronto) from London's East End.

While we have the ship's record of their crossing (June 1870 appears to be when they arrived), I would like more info about the signing up process in London. Would there be any records of this? If so, how do I obtain copies of them?

Thanks for your interest in this matter.

Marianne


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England / Merchant Navy in Britain pre 1863
« on: Friday 19 December 14 14:41 GMT (UK)  »
I am seeking information about my great-grandfather's experience in the British Merchant Navy prior to 1863 (by then, he was married and living in London).

Richard Smith (born 1834) was nine when he joined the navy (Mom told me this years ago). I have since learned that boys that young were not accepted into the British Navy, but instead went into the Merchant Navy. As well, evidently many of these boys came from poor circumstances (workhouses, for example).

What I know about him:

..He learned his shoemaker trade in the navy,
..His ship went to the Crimea.
..A ship he was on also stopped slave ships.

What I'd like to know:

..Where were most of these boys from in England?
..How many shoemakers were on board each ship? Would he have been one of several apprentices?
..Is there a list of apprentices who served in the Merchant Navy?.
..Would he have received a pension when he left?
..would he have received any medals? If so, which ones?
..Was leaving the Merchant Navy easy, or would he have had to buy his way out?

Any information you can provide about him and/or the life of a boy in the Merchant Navy at this time would be most helpful. Thanks.

Cheers,
Marianne

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Tyrone / Tracey family of Drumshambo near Cookstown Co. Tyrone
« on: Thursday 10 April 14 14:30 BST (UK)  »
I am aware that my great-grandfather, John Francis Tracey, who grew up on a farm in Drumshambo (a small village in Tyrone), left Ireland for work in northern England (Consett, Durham) in the 1880s where he found work in the steel industry.

What I don't know much about is who came before. I only know that John's parents were Francis and Rose Anne (nee McGurk). Francis (probably Frank) died before 1901 and Rose died in 1922. Are there any records anywhere of their relatives?

A distant cousin has told me that there is a graveyard in the area with the remains of a John Tracey (aged 101). Note: there are many men with the name John Francis or Francis John in this branch of my family tree. Another popular name was Joseph. No need to look for anyone named William. This side of my family are all Catholics.

Thanks for your help.

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Monaghan / Lundy of Co. Monaghan
« on: Saturday 05 April 14 17:09 BST (UK)  »
My earliest relative to Canada (SW Ont.) was a Francis Lundy (b. 1788) with his wife, Nancy Oliver (b. 1789). They arrived in 1823 from Co. Monaghan, Ireland. I know nothing about their lives in Ireland, but I do know he became a farmer in Canada. Also, his religion is listed as Weslyan Protestant.

Do you have any suggestions on where I could look in order to find out more about their lives in Ireland? 

Thanks for your help.

(note: this Lundy connection is not at all related to the Lundy family of Lundy's Lane. They are a different family who arrived in Canada from the U.S.)

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London and Middlesex / Richard Smith Cordwainer in British Navy
« on: Saturday 05 April 14 16:28 BST (UK)  »
Hello. I grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the same place where my Smith relatives settled in 1870. My great-grandfather was born in 1834 in London (I assume he was born there because that's where he and his wife gave birth to my grandfather in 1863, also named Richard Smith. By the way, my grandfather Richard was a "true Cockney" according to my mom by virtue of his birthplace). Richard Sr. joined the navy as a boy and learned the trade of shoemaking (or cordwaining) on the ship. I know the ship he was on participated in stopping slavery ships and also went to the Crimea.

Because Richard Smith is such a common name, I wonder if I am looking for a needle in a haystack. Btw: His first wife was Anne Elizabeth (the same name as their daughter who was born around 1867). They set out to come to Canada in 1870, but somehow only Richard Sr. and two of his three children made it. I don't know if his wife and other son (name unknown) died en route or prior to leaving. I also think Richard Jr. was a twin, but I'm not sure.

If you were me, where would you go next to investigate further? Thanks for your help.

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Norfolk / Woodyards of Norfolk
« on: Saturday 05 April 14 16:03 BST (UK)  »
One of my earliest relatives to Canada was John Woodyard, born in Norfolk (parish of Woodbridge) in 1795, son of John Woodyard and Mary Hoves. He married Elizabeth Everet (b. 20 January, 1797 - , daughter of Thomas and Mary Everet of Runton, Norfolk) and they moved to Canada (Ontario) in the 1840s or thereabouts.

I have no idea who these earlier relatives were or what they did as their occupation. I assume they were farmers since John was a farmer in Canada.

I would love to hear more about the Woodyards, Hoves, and Everets. Thanks.

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