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Channel Islands Lookup Requests / Willam Holmes
« on: Wednesday 23 March 11 11:10 GMT (UK)  »
I wonder if anyone has come across William Holmes born in Jersey 1790 ish.
He moved to Newcastle upon Tyne before 1824, was probably a ship builder.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have details of his sons who became well known ship builders in Devonport, New Zealand.

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Warwickshire Lookup Requests / Lucy Harbach
« on: Friday 13 August 10 13:11 BST (UK)  »
I am looking for Lucy Harbach. born 1905 in Sparkhill, Birmingham.Father George Harbach, mother Lucy Dovey. She was one of triplets, their mother dying in childbirth. One baby died, the other 2 girls were brought up separately by relatives. I have information about one of them who was brought up by their mother's family but can find no information at all about Lucy who was brought up by her father's brother Harry Harbach and his wife Sophie in Dodderhill, Worcs. Can anyone help?

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Scotland / A girl called Fortable!
« on: Sunday 22 March 09 17:40 GMT (UK)  »
I wonder if anyone has come across the girl's name of Fortable.

David Meikle McKenna b. 1876 Ballantrae, Ayrshire married in Glasgow Fortable Campbell Simers b.abt 1876.
Her parents were, according to their marriage lines, James Simers,butcher and Fortable Campbell, Lochgilphead, Argyll.
I have been unable to find births for mother or daughter and wondered if for some reason they changed their names.

Any ideas?

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Argyllshire / A girl called Fortable!
« on: Friday 27 February 09 16:22 GMT (UK)  »
I am straying out of my comfort zone of Kirkcudbrightshire to help a friend look for some ancestors from Lochgilphead.
David Meikle McKenna b.1876 Ballantrae, Ayrshire married in Glasgow Fortable Campbell Simers b abt 1876. Her parents were,  according to their marriage lines, James Simers butcher and Fortable Campbell, Lochgilphead.I have been unable to find any Fortable birth certificates for mother or daughter and wondered if, for some reason they changed their names.  I have found an Isabella Campbell Simers born in Argyll in 1878 and wonder if that could be her.
Any ideas?   

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Kirkcudbrightshire / Anwoth and Girthon churchyards
« on: Friday 04 April 08 10:26 BST (UK)  »
I have just taken some photos of gravestones in the above churchyards for a contact in USA and wondered if I could do the same for anyone else.

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Cumberland / Bowness on Solway
« on: Sunday 30 March 08 10:44 BST (UK)  »
Could any kind person let me know if it is worth going to Bowness on Solway to look for grave stones?  I am particularly interested in the Bewley and Pingney families (mainly 18th and 19th century). 

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Cumberland / Richard Thompson
« on: Tuesday 24 October 06 16:46 BST (UK)  »
Has any one come across Richard Thompson born c. 1812 in Penrith? He married Mary Bewley of Bowness and was a butcher in Carlisle. Then in 1871 he and his family were living in Shildon, Durham where he was a wagonwright. I should be delighted to hear from anyone who thinks they  has connections with Thompsons and/or Bewleys.

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East Lothian (Haddingtonshire) / Andersons of Haddington
« on: Friday 24 March 06 12:22 GMT (UK)  »
My gggrandfather was Gilbert Anderson ( b.1818) of Whitekirk, Haddington who married Mary Anderson (b.1810) of Whitekirk, Haddington, seemingly no relation.
Gilbert's parents were Adam Anderson and Margaret Lamb (his 2nd wife)
Mary's parents were Thomas Anderson and Elizabeth Moffatt.
I should be interested to hear from anyone researching this family.  Callywoods

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Cumberland / Bowness on Solway
« on: Wednesday 12 October 05 09:43 BST (UK)  »
Does anyone have information on the Pingney family in Bowness on Solway in the 1700s? My ancestors were Edward Pingney who married Ann Lawson in 1772.  Their daughter Mary Pingney married Joseph Bewley in 1809.

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