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Well, as it turns out, I'm going on vacation to England mid June,  and thought of spending a few days in the area where my paternal lineage is from.  Incredibly, I found a Air BandB right in the center of my search area,  Kilham, UK. 

Here is my question to you: What are the possibilities of finding out what parcel of land my Great-Great-Great-Grandpa came from, and more importantly, how to go about it?
 The only definite document i have, other than those that I have dug up via research at Ancestry.ca) is his prorate that I purchased.


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I am positive this is the same John Pinder that is in my family tree. It's content matches up with the correct names of his son's and daughters, as well as his son-in-law which married Mary Pinder, Stephen Bennison.  The problem is of course, it details much of what is being willed to whom, but not where this property is.

Herein is what I know about John Pinder.
May have been born & Baptized on the 29th July in Snaith, Yorkshire .
Documents have him as John Pindar).

Married 11 Dec. in Kilham to Jane Beilby (1725-1804)
Had three sons & 3 daughters;
John     (1749-1843) Named in will as an executor. Also named as the eldest son in the Will
William (1752-1826) Named in will as an executor
Robert (1758-1830)
Mary    (1760-1844) Married Stephen Bennison named in Will)
Jane     (1761-1796)
Ann     (1765-1766)

This is what I know, or have been able to research so far.
Is there any way I could figure out exactly where in Kilham their farm  might have been?
I understand that Kilham was a parish, am I correct ? It might not necessarily referring to the village, but I would expect it to be in the immediate area, no?

Anyways, would love any assistance in this matter!

Thanks in advance,

Stephen Pinder

I have some conflicting information in my effort to confirm what squadron my father was attached to during WW2.

Dec. 1941
My father,  J.M. Pinder,  was 20 years old when he was training as a Radio Mechanic at the University of Toronto, R.C.A.F. detachment. (Have class photo and recognize my dad in the photo).

The next two pieces of information come into conflict, although I have a hunch ..

Jan 3rd 1945:
Personal letter to my mother (a pen-pal at the time).
The information at the top of the letter points to a 600 Squadron, however this squadron was an RAF squadron, and not RCAF. (Royal Canadian Air Force)

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His letter mentions that he has been traveling extensively in the summer of '44:
"Just to give you an idea, I traveled 10 times and traveled nearly 4,000. miles by land and air! Most of the distance was taken up by two trips to Africa!"   

This info. meshes well with the theater of operation of the  RCAF 417 squadron

1957:
the next hint is a pewter mug that was given to my dad back in 1957.
It was from the officers of the  RCAF 417 Squadron. It deads:

154023 F/L J.M. Pinder
2453 AC WS (Aux).
  .. the latter being "Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (Auxiliary).

Not sure what the "154023 F/L"  serial number and rank?

I have found subsequent links to the 2453 AC WS (Aux). and my father, so I do believe that was his unit. 
http://www.c-and-e-museum.org/Pinetreeline/misc/ac&w/ac&w13k.html 

If you do a "CTRL" + "F", JM Pinder comes up more than once. It's also based in my father's home town at the time (Trois_Rivieres, Quebec, Canada)

So, I suspect that the 2453 AC WS (Aux). was attached to different squadron's during the war?
But was the 2453 AC WS (Aux). attached to 417 at any time? How can I find that out, or where to look?

What does the "R-96944 LA. C."  stand for in the 1945 letter?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Stephen

I have a family letter in which I have been able to transcribe, however there remains a few sections/words that are beyond me, or require a second opinion.
This letter is from Stephen Coulson in Bridlington, Yorkshire, to his daughter Mary Ann Coulson Pinder (1806-1886) in Ontario, Canada. the date is April 20th, 1853 . (May Ann Coulson married  Stephen Pinder (1803-1882)

There are names and places mentioned that either I cannot make out, or am not 100% sure.  In particular, there is a mention of a daughter of a William Pinder .  Now Stephen Pinder had a brother, William Pinder (1806-1886), married to an Elizabeth Broadrick, and had a daughter, Ellen.  But other than the fact that she was born in 1838, I have no other information.
Or... Stephen Pinder's other brother, Jon (1802-1842). He had a son, William (1835) but I have no information on him. May have died in infancy.
 This William Pinder and his daughter are just one of  many hints  that have been elusive to track down . 
Anyways, here is my transcription and a link to the original.

"Bridlington, April 20th 1853

Dear Mary Ann,
I hope those few lines will find you and all the family well has it leaves us all here. Mother and I was at Foston when your letter came to hand and they was all very well at Foston and Mary came back with us and has been at Charlston a forthnight and Mr & Mrs
Barrugh and are all very well and she has been at Flambo(rough) and Marthon ? a forthnight also and they was all very well there. And mother has been at Charlestone Three week. Mrs Barugh? has been at Thwing and are all very well. Mary W???son has been very ill and was not expected to get better but she is much recovered. ?? George Gibson of his dead and Thomas Huntley of Thwing his dead. Bur? has lost her son Martin in a feaver she has come to live in South ? Lane. Mrs ? Gibson has come to Bridlington to live the farm of Mr. John Majors?  his . You would see in the newspaper I sent you of his death. William Pinder daughter called at our house on Sunday night on her way from Wold Newton? and Father and Mother and all the family was all very well and sent there best respects to all the family. ?? ?eeton has left Pinder and has joined? her sister at a shop and Fells Park? Mrs Eliot of Scarbro ? his dead Mrs Hutchison sister. We has Mrs Carter a few days since and she failed?? very fast. Your sister A??ne?s was very glad to here of you walking out with Green baile's? or she thinks it his a good sign and that more of them will be coming. George Plot ? grows a very fine boy. Hannah has only very poor health they all send there best respect to all."


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Greetings.  I am a first time poster, and delighted to find your site.
I have begun to research my family on my father's father side for a month or so. I knew almost nothing, but now am hip deep in distant Cousins, uncles aunts and so on!.  I have hit somewhat of a brick wall however, with my Great Great Grandfather, Stephen Pinder.  I cannot seem to find any information on his parents, if he had brother's or sisters, etc.  I did find a document pointing to a John Pinder being his father and a Mary Pinder, but I am not confident it's the same Stephen Pinder.   

This is the information I have been able to gather so far.
Date of Birth. Judging by British or Canadian census records, he was born anywhere between 1795 and 1806. Also, a "Yorkshire, Archbishop of York Marriage licences index" (Marriage to Mary Ann Coulson) has him born in 1810 while another one (Marriage to Mary Ann Clough, more on that further down), has him born in 1805.
His place of birth is listed as Kilham, and the Parish is Bridlington.
He married in 1835 a Mary Ann Coulson  (B1806 in North Burton, Yorkshire). The place of marriage  is listed as Saint John and Saint Martin,Beverley,York,England.  Together, they had 5 children + 1* (John, Matilda, Elizabeth, Maria & Bennison) + *1 =  Adelaide Clough . Adelaide seems to be the daughter of Mary Ann Clough. From a different father, or perhaps from Stephen Pinder prior to his marriage with Mary Ann Coulson? Other records have her born in Scotland.
He seemed to have resided in Rudston or Hilderthorpe till he emigrated to Ontario, Canada in the early 1850's.

Within the Coulson family tree, Mary Ann Coulson's grandfather, Stephen Bennison, married a Mary   Pinder . I thought there might be a link there somehow, and attempted to circle around via Mary, but I could not find anything on her as well. I also noticed a fair number of Pinders in the Rudston area, but again, could not come up with anything substantial. (Also the use of Bennison as a given name in the Pinder family is rather strange.. I suspect a link here).

If anyone has any information or could assist, I would be delighted to hear from you.

Thanks in advance.