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I want to view the Marriage record of Mary Ann Riddell (also listed as Riddett) and James Elliott. I have the reference to this record via ancestry.

The marriage date is 4 Nov 1822, at St. Mary's Church, Portsea, Hampshire, England.
FHL Film Number: 1596294
Reference ID: Page 118 #353.

I'm not sure this is the correct record - the Mary Ann & James I am looking for have a somewhat unique age gap for the time - she is 7 or 8 years his senior.

Any tips on how I can do this? Thank you!

Hi there,

I am curious if there is any way to access a 1945 divorce record from Scotland. I understand the access time is now 100 years - is there any type of Freedom of Information Act I can go through?

I've been trying to solve a mystery for 5 years now. My Great Grandfather, Richard Craddock Gray (b.1893, d.1966) immigrated with his wife (Isabella Flemming Todd) to Canada in 1924 with his 3 children.

We know at some point he left his wife and kids and returned to Scotland. Between 1925 and 1938, 5 more children were born to Isabella, but the paternity of some of the children may not be attributed to Richard. We see he is still with his wife and kids in 1926 (census of Western Canada), but by 1931 Isabella and the children are living with another man.

My Grandmother (b.1922) remembered him leaving when she was about 6. There is a record that might be him from 1935 in Scotland (living on Fairfield Street), but no dates or middle names to confirm. The next official records are in 1944, a marriage to Catherine Boone, and a divorce from Isabella (which is closed). I am trying to figure out what happened to him between 1926 and 1944. I can't find a record of him arriving back in Scotland. I'd appreciate any thoughts.

Hi There,
I have hit a bit of a brick wall and am hoping for some assistance.

I am looking for Ezekiel "Zeal" Welch, he's my 4th Great Grandfather
Here's what I do know:
- He was born around 1800 and died around 1877 ( source is only ancestry trees, no source documentation)
- He married a Hannah Mead around 1824/1825 - possibly around Walsingham, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada or possibily somewhere in the United States. She lived from approximatly 1800 - 1883 ( again, just Ancestry trees, no documentation, although I think it's possible this information is incorrect, as there was a Hannah Mead married to a Seely Mead with this same information)
- He had one son, Benjamin Mattison Welch who was born around 1824/1825 - birth location unknown, but some family trees on Ancestry indicate the US.
- I have been able to confirm everything about Benjamin, his marriages, and his children, but nothing about Ezekiel.
- He might be Irish (Later census from Benjamin have Irish indicated as his "tribe")
- There is a paragraph in the Long Point Settlers that mentions he married Hannah and settled in the US

Hannah Mead, the second daughter, married Zeal Welch, and settled in the States. She had one son, Benjamin, who married Catherine Dedrick, and settled in Walsingham, where he raised a family of four sons—Abraham, William, Madison and James; and three daughters—Harriet, Susan and Jane. Subsequently Benjamin Welch married Rebecca Jewell, by whom he had a second family. source: https://sites.google.com/site/longpointsettlers/pioneer-sketches/owen-chapter-86

I would love some assistance locating more information about Ezekiel "Zeal" Welch. There are a few records in the US, but they all have the wrong children or spouse. Thank-you!

I've located a US federal census from 1900 - it lists my Grandmothers birthplace as Poland, Austria. Can anyone help me with the history that might explain why a birthplace would be described as Poland/Austria? I can understand Poland/Russia...but this one is stumping me! Thank-you!

Hi All,

I'm still working to piece together some details for a particular family member - Richard Craddock Gray (b.10 OCT 1892). I have birth, marriage (both), Canada Immigration, divorce and death records, but I am hoping to fill in some of the story. 

We know he arrived in Canada in 1924, and left shortly after, likely between 1925 - 1930. He resurfaces in the records again in 1944 with a divorce & second marriage. What we don't know is exactly when and why he left Canada, or what he did until 1944 (except for that he picked up the trade of being a slater). Any idea how I can fill in some of these blanks? Does Scotland have records of inbound boat travel from 1925 - 1935?

Thank-you!