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Angus (Forfarshire) / Dundee orphanages
« on: Monday 28 March 11 12:05 BST (UK)  »
Would anyone know if there were any Orphanages/Childrens Homes in the Dundee area? Also what would the circumstances be for children being taken into one, apart from the obvious one of the parents dying. Anything would be great, thanks, Sorcha

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Aberdeenshire / Strathdon Aberdeenshire
« on: Monday 28 March 11 12:02 BST (UK)  »
I wonder if anyone could give me any info about Strathdon, my Grandmother was a domestic servant and on my mothers birth cert her address is listed as Scotsbank Strathdon. Does anyone know if there were any large houses in that area this was in 1941. Anything would be great thanks. Sorcha

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Durham / Halifax Connections
« on: Saturday 15 May 10 23:57 BST (UK)  »
My Gran's family were all from Halifax in West Yorks. However she had two Uncles who moved up to Gateshead between 1901 and 1911 and her parents also moved up there around 1916 which resulted in my Gran being born there and her two young brothers dying there around this time. There seems no obvious explanation of why this would be and I just wondered if anyone could hazard any guesses as to why they would all have moved there. Also could anyone give me any background about what Gateshead would have been like around this time. Anything would be great, thanks Sorcha

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Travelling People / Gypsy Names?
« on: Thursday 19 November 09 10:42 GMT (UK)  »
Can anyone tell me if the names Cooper, Barker and Noble are known gypsy names, they came from around the North Yorkshire area. Thanks Sorcha

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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Scarborough 1900s
« on: Friday 21 August 09 20:20 BST (UK)  »
Hi I was just looking for a bit of background on what Scarborough might have been like in the 1900s. I have just discovered a rather shocking case of child neglect in my family which made the Scarborough Magistrates Court and I wondered if poverty and neglect was a common problem there around the early part of the last century. Anything would be great. Thanks Sorcha

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Occupation Interests / Gun Slinger?
« on: Friday 14 August 09 13:49 BST (UK)  »
I ve just received my Grannys birth cert, and found out that my Great Grandad was a 'slinger' in an Ordnance Works. I looked up Ordnance works and it seems to have something to do with weaponry, but what was a slinger? Also could someone clarify what an Ordnance works was. Thanks Sorcha

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Lancashire Lookup Requests / Surname problem!
« on: Friday 07 August 09 22:12 BST (UK)  »
I have a huge problem with my GGGGran. She got married in 1866 to a man called Benjamin Tyas, and she gave her name as Sarah Smith. However she already had two children by this stage, Betsey and William who are both listed as Smith. My problem is that there is no Sarah Smith that fits the bill on any other census pre 1871. She was born in 1837/38, when she got married her address was listed as Greenacres Hill. I did find a Sarah Buckley who fits all the criteria except for her surname, but why would she be called Buckley on census and Smith on the wedding cert? Also it appears from the wedding cert that she is illegitimate herself. I just don t know how to progress any further with this one! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Sorcha

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Lancashire / Greenacres Hill Oldham
« on: Friday 07 August 09 10:17 BST (UK)  »
Does anyone know the 1861 census reference for the Greenacres area of Oldham? I need to do a search of the area and am not sure of the surname. Thanks Sorcha

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Missing Halifax Street
« on: Tuesday 04 August 09 13:27 BST (UK)  »
Does anyone know where Greenwood Street was or is in Halifax? My Great Grandparents had it listed as their address on their wedding cert but I can t find it on any map. I know its in the Pellon Lane area but if anyone could pinpoint  it for me that d be great. Thanks Sorcha

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