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Hi all,

I am hoping someone can offer any advice/knowledge?

I am searching for information on my g-grandfather, George Griffiths (16/08/1895 - 1943) who was born and died in Chester, Cheshire however worked on the docks/ships in Liverpool so used to travel back to Chester at the weekends.

I am following a family story that he survived the Titanic sinking however when checking out names etc I couldn't find a match but found a 'George Griffith', a second class waiter, who survived the Lusitania. My g-grandfather's surname had an 's' however what are the chances this could be him? I am also aware that the name Griffiths is extremely popular.

(His family is also from Mold, Wales)

Thanks

Can anyone decipher the occupation of my ancestor? it is the occupation at the bottom (below Hawker).

Note: He is a 15 year old boy living in Liverpool. Father is a bricklayer labourer and grandfather is a hawker. Thanks

Hi,

My great-grandfather was buried on 17/01/1938 at Ford Cemetery in Liverpool. From the burial information given, I can see that he died at 147A Mill Road, Liverpool. At first I thought this was a road but now I have come to believe that this was a hospital?

After some research I have come to the conclusion that it may have been a maternity hospital? My great-grandfather died at 44 years and was from a working class background.

Could anyone offer any advice as to whether he died in a hospital or possibly a workhouse infirmary as the family were quite poor? Also would there have been any specific illness that he may have died from so young that he would have been sent to the workhouse infirmary for?

Thanks for any help given.

 

Hi all,
Sorry I wasn’t sure which topic/forum to post this to.
I am a final year university student and in the past year have found a great passion for searching my family history. I have a long summer ahead and came up with the idea to maybe lend out the research tricks I have learnt in the past year to find other people’s ancestors.
My idea was to offer a service whereby people would ask for maybe 3 generations back including names, locations, occupations etc of their ancestors. (I would be offering this in my local area only)
I was wondering what other people’s perspectives were on this? Whether you think it’s a viable thing to get into for the summer? And any tips/tricks on going about it. Or how I could charge for what information?
Thankyou for any input, I appreciate your views.
Ruby

I was hoping someone would be able to touch up/restore this photo! It is the only photo available of my great-grandfather so would love to see it in better condition!

Thanks.